Eagle Flag of Epirus Chapter 40

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

　　 Even the mighty Venetian navy could not completely eliminate these assassins like fleas.

In the end, the Venetians chose to compromise with these pirates. The Governor of Venice, Dandolo, bought these pirates and became foreign mercenaries in Venice. The Croatian pirates were allowed to attack other Venetian hostiles except for not being allowed to attack merchant ships with the flag of San Marco in Venice. The ship of the country therefore made a fortune.

Not long ago, these Croats attacked the coastal area of ​​Epirus because they were ordered by the Venetians. Over the past decade or so, due to the service of the Venetians, the Croatian area is no longer as poor as it used to be, although the men still have to die. However, their village has undergone earth-shaking changes in the days of the past-the barren land makes the Croats rely on captivity for their livelihoods, so the people's customs are fierce. However, the reason they have been unable to be wiped out is that these Croatian pirates are very evacuated, and the small bay is not suitable for warships. Few countries are willing to take the time to deal with them.

　　 At this time, in a town in a bay, a group of pirates are excitedly sharing the spoils. It can be said that the entire town is the stronghold of these pirates, and the “hard work” in the day has finally brought them a lot of harvest.

　　 "Haha, today's harvest is a lot!"

　　 "With so many victories, those masters in Venice will definitely reward us"

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

Not long ago, these pirates ransacked 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 one. The goal was to be used by the Venetians to attack the city of Zara, also protected by Christ.

　　 Therefore, Croatian pirates were acquiesced in looting the Dalmatian ships that did not submit to the Venetian rule.

There are almost a thousand people in the whole town, and it is the largest pirate stronghold in the whole of Croatia. However, it was only a small fishing village more than ten years ago, but now it has become a veritable pirate city, and the periphery has even been built exaggeratedly. Low city walls. It can be said that this is because the pirates are selling stolen goods, and the smugglers are speculating to resist the paradise.

　　 And just as the pirates were excited to move the looted goods back, a dark-skinned man about two meters tall came over and saw that he was covered with animal skin and his chest was full of shocking scars. The pirates behind him are also obviously different. They are wearing heavy chain mail, a heavy helmet on their head, and a giant battle axe on their backs. They are even more shocking. They are not like pirates at all, but like pirates. The elite regular army is average.

　　 "Master Wolfe!"

　　 Seeing the man, all the pirates quickly reduced their original triumphant look, because this moody leader was not daring to provoke them, but it was under the leadership of this man that they were able to make them the strongest among the many pirates.

　　 "Are Steve and they still have no news yet?" Wolf 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 disappeared after looting the coast of Epirus. At first they thought that those guys had defected. This is a very common thing among pirates. After all, those who did this job didn't care about loyalty. But now it seems that things are not so simple.

　　 "Isn't he defecting instead of encountering the waves on the way?" Wolf touched his bald head and sneered slightly. "That seems to be the way of the Greeks in all likelihood. If that's the case, Steve's trash is worse than defecting, it's really useless."

　　 The man had guessed the matter almost before talking to himself, but his men couldn't believe it.

　　 was wiped out by the Greeks, just kidding, now Epirus doesn't even have a serious navy, and it can escape from the sea if it can't be beaten. No matter how Steve doesn't reuse it, it won't be annihilated.

　　 "The lord, we..."

"No hurry, anyway, the masters of Venice gave us another order before, so that when the time comes to let the Greeks know what the end of the resistance is." Wolff said coldly in front of him. The loss of the pirates is nothing at all. But what angered him even more was that the Greeks dared to resist. He had already secretly figured out how to give Epirus some color.

　　 "What do you think, Mr. Nevsky?" Wolf suddenly remembered something and looked at the strong man behind him playfully.

　　 "Everything depends on your decision, Sir Wolf." The big man's expressionless look disappointed Wolf for a while.

"Oh, you are the Varangian guards of those Greeks! I thought you would care a little bit." Wolfe said teasingly. Behind him are his guards, but they are not. It was born as a pirate, but the Varangian Guard, who was exiled here in Constantinople.

After the fall of Constantinople, these powerful warriors of the past were reduced to gangsters~www.mtlnovel.com~ Even though Wolff was humiliated in every possible way, now Neusky can only endure it under the fence. He used to follow the guard of the imperial emperor. Constantinople, but in the end outnumbered, very to the Varangians killed in the battle in that battle, only he barely broke through.

　　 And at this moment, the pirates who were in charge of investigating at sea also rushed back on the boat. Wolfe saw their panicked faces at once and frowned.

　　 "Master Wolfe, a fleet is coming towards us with a Genoese flag hanging on it." As soon as he landed ashore, the pirate panted and reported the investigation to Wolf.

"A Genoese? There are few people?" Wolff was slightly startled. He and Genoese seldom dealt with each other, because Genoese merchant ships rarely go through the Adriatic Sea, and the two sides have also had an agreement. Nor has he attacked the other's merchant ships.

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

　　"Cargo ship?" This situation makes Wolf even more puzzled. This kind of fleet has no combat effectiveness. Then, at this time, what is the intention of the opponent's fleet coming over, Wolf dare not care. What's more important is why one's own lair was discovered, which only a few outsiders should know.

"Everyone is ready to fight!" Wolff warned and issued an order. He was not afraid of a few ships. At best, it was only a few hundred people. His men were enough to deal with it. The level of land warfare in the Italian army might not be enough. Not as good as these pirates!

　　 Under Wolfe's order, the pirates of the Pirate City gathered on the coast and watched the sea level vigilantly. At this time, the Genoa fleet finally came into their sight.

Chapter end