The scorching waves raged in the bay of Thessalonika, and the violent burning made everyone stunned. What could have created such a terrifying power that the Venetians thought the flames from hell swallowed them.

"God, please save your people!"

Accompanied by the fierce shouts, the Venetian warship that was closest to was directly overturned, and the broken keel was swept by the air waves and turned into dangerous sharp blades. The sailors and soldiers on the ship were grinded into pieces. Even on the ship that was far away, such a shocking scene made many people fight with their legs.

"Oh my God!"

The boat was shocked, but Ranieri was not shocked when he saw this, but instead showed anger and hatred. All of this happened was very familiar to him! In the Fort Wiscari in Peloponnese, he was invited to attack the remaining Byzantine nobles with the vassal state of Achaia and suffered exactly the same loss on the sea. Unexpectedly, Justinian was not here this time, but that damn thing was actually controlled by the defenders in the city, which made him fall in love with the same place.

New Greek Fire - Long after he left Peloponnese, Ranieri had been ordering people to investigate the news. Later, Justinian had used this secret weapon to defeat the enemy in many battles. After seeing it with his own eyes, Ranieri believed that this thing was more amazing than the ancient Greek fire in Constantinople.

But this time it was different. The army he brought was large and powerful! The Greeks and Turks in the city could not stop him by relying on the New Greek fire. After suffering losses, Ranieri would not be fooled again.

The Venetian nobles, who were angry and angry, gritted their teeth and said, "Hmph, I'm still struggling to death. I want to see how long you can hold on!" After making up his mind to take this city, Ranieri was not willing to give up because of a temporary setback. Instead, it aroused the madness in Dandoro's heart. At the same time, Ranieri also felt a little greedy for the secret weapon called "New Greek Fire". If he gave it to his mother country, he would definitely rise to the top and regain his own status in the Senate.

When the Venetian man thought of this, a wave of turmoil broke out in his heart, but a loud shouting in front of him brought his thoughts back to reality.

"Sir Dandoro, look!" With a scream, the panicked sailors pointed not at the burning warship, but at the water gate that was fighting fiercely.

At this time, the fierce battle had passed for several hours. From the darkness to dawn, the east was gradually turning white. On the ship, Ranieri could finally see the situation of the fierce battle ahead. Although there was no follow-up support, the Bulgaria and Epirus coalition that had landed in the landing had already gained an advantage in the Watergate competition.

But as the ownership of Thessalonika sea wall was about to change hands, the southern portal was about to open, but the drastic changes occurred without warning - in the originally calm bay, the turbid waves suddenly rushed towards the unprepared siege troops.

It turned out that when Arslan ordered the merchant ships hitting gunpowder in the port with a catapult, he also asked the Macedonian militia who were still fighting hard below to withdraw from the Water Gate Promenade. Of course, he did not take the initiative to give up the portal of Thessalonika sea wall, but had other plans. The Macedonian peasant soldiers who received the order immediately fought and retreated out of the Water Gate, and at the same time withdrew the embankment made of sand and earth bags blocked the river channel in the inner city. The water current that was originally blocked suddenly surged, and the river channel in the water Gate rose sharply in an instant.

On the other hand, the Epirus and Bulgarians who were closely attached together all wanted to attack Thessalonika like crazy, without any sense of the danger.

When they realized it, the water that was pouring backwards instantly submerged the entire Water Gate promenade. Poor, in fear, Epirus soldiers and Bulgarian soldiers scrambled to escape, and even killed each other for survival, but the retreat was blocked and there was no chance of escaping. Some people also carried siege hammers to smash the iron bars of the Water Gate, but the sea water was powerless and they soon drowned in despair.

Seeing all this happening, Ranieri Dandoro realized the other party's real purpose! The purpose of the merchant ship bombed with gunpowder was not to cause threats or damages, but to use the wreckage of ships sunk into the bay to cause high tides in the harbor. In addition, the city itself was to scatter some of the inland rivers first, and the sea wall gate, which seemed to be weak in defense from beginning to end, was a trap.

More than a hundred people from Epirus and the Bulgarian coalition, with heavy casualties, drowned in the rising sea, while the rest of them swam by chance but became living targets for the Vadarita and Turkic archers on the city walls.

General Epirus, who could not bear it, took the initiative to ask for the withdrawal of troops, but was ruthlessly rejected by Ranieri.

"If this continues, it will only increase casualties!"

"The decision to command the war is in my hands, which Emperor Mikhail personally promised."

"But no one who dies is from you Venetian, of course you don't feel sorry for you!"

The furious general drew his sword, but the sailors around Ranieri Dandoro were not to be outdone, and they also showed their weapons. At this moment, the Venetians knew that there was no need to continue to fight, and their morale had collapsed. Epirus and Bulgarians were unhappy, so it was impossible to continue to attack. But when they met Ranieri, who was stubborn, he could not swallow his breath when he saw the attack failed, and he could not let go of his face and ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Until the scout suddenly heard the news broke the deadlock,

"Governor, it's not good!"

"What's wrong?" I was shocked suddenly. Seeing the scout's face panic, Ranieridandoro had a bad premonition, and then his subordinates' reports confirmed his guess.

"A large fleet appeared on the sea in the southwest direction, and they were rushing towards us!"

"What, is it Greek?"

The panicked Venetian man pulled the scout in front of him and asked, "If it was true, then they who were here at this time might be attacked from both sides."

He could only hear the stuttering scout, and then he said clearly: "No...no... it is the Greeks, sir, it should be the Genoese fleet."

The news came, and Ranieri's ears were like a bolt from the blue. Although he was not a Greek navy, the arrival of the uninvited Genoese was definitely a big trouble for him.

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Chapter completed!