Next, the army of the new Roman Empire did not have a moment to rest, and the three-way soldiers and horses were like eagles with wings spread, and their sharp talons swooped like the wind on the important coastal defense town of Durazo: the army of Akro Borites on the southern front had been stationed at the Kastoria Pass, the emperor's three-wing brigade in the middle had reached Ohrid, and Bramson's army on the northern front had already made a detour to Za'ta. In the Dukria region, he captured the important town of Kotor and began to lay siege to the two last fortresses of resistance in Dukria on the coast, Bar and Ulciny. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the frightened city of Ragusa sent an envoy to ask for submission, and Emperor Gawain generously agreed, and kindly demanded that the trading city provide an indemnity of 25,000 Byzantian gold coins, and send someone to receive the military workshops and craftsmen who had taken away Ragusa, on charges of helping the rebel enemy state make firearms, and preparing to move these equipment and personnel to Ohrid. "My generosity will set a good example for the Venetians." The Emperor triumphantly said that Venice should have followed Ragusa's example earlier.

At this time, the 25,000 allied troops of the Eastern Crusade had not yet left Dulazo, and they were about to be surrounded in the assembly area, and the people of the entire barracks were panicked and had different opinions.

Among the Venetian city-states, the former consul Félaier continued to make hoarse speeches in the crowded ducal palace, and his proud "Venetian pig herd" was also greatly divided, and many noble senators wanted to make peace with the new Roman Empire, otherwise "within three years the eastern routes of the Venetian state would be lost, the economy would collapse completely, and our city fortresses would be directly threatened and attacked." They raised their fists and demanded that the present consul pass the order as soon as possible, "Even if we are burdened with heavy indemnities, we must survive, shake hands with Constantinople again, and serve the new emperor at sea, which is the only viable way to survive." ”

"This will only make the death even more undignified!" The white-haired Feraille's eyes were like torches, and he smashed the small hammer in his hand and kept hitting the pine lecture in front of him, and he was heartbroken, "Negotiate peace and pay reparations, that is equivalent to draining the blood on your body that can be used to fight, but in ten years Gawain will be more fierce and powerful, and he can directly cross the Istrian Peninsula (the small peninsula on the east side of the Adriatic Gulf and Venice) to hunt and kill all our noble citizens, from the land." ”

"Venice has never been conquered since ancient times, thanks to its deep terrain." Many shouted.

"This is not the same as in the past, Gawain definitely wants us to die, because he is now the emperor of Constantinople, and he must let us die, and if he does not want to die, he can only fight to the end - to hold on to Durazzo, that is, to hold the gateway to the sea, so that Venice will still have life. Otherwise, in the future the tyrant emperor will trample on the ruins of Venice and transfer all the trade of maritime wealth to places like Ragusa, Durazzo and Bari. Félaille tried his best to persuade everyone, but the synagogue was full of fierce quarrels and desperate complaints, and even the current consul Pierrot held his forehead and leaned against the edge of the lecture seat, not knowing what to say, and finally he sighed and looked up at the magnificent frescoes on the dome, "Is Venice going to become Carthage?" This is truly the most terrible curse......"

But in the end, the Venetians united and decided to hold out a little longer, and they sent forty galleys into Durazo and the coastal forts, and called back the army mercenaries of Crete, recruited new troops from the coastal Slavic tribes and islands, and began to build forts at lakes and inland rivers at the expense of money, and to defend their lair.

In addition, Roger the Younger, who landed in Dalmatia, established a military regime called the "Kingdom of Carinthia" with an expeditionary force, captured Slavic peasants everywhere to replenish the army, and declared the capital at Zagreb Castle; And another Zupan nobleman who escaped from the Battle of Lesvorno, Zavida. Negaman went to the north of Za'tar to establish the "Kingdom of Hum" and formed an alliance with the lords of Bosnia, preparing to continue the stubborn resistance, after all, the local nobility was very stubborn.

Under the shield of these two small emerging kingdoms, the Venetians emboldened and began to continue to reinforce the camp of Durazo.

But Almosh of Hungary did not, Constantine. After Berdin's consecration, he lost faith in the whole situation, and after the split of the Pope, neither France nor Aquitaine, nor England on the island, was not much interested in fighting against the revived new Roman Empire, and they all had their own interests to operate - or in a way, the situation of the Holy See was a good thing for them, like a child who is free to play in the garden after the adults leave home.

On the contrary, a group of poor Irish and Scottish nobles sailed all the way to Tuscany, shouting to protect the persecuted Pope Eugene, but "they could not even put together a neat armor, and their equipment may be far inferior to that of Gawain's frontier people." ”

"Since even the eldest daughter of Rome is unwilling to give her dowry, let us not expect anything from the poor little daughter." This is the voice of Almosh, anyway, he pulled this team to concentrate military power, so that it is convenient to go back and seize power, is it necessary to be killed and captured by Gao Wenquan here?

While the gray waves of the Adriatic Sea brought the Venetian masts, the so-called president Almoche clamored to leave with his army, unwilling to hold on to Durazo.

The captains of Venice threatened that it would be impossible to provide you with a ship.

In turn, Almosh threatened everyone, if that was the case, he was willing to take 12,000 Hungarian soldiers and surrender to the Emperor of Constantinople directly along the Egnandia Road, bringing in the Greeks and annihilating all friendly forces in the city.

The Venetians, who had no choice but to ask Almosh to make a promise, "Leave half of the men down to help hold on to Durazo." ”

Originally, when he set out on the expedition, the Hungarian king Koroman formed an army with three parts, that is, the state army directly under the royal court army and the Barrow nobles as the core, as well as the self-hired Cuman and Sekei mercenaries. The Barrows who are now on the expedition must have to go back, and they do not want to waste their time and lives in the city of Durazo; The mercenaries, on the other hand, can fight at best, and when the situation changes, they are often the first to slack off or even join the enemy.

So in the end Almosh agreed to keep the royal legions, because they were all made up of the lesser nobles of the country.

This also tells you the most simple truth: since ancient times, the first to be unlucky are the middle class and petty bourgeoisie.

In the port of Dulazo, the pier pier was crowded with Hungarian compatriots who had been abandoned by Almosh and "cursed enthusiastically", as well as many indignant soldiers from other countries, and some people shot the ship with bows and arrows, and Almos and Barrow under the mast kept their heads down and kept asking the owner to sail as soon as possible.

With the disgrace of the president, the morale of the entire city of Urazo fell into the abyss.