Chapter 54: The lonely city looks into the distance
"I didn't expect that these Greeks could continue to support themselves after reaching this point." Seeing the Roman army building fortifications on the Acropolis of Athens resisting the repeated attacks of the Latin coalition time and time again, the commander of the Venetian army, Senvenir
He also showed a look of surprise, but it passed away in an instant, because so what if he had endured until now? In his opinion, it was just the Greeks' death struggle.
But what he saw still surprised him. It had only been a year since they defeated the vulnerable Roman army and captured Constantinople in one fell swoop. However, the Greeks, who were originally weak in their eyes, did not allow them to be careless at all.
.If it weren’t for Venier gathering the Principality of Athens this time, Asia
The power of the Kingdom of Gaia set this trap together, and it was not easy to swallow up this Greek army. Even so, the opponent was at the end of its strength, but it still fought back and killed many of them. This was embarrassing.
Even though Venierqing was calm, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious in her heart.
Others on the side looked more optimistic. Now Gottfried, Marquis of Achaia, looked at the Roman army camp in the distance and said coldly: "It's just a matter of time. When facing the threat of death, although people
It will make a desperate struggle like a trapped animal, but when despair reaches its limit, what will happen is
It will fall apart irreparably. Just like a bowstring will break more tightly the tighter it is. But I think we might as well take the opportunity to surrender now, which may speed up the disintegration of the Greek military morale. In despair, once
Ordinary people would be desperate if they saw any hope of survival."
This is undoubtedly a poisonous plan. Even the Latins know that attacking the enemy's heart is the most sensible decision. However, Gottfrey's suggestion was rejected by Otto, Duke of Athens, as soon as he said it.
"Surrender?! Do we still need to do this now? It just takes some effort. In my opinion, these cursed Greeks have to pay the price for what they have done on my territory! I can't wait to kill them now
Nail them all on crosses and burn them to death!" This man, who was born a rude knight in Burgundy, had a murderous look on his face. It was obvious that he had paid a lot for the Agrinion Legion in Rome.
A huge price. Prince Theodor ravaged his fiefdom wherever he went, leaving no trace of Latin villages to Duke Otto, causing inestimable losses. How could he not hate it. Because of this, even if
Gottfrey had already said that the surrender was just to break the morale of the Greeks, but this man was unwilling to agree. The only thing he wanted to do now was to give the Greeks a taste of revenge.
Seeing the man in front of him objecting, Gottfrey's eyes showed a trace of disgust. But it quickly flashed away and he calmly explained: "Your Excellency, if you really want to get the Greeks out of your country,
What we should be concerned about now is how to eliminate him as soon as possible
It is not a wise move just for the sake of temporary pleasure. Mr. Venier, don't forget that there is a Greek army in Moria to the south of us. Although it seems that there is no action at the moment, this may be the reason.
The behavior of a little fox to confuse us. He cannot
I can be completely indifferent to what is happening here. In order to prevent accidents, I think it is better to take care of the subtleties of the Greeks here as soon as possible." He looked at Venier, who was in charge of the overall situation. Although the situation seemed to be good now, the cautious Ge
Turfry is still taboo
Worried about the boy named Justinian. Although he has not yet had a real head-on confrontation with him, that young boy caused great chaos in the Southern Peloponnese with only a few people. Even now, there is no news at all in the south.
No, but he couldn't be completely relieved.
After hearing this, Baron Venier's face also changed slightly. Of course he would not underestimate Justinian. Although he had not met him yet, the fiasco at Fort Viscari shocked the whole of Venice.
As the commander-in-chief, Dandolo was also severely punished, so he was able to come here from Corfu to take charge of the overall situation. Therefore, Senvenir did not dare to underestimate the young man named Justinian.
But he thought so, but others did not necessarily think so. Duke Otto still had a disdainful sneer on his face and said: "So what, if he really comes, he can just take the opportunity to eliminate them in one fell swoop, right?"
?” At this time, the three-party coalition had almost more than 30,000 people, many of whom came from the west to respond to the Crusades.
The fighting power of the mercenaries stranded here is considerable, not to mention that they have the upper hand in terms of numbers. Therefore, Duke Otto, who has always had a willful personality, did not take Justinian in the south to heart at all. The so-called "Little Fox of Moria"
] It was nothing more than a fig leaf used by the Achaean princes to cover up the ugliness of their defeat.
But Baron Venier looked at the other party coldly. Of course he understood the disdain in the other party's words. He simply thought that Moria's little fox was in vain. However, if that was the case, in Fort Wiscari
How will they deal with the miserably defeat? Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Venier immediately said: "That's enough, just do what Marquis Gottfrey said! The purpose of my coming here is not just for you to deal with the Greeks.
Yeah, there’s not that much time to waste.”
This statement was like a final word. Seeing that Venice had expressed its position, Duke Otto, even though he could no longer look at his face, had no choice but to swallow the objections he wanted to say before.
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At the same time, on the other side, the Byzantine army holding on to the camp was still struggling to hold on. Everyone believed what Prince Theodore said. At least the soldiers who were fighting hard on the front line really believed that as long as they held on, reinforcements would come.
It will come sooner or later.
The archers stood on the wooden towers and tried their best to block the approaching enemies, while the spearmen fought bloody battles with the enemies on every inch of the position. However, as the casualties continued to increase, despair became more and more widespread.
Most of the fortifications are built with wood from the mountains and marble stones from the ancient ruins of the Acropolis. This simple defense seems to be able to hold up for now, but as the weather changes,
It was cold, and the night was getting more and more uncomfortable. But what was even more terrifying was the other thing - hunger and lack of food. They could not last long. Until this point, Prince Theodore looked at the Latin army that was gradually retreating as night fell.
Chapter completed!