Sooner or later, problems will occur if this continues.

Looking at the Venetian army that was constantly rushing up under the city, Justinian's two eyebrows could not help but lock them deeply together, and they were at a disadvantage in numbers. They could not last long with the walls of Fort Wiscarri. Especially now he still couldn't get the reinforcements he deserved-

Damn it! Leosgross has indeed made some moves. If the city wall is lost, I can only hold on for a long time and can't wait for reinforcements to arrive. Justinian couldn't help but feel anxious. At this time, he saw that there was another Venetian army carrying the siege wood under the city wall trying to break open the gate of Fort Wiscarri. Although the gap in the city wall allowed the Venetian army to enter, the narrow space was still not conducive to the army's advancement, so they tried to break through the city gate so that the Albanian cavalry could rush in.

The Venetians used a trencher to shoot asphalt fire barrels, as a cover. Venetian soldiers wearing heavy armor rushed to the city gate with siege hammers to break through the last layer of defense. Once they succeeded, the situation would be overwhelmingly unfavorable to the Byzantines.

You must never let it go! Justinian made a quick decision.

"Imaz, you bring a team of people to follow me!"

"Yes!" Imaz was one of the Turkic escorts who followed Justinian. After Arslan left, he was the main person in charge of protecting Justinian's completeness. Seeing Justinian's order, he led a team of people to follow him down the city tower without hesitation.

At this moment, the battle under the Fort Wiscarri was in a stalemate. Justinian could only take his men shoulder to shoulder and follow the high wall to avoid being discovered. The city gate on the other side had reached its limit. The violent collision of the siege trees left the gate full of cracks. But just as the Venetians were about to give it a final blow, the city gate was suddenly pushed open, and Justinian, holding the Byzantine flag, suddenly rushed out, and the ferocious Turkic warriors followed closely. The two-headed eagles on the battle flag were floating in the wind, and the eagles of the Roman Empire danced with the lions of Venetians. The unexpected Venetians climbed up and were in a mess, and the arrows took the opportunity to shoot out of the city, and the stones were rotating and flying above their heads, crushing steel and flesh.

No one expected that under such circumstances, the Byzantine army would dare to open the city gate and take the initiative to attack. Justinian remained calm in the face of the enemy's rushing forward, and the soldiers who had previously struggled to push a huge siege hammer had to put down their weapons to prevent the interference of the Turks from coming out. From time to time, bows and arrows shot from the city threatened them.

"Are these Greeks crazy?! They dare to rush out to fight us!" A Venetian general couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at the scene in front of him. It was obvious that more than a year ago that the Byzantines were afraid of the enemy and dared to hide behind the city wall, but now they dared to confront them head-on.

"Reinhart, it's your turn to play, break their formation at all costs!"

Ranieri said coldly, since the enemy dared to come out to fight, let the stupid Greeks taste the sting of the spear!

Reinhardt, who had already negotiated with the Dandoro family, nodded immediately, and the fully armed Italian knights behind him were ready to enter the field. These hired knights were wandering nobles without fiefs in Italy. They have always been extremely brave. Whether they were going to the East to fight with pagans or accepting lords' employment to attack each other.

The Italian knights held up their rifles in their hands and mixed them with their armpits, then activated the war horses under their crotch to head towards the Byzantine army fighting against the enemy in front of the city gate. No one dared to take responsibility wherever they returned, and the Venetian infantry dispersed one after another. At this time, Justinian also noticed that the Italian knights rushed towards the troops they led.

No one knows that once he encounters assault from heavy cavalry, even the decisive heavy infantry formation will inevitably collapse, but Justinian is not panicked.

He only heard him yell:

"Hedgehog array!"

The Byzantine soldiers cage around him leaned together and formed a circular array with their spears in their hands, and the spears in their hands were as dense as the spears on the body of a hedgehog.

This is the traditional way of combat against cavalry, but it depends on the discipline of the soldiers to maintain it, because the length of the cavalry is greater than the spear in the hands of the soldiers. Often, the infantry is pierced by the cavalry before they hit the rushing heavy cavalry. Because of this, the Italian knights did not hesitate at all, but instead accelerated their speed and rushed to destroy the enemy's battle formation in front of them.

But unexpected things happened. There was a pile of mud on the ground in front of the city gate at some point, which was wet and slippery, and mixed with the blood just now. Ordinary soldiers would not notice it, but the war horses that were hit at high speed were tripped, their hooves slipped, and their mud stirred up the mud, which directly led to the great reduction of the charges of these unparalleled knights. Although they relied on their skillful skills to maintain balance, the Byzantine army gave time to fully cope with the enemy's impact. Justinian raised his mace and shouted: "Long live the empire!" Everyone responded loudly. They saw a long spear against the Italian war horses like a forest, and the infantry behind them threw heavy javelins and made a sharp roar of steel. The sound of horse hooves and the sound of swords were still mixed.

"Be careful, Mr. Justinian!"

A knight opposite saw Justinian commanding the army at first sight, so he took it straight to destroy the center of the Byzantine army with a rifle in his hand.

At the last moment, Imaz laid a spear flat and threw it out with all his strength to pierce an enemy wearing chain armor. The weak spear hung down immediately, but the war horse still carried his dead master.

"Protect Lord Justinian!"

The Byzantine army re-arrayed, and the Italian heavy cavalry, who had not been able to take advantage of the situation, retreated and prepared to look for an opportunity to charge next time. The Byzantine army, who survived the disaster under Justinian, was also a little warlike at this moment. It is undeniable that they fought bravely just now, but after all, there were too many enemies.

At this time, Justinian looked at one side of the collapsed city wall. The Venetians seemed to be unable to support themselves and gradually retreated. The soldiers carrying sandbags rushed up and fought with the enemy while repairing the gap in the city wall on the other side.

So Justinian ordered, "Prepare to retreat, keep the formation well and do not let the Venetians see our purpose!"

But with a whoosh, a bow and arrow hit the shield beside him. Pod was flying around him. It was the Venetian archer who came. Suddenly, another arrow hit Justinian's face armor with a "click" and almost shot his eyes. This surprised the calm Justinian. Obviously, there were many excellent archers on the enemy opposite.

"Can't stay where you are like a wooden stake. Do you want to be a target for the Venetians?"

Justinian ordered the army to retreat. He originally wanted to retreat slowly, but he found that he was too naive. Once the opponent's archers were in place, the troops he brought would be surrounded and annihilated outside the city without any cover and support. No matter how big the risk was, it must be taken at this time. Justinian directly violated the previous order and led the army to retreat.

But the Italian employed knight who had been waiting for a long time would not miss such an opportunity. He rushed forward and concealed the Byzantines who wanted to disperse the formation.
Chapter completed!