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Chapter Eighteen

As a major city connecting the Peloponnese to Athens, the city of Argos had already begun to prepare for war. Although the Achaia vassal state had to surrender to the Greek Roman Empire not long ago, the Latin people here were also ready to move with the military victory of the Northern Latin Empire and Thessalonika. However, the Greek army in the southern part was undoubtedly a huge threat. Because of this, in order to remove the thorn in the eyes, the Achaia vassal state was also mobilizing its troops to prepare for action.

It can be said that in this regard, the Latins and Justinian's attitudes were surprisingly consistent, that was, they would eliminate the other party without any consequences.

Therefore, as the important city closest to Tripolis, the city of Argos was the first to prepare for war. The vanguard was led by Viscount Sena, a total of more than 2,000 elite troops under his command, arrived here from Corinth, and served as a vanguard to preside over the military affairs here.

The reason why Viscount Senafani volunteered was to regain the city of Caramee, which was originally his fief. Because of the war in Athens, he was summoned by Gotfrey Vilejad to leave his fief, but on the front line, he learned that the Greeks took advantage of the opportunity to take over the city of Caramee, which belonged to him, made him angry. Baron Louis, the lord of Tripolis, who was killed, was also his close friend, so he strengthened the man's determination to take revenge on the Greeks.

But Sir Baptist, who had seen everything that happened in South Peloponnese, knew very well the horror of the young man named Justinian, especially the cruelty of the Battle of the Alfios at that time, he had personally experienced it and witnessed the perfect art of war on the other side.

In fact, Baptiste was very worried about the impulsive behavior of the lord in front of him this time...

"Mr. Senna, do you really insist on being the commander of this expedition alone? Is it still a bit inappropriate to me and our words alone..." Baptist, who was uneasy in his heart, still persuaded, hoping that Viscount Senna would prepare to launch an attack on Tripolis after the other troops arrived together.

But at this time, the man was completely unaware of Sir Baptist's advice, "I have decided that I must be prepared to attack the Greeks in the next few days and caught them off guard!" Of course, Senna heard all the rumors in the south. Whether it was the Alfios River or the Fort Wiscari, they learned that the boy named Justinian was famous. But he did not agree. In his opinion, it was just a trick of the Greeks taking the opportunity to attack. This time, he led the army himself and absolutely did not believe that he would repeat the same mistake.

After all, it was just that those guys were too careless. The Greeks were driven out of Constantinople by them more than a year ago, like a wrecked dog. Even though they had threatened them not long ago, in Viscount Sene's eyes, they were just relying on the Bulgarian power and were not worth mentioning.

"But Lord Senna!"

"Enough, I don't want to repeat it for the second time. Baptiste, I don't need a cowardly person by my side. If you still look like this, you can leave here immediately." Senafanis interrupted his deputy without hesitation, and looked at the other party coldly, obviously resenting Sir Baptiste's escape without fighting.

In fact, not long ago, even the Grand Marquis of William Chaplet, who had been diplomatic restraint, had changed his previous policy and agreed to the attack plan of Gotfri Palace, and was preparing to join forces with the army heading south to deal with the Greeks. The first thing to do before this was naturally to take down Tripolis, who was on the back, and defeat the Greek army here, and they would have no worries.

"Yes!" Seeing this scene, the shameful Sir Baptist could only nod and say anything. Because he had seen the terror of the boy named Justinian, he could only comfort himself that this time the vassal state of Achaia did mobilize the power of the whole country to take action first. No matter how powerful that boy was, the people in his hands could not support the suppression of absolute power.

The two thousand elite troops led by Viscount Sena and the garrison of Argos itself were almost more than five thousand, and this was just a vanguard.

Perhaps the previous worries were indeed unnecessary. Baptist, who was thinking in his heart, tried hard to calm himself down and walk out of the shadow of the war a month ago.

However, at this moment, the bell of alert in Argos suddenly rang, causing panic among everyone in the city. Baptiste and Viscount Senna immediately became alert. This was the bell that would only ring when the invaders appeared, and when it sounded, it meant that something was happening.

"Go to the city wall! Order all the troops to prepare for battle!" said without hesitation. Viscount Sena made a quick decision. Although he was arrogant, the man did not relax his vigilance. Baptist also immediately reacted and nodded to pass the order.

...

When the Marquis Sena, who rushed to the city wall to check what was going on, was completely shocked by the scene in front of him. A huge army appeared in his sight and slowly approached from the south towards the city of Argos where they were. Sena saw at a glance that this was not the Latin army of his own, and the flying Greek double-headed eagle flag made his heart skip a beat.

"It's them!" At this time, Baptist also saw that the Greeks in the South Peloponnese were not curled up in the city of Tripolis, but actually took the initiative. This was simply incredible.

More importantly, the number of enemy troops seemed to be quite large, not as previously known to the intelligence. For a moment, the defenders of Argos City were in a panic, and the Latin people also looked panic-like.

But Viscount Sene, who made a quick decision, immediately issued an order: "Baptiste, have you gone to see if the fortifications have been completed? Order everyone to prepare for the battle. It seems that we have been taken first by the Greeks." Looking at the Roman army that was pressing towards us like dark clouds, Sene, who was standing on the top of the city, showed a solemn expression for a moment. It seems that he really underestimated his enemies before. Obviously, from the other party's actions, the Greeks had already noticed their intentions, so they were ready to take the initiative.

The city of Argos, which is a key to connect Peloponnese and Corinth, naturally became an important battleground for military strategists. Senna suddenly guessed what the opponent's purpose was. After knowing this, the man did not panic at all and instead showed a smile on his face.
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