Eagle Flag of Epirus

"Everyone stays here with me, no one can retreat without my order! Those who violate the order, cut!" Just listen to Nicky Fruss giving a decisive order, holding up the long sword in his hand, completely different from the first The fear of seeing the Venetian this time, his eyes were full of determination.

The soldiers who accompany each other felt like they were infected by his courage. They raised their weapons and shouted "Yes!"

In fact, it’s not that Nicky Fruss didn’t understand that the soldiers couldn’t stop the Venetians at all. He was also terrified in his heart, but he understood his responsibility. Now he must buy time for the scouts to hold down the Venetian talents as much as possible. .

Looking at the soldiers loyal to him, Nicky Fruss did not give an inspiring speech like Ranieri Dandoro, but simply and straightly shouted: "For the empire, kill!"

"For the empire, kill!"

Amidst the roar of the Byzantine defenders, the Venetians finally rushed up. The first was the brave Albanian light cavalry. They were famous horse thieves in the Balkans. As Venetian mercenaries, they had always been extremely active in fighting the Byzantines. I saw these horses. The robbers rushed into the city wall that was smashed by the trebuchet like a tide.

"Kill all the Greeks, they didn't have any reinforcements, they killed them all in one go!" Only the Albanians yelled, and the Venetian soldiers behind them charged even harder. This is the purpose of the Albanians. From the point of view of Venice, the population of the country is small, so of course their own soldiers are very precious. Therefore, this dangerous action of pioneering is naturally all done by mercenaries like Albanians.

Knowing that the Byzantines were indeed unprepared this time, and that the number of outlying defenders was not large, it strengthened the Venetians' confidence in attacking the city in one go.

But as the commander-in-chief Nikifrus was not ready to let the Venetians succeed so easily, he only heard him roar and direct the archers to aim at the Albanians who had just entered and had no time to line up.

With a few arrows, a rain of arrows came out from the tight bowstring. Many Albanian cavalry were caught off guard. Neither their men nor their horses were protected by armor. The people who were shot suddenly turned on their backs, and the Albanians wailed and covered their wounds and fell into chaos. This is the defect of these horse thieves in the mountains. Although they are desperadoes, they can easily get into trouble if they encounter a blow.

The Venetian soldiers rushing up from behind suddenly crowded with the Albanians. On the other hand, hiding behind Muzha and fortifications, the Byzantines took the opportunity to shoot arrows at the enemy in order to kill them. However, this did not stop the Venetians. I saw the light soldiers of Venice climbing up the ladder with wooden guns and shouting and rushing over. The front line of the city wall was fighting with the Byzantines holding spears, the wounded and the dead. To fill the gully, the Byzantine archers who were interrupted for shooting had to drew their knives and surged up the enemy to start a tug-of-war, but more Venetian infantry and Croatian mercenaries rushed up and overcame the walls, forcing Nikiforu. The line of defense formed by Si's army had to retreat, and the number of soldiers following Nikifrus was getting fewer and fewer, and the enemy was dissipated without being killed in battle.

However, despite this, Ranieri Dandoro still feels that the progress is too slow. It stands to reason that his army has come out this time. The first reaction of the enemy should be to lose the army after seeing such a battle. However, after the fight This small force has not yet disintegrated, which undoubtedly surprised the Venetians.

Could it be said that the Greeks here are really completely different from when they were besieging Constantinople?

Standing on the saddle, Ranieri watched the battle coldly, and finally waved his hand. "Leonard, you lead the team to outflank the back of the attacking Greeks and cut off their retreat. Reinhardt, you take A cavalry lay in ambush on the path they must pass and kill everyone!"

This man is already impatient. He must quickly resolve the defenders here to achieve a successful raid. It would be bad if too much time was wasted here to give the defenders of Wiscari Fort enough time to prepare.

The two knights who were ordered by Ranieri Dandro nodded and led their troops in a roundabout way, preparing to detour behind Byzantium to give them a final blow.

However, Nikifrus still knew nothing about this. He led his army and retreated. Although he suffered heavy losses, his goal of holding the Venetians had been achieved. He was prepared to insist on retreating after a while. But he has no chance.

Suddenly behind the sound of a horn, an aura of fear came to his face, as if the declaration of death~www.ltnovel.com~ and Nickiphorus realized that some time the elite knights of Venice had arrived behind him under the cover of the village. , I saw the Italian knight Leonard screaming with his spear high at this moment, and immediately took the lead, and the heavily armed heavy cavalry behind him rushed to the defenseless Byzantine army like a gust of wind. The Greek soldiers who stood in front of the knights riding their guns were washed out and fled in the blink of an eye. With the help of fortifications, the Byzantines may be able to fight light cavalry and infantry easily, but they were helpless against the heavy cavalry of the Latins.

The Italian knights held the flag of San Marco embroidered with golden lions, unstoppable. The Greeks who resisted them can be pierced easily. There were flying intestines and shattered corpses everywhere, and the fleeing defenders wanted to flee to Fort Wiscari but were immediately beheaded by the light cavalry led by another knight, Reinhardt, fortunately invincible. At this point, the defense line outside the Wiscari Fort completely collapsed. In a short time, the Venetians easily defeated the Byzantines and occupied all the territory outside the castle. The uninhabited village was originally the last buffer zone of Fort Wiscari, but now it has completely fallen into the hands of the Venetians. At this time, the Byzantines, who were belatedly ready to fight, looked at everything outside the city and understood that it was too late-the periphery of Fort Wiscari was completely in the hands of the Venetians, and this was undoubtedly the worst thing. .

But earlier, this was just a prelude to the Venetian attack. I saw that the Venetians occupying the periphery did not directly launch an attack on Fort Wiscari, but began to clear the battlefield. The ground was full of bodies of Byzantine defenders. After only one day, the Venetians' revenge was like a whirlwind. Generally swept. And watching this scene, everyone in the city felt fear.