Daedalus ordered his army to halt its advance, and 20,000 warriors began to urgently build positions in the city. Under the reflection of thousands of torches around him, his face looked cloudy and sunny in the night, and he felt extremely stressed about the current battle situation.

Just half an hour earlier, he had been full of ambition and confidence in recovering the port of Pescara in one fell swoop. After all, judging by various intelligence, the number of enemies is only half of that of one's own, and there should be no doubt that victory will be achieved. Even if you're lucky, the enemy is likely to have fled, and you will be able to fight without blood!

However, the rest of the game took a turn for the worse, starting with the strikers being thrown into chaos by looting their belongings on the docks. Cardinal Idas had to personally lead the troops to rectify the situation, but not long after, a huge explosion was heard on the dock.

Daedalus had already realized that something was wrong, and sure enough, it was not long before the drums and trumpets of war were sounding on all sides! The scouts sent before reported that a large group of enemies had appeared on the left and right sides of the city outside Pescara at the same time, and a floating fleet was approaching this side at full speed at sea, and it was expected that it would soon be encircled. As for the vanguard troops on the docks, they have been ambushed by the enemy and have collapsed under the siege of three black dragons and a heavy puppet! Cardinal Idas is nowhere to be found, and it is estimated that he is more than lucky!

The current situation obviously had to be dealt with as soon as possible, but Daedalus, who was not a professional soldier, was at a loss for a while, and did not even know how to deal with this situation, which was completely opposite to what he imagined. Is it true that the number of enemies is only 10,000? So what should you do?

For a long time, there have been few large-scale military conflicts on the Apennines, and it has been at least hundreds of years since the last barbarian invasion. Since then, even though there have been occasional wars. The Holy See can also gain an advantage on the battlefield by virtue of its special status, so there is no need for professional soldiers to command the army, and cardinals have always been responsible for leading troops on expeditions, and the actual combat experience is very insufficient. Now in the face of the infidels' attack on the land, they originally thought that they would win with their numerical superiority, but they did not expect to be defeated at the beginning and were immediately stunned.

Among the five cardinals who led the army together. Idas had lost contact, and the other two were in command of the floating fleet. There was only one cardinal left by Daedalus' side, the superintendent

Macaria in Continental Religious Affairs. Macaria was a young cardinal. As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and at this time, he saw that the commander-in-chief Daedalus had not spoken for a long time, so he hurriedly reminded: "What are you in a daze? Now that the enemy has launched an attack, should we split up to meet them or concentrate our forces to attack one of them first?"

In fact, what Daedalus wants to do most now is to get out of the city first. Look at the situation before making a decision. But he couldn't say such cowardly words. There was no way, he had to grit his teeth and say: "Order the left and right flanks to defend on the spot, and be sure to block the enemy who has copied from outside the city!

The second battle in the port of Pescara was finally in full swing, and the first contact was the air power of both sides.

Both the Western Roman Floating Fleet and the Eastern Floating Fleet soon reached the top of the harbor, and nearly a hundred fast ships fighting fiercely in the sky were fiercely scuffled, and the rear was lined up in battle formations of the main warships. Both sides continued to bombard each other with dense volleys, and the battlefield was full of fire. Smoke fills the air.

Immediately afterwards, the Tiger Shark Knights of the Mermaid Kingdom attacked on a tsunami, and the Western Roman army under the command of Daedalus also learned to be obedient this time. In order to avoid unnecessary damage caused by the floods, they did not get too close to the pier, but hid in some of the more sturdy buildings behind them, waiting for the waves to pass before taking small boats such as rafts and kayaks that had already been prepared.

Soon the two armies clashed violently, and the Tiger Shark Knights, armed with coral shields and tridents, fought in groups of three to five. They are very agile in the water, excellent in tactics, and with the help of their mounts, the Tiger Shark, they quickly overturn their enemies. However, the Western Roman army had an absolute superiority in numbers and was very strong in armor, while the Tiger Shark Knights wore only weaker leather armor due to their tradition of fighting in the water. When the two sides fought, it was often the long swords of the Western Roman warriors who easily cut each other, but the trident of the Tiger Shark Knight was very difficult to kill the other side!

At the same time, a coalition of Templars, Latin Knights, Orc hoplites, and Anatonian legions attacked the enemy's left and right flanks. The Western Roman army was outnumbered and had improvised defensive lines set up as cover. Although the coalition soldiers were elite and extremely brave in battle, they failed to break through the opponent's defense line in a short time.

Daedalus and Macaria watched the battle closely in the center of the battlefield, the elite of the enemy's warriors was far beyond their imagination, and they even fought a draw with less than half of the troops, and even had a partial advantage! However, despite this, the panic in the cardinal's heart gradually calmed down, and according to the current situation, the opponent would definitely not be able to break through his own defense in a short time. By noon tomorrow, the second reinforcements from Naples would arrive, and the enemy would be defeated and it would be too late to flee.

Thinking of this, Daedalus couldn't help but sneer, although the enemy's strength exceeded their own expectations, their biggest mistake was not to know how to accept what they saw, and they even wanted to eat their own support army in one go, it was really insatiable! Now that the battle has fallen into a stalemate, it will be too late for the other side to regret it, and if they retreat at this time, it will inevitably cause serious losses, or even complete rout! And even if they do not retreat in a fight to the death, there is not much time left for the other side, as long as they wait for the second batch of reinforcements from their own side, they will be dead.

The only thing to worry about is that the three black dragons that appeared before have disappeared at this time, where are they hiding, and what is the purpose of doing this?

(To be continued......)