Eagle Flag of Epirus

what on earth is it?

　　 Justinian looked at the rotten and smelly corpses that had been transported from the ship, and his body was also cold. As expected, the previous worries were not wrong. Neusky and the others, who have been back so long, must have encountered some accident.

　　 Looking at the casualties, their relatives and friends who had been waiting eagerly for them also rushed up to check the identity of the victims in exclamation. From time to time, painful wailing made everyone feel very heavy.

　　 "What happened?" Justinian stepped forward and asked. It stands to reason that the current Croatian pirates do not have the ability to deal with the current Varangian navy. Such casualties were definitely not caused by ordinary pirates.

　　 The faces of the seamen who supported the wounded were painful and said, "It's a Venetian. We were attacked by a Venetian on our way back."

　　 "Venetian?" Justinian was taken aback and grabbed the other person's shoulder and asked, "Didn't I let you avoid the Venetian immediately when you meet it?"

　　 But the seaman shook his head, "They pretended to be pirates and lured us into the ambush. If it weren't for Lord Neusky, we might not be able to come back alive."

Originally, this nascent navy was enough to deal with the Croats, but no one thought that the Venetians would violate their promises, interfere with them, and set up ambushes. It is worth noting that Nevsky, a Varangian, relied on his richness. Experience finally broke the siege, but the loss was not small.

　　 Two ships were sunk, and dozens of people were killed or injured, and some of them were unable to bring back their bodies.

　　 This is undoubtedly a huge blow, and it also means that the Venetian has finally focused on himself, and Justinian is now a little uncertain. But such an important matter now no longer allows him to think about anything. As the lord of Ilovan Castle, he knows that everyone is waiting for him to give orders.

　　 "Arrange treatment for the wounded immediately, and then count the casualties as well as the missing, everyone puts down their work!"

　　 Justinian made a decisive decision, even in important matters.

"By the way, you are going to prepare for compensation. The treatment of the missing and the victim is the same. Don't cause any problems, understand?" Justinian asked word by word, even if they were missing, they would be more fortunate. Many of the Normans in the crew were brought over by their families. He must comfort his family members so as to stabilize the hearts of the people.

"Yes." Seeing Justinian's personal order, Abudra and Leo did not neglect at all, and after handling all this and handing over the remaining details to the two, Justinian also left the crowd and moved towards the crowd. Neusky walked in the direction where he left. Judging from the attitude of the other party just now, Justinian understood that the man's dissatisfaction with him might have reached the limit.

　　At this time, the only place where the Varangians who are addicted to alcohol can be is that tavern.

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The tavern in Ilovin Castle was also opened by a foreign Genoese. Although it has been open for a few months, it has been a booming business. After all, everyone likes to have a glass of malt to relieve fatigue after a busy day, but today there is hanging on the door here. Suspended sign.

　　 Justinian calmly walked to the front of the tavern, and behind him were his guards.

　　 "Just wait outside," Justinian said after looking at him.

　　 "But my lord..."

　　 "This is an order." After saying that, Justinian pushed open the door directly, and saw only one burly man sitting in front of the stage in the small tavern besides the bartender. It was Nevsky who pushed him away not long ago, and Justinian was right in guessing. At this time, the pub’s closure might be the man’s request.

　　 "Excuse me." Justinian greeted the cautious tavernkeeper. He had been a regular customer here for months, so he walked up and sat next to Nevsky.

"What are you doing here?" Nevsky said coldly, taking the wine glass in his hand and drank it. There was no sadness on his face, but the rock-solid ice cooling made Chashi even more so. Denny understands the pain of the other party.

"I regret everything that happened before. This is my fault. I didn't expect the Venetians to do this." Justinian said apologetically, but Neusky beside him did not accept it at all. .

The man put down the wine glass and let the bartender refill it, and looked at the young man beside him and said: "Such meaningless words are not necessary. I have said it before. I have done everything I promised you, and your promise When will it be honored?" In the past few months, he has been fighting against dangerous pirates with his men, but what is this young man named Justinian doing? In his opinion, he was just fighting with the Genoese, completely indulging in the copper smell of money, completely forgetting the oath of allegiance to the emperor.

Justinian knows this too well. He understands that Neusky is dissatisfied with him. In fact, he does not have any action to convince the other party. After all, these Varangians and even many people in Ilovan Fort The allegiance to oneself ~www.ltnovel.com~ is more dependent on the emperor's personal seal than Justinian himself.

　　 "I said, Sir Nevsky, I still need time." Justinian's voice was extremely low, and he pushed aside the wine glass in front of him, hoping to get the understanding of Nevsky in front of him, but it was in vain.

"It takes time? How long? Half a year, a year or ten years? What we value is your behavior, not the thoughts in your head. If this continues, I will leave here, and would rather be a pirate." Nie Usky smashed the glass on the table heavily, causing the owner of the tavern to feel distressed, but how dare to stop it.

At this time, Justinian also drank the wine in front of him and said: "Please believe me, what we need now is food, money and soldiers. Only in this way can we be fully confident of recovering the Latin invaders. The loss of land. And clearing the pirates’ threats to my rear is also crucial. I promise that within a month, I will start to go to Moria. Then you will decide your stay.”

"Morya?" Neusky looked at Justinian in confusion. He knew there was the Roman Empire military district in Peloponnese. In 1205, the Crusaders only sent the French knight William Cha Pritt and Gottfried Willehard led a team of hundreds to wipe out the remnants of the empire in the Peloponnese. They defeated ten times their own Roman army in the Battle of the Olive Grove of Condoros, and quickly conquered almost the entire Moria. A few fortresses that persisted in resistance also fell one after another. In this way, the Achaia vassal kingdom was established, and it was another powerful force in the Latin Empire. And what Justinian is preparing now is to attack there.

　　 But the next moment, Nevsky looked at Justinian with an expression of looking at a madman and said, "You are crazier than I thought."