The fall of Minato seems to be a matter of course. The resistance of the city defense army was quite weak at the behest of Publius, and it was crushed in an instant. Naturally, the pirates won one after another, and the sea wall was captured in an instant. But when they were about to enter the port area and plunder, they suddenly found that the whole port area was empty.

"What about the Romans' city guards? Why is there no one? One of the pirates, armed with a sword, apparently aware of the oddity of the situation, whispered to the other pirate beside him, "Gather our men and let the Ottomans go first." ”

At this time, the armored infantry, which had broken through the defense of the sea wall gate, also happened to enter the port area.

But as they were about to charge into the city, they suddenly found that they seemed to have fallen into a larger pocket.

All gates to the inner city have been completely sealed. Behind them, there was an ocean.

"As I said earlier, ordinary pirates would never have the courage to take advantage of the empire's great strength to launch a charge against a heavily defended port like Athens."

The structure of the port district of Piraeus is actually quite special, it is like an old urn city. Built on one side by a hill and surrounded on two sides by a sea wall, the only western side leading to the inner city had been blocked by the Athenian city guards.

It's just a weird pocket, revealing an infinite murderous aura.

"Duke Latius, prepare."

As the youngest general of the empire, Publius had unlimited creativity in warfare, and the unique conditions such as the port area of Piraeus were his best stage.

His plan was far from being as simple as catching a turtle in an urn.

"The pirates have come all the way and caused so much trouble to Athens, so they should leave something behind." Publius clenched his staff and looked at the fleet of pirates beyond the walls, "Swift, massive, and sturdy in armor, the galleys, according to Francisco, are the best!" ”

"General Publius, what are the chances?" An adjutant asked.

"Then it depends on how much inventory the Duke of Latius has in Piraeus." Publius said confidently, "Regardless of whether these pirates have the support of the Ottomans behind them, judging from the fact that they are so desperately close to the sea wall and attacking the inner city, they will not leave many men on the fleet. This gave the Greek fleet ample opportunity to seize the ship, and when the time came for them to evacuate from the port area, the scene would probably be quite comical. ”

Everything went according to Publius's original plan. As soon as all the pirates entered the harbor area, the Athenian city guards began to concentrate their fire, but the density of arrows was quite sparse after Publius's repeated instructions.

This will once again give the pirates the illusion that even though the entire port area appears to be impenetrable, the Romans are overstretched and will soon run out of manpower.

The ancient riches of Athens seem to have been laid out in front of this group of pirates. Absolute interests will always make people who are not so trained let their guard down. Pirates are definitely one of them.

"The troops of the Ottomans are already approaching!"

"Don't be nervous, Valrant, you can never be a good general. Don't be surprised! Publius tapped his adjutant on the head with his cane, "Infantry, take the enemy, but show your defeat and give them a chance to come closer!" ”

The empire had never shown such a weak fighting power, and was even inferior to the Ottoman slaves. The "pirates" in armor were clearly aware of the seriousness of the problem, but the pirates were still screaming with pleasure, brandishing their knives and pressing down on the guards.

The guards' acting skills are also becoming more and more superb at this moment, and they are fleeing in embarrassment while shouting that they are not allowed to retreat. The Holy Guard, trained by Publius, was clearly tainted with Publius' personality. They not only have abundant combat effectiveness, but also rich imagination.

"Hopefully, our most important and powerful guard will not behave like this on the real battlefield." John, who had retreated into the tower, covered his forehead helplessly, "What does Publius think?" ”

"Hey, this is really the most basic lure to the enemy. That is, pirates can still be taken seriously. Sophia shook her head with a bored expression, "A little brain, you won't be blinded by this way of retreating." ”

"They are not to blame for not plundering Athens under Latius. But don't underestimate the strength of such an important city defense army......"

"It's not underestimated, brother, you see, the contrast between the pirates and the armored soldiers is obvious." Sophia pointed to the pirates in Minato Ward, who were clearly divided into two teams. One side is desperately attacking the city defense army, while the other side, in an orderly formation, seems to be on guard against something.

"It is almost certain that the latter group is the army of the Ottomans, and it will not be ordinary slave soldiers. At least in the regular army columns. "This is a wake-up call that even though the Ottomans have withdrawn from the Balkans, they still have a large network of intelligence in the Balkans." Counter-espionage work has a long way to go......"

"What kind of monastery did you use to build the monastery, and what spare money do you have to do counter-espionage work......" Sophia looked at John angrily. If anyone objected to the construction of the cathedral, it would have been her. After all, Sophia has always been very disgusted by the rules and regulations of the old world.

"I am using the universal Church to control the unity of faith around the Balkans, and we can use this to improve"

"Stop! I don't want to listen to the big truth! ”

……

Just when the whole port area was in chaos, Latius had a huge surprise for the pirates. Piraeus is indeed the largest port in Athens, but it is not the only port in Athens. Greece also has a small fleet to complete its day-to-day coastal defenses. Speaking of which, this is still a legacy left by the existence of the Duchy of Athens, although the ship's template has a history, but after refitting, it still has quite good combat effectiveness.

And now, it's a test

"Admiral Francisco, how is my ship?" Latius asked with a smile.

"Not as spacious as the Ebius Radiance, but barely enough." Francisco gave a rather earnest assessment, "Leaning over, they have quite a limited number of sailors on board. Remember, lads, take control of the cabin and rudder first, and then deal with the deck! ”

"Yes, Admiral!"

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