Eagle Flag of Epirus

"It's been a long time, Justinian, Prince Theodor has been waiting for you for a long time." The person who came out to greet you was not someone else, but Arslan's father Murad.

　　 "Hello, Mr. Murad, it's nice to see you all right!" Justinian nodded sincerely. Although it has been a long time since we saw each other, the two sides have already had a tacit understanding of mutual trust.

And Murad immediately nodded slightly and said with a sigh: "Thanks for you to show up in time, otherwise, I'm afraid I will take this life in myself." A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. This has been through this experience. The Turkic people of the war were also full of emotion at the moment, and then looked at Justinian in front of him with an apologetic expression.

"Although the matter is over, but this kid Arslan is still causing you trouble, I'm really sorry!" Murad said, although the camp on the Acropolis Mountain was attacked by the Latin coalition forces, Arslan was forced to meet from behind. This attack alleviated the crisis, but it actually destroyed Justinian’s carefully planned plan before, otherwise the Latins would have no chance to escape the battlefield and retreat to Athens.

　　 And this is probably due to Arslan’s momentary affection

But Justinian shook his head and said: "This is not to blame him. In fact, I previously estimated the wrong time. Otherwise, the plan will not fail." He didn't worry too much about it, but chose He smiled, after all, this did have his own responsibility. I didn't expect that there was a problem among the pizzas, not to mention that Arslan was indeed a powerful subordinate in his hands.

　　 Then the two looked at each other and smiled, and passed by. And Justinian's expression returned to his previous calm, and he took a deep breath and walked towards the camp. Since the opponent is already waiting for him, it seems that Prince Theodor should have made his own decision on the next step.

　　As soon as Justinian stepped into it, all eyes immediately gathered around him. In an instant, the young man suddenly became the most eye-catching person on the scene.

　　 "Your Excellency Justinian!"

　　 "Your Excellency Governor!"

　　 "You are finally here, Lord Justinian!"

The most prominent nobles under Prince Theodore stepped forward to greet Justinian. They did not have the feeling of being overlooked when he first went to Agrinon. At this moment, these people checked The contempt in Stinney's heart disappeared. More importantly, they now look at Justinian with a more exotic feeling. Since Prince Theodor intends to reuse him, maybe this young man will become a big man soon, so it is necessary to please. Nature is also essential.

　　 Is this the feeling of truly mastering power? It really makes people feel so beautiful that they can't help themselves!

　　 Justinian, who watched this scene, teased in his heart and sighed slightly, but on the surface he was still so humble and peaceful and nodded to everyone who came by. But at this moment, he found that one of the people present seemed very out of place. Not only did he not come forward to greet him, but he felt a sense of avoidance.

"Long time no see, Your Excellency Zeodore Cephalon, we meet again!" Justinian walked forward softly and waved casually to the man who was the deputy of his expeditionary army, but kept Zeodo Cephalon, who wished to find a hole in the ground, felt the atmosphere solidified. It can be said that the little fox of Moria in front of him has almost taken everything from him. Zeodoro Cephalon, who had hoped to take refuge in the future heir of Agrinon, Romanus Ducas, had almost nothing after his defeat. This is all thanks to Justinian, but now he can't do anything about it.

In fact, Governor Moriah is highly regarded by His Royal Highness, and he is also the appointed successor of Prince Moriah. At this moment, the hairy boy in the old eyes is no longer what he can look down on. On the contrary He has become a little man on the chessboard. Because of this, the anger and resentment in Zeodo Cephalon's heart suddenly turned into fear. Especially now he doesn't even have his own army, and he has no strength at all.

But now Justinian took the initiative to come and look for him, and Zeodore Cephalon became even more alarmed, just as the man panicked and didn't know what to do with a forced smile on his face, the voice in the camp But suddenly it fell silent.

　　 Under the gaze of everyone, a man walked out slowly and sat in an empty position.

　　 "Gui'an, Your Royal Highness!"

　　 Seeing Prince Theodor appearing, the audience fell silent for a while. After all, they came here not to come here to chat about the old, but to discuss how to deal with the Latins who retreated from the city. Although the Latins have suffered heavy casualties now, there are also more than 10,000 people who have retreated to the city, and it is still a bit troublesome to attack by force. Therefore, there have been disagreements. Some people advocate retreating temporarily after victory, while others believe that this opportunity should be used to eliminate the Latins here once and for all.

"You are all here now!" Still with an unfathomable appearance, Prince Theodor nodded and looked at everyone present. "I think my purpose for bringing you here must be that you have already Almost all understood! Now we are here to finally confine the abominable Latins here. It can be said that since the fall of Constantinople, we have achieved an unprecedented victory against the Latins, and then What should I do next, have you already made up your mind, everyone?"

　　 The man's low voice stirred everyone's minds. It has to be said that there was a hint of ingenuity in Theodor's words, only stating the facts, but no one could tell what he was thinking. Even Justinian couldn’t perceive the city in the opponent’s heart. After all, the current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing. In Justinian’s original plan, the Latin Allied forces were supposed to be besieged and annihilated on the plains under the hills of the Acropolis, and so isolated. The helpless city of Athens was naturally taken down. However, half of the enemy forces are still huddled in it, and continuing to attack will only cause unnecessary losses, but just giving up like this is really unwilling!

　　 Prince Theodor's voice just fell, and then someone stood up.

