Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　 Now everyone prepared their weapons, and a few young and strong soldiers were enough to investigate. Justinian nodded in satisfaction.

"Then when are we leaving?" Valence didn't expect that this very young-looking teenager would actually make such a lavish move. He immediately asked, with the weapons and equipment in his hand and Justinian's reward, he couldn't help it. I am eager to try.

　　 Under Valence's loud suggestion, everyone nodded, apparently also a little convinced of the chief Justinian, after all, they were filled with anger in the past few days because of those **** pirates hiding in this castle.

　　 And now, they are also willing to listen to the boy's instructions for the next step.

It can be said that the calmness and decisiveness of the young Justinian made everyone's hearts refreshed. Although there is a big reason for the huge bounty, they are willing to fight with this young man in their hearts. A handful.

"No hurry, we will act in the evening, and I will set off with you." Justinian nodded in satisfaction. He couldn't immediately establish prestige when he first came here. At this time, money is the most straightforward way to maintain upper and lower relations. .

"Great!"

　　 Everyone is ready to go all out, and this is all set. On the contrary, the soldiers who hesitated before looked at this scene and regretted why they didn't stand up earlier.

It’s just that Abdela looked at Justinian’s publicity but was a little worried. Illofan had finally got a new lord, but Justinian had to go to the danger in person, even though he was also going to go together, but He still wanted Justinian to think twice.

　　 "Your Excellency Justinian, in fact, you don't have to do these things yourself." The man from a veteran background whispered.

　　 But Justinian raised his eyebrows slightly, "If this is not the case, then I am afraid that there will not be many opportunities to control the people in the future." He made no secret of his intention to take this opportunity to stand up.

Seeing Justinian’s decision to leave, Abdullah had some admiration for this young man. He originally thought that the chief who was transferred here was probably the incompetent or the dude of other nobles, but Justinian’s. The reality surprised him very much.

　　 "After sunset, we will leave."

　　 In the evening of the same day, Valence led the four to go to the sentry in advance to find out which village the pirates settled in. In theory, although there are a large number of pirates, it is impossible for them to stay ashore if they eat by the sea. Valence and the others were originally locals, and they were familiar with reconnaissance.

　　 Once upon a time, the Byzantine navy was the pride of the empire. At the beginning, whether it was the rise of the Arab Empire or the Rus, the siege was eventually broken. It can be said that the Byzantine navy is the essence of the essence. However, with the decline of the empire, the civil war and the fiscal deficit, the final navy was disbanded, and the Byzantine Empire had to rely on the mercenary navy of the Italian city-states.

　　 Nowadays, pirates are rampant and maritime trade has been hit hard, which is why Justinian wants to eradicate these pirates at all costs. Valence led his men to explore first, and they couldn't wait a long time ago. It's better to eat on the edge of a knife than to eat in a castle and wait for death.

It was rest, delicious and delicious, and recharged. Valence and the others were full of energy. They soon found clues. Two of the three small villages had no traces of pirates, and the last small fishing village was still there. A small group of pirates did not seem to leave.

　　 Upon receiving the exact news, Valence immediately told Justinian. At night, eleven people, fully armed, appeared on the outskirts of the village.

　　Night attack, this is Abdra’s proposal. Indeed, the combat effectiveness of pirates is not very strong, and there are not many people staying here. However, if there is a frontal battle, there may be casualties after all, and if a large force is mobilized to attack during the day, the pirates will escape when they hear the wind. It is the best way to attack and kill by surprise. The only concern is that in ancient times, night battles were scarce and lack of nutrition. If you have night blindness, it will be difficult to move. In addition, it is difficult to communicate with each other. Fortunately, the people in the team are young and strong, and there are not many people. The scale of the battle was not large, so Justinian assuredly agreed to Abdera's suggestion.

　　 "Are everyone ready?" Justinian asked, looking at the person behind him.

　　 "Well, everything is up to you." Valence and others nodded one after another, and Abdera, the most experienced fighter, also drew out the saber around his waist and picked up the kite-shaped shield.

　　 There are two pirates watching the wind at the entrance of the village. They are still looking for fun in the village and have greatly relaxed their vigilance.

Justinian and Abdella walked in the forefront, all the way to the target. Justinian held the bow and arrow in his hand and pulled the bowstring. Although the battle was coming, his heart was surprisingly calm, and everything else took the initiative. There was a decisive battle for life and death, but he was inexplicably excited.

