Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　 Under the night, outside the castle, a group of people had already surrounded it. And they are the men of Romanus, son of Prince Agrinon. Originally they were stationed on the island of Corfu, which was recaptured shortly, but after receiving the order, the army had to follow Romanus to Athens, but along the way they didn't even know what the trip was for.

　　 And tonight, they were ordered to come here with only one task, that is, to eradicate all the remnants of the Latin Empire in the castle.

　　 Despite the confusion, the commander of the Border Guard of Corfu still chose to execute this order. After all, it was not someone else who gave the order but it was Romanus, the eldest son of his master Prince Theodor. At this time, the prince was confronting Mikhail, the dictatorship of Epirus in Rusnina, in the north. Since Macedonia was regained, the friction between the two sides has reached the point of tension. Therefore, several military towns in the south have basically obeyed the prince. The dispatch of his son Romanus.

　　 "Have you checked it out?" the cautious legion commander asked. He had almost transferred half of the defenders on the island this time. He didn't want to cause too much damage. After all, Corfu is full of enemies who are staring at it, and there is no room to lose.

　　 And the soldier in charge of the investigation also gave a positive answer: "Don't worry, boss, we have already touched the row, everything is safe, the defense of the castle is very lax, the brothers below are ready to attack at any time."

　　The soldiers under his command were all eager to try, but staring at the silent castle, the legionnaire said solemnly: "Everything is going on according to the scheduled time, so that everyone should not act rashly."

　　 Everything seems to be normal, it seems that this is a very easy task. However, this legion commander who had followed Prince Theodor many times still felt something was wrong.

　　 Shino is so quiet that it makes him feel a little abnormal.

　　 But it was no longer his turn to hesitate. The order was given by the domineering Highness, and the arrow was already on the line at this moment.

The dark clouds gradually blocked the light of the bright moon, and finally the Agrignon army surrounding the abandoned castle was dispatched. They did not swarm up but chose to touch the gate of the laxly guarded castle. In the silent night, they could only hear them heavy. Except for the sound of breathing and low-pitched footsteps, there was nothing else.

　　The marksman in the army solved the torch on the castle at once, allowing the attackers to melt into the darkness smoothly, gradually approaching their target under the protection of the night.

Two hundred Serbian light soldiers from Srem walked in the forefront. They were holding various bows and javelins to explore the way, and at the back were the most elite two from Crete and Thrace. Although there are not many heavy soldiers in the land, they are reliable enough as the real main force. Holding a long axe and a large shield, they followed quietly and quietly to the entrance of the deep castle and lighted the resin torch.

　　 "Block the exit, no one is allowed to escape." The calm and experienced frontier army commander gave the order to fight.

According to the materials provided by the Pisas in Athens, this abandoned castle has only one entrance and exit. Besides that, there are no other hidden places around the castle. After getting such a guarantee, the cautious Agrinians finally They started their attack.

　　……

　　 But what they don't know is that at this time their every move is already in the grasp of others.

　　 "From the sound of footsteps, there are at least three or four hundred people on the opposite side." Hidden in the darkness, he tightly grasped the Romfaya sword in his hand, Salius said solemnly. He never expected that the Pizzas would make such a despicable act of intercepting and killing halfway, and at this moment a large number of attackers had calmly entered the abandoned castle without defense.

　　 But by his side, Justinian didn't seem surprised at all.

　　 "It seems that these guys really thought I was a snare," Justinian said to Salius with some pride, "Rather, we are in the dark and they are in the light."

However, Salius was obviously not as optimistic as Justinian, and said anxiously: "The other party is at least three or four times our number. At this time, the entrance is tightly sealed, even if we can hit them by surprise, once they are trapped. The consequences of dying here are serious." He watched the attackers block the entrance with big rocks, and there were people guarding them outside. When the time comes to scramble, relying on flesh and blood can not break such a door of desperation.

　　 "Then what do you think we should do?" Justinian asked rhetorically.

　　 "We can dig a short tunnel to escape from here to avoid frontal conflict, and then we can lead troops to fight the Pisa." Salius suggested.

But Justinian chuckled and shook his head: "This is definitely not possible, not to mention the city of Athens. I am not going to give up and throw it to them. Although this castle is abandoned, it must have been protected from underground attacks when it was built. The foundation below is paved with boulders, we can’t knock that thing away and slip away.”

