The Morian army, which had originally gathered into a huge formation, quickly spread out in all directions like an ebbing tide under the command of Justinian, surrounding Tripolis on three sides. A nervous atmosphere suddenly filled the surrounding area.

At the front was a phalanx of heavy infantry and many light-armed archers following Justinian with flying flags. They were seen advancing side by side in a strict formation, and behind them

The armored cavalry and light cavalry on both sides covered the flanks, ready to kill at any time. But what made the Tripolis defenders most nervous was not these troops, but the siege equipment that had been prepared behind the troops.

The Morians were debugging catapults and ballistae. Many of these were new weapons captured from the Venetians, which were far more powerful than the old trebuchets. This was reflected in the Romanus Du on the top of the city.

Cass also knew very well that because

The reason why Epirus is close to the west coast is that he has seen the power of this kind of war machine made in northern Italy. When he saw that Justinian actually owned these, the frightened Romanus' previous unruly attitude was directly suppressed.

Break.

Similarly, the soldiers guarding the city no longer had the courage to resist. With these people, facing Justinian's army attack, no one thought that they could stop him by relying on the walls of Tripolis. In Arles

During the battle on the Fios River, they had all seen how terrifying this little fox was.

"attack!"

At Justinian's order, the Genoese crossbowmen at the forefront took the lead in launching an attack. They raised their crossbows and fired at the city wall first, while the Kipchaks and Tatars behind them also raised their bows.

take

arrows, and then arrows fell from the sky like locusts and rained down on the heads of the Tripolis defenders. Although the power of the missiles was greatly reduced, the deterrence formed made the frightened enemy soldiers unable to raise their heads and could only hide under their shields.

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And suppressing the fear in his heart, Romanus also tried to make a desperate move and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Fire back with arrows! Hold the city wall, they won't be able to capture this place at all!" Now that it has reached this point, Romanus can only choose to fight to the death.

However, just as he finished speaking, the city gate that was supposed to be tightly closed was suddenly opened in full view of everyone, and the defenders under the city gate had already been killed by a group of extremely powerful Varangians. Holding the

Nie with a big ax covered in blood

Uski stood in front of the city gate like a temple worshiping the God of War. Taking advantage of the panic of the Tripolis defenders, these brave and bold people actually managed to scare away the city with dozens of people.

The defenders of the gate opened the gate to the city.

Justinian, who seized this opportunity, immediately ordered as if he was a shark smelling blood:

"The whole army breaks in, attacks, kills——!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa." Immediately, under the order of Justinian, the autocratic heir to the governor of Moria, many wolf-like cavalry and infantry rushed out of the fallen city gate of Tripolis.

trumpet sound

Holding scimitars, bows, arrows, and battle axes, they instantly overwhelmed the fourth company that Romanus relied on to defend the city and his personal guards. It was so devastating that it was as raging as a storm, and no one could stop it.

In just a few minutes, the heavy armored cavalry commanded by Salius at the forefront had already entered the streets of the city. The fleeing Tripolis defenders either surrendered or hid in private houses.

, it is impossible to organize an effective defense at all.

The other fleeing soldiers could only scream helplessly. The Turkic Tatar light cavalry chasing them shot arrows into their bodies and fell to the ground one after another. It was as if these nomads were

It's like chasing prey on the grassland.

On the city wall, Romanus looked at Justinian's army rushing into Tripolis wantonly, as if he was in a deserted land, and his eyes were split. These were his personal guards and belonged to his father Theo.

Prince Dole's private army, the Fourth Company, was like prey slaughtered at will in front of Justinian. With such a huge loss, how could he go back and explain to his father.

Romanus Ducas, who was almost desperate, could only hope for the last trump card. He saw that the only Pronian noble rider under his command was attacked by Justinian's archers, but he was well prepared and ambushed aside.

The left and right attacks from the Italian hook and sickle hands quickly destroyed these unlucky people.

But the noble men of this generation dismounted and could not get up again, and they avenged Zeodor Cephalon's original plan to use them as cannon fodder, and the remaining noble riders who survived the attack completely lost their fighting spirit.

, like a bereaved dog running back to the tower behind the fortress.

Romanus, who witnessed all this from beginning to end, was so furious that he almost fainted.

"I'm going to kill you, Justinian!" He could only roar in vain. Although he knew it was useless, Romanus Ducas still pulled out his sword to make a last-ditch effort. He had already lost his mind.

.However, he was quickly dissuaded by his men and was forcibly taken away to a safe area in the city. It was only a matter of time before the city wall fell. It would be terrible if it fell into the hands of Justinian.

"Take His Highness and leave immediately!" Muswar, who made a prompt decision, led the remaining people and evacuated towards the city.

The outcome of the battle was decided in an instant. The army like a pack of wolves poured into the city of Tripolis, while the terrified civilians hid in their homes and were too scared to come out.

On the other side, Justinian once again issued an order not to allow anyone to harass innocent people, especially the new Tatar mercenaries. They were originally goods from the Genoese maritime slave trade.

Bantic also

They gave Arslan a heavy blow to the Venetians, so Justinian bought them and exchanged their freedom for their allegiance, but for these nomads, Justinian knew their nature best, plundering property and women, this was their

favorite.

Therefore, as soon as he entered the city, Justinian once again issued his military order. On the other side, the Turkic light cavalry quickly occupied important places such as the City Hall Square in Tripolis, and the defeated enemy army was completely defeated.

Almost no one could escape and was either killed or captured. However, most of the casualties were Romanus Ducas's personal guards, and the fourth company originally under Justinian only resisted slightly and then disarmed.

surrender.
Chapter completed!