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　　 "The Southwest Fortress successfully resisted the Greek attack."

　　 "Sir Charlie made a surprise attack on the enemy camp and expelled the Turks who had looted the village!"

　　 "According to scouts, the enemy seems to be retreating, and part of the Greek army is retreating to the south."

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　　 One after another good news came, but Baron Louis frowned, seeming to be victorious, but these victories were stirring the nerves of his knights.

　　 When the Byzantines were aggressive, Baron Louis could still convince his knights not to act impulsively with his interests, but now the Byzantine army is vulnerable to a blow that makes the main battle sound much louder. Disdain for the Byzantine Empire

　　 This made Baron Louis helpless. He became the master of Tripolis by military service. His vassals were actually the same French nobles as himself, so they were far less effective in binding than the sovereign state.

　　 Especially now that the Byzantine army seems to be retreating, the vassals of Louis cannot tolerate the continued ravages of their fiefdom.

　　 "Please allow us to play, Lord Baron!"

　　 "The Greeks are not able to withstand a single blow. Are we going to stay here and let them rob us of all the belongings on our turf?"

　　 The knights demanded to play against the Byzantines. They had had enough of their property losses. The success of the independent lords of the surrounding castles made them even more excited. This also made Baron Louis a headache. Most of his lords asked to attack and the remaining people were either eager or noncommittal, even he himself was a little shaken.

　　Although the Byzantine recovery is aggressive, but now they want to come to the other side to make a surprise attack from the sea, there must not be too much to carry food and grass, as they can prove this by looting the village before. Perhaps at this moment, the Byzantines have really reached the end of their arrogance.

At this moment, even Louis, who was resolutely unwilling to go out of the city to fight before, hesitated. If he can defeat a Byzantine army alone, whether it is the reward of the Marquis of William or the prestige around him will be extremely attractive to him. of. More importantly, the morale is available at this time, the sentiment is exciting, and the attack is more assured. After repeated consideration, Baron Louis finally couldn't resist the huge temptation.

But Louis still pretended to be calm and said for his own majesty: "Ahhhhh...well, but you can't do it too hastily. After all, the Greeks are very cunning. Sir Giles, you take your subordinates as a striker to try, if they It's really vulnerable, and it won't be too late for us to chase and kill." Although he agreed to the knights' request, Baron Louis still adopted the most secure tactics.

　　 But it was enough to make the knights eager to fight happy. The destruction of their territory by the Turks has made them itch their teeth with hatred, and what they say this time they will have a taste of their power.

　　 "Yes, Sir Baron, we will prepare now."

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　　 In 1206, in the face of the counterattack of the Byzantine army, the Battle of Tripolis, which decided the fate of the Southern Peloponnese, started. The Achaean army, which underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Byzantine army, assembled a total of 6,000 people from the surrounding army to launch a counterattack against the Byzantine army.

The three hundred heavy knights headed by forward Sir Gils Denor and eight hundred sergeants fought back first, and the sudden appearance of the Latin army, which had been huddled, was undoubtedly beyond the expectations of the Byzantine army. The scattered Turkic cavalry received a sudden blow and fled without any resistance.

　　 After the victory in the first battle, the Achaean knights were bolder to pursue and kill them all the way. Although they were blocked by a small group of Byzantine troops, everything was so vulnerable before they rode lances and cavalry.

　　 Within just one day, a Byzantine brigade was defeated by them and gained a lot, which made the morale of the Achaean army even higher, so that they actually went all the way south and even wanted to drive the Byzantine army out of the Peloponnese.

　　 And all this is exactly as Justinian and the others expected, the Latins really couldn't bear it, and the deliberately weak tactics did work.

　　 "It seems that they can't bear it anymore, your plan really worked." Justinian took Neusky's suggestion, and the French knights, who have always been known for their bravery, couldn't stand the temptation to attack. Bravery is their strength as well as their weakness. The Wall of Constantinople broke through because of their brainless pigs, and now it will also be the cause of their death.

"But our loss is not small. In order to convince them, we paid the price of a brigade and lost a lot of food and grass." Neusky's voice was also a bit heavy. They used this to attract the Latins. The method is also a risk~www.ltnovel.com~ they are at a disadvantage in terms of the number of troops, and now they have suffered losses before starting a war. This is a huge blow to the army. The key to this battle is whether it can give the Achaean army a hard blow.

"Don't worry about this." Justinian had already planned. "It is Eriksson who is responsible for the decision. In the eyes of Zeodore Cephalon, he is a traitor, so he will not openly oppose anything, because he In my eyes, Eriksson is my subordinate, and this can also take the opportunity to weaken the strength of Eriksson's subordinates and kill two birds with one stone. I am afraid that at this time Moswar is suffering and can't tell." I think I have inserted Eriksson. Mosvall, who was next to Justinian, did not suspect that all this was intentional. In order to gain trust, Eriksson could say that he went all out to put the subordinates of Faramis that he had just acquired into blocking Latin. In the battle of people. Invisibly, Justinian further weakened the power of his enemy, and Neusky couldn’t help but nod. This was indeed very damaging, but neither Zeodoron nor Mosvar did not. Realize this.

"Then, the Latins have relaxed their vigilance and it's time to do it." Nieowski suggested that the Latin pursuits could not last for long. Now is undoubtedly the best time, and Justinian agrees. Know well.

　　 "Indeed, if you delay any longer, they will see a flaw." Justinian also decided that it was time to give the opponent a fatal blow. After all, the commander of Tripolis was a very cautious man. Once their army withdrew from Tripolis’ jurisdiction, he had reason to order his knights to stop pursuing them, and Justinian would lose out. And he has also arranged a suitable burial place for the Latin army. Pointing at the map, he suddenly muttered and smiled: "Well, it's time to reappear this battle."