Eagle Flag of Epirus

After offering generous terms, the two sides finally reached an agreement, so Justinian sent the envoy of the Caradin from Thessaloniki out of the barracks. Apex novel X23US. COM soon, the news spread to the soldiers of Epirus, but most people not only did not regain the lost ground and rejoiced because of the lack of blood, but instead demanded that the armistice agreement be torn up and reopened.

Especially those troops from other Epirus nobles who coordinated this recovery operation, and the Pronian nobles who were in charge of commanding them publicly stood up and expressed their unwillingness to obey such unreasonable orders as Justinian. In the eyes of many people, Thessaloniki City is within easy reach, and there is no need for peace talks with the Latins. The great results of the previous battles have given them great sweetness. If they agree to the Latins retreat, they will lose one. The rich spoils of war were obviously unwilling to see these arrogant soldiers. For a time, there was constant turmoil in the army.

"I have persuaded you, Justinian. It is not that simple to promise the Latins to come and surrender. Such a rash decision cannot suppress the voice of opposition in the army. The hatred of the Latins is like weeds. It is spreading, how can it be easily eliminated. Before your army had the loyalty of the Latins, many people in the nobles have criticized you." In the camp, Prince Theodor himself looked at Justin. Ni chuckled and said like someone who had come by. In his opinion, the Latin who had been forced into desperate surrender would naturally not be deceived at this time, but Justinian happily agreed to do so. Allowing the other party to leave with the army is already the limit, and this young man actually agreed to the other side's request, so that the Latin settlers can leave safely with their own property. It is necessary to know that the salaries of soldiers in the Roman Empire have been sometimes not available for so many years. , The only chance to earn some oil and water is to get trophies from battles in the weekdays, and it is reasonable to do so to cause dissatisfaction.

But Justinian didn’t say a word about this, and his gaze fell outside the account with a sneer: “Since the other party has made it clear that only I agree to their terms, the city of Thessaloniki will be completely handed over. What other options are there? What's more, now we don’t have time to continue wasting effort here."

"Hey, don't you want to attack Constantinople in one go!" Theodore said half-jokingly with his face changed slightly, but in his heart he believed that Justinian's temperament was true. It’s not impossible to make such a crazy move, because not long ago he received news from people under his hand that the Latins in Constantinople attacked in a big way and prepared to take them back from the Bolgars. Thracian area lost from the previous battle of Adrianople. Although Constantinople is indeed emptied of defense now, it would be idiotic to want to attack the city of many cities. Theodore could not help but be dazzled by the victory of Justinian.

"I haven't gotten to the point of being frantic, okay." Prince Theodor who teased himself with a glance, Justinian does not have the intention to immediately regain Constantinople even if he has the strength, compared to regaining his lost ground. It is the big trouble to get rid of the ills of the Roman Empire. The city that entered the group of enemies in a hurry without preparation will only repeat the mistakes of Nicaea and get tired of dealing with enemies from all directions.

And to be fair, although he defeated Boniface, the commander of the Fourth Crusade in this battle, he was badly beaten by Bulgaria before he was able to succeed, and Constantinople was in control. The Emperor Henry was not so easy to deal with. Henry of Flanders, as the new emperor of the Latin Empire, his talents are indeed worthy of a real king. Even Justinian did not expect that he would defeat Nicea several years earlier than in history. The Lascaris family, even though they failed in the same way, proved that the man was no longer waiting. In addition, Justinian does not think that the Venetians will continue to sit on the sidelines now. After nearly two years of preparation, after all, those Italian merchants should have digested three-eighths of the Roman Empire’s legacy. Not having enough sea power to take Constantinople is simply unrealistic.

"Then you are going to..." Seeing Justinian denying utterly, Prince Theodor was also a little surprised. He didn't expect the young man in front of him to answer so thoroughly. It seemed that he really didn't have any interest in Constantinople. . This made the man a little curious, and Justinian hurriedly wanted to deal with what Thessaloniki wanted to do next.

And Justinian replied calmly: "I am going to go to Bulgaria."

"Bulgaria...Where are you going?" The startled Theodor Dukas looked at Justinian. He didn't expect that the other party was going to go to Bulgaria in the north, but it was clear that this time the restoration of Macedonia. It has been successfully completed, and he really can't understand why Justinian went to the remote and rugged Mecia area.

"Is it to pay Bolier's favor? Then there is no need to go personally. As far as I know, there has been a discord between the Slavs and the Romans in Bulgaria~www.readwn.com~ Now the only thing that can calm the scene. The Karoyan is no longer there, I’m afraid that when you rush over, there will be flames.” The man reminded, “And now we should still deal with the city of Thessaloniki, waiting for us in Epirus. The co-ruling emperor from here comes."

This time they were able to succeed, I'm afraid that Mikhail Dukas, who was still on the way halfway, didn't even think about it. He deliberately reduced his forces in order to try to make Justinian and Theodor their strikers. In a bitter fight with the Latins, he took the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fishermen, but he did not expect that as a partial division, he would eventually defeat Thessaloniki's Latin army under the command of Justinian. Thinking of the look on his brother's face when he heard the news on the road, Theodor felt a sense of gloat.

But this does not mean everything is ready, because there are still some nobles of the empire in the surrounding area of ​​Macedonia. They chose to surrender when the Latins invaded, and when the Roman army regained the lost ground and fought with Boniface. As the old nobles watched from the wall, they might see the wind at any time. Theodor had to be careful, so at this time he really did not approve of Justinian’s departure for Bulgaria.

However, Theodore’s remarks did not convince the young man in front of him that to Justinian these are not what he cares about now. Macedonia is certainly important, but he has another difference compared to cleaning up the current mess. Things to do.