Eagle Byzantium

Gawain had no desire at all, "Whether it's a gift or not. I have ways to restrict Venice. After all, there are still 10,000 Venetian expatriates in the city of Pella in the palm of my hand."

"Then slowly fight Venice to the end and see how it bleeds dry in the end." Anna understood Gawain's thoughts very well, "It's just John. Because of his crimes, I'm afraid we really can't pardon him."

"It would be nice for the new country to have a weak enemy that can stand against each other for a long time." Gawain looked meaningfully at the icon paintings and decorative panels on the wall, "Otherwise Christopher will lose a worthy opponent in the future, which will be detrimental to the country. Vigor and unity are not good things."

"Egypt, East Sicily, the Two Sicilies, Dalmatia, Moria, Thessalonica, Crete..." Anna murmured these geographical terms, and she really felt that she The burden she shoulders now is actually not much easier than that of her father back then. In addition, she couldn't help but think of the map room in the palace of Tarsus where she and Gawain often gathered together. The two of them just looked at it. Changing the color of the flag can often take a long time.

Thinking of this, Anna's tears suddenly flowed out, and Gawain turned around and asked what was wrong.

Anna's brown eyes stared at him, with tears in her eyes, "There is still so much road to go, you have to walk with me, you big barbarian."

"Of course, when we first lived in the old palace on the Seleucia Acropolis, we lived in such a cramped and simple place, with only a few maids. Now haven't they all come here? Now we are in charge of the entire empire, and we have A more ambitious goal, facing a more powerful enemy, this is simply our pleasure." Gawain took her little hand.

Anna was still sobbing, and just now she suddenly had a terrible thought in her heart: What if Gawain died too early than her? Her cruelty, her wisdom, and her decisiveness are all because in her heart, she always thinks that "the big barbarian is behind me, supporting me."

"What would have happened if you had failed to bring me out of Brachna Palace?"

"This is a stupid question. You can ask it later when you go to see the Lord or the Messenger of Hell."

A few days later, after receiving the news that Constantinople had fallen, John had escaped, and tens of thousands of expatriates were trapped, the city of St. Mark immediately fell into a panic.

Consul Piero Corna was met with a storm of doubts and even attacks. More city-state nobles surrounded him and asked him how to deal with the current situation. "The squadron that previously besieged the city of Tyre was attacked." Devastating blow, shall we go to war with the Pisa people?"

"Gawain issued a notice that all our ships appearing in the waters of Tripoli and Cyprus will be regarded as pirates and sunk indiscriminately. But without these two springboards, we are afraid that our interests in Egypt will not be maintained."

"What should we do with the ten thousand trapped immigrants, Your Highness the Consul! I have two sons among them, and I need you to ensure the safety of them and all citizens!"

"Should our country still support John, or should we send him to Gawain to be punished to restore the relationship with Gawain?"

"Gentlemen, gentlemen." Piero, wearing a small tricorn hat of a consul, kept waving his hands, asking the noisy people around him to quiet down as soon as possible, and then he answered and promised various questions in one breath, " I will send an envoy as soon as possible to review and confirm the so-called Treaty of Gallipoli.”

"How to review!" The crowd burst into anger.

"We will not hand over little Roger to the new emperor of Constantinople, but we can hand over John. He is worth ten thousand expatriates." Piero was also a little anxious. He completely lost his previous vigor, and some A mess.

"Then will all our rights and interests in Constantinople be lost?" Someone in the crowd roared and howled, "If we lose there, a hundred years of hard work will be in vain!" After this person shouted out, many senators and nobles were present. They all covered their faces and cried loudly.

Piero's face was dripping with sweat. The only cards he could play now were John, Crete, and Rhode Island. "Damn it, who would have thought that John would collapse so quickly? And that Theodoro?" , David the Builder, all scum,” he complained in his heart.

At this time, a tall old man pushed aside the crowd and stood in front of him half-covered in a cloak.

It was Feleye Mochenigo.

But the old man did not say anything sarcastic. Instead, he looked around in a hoarse and determined tone and said, "Everyone, the peaceful trade has ended. All the previous contracts with the Komnenos Dynasty have become disillusionment floating in the ocean." Bubble. Venetians can only survive by themselves. The sea is our city wall. , but it may also become a smooth road for the enemy to attack us. Give up any unrealistic ideas, centralize the operation of the entire military industry, gather all the warships, and all citizens will no longer be businessmen but warriors. We will continue to wander. Use all your money to recruit a strong army - prepare to go to war with Gawain."

After saying this, everyone fell into terrible silence.

Felaye patted Piero on the shoulder, "Don't believe Gawain's trap. When he came here, I realized that he was a cunning and shrewd businessman. Now that he is on the throne as a barbarian, he must definitely be as a treacherous and shrewd businessman." The first priority is to destroy the city-state of Venice We can't hand over John, we can't hand over little Roger, and we can't hand over Crete and Rhodes. Let's join forces with Sicily, Dalmatia, Hungary, and the Holy See to fight to the death with Gawain. Fight to the end, there is still hope.”

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Piero lowered his head slightly, his eyes widened, and then asked Felleyer, "What about the 10,000 expatriates?"

"Spend money to redeem and ask Gawain to abide by the rules of the game." Felaye whispered, and then he painfully told the others the most pessimistic prospect in advance, "The worst case scenario is that these ten thousand people are abandoned and killed. Gawain was captured and killed by Gawain.”

Then, Ferreille raised his voice again, "But there are no more than three thousand Venetian citizens inside. The remaining two or three thousand people followed the fleet back to Crete beforehand. The others are Greek concubines and illegitimate children. We can bear it. Incurring such losses - the Venetians fought with their enemies under the banner of the Lion of San Marco. At the end of the day, our city is very dangerous and safe here. Gawain is not our opponent at sea. We can also continue to support the remnants of Komnenos and the lords of Dalmatia and other places through clever diplomatic means. , provides us with a barrier, and also provides Gao Wen with an obstacle that is difficult to overcome and solve.”

Soon after, in front of St. John's Cathedral, when Gawain, dressed in military uniform, mounted the bronze horse "Agyalus", State Secretary Philactus handed over the credentials from the city of Venice, which was full of delays and Bargaining, Gawain immediately He said to Philactus on horseback, "Send the Opushkin Brigade immediately to surround and monitor the city of Pella." Then he looked forward along the countless spear blades and halberds on the street, "After dealing with the mob, , I will level everything in Venice.”