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"His Royal Highness, what are you talking about! We shouldn't have heard it wrong, right?" It was completely unexpected that the Grand Guild of Anastasius would make such an astonishing decision. The nobles were surprised and inexplicably, Justinian was an outsider. , Anastasius actually chose to let him command Moriah's army.

"I'm afraid this is not right?" An aristocrat hesitated. After all, the key of the army was given to an outsider to relieve them.

But the old man sitting in a wheelchair in front of him raised his eyes and asked, "Then who among you can take on this important task? If any of you can defeat the Latins like the Battle of Alfios, why should I do it? What about such a decision?"

As soon as he said this, the nobleman who was still questioning Grand Duke Anastasius also changed his face, and he did not expect that the usually so amiable old man would say such harsh words.

But there is nothing wrong with this statement, and I am afraid that the only person who can command the army in World War I is Justinian.

"It's just that there are less than a thousand people. Even if we stand by and wait for assistance, I am still a little reluctant. I am afraid that Viscari will have been captured before the reinforcements of Tripolis have arrived, Your Excellency Anastasius. "The Duke Leo on the side said that even if this manpower is to hold the castle and be breached, it is only a matter of time. Instead, he is more inclined to evacuate. This is also the idea of ​​other nobles. The big deal is to abandon the property and the civilians here, and it is completely possible to win enough. time.

However, Justinian showed a sneer. Of course he saw the dirty thoughts in the hearts of these selfish nobles, and said coldly: "Who said I must stand by for help, if the Venetian army comes here. , On the contrary, it is an excellent opportunity for them to pay a little interest for what they have done. The Venetians now have no idea that we have noticed their arrival. Before that, we have time to make sufficient preparations."

Justinian’s voice was full of confidence, but in the ears of the Moria nobles, it was tantamount to arrogant madness.

"Are you crazy?" Looking at Justinian, the Moria nobles seemed to be looking at a madman, but they did not make a mistake just now. The plan of the young man in front of him was not just standing by for help, but thinking Take this opportunity to fight the Venetians. This is completely impossible in their opinion. These nobles are very aware of the strength of the Venetian navy. Even though the empire did not decline during the Emperor Manuel period, it was still affected by the navy that ravaged the coastline because of the antagonism with the Venetians. Desperate. And now they are like bereaved dogs, and even the upright navy hasn't fought head-on with the Venetians.

"It's absolutely impossible! The Venetian army in Crete has at least 6,000 men, and we don't even have a ship now!"

"Grand Duke Anastasius, this is crazy, you can't allow him to do this!"

The nobles almost unanimously spoke out against them. In their opinion, Justinian’s idea was to kill himself. However, the old man in a wheelchair was calm as usual, looking at Justinian and asking: "So how many do you have? Are you sure, Justinian?"

"About 50%, I can let these Venetians go and never return." This time Justinian was also surprisingly confident, but his words made the Moria nobles more uneasy, which is more like a young man who doesn't know the depth. Haikou under the sea, let the Venetians go and never return, this is not easy to say.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Anastasius nodded and said: "So very good, I look forward to your performance, from now on my army will completely obey your dispatch."

"Your Excellency, you can't do this!" Seeing that the old man in front of him believed Justinian's arrogant words, the shocked nobles wanted to stop them, but they were met by Anastasius in a wheelchair. The majestic gaze of Duke Stanislas was shocked.

"I have decided, there are no problems, and during the next period of time I hope you can do your best to assist Justinian." This man once again used his majesty to suppress the Moria nobles. The voice of opposition is like once a lion utters a sound, the wolves can only whimper. Although they are Moria's prominent giants, they are nothing compared to this man who has served several emperors. Despite their unwillingness, they can only accept this reality at the moment.

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As the night fell, the waves in the bay on the south bank of Fort Wiscari were turbulent, and the turbid waves were overwhelming. Different from the calm and calm of the past, the squally wind swept this sea area also became restless to the woman's mood.

The multi-row sailing ship San Juan moved forward with the tide, and the sails were rattling with the changing winds. This is the reconnaissance vessel of the Venetian fleet. Under the cover of night and sea breeze, they are slowly approaching Fort Wiscari.

The Venetians came earlier than expected, the day and night fleet is ready to attack~www.ltnovel.com~ but Ranieri, as the commander, is still waiting for the opportunity.

The violent wind swept the sea and set off huge waves, like the call of the devil, from ship to ship. To be honest, this is not a good combat environment, but for the Venetians, the earlier the action is, the greater the chance of success.

"Reel the sail," Ranieri gave the order, "Mast down. The oarsman is in place." The crew of Venice rushed to their posts. They checked their weapons and ensured that the siege equipment on the ship was in order, and waited for the end. Command to initiate a general attack.

But Ranieri Dandoro had been standing at the bow of the ship, as if waiting for something.

I saw that his ship was covered with ballistas on both sides of the deck, and a catapult was placed on the bow and stern. This powerful weapon was enough to destroy ordinary city walls. It can be said that the strategic location of Fort Wiscari is useless in front of the Venetian fleet.

But this man with a cautious nature was not in a hurry for success. He was waiting for the acceptance that George Frontier had promised. At this moment, a conspicuous flame appeared above the water gate of Fort Wiscari. This is exactly what happened before. The code of response.

Finally saw Ranieri raising the fire, and then he was relieved, "Go down," just listen to him yelling, "In a row." Then the paddles on the warship entered the water at the same time and opened the water, like a Venetian warship. The birds spread their wings at the same time and rushed towards Fort Wiscari, and the Venetian army has already geared up. They have been stuffed in the cabin for this time, doing nothing, can’t wait, eager to fight, and full of confidence, convinced that they can be easily wiped out. The cowardly Greek in their eyes.

But what they didn't know was that a trap had already been prepared for them, and the open Viscari watergate was like a giant beast opening its blood basin and waiting for the Venetian to throw himself into the net.