"Nomadic tribe ......"

When I racked my brain to confirm whether the rumored heretics were Mongols, my head was confused by the dense numbers like ants.

"Anyway, there is still the Eastern Empire of Byzantium, which is still standing in front of it!"

I put my arms around the Fleet Commander's neck and said this, and the man grinned with a mouth full of yellow teeth and a disgusting foul mouth.

The Venetians coveted the riches of Constantinople for more than a day or two, but the strength was not good, and the double-headed eagle under the reign of Emperor Basil II was like the sky, faintly restoring the glory of the Justinian era, for these merchants, as long as they could weaken the old Byzantine empire, whether they were Christians or Muslims, they were potential allies of the Venetians.

Retracting my thoughts, the castle of Lavana in front of me was still standing, and the guards on the castle patrolled in an orderly manner without seeing anything abnormal, I looked up at the sun that had risen to the sky, and asked Kohler impatiently: "Do those sea harnies mean that they will definitely act before noon?" ”

Kohler turned his head to look at the bull, then whispered to me, "No, I'll find a chance to sneak in and feel the situation." ”

I shook my head, if something goes wrong at this time, we are lonely soldiers who go deep behind enemy lines without reinforcements and supplies, and we can only wait for our lives, the most important thing is to ensure that we can go back alive, Kohler is my personal insurance, and I can't let him leave half a step.

"My lord, the signal has risen, and there are far fewer guards on the city walls."

The bull jumped down from the tree, agile like a bobcat that pounced.

"I heard a small shouting from the city, maybe the Venetians have succeeded, let's attack!"

I rode on my war horse under the service of the bull, staring thoughtfully in the direction of the city wall, this situation is too strange, although I can't say anything wrong, but the sensitive sixth sense of blind multiple-choice questions in the perennial exam tells me that there is something strange in this.

I was not at ease and instructed: "Bull, you take a hundred infantry with me into the city, and when we are close to the range of the bows and arrows on the city walls, let the Venetian archers follow, if the situation changes, Kohler will immediately lead the heavy cavalry, use the advantage of equipment to storm the enemy's flank, rescue us, the three armies alternately cover the retreat, God forbid, I hope I am unfounded." ”

The bull silently picked up his two-handed battle axe, commanded a hundred infantry to raise their large shields in formation, and slowly followed me in the direction of the city gate, Kohler escorted the elite Venetian archers, and looked at us worriedly from behind, and a crow flew overhead, as if it did not bring any good luck.

As I got closer and closer to the city gate, I was so nervous that I couldn't breathe, as if every time I took a step, there was less oxygen in the air, and it became more difficult to breathe, like a fish out of the water, opening its mouth in vain and blowing up its lungs.

The noisy shouts of killing in the castle could already be clearly heard, the sound of various blunt objects colliding high or low, and the guards running in a panic on the city walls further confirmed the suspicion that a fierce battle was taking place in the city, and our appearance was obviously beyond their expectations, and the few remaining guards could not organize effective resistance at all, so they could only fire a few arrows in vain, crookedly designed on the shield, making a clanging sound.

As things stand, victory was almost within reach, but my little heart was pounding in my throat and pounding uneasily.

The last time I was so nervous, it was when I bowed my head to copy the answers for the fourth and sixth grade exams, and the footsteps of the invigilator behind me approached softly, which still woke me up in a nightmare.

Looking back at the elite Venetian archers who had come out of the woods and lined up on the flat ground, I had a little refreshment, but fortunately, in the event of an ambush, the range of their bows and arrows could provide effective support and suppress enemy fire.

"My lord, the gates are open."

The bull pointed to the opening in the gate that was slowly rising, and the thick iron-clad wooden door behind it was pushed open a crack inside.

"Do you want to speed up and grab a good position?"

I frowned and looked at the helpless guards on the city wall, and it could be seen from their expressions that I did encounter an unforeseen emergency, but I still felt that something was wrong in my heart, and this feeling was like worrying about the sound of the key to open the door for my husband when I was cheating.

I said to the bull: "You lead twenty men to go first, and I will take the rest of the soldiers to keep the defensive formation moving forward at an even speed, and if the situation changes, immediately retreat, understand?" Especially you, you must come back alive, and you must not defend the city gate without retreating! ”

I don't worry about telling the bull, this kind of victory and defeat hanging between a line of situation he often fights to the death, in a vain attempt to turn the tide with his own strength, in fact, I often intentionally or unintentionally instill in him to stay in the green mountains are not afraid of no firewood, but elm brain melon oil and salt do not enter, stubborn to death, always treat your life-and-death battlefield as the wrestling of drunks outside the door of the country tavern, whoever has the strength to persist for a long time can win the evening beer money.

The bull nodded at me movingly, and with a wave of his hand gathered twenty infantrymen, who carried their large shields on their backs and quickly ran to the city gate in two groups.

I ordered the remaining soldiers to stay in defensive formation, and to advance steadily with their large shields, while deliberately closing the distance between themselves and the archers behind them, and placing themselves within their range.

Seeing the situation from afar, Kohler also ordered his troops to speed up the march, and the heavy cavalry was always ready on both flanks, and the situation was critical and could quickly gallop to help.

The city gate slowly opened, and I could even peek through the open gap into the cross spire of the church in the city, the bull's soldiers occupied the city gate, and several Venetian sailors were there to meet them, and after careful reconnaissance, the bull gave me all the signals of safety, and I stared at the dozens of Venetians in red turbans, and slowly persuaded myself to put my mind at ease, it seemed that I was worrying about the sky.

The brave and ruthless Venetian fishermen often killed people and oversold goods, and did things very neatly, although a little later than the agreed time, but on the whole it was not too bad, not too delayed.

"Speed up, enter the city now, and quickly take the castle!"

I clamped the horse's belly and gave orders loudly, in short, the inside of the city wall is better than the open and uncovered field.

The soldiers carried their shields on their shoulders, panting and running towards the city gate, the difference in physical fitness was shown at this time, and some uneven protrusions gradually appeared in the strict formation, slowly forming a skirmish line, messy but very fast approaching the city gate.