Under the moonlight, under the cover of night, a huge fleet was slowly heading towards the Greeks' unprepared sea wall from the sea.

The defensive here is not as relaxed as that in other Greek towns in the south. The contemptuous Venetian sailors put down their sails and stretched out their long oars toward the sea wall of Thessalonika. Just as the sharks in the sea slowly approached their prey, the Venetians had already opened their bloody mouths. Even Constantinople, which claimed to be indestructible, finally fell apart under their warships, let alone Thessalonika, who was destroyed by the war! Thinking of this, these Venetian navy mobilized from the Southern Islands could not help but mock the worrying combat effectiveness of the Epirus and Bulgarians in their hearts. They clearly had a huge army, but they still needed their assistance.

The one who commanded this fleet was Ranieri Dandoro, the son of the former consul, who was demoted by the Senate for his unauthorized action in Constantinople and Valachia, and was ordered by the Senate to go to the newly occupied Crete island to suppress the Greeks' resistance. This time he finally had the opportunity to make meritorious service. Although this opportunity came from the Venier family, which was very inconsistent with him, Ranieri felt a sense of pleasure when he thought of taking revenge on his enemy Justinian.

"Continue to speed up the voyage!" Governor Crete ordered.

"But sir, the vision at night is too poor. We should be careful to prevent being discovered by the Greeks." A cautious subordinate suggested.

But Ranieri disdained, "Discover that the Greeks had no navy. Even if they attacked with great fanfare during the day, what's the fear?"

The proud and arrogant lion of St. Mark did not take this city seriously at all, just as they had captured Galata. They had no intention of getting involved in this pile of destruction, after all, after Constantinople was conquered, their purpose had been achieved. Therefore, the Venetians did not stay in the city surrounded by the Greeks like the crusaders. They wisely chose to take away their own rewards, so they chose to eat the legacy left by the Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean Sea.

Islands, Crete, and Rhodes, these important strongholds on trade routes quickly became the fortresses on which they depended for survival. A large amount of wealth would not enter the Golden Horn Bay from then on, but would fill the lagoon of Venice. As for the rage of the Romans, the former consul Dandoro wisely rejected all the gifts of the Latin Emperor Baldwin. Although the republic could not directly manipulate Constantinople, it also allowed most of the hatred to concentrate on the so-called Romanian Empire.

It was originally like this. Even if the Roman butcher Tsar Carloyan emerged and captured Baldwin I, the situation was still beneficial to the Venetians, and they could still reap profits. However, in just two years, the changes in the old border of the Roman Empire were separated from their expectations. The first was Epirus, who suddenly rose, when they thought the barren mountainous areas were not enough to cause trouble, was destroyed by the feudal princes of Achaia, Athens and Thebes in Molia. When Venice responded and prepared to counterattack, then, in 1206, the former crusade commander, King Boniface, was defeated and died under his capital city, and the Latins lost the entire Macedonia. Now, the old guys in the Senate completely panicked. Only now have they begun to focus on intervening in the situation of the Roman Empire.

Thinking about it now, Ranieri Dandoro sneered at it. If his opinion had been adopted, many troubles would be solved now. He increasingly regarded the young man named Justinian as the most dangerous enemy of the Venetian Republic. Ranieri was determined to conquer Thessalonika this time and pull out a nail on the other side in Macedonia.

Because of this, this time, the Venetians had put in a lot of strength. They not only sent two or three thousand navys, but also gave up a lot of interests to form an alliance with Bulgaria and Mikhail Ducas. However, the performance of their allies made Ranieri dissatisfied.

Humph, the stupid Bulgarians and the weak Greeks are indeed unreliable.

He thought very disgustedly, but Ranieri still needed them. The sailors in charge of sailing on the entire fleet naturally could not act as the main combat force. The combat troops led by the Venier family were all sent to Agrignon, and the mission of these people in his hands was to assist the Bulgarian and Epirus coalition forces landing.

In the Venetian three-plate sailboat cabin, the one who sharpened the knife with weapons was Epirus and Bulgarian coalition. After the failure of the strong attack the day before yesterday, they could only choose to attack the Thessalonika defenders from the sea and caught them off guard.

Although the sea was calm, some soldiers felt that the land was not suitable. Most of them came from the Bulgarian army. The general who was in charge of commanding the landing troops could not help but be worried. Is it too risky to attack the Thessalonica's sea wall a rashly attacking the sea wall of Thessalonica? But his suggestion obviously could not convince the arrogant Saint Mark's lion. The Venetian Navy, which was speeding up, was only a short distance from the Thessalonica sea wall. As long as the huge warship approached, the landing troops could directly kill the city wall.

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But all this was unknown to be seen in the eyes of the ambushed defenders in Thessalonika. Arslan, who had already been arranged, was leading the troops to hide behind the sea wall. Since he had received Antonia's reminder before, although he was half-believing and half-doubted, he and Baptist finally decided just in case.

In order to avoid leaking news, and to demolish all buildings next to the port terminal, what was originally just a joke became a reality, and the nobles of the related industries were ordered to be controlled.

But because of this, in order to guard against the noble rebellion and the support of the enemy outside the city, there are still not many troops around Arslan defending the sea wall this time. This will be another fierce battle, but they also have their own killer weapon.

The Turkic man quietly poked out half of his head and looked outside the city wall. He saw a plate of darkness in the hazy moonlight. Twenty or thirty Venetian sailboats were about to arrive at the port of Thessalonika. The port was empty. The civilians and their property were arranged to be on guard against safety before. The only thing left was that two merchant ships were quietly anchored in the harbor.

This was the property of the noble Earl Ionis, who always troubled them. Because he left his post while defending, the Queen Odosia personally ordered him to hand over the two ships to confiscate. Now Arslan thought of the constipated face and wanted to laugh.
Chapter completed!