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"In the name of Archduke Bouriel, we stayed in the battle and assisted Lord Justinian in the siege of Thessaloniki until the end. The update is the fastest and this is not only as the Lord’s reward for everything that happened before, but also for us to thank the Lord. Thank you for your life-saving grace. I hope Master Justinian will earn us under your command, and we will swear allegiance to you to the death!"

The Bulgarian rider who shouted in unison dismounted at the same time and knelt down on one knee, announcing that Justinian would send him through the fire. Prince Theodor and Justinian, who had never thought it would be like this, both looked at each other in astonishment.

Looking at these elite riders, Justinian also recognized that they were indeed the guards who followed Bolier Assen when they attacked Thessaloniki that day. It just made him wonder why Borill would do this. That sturdy and reckless fat man has always given him the impression of being brave and intrepid, and to be precise, this is the best evaluation. If it is really exhausted, the guy should be said to be a idiot. According to the original history, after Emperor Kaloyan died in the assassination of the noble coup, he finally ascended to the throne of the Tsar, but he was abruptly defeated by the Latin Emperor Henry of Constantinople using the internal instability of Bulgaria, not only The handy Thessaloniki was lost, and even the land of the Byzantine Empire occupied by Carloyan himself in Thrace was also lost. Therefore, after only a few years, Ivan Assen, who was driven back from Rose, was killed, ending a short and terrible career in power.

Justinian really didn't understand why such a person would do this at this time.

But at this time, only Prince Theodore whispered from the side: "Perhaps the Bolgar has already noticed your power, but now he hurried back to think that he was fighting for the throne, so he would use it. Let's win you with this method!" So guessed, and most people do think so.

"maybe……"

But Justinian still shook his head dubiously. If Borill himself had such a shrewdness, he would not have been used as a knife when attacking the city of Thessaloniki.

But in a sense, Justinian would rather let that man ascend to the throne of Bulgarian tsar. After all, if Ivan Assen became the ruler of the Bolgar in the future, then he would have to face a more terrifying situation than before. Hundred times the enemy.

"Then you are going to refuse?" Seeing Justinian seemed to hesitate, Theodor Dukas couldn't help asking. Now that he has decided to continue besieging Thessaloniki, then if he let go of a powerful force like this It is undoubtedly a pity for the support of the new force.

And Justinian, who was sitting and thinking, also had a decision in his heart, "Of course not, after all, I would not be so stupid." The Bulgarian cavalry also has a strong nomadic blood, when they are still there. When there was no fixed place on horseback, it had been threatening the northern territory of the Byzantine Empire for a long time, and even an emperor died in the hands of the Bolgar whose head was made into wine utensils. And if the hundreds of cavalrymen in front of them really accept Justinian's command on the battlefield, it will be a huge help.

"Get up, you guys!" A light glance at the rider Bulgar who was kneeling on the ground, Justinian said, "I accept your allegiance, and you can return to you after the city of Thessaloniki is captured. His master returned. But before that, are you really willing to obey all my orders?"

"Go through all fire and water, do whatever it takes!"

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At this time, on the other side, in the still panic city of Thessaloniki, the Latin nobles were in a complicated mood. The sound of the earth-shattering explosion in the night before left them with lingering fears, and when they rushed to the pier and watched the warship that had been blown up and sunk powder, they were even more frightened, not even leaving a complete sampan. It is unthinkable what the Greeks used to do it, and there have been rumors in the city that heretical witches have used the power of the devil to aggravate the panic.

However, most of the nobles would naturally not believe this set of nonsense, but they have already become frightened birds, because the city of Thessaloniki has lost its way to retreat from the sea and has completed an isolated city. Once the city is breached, there will be eggs under the covering nest! As for the people of the Roman Empire in the city, they were also eager to move, which made Boniface himself a very headache. No matter how iron and blood he suppressed, he would eventually exchange endless hatred.

But at the moment when a cloud of despair hovered over the heads of the Latins, unexpected news arrived in the city at this moment.

The ruler of Bulgaria, Tsar Kaloyan Assen, the man known as the Latin butcher unexpectedly died suddenly in the camp~www.readwn.com~ Although the cause of the incident was completely blocked by the Bolgarians However, this is a godsend in any case. The Bulgarian army without a leader is bound to be unable to continue to besiege Thessaloniki, and the lonely Greeks can only withdraw to Epirus obediently.

Everything should be like this. The proud Thessaloniki nobles boarded the wall and prepared to "watch" their enemies to leave, but the next day they found that the Bulgarian army had indeed withdrawn, but the Greek army camp But he didn't move, still surrounding Thessaloniki. He once again used a trebuchet to throw at the city wall, almost killing a few nobles who were waiting on the spot. But this is the case. When the terrified Latin nobles came back, they shouted out of the city to take the initiative to fight at the court of King Boniface. For a while, many nobles changed their previous panic and vowed to take the enemy outside the city. Defeated in one fell swoop.

As the king, Boniface is also eager to try. After being defeated by Kaloyan not long ago, he has been suffocating in his heart, and now he has sent out spies outside the city to confirm that the Bulgarian army has left Macedonia. , Now only one Byzantine army is besieging Thessaloniki. Facing the defeat of his former men, this man naturally did his part, agreed to the propositions of his vassals, and made up his mind to return the shame.

But Marquis Dennister, the nephew of Boniface, who is the right-hand man of Boniface, has an ambiguous attitude at the moment. On the one hand, it is not a problem to take the initiative to destroy the weaker Greek troops in the territory, but on the other hand, he always feels something is wrong. Will Moria's little fox really take the initiative to be exposed to danger like this? !