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　　 Karamai is the largest of several fortresses in the southern Peloponnese. It is the fief of a viscount. Although the lord here was called to Corinth at this time, there are still hundreds of regular troops stationed here. It can be said that they are obviously much stronger than the other fortresses, and the reason for this is that they were left to warn the Greek resistance in the southeast.

Since the Battle of Olive Grove, the Byzantine Empire’s tens of thousands of troops were defeated by the 600 knights led by William, the defense system of the entire Moria Military District collapsed, and within three months the Latins almost swallowed it. Various important cities and fortresses. But this does not mean that the remnants of Byzantium no longer exist. In the hilly areas of the south, there are still some nobles leading the resistance army and dormant. They regard Nicaea as the orthodox of the empire and belong to the Achaia state. Sorrowful.

Over the past month, most of the Achaean horde’s army has been transferred to the north, but Karamai’s defense has not slackened. The soldiers responsible for monitoring the south are ready to fight at all times. If something goes wrong, they will resist. Stay in the footsteps of the invaders and wait for reinforcements. It's just that the loss of news from Mycenae yesterday made the defenders here very strange. As usual, residents from Mycenae would come here every day to buy, sell and write things.

　　Suddenly, when something like this happened, the defenders of Mycenae were also suspicious and sent people to check the situation, but they got nothing.

　　 However, what shocked them the next day happened. An elite Byzantine army quietly emerged from behind them and quickly surrounded Karamai. This was completely unexpected by the Latins. They thought that even if the enemy appeared, they should be from the east instead of the west. Before contacting Mycenae, they lost contact. They finally realized that the adjacent fortress was very likely. Has fallen recently.

"God!" Looking at the scene before him, Sir Baptiste could not help being terrified as the commander. It was completely unexpected that a small army appeared behind the Achaia Marquis, and They didn't even notice it beforehand.

Downstairs, the Byzantine army lined up the phalanx but did not attack immediately. The commander was Zeodoro Cephalon, and the army he led was the 1,000-man heavy infantry from Agrignon. The company also has Italian mercenaries.

Staring at the wall of the fortress, Zeodore Cephalon has not given an offensive order for a long time, but the man's face hesitated and looked at Moswar next to him: "Is this really good?" Get Justinian's order to besiege Karamai, but the Saracen man asked him to just besiege the city, not planning to attack.

But Moswar on the side said coldly: "Since he was only talking about siege, he didn't order us to conquer this place. If we consume too much here, what power do you have to check and balance that kid?" Moswar was reminding. Zeodore Cephalon, in this operation Justinian did not use his headquarters and Turkic mercenaries, and the intention is self-evident.

Zeodo Cephalon also immediately realized that this was Justinian deliberately consuming himself, and could not help but tighten the whip in his hand and said: "Huh, this cunning kid! I will definitely go back and report this matter to the Lord Earl! "But the man was embarrassed again, "But if we fail, how can we get out of the danger, we can't accompany Justinian to death here!" This man has been puzzled and entered here from the sea. , They have no retreat, even if Zeodoro Cephalon seizes the command of Justinian, it may be difficult to return to Agrinon.

But Moswar seems to have planned for a long time, and he said softly: "You don't have to worry about this, General Fallon, Lord Theodor has planned that we can head towards Cape Faron, where is currently the Duke of Corinth. We can leave from the resistance area controlled by Leosageros." This is Theodor's plan, and once the nominal commander Justinian loses its effect, he can be abandoned at any time.

Seeing that the Latins on the city wall had already assembled the army at this time, Moswar's face suddenly showed a rare smile, "But if you don't do anything, you will give the kid a word of truth, after all, he seems to be planning something, too. Let the Franks in Italy send in first!"

　　 "Good!" Two or three hundred Italian mercenaries were just as cannon fodder for the attack. Zeodoro Cephalon nodded, and then gave the order to attack.

　　 On the other side, the Latin on the top of the city finally became nervous.

In front of the Byzantine army, the Genoese crossbowmen from the Italian mercenaries were the first to come out. They were equipped with new crossbows and aimed at the wall. The elite of the Latins had already left, so they did not have to worry about cavalry attacks~www .ltnovel.com~ And the opponent's archer is also weak.

The buckling of the crossbow, like a sudden torrential rain, caught many Latins off guard. The crossbow arrows that crossed the city wall remained undiminished. People were injured immediately. The terrified Latins squatted down in embarrassment, and some even jumped altogether. Fell to the ground. They looked in astonishment at the crossbowmen who appeared in the Byzantine army, and then the Italian infantry in the Byzantine front rushed up to erect the ladder with hooks and spears.

　　 "Block them!" The roar of the Latin defenders was full of panic.

After the bow and arrow militiamen finished shooting their bows and arrows, they drew their swords and shouted to stop the Italian mercenaries from coming up.

On the front line of the fortress, the Latins and Italian mercenaries armed with spears fought and saw each other at the front of the city. The boulders fell like rain, but Zeodoro Cephalon watched from behind and watched the Italians. There are many wounded and dead everywhere, but there is still no intention to send soldiers up.

　　 And this undoubtedly encouraged the Latins. More infantrymen swarmed up and brandished their swords, forcing the mercenaries to retreat. Some people had already begun to escape under the huge casualties.

On the hills where he did not want to eat, Justinian was watching all this from a distance, clenching his fists silently. He expected it to be like this, but he did not expect Zeodore Cephalon to be so cold-blooded. Even if they are mercenaries, it does not mean that they can be consumed as worthless cannon fodder.

On the side, Neusky said indifferently: "This is part of the war. People are always required to make sacrifices, but for now, the plan is going well. Zeodoro Cephalon really did not intend to attack the city with all his strength. , They have already sent people to sneak out of the city to ask for help from the nearest Mysohori and Kroni, and then it's up to Arslan and the others."