Eagle Flag of Epirus

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The Genoese fleet left the port of Thessaloniki. When they left the harbor, the Venetians cruising in the open sea were watching their every move vigilantly. Obviously at this juncture, the Venetians did not take the initiative to provoke a dispute. Since the arrival of the Genoese two days ago, the Venetian fleet chose to die, and when they saw that the other party finally left, the warship with the golden lion flag was renewed. Just about to move.

"Master Andrea, when we come back empty-handed, how can we explain to Master Constance?" On the deck, Doria's steward Smith walked over to Andrea and asked.

Andrea was looking at the wide sea at this time, and answered nonchalantly: "Uncle's side, I will explain to him then. Originally, the main purpose of our trip was not to bring Antonia's child back. Henry The emperor asked me to come here and delay the task for a few days. Now that the task has been completed, we can now return to Constantinople and return to our lives."

"Yes, but what about the tail behind?" Manager Smith asked Andrea for instructions. After they left Thessaloniki, their Venetians were still worried about sending a clipper to follow them.

"Do you want?"

"No, just do it with them. Tell the people below not to entangle with the Venetians head-on at this time." Understanding the meaning of the steward's words, the fact that someone has been following them does make Andrea feel uncomfortable, but Now that he has a task, he is still a little low-key in everything.

"Yes, I'll tell the people below to inform." After getting the instructions, the unbridled steward bowed down and prepared to leave.

But as soon as Smith turned around, Andrea suddenly stopped him, "Wait a while, you will stop by and tell the captain, we will change the route to Lemnos later."

"Limnos?" The manager was taken aback for a moment. Wouldn't it be more convenient to return to Thasos Island on the road to Constantinople if you want to replenish it.

"Just do as I said." His eyes calmly ordered, and the young Genoese nobleman didn't explain much.

Not daring to disobey the master's order, then Manager Smith took Andrea Doria's order to the people on and off the ship. After being instructed, the captain of the Genoese flagship was surprised by the young noble’s request, but he still dispatched the sailors on his deck to turn the paddle boat in the original direction and set sail towards Lemnos in the south. .

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On the other side, behind the Genoa fleet, a Venetian clipper was following unhurriedly. This situation has been going on for a day and a night, and the other party seems to have no intention of hiding his presence. The captain of this ship is Giovanni from Naviga Choso's family. He is full of grievances on the mission given to him by Ranieri Dandolo. As a participant in the Fourth Crusade, Navigator's Joe The Suo family was originally a loyal follower of the Dandolo family. Giovanni’s fathers performed prominently in the battle to capture Constantinople and were awarded the title of “Grand Duke”, the emperor of the Latin Empire, but they committed crimes. Taboo of the Republic of Venice. Later, because of this incident, the consul Enrique Dandolo, who was still alive at the time, turned his face against him, which could make a fortune. The island of Lemnos promised by Baldwin I was not fulfilled, and the rebel Greek pirates occupied it. The humiliated Naviga Choso directly became the laughingstock of Venice, and was completely squeezed out. Giovanni, who was sent to Gandia, was under Enrique’s son Ranieri, and it was naturally difficult. At the beginning of the attack on Thessaloniki, one of his family's ships was burned by a Greek trap, and now he has to take the only remaining ship to risk following the Genoa fleet.

Simply, Giovanni chose to follow the Genoese in an upright manner without concealing it. On the one hand, he broke the can, on the other hand, he didn't believe how the Genoese dare to openly hold the golden lion flag.

"Master Giovanni, the Genoese are heading south." Thinking about what to do next, the men behind Giovanni reported to him the current situation.

"Going south? What the **** are these Genoese doing!" Giovanni got out of the cabin, looking at the Genoese fleet on the sea in front of him. He really changed its sailing direction. Confused.

According to Ranieri’s guess, shouldn’t these guys go to Constantinople? Why did they head south? The Venetian noble thought suspiciously.

The man on the side asked, "Then we still follow, sir?"

Seeing that the Genoa fleet in front of him was drifting away, Giovanni, who was still hesitating, gritted his teeth and let his men follow. "Continue to follow, no matter what, it's not easy to confess to turning back now." Ranieri Dandolo asked him to return immediately once he found out that Constantinople and Genoese had collusion, and no evidence was obtained. Giovanni Knowing that he would be sent back to the battlefield to lead the battle again, he thought that instead of doing this, he might as well use this as an excuse to stay away from this place of right and wrong. So at the insistence of the Venetian men, the other sailors had no choice but to agree to their commander's order, and followed the Genoese fleet towards the wider sea in the south.

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In this way, a Venetian clipper quickly followed the Genoa fleet out of the bay south of Thessaloniki, into the more open-view Aegean Sea and headed south along the narrow trident peninsula. Compared with the scene of war on land, the sea is as peaceful as in another world. There is no fighting, no enmity, the sound of the surging waves echoes in the ears like a young girl sings in a low voice. Giovanni was intoxicated on the deck enjoying the early morning sea breeze. He finally understood why the Venetian, besides having a wife on land who gave birth to him, had to stay with the elusive woman of the sea.

It has passed since sailing into the Aegean Sea

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Throughout the day, Giovanni’s boat followed the Genoese, keeping a distance visible to the naked eye. Now he can basically be sure that the other party is going to Lemnos Island. But there should be occupied by Greek pirates now, and he was puzzled more and more difficult to understand what this group of Genoese wanted to do.

Ahead, the Genoese fleet is about to bypass the last spike of the Trident, and after bypassing the peninsula, sailing for a long distance before reaching the island of Lemnos. Thinking of there, Giovanni felt furious. Lemnos was originally the spoils promised to their family by the Latin Empire, but was taken over by a group of Greeks, which directly discredited the family of Navigator Choso.

Just as Giovanni was thinking about something else, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the exclamation of his subordinates. Following the direction of the people around him, the man looked at the past and saw the wind blowing in front of him. The sea of ​​mist.

How about Genoese?

The man was taken aback, and the opponent's entire fleet disappeared in a blink of an eye! And then there is only one possibility.

"Did they go in there?" Giovanni, who was a little disturbed, ordered his Clippers to slow down, and UU Reading www.uukanshu.com slowly approached the foggy sea ahead. Obviously, if he wants to continue following the Genoese, he must go through here.

But just as the Venetian nobleman was hesitant, in the thick fog that was already close at hand suddenly faintly heard drums. The experience of many years at sea instantly made the eyes of all Venetians on the ship vigilant. On the deck, the sailors could not help but grab the weapons in their hands.

Obviously, this drumbeat shows that pirates are coming towards them!

I saw a tall mast severely pierced the dense fog on the sea, and the black flag engulfed by the sea breeze pierced the cloud and fog, revealing that the silhouette of a ship was not several warships appeared in front of the Venetian.

This is a big trouble. Giovanni, who didn't hesitate, rushed to the ship's gunwale and shouted to the sailors who were paddling under the cabin, "There are pirates, turn the direction immediately. Turn the direction immediately!" The sudden appearance of several pirate ships ordered. His brain is blank at the moment, but one thing he knows is that if he doesn't react anymore, the vicious pirates in front of him will inevitably tear him and his warship to pieces.

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