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Outside the Gulf of Thessaloniki, the harassment of the Venetian fleet is still continuing. In order to contain the Greeks in the city, Ranieri Dandolo also spent this time using all the trebuchet firepower on the warship to cover his subordinates. The Saracens stormed the sea wall of Thessaloniki. Despite the great pressure on the Greeks, the casualties on his side were not small, and the water in the shallows soon became red with blood.

After paying such a big sacrifice, the defense line defended by the Greek militia and the Turkic mercenaries on the sea wall was still not loosened at all. At this time, the Muslims who were loyal to the Venetians also wavered in their morale, begging Ranieri Dandolo to stop being meaningless. storm.

However, Ranieri stood in front of the deck and said coldly to the Saracens: "You don't have to force yourself to treat me like the Greeks in Gandia. The rewards I promised are never free. If you can’t hold it up, I can substitute someone for it.”

Under the cold voice of the nobles, the meaning of the words is already obvious. The Saracens, who are full of grief and anger, dare not say anything. They know that if they really reject each other, then their communities on Crete want to keep going. No longer possible.

"No, sir, we have no problem." The soldiers of the Saracen Corps again chose to jump on the stern to launch an attack on Thessaloniki.

At this time, Ranieri Dandolo looked at Thessaloniki city in front of him, his face pale. It was not because he cared about the worthless Saracen casualties in front of him, but because the man was irritated by the stalemate in the entire battle.

"Hmph, the Teutonics have passed so long, why hasn't there been any movement until now. Are Epirus and Bulgaria a group of dead people?" A trace of anger rose in his heart, and Ranieri was unable to maintain his demeanor. Because he had been repeatedly guaranteed that he would inevitably conquer Thessaloniki today, he signed a letter of guarantee with the Senate this time. This matter is about his return to Venice. However, the time has passed, and the fierce battle is not over yet. , Completely exhausted Ranieri's patience.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Giovanni not far away, and the man was talking with a young man dressed as a Northern Ross. Ranieri, who was already in his heart, immediately stopped giving the other side the slightest face, and directly scolded: "Congressman Giovanni, didn't I let you be responsible for supervising the war? How did you bring this northern barbarian to me? On the boat!"

All eyes were instantly attracted to the past, and Giovanni, who was publicly called by his name, suddenly couldn't hold his face. You must know that the Navigajosuo family was at odds with the Dandolo family, and this time the two people cooperated more and more. Giovanni, who blushed, immediately decided to fight back and sneered: "Huh, this is the public family. When is the ship of Dandolo yours? I have arranged for someone to go there on the Teutonic side, and it is not up to your Excellency to point out the guests I have invited."

Compared to the previous only, Giovanni's tough attitude surprised everyone. It should be known that although the Naviga Choso family is not small, they openly opposed the current Governor of Gandia, Giovanni like this. The approach is still too impulsive. However, Giovanni had his own plan. After getting the confirmation, the man has taken Igor behind him as an important bargaining chip in his hand. The Venetian Senate has been planning to explore the Black Sea for several years, and now he is holding it. A living map, with such confidence, Giovanni no longer has to fear the Dandolo family in front of him.

On the other side, pretending to be trembling, Igor was watching the Venetian dispute with cold eyes, and seeing Giovanni as if he was about to expose himself, his heart sank. Originally used Kherson's matter to prevaricate the past in order to stabilize the other party first, but if it is known by other people, it is very likely that it will be exposed.

At this moment, news came from the sailor who was in charge of guarding on the mast.

"My Lord Governor, the front line... seems to be defeated!"

The sudden announcement instantly disrupted the thoughts of everyone present, and Ranieri and Giovanni, who were about to quarrel, were also panicked.

"Nonsense, impossible! Epirus and Bulgaria's army should be at least fifty or sixty thousand people!"

"How could they be defeated, go to confirm! The news must be wrong."

The ship suddenly became chaotic, Ranieri ordered people to check the news, and at the same time sent people to reorganize the army, so that everyone on board and board was on guard. Although he didn't want to believe that this would be the result, the Dandolo family would always prepare for the worst. Under Ranieri's dispatch, all the sailors took up their weapons and were ready to fight at any time, but most of them were still confused, and inexplicable tension filled the deck.

"How could this happen? Did the German miss it?" At this time, Giovanni could not care about the contradiction with Ranieri, but he couldn't think of everything because of the high hopes of the Teutonic Knights. .

And Igor, who knew the cause and effect, stood still behind him, and the only question now was how he could get out of here safely.

When all the Venetians were anxious about the frontline defeat, no one noticed the northwest direction. Several ships were slowly approaching here.

"Huh? That's Leonardo and their ship, as well as the Ross people." Someone recognized the flag on the ship. "They also know the news from the front?"

The Venetian didn't doubt anything, only when the other person came back after receiving the news. But I didn't know that the people manipulating the ships at this time were no longer their compatriots.

"That's it?" Ranieri first found out that it was wrong. "Who notified them to come back?" The news was immediately verified. Upon learning that no one had passed the news and these ships left their posts and returned without authorization, Dandolo was wary. Immediately realized the danger.

"Catapult, ballista ready! Sink the ships!"

Making a decisive decision and never let the opposite side approach him, Ranieri Dandolo couldn't help but let his subordinates aim at the warship coming here, even if the flag belonged to Venice was hung on it.

However, his decision was too late. Before the sailors in Venice could react, the roaring ballista ball swept from the deck mast and directly exploded a crew member's head, and the next one was engulfed. The tar barrel of flame exploded above the Venetian's head. It's a trebuchet! The opposite action was a step faster and directly attacked first.

"There is an enemy attack! Hidden!" Before he issued a warning, the guards beside UU Reading www.uukanshu.com threw the Governor of Gandia down. Behind him, the place where he was originally was swallowed by a falling fire. The flames spread quickly and spread to the entire deck, and the boat was caught off guard by the Venetians.

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At sea, the sound of shouting and killing was shaking, and the fast-moving ships were still in peace, without the slightest turbulence.

"Don't worry, your people will be fine." In the captain's room, Andrea Doria calmly promised to the Ross man sitting opposite.

However, Yaroslav didn’t appreciate it, “I don’t need your help. If there is anything to do with Igor, all of us in the Ruth Brotherhood will be with you!” The man who uttered the cruel words could only stop. So, because at this time, all control rights on the ship are already Genoese.

"I'm afraid it may not be. If it weren't for Lord Andrea, it's just going to die if you go." The people on the side sneered, and then the men around Andrea laughed at the Ross people in front of them.

And the laughter of the people underneath was immediately stopped by Andrea himself. He still said to Yaroslav in front of him in a leisurely manner: "Think about it carefully. You used the gold coin I gave to my sister in Akka. My network only came into contact with the Teutonics, and if I hadn't deliberately led the Venetians to be attacked by pirates, you would not have completed the plan easily. Our cooperation has been carried out since the beginning, and there is no need for such resistance."

The young Genoese aristocrat calmly stated the facts to Yaroslav, and these peaceful words were thunderous in the ears of the Rus. Yaroslav looked at Andrea Doria in shock and horror, only to realize that the man standing in front of him had such a deep intention.