Eagle Flag of Epirus

"Keep away from the enemy and avoid it!" The dignified Christopher still gave orders calmly, and at this time a hoarse voice sounded behind everyone.

"It seems that they would rather let me be buried in a fish belly rather than return to my homeland!" On the deck, an old man with a rickety figure finally walked out and hesed. And he is dressed in a holy white priest, and there are only two people in the Orthodox Church that can wear it, one is a new priest and monk, and the white robe symbolizes his first entry into the path of serving the true **** Immature, while the other is the universal patriarch. Its white robe has only one meaning to show its inviolability and sacredness. At this time, the white silk robe on the old man's body obviously represents the latter, and he is not someone else but the focus of repeated competition between the Venetians and Genoese-the Patriarch Peter X of Constantinople.

After the fall of Constantinople, the old man disappeared for a while. Some people said he died under the butcher knife of a Latin, while others claimed to have witnessed him boarding a small boat heading to the north and fleeing to a foreign land. All in all, the disappearance of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the religious leader of the Orthodox Church, whose nominal status is equivalent to that of the Pope of Rome in the Western Church, has indeed caused quite a stir. As a result, in the past two years, the religious leaders of the Eastern Church have been in a period of large vacancies for a long time. The Greek Orthodox are panicked, and their secular leaders, the emperor, have appeared one after another and have completely lost their authority, while Constantinople has completely lost authority. The Patriarch of the People's Republic of China has undoubtedly become the last pillar in the hearts of many people today.

This is why all forces are competing for Peter X. The Venetians attempted to threaten the Latin Empire of Constantinople to bow to the ears to expand its power, and the Latin Empire was desperately eager to win over the Orthodox Church. The leader endorsed his reign to consolidate his position. As for other Roman forces, they also hope to be crowned by the Patriarch to make the crown on their heads more secure.

Antonia Doria had only found the trace of the old man after wading through the mountains, and if it hadn't been for the Golden Seal edict given to her by Justinian in his hand, I am afraid that Peter X would never believe her as an Italian. But I never thought that just after leaving Moldavia, the front foot would be followed by the Venetian who followed. And now looking at the Venetian posture, I am afraid that I would rather tear up the skin with Genoa and let Peter X and them be buried on the bottom of the sea, and would never want to see him return to his homeland to clean up the chaotic hearts of the Greeks.

With such a desperate move of burning jade and stone, Antonia also had to admire the decision of the commander of the Venetian opposite, although it seemed reckless, it was the most calm and decisive judgment.

And Christopher also looked solemn, and the current situation has to be said to be the second thorny situation he faced in his life, and the man who caused him such trouble last time was in Venice, where he died for a long time in Constantinople not long ago. Enrique Dandro, the former consul, also lost one of his eyes on that occasion.

"Hmph, if it wasn't for a rush, I only brought these people, how could this group of young girls in Venice drive me into this situation!" Seeing that the Venetian warships like a pack of wolves will surround them, Christopher's eyes There was also unwilling anger shining in it, but at this moment he was at a loss as well-apparently the group of Venetians on the opposite side really wanted to kill them cleanly.

At this time, looking at the scene in front of him, Peter X suddenly sighed and said: "Miss Antonia, we will all die here if this continues. Thank you for your kindness. But it seems that I may not be able to go back to see you this time. Your Majesty Muzfeus, I don't want to involve you, and hand me over to the Venetians! At least you and your companions can leave here safely."

Since the fall of Constantinople, the old man has gone to a foreign land and has suffered countless encounters with his life hanging by a thread, and his heart has long since fallen to death. And this time he left the hiding place at great risk for only the only trace of hope for the revival of the empire. But the current situation can only be said to be a trick of fate. The old man, the Grand Master of Constantinople, has already accepted his fate and does not want to involve others anymore.

But beside him, Christopher sneered and said: "At this time, it would be foolish to expect the enemy to be benevolent. Greeks, if you wanted to be like you said, we would have done it. Don't doubt our Italian marketers. , And the biggest problem right now, even if you hand over you, I am afraid that these Venetian **** will have to kill them."

As a perennial opponent, Christopher knew the Venetians any more. He had no doubt that the Venetians would do that. He would make such a decision because of the change of location.

"Grandpa Christopher..." Seeing the old man in front of him all said such frustrating words, at this moment Antonia Doria's eyes also had a trace of guilt, and he stopped talking.

But Christopher interrupted the girl's words before she said her words, "There is nothing to be sorry for, my child, although he said so many pessimistic things, we still can't talk about it."

"You mean there is a way to get out of the predicament here."

"I can't talk about it, but little Antonia, you should know it best. This old bone of mine will never be caught in a hand." The one-eyed old man shrugged, and there was a crazy smile on his face at the moment. .

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At the moment, on the other side, the Venetian warship being pursued is getting closer and closer to the target in front of him ~ www.wuxiahere.com~ They will attack in groups only after the last order.

Only on the flagship, the two Venetian noblemen Cienvenier and Ranieri Dandro are still arguing. After all, their behavior at this time is equivalent to pushing Venice and Genoa into war.

"Your Excellency, do you know what you are doing?! Once this Genoese ship is sunk, it is equivalent to a declaration of war!"

"So what? After the previous Corfu incident, we and the Genoese only left the declaration of war on the faces of the diplomats of both sides. Now is not the time for you, a stinky kid like you, to hesitate. Clean. To deal with these people neatly, the Genoese can only swallow this dumb loss as we did before."

"What about the Patriarch of Constantine! In doing so, we may only get back a corpse in the end, so what we did before was useless!"

But Ranieri Dandolo said with a disapproving look: "It just made the Greeks completely cut off their thoughts. This is the result we want to see. As for death or alive, no need! Live! The Greek Patriarch is just more useful to the current Emperor Henry of Constantinople."

"Sink them down!" There was a trace of hideousness on the face of the Italian man, and his actions at this moment seemed to be a little more venting. In fact, it does not matter to him whether the chief patriarch on the opposite ship is dead or alive. The important thing is that he must avenge those stubborn Greeks and make them pay the price. At this moment, Ranieri seems to I have seen the appearance of the great master when he was hanged in Constantinople. In this situation, the ship that the Venetians are on has gradually increased its speed. It seems that it is about to catch up with the lonely Genoese ship.