Chapter 286 Action

In the hot Arabian region and the Indian Ocean, the East India Company continued to expand its trade scope. They began to transform from a trading base to a colonial institution and began to manage the Indian Ocean.

Mason placed the branch in Aden and continued to plan the exploration of the East. The company's fleet had returned, and the fog on the map was a little less.

"Look at this map, this is all what we explored."

Most of the Indian Ocean has been explored. The southern fleet went south to explore and established relations with the Agulan Sultanate (Somalia). The East said in the commercial station translated as the city of Colombo that there were two kingdoms fighting each other and the political situation was very chaotic.

Mason thought this was an opportunity, because according to their intelligence, this place has good scenery, rich products, and is located on the main road of maritime transportation, with an important strategic position. Taking this opportunity to put this place under the governance of the company, it must be another lucrative income.

The company built a large number of settlements and commercial stations, which made people a little insufficient. Immigrants from Europe are too slow, and the current system of vassalage is adopted for the vast areas. As long as taxes are paid on time and troops are dispatched, and the market is given to the company, it will be fine. The man on the East African Plateau is the company's first partner, and the company also translated the name of the country he ruled: Abyssinia.

The East India Company also knew about the war that broke out in the Mediterranean. Mason even heard that his hometown Florence joined the war and cursed the eight generations of ancestors of the archon. Peter is not someone they can mess with. If he can give you a complete corpse, it would be God's appearance, not to mention that this so-called alliance has no strong army, unless France or the Kalmar Union in the north is eliminated.

Now he doesn't know what the result of Florence will be, he just hopes that they can stop the loss in time and withdraw from the war as soon as possible.

The people and nobles in Central Europe will have a hard time this winter. Because of the threat from the East, some people began to promote that the devil from the East came again more than a hundred years ago. They were ferocious and left no grass wherever they passed. This directly frightened the people of Central Europe to start participating and move to the west and north. France can be said to be the largest immigration destination. The large labor force allowed France to quickly restore its economy.

The expansion of the Roman Legion was quite successful. Most of the Istria Peninsula was captured, leaving only the small town of Koper where the Venetian garrison was. Austria in the north was almost at its limit. If Venice was not more important, Vienna would be surrounded.

Peter decided to give the enemy a little Roman shock and led part of the army to set out first on the seventh day after the Epiphany. And only infantry and cavalry were brought, and the target was Trieste, where the coalition was located.

Trieste is located in the northeast of the Apennine Peninsula, at the apex of the Bay of Trieste at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. It has been a prosperous port city since the Roman Republic controlled the city. In 51 BC, Caesar granted Trieste colonial status. It then developed into an important port and trade center.

Peter's legions were all lightly equipped. He had released a lot of news before, from attacking Tyrol to attacking Venice, and then plundering Austria. This confused George and his men.

Originally, he planned to train for some time, but the pressure from above was too tight, so he could only go to Trieste to rest first. However, the artillery he needed finally arrived. As long as he practiced a little and waited for time, he could go out. He was not sure that he could defeat Rome, but as long as he could delay time, he would have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

The military camp was quiet at night, and most of the soldiers were sleeping soundly; at the same time, it was also lively. Some soldiers gambled and hung out with prostitutes, and only a few soldiers were guarding the camp. They did not see that an army was staring at this place not far away.

"Look at me, give me money!"

"You have bad luck, you won't cheat, right?"

"It's obvious that you are not as good as others"

A man swiped the silver and copper coins on the table into his pocket, and then continued to play while talking.

There were many dark clouds that night, which also well concealed the movements of the Roman army. This time there were no artillery or anything like that. Most of the troops brought bows and crossbows, as well as some canned Greek fire and battering rams.

The entire camp was a rectangle, and some soldiers began to attack from the east. They attacked with Greek fire and rocket muskets, and caught them off guard.

It was midnight, and most of the soldiers had just woken up from their sleep. The sudden explosion made them unable to react. But they quickly dressed and went out to meet the enemy.

George was also awakened, and he quickly ordered the army to defend to the east. At first, it was thought that it was a small-scale sneak attack by the Roman advance troops, so the order was to drive the enemy away.

The entire east camp was ablaze, and most of the soldiers were either meeting the enemy or putting out the fire. The Roman army was not something that those mercenaries could easily take down, and the two sides entered an inexplicable stalemate.

At this time, the sound of fighting came from the west of the camp. The Roman army, like a tide, broke through the gate of the camp and killed George's tent. This tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking to the west caused the allied army to scatter. After all, they were all mercenaries, so why would they be captured? For their employers or for the country?

George wanted to run back to Trieste, but he was caught before he could run for long. The allied army was also annihilated.

Peter discussed the recorded books with the accompanying civil servants in the tent. Since the beginning of the war, he has been responsible for recording the history of the army and plans to organize them after the war and collect them in the Constantinople Library.

"Your Highness, we have captured a prisoner."

"Ha, who is that big shot? Let me see."

George was escorted up, his armor was stripped off, and he was covered in dirt. Facing Peter, who was younger than him, he turned his head away and didn't look at him.

"It seems that he still refuses to admit defeat."

Peter squatted down and forcefully turned his head to look at him. George felt fear from his eyes.

"You often say that you want to fight in an upright manner, but your so-called knights are just hypocritical hypocrites. No matter how gorgeous your clothes are, they can't hide the rot in your hearts."

"Oh, I forgot that you are mercenaries, a group of guys who only recognize money. This is worse than knights. How can you still live in this world?"

George didn't speak because he didn't understand the other party's Romanian, but he could see that the other party was humiliating him, so he yelled at Peter, trying to anger him, but he obviously miscalculated.

"It seems there is nothing we can do. I won't kill you. You have to see with your own eyes how I destroy this place. You must survive to the end."

"You, you will definitely go to hell."

George yelled as he was dragged out. Peter gave him a killing look and said something in Latin.

"Hell, I don't know what it looks like, because I am hell."