Eagle Flag of Epirus

v4 Chapter 32: Offensive and defensive battle at Fort W

Looking at the retreating Venetians, the Byzantine soldiers burst into frantic cheers. Some of the soldiers who had survived the catastrophe laughed and some cried and cried with their surviving companions. At that moment, the Venetians attacked, and most people thought that they could not support it. Watching the enemy fled in a hurry, the Byzantines who were already desperate were ecstatic.

"Hurray, hooray!"

The soldiers cheered, standing on the wall and booing bitterly at the retreating Venetian fleet, but in Justinian's heart, he did not relax at all. It was a wise decision for the enemy to retreat just now, because the sudden appearance of the Latin Byzantine army disrupted the deployment of the Venetians, but this does not mean that the enemy will concede defeat in this way.

In the battle just now, Justinian had already felt the unending madness of the opposing commander's command. His use of Greek fire has undoubtedly angered the opposing side. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the opposing side to stop. This is undoubtedly not what Justinian expected, but now it seems that the next more frenzied offensive is only a matter of time.

The Venetians did not lose their fighting capacity at all, they still have the strength to capture Fort Wiscari. Justinian made a judgment immediately. He did not lose his judgment because of the infection caused by the carnival atmosphere in the city.

And this, the other Byzantine generals in command of the army also understood this. Just counting the corpses left on the edge of the city is enough to confirm that the Venetians are not badly injured and have the power to fight.

At the same time, Leosgros noticed Justinian, who was the direct commander of the battle, and therefore received the support and cheers of many soldiers, but he knew that what was really the key to the battle was It was Justinian, if it weren’t for the fact that he used the Greek fire at a critical moment and took a small number of soldiers to raid the Venetian army from behind, disrupting the opponent’s plan to seize the watergate, and then there was preparation prepared by Duke Anastasius Team, the fall of Fort Wiscari is also inevitable. And this also made Duke Leo's admiration for Justinian more deeply afraid. His original estimate of Justinian was completely wrong. Although young, this fledgling boy is worthy of the nickname "Little Fox". He is thoughtful and fully aware of the Venetian reactions. With the most correct estimate, they have repeatedly gained the upper hand. It seems that winning the Battle of Alfios is not luck, but real strength.

At this moment, Leosgros was also more convinced that the "cooperation" that Justinian had previously discussed with him was basically a cover, and the boy's real goal should be directed at Anastasius. Thinking of the sudden change of the attitude of Grand Duke Anastasius before, Duke Leo became more certain, and immediately became even more annoyed in his heart. The Justinian he had wanted to use did not expect him to be turned around.

However, what Leosgros could not think of was that the cooperation between Justinian and Anastasius was more of a coincidence. The purpose of Justinian’s trip was only for the mother and daughter of Princess Odosia. That's it. His real intention was ignored by Leos Gross at this moment.

While Leosgros looked at Justinian, Justinian was also looking at each other. I saw that Duke Leo slowly walked towards him, and Arslan on the side immediately blocked Justinian behind him vigilantly. The situation of Justinian who was injured in the battle is now very dangerous. And now he is the only one who can protect him. Although what Baron Isaac said before is not true or false, he still needs to be cautious after all. If Duke Leo is really the messenger behind the scenes, then there is no doubt that the other party will never just let it go.

But Justinian lowered his voice and said to Arslan: "Go back, Arslan, he won't do anything against me in the public. You are too vigilant and will let the other party. Perceived, it's better to be quiet now."

Arslan was reminded for a moment, and then nodded. Justinian was really right. Since Duke Leo really wanted to get rid of Justinian in secret, he would never dare to watch. It's a disadvantage to Justinian.

As a result, Arslan retreated behind Justinian, and such a move didn't seem to make Leosgros care. I saw the man took off his helmet and walked forward with a smile.

"Thanks to your help, we can achieve such a victory, Lord Justinian!"

"I'm just doing what I should do, but this is mainly due to the Duke leading the main army to repel the Latins." Justinian said humbly and did not take credit at all. Although the Byzantine soldiers in the city were chanting Duke Leo's name, he himself didn't care about this false name.

Regarding Justinian’s humility, Leosgros just smiled. Looking at Justinian’s injury, his face also showed a concerned look: "Your injury is okay, do you want it? Go inside my barracks. My military doctor is still capable of burns.” Justinian suffered severe burns from burning asphalt. If it is not handled properly, there is a risk of infection.

But Justinian shook his head and politely refused the invitation of Duke Leo. What a joke, he would not be stupid enough to give the other party a chance to murder himself. "This will not bother you. But I don't know if the fire in your house has been controlled in time." Seemingly asking inadvertently, Justinian is actually worried about the two of Princess Odosia, even though they are still I haven't seen each other, but after all he promised Muzfius, he didn't want to break his promise.

"It's just a small loss of some property. It doesn't matter. It's not enough for those **** Assassins to hit me with their ideas." It seemed casual, but in fact Duke Leo was annoyed and made himself rich. The magnificent ducal mansion almost turned into a piece of white ground. What made him even more annoyed was that he was prepared to deal with the Venice attack so well this time, but he did not expect that he still failed to catch the group of killers hiding in the dark. It's almost like a group of tarsus maggots.

And just as the two seem to be chatting casually, someone walked towards them. It was one of the Byzantine warriors wearing Latin-style arms. He came with the order of Anastasius.

"Your Excellency Justinian, Grand Duke invites you to see him now."