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Chapter 74 Under the siege

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

"Hello, Mr. Murad, it's great to see you!" Justinian nodded sincerely and said. Although he hadn't seen each other for a long time, the two sides had already had a tacit understanding of each other's trust.

Murad nodded slightly and said with a sigh: "Thanks to you appear in time, otherwise I would probably have to pay my life myself." A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. The Turkic man who had experienced a great war was also full of emotion at the face of him, and then he showed an apology expression to look at Justinian in front of him.

"Although the matter has passed, the child Arslan still causes you trouble. I'm so sorry!" Murad said. Although he encountered a strong attack by the Latin coalition forces in the camp on the Acropolis Mountain, Arslan was forcibly attacked from behind, which eased the crisis, but in fact it destroyed Justinian's carefully designed plan. Otherwise, the Latins would not even have the chance to escape the battlefield and retreat to Athens.

And this is probably all blamed on Arslan's temporary emotional matters-

But Justinian shook his head and said, "It's not his fault. In fact, I had calculated the time wrong before, otherwise the plan would not have been silly." He did not worry too much about this, but chose to laugh it off. After all, it was indeed his own responsibility. Unexpectedly, there was a problem among the Pizza people, not to mention that Arslan was indeed his capable subordinate.

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

As soon as Justinian stepped into it, his eyes immediately gathered over, and in an instant the young man suddenly became the most noticeable person present.

"Only Mr. Justinian!"

"Governor!"

"You are finally here, Lord Justinian!"

The most prominent nobles under Prince Theodor came forward to greet Justinian, not at all the same as he was looked down upon when he first went to Agrenion. At this moment, these people's contempt for Justinian was gone. More importantly, now they look at Justinian with a sense of being a strange thing. Since Prince Theodor intends to reuse him, perhaps this young man will become a big man soon, so necessary pleasing is naturally essential.

Is this the feeling of truly mastering power? It really makes people feel so beautiful that it is hard to extricate themselves!

Justinian, who was watching this scene, teasing in his heart and sighing slightly, but on the surface he was still so humble and peaceful, smiling and nodding to everyone who came over. But at this moment, he found that among everyone present, there was a feeling of being out of place. Not only did he not come forward to greet him, but he felt that he was out of place.

"Long time no see, Lord Zeodosefalon, we meet again!" Justinian whispered and waved casually to the man who was his expeditionary force, but made Zeodosefalon, who had always wanted to find a crack to drill down, feel the atmosphere as if it had solidified. It can be said that the little fox of Moria in front of him almost took away everything from him. Zeodosefalon, who had once hoped to defect to Romanus Ducas, the future heir of Agrignon, had almost nothing after his failure. This is thanks to Justinian, but now he has no way of doing this.

In fact, Governor Molia was highly valued by His Highness, and was also the imperial successor of the Imperial Duke of Molia. At this moment, the young boy in his eyes was no longer something he could look down on. On the contrary, he had become a small person on the chessboard. Because of this, the anger and resentment in Zeodosefalon's heart suddenly turned into fear. Especially now he didn't even have his own army, and he had no strength at all.

But now Justinian came to find him, and now Zeodosefalon became even more worried. Just as the man was panicked and didn't know what to do, a forced smile was squeezed out on his face, the sound in the tent suddenly came silently.

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

"Gui'an, Your Highness the Prince!"

Seeing Prince Theodor appear, the audience suddenly became quiet. After all, they came here not to come here to chat and reminisce about the past, but to discuss how to deal with the Latins who retreated to the city. Although the Latins have suffered heavy casualties and injuries, there are nearly 10,000 people retreating to the city, and it is still a bit troublesome to attack after forcing them. Therefore, there have been differences. Some people advocated retreating for the time being after victory, while others believed that they should take this opportunity to completely eliminate the Latins here once and for all.

"You are all here!" Still looking unfathomable, Prince Theodor nodded and looked at everyone present, "I think I have let you come here. I guess you have already understood the purpose of you here! Now we have finally locked the abominable Latins here. It can be said that it is an unprecedented victory against the Latins since the fall of Constantinople. What should we do next? Have you made up your mind? "

The man's low words stirred everyone's thoughts. It has to be said that there was a hint of cleverness in Theodor's words, which were just to state the facts, but no one could see what he was thinking. Even Justinian could not see the cunning in the other party's heart. After all, the current situation was indeed a bit awkward. In Justinian's original plan, the Latin coalition should have been surrounded and annihilated on the plains under the hills of the Acropolis, and the isolated and helpless city of Athens was naturally taken down. However, half of the enemy troops are still curled up in it. Continuing to attack will only cause unnecessary losses, but it is really unwilling to give up like this!

As soon as Prince Theodor finished speaking, someone stood up immediately.

