Chapter 33: Fort Wiscari's Offensive and Defensive Battle
"Sir Justinian, please come and see him!" said the warrior who came.
Justinian and Duke Leo looked at each other. What was the matter with Grand Duke Anastasius at this time?
"Since the grand duke wants to see you, then go, I won't have anything to do here." Duke Leo shrugged. He turned around and left without saying much. After all, he still had to deal with the casualties in the previous battle.
Justinian nodded and said to the Bushi in front of him: "Okay, please tell the Grand Duke, I will go to see him after I have dealt with the wound." The warrior saw that Justinian was indeed in serious injuries at this time, so he nodded.
Seeing the other party go away, Arslan is a little, "Is this really good?"
"Are you suspicious of Anastasius?" Of course Justinian heard something in Arslan's words. Although the previous assassination was suspected, it did not mean that others did not. Justinian has always been on guard when he cooperated with Anastasius, especially since he knew that the other party also had fragments of the Ark.
But Justinian believed that Anastasius had no reason to kill himself, at least before he defeated the Venetian threat.
Arslan nodded. After his previous experience, he was unwilling to see Justinian encounter any danger again. The Turkic man said angrily: "Don't forget, although I am your subordinate in name, we are just using money to do things. If something happens to you, it will be difficult for me to explain when I go back."
But Justinian shook his head calmly: "You can rest assured that Anastasius has no reason to do not benefit me. To some extent, it is a mutual use between me and him. Now the Venetian may make a comeback at any time, and he still needs my strength."
"Okay, I hope so." Seeing this, Arslan had to accept Justinian's insistence for the time being, "But before that, you have to bandage it quickly." Justinian had many traumas of varying depths and small burns. Although it was not a big deal, it would be very easy to purulent if it was not treated. As he said that, Arslan helped Justinian go to the barracks, where the military doctor was also treating the wounds of the injured Byzantine soldiers...
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On the other hand, the Venetians who had to retreat drove the ship to the sea to prevent the Greek army of Fort Wiscari from fighting back at them. At this time, a huge disagreement arose among them. Ranieri Dandoro still advocated the forcing Fort Wiscari, but most of his men clearly expressed their opposition and were loyal to Ranieri and the others. However, in their opinion, it was not worth the loss to pay such a great price.
"His Excellency Ranieri, please give up your stupid actions! We have suffered heavy losses. Even if we can conquer this damn castle in the end, what can we get?" An emotional Venetian general smashed his fist on the round table in front of him. In the previous battle, most of his subordinates were buried in Greek fire. He really could not accept such a price. Especially now Ranieri wants to make a comeback, which is even more incomprehensible.
The older Venetian nobles also expressed their dissatisfaction and said, "Yes, Ranieri, although we respect you and your father, we should obey your orders completely and unconditionally. If you force us, we will not obey our will." As a republic, Venice pays the most attention to the balance of power. Even if the Dandoro family is a famous noble Ranieri, it is not impossible to force them. Moreover, the attack on Fort Wiscari is simply the decision of the man in front of him to act alone. Now that he has suffered such a heavy blow, they have expressed their willingness to retreat.
Seeing his subordinates' statements, Ranieri's face turned pale. He had already expected that this would be the case. After all, the losses caused were completely beyond his expectations. It was normal for the nobles who were aware of the situation to retreat. But this does not mean that Ranieri would be willing to do so. The Cretan navy was seriously injured, and such a responsibility was not something he could afford. Now, Ranieri was already in a difficult position. If he could not conquer Fort Wiscari, he would be doomed. But it was difficult to convince these already timid generals now...
But at this moment, a man's careless voice came from behind Ranieri.
"Haha, is this the demeanor of everyone? It's really unexpected that this is because of this small setback. You've obviously vowed to take the Fort Wiscarri easily before, right?" George Border Bo said with a sarcastic smile with a mocking look.
Ranieri also frowned slightly and said, "Enough, Lord George, pay attention to your words!" The atmosphere was already very tense, and what the other party said just now was completely adding fuel to the fire. When attacking Fort Wiscary, they were grasshoppers tied to a rope. According to George's Border Bell, he still had an insider in Fort Wiscary. It was precisely for this reason that Ranieri decided to try the last time.
But the Venetian generals who looked at the border of George were furious. In their opinion, the cause of the major casualties in the army was the other party. If they had known earlier that the Greeks would use Greek fire to deal with them, they would never have fallen to the point where they are now seriously injured.
"You dirty Greek, I'm going to tie you up and throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"
"Hmph, what qualifications do you Greeks who only know how to judge us?"
If Ranieri hadn't been there, these angered Venetian generals would have already rushed up to attack George's border, but even so, they still cursed.
George's Border Bo was not annoyed, but said lightly: "You have just wanted to shirk responsibility, but they just wanted to be less punished after returning. However, even if you suffer such casualties, it is probably difficult to explain to the Senate even if you go back now? I think instead of giving up halfway, in my opinion, it is better to try again. If you successfully capture Fort Wiscari, you will not only receive the commendation of the Senate, but also receive the friendship of the vassal state and even the reward of the Holy See. In comparison, what is this loss?"
"You said lightly. Haven't you seen our bloodshed and suffered heavy losses and failed to capture it? If we fail, we will be done!" A Venetian general sneered, not hiding his hostility to George's border. The so-called Senate commendation was just a temptation of nothingness. They had seen through the man in front of them and the liar who led them astray.
Chapter completed!