"Encouraged by victory and the reinforcements that came, Romeev's army rushed into battle. Soldiers demanded that commanders lead them to the enemy to new victories, fame, and loot. Byzantine Army Commander-in-Chief George Maniak assembled a military council. Many experienced commanders offered to go to Ajira, and this was reasonable, because it was from there that the Arabs carried out their predatory attacks, and the enemy should have been deprived of a base for attacks.
Fleet Commander Stefaniy Paflagonyanin complained about the weather, that part of the fleet had to be transferred to the Danube, if the Rus still decided to attack. And the ships that were at hand barely defeated the brave pirates. "Therefore, supplying the army by sea became almost impossible," concluded Stefaniy with a loud sigh. George knew very well that the romance ships arrived at the ports of Sicily, but carried not army supplies, but spices and silk, and all profits flowed to the Paflagonyanin. And he could barely avoid protesting against the emperor's relative, "Not this time!"
This meant that, instead of gathering all the forces in one fist and attacking properly, part of the troops would have to be assigned to collect and deliver supplies. And only Lavrenty Gestapos offered to attack the fortress of Piazza Armerina. "The walls have not been repaired for a long time and therefore the troops need less to capture," he said: "And besides, they are not waiting for us there."…"
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