The reason why the Byzantines sent troops to attack the Arabs is because Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantines, was robbed by the Arabian thieves, and the Arab thieves ransacked the Byzantines' savings for thousands of years! Some people even boasted that they had seen Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves summon the demon gods of Solomon's time and robbed the Byzantine Grand Palace and Hagia Sophia! This caused some schadenfreude among the Catholics, who had coveted these riches for a long time, but because they were all Christians, and because of the high moats and strong defenses of Constantinople, and the incredible fighting of the Byzantine heavy cavalry, which were the opponents of the Crusader knights, it was difficult to attack.

In fact, seventeen years later, the Fourth Crusade, instigated by the Venetians, vilely attacked Constantinople and plundered it of its thousand-year-old wealth! Akon and the treasure hunting rat king Jin Ling, but they did this in advance.

The Byzantines came faster than expected, and in less than midnight, someone saw more than 100 large and small ships spread on the sea west of the port of Acre! The lights are on and the ports of Acre are crowded!

"Why are there only so many?" Zhang Fan looked at the ships in the port and found that there was about half of it.

"I just heard that the port of Acre could not receive so many warships, and half of them went to 'Haifa'. It is also possible that the Byzantines split into two routes, the other from Haifa ashore and attacked from the other direction! Akon said, putting down the binoculars.

"You've got it all arranged?" Zhang Fan asked.

Akon smiled: "Fortunately, the church on my side of Haifa also let Jin Ling go to bury mines, this time there are crusaders to look good."

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On the other side, the Templar ordination keepers who had arrived in Puerto Acre on Pegasus mediated between the Orthodox bishop and the Catholic receptionists, and the two sides had a great conversation. It's just that he suddenly received a message from Harding Point, saying that the Templar commander Gerard had been inexplicably attacked and injured! And it's poisoning.

What's even more bizarre is that Archbishop Acre is actually sick, he has some rare viral infection! This is not a joke, you must know that the medieval church also functioned as a hospital, and the priest often assumed the function of a doctor, and in this 80% supernatural scene, it is a bit too funny to let the archbishop, who knows both medicine and holy arts, get sick! The other party's vow-bearer has some ability! But on the other hand, it also shows that the other party's vow-bearers are really anxious and start to jump over the wall in a hurry.

So he arranged for his team's teammates with high defense to immediately find a way to protect the safety of several major military leaders. As long as the heavy cavalry of Byzantium rushed over, the victory was decided! The Templar was now a little smug, his layout had progressed to a point where it could not be interrupted, and victory was only a matter of time! It doesn't matter if the troops of the Holy Roman Empire can't catch up, it's just a layer of insurance for zuihou.

However, he didn't know that at his feet, the Rat King Jin Ling was leading dozens of red-skinned iron rats in the underground dark room of the church, and he had just finished his work and began to direct the red-skinned iron rats to rush out of the city. Akon had to settle the port of Haifa before dawn, and there was also the Crusader baggage camp on the side of Cape Harding, and he was going to be very busy.

The Templar Ring Bearer, the wise of the Crusader Ring Bearers, was not weak in luck and was guided to the port of Acre, but like Akon, he did not discover the other party's plot in time. Both sides now believe that the situation is moving in the direction they believe it is, and that neither player will know until the end of the battle.

The Byzantine warships had been anchored in the port of Acre one after another, and the personnel of the nearly 10,000 troops were settled in all sides to rest and store their baggage, and they were busy until dawn, and then they gradually got on the right track. Most of the soldiers were resettled outside Acre and set up camps, while important high-ranking officers and religious civilians settled in churches, inns, taverns, and other places in the city.

As Akon expected, some high-ranking military officers settled in the tavern where Zhang Fan's team was, and they immediately mingled with the crusader knights, merchants, and ship owners here. For a time, the tavern was bustling with activity. Not to mention that the business of the tavern is super good, and the prostitutes, thieves, and gamblers are also making a lot of money.

There are many gambling tricks in the tavern, and Akon is at home like a fish in water. He posed as a high-ranking Templar servant and mingled with the officers in the tavern. On the way to Constantinople, the old Latin and ancient Byzantine Greek that he learned from the Muslim shipowner came in handy!

"Grandma's! Lao Tzu lost again! Akon grinned and roared, this guy seemed to be really in a hurry. He didn't bring much money with him, and he had already staked his armor and sabers, of course, all of which were the equipment of the Crusaders. This time, I have lost so much that I only have one underwear left!

"Hey! Boy, do you still have any money? If you don't have any money, hurry up and get away, don't stop the Byzantine lords from getting rich! "The one sitting in the village is a big man in iron armor, and he is also a servant of a certain knight.

Akon had red eyes and roared, "Who said Lao Tzu has no money?!" Lao Tzu's master is the most glorious Templar! What he has is money! The cattle and sheep on the back cover alone are enough for you bastards to eat for a lifetime! Whoever has a lot of gold can crush you poor devils! ”

As he spoke, this guy slammed the table, "Horn! Then he came out of the pocket of his underwear and slammed it on the table! In an instant, the gambling table was shining with gold!

The eyes of the gamblers suddenly lit up, what a delicate golden chalice! It is encrusted with dozens of ruby sapphires! How could this be in the hands of this lowly knightly servant?!

This corner of the tavern was suddenly silent, and the sudden silence made the people in the other areas of the tavern very curious, so they stretched out their heads to look. Several high-ranking officers of the Byzantine army on a table near it stumbled upon the golden cup with their eyes, and their hearts fluttered, but the golden cup was drowned in the crowd in a blink of an eye.

The officers looked at each other, and one of them, who looked like a leader, was furious, and immediately a relatively shrewd-looking soldier walked over and got into the gambler's heap.

The big man sitting in the village was about to reach out to take the golden cup, but Akon pushed his hand away, but instead snatched a large glass of wine in front of him, poured it down, burped, and scolded: "Retract your dirty hands, this thing is also something you can touch?" ”

"Where did you get this broken cup? It can't be that I stole your master, right?! The big man snatched his glass and shouted. All kinds of gamblers on the side also agreed.

Akon said angrily, "Can you handle it? This thing, my master is so much, you hillbillies, you have never seen the world, today is blessed for you, open your eyes! Akon proudly held the golden cup and shook it in front of the gamblers. The greedy eyes followed the golden cup, and saliva flowed down the table.

The shrewd Byzantine soldier leaned over and asked Akon, "This golden cup is so beautiful, are you really willing to use it for betting?" He took out a heavy bag from his bosom and shook it, and there was a wonderful sound of gold coins colliding with it, "Otherwise, look at this, I will buy it for fifty gold coins, so many gold coins, enough for you to play for a while." ”

Akon seemed to hesitate, his bloodshot eyes staring at the bag red, and he swallowed hard. Ban Xiang took his eyes off the pocket with difficulty, clenched the golden cup, and put it in his arms, "This is not good, this is the treasure given to me by the master!" Priceless! …… Of course, if ...... If it's a thousand gold coins, I might be able to consider it......"

"You're a robber! A thousand gold coins, I can use it to make ten such gold cups, and I still need to buy them? The Byzantine soldier took out a second bag of gold coins from his bosom, "A hundred gold coins at most, and you won't get more benefits than this!" ”

"Are you kidding, are the Byzantines so stingy?" Akon pouted, "I think a few Venetian merchants over there must be willing to give up more gold coins." ”