"This is..." Although I saw the heroic double-headed eagle battle flag, Epirus' soldiers were still stunned and inexplicably staring at the army under the city. It is hard to imagine where Epirus has an army of such a size besides the imperial guards and field corps directly commanded by His Majesty the Emperor.

From a distance, the momentum was not comparable to the border guards with weak local military equipment. With such suspicion, the generals guarding the city immediately prepared to order their subordinates to close the city gates and must not be careless.

However, before his order could be conveyed, he was stopped by a noble man who came forward.

"Idiot, why are you still standing there? Send someone to open the city gate!"

"Master Nicki Fruz!" The man who appeared on the city wall was nothing but Nicki Fruz Tucarian, the current chief of the empire. Such a big shot would appear here, and the frightened officers and soldiers quickly greeted him with fear.

However, I was too lazy to look at these warriors for a moment. Nickifrus ordered impatiently: "Open the city gate quickly and welcome His Highness the Prince!"

"His Highness Prince Theodor?!" After hearing this news, the city guards who looked at each other were shocked. Since the Ducas family's Theodor and His Majesty who had fallen ten years ago had a falling out with the current Majesty, they have not returned to Rusnina at all except for war. If he really led his troops this time, why did Lord Nickifrus in front of him not only did not order defense but let them open the city gate?

"Do I need to repeat this order from His Majesty the Emperor?" Nickifrus said with wide eyes and an unquestionable tone, making the others present dare not say anything more, and quickly ordered the people below to open the city gate quickly.

On the other hand, the deacon Nichifrus also looked at the Agrenion Legion, which was gradually approaching the city. Because this was the first time we met such a situation, and the arrival of Prince Theodor was greatly beyond his expectations in advance. This abnormality made him feel very uneasy. You must know that this prince and his brother, the current Emperor Mikhail, have reached peace for only a few years, and the gap between the two sides has not been eliminated at all. No one knows what the purpose of this man came here on his own initiative. It was obvious that this noble prince did not invite this noble prince today, which made Nichifrus feel a little uneasy, but since Emperor Mikhail had already issued the order, he had to do it. Even if the other party was really malicious, the army gathered by Rusnina was enough to deal with it.

Nickifrus cheered himself up in his heart, and at the same time, Rusnina's gate slowly opened at this moment, and the somewhat nervous Epirus soldiers were guarding the door, fearing that something would happen. When they looked at the army coming from the plains under the city, everyone held their breath.

Prince Theodor personally commanded the army along the four roads and gathered into a huge formation. Although it was slow, the majestic momentum was no less than a scattered attack. At the front were the flag bearers holding the eagle flag flying, and the light archers and spearmen recruited among the Balkan mountain people. There were about two thousand people. Although the equipment seemed not very good, Nichifrus had fought with them when he went south to fight Agrenion. He could be said to be extremely excellent light infantry. Fighting with them in the mountains was a nightmare. Following behind were heavy cavalry arrays riding horses, and their men and horses entered the ceremonial battle of His Royal Highness.

, blocked everyone's sight, and this scene made Rusnina's defenders feel as if they were facing a great enemy and dared not slack off at all, because this was Prince Theodor, no, to be precise, the pillar that the empire relied on - the Pronian noble cavalry. The riders were wearing excellent chain mail, and immediately wore cotton armor with iron sheets, with excellent weapons no less than the Frank knights in the West. At the end of the formation were heavy infantry holding triangular shields and spears. They were basically employed by Theodor's mercenaries, and their armor and weapons were provided by Agrignon's strength. Just looking at the strict formation, Nichifrus felt a huge sense of oppression.

In addition, there were several Turkic cavalry on both sides of the phalanx of Agrignon's army, which also attracted the attention of the Epirus people. Their threat was not inferior to that of the Pronian heavy cavalry. Once they galloped, they would be the best killers. Rusnina had always been very dissatisfied with Agrignon's Turkic mercenaries in Anatolia, because of this threat.

At this moment, in front of Nikifrustucarian who was so nervous that he kept his breathing, Prince Theodor's army had already rushed towards Rusnina like a rapidly rising tide, getting closer and closer. It was clearly like a demonstration, and I couldn't help but retreat for the emperor's decision.

But at this moment, in the city of Rusnina, a man riding a fast horse suddenly galloped out of the city. To everyone's expectations, no one had time to stop him. The horseman stopped in front of Agrignon's army, and what was even more amazing was that the light infantry in front of Agrignon dispersed and made way for a road. The young man turned over and jumped off his horse, led his horse slowly to Prince Theodor's guard of honor, and respectfully bowed to Prince Theodor who rode on the horse to command the army.

"You have finally arrived, and it's too late to welcome you." The one who stood in front of Prince Theodor was his eldest son Romanus Ducas.

Looking at his son who had been staying in Rusnina as a proton in order to punish him not long ago, Prince Theodor nodded slowly and said, "I haven't seen him for a few months. It seems that after some hardship, my son has indeed grown a lot. You are here, they have not made things difficult for you!"

"With a father here, no one dares to make things difficult for the child." Romanus replied respectfully, indeed, it seemed that he had restrained his strength a lot than before, and this made Prince Theodor, who had always been a little prejudiced to this son, feel some relief.

"This is the best. Since my son has not disappointed me, you can go back with me this time and have some real experience. There is no need to stay here."

Hearing his father like this, Romanus was delighted to kneel down and thanked: "I will never let my father down your trust. The city is already welcoming you, and I will lead the way for you."
Chapter completed!