The Adriatic Sea has always been a place where pirates rage, and Croatian pirates are especially famous.

Even the powerful Venetian navy could not completely eliminate these flea-like thugs.

In the end, the Venetians chose to compromise with these pirates. The Doge of Venice, Dandolo, bribed these pirates to become foreign mercenaries in Venice. The Croatian pirates were not allowed to attack merchant ships flying the flag of Venice's San Marco. They were free to attack other Venetian enemies.

The country's ships made a fortune as a result.

Not long ago, these Croats were ordered by the Venetians to attack the coastal areas of Epirus. In the past ten years, thanks to serving the Venetians, the Croatian region is no longer as poor as it used to be, although the men still have to live a bloody life.

days, but their village has undergone earth-shaking changes - the barren land has forced the Croats to rely on robbery for a living, so the people's customs are fierce. However, the reason why they have not been wiped out is because these Croatian pirates are spread out so far

Due to the evacuation and the fact that the bay is too narrow for warships to travel, few countries are willing to spend time dealing with them.

At this time, in a town on the bay, a group of pirates were excitedly dividing the spoils. It could be said that the entire town was the stronghold of these pirates. Their "hard work" in the day finally paid off.

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"Haha, I gained a lot today!"

"If we achieve so many victories, the gentlemen in Venice will definitely reward us."

"Yes, but these stupid Dalmatians are really rich!"

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Not long ago, these pirates plundered a Dalmatian merchant ship. Although the Venetians have always controlled the Dalmatian region, the local independence movement has always existed. The Fourth Crusade was the first

The goal was to be used by the Venetians to attack the city of Zara, which was also protected by Christ.

Therefore, it was tacitly allowed for Croatian pirates to plunder the ships of Dalmatians who did not submit to Venetian rule.

There are almost a thousand families in the entire town, which is the largest pirate stronghold in Croatia. But more than ten years ago, it was just a small fishing village, but now it has become a veritable pirate city, and even exaggerated buildings have been built around it.

The low city wall can be said to be a paradise for pirates to sell their stolen goods and smugglers to speculate against.

Just as the pirates were excitedly carrying back the looted goods, a man with dark skin and two meters tall walked over. He was covered in animal skins and his chest was full of shocking scars. And behind him,

The pirates are also obviously different. They wear heavy chainmail, heavy helmets on their heads, and the giant battle axes on their backs are even more shocking. They don't look like plundering pirates at all, but like elite regular troops.

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"Lord Wolf!"

Seeing the man, all the pirates quickly restrained their original complacent expressions, because no one dared to provoke this moody leader, but it was under the leadership of this man that they became the most powerful among the many pirates.

"There's still no news from Steve and the others?" Wolfe nodded and asked, and all the pirates who went to sea today looked at each other and shook their heads.

It has been almost a month since the pirate team led by Steve disappeared. They lost contact after plundering the coast of Epirus. At first, they thought those guys had defected, which is very common among pirates.

After all, people in this business don't care about loyalty. But now it seems that things are not that simple.

"Isn't he defecting instead of encountering waves on the way?" Wolfe touched his bald head and sneered slightly. "Then it seems that it is most likely that he fell into the trap of the Greeks. If that is the case, Steve and those losers are

It's even more hateful than defecting, it's really useless."

The man had already guessed what was going on while talking to himself, but his subordinates couldn't believe it.

Being wiped out by the Greeks, just kidding, now Epirus doesn't even have a serious navy. If it can't be defeated, it can escape from the sea. No matter how useless Steve is, the whole army will not be wiped out.

"Then sir, we..."

"There's no rush. Anyway, those Venetian gentlemen have given orders for us to take action before. Then we'll let the Greeks know what the consequences of resistance will be." Wolfe said coldly, facing him dozens of times

The loss of a pirate was nothing at all. But what made him even more angry was that the Greeks dared to resist. He was already secretly thinking about how to give Epirus some color.

"What do you think, Mr. Nevsky?" Wolfe suddenly remembered something and looked at the strong man behind him with a playful look.

"It's all up to you, Lord Wolfe." The big man's expressionless look disappointed Wolfe for a moment.

"Oh my, you are the Varangian Guards in front of the Greeks back then! I thought you would care a little bit." Wolfe said teasingly. Behind him were his guards, but they were not.

He is a pirate and a member of the Varangian Guards who were exiled here from Constantinople.

After the fall of Constantinople, these once powerful warriors were reduced to becoming bandits.

Even though Wolff humiliated him in every possible way, Nevsky could only endure it now that he was relying on others. He once followed the emperor to defend Constantinople, but was ultimately outnumbered and was killed in that battle against the Varangians.

Only he managed to break out.

At this moment, the pirates responsible for reconnaissance at sea also came back by boat. Wolfe immediately saw their panicked faces and couldn't help but frown.

"Lord Wolf, a fleet is coming towards us, with the Genoese flag hanging on it." As soon as he landed, the pirate reported the investigation situation to Wolf out of breath.

"Genoese? How many people are there?" Wolfe was slightly startled. He had rarely interacted with the Genoese because Genoese merchant ships rarely sailed through the Adriatic Sea. In addition, the two sides also had an agreement. He never had any contact with the Genoese.

It has not attacked the opponent's merchant ships.

"It looks like a few ships, but it doesn't look like an armed galley. It just looks like an ordinary cargo ship."

"Cargo ship?" This situation puzzled Wolf even more. This kind of fleet has no combat effectiveness, so what is the intention of the opponent's fleet coming over at this time? Wolf did not dare to be careless.

What's more important is why his lair was discovered. This is something only a few outsiders should know.

"Everyone is ready to fight!" Wolfe issued the order vigilantly. He was not afraid of a few ships. At best, there were only a few hundred people. His men were enough to cope with it. The land warfare level of the Italian troops was probably not high enough.

Not as good as pirates like them!

Under Wolf's order, the pirates from the Pirate City, fully armed, gathered on the coast and watched the sea level vigilantly. At this time, the Genoese fleet finally came into their sight. (To be continued.
Chapter completed!