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In the early morning outside Fort Wiscari, the smoke of the fierce battle at night had not completely dissipated, everything was so peaceful, only the crows flying across the sky made the harsh screams.

However, when the crow fell from the sky and pecked at the flesh of the corpse, this eerie scene undoubtedly made Ranieri who came to experience the fierce and cruelty of the battle last night.

Although the Byzantines also suffered losses, most of the corpses on the battlefield belonged to the Venetians. The battle was basically overwhelming. Although the Byzantines were repelled by night attacks, it was tantamount to defeat. But the key is not the loss. Despite the heavy casualties, most of them are mercenaries composed of Albanians and Croatia. The losses can be replenished at any time. However, this battle has the most deadly blow to morale.

There were low weeping sounds everywhere in the barracks, and it was obvious that the Byzantines' sudden head-on attack completely lost the original superiority of the Venetian army. They came here thinking that they were only dealing with the defeated soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, but the previous battle of Watergate and the night attack last night completely smashed the guts of the Venetian army. And Ranieri Dandro, who witnessed all this, frowned.

In the barracks, Maximilian was slapped heavily and knelt down in frustration in front of Ranieri to apologize. He also had no place to show himself, grasping the superior force and preparing for the enemy's night attack. As a result, the Byzantines Even if he retreats with ease, he has lost all his soldiers. Even Maximilian himself could not forgive this shame.

The man with his head down said nothing, because he knew that any excuses would be useless at this time.

And watching his retainer's cheeks swelled up high and kept silent, Ranieri, with a pale face, suddenly questioned his retainer, "Do you know why I blame you?"

"I lived up to your expectations. I let the Greeks succeed in a sneak attack, or even dragged them to flee. I didn't do it. It embarrassed you." Maximilian knelt on one knee and lowered his head and said, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Such a major mistake made him feel complacent, but to Maximilian’s surprise, Ranieri Dandoro shook his head and said: "No, you are wrong, Maxim. I don’t blame you for losing too much. Or to get rid of the Greeks, but to blame you for having completely forgotten your responsibilities. I ask you, what is the purpose of my stationing you?"

Seeing the traces of helplessness and blame emerging from Ranieri Dandoro’s determined face, Maximilian, who was in a daze, was suddenly asked by these words, and it took a long time before he replied: "Block the mountain pass." ...My lord."

"Then what is the purpose of blocking the mountain pass?"

"The siege of the Greeks made them hard to escape." The man who was stunned for a while replied. Maximilian really didn't understand why the governor in front of him asked such obvious questions.

But I saw Ranieri Dandolo nodded and said: "You are right. As the commander-in-chief, your biggest mistake this time is forgetting what you should do. Pursuing the Greeks ignorantly turned out to be Didn't realize that this was a trap set by the other party deliberately." The man sighed slightly. As soon as he learned of what was happening on the boat, he noticed that it was wrong. We must know that today's Fort Wiscari garrison was already a drop in the bucket for defending the city, but now it is very abnormal in itself to take the initiative to attack. When Ranieri arrived, the battle was over. Realizing that something was wrong, he rushed back to the camp. Sure enough, he found traces of people entering the camp at the mountain pass to the northeast. As the whole army pursued the Byzantine army, the defense was very empty. It is conceivable that the Byzantines have fulfilled their attempt, and those seeking help successfully broke through the encirclement. And this undoubtedly made most of Ranieri's painstaking efforts in vain.

Knowing all this, Maximilian woke up and realized why the Byzantines took the initiative to retreat halfway through the offensive. It turns out that they weren't desperate for a night attack, but just a cover.

"It turned out to be like this... Then what should we do now?" Maximilian looked at Ranieri Dandoro with a solemn expression and didn't know what to do. If the reinforcements from Tripolis came, wouldn't the plan to besiege Fort Wiscar be completely wiped out?

However, how could Ranieri who have reached this point choose to give up halfway? A trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Don't worry about this matter. The first thing to do is to block the news. This matter must never be known to a third person." Ranieri made an amazing decision. He actually wanted to conceal this matter completely. .

As soon as he said this, Maximilian, who was kneeling on one knee, suddenly raised his head and said in shock: "I'm afraid..." But before he could finish his words, he was shocked by Ranieri Dandro's majestic gaze. The remaining half sentence swallowed back.

Ranieri’s intentions are obvious. Once it is leaked out at this time, the siege of Fort Wiscari must be meaningless. The other generals are not the nobles of the Dandoro faction. They will definitely not stand on Ranieri’s side. , Must be fiercely opposed to continue to risk staying here.

But Ranieri is already hard to ride a tiger. If he can't capture the Fort Viscari, not only will he have no place to stand in Venice, but the glory of the Dandoro family will also be covered. This is what Ranieri absolutely does not want to see, he does not allow this to happen.

"But that's too dangerous, my lord." Maximilian was deeply shocked by Ranieri's madness at this time. He had already seen that the man in front of him was desperate like a gambler. He still wants to try to persuade Ranieri to give up this action~www.ltnovel.com~ but this is doomed to be in vain.

I saw Ranieri shook his head and said: "I understand your worries, you don't have to worry about this. I will naturally handle it properly. I only need to take everything before Wiscari Castle within a few days. It was written off." Although the man had a calm tone when he said this, Maximilian felt the madness in his bones.

Ranieri desires too much. He desires a victory too much. As long as he wins this castle, such a great contribution can certainly offset the punishment of his father for deceiving the Holy See. This is why, even though Ranieri’s father, Governor Endok, is already very ill, as a son, he has never left for Constantinople. For a dying person, he cannot get the holy oil applied by the priest. To die is equivalent to falling into **** and never being saved.

Ranieri has gambled on the last things in his hands at any cost--

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