He was a young nobleman named Karagounis. He was one of the commanders of Theodore’s army. He was a magistrate who succeeded his father not long ago. He was full of blood and stood up and said: "Of course he won in one go. Here, if we pay such a price, how can we return without success? Your Royal Highness, we must recover this place and completely drive the Latins out of our country."

　　 As soon as he said what he said, it immediately aroused the recognition of a large group of young people, and they nodded their heads. The sense of honor made these young people tend to continue to attack. After all, their previous victories had greatly inspired them.

　　 It’s a pity that everything is often not that simple

"Humph"

　　 As soon as they heard what they said, it caused the veteran and conservative aristocracy to sneer.

"It's ridiculous, young people are young people who always act impulsively, and generally don't even bother to think about the consequences. It's not easy to eliminate the enemies here." An old man of prey stood up, sarcastically saying badly. . This person is the highest-ranking legion commander under Prince Theodore, Kronos Hearn, who is the elder of Theodor Dukas, can be said to be in Agrinion. The status of the company cannot be challenged. Therefore, as soon as he stood up and opposed the march, the nobles of the young and strong group felt a chill in their hearts. Because the lofty status of Kronos means that few people can waver when he raises objections, which makes the young nobles who were still in high spirits just thrown cold water.

However, Karagounis, who is the main battle party, was obviously not reconciled, and said unconvincedly: "Your Excellency Cronos, I have always respected you, but please don't talk coldly at this time. If you object to my opinion, at least Give us a reasonable reason."

"Reason? Do you still need a reason? A fluke victory makes you lose your head. If you really encounter any accident, what can you expect?" Kronos said hoarsely and gloomily The voice said with the utmost sarcasm that the young and strong nobles in the room also dared not say anything. After all, they were far from being able to compare with this "old man" in terms of local status and qualifications.

　　 After sarcasm the young man in his eyes, Kronos turned to Prince Theodor who was sitting directly above and explained his opinion respectfully:

"Although we have indeed defeated the Latins now, we have paid a considerable price, and the Latins have not completely lost the ability to resist. If the city of Athens is strong and strong, once it falls into a protracted war, whether it is from the north at any time The Latin cavalry going south in Thessaloniki or the Venetian still cruising on the sea may have inserted a knife in our back at the most terrible moment. So to be on the safe side, Your Royal Highness, please order the class."

Kronos’ view is obviously the voice of most people. After all, after a great war, many people have a feeling of coming to life from desperation, and most of them have experienced the era of depletion of armaments and indulged in enjoyment. There is no young man's impulsiveness and determination to make progress in the blood for a long time, just hope that the horse leather shroud is as far away from them as possible.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere changed. The conservatives, who accounted for the majority, obviously had the upper hand. They are very satisfied with the result now. Anyway, it has also caused a lot of loss to the Latins. After returning, it will not be ugly to face. On the contrary, if they continue to stay, they will not only suffer huge casualties but also face huge risks. This is really something they don't want to see.

The other young and strong nobles were mostly silent after seeing the scene in front of them. After all, they were still light-hearted, but Karagounis, who was the only proponent, still wanted to stick to his ideas and did not give up at all. .

With a sincere expression, Karagounis clenched his fists and said, "So, don't you just give up like this? You paid this price to get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you retreat, you will lose all your previous efforts. Please think twice. Your Royal Highness!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Kronos reprimanded it as a completely emotional matter. In a moment, the voice of the main battle group was instantly suppressed, but Prince Theodor, who was watching all this with cold eyes, kept his expression unchanged. He was silent and did not make any statement.

　　 At this moment, his eyes met Justinian's eyes, which had also been showing no attitude, and finally slowly spoke:

　　 "What do you think, Justinian?"

　　 This old fox! I had already guessed that it would be this kind of Justinian and slandered. The so-called inviting him over was just trying to use him to settle the current deadlock. Since most nobles wanted to retreat and Theodor Ducas even let him Coming by himself, it was obvious that the prince who had a heart for the city had other plans.

　　 As for Justinian, he is of course the same. Since he has already reached this point~www.readwn.com~ there is definitely no reason to swallow the stuff in the belly and then spit it out.

At this moment, everyone's eyes gathered on Justinian. As a named Governor of Moria, no one was paying attention to it, but the young man eventually pulled his teeth out of the hands of the Latins. Regaining half of Moriah back, this undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention. Coupled with the victory of the previous battle, even the most pretentious person would not be underestimated by Justinian. Therefore, at this moment, Justinian's statement suddenly became particularly important before Prince Theodor made a decision.

　　 Suddenly the original dispute between the two factions came to an abrupt end, and they all focused on the young man in front of him.

　　 At this time, Justinian, who had been silent, knew that there was nothing he could do without interfering, not to mention that it was impossible for him to agree to just give up like this. I saw that Justinian, with a relaxed look, stood up slowly at this moment, suddenly spread his hands, glanced at everyone present and said:

"I think before this, I'm afraid you seem to have some misunderstandings about the attack on Athens! Both His Excellency Karagounis and His Excellency Kronos all thought it was a very difficult thing with wishful thinking. As for the Latins who still care about Thessaloniki and the Venetian threats, in fact I think this is unnecessary. And in that case, why should we give up halfway through the land we can regain at our fingertips? "

　　 Justinian’s seemingly inattentive sentence changed everyone’s expressions at this moment. No one thought that this young man would actually say such arrogant words, and the time was full of uproar.