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Under the night of Fort Wiscari, everything is quiet, there are only a few flares on the mountain, everything is so quiet. It seemed that there was peace here, but during the day there was a brief conflict between the Byzantines and the Venetians, and both sides suffered losses. In the night at this moment, the three mountain passes leading to the outside world were guarded by the Venetians. These days, they have been monitoring the Byzantines in the castle day and night to prevent them from taking the opportunity to break through.

As the commander-in-chief, Ranieri Dandro stationed alternately on the shore and on the battleship to preside over the overall situation. Today, the Governor of Crete spends the night on the ship. Because of this, the camp at the mountain pass guards the exit. The Venetian dare not careless.

Although the Byzantines have been besieged here by them, this does not mean that the other side will be left alone.

Over the past year or so, the Venetians’ sphere of influence has expanded rapidly, but as their legacy of encroaching on the purple empire has deepened, these Venetians have realized the decisive will of the Byzantines. They don't have the contempt they had before, at least that's what Maximilian, the commander-in-chief of the garrison, thought. As the longest confidant of Ranieri, he participated in the suppression of the Greeks on Crete. What he saw was that although there were many corrupt Byzantine nobles who were traitors to their country for glory, as lowly civilians, they continued to succeed in the resistance movement, causing them to be devastated.

This is the case for an island of Crete that is lonely overseas, but in other places, the resistance of the Byzantines can be imagined. The price that Baldwin of Flanders paid in Adrianople is an example.

"Be cautious, no one is allowed to desert!" Maximili's security officer patrolled every place, replaced the tired soldiers, and asked everyone to be ready to fight at any time.

Maximilian, guarding the pass, always reminded himself that he must not be careless. Under his command, the fortifications were obviously reinforced, and more archers were planted beside the simple wooden fence, even he was still on the hillside. Secret guards and patrol troops were placed in hidden places to prevent night attacks by Byzantium.

It can be said that Venice's defense has been done very well, and Maximilian also felt that he had no need to strengthen defense and vigilance.

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However, all of this has already been clearly insight by the Byzantines of Wiscari Fort, and a night attack is also being secretly prepared at this moment.

"There are seven secret posts under the mountain, and three patrol teams take turns to patrol. Once we move, they will find out." Justin Nimous muttered to himself, frowning slightly, while he was in Fort Wiscari. In front of the gate of the city, behind him is the heavily armed Byzantine army.

The Byzantine scout captain in charge of the investigation told Justinian all the information he had, and the breakout operation was under the sole control of this young man. This was directly requested by Justinian to Grand Duke Anastasius, and the old man agreed to Justinian’s terms without any hesitation, and handed over his Latin-style cavalry guard to Justinian’s command. .

No nobleman was allowed to participate in this operation, so Justinian did not have to worry about constraints at all.

It’s just that the Venetian’s secret whistle and patrol team are now facing. If the surprise attack is done in advance, the surprise effect of the breakout will be greatly reduced, and Justinian is not willing to suffer unnecessary losses.

But for this, Grand Duke Anastasius was already prepared, and said: "Don't worry about this. I can send my people to carry out beheading operations, and I can definitely make the other party unable to detect it in time." Except for his subordinate Latin. The cavalry guard, as Duke Moria, this old man also has a pedestal assassin in his hands. Although he is not as invincible as the Assassin assassin, it is easy to pull out a few Venetian secret whistles.

Seeing Anastasius's assurance, Justinian also nodded. Since the other party said so, he must have done what he said, and everything that follows depends on him.

"Then I wish you every success, Justinian." The old man said in a serious tone. He handed over all the forces he could mobilize to Justinian. To a certain extent, Justinian was holding it in his hands at this time. It was Moria's last hope for the entire Fort Wiscari, and Grand Duke Anastasius didn't know whether the young man could live up to his expectations. Even the divination hints given by the turquoise velvet stone inlaid on the scepter in his hand are hazy and unclear.

But now, as Caesar said when he crossed the Rubicon, the dice has been thrown and there is no chance to repent. This is indeed a gamble, and the life and death of the whole city lies with Justinian and the Turks behind him. The body of the cavalry.

