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"If you regret it, my previous promise still works. Although I am no longer the emperor of the empire, I still have this power." Odosia solemnly assured Justinian.

And this made Justinian's heart warm too. It can be said that since crossing this world, the exchange of interests has always surpassed the warmth of people, but the woman in front of him has been tirelessly persuading but is more like a big My sister is persuading the disobedient younger generation. Obviously, Odosia, as the daughter of Alex III, did not inherit that person's insidiousness and cunning.

But despite this, Justinian made up his mind and replied calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, but please also remember what I said, and finally I hope you can listen to me, please don’t believe anything lightly. People, of course, including me, and the person you trust most.” After that, Justinian left this unclear sentence and turned and left, leaving Princess Odosia, who was slightly tranced, and walked out of the church's secret room. .

Justinian didn't want to say this, because he had no evidence, but in the end he murmured and reminded Odosia to beware of Leosgros, for some reason there was an inexplicable anxiety in his heart. Maybe the emperor is like a holy lamb, and the greedy wolf-like man will show his true face in his hands one day, but no one can guarantee what price Odosia will pay. And Odosia's previous goodwill to herself, coupled with the trust of Emperor Muzfius, were destined to be impossible for Justinian to stand by.

But for the time being, I didn't dare to think about it any more. Justinian understood that the most important thing for him now was to deal with the Venetian attack.

Although occupying the periphery of the castle and cutting off the water source of Fort Wiscari, the Venetians have been silent. For almost a day, the siege has not started. This makes everyone uneasy. The more this situation is, The more worried people are.

And Justinian knows this more clearly. The Venetian who hasn't moved for a long time will stop moving. Once he takes a shot, it will be a thunder strike. In fact, it is also an adventure for him to leave the army to meet Princess Odothea. Once the Venetian initiates an offensive, if he is not there, everything on the battlefield may determine the outcome of a battle, and it may also become the key to the survival of the army and the people of the city.

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At the same time, outside the Fort Wiscari, the newly stationed Venetian army camped but never launched a siege war against the Fort Wiscari.

On the one hand, the preparations for the siege were indeed still inadequate, and on the other hand, several generals under Ranieri Dandoro were opposed to continuing the assault. In their opinion, taking the perimeter of the castle cut off the last supply of the Greeks. Next, they only need to besieged patiently. There is no need to laboriously. After all, each attack consumes their personal power. The mercenary casualties are basically theirs Undertake, they have long criticized this expedition.

Ranieri has some difficulties. On the one hand, he dared not tell the generals about the successful breakout of Fort Viscari, but on the other hand, he did not attack Viscari. The legitimate reason for the fort, after all, the price required to conquer a castle is not small.

Before he sent someone to Kefalonia and finally convinced the local count and his cousin Byron Dandoro, he paid a great price for the siege equipment, which was able to win the prestige by thunder. On the periphery of Fort Scarlett, how should he persuade the nobles in front of him to initiate the CCP against Fort Wiscary now has become a problem.

"Gentlemen, are you still hesitating until now? It only takes one last blow, and the defense of the Greeks in this castle will fall apart." Ranieri's words impatiently filled with sullenness.

But in this regard, the other generals did not back down and argued for reasons: "Because of this, the storm will only cause the Greeks to resist at all costs, Your Excellency Dandoro, you already know that our losses are already serious. If We can't even explain to our motherland without a corresponding price. Since the other party has run out of ammunition and food, then we can probably avoid this unnecessary loss."

A nobleman stood up and directly opposed Ranieri’s request, and several other generals nodded immediately. Although the Dandoro family is powerful, they are also nobles from Querini, Vernier, and Grimaldi. Mendi is not weaker than Ranieri, although they are subordinates, but this does not mean that Ranieri can completely ignore their opinions.

This immediately brought the combat meeting into a stalemate. Almost everyone thought it would be unwise to attack a castle~www.readwn.com~ and this made Ranieri miserable. Of course he understood how serious this loss would be, but he was unwilling to take the risk. The Byzantine army in Tripolis had defeated ten times his own Achaian army not long ago, and this had to make this man jealous. .

Finally, Ranieri Dandoro took a deep breath and made a decision, put away his previous anger, calmly and almost looked at his subordinates in a low posture and said:

"I understand your difficulties, but I implore you to help me, and I promise with my honor that you will have the friendship of the Dandoro family, and at the same time, you will receive double compensation for the losses you lost in this war. Even in the issue of Crete, I can make concessions!"

When this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

"what?"

"Are you true, Lord Ranieri?"

The nobles who could not sit still in time stared at each other and were dumbfounded. Compensation for the loss came second. Ranieri guaranteed the friendship of the Dandoro family in his own name and hinted that he could make sacrifices in the distribution of benefits on the island of Crete. These nobles were puzzled. This is not something a Duke of Crete like Ranieri can guarantee, but the other party swears with his own reputation, which makes people have to believe that this is true. Could it be possible that there is really something in the Fort Wiscari that the Dandoro family is willing to pay for?

The Venetians are undoubtedly a little moved. Even if nothing else, this battle will wipe out the Greek nobles of Moria, gaining the friendship of Achaia, and the conditions given by Ranieri, which made the opponents who had always opposed the offensive. The clear-cut attitudes of several generals suddenly became blurred. And looking at all of this, Ranieri Dandolo's face was unspeakable, and it was true that only interests came first.