Eagle Flag of Epirus

"What—?" Seeing what happened, the Count of Reinhardt, who was in command of the Italian heavy cavalry, changed color suddenly, and the situation suddenly changed when he was about to succeed.

"Hold it up, kill me!"

Although the man yelled and ordered his knights to resist the cavalry that suddenly smashed out, the situation was almost one-sided.

Unlike the Italian knights, although these Byzantine heavy armored cavalry used the riding and training methods of European nobles, they used maces and wore three layers of iron armor. They had the absolute advantage in fighting each other. His body has the shadow of the Byzantine traditional armored cavalry in the classical era and the style of Western European knights. Because of this, this natural dominance of the battlefield made the weak Italian knights retreat in front of them.

"It's you, Salleus!" Justinian recognized this heavy cavalry at a glance. They followed him to attack the enemy camp at night. They were the personal soldiers of Grand Duke Anastasius, and they were not easy to use. , It seems that the old man also understands that the situation is critical and has to use his hole cards.

"It was the Grand Duke who sent me here, right? Your Excellency Justinian!" Salius asked the surrounding Italian cavalry.

And Justinian, who was protected by Tuantuan, shook his head. He immediately ordered: "Leave me alone, turn around and cut off their retreat behind the Venetians, so that the enemy will destroy themselves without attacking!"

With the addition of this army, Justinian finally had a certainty. Even though the Venetians were mobilized this time, they still looked down on the fighting power of the Byzantine army. The mercenaries from Albania and Croatia rushed to the forefront. The combat effectiveness is not objective, and as long as the attack is encountered behind the scenes, it will inevitably lead to chaos.

"Yes!"

Salius nodded. He fully believed that Justinian’s command led his cavalry to the Venetians without any hesitation. At the same time, Justinian changed his tactics again and ordered his team. The whole army assaulted, filed out from the city gate.

Justinian led the infantry to drag the Venetian army, while the cavalry of Commander Salleus launched a fierce attack on the flanks and the enemy’s back. In the end, Venice could not support it, and the Byzantine heavy cavalry came and went. Completely dissipated the Venice Qian Feng array. Especially the Venetian soldiers who rushed into the city learned that their back was cut off, and they were in a mess. They were all mercenaries. Although they knew that they would inevitably be treated as cannon fodder, this did not mean they were not afraid of death. Just like dominoes, when a soldier ran away, a group of soldiers lost their fighting spirit, and the siege troops who had lost the external support of the city no longer wanted to fight and ran away.

Seeing this scene, the Venetian nobles who thought they could easily win were all pale and trembling.

"It's impossible, how can these Greek chopsticks do it! May God curse them!"

"What should we do now? If this continues, our army will suffer a huge loss, which is beyond our tolerance! Where is the reserve team?"

The frustrated Venetian nobles have completely lost their previous calmness. They now watch their army collapse, as if their property is shrinking by half.

At this time, Ranieri also had the same dignified hesitation and a hint of anger. The one who caused all this was unexpectedly that the Byzantines would dare to come out for a decisive battle. On the other hand, his colleagues sent a lot of efforts to avoid losses. Cannon fodder foreign mercenaries are the main reason for the defeat. Once the main Italian knights retreat, the entire forward will be defeated.

This kind of fiasco, even he couldn't stop it now--

...

"kill--"

The victorious Byzantine army immediately smashed through, while the defeated Venetians trampled on each other and fled in embarrassment. And Justinian was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at the heavy armored cavalry who came to support, he hurriedly shouted:

"Have a blow and hit the Venetians hard!" This is an excellent opportunity. The Venetians paid a huge price for their underestimation, but the loss is far from enough. Take this opportunity to inflict huge damage on them, so even if the Venetians don’t Withdrawal, the next attack had to be postponed. This is the last moment that Fort Wiscari can be held.

The officer in command of the heavy cavalry in front also nodded, preparing to pursue the remnants of the Venetian soldiers. But at this moment a Qingqi came holding a military flag and gave orders: "Duke Leo has an order, everyone should stop chasing and immediately withdraw to the city. Violators engage in military law!"

what? !

Startled, Justinian looked at the messenger in front of him furiously. He didn't expect that at this critical moment, the **** Leosgros would be stymied and his plan fell short~www.ltnovel.com~name. Upper Leosgros is Moria's military commander. His orders are the highest instructions. Although Justinian is standing here **** and fighting, but once the banner comes out, no one can disobey.

But Justinian directly refused: "Now is the perfect opportunity to defeat the Venetians. I forgive me for this order." He greatly underestimated the shamelessness of the other party, and even blatantly did such a shameful thing at this critical juncture. .

However, the messenger in front of him said without changing his face: "This is to prevent the Venetians from setting up an ambush. Lord Justinian, please do not embarrass the villain. This is the order of Duke Leo. And not long ago, Grand Duke Anastasia Assassinated at the mansion, and I don’t know what the situation is, please go back immediately."

"What!" The shocked Justinian didn't expect such a thing to happen in the city, and the commander of the heavy cavalry who heard the news was also shocked by Salius. He immediately waved the battle flag and ordered his men. Stop the offensive, even though he knows the opportunity is rare, they are the personal soldiers of Grand Duke Anastasius. At this time, they can't be indifferent.

"Please forgive me, Lord Justinian!" Salleus said solemnly, his voice full of helplessness, he must go back immediately.

But Justinian shook his head, did not blame the other party, and said: "It's not to blame you, let's retreat for the time being!" He was also shocked by the assassination of Grand Duke Anastasius. The people in the city were already unscrupulous. Has it reached this point? But he couldn't remain indifferent. If the old man was really wrong, it meant that he would lose the only person in Fort Wiscari who was still supporting him.

In this way, watching Venice calmly gather the defeated remnants, the Byzantine army could only helplessly give up this opportunity and had to retreat to the city.