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Chapter 494 Battle of Munich ()

Ships loaded with gold sailed into Constantinople, further stimulating the Romans' desire to explore the east. The lessons learned from the previous closure of the canal made Constantinople pay more attention to local defense. Not only did it build several new castles, it also officially expanded the East India Company's escort fleet. The company also received funding assistance from Rome.

The peninsula's port cities were in dire straits. Since the important port of Jeddah was bombarded, the Arabs' trading capabilities have declined significantly. At the same time, Muscat and other Persian Gulf towns were also in decline due to shipping routes. Arabs could maintain their basic lives, but Rome's invisible blockade prevented their quality from improving everywhere. This is very annoying.

Coupled with the fall of Jerusalem, the original jihadi army expanded even more, suddenly numbering nearly 100,000 people, 90% of whom were civilians who joined purely due to religious sentiments.

The logistics of this group of people can only be taken care of by themselves, because Mecca cannot afford the expenses of so many people. When they conquered the Sassanid Dynasty and crippled the Roman Empire, one of them had just finished fighting the two countries, and their strength had not recovered; the other It's because their policies are very loose, and you can get large tracts of land as long as you convert.

But this glorious moment is gone forever, because the nobles occupy large tracts of land that can be cultivated, but the population is constantly growing, and only continuous expansion can obtain a steady stream of land. But post-Abbasid Arab expansion not only stopped, it also regressed. They can only huddle in the desert and compete with other tribes for oasis.

The army maintained its position and finally reached the vicinity of the Jordan River, where they happened to see a pair of patrolling soldiers. When they were about to rush over, the opponent's camels squatted down, and the soldiers fired at them with the artillery on them. The Arabs had never seen this thing in the desert, and a large piece fell down.

The remaining civilians had never seen this thing. They usually just worked and chanted scriptures and had no chance to contact Rome. Naturally, they knew nothing about the power of the cannon.

At the same time, the transformation of the Jerusalem area also began. The Al-Aqsa Mosque was given to the Alawites by Peter, and a portion of the income was allocated every year as protection fees.

To the Jews, Peter graciously allowed the synagogue to exist in Jerusalem. But in terms of language, Rome requires that all religious ceremonies must be held in Romanian. As a result, only the Armenian Church disagreed. They said they could use Romanian in daily life but still use their original language during religious ceremonies. As for the Armenians, Peter tentatively agreed.

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On the battlefield in Central Europe, the army led by the Duke of Allgäu has broken through Parma and is aiming directly at Milan. The garrison stationed in La Spezia had to retreat to defend, and the Roman army led by Peter and the allied forces from Stuttgart had also arrived at the gates of Munich, and the two sides opened up their positions outside the city.

On the Allied side, there were 62000 soldiers and 20 artillery pieces, commanded by the Duke of Burgundy. Sigismund was waiting for good news in Stuttgart; on the Roman Imperial side, there were 68000 soldiers and 110 artillery pieces, commanded by Peter.

Both sides started with artillery. The Burgundian commander excitedly urged the soldiers to move the artillery forward. For this reason, the entire army also moved forward. He wants to make the artillery bombardment more accurate and make the Romans have nowhere to hide! He wanted to watch them hide in panic under the impact of stone bullets.

Watching the gunner in front putting heavy stone bullets into the barrel, the commander looked at the Roman camp with anticipation. Then he was surprised to see ten small black dots flying out of the enemy camp and falling into the military formation in an instant. middle……

"Be careful!!" The commander's soul came out, and with his exclamation, there were countless screams in the team. While the team was panicking, the second wave of artillery strikes from Rome came again. The coalition soldiers fled in panic, and the entire formation became chaotic.

"Get back! Get back quickly!!" The shells kept falling, and one landed near the commander. He was so frightened that he ignored the artillery in front and hurriedly gave the order.

But when the retreat bugle sounded, the Roman soldiers who had been prepared rushed out quickly and orderly. The cavalry charges in front, followed by the infantry. Although they are destined to be unable to catch up with the fleeing enemy, they can hold down the front troops to prevent the opponent's counterattack.

The coalition forces, which had been demoralized by the constant bombardment of stone bombs and whose array was in pieces, were retreating in a chaotic manner. Seeing the entire Roman army coming out, they rushed towards them with great force. Even if they had the intention to fight back, they had already lost control of the army. , and the soldiers lost the courage to challenge and ran back in a hurry. The Roman cavalry did not use spears, but drove their horses straight into the enemy, making the already scattered broken troops even more scattered, making it impossible to reorganize.

Most of the defeated troops were like headless flies. Under the deliberate drive of the Roman soldiers, they could not distinguish between east, west and north and only fled in the direction of least pressure. At this time, the right-wing coalition troops were also bombarded by Rome unprepared, but they quickly stabilized their position, and after retreating for a certain distance, they began to use the past to fight back. The two sides were in a confrontation. Lockley's defeated troops surged in like a tide, immediately disrupting their camp.

How could Peter in the camp miss this great opportunity and immediately ordered: attack with all troops!

The soldiers quickly rushed out of the camp gate.

Seeing that the situation was not good, John decisively ordered: retreat.

The coalition forces retreated quickly, while trying their best to maintain a fairly integrated formation, and roughly squeezed the scattered broken troops behind. The Roman cavalry continued to pursue for five or six miles. It was not until the opposing cavalry came up to attack that Christian, who was fighting in the front, ordered the troops to withdraw and return to camp.

On the first day of the battle, the coalition suffered more than 3000 casualties, including more than 1000 prisoners, mainly Bavarian soldiers. It was not a small victory for the Roman troops.

Such a big victory naturally boosted Rome's morale. Before the next day's battle, Peter sent someone to send a letter. As long as Munich surrendered, he would not embarrass the opponent. He just wanted to have a relationship with Sigismund. It's over. For the sake of both parties, it's better not to fight.

This is really empty talk. What is the use of talking about it now? It is not as convincing as a battle.

Fortunately, a total of 4000 reinforcements from the Principality of Hesse and other places joined the coalition, which made up for the original losses. John also felt that it was a big deal to hold on in the city of Munich. As long as they could defeat the Roman army head-on, it would greatly shock Rome and force them to negotiate peace. If that doesn't work, then persuade more countries to join and then march to Constantinople. Although it is somewhat impossible, but maybe it can be done?
(End of this chapter)