"The southwestern fortress successfully withstood the Greek attack."

"Sir Charles went out to attack the enemy camp and drove away the Turks who looted the village!"

"According to scout reconnaissance, the enemy seems to be showing signs of retreat, and part of the Greek army is retreating to the south."

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Good news came one after another, but Baron Louis frowned. It seemed that he was winning every victory, but these victories were irritating the nerves of his knights.

When the Byzantines were aggressive, Baron Louis could still convince his knights not to act impulsively. However, the current vulnerability of the Byzantine army made the voice of the main battle louder. His disdain for the Byzantine Empire

This left Baron Louis helpless. He became the master of Tripolis based on military merit. His vassals were actually French nobles like himself, so their binding force was far less effective than that of the suzerain.

Especially now that the Byzantine army seemed to be showing signs of retreat, Louis' vassals could not tolerate the continued ravage of their fiefdoms.

"Please allow us to go to war, Lord Baron!"

"The Greeks are completely vulnerable. Do we still have to huddle here and let them plunder all the property on our territory?"

The knights all asked to go out to fight against the Byzantines. They had suffered enough from the loss of their property, and the successful attack by the independent lords of several nearby castles made them even more ready to attack. This gave Baron Louis a big headache. Most of his lords asked for an attack.

The rest of the people were either ready to make a move or were noncommittal, and even he himself was actually a little shaken.

Although the Byzantine recapture operation is fierce this time, if the enemy raids from the sea now, they will not carry too much food and baggage. This can be proved by their previous looting of villages. Maybe at this moment, the Byzantines have really reached the end of their war effort.

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Now, even Louis, who was previously unwilling to go out of the city to fight, hesitated. If he could defeat a Byzantine army alone, both the reward from the Grand Marquis William and the prestige in the surrounding areas would be extremely attractive to him.

What's more important is that at this time, the morale is available, the crowd is excited, and we can attack more confidently. After repeated consideration, Baron Louis finally could not resist the huge temptation.

But Louis still pretended to be calm for the sake of his majesty and said: "Ahem...Okay, but you can't rush it, after all, the Greeks are very cunning. Sir Giles, you take your subordinates as a forward test, if they

They are really vulnerable. It won’t be too late for us to pursue and kill them.” Although he agreed to the knights’ request to fight, Baron Louis still adopted the safest tactics.

But it was enough to make the knights who were eager to go to war extremely happy. The destruction of their territory by the Turks already made them hate it. This time they went out to fight no matter what, they wanted to let them taste their power.

"Yes, Your Excellency Baron, we will prepare now."

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In 106 AD, facing the counterattack of the Byzantine army, the Battle of Tripolis, which decided the fate of the southern Peloponnese, began. The Achaean army, which despised the combat effectiveness of the Byzantine army, assembled a total of 6,000 surrounding troops to launch an attack on the Byzantine army.

counterattack.

Three hundred heavily armored knights headed by forward Sir Gilesdeno, together with 800 sergeants, first launched a counterattack. The sudden appearance of the Latin army, which had been hunkering down, undoubtedly exceeded the Byzantine army's expectations.

The scattered Turkic cavalry suffered a sudden attack and fled in panic without making any resistance.

After winning the first battle, the Achaean knights became bolder and chased them all the way. Although they were blocked by a small group of Byzantine troops, everything was so vulnerable before the lances and cavalry.

In just one day, they defeated a Byzantine army and made a lot of gains. This made the morale of the Achaean army even higher, so much so that they actually went all the way south and even wanted to drive the Byzantine army out of the Peloponnese.

And all this was exactly as Justinian and the others expected. The Latins really couldn't bear it, and the strategy of deliberately showing weakness did work.

"It seems they can't hold it anymore. Your strategy is indeed working." Justinian adopted Nevsky's suggestion, and the French knights, who are always known for their bravery, really couldn't resist the temptation and wanted to attack. Bravery is their strength and also their weakness. The wall of Constantinople was originally breached because of their brainless attack, and now it will be the reason for their death.

"But our losses are not small. In order to convince them, we paid the price of a large army and lost a lot of food and baggage." Nevsky's voice was also a little heavy. They used this kind of method to lure the Latins out. The method is also a risk. They are at a disadvantage in terms of the number of troops, and now they have suffered losses before the war started. This is a huge blow to the army. Whether they can give the Achaean army a decisive blow now depends on this battle. key.

"There is no need to worry about this." Justinian already had a plan, "The person in charge of the end is Erikson. In the eyes of Zeodore Cephalon, he is a traitor, so he will not openly oppose anything, because in his eyes In my eyes, Eriksson is one of my men, and this can also take the opportunity to weaken the power of Eriksson's men and kill two birds with one stone. I'm afraid Musvar will be in pain at this time and can't tell." I thought I had placed Eriksson. Musvar, who was next to Justinian, did not suspect that all this was done intentionally by Justinian. In order to gain trust, Erikson could be said to have devoted all his efforts to the subordinates of Faramis he had just acquired to stop Latin. Invisibly, Justinian further weakened the power of his enemy during the battle, and Nevsky could not help but nod. This plan was indeed very destructive, but neither Zeodore Cephalon nor Neither Muswar nor the others realized this.

"Then now, the Latins have relaxed their vigilance, and it's time to take action." Nevsky suggested that the Latins' pursuit cannot last long, and now is undoubtedly the best time, and Justinian is also aware of this. Know it well.
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