Chapter 59 Forbearance
"How is it, Justinian?" Seeing Justinian who looked not very good-looking, Neuski also guessed the rough idea.
"These Italians took the opportunity to rob the situation again, right?"
Justinian also tilted his head and replied, "What do you think? Otherwise, why did they invite me over?" After that, the boy's laughter suddenly showed chills. Obviously, the Pizza people's behavior had angered him, but he just couldn't bear it because of the current situation.
"What conditions do they want?" Looking at Justinian's unkind expression, Neuski also felt the chill in his eyes, and he couldn't help but wonder what these pizza people wanted to anger the boy who had always been happy and angry.
"The right of way to the Black Sea." Justinian replied.
"What?! They dared... did you agree to them?" Neuski couldn't help but change his face. Although he might not understand the importance of the Black Sea, he knew that this was a forbidden land for emperors of all generations to forbid outsiders to step on. The Pisa people were so greedy that this Valangi man couldn't help but get angry. But now he was more concerned about whether Justinian agreed. It doesn't matter whether he fulfilled it or not, but if Justinian suddenly felt hot, then it would definitely be a handle with great danger in the future. As long as he was willing, the charge of usurpation and even treason would be likely to be!
But Justinian gave Neuski a blank look, "Do you think I'm so stupid? Of course, I decided to refute the Pisa people's request, and just promised to lend Piraeus Port to them."
After receiving the affirmative answer from the young man in front of him, Neuski breathed a sigh of relief and stroked his hand, "Fortunately you didn't agree. I just wanted to give the benefits to the Pisa people in absolutely. Genoese are not the solution after all!" He expressed his concerns. In fact, Neuski never agreed with Justinian's approach. Although both the Genoese and the Pisa people gave them great help, they are not my race after all. The fall of Constantinople has proved this - they once believed in the Crusaders, but have the so-called Christian compatriots still ravaged the land of the empire?
But Justinian waved his hand and interrupted Neusky's persuasion: "I know what you mean by this, but now it is an extraordinary time. Our enemy is Venetian, and although the enemy's enemies are not necessarily friends, at least there is no need to rush to be enemies with them now." How could he not understand what Neusky was warning himself, the lessons of Mikhail VIII in later generations are role models. Genoese, Pisa, and Turkic people are essentially
Similarly, once the aging behemoth of the Roman Empire fell, they would not hesitate to share the food. However, this does not mean that Justinian would be afraid of it. The sugar-coated cannonballs were fired, the sugar-coated cannonballs were eaten, and the shells were fired back. Now the conditions promised to the Genoese, Pisa, and Bulgarians were just a temporary measure. After all, the national strength of dealing with the Venetians and Latin Crusaders was far from enough to rely on the current decline of the Byzantine Empire.
But now he is still worried about the battle situation in Athens at this moment. Although Justinian knew that he had agreed to the conditions of the Pisa people, his voyage would be greatly accelerated. However, he was not sure how long the alone Theodor Ducas could last. Looking at the sea covered by darkness from outside the porthole, Justinian looked at the dark night that could not see the end, and couldn't help but be trampled.
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The next morning, as the sun rose, the Latin coalition forces who had been resting for a night ended their last retention, and once again pressed towards the Acropolis on the mountain with a grand momentum. On the contrary, the Roman army, which was almost exhausted from ammunition and food, kept tense of nerves to prevent the enemy's sneak attack at night, and at this time they were trapped. However, as the horn of the enemy's attack sounded first, they still had to force themselves to cheer up and pick up the weapons in their hands to prepare for the next battle.
However, before the Greek defenders could get up and climb over the city to check the situation, they heard a loud noise, and the catapults in the Latin army that were advancing ran over. The shocked imperial soldiers hurriedly fell down. But what they waited for was not the violent burn caused by the falling of the asphalt barrel, but the strong smell of blood.
It was a corpse, the corpse that was left by Prince Theodor after his retreat and left to block the enemy soldiers after his death. It was incomplete and even emitted a rotten smell, but was abused by the Latins as garbage. Looking at this terrible scene, the Roman army in the city was in chaos. After all, even the strongest warriors would be frightened, desperate, and confused.
But at this moment, the man who walked out of the barracks pulled out the sword from his waist and woke everyone present: "What are you afraid of? Are you still indifferent when you look at the bodies of the Latins who insulted your comrades? Are you timid or confused? Think about what our enemies most want to see us now? That is our determination is shaken! No wonder the Franks would laugh at you as timid Greeks. If you are really warriors of the Roman Empire, take your sword and take revenge on the Latins! This is your war, not the war of any emperor or king raised by a bitch."
The person who said this was Murad, who was a Turkic man. The Turkic warriors carrying bows and arrows followed him first. As mercenaries, they rushed to the front. This promptly aroused the shame in the hearts of the soldiers of the Roman army, and the commotion calmed down.
Up the tower and ready to fight against the Latin army that had already come up in front of him, Murad immediately roared loudly: "The enemy does not have heavy armor units, please shoot with confidence and boldness! Defeat their forwards and make them lose all their energy!"
After saying that, he saw a few arrows, quickly left the bowstring and quickly started a heavy rain. Many Latin people were caught off guard and were shot to the ground. Some people covered the wounds on their foreheads and necks and squatted in pain. Some of them lowered their bodies and hid in siege equipment. They did not expect that they had just projected the corpse from the place to deterrently, but instead angered the other party and ushered in a more violent counterattack.
Chapter completed!