He is a young nobleman named Karagunis. He is one of the commanders of several legions under Theodor. He took over his father's official title not long ago. He stood up and said, "Of course, he took this place in one go. How could we return without success? His Royal Highness, Prince, we must regain this place and completely drive the Latins out of our territory."

As soon as he said it, it immediately aroused the recognition of a large number of young people and nodded one after another. The sense of honor made these young people tend to continue attacking. After all, the previous victory had greatly inspired them.

Unfortunately, anything is often not that simple-

"snort--"

As soon as they finished speaking, they aroused the sneer of the old and conservative nobles.

"It's ridiculous. Young people, even young people, always act impulsively, and they are usually too lazy to think about the consequences. It's not easy to destroy the enemies here." A sinister old man stood up and sarcastically said in a sarcastic manner. This person was the highest-ranking commander of Prince Theodor, Cronos Hearn, who was older than Theodor Ducas. It can be said that his status in Agrignon is not to be challenged. Therefore, as soon as he stood up to oppose the march, the nobles of the young and strong school of the time felt a chill in his heart. Because the lofty status of Cronos means that few people can shake his objection, which made the young nobles who were still in high spirits just now be thrown into cold water.

But Karagunis, who is the main war, was obviously unwilling to give up and said unconvincedly: "His Excellency Kronos, I have always respected you, but please do not say sarcastic words at this time. If you object to my opinion, at least give us a reasonable reason."

"Reason? Do you need a reason? A lucky victory will make you lose your mind. If you really encounter any accident, what can you expect?" Cronos said sarcastically in a hoarse and gloomy voice, making the young nobles present dare to be angry but not speak out. After all, they are far from comparable to this "Diesu" in terms of status and qualifications.

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

"Although we have indeed defeated the Latins now, we have paid a considerable price, and the Latins have not completely lost their ability to resist. If the city of Athens is strong and strong, once it is in a protracted war, whether it is the Latin cavalry who may go south from Thessalonika in the north or the Venetians who are still cruising on the sea, they may put a knife on our backs at the most deadly moment. So to be safe, Your Highness, please order the division."

Cronos's point of view is obviously the voice of most people. After all, after a great war, many people have a feeling of survival, while most of them have experienced that era of defensive military preparations and indulge in pleasure. Therefore, there is no longer the impulse and enterprising feeling of young people surging in the blood. I just hope that the farther away from them, the better.

The atmosphere suddenly changed. Conservatives, who accounted for the majority, obviously had the upper hand. They were very satisfied with the result now. Anyway, they also suffered considerable losses to the Latins. After returning, they were not ugly. On the contrary, they continued to stay, not only to suffer huge casualties but also to face huge risks. This is really something they don’t want to see.

However, most of the other young nobles were silent after seeing the scene in front of them. After all, they were still slight, but Karagunis, who was the proposer, was still determined to stick to his ideas and did not give up on it at all.

Showing a earnest look, Karagunis clenched his fists and said, "Can you give up like this? You have obtained this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at such a price. If you retreat, all your efforts will be wasted. Please think twice, Your Highness, Prince!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was scolded by Kronos for being completely emotional. In just a moment, the call of the main war faction was instantly suppressed. However, Prince Theodor, who was watching all this coldly, remained silent and did not make any statement.

At this moment, his eyes touched Justinian's eyes, which had also been without any attitude, and finally spoke slowly:

"What do you think, Justinian?"

This old fox! I had already guessed that it would be like this. Justinian complained in his heart that the so-called invitation to come was just to borrow him to settle the current deadlock. Since most nobles wanted to withdraw their troops and Theodor Ducas asked him to come over, it was obvious that the scheming prince had other plans.

As for Justinian, of course he is the same. Since he has reached this point, there is definitely no reason to spit out the things inside him after swallowing.

At this moment, everyone's eyes gathered on Justinian. As a nominee of the Governor of Moria, no one took it seriously, but the young man finally pulled his teeth and recovered half of Moria from the Latins. This undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention. In addition, in the victory of the previous battle, even the most pretentious person would not underestimate Justinian at all. Therefore, at this moment, Justinian's statement suddenly became particularly important before Prince Theodor made a decision.

Suddenly, the argument between the two factions came to an abrupt end in an instant, and they were all looking at the young man in front of him.

At this time, Justinian, who had been silent, also understood that he had no choice but to not interfere, not to mention that he could not agree to give up halfway. Justinian, who looked relaxed, stood up slowly at this time, suddenly spread his hands, glanced at everyone present and said:

"I think before this, I'm afraid you may seem to have some misunderstandings about the attack on Athens City! Both His Excellency Caragunis and His Excellency Cronos wishfully think that this is a very difficult thing, so that we should also care about the threats of the Latins and Venetians in Thessalonika, but in fact I think this is a superfluous move. Since that's the case, why should we give up the land that we can recover at our fingertips? "
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