Chapter 21 Heavenly Nets
Autumn is already deep in the Peloponnese. Although the climate in Moria has always been pleasant under the humid sea breeze, it is already this season after all. Looking at the dark yellow wilderness, Cha Shi
Ding Ni felt a little cold all over his body while riding on the horse.
Everywhere you look is desolate. These places have experienced endless years of invasions by the Saracens, sackings by the Normans, and harassment by the Latins in modern times. The prosperous areas along the coastline of Moria have become vast.
Because of the shrinkage, especially the howling sea wind, it makes people watching the scene in front of them feel endless waves in their hearts.
After receiving the news that the Venetians were found in the south, Justinian immediately made a decision to mobilize his troops south to prepare for the attack. He thought that this would be blocked by the old nobles of Moria in Tripolis, but
To Justinian's surprise, the resolution to mobilize the army was passed almost without hindrance, and Justinian led an army to go south smoothly for support.
But all this made him a little uncomfortable. Justinian, who implemented the new fief law and armament law in Tripolis, knew very well that he had already greatly offended those old guys. The leader, Cornier,
Although the count did not openly express his dissatisfaction, Justinian was always wary of the other party's back.
There are some small moves in the ground. After all, he had already seen through the faces of these big nobles when he was trying Leosgros. However, this time, Cornier did not stop Justinian from sending troops south, which made him really
It was unexpected, and I felt a little uneasy in my heart, feeling that something was wrong.
But these worries were soon replaced and swept away by what he learned when he arrived in the south. With a Turkic cavalry, Justinian arrived at the Coloni Fortress three days in advance. And when Justin
After Ni learned what happened here, he was so furious that he was almost not stopped by his men around him, so he led his men to settle an account with the Venetians.
In just seven days, thirteen villages were burned down, and hundreds of people were killed or displaced. This was more than just finding some clues. What the Venetians did was a completely brazen atrocity. They were simply plundering and looting.
It's not that the act of war between countries completely exceeds the bottom line of abiding by, even massacres and burnings are cleaner than such despicable methods.
The angry Justinian originally wanted to pursue directly along the traces left by the opponent, but under the constant persuasion of his men around him, Justinian finally followed their advice and waited for the arrival of the main force before starting to attack.
Massive hunt by a handful of Venetians.
Invisibly, the unprepared Venetians had no idea what they had angered. A dragnet was ready for them at this moment——
At this moment, Justinian, who was riding a horse, looked down at the endless wasteland in front of him without saying a word, and behind him there were only dozens of Turkic warriors. It seemed that he was waiting for something here.
Just as the bored horses were snoring, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and a group of scout cavalry came from the forest in the northeast. They were made up of local farmers. Although they had little combat effectiveness,
However, they are extremely reliable as a detective force. In the past few days, we have relied on them to track the Venetians.
"Lord Justinian - we are back!"
"How's it going? Is there anything gained?" Justinian glanced at the other party and asked in a calm tone as much as possible. However, his hand just holding the reins revealed his mood at this time. Although the Venetian's
The number is not large, but it is precisely for this reason that
It makes him feel very troublesome. Once it is delayed, it will be extremely difficult to mobilize the army when winter comes, and the opponent can wantonly destroy Moria and expose his weakness at the moment. At that time, the whole situation will be very bad - the Latins will
Might be ready to move again.
So no matter what he says this time, Justinian will completely kill these damn Venetians this time!
The scout cavalry in front of them came down on their horses, and they did not disappoint Justinian. They reported the information they had to Justinian one by one, and the fragments of these intelligence were integrated through this formation and finally pieced together.
appeared in front of him.
After listening to the reports of the scouts, Justinian who said nothing immediately opened the parchment in front of him and marked it with charcoal, but he never said anything.
Looking at the young man's expression, Arslan on the side didn't know anything about the unfamiliar terrain here, and couldn't help asking worriedly:
"Lord Justinian, how is it?"
Justinian raised his hand slightly, thought quietly for a moment, and finally exhaled slowly and said, "Found it, found their location!"
"What, have you found their location?" Seeing that Justinian quickly determined the location of the enemy with just this bit of information, Arslan was also shocked, knowing that their actions should be responsible for this.
The nomadic Turks are better at it.
However, Justinian confirmed with great certainty: "From the intelligence point of view, the number of these Venetians should be between one hundred and two hundred. They are not many in number. They all have war horses and are extremely mobile. They can pass through the flowing
way to avoid contact with the border guards. But after all, they came from the sea.
, the food and drinking water they carry are bound to be limited. In this world, the fields are depleted, so they can only choose to plunder villages to support the war. But wherever they bring destruction, the surrounding people will flee, forcing them to travel long distances.
, which causes them to consume a huge amount of money.
Although the location is often changed, one thing remains unchanged, that is, the settlement village must be used as the center and the radius of activities can be avoided in order not to starve to death of thirst in the wilderness. The only village that has not yet moved is
The rest is here, here and here, they surround this area
The triangular area is undoubtedly the last hiding place of the Venetians, not the western mountains as we had previously guessed. Pass the order and ask all the troops patrolling the periphery to come back immediately to listen to my order and block this area on the map, even if it is a bird.
Don’t let me let them go!”
At this moment, the iron blood on Justinian's body made everyone present feel scared. They couldn't help but sympathize with the Chinese Venetians who had fallen into this dragnet. Obviously, they really chose the wrong opponent. And the scouts who received the order
Chapter completed!