The windless night didn't keep the Phoenix Legion's scout company waiting long. The dozen or so fishing boats floating on the tranquil sea are even more difficult to detect under the cover of the night.

It is true that Pártyo's mercenaries have lined the coastline of Kephalonia, but the alertness of these towers has been reduced to a minimum due to the fog and darkness.

"The Romans have been besieging this island for a few days, and we don't have much food left......"

"Afraid of what, Otto? You kid has been afraid of this and that since you were a child. Padeo, the beast, give us money, let's work for him, and if this week's food is not distributed, we will have no reason to talk to him. "Middle-aged mercenaries in their forties enjoyed the simple warmth around the campfire, their spears casually resting on the cobblestones beside them.

A few soldiers who didn't look very clever were pretending to be sentry, while their nails were buttoned and calculating the time of the changing of guards.

Russell...... Are you planning to ...... Looking for a chance to turn against Partheno? "Little Otto is the youngest of the mercenaries, but he is absolutely obedient to Russell. Páthio offered a high price to the mercenary group at first, and Russell was willing to bring a group of brothers to work for him, but since last month, Pardeo has been difficult to contact, even if he occasionally appears on the island of Kephallonia, he may not be able to pay for food and military expenses.

In addition, the hundreds of soldiers led by Russell are all professional soldiers, and of course they want to participate in the big war, so as to build the reputation of the mercenary group and earn more supplies in the future. These people don't spit out their bones when they kill people, but they let them do bandits and pirates on the island, so there are also many contradictions within the mercenary group.

"Reverse? That's not the other way around, let's find a way to support ourselves again. Russell took a bottle of wine placed next to the campfire and took a few sips, "Look again, grab some Romans first, it's really not good, find the Romans to surrender, we are mercenaries, and the Romans won't embarrass us." If the Romans have to fight, it's a big deal, let's run to Ithaca, and then flee to Greece and into the woods, what can the Romans do to us? What do you say, Otto? ”

"Otto? Otto? ”

Russell's call was not answered, and he turned his head strangely, only to find that the open space behind him was empty.

The qualities of a professional soldier were immediately evident at this moment, with a makeshift guard tower on the side, and Russell grabbed his spear and ran to the ladder in three steps and two steps. There were easily accessible torches next to the signal brazier, but Russell was about to reach out and throw the torch into the brazier, but his foot and neck suddenly went limp.

Standing on the half-slope of the watchtower at a height of more than ten meters, Russell was almost dragged directly to the uneven ground. The sound of "clicking" bones shattering when he landed on the ground had already told him the end of the second half of his life.

"Night Raid—"

Russell almost shouted with the last of his strength, but all he could hear was the hollow "grunt" of blood mixed with the murky air in his throat.

"Tell General Giovanni that it's okay......" A few scouts emerged from the bushes, and the general put on the armor of this group of mercenaries. One of them glanced at Russell, who was still breathing, and made up for it.

"This man is supposed to be a commander...... Coming to duty in a place where this kind of bird doesn't poop does have the demeanor of being a general. One of the scouts threw the extra armor into the brazier, "Lit the brazier and drew all the defenders from the rest of the world to it." Let's move directly to the bay and wait for General Giovanni to launch a general attack. ”

After the braziers of the entire island were lit one after another, it was not only the defenders of Kepharonia who got the news, but Giovanni could also see this little spark through the thick fog.

"Your Excellency Francisco, it seems that these guys have not disappointed us. So whether they are armored or not, their combat effectiveness is still quite worthy of recognition. ”

"Now comes the main event. If the Ebius Radiance advances further into the depths of the bay, it is at risk of running aground at any time. The beach was fairly open, but our artillery support didn't cover it far. Once you've landed, it's up to you. ”

The mercenaries on the shore were a little shaken when they saw the signal, and although the main Roman fleet was still anchored near the bay, no one could guarantee that the Roman Empire would not allocate more resources to fight them. The fall of any landing site on Kepharonia would result in their death, and after much deliberation, the mercenary commander in charge of shore defense had to send some of his men to the craggy rock where the scouts would land and light the brazier.

"Your Majesty, Faith."

John was not very interested in the prelude to this assault, so he just dozed off in the cabin of the flagship, after all, even a deaf person can shake you up from his dreams as soon as the main gun fires, but at this moment a disheveled herald hurriedly ran in and interrupted this sleep in advance.

"Omiya's secret letter."

When Theodoro decided to return to Palaiologo's service, the Second Court of Combrigne was officially opened. It's just that Theodoro is simply a member of John's cabinet staff, and on the surface, Gombryne's Grand Palace Minister (Prime Minister and Governor-General) is Jeffrey, whose status is equivalent to Agrippa or Kinchi of Constantinople.

At first, John didn't pay much attention to this letter, and was probably a candidate for various official positions in the court of Gombrigne. Although John has been in Epirus for several years, because the shortage of official positions is not so tight, and the number of talents is not sufficient, most of the cronies brought back from Constantinople are selected, and some trivial officials have naturally not been decided.

However, since the appointment of the Grand Palace, it means that John has officially begun to exercise the supreme authority and governing power of the co-emperor, and Epirus, Kosovo, Kastoria, and the Ionian Islands are all under John's direct jurisdiction, and it is still quite a complicated matter to make the official position meticulous.

However, this letter, Jeffrey is not talking about this matter.

The letter is less than one line, and the seal has used a lot of wax. In the end, the beautiful flip characters convey only one thing - Carujie followed Sophia into the Peloponnese by land in a carriage unhurriedly, and within twenty-four hours of seeing Prince Thomas, the two spies that Parthenus had planted beside him had been unearthed.

There was nothing else on the letter, but John guessed that Jeffrey probably couldn't put away his contempt for Carlotte.

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