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As the Grand Duke Anastasius said, Justinian has always held the initiative on the battlefield. Although the Venetians have an advantage, the army under Justinian looks like An iron walnut that can't be smashed in any way can't help it. And Justinian also used this to make the Venetian commander completely forget his responsibilities and turn his attention to the troops surrounding Justinian.

It can be said that Justinian has always created an illusion for his opponent to succeed, making him fall into Justinian's trap step by step like a gambler. But this is so easy to talk about, it's like walking a tightrope on a cliff, and if you are not careful, you will be broken.

"In other words, the help-seeker has successfully broken through." The Moria nobles who suddenly realized that they understood the true intention of what Justinian did before, and they did not expect that they were also kept in the dark.

And this is precisely the talent that the Byzantine generals lacked. Justinian was able to deal with the Latins with ease, of course because the guards of the Grand Duke Anastasius were absolutely loyal and could absolutely obey Justinian’s orders, but more importantly It is Justinian's own ability.

This also allowed Anastasius to understand Justinian even further-is it really just a small guard of ordinary civilian origin to be able to do this?

Looking at the expressions of the people in front of them, the old man said nothing more, and at this time Justinian and the army also withdrew back to the mountain smoothly, but the Venetian who had been desperate still concealed himself and tried to do the last thing. try.

"Kill!"

The Albanian light cavalry once again rushed to Justinian's army, trying to stop the retreat, but it was all in vain.

I saw that a cavalry unit rushed out of the right wing of the Byzantine army, but it was not responsible for breaking the sudden light cavalry, but a heavy cavalry that had received high and light training, with the same excellent riding skills as Western European knights, but also equipped with knights The discipline that the master did not have, I saw many heavy armored cavalry gathered together. Under Justin’s order, they formed a wedge-shaped formation this time and broke into the defenseless Albanian cavalry array. They did not wait for the opponents to resist. Riding a lance easily tore the enemy in front of him.

I saw these horsemen wielding long swords and maces freely. At this time, the poor armor of the Albanian cavalry was completely vulnerable to a hard-to-hard battle, and nearly half of the casualties were killed in an instant. , The Venetian’s last-strength pursuit was completely contained, and the horses and horses fell and rolled in the melee. The Albanians finally couldn’t hold on, and fled away with the corpses of their companions and horses, and fled in the opposite direction. .

And the occurrence of this scene has already announced that the Venetian's attempt at this moment has undoubtedly failed. Now that Justinian has made a plan, knowing that the Venetian has arranged the encirclement before, he is naturally ready to retreat.

"Open the gates!"

At this time, Grand Duke Anastasius, who had agreed with Justinian, saw the large troops withdraw in the flames and ordered the defenders in the city to open the gates and let the troops retreat to the city safely, while the other side ordered the castle to go up. The soldiers of the militia aimed their prepared ballistas at the Venetians who were chasing from below.

On the wall of Fort Wiscari, the filled ballista had already been set up, waiting for this moment.

"emission!"

Under the command of the commander, the already geared soldiers fired a crossbow, and fired the pitch-burning cannonball into the unsuspecting Venetian crowd. The Byzantines, who hated the Venetians, have long been unable to restrain themselves. Previously, the Venetian navy used trebuchets to destroy large areas at sea. Now it is their turn to have a taste! I saw the bright fire pierce the night sky, and the flame-coated ballista smashed into the dense Venetian army, instantly inflicting huge casualties on the Venetians chasing Justinian.

And seeing this scene, Maximilian, who commanded the army, realized that he had led the army to pursue too far and entered the range of the city-head ballista at Fort Wiscari.

"Stop the attack! Retreat!"

Seeing that the Byzantine army in front of him safely retreated to the city of Fort Wiscari under his own eyes, Maximilian, despite his uneasiness in his heart, persuaded himself to order the pursuing army to retreat with reason, which avoided it. Further casualties.

This undoubtedly won the last time for Justinian, and saw the last Turkic cavalry retreat back to the city. The gate of Fort Wiscari was heavily closed, and at the same time, it was closed with Maximilian's last hope.

And among the black smoke, there were **** corpses and incomplete weapons lying everywhere. Especially in the area hit by the ballista, the scorched corpses of the horses and horses were shocking to see. I saw the Venetian soldiers who stopped pursuing ~www.ltnovel.com~ sitting on the hill with long and short arms, covered in soot and blood, panting for rest, they were all exhausted. But at this time, in the far east, a touch of fish belly appeared white, and it turned out that a fierce battle actually lasted until dawn without knowing it. Maximilian, who had paid such a huge casualty, was still a little lost, and suddenly burst into tears. This sad mood quickly infected the soldiers who were almost broke down. They only listened to the situation at the foot of the Fort Wiscari. The sound of weeping was everywhere beside the corpse.

A desolation-under such a heavy blow, an army that has been fighting for a long time has completely lost its fighting spirit at this moment, and the sluggish morale spread to everyone from top to bottom in an instant.

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But on the contrary, in Fort Wiscari, the Byzantine army that retreated safely returned to the city, and cheers broke out in an instant. Everyone burst into cheers and joy after the disaster.

In this battle, the Byzantine army suffered less than 100 casualties. Although the Venetians outflanked them, the enemy’s encirclement was destroyed before it was formed due to the charge of the heavy cavalry. The casualties were mainly concentrated on the forward infantry. The Turkic cavalry and heavy cavalry under his command had fewer casualties. According to a rough estimate, the Venetians suffered at least several times their losses. "It seems that the Venetians are not terrible except at sea." This is the first time that Justinian fought the Venetians. After the war, I counted the number of people and got a rough idea of ​​the losses on both sides of the battle. Learn more about the fighting style of the Venetians. I finally had my own plan in my heart.

In any case, he will become a thorn in the Venetian's eyes sooner or later, so it is better to take advantage of the present to understand his next worst enemy.