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In the Venetian barracks at the foot of the mountain pass, everything went as usual. Although all the soldiers began to tighten their nerves under the order of General Maximilian, as time passed, the difficulties of the night made them a little slack.

From time to time, some people started to doze off, but despite this, the scouts on the watchtower did not dare to relax. They stared at the darkness intently. Although they could not see anything, if there was any accident, they would go to the secret post on the mountain and the patrol team. A signal will be sent so that the Venetian army at the pass can be prepared in advance.

In general, the Venetian’s defenses are still tight and comprehensive, and everyone is doing their best. However, there are always exceptions to everything.

"Ha, Master Maximilian is also too careful. With those Greeks, how dare they dare to come and die!"

A soldier guarding the camp door rubbed his hands and complained, because he had to get off the boat and camp because of this errand, and he couldn't get a good night's sleep for several days. What was even more painful was that General Maximilian, who was extremely harsh and a devout believer, also drove away the prostitutes from the barracks, which made the soldiers even more miserable.

Suddenly, there were complaints, especially now that everything is silent and there are only a few soldiers chatting.

"Who said no, if it weren't for the **** Greeks, I would still enjoy the good fortune on Crete!" A soldier also complained. The battle was not as simple as they thought, and there was a psychological gap. , So that they are also dissatisfied.

But soon, the topic of discussion by the soldiers in Venice turned to the matter after the victory of Fort Wiscari, and there was more hostility and obscenity in the words.

"When I take down this cursed castle, I must let the Greeks in the city suffer."

"Oh, yes, there are many noble ladies and ladies there, are you really willing? Or do you want to use your **** to make them suffer?"

"Fuck you, even if there are, it won't be our turn. But I haven't opened meat in the past few days, and I will have to diarrhea when I enter the city and say anything!"

Although the upper layers of the Venetians have realized that the invasion of Byzantium has caused a strong backlash from the Byzantines, these lower-level soldiers still have no face to look at their defeat, completely forgetting the Byzantine Manuel decades ago. The **** nightmare that the emperor brought to the whole city of Venice.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly clutched his stomach and shouted, "Hey, my stomach, it seems that the taro I ate today is a bit moldy. I have to go and make it easier. Hey~ It's too late, I have to solve it on the spot. "The soldier who was rude wanted to untie his pants and go aside for convenience, but was immediately stopped by his companion.

"You are not disgusting, go back to the camp and go!"

"But I can't help it fucking!"

"Then go outside and solve it!" said several companions who rolled their eyes~www.ltnovel.com~ and opened the bar of the camp. However, this is undoubtedly a violation of the military order, but it is a threat to the Byzantines. The contempt of the Venetians made these Venetians have no such consciousness at all, and opened the door to the camp.

A cold wind blew people shivering, and the soldier who had eaten a bad stomach was stunned and had to go out and untie his pants to find a convenient place while cursing.

"Hurry up, Joseph, it would be terrible if the patrol saw it."

"I know, you don't want to talk too much." The cursing Venetian soldier brought nothing, and walked to the big stone a dozen steps away from the camp gate with a torch, and was about to relieve him. However, when the torch in his hand dispelled the thick darkness to illuminate a small open space, he also saw a silent army in front of him appeared unconsciously close to his army camp. Ground.

With dim firelight, Joseph saw the banner-a ferocious two-headed eagle! It's the Byzantines, it's the night attack by the enemy! The terrified Joseph was about to shout to warn the enemy of a surprise attack, but a bow and arrow slammed through his throat.

With a plop, the Venetian soldier who strangled his neck to breathe fell to the ground and died, but this slight movement still attracted the attention of the alert Venetian sentry.

"Who?!" The soldier on the watchtower yelled, alertly he raised the volume to make the half-dreaming and half-awake soldiers below wake up quickly.

And Justinian, who was aware of this, knew that he had been spotted by the enemy, but it was enough, and this distance was enough for the Byzantine army to carry out a full-scale assault.

Immediately, Justinian drew the long sword from his waist and suddenly shouted: "For the glory of the empire, revenge shame, let the Venetians pay the price for their arrogance! The whole army attack-kill!"