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Chapter 649: Conquering Medina

After the news of Romania's victory over the Arab army spread, it caused a huge shock to the local people. Some towns that had previously been on the sidelines rioted, drove out the local Crescent Cult, and declared their support for Romania.

Peter accepted their surrender and asked them to provide food and grass supplies. At the same time, he let the troops rest for a while and then quickly marched towards Mecca.

After the Arab army suffered a crushing defeat, some demoralized tribes refused to continue fighting, and some even led the remnants back to their respective areas without asking Hashem for instructions.

Faced with the rapid approach of the enemy, Hashem, whose forces were drastically reduced, did not try every possible means to defend himself. Instead, he launched a large-scale purge in the tribe, killing some tribal leaders and confiscating their armies.

In his opinion, the reason they failed was because there were too many tribes and they could not have a unified command. Now that he had sorted out these problems, he believed he would succeed.

But the Romanian advance was faster than theirs, and they successfully occupied the important northern city of Um Luj. After Peter raised a lot of supplies in the local area, he left a troop to garrison and turned south with the main force. They did not encounter any effective resistance along the way and quickly entered the area around Medina.

In 622 AD, Muhammad fled to this place due to threats and persecution while preaching in Mecca, and changed the name to "Medina", which means "City of the Prophet". It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the underground spring water of the famous Medina Oasis is very rich. In addition to dates, its products also include fruits, vegetables and grains.

The rapid march thwarted the Arab garrison's attempt to remove the region's wealth, and the Romanian military's superiority frightened the local defenders. But strong religious sentiment overcame them, and resistance began.

On the city walls, flags were flying and soldiers were on high alert. Below the city, a huge army was rushing towards the city gate like a tide, and the shouts of killing were deafening. Vanguard Yanku knew that the city was easy to defend but difficult to attack, but he was not afraid and was determined to capture the city of the prophet.

The cannons and catapults roared loudly, and shells and stones rained down on the city walls. The defenders in the city fought back, and arrows rained down on the enemy outside the city. The two sides fought back and forth, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Seeing this situation, he shouted loudly: "Shield bearers, cover the advance! Follow up with the siege ladders!" In an instant, the shield bearers quickly formed a battle array, forming a moving barrier and slowly approaching the city wall.

Seeing the siege soldiers coming like a tide, the defenders on the city wall looked solemn, and their hands kept moving, increasing the intensity of their arrows. For a moment, a rain of arrows was like locusts, densely shooting at the enemy troops under the city. Not only that, they also kept throwing huge and heavy rolling logs and sharp stones from the city wall. Those rolling logs and stones whistled and hit the siege soldiers with the force of thunder.

Under this fierce attack, many soldiers who were attacking the city were unable to dodge and were shot by arrows or hit in the head, limbs and other vital parts by rolling logs and stones, and fell down screaming. However, the soldiers in the rear did not hesitate at all, they stepped on the blood of their companions, rushed forward one after another, quickly filled the vacant positions in front, and continued to charge towards the city wall.

Yangku clenched his fists, feeling extremely anxious. At this moment, he noticed that the defense of one corner of the city wall seemed to be relatively weak, and the firepower of the defenders there was relatively less concentrated. His eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered a part of the troops to quietly move in that direction. At the same time, he ordered the remaining catapults to adjust their angles and feint to attack other areas to distract the defenders. The defenders on the city wall really fell into the trap, and they put more energy on dealing with the frontal attack. The quietly transferred troops took this opportunity to quickly advance to the foot of the city wall. The soldiers quickly set up siege ladders and began to climb.

By the time the defenders on the city wall found out, it was too late and they could only rush to stop them. Seeing this, Iancu personally led a group of elite cavalry to the city gate. They braved the rain of arrows and hacked and killed the enemy troops who blocked their way.

During the fierce battle, a warrior successfully climbed up the city wall and opened a gap. Yanku led the cavalry to rush into the city and started a more brutal street battle with the defenders. The whole city of Medina was suddenly plunged into a melee, and the outcome became confusing at this moment.

The defenders were defeated and retreated to the Prophet's Mosque. They relied on the local buildings to fight against the enemy. They were believers of Muhammad and would never surrender.

Romania did not think that the other side would surrender voluntarily, so it began to send letters of persuasion to the residents of the city. As long as they surrendered voluntarily, Romania would not force them to change their beliefs, and their customs and habits would be preserved.

This move was like a crowbar, prying a hole in the other party's indestructible heart. At the same time, Romania also said that they would not have to pay taxes in the next year, and if they were willing to be loyal to the empire, they could also participate in the official selection and become officials based on their abilities.

The residents were somewhat tempted, but the defenders and the believers did not think so. They spoke loudly, telling the people that this was a delaying tactic by the enemy and that they should not forget how they were treated in Jerusalem.

This is about the tragic scene after the conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade, when Christian soldiers cut off the heads of their enemies, some shot them down from towers with arrows, and some threw them into fires to torture them for a longer time. Heads, feet, and hands were piled up in the streets, and one had to find a way through the corpses of people and horses.

The looting, killing and burning continued until the next day, when the Crusaders were promised that each of them could get his own house. So they searched and killed in the city all day, and even the elderly and children were not spared. The Crusaders finally stopped when most of the "pagans" in the city were killed.

Such memories did indeed make many people angry, but the other party's words were more influential. Although the other party might have been making big promises, the promises were too big and too delicious.

The people's hesitation destroyed the last bit of morale of the defenders. In order to prevent the prophet's place from falling into the hands of the pagans, 1025 believers burned the place down, and the battle here came to an end with the flames.

(End of this chapter)