　　 "Huh, it's unlucky. The two of us have to watch the night here." One of the pirates on the watch couldn't help but complain. They also wanted to go in and drink upright, but they had to stand guard to prevent the Epirus army from coming.

　　 "Who told us to get the lucky draw?"

　　 "I think it's the guy Bruce who made a big deal."

　　 The two pirates said a word to me, but did not notice that the danger was approaching quietly.

　　 "Get ready!" Justinian gave Valence beside him a wink and whispered, and both opened their bows and arrows to aim at the defenseless pirate.

　　 "Which——"

　　 Feather arrows cut through the air without noticing it at all. The two pirates were shot through the necks and killed on the spot. The two soldiers who sprang from both sides immediately helped the corpses to prevent the pirates from detecting them.

The group of people touched the village and faintly heard the cheers of the pirates. It seemed that there were more than twenty people. Everyone was afraid of them. They approached lightly. Justinian’s soldiers Although they lacked experience, these few walked without the slightest sound. This was something that even Justinian could not do. Obviously they all had combat experience. Valence's arrow just now was firm and ruthless, and Justinian also saw that he was definitely not on the battlefield for the first time.

　　 Everyone approached cautiously, while the group of pirates was sitting around the fire talking and laughing loudly. Although it was a group of bandits, it was obvious that they became wealthy. Everyone was well equipped, and some even had armor on them.

　　 Maybe it was a rest at night, they didn't have any vigilance at all, and they didn't know the approach of Justinian and others.

　　 By the side of a fire, the pirates slaughtered pigs and chickens and ruined all the livestock raised in the village that were too late to take away.

"Damn, this kind of poor place can't make a little oil or water." A man with the appearance of a pirate leader suddenly cursed and kicked over the campfire. They came here to search and found nothing. The other pirates have already After leaving, he was unwilling to take his men here to wait and see, but it has been several days, and none of the timid villagers have come.

　　 Seeing the situation in front of them, Valence and others are very angry, these **** pirates are so arrogant.

　　 But Justinian turned his head and glanced at his subordinates, motioning for him to be calm, and only listened to Justinian's whispering: "It's not time yet, let's do it when these guys rest."

He counted the number of the Croatian pirates, and found that there were 24 people before and after, more than twice as many as them. What made him even more surprised was that these pirates’ weapons were very sophisticated, and Abdera also found out. In this situation, but at this time it is difficult to ride a tiger, and there is a sea of ​​swords and flames in front of it.

"Isn't it impossible, boss, we can't afford to provoke the Venetians. The weapons and rewards he gave us make us harass these Greeks?" The men on the side quickly persuaded them, and they said this. Also immediately angered everyone. "At that time, it's a big deal to kill a few of them to vent their anger."

Justinian surged up, and then forced himself to suppress it. He desperately said to himself: "Calm~www.ltnovel.com~Calm, it's not time yet!" These lingering Venetians are actually still there. There is action, and he has gotten his own turf, and he will make these guys pay the price one day.

But suddenly Valence behind him couldn't help but yelled: "Go to hell!" In his opinion, although the opponent was a large number of pirates, they were all mobs of pirates. It was not justified. Hearing these Croatians was like this. The arrogant, temperamental, he finally couldn't help it, but this completely ruined Justinian's plan.

　　 Like a hornet's nest, the pirates by the fire jumped up, and they immediately realized that they had been attacked.

　　 "Whoo!", the bowstring tightened, and a heavy arrow cut through the darkness and directly shot through the face of a pirate who had just stood up and picked up a weapon. Justinian dropped his bow and arrow and gave Valence a fierce look. After that, he could only face the bandits head-on.

　　 "We only have one mouth alive, and all the others are killed!"

　　The secret attack failed, only the battle was over. Justinian drew his sword, roared, and rushed out in the lead.

"kill……"

　　 Abudra knew that it was difficult to ride a tiger at this time, only to defeat these pirates with a thunderous momentum, so he shouted hoarsely, brandishing weapons and following Justinian.

　　 Everyone rushed out, either throwing a javelin or shooting a bow and arrow. At a time, the pirates were recruited by several people, but they still responded quickly and hid behind the shield.

"Killing these Greek soldiers, there are many rewards!" Unexpectedly, the Epirus army, which was shrinking up, would take the initiative to attack. The leader of the pirate was also shocked. With an angry smile, he immediately regained his composure and took his men with him. They rushed up and collided with Justinian's men, brandishing weapons and killing them together.