After defeating an improvised army before the city walls , the Byzantines stormed the city and plundered it , except for the citadel , which continued to hold out .
Instead , the Byzantine general led his troops south and in mid-December , they suddenly appeared before Aleppo .
After defeating an improvised army before the city walls , the Byzantine stormed the city and plundered Aleppo , except for the citadel , which continued to hold out .
Instead , the Byzantine general led his troops south and in mid-December , they suddenly appeared before Aleppo .