　　 "Then break through the gate while those people go deep into it," Salius stared at the sealed gate.

　　 "But that would alarm the killers outside the city." Justinian shook his head again, "I expected it to happen."

　　 "What should I do now?" Salius was sweating profusely. At this moment, they were like turtles in the urn. The darkness had hidden the traces of the enemy and also covered them, but the time they could win was running out.

　　 "That's why I let you bring something like that."

　　 Justinian looked back and smiled and said. Only then did Salius remember what Justinian had asked them to carry.

　　 "You mean the fire of revival?"

　　 subconsciously touched the water sac around his waist. Before, Justinian ordered everyone to carry two water sacs, and one of them was not filled with water, but full of gunpowder.

　　Saleus had seen the power of this thing. Justinian called it the new guardian fire, but Salius and his cavalry were more willing to call it the fire of revival. It turned out that Justinian had been prepared a long time ago, so they were allowed to carry such a big killer secretly, but there was another problem before them.

Salius frowned, "But your Royal Highness Justinian, we don't have a fire tube!" Without a fire tube, the fire of revival can only cause relatively violent burning, not to mention even a fire. The power of the tube seemed to be unable to blast away the boulder blocking the entrance of the castle.

　　 "That's why I brought that stuff!" Justinian beckoned behind him, and several cavalrymen took out a large box from their luggage. Under the dim moonlight, Salius could see what was inside.

　　 is a gloomy black pipe. It is not gold or iron. It looks very heavy, and it seems to be covered with a layer of leather.

　　 And this is the gift Justinian prepared for the guests tonight, his secret weapon, a skin artillery.

　　 was supposed to be the weapon used by the later Northern Lion King Gustav to drink the horse Elbe, but it was restored by Justinian hundreds of years in advance. However, it is not as good as it is for restoration. The real leather gun is not pure leather. It also needs to be forged with a copper barrel, plus several iron hoops, a ring of reinforced rope and a layer of leather for reinforcement. The imitation of Justinian can only be said to be crude and shoddy. It took a month to consult with the local blacksmith in Moria before reluctantly to create such a cannon. As for the actual combat, Justinian was not sure about it. After all, no one dared to experiment with enough black powder to launch the test.

　　 But now, Justinian can only take the risk with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

　　 "Can you blast the big rock with this kind of thing? It's impossible!" Salius said, "Unless you use magic!"

"Then wait and see!" Justinian said calmly, calling the others to retreat. Justinian and his soldiers pushed out the skin artillery, which was lighter than the iron-made artillery. But it is still laborious to move.

　　……

　　 On the other side, stepping into the dark castle, except for the place illuminated by the rosin torch, the attackers could not see their fingers in front of them.

　　 I saw them moving on, and the corridor at the entrance of the castle became wider and wider. Although this was an abandoned castle, the craftsmanship in it still surprised the soldiers of Agrinion.

　　 "This should be the castle built by the Crusaders a hundred years ago?"

“It’s no wonder that it’s easy to defend and hard to attack~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If you don’t give up on your own initiative, it’s just that thousands of people won’t be able to capture this place for a while,” the legion commander said with emotion. It's so slack."

　　 "Everyone, take out their weapons and prepare for battle." In the low voice of orders, the soldiers in the raid had gone all out, and only waited for an order to kill.

　　 Not far in front, there was a faint light of fire. I saw a few dark figures lying on the ground beside the dim light of the firewood. It seemed that this was the place where the Latins rested.

　　 "Go!"

　　 With an order, they fired a volley of crossbow arrows at the front of the Serbian light armour, and when the time came, they brought down several figures in front of them.

But everything that was quiet in front of me immediately made the commander of the border guard who commanded the attack notice something wrong, and then rushed forward, only to see the torch in his hand illuminating what was in front of him, and the attackers could see clearly what they had just shot. Not a body of flesh and blood, but a few dummies made of cotton and linen!

　　 "What's going on?!" The Agrignon soldiers who were shocked were confused. They had originally attacked, but how could they be completely empty!

Just as everyone Zhang Huang was at a loss, a soldier holding a torch was attracted by the falling dummy, because he saw all the dummy’s body was shot through by a bow and arrow, and there were some black powdery particles in it. It leaked out, and the curious soldier couldn't help but leaned down to see what was inside. Without being deceived, a spark on the torch in his hand suddenly burst and stabbed into the dark ground...