Chapter 60 The rain is coming
Ranieri Dandoro's conditions immediately made his subordinates excited. You should know that the status of Crete is extremely important. Venice, which bought it from the Marquis of Bonifax, was ready to use it as an important base in the Levant. More importantly, the island's rich wheat production is undoubtedly an important granary for the Venetians.
Ranieri made such a guarantee, saying that the Dandoro family would make certain concessions, and the benefits that other families could gain would increase, which would have to make the attitudes of other generals who had originally opposed the siege of the city become completely opposite to those before.
The other generals quietly lowered their heads and exchanged their own thoughts whisperedly. Seeing all this, Ranieri was very calm because he clearly understood that only by profit can some things be accomplished.
Even though they were all Venetians, they were no exception. While waiting quietly, Ranieri was not worried about being rejected. Sure enough, the other nobles who had been quietly discussed finally made up their minds and nodded, turning their eyes back to Ranieri Dandoro.
"Maybe this matter can be discussed again. Lord Ranieri, your conditions are indeed worth discussing. But can you really make such a promise on behalf of the Dandoro family?"
The conditions offered by Ranieri were so tempting that they didn't believe it was true, so they couldn't help but confirm it again.
Ranieri nodded without hesitation and said, "You can rest assured that this point is completely unsure. I will guarantee my reputation and will fulfill my promise after it is completed. I still have the right to speak in the family." At this time, Ranieri Dandoro had decided to achieve this goal regardless of everything, and he would do whatever he could to sacrifice the interests of the family for this purpose. Because once he fails, not only will his political career be completely ruined, but the power of the Dandoro family in Venice will be severely damaged.
Therefore, in order to avoid all this, Ranieri would definitely agree to any conditions at this time.
"But even so, why should we be so anxious? Your Excellency, we can completely siege. The Greeks are not that strong. As long as we have the patience to conquer Fort Wiscari." Despite this, some people raised objections. Ranieridandoro's eager attack did arouse the suspicion of his generals.
And I was prepared for this, Ranieri replied without changing his expression: "Don't worry about this. The reason I did this is just to ensure that it is foolproof. Otherwise, it will become more beautiful if it is late. Moreover, if necessary, the inner city in the city will provide us with help. I believe it will be easy to capture this city."
"Insider, but their performance before was disappointing!"
"That was just an accident. You have seen the many siege equipment I borrowed from Kefalonia this time. Is it too disappointing to be staggering now?" Faced with the doubts, the man increased his tone and suppressed the last opposition with his authority.
Seeing that Ranieri's attitude was so firm, the other nobles finally stopped saying anything. Since the Dandoro family had promised to pay enough price, it would be wise to go with the flow and send personal favors. After all, leading the Crusaders to take Constantinople has made the Dandoro family at its peak in Venice, and no one wants to offend this behemoth for this.
Seeing that there were finally no opposition, Ranieli breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he knew he was gambling, he had undoubtedly succeeded. It would take at least three days for the Greeks in Tripolis to come over. As long as he took Fort Wiscar in these few days, there would be no risk. The people in the army who did not agree with the attack finally chose to compromise. It was obviously also the same as the conditions proposed by Ranieli on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were also afraid of the power of the Dandoro family.
Immediately, the man issued an order to fight.
"Tomorrow is dawn, and at all costs, you must seize Fort Wiscari at all costs!"
"Yes!" the generals responded in unison and accepted the order given by Ranieri, which also meant that a great war would inevitably be inevitable.
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At this time in Tripolis to the north, the Byzantine troops stationed there had just learned about what happened in Fort Wiscari.
However, the garrison commander of the Rio wanted to mobilize the troops to Fort Wiscari to rescue, but was opposed by Zeodosefalon and several other generals under his command. The reason was that Agrenion had issued an order that the army in Tripolis would restrain the vassal state of Achaia and support the current battle in Corinth.
But this naturally could not convince Leo's garrison commander. As Justinian's agent, although he was lower than the other party in his official title, he was nominally the person in charge of military affairs. Leo directly forced the army to set off, but Zeodoserfron, who had been prepared, directly tore his face with him, and both sides were tense and almost drew their swords toward each other.
Until the end, both sides took a step back. Neuski and Arslan led the headquarters brought out from Fort Ilofan and later captured the South Peloponnese, recruiting recruits, a total of 1,500 people went south to rescue. The Fourth Company of Agrignon, which belonged to, was still stationed in Tripolis, which means that less than one-third of the troops heading to Fort Wiscar are regular troops, while the rest are mostly recruits who have just been trained for a short time, so the combat effectiveness can naturally be imagined.
But now they have become the last hope for Fort Wiscarri, led by Neuski, the army headed to Fort Wiscarri as fast as possible.
However, Arslan still felt inadequate and urged, "This is too slow, Lord Neuski, if we go there, I'm afraid the Venetians have captured the city."
But Neuski shook his head, and he rode on the horse and looked at the long team behind him, saying, "This is the limit we can reach. You see, the team has been extended a lot. New troops with insufficient training are likely to leave the team and leave the team. If the marching speed is increased, even if they arrive at Fort Wiscari, they will have no combat effectiveness."
"But continue like this-"
"I have said that this is the limit. Now Justinian's safety can only be determined by whether he and God can bless him." Neuski interrupted the other party and said, naturally he was worried about Justinian. His original uneasiness had indeed become a reality, but no matter how worried he was, Arslan was still young in the moment. He was not familiar with marching and fighting. However, as a member of the imperial guards, Neuski clearly understood that a tired army had no fighting spirit and no combat power. Forced marching was only suitable for elite regular troops, not those scattered soldiers under his command.
After hearing Neusky's answer, Arslan clenched his fists and kept silent. He knew that what the other party said was not unreasonable, but having seen the power of the Venetians, the delay of every minute and a second means that the danger Justinian faced increased dramatically.
Neuski, who was commanding the march on a horse, looked extremely solemn on his face, as if he was worried about other things.
In fact, the Valangi man was not too worried about the side of Justinian, because the boy had created too many miracles, and he did not think that Justinian would easily fall into the hands of the Venetians.
What he was worried about was Tripolis. Due to previous compromises, Neuski took away all the troops he could take away. In Tripolis, only Rio's garrison leader stayed alone. They all knew that Zeodosefalon and Musval were not good people, but they had to make such a choice. Compared to Justinian's safety, Tripolis could only give up temporarily, but Leo who stayed there alone made Neuski very worried. He wanted to let him leave with him, but Leo insisted on completing the task entrusted to him by Justinian and monitoring the actions of Zeodosefalon and others.
I hope there will be no accident when I go there! Neuski, who sighed in his heart, could only pray silently in his heart. At this moment, the scout in front of him sent an emergency signal and rushed towards him, which immediately made Neuski, who was already in a heavy heart, sank in his heart.
"Mr. Neuski, a fleet was found in front of us, and the other party also found us!"
The scout with a little panic in his expression quickly reported the situation, and this time made Neuski's heart cold. In order to speed up, he deliberately went along the flat road on the coastline to Fort Wiscari. In the end, the Venetians noticed that they actively sent people to block the attack? Aware of this, Neuski and his army were also ready to fight at this moment.
Chapter completed!