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Chapter 28: The fierce battle in the shallows

"This is Greek fire - this is Greek fire!" Ranieri roared heartbreakingly, but he couldn't do anything while looking at the burning warship. He was too careless, he should have expected it,

No, to be precise, no one would have thought that the Byzantines, who were in such decline, would have such a secret weapon! Ranieri was puzzled. It was not surprising that the defenders of Constantinople had Greek fire, but here

Why do the down-and-out Morian nobles of Wiscari Castle have such a damn thing?

"How come they have Greek fire! George, didn't you say that you have insight into everything about this castle? Why didn't you tell me that they had Greek fire!" Ranieri, whose eyes were red, wanted to face the person in front of him.

George Borderer pounced on him. He couldn't even go back to Fort Wiscari to account for such a huge loss. If he had known in advance that the Byzantines had Greek fire, he would either not have taken action, or at least he would have made adequate preparations.

Fire prevention preparations!

But Earl George in front of him was also shocked. He didn't expect that things would turn out like this, and his face was pale. "I...I didn't know that they had the Guardian Fire. If I had known about it in advance, I would have told them."

Yours. Unless that old guy Anastasius has these things in his hands." In fact, of course they couldn't predict it, not even George Borderer.

There was suspicion on Justinian, who was an outsider. Although Justinian used Greek fire when he ambushed the Latin knights in the Battle of the Alpheus River, there were very few Achaeans who survived, so the investigation

No one else knew that Justinian had control of the Greek Fire. In addition, no one could have imagined that Justinian had a fragment of the Ark of the Covenant that could be used to store things.

This time, Justinian risked everything, risked the capture of Fort Viscari, and used all the Greek fire to finally inflict a heavy blow on the Venetians, but it was not over yet.

In the sky full of black smoke and flames, Ranieri glimpsed the burning warships from a distance, with howls everywhere. It was a desperate struggle. The fleet in the middle had been completely lost, the forward fleet had landed, and the rear fleet

The warship was unable to move due to the sea of ​​fire. At this time, the man had to make a choice. Finally, Ranieri gritted his teeth and yelled:

"Order the forwards to attack with all their strength and capture the water gate. The other warships will bypass the sea of ​​fire and capture the city in one fell swoop!"

At this point, although the losses were heavy, Ranieri had no choice. He had to capture the castle and capture the Moria nobles before he could go back and redeem himself. Otherwise, he would have no foothold.

And this was what Justinian expected. At the same time, another Byzantine army on the other side that had been prepared rushed out of the city and quickly pounced on the Venetian army that had just controlled the Watergate. As long as the Venetian forwards were eliminated,

Troops, they can win this offensive and defensive battle of Fort Viscari. Immediately under Justinian's order, the fully armed soldiers ambushing in the boats on one side of the bay also launched an attack on the enemy on the shoal.

.

Damn it! Seeing this scene, Ranieri was furious and urged the fleet behind to speed up the rescue of the forward troops. However, a huge monster transformed from Greek fire stood between them, just like the man named Levi in ​​the Bible.

A strange monster stretched before our eyes. At this moment, the bay of Fort Wiscari seemed like a sulfur lake in hell.

This caused the Venetian reinforcements to be greatly hindered and unable to support. The besieged Venetian vanguard was caught off guard and their retreat was blocked. Although they were large in number, they were suddenly stunned by a head-on blow. Very soon

I can't stand it any longer.

Looking at the dark figures on the charred shore, Justinian also made the decision that it was time for them to attack. The Venetian army was most vulnerable when it staggered ashore, and being unprepared for the surprise attack, he could not

Give the enemy time to assemble, otherwise they will be at a disadvantage in the offensive due to their small numbers.

"Everyone kill me!"

Justinian roared, pulled out the long sword from his waist, jumped into the cold shoal water first, rushed into the chaotic and numerous Venetian soldiers, and stabbed an unprepared soldier in the chest with one sword.

In the body, he kicked it away again, and the splashed blood fell on Justinian's face with a rusty smell, warm and a little sticky, but Justinian did not feel disgusted.

He was already used to these battles.

The Venetian army that was attacked from behind was immediately in chaos. Although Justinian led only a few dozen people, no one could see clearly what was going on in the night. Driven by fear, the Venetian people subconsciously wanted to retreat.

, and at the same time, arrows were shot out from the city. It was the Byzantine soldiers who took over the city, and saw huge stones thrown down from the top.

, crushing steel and flesh. This caused the Venetians to want to retreat back to their own ships. The enemy troops swarmed up, instantly doubling the pressure on the troops led by Justinian. "Prepare spears," but Justinian still

He calmly gave the order and let the soldiers armed with spears charge towards the unsuspecting Venetian army, causing huge damage immediately.

After a while, the ground was wet and slippery, filled with the blood of the dead soldiers, and the beach was completely stained red. At this time, the Venetian knight who was commanding the battle had to dismount and fight, because in this case, the horse's hoofs would slip, which would cause the knight to rush forward.

He fell off his saddle before reaching the enemy team, and the fighting continued. I don’t know when someone lit a torch, lighting up the dark city gate.

, and the Venetians realized that there were not many enemies behind them, which also made Justinian's heart sink. Watching the enemy turn around, Justinian and Arslan could only command a small number of

The army hurriedly responded to this sudden impact. Logically speaking, after the defenders in the city had eliminated a small number of enemies inside, they should have come out to support them and attack the Venetians from front to back.

In the midst of doubts, a Byzantine nobleman wearing golden armor lifted a heavy warhammer in the Viscari Gate and shouted: "Long live the Roman Empire!" He heard the crowd behind him shout in response. Then he wore a

The heavily armored Byzantine hoplites holding spears finally came out, hanging

The spear with the eagle flag directly pierced the chest of the Venetian who only wore light leather armor to adapt to sea combat, and this dealt a heavy blow to the Venetian. As recruited pirates, although these Illyrian pirates were brave enough, they

It is very easy to collapse under headwind conditions.

Seeing that the Venetians on the beach were about to lose their support, Justinian was filled with joy and led his troops to chase and kill the fleeing enemy troops. But the next moment, something unexpected happened, a huge fireball in the sky
Chapter completed!
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