Chapter 5 Fort Wiscari
In the early morning, outside the city of Tripolis, the sky was not completely bright yet, and Justinian had already packed his bags and was about to leave for Tenalon to accept the invitation of the nobles of Moria for an appointment. But Nie Wu, who was seeing him off,
But Ski didn't approve of Justinian's approach.
Action, the enemy is facing, it is unreasonable for the commander-in-chief Justinian to leave like this, and the invitation of the Morian nobles seems to have bad intentions. In his heart, he talked about Justinian's unauthorized carving up of their properties, and the nobles'
His attitude was as if he wanted to call an army to hold him accountable.
But even though he knew this was the case, Justinian still happily went to the appointment, which really puzzled Nevsky.
"Are you really going?" Justinianevsky was still a little worried when he decided to set off. He had undoubtedly offended Moria by awarding noble properties in Southern Peloponnese to the army without permission.
Most of the nobles, and now Justinian is preparing to go to the appointment with such ease, Nevsky is really worried.
But Justinian said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, the initiative is in my hands now. Those people dare not act rashly, and I'm afraid they want to take the opportunity to win over me!" He had already anticipated all this, and when his interests were harmed,
The nobles who were still looking arrogant immediately became unable to sit still.
"But am I really going with you? Even Leo, you didn't let him go with you." Nevsky still didn't agree with Justinian's risking his own life.
"After all, someone needs to be in charge of Tripolis. Only when you and Leo are here can I rest assured." Although Tripolis, the gateway to the southern Peloponnese, was captured, the Principality of Achaia could not
Will let it go, and more importantly, although Zeodore Cephalon and Musvar are at odds, they are threats after all, openly and secretly. Without Nevsky, he would not dare to leave Tripolis easily.
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"but……"
"Isn't there Arslan? What are you worried about?" Justinian interrupted Nevsky. Naturally, he was not going alone. It was not good to bring too many people, and it was not good to bring too few.
Arslan is naturally the best choice as a bodyguard. The elite Turkic cavalry are well known, and Justinian is going to take them with him. Even if the nobles of Moria have evil intentions, they must be wary.
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"That Turk, but it's him I'm worried about, Justinian." As an imperial guard, Nevsky had no good impression of the Turks. Several generations of his ancestors had lived with the Turks in Anatolia.
In the Leah War, he sacrificed his life for his country and died at the hands of the Turks
There are not a few who have their hands, not to mention that the Turks around Justinian are all a group of mercenaries. Those mercenaries in the East are all profit-oriented and are not as disciplined as the Latin mercenaries. Justinian had to lead them
Nevsky worried.
But Justinian waved his hand, with a proud smile on his face, "Nevsky, thank you for your concern, but to a certain extent, Arslan is the least likely to betray me. You know this
Don't worry." He led Arslan confident that nothing unexpected would happen. This was due to two reasons. The first was that his father Murad was still in Agrinion, and it was impossible for Arslan to take such a big risk.
The second reason for betraying himself is that Justinian believed that the nobles of Moria could not offer a high enough price to sway him.
Seeing Justinian's persistence, Nevsky also understood that no matter how much he tried to persuade Justinian, he would not change his mind, and the purpose of his trip was also related to Muzfius's entrustment, and he had nothing more to do.
I objected for no reason, so I had to say: "Then I can only pray here that God can bless you. If anything goes wrong,
If you say so, get away immediately. If there is no news after ten days, I will lead the army to rescue you." Now Justinian is no longer the insignificant Lord of Ilovan Castle, in a sense he is Muzfiu
It was the last hope of the Slovak emperor and possibly the hope for the revival of the empire, and Nevsky did not want any accidents to happen to him.
"That's fine. During my absence, everything will be left to you. No matter what happens in the Achaia Kingdom, the most important thing during this period is to recuperate and expand strength." Justinian also immediately became serious.
Even though Tripolis is a key place, if the Achaean Kingdom mobilizes the whole country to attack at all costs, with their current strength, they will definitely die without a burial place. The only good thing is that Achaia
The main force of the army of the Kingdom of Gaea is currently facing off with Count Theodore's army in Corinth and will not move south for a while. Therefore, it is urgent to recruit exiles and expand armaments during this period. Leave such an important matter to Nevsky
With Leo, Justinian was actually not at ease, but the problems of the Morian nobles in the south now had to be solved by him personally. After saying that, Justinian got on his horse and said goodbye to Nevsky and set off towards the south.
journey.
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Since Justinian eliminated the power of the Achaean princes in the southern Peloponnese, the forces in the south that had been resisting the Latins responded in large numbers. In addition, Justinian took in the Byzantine stragglers who fled back then, and investigated along the way.
Stinian did not encounter many raids by thieves.
The only bad thing is that the rugged mountainous and hilly terrain in the south is really difficult to travel, but it is precisely for this reason that the Latins have occupied the Moria Military District for more than a year and have not eliminated the Byzantine resistance in this area. Looking at the desolation along the way,
It is hard to imagine that in the ancient Roman era, this was once the place where the prosperous city-states of Greece were located. Abandoned aqueducts, broken statues, and collapsed marble columns from the ancient Roman era can be seen everywhere. These old cities have been abandoned and become places where wild beasts roam.
Fang, actually push it forward a hundred years. Although it is not prosperous, there are still a lot of market towns. However, with the corruption of the empire, trade privileges were given to the Venetians and Genoese, plus the Bulgars and Cumans.
People came here several times, burned, killed and looted, and the cities in this area were razed to the ground. As a result, no one is willing to settle here anymore. Now there are only some Latin-style castles and a few strongholds left. Now there is no
It was here that the nobles of Leah eked out their last breath.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Justinian and all his followers traveled lightly, so it did not take too much time along the way. However, even in this way, the Turkic horses were faltering on the rugged mountain road.
Justinian now fully felt the suffering of the Latins. The place where the Morian nobles fled was isolated by various valley passes. Only a few detachment teams were stationed, and one man could block the barrier and no one could open it.
As a result, a forced attack outweighs the gain and loss.
Although the road along the way was rugged and difficult, Justinian and others were generally safe. They encountered only some scattered Byzantine scout cavalry along the way, who should be members of the Morian nobles. They neither attacked nor greeted them, but just
After observing them from a distance for a while, I didn't want to remove them at all, and the traces quickly disappeared.
Chapter completed!