In front of Athens in the north of the Peloponnese, the tug-of-war between the Latins and the Greeks continued. Although both sides put all their strength into the first round of attack, it was obvious that the two were equally powerful and could not give the other side a devastating blow for a while.

"It seems that our enemy is very difficult, everyone." The man wearing armor in the military tent murmured at the generals beside him. It has to be said that Theodor Ducas still underestimated his old enemy, Otto de La Roche, Duke of Athens. In the past year, he has been sending his generals to fight with the other party in a small battle, and the other party obviously realized that his intentions have been well preserved. In the previous battle, they fought in the Marathon Plain area, and the Duchy of Athens actually invested thousands of Turkic cavalry hired at once and almost broke the defense line organized by Theodor. If the cautious Theodor had not prepared the reserve team, perhaps the victory would have belonged to the other party.

At this time, a Turkic man next to him said coldly:

"Isn't this the most clear thing? Usually, it seems that no matter how many times the battles are, the opponent cannot be tested. Only a war that truly fights with one's life can do its best. Although we are fighting for the back, the Latins are also pushed to a desperate situation where we have to fight all our strength."

The person who spoke was Murad, the mercenary leader of the Turkic cavalry under Prince Theodor, who also participated in the offensive operation. It was this man who promptly repelled the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side in time to make the battle situation turn into danger. Therefore, even if this man spoke rudely, the generals under Theodor could not say much for a while.

As for Prince Theodor after hearing this, he was obviously not angry with Murad's attitude. Although he was loyal to him, his relationship with these Turks was actually more like a cooperation. Although many unpleasant things happened, Theodor never put it on the surface, especially at this critical moment.

"So what do you think?" Looking at his subordinates, Theodor asked their opinions. These people, including Murad, have followed him for at least ten years. He dared not say that he could stand alone, but he was definitely not mediocre. Otherwise, he would not be able to compete with him in Agrenion under his brother's nose.

However, for a moment, several other generals looked embarrassed. The strength of the Athenian Principal was a bit surprising to them. It was difficult for them to swallow it in one bite. Although many of them were just for money and the combat effectiveness of the local Latins were not impressive, it was obviously not so easy to annihilate it in one fell swoop.

"I am very forgiving, Prince, I think it's better for us to evacuate now. At least we still have the initiative on the battlefield." At this time, a legion general finally couldn't help it and said with a little hesitation, while observing the expression on Prince Theodor's face, for fear of saying something wrong. What this man said at this time was exactly the common thoughts in the hearts of everyone present.

In fact, many of them did not agree with this active attack, at least they did not agree. After all, Thessalonika's enemies were like a stunning person. At this time, it was really not suitable to fall into other war quagmire.

Immediately, the other generals agreed. At least now they still occupy the Acropolis of Athens and control the Piraeus port with a way forward and retreat. No matter how bad they are, they can retreat from the sea to Thessali. However, this must ensure that they can still guarantee the initiative in the war, and Thessali is still under their control, so they must hurry up. Whether it is the insufficient supply of the army or the capture of Thessali in the rear by the Latins of Thessali, it will be a fatal blow to them. Therefore, even several senior generals who have been in the saddle of Prince Theodor, persuaded them not to continue to siege. After all, they came from the sea and did not bring enough siege equipment to attack, which would only cause unnecessary casualties.

"Your Highness, our casualties have already occurred a lot, and the consumption of weapons and food is even more amazing. Let's give up this operation and retreat!"

"Yes, it's been a tug-of-war for half a month. If we don't defeat the Latin army outside the city, we will not be able to force the enemies of Athens to surrender voluntarily."

"If this continues, our situation will get worse and worse. The guys from Molia in the south cannot count on it. Justinian's ungrateful boy has not made any noise in Argos for such a long time. Please think twice!"

When a person expressed his opinion, everyone spoke out, expressing their concerns about the prospects of the war. They were not afraid of the war, but they were on the Attica Peninsula and could be defeated as if they had any mistakes. This risk was too terrible.

For a moment, looking at his subordinates' attitude, Theodor Ducas did not say anything, but hesitated in his eyes. He did make a mistake in his decision. When he learned that Justinian had taken Nafplion and was eager to succeed, he was sure that there was no threat from the sea and sent troops to take the risk of landing from Piraeus forcibly. However, he did not expect that the Principal of Athens had realized the danger this time, and he was prepared to fall into the quagmire of war. More importantly, Justinian in Molia had not made any moves in the past half month and couldn't help but annoy him.

Do you really want to give up halfway? Looking at the city of Athens on the map, Prince Theodor was really unwilling to give up, but he also knew that the Thessalonika in the north was ready to move. If Thessali really fell, his situation would deteriorate sharply.

Just when he was in a dilemma, anxious and hurried footsteps came from outside the military tent. A messenger broke in from outside in panic regardless of the military meeting!

"Rareless, how can you come in like this kind of place casually? Where are the guards?!" The other generals who saw this scene couldn't help but scold the messenger for being rude.

However, Prince Theodor, who had also frowned slightly before, noticed something was wrong from the anxious expression of the messenger. He raised his hand to signal everyone to shut up and calm down. He looked at the messenger who broke in and asked, "What's the matter so panicked?"
Chapter completed!