"It's been a long time since I saw him... What a surprise, Mr. Justinian." After meeting Prince Theodore in front of the Bulgar camp, Tsar Kaloyan, who looked slightly subtle, recognized him at a glance.

The young man next to Prince Theodore blurted out subconsciously with surprise and suspicion.

He really didn't expect that the young man who was captured by his men was actually Justinian, who was called the little fox of Moria by the Latins. But he was not too shocked. After all, his nephew Yi

Van Asen told him what happened after he came back from Rusnina City. Therefore, Tsar Kaloyan has always been deeply impressed by the young man who successfully deceived him-he forcibly let a man who could have been a rare commodity live.

The Roman Emperor slipped away from under his nose. Although he was angry, he still somewhat admired Justinian.

It's just that in less than a year, the country established by the two Latins in the south became a decisive force in the Roman Empire. Tsar Kaloyan had to admit that he still underestimated Justinian. Maybe that

Emperor Muziphius had some help behind the scenes, but it is undeniable that this boy does have his own uniqueness.

At this moment, Justinian looked calm. From a distance, he felt the unfriendly eyes of the Bulgar nobles, and among them was his "old friend" the young Grand Duke Ivan Asen. Sure enough,

This time Bulgaria came out in full force, and it seemed that they would not give up until the Kingdom of Thessaloniki was destroyed.

It's just that he didn't care. He is no longer what he used to be. He is no longer the young boy who was just starting out and has no place to stand. He nodded slowly and saw Justinian looking at Carlo in front of him without being humble or arrogant.

Yang saluted and said: "Hello, His Majesty the Tsar, we said goodbye the same day and it has indeed been a long time since we last met."

"Yes, you were completely different from what you are now... What a pity. If I had known that this would be the case, I would have kept you at all costs." Kaloyan laughed loudly.

He said with regret.

However, what he said sounded like complete lies to Justinian's ears. Based on Justinian's understanding of this "butcher of the Romans", if Kaloyan knew that this would be like this, he would not have done it first.

He nipped the threat of himself in the bud of growth.

But naturally it would not be exposed. After a few words of greetings, the Roman army and the Bulgar army formed a coalition and began to camp on the city wall of Thessaloniki. After all, for now, the Latins have been surrounded by them. The first thing is to stand firm.

Don't give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of you.

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"Please forgive me for my bluntness, His Majesty the Tsar. We have traveled for several days to arrive. I hope you can tell me what the current situation of the war is, so that we can prepare in advance to join forces with the Bulgarian army to eliminate the Latin forces entrenched here.

"People." As soon as he walked into the tent, Prince Theodore asked straight to the point. Although the Latins were caught off guard this time, no one would deny that there was a man named Bonifa in Thessalonica.

This man is an extremely troublesome person. As the commander of the Fourth Crusade, it would be very dangerous to go into battle easily without absolute certainty, especially now that Prince Theodore only has his own Agrinion Legion and the Chariots.

Stinian's new army of Moria was able to fight.

Prince Theodor's question was immediately answered - although they don't like the Romans, the Bulgars, who don't have cumbersome habits, always don't like to be sloppy.

On the left hand side, a Bulgarian noble stood up and replied: "We have captured all the small fortresses outside Thessaloniki. And the garrison inside them has either been annihilated or fled, and the entire city is nearby.

There is no longer a Latin army. The number of enemies in the city is estimated to be around 40,000, half of which are auxiliaries and militia, and the rest are the Latins' own armed forces and a large number of mercenaries. Now, in addition to the

All connections with the outside world in Thessaloniki on the sea have also been cut off by us. Now the only thing the Latins here can rely on is the huge city wall."

After listening to the Bulgars' description of the situation, Justinian and Theodore glanced at each other subconsciously, with complicated expressions on their faces.

One was shocked by the powerful mobility of these Bulgarian troops. They actually cleared the Latin peripheral defenses outside Thessaloniki in just two days. It can be seen that today's Bulgaria can really be a leader.

In its heyday, it is no wonder that its military strength could wipe out the Latin Empire's army and capture Baldwin I outside Adrianople in one fell swoop. Although the two sides are still allies, it is really unacceptable to have such a powerful tiger and wolf country peeking at the northern border of the empire.

Don't let anyone feel like a thorn in your back.

The other is uneasy about the Latin army retreating into the city. This is not good news. Although Thessaloniki has been devastated by the war, it can be the second largest city in the entire Balkans and can support tens of thousands of people to hold on for a long time.

Time. In such a situation, if we directly attack by force, it will inevitably cause huge losses. This is unacceptable to anyone, especially Justinian and his side. Those temporarily recruited border guards are simply unable to climb the city wall and fight with the powerful soldiers.

The enemy was fighting. If their direct troops were to engage in such an attack, they would surely fall into the trap of the Bulgars. Once the losses were too large, it would mean that they would lose their bargaining chips after the war. And in that case, Emperor Mikhail, who was stationed in the rear, would be the last to win.

Even if Justinian didn't care about what he wanted to see, Prince Theodore had to hesitate about it.

Just when the two of them were silent, Tsar Kaloyan's voice suddenly sounded in the tent of teeth.

"Now that our allies have arrived, I think we can launch an attack on Thessaloniki tomorrow. I think you two have no objections to this!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived, the other party asked for a joint attack. Prince Theodore was about to refuse on the grounds that the army was short of men and horses, but Justinian beside him stood up at this moment.

"There is no problem with this. Tomorrow morning, the imperial army will cooperate with your country to launch an attack on Thessaloniki." The young man's words were firm and without any hesitation, and he actually directly agreed to the Bulgars' request without any hesitation -

-So much so that Prince Theodore was also shocked, and when he was about to speak, the deep blue eyes next to him looked at him with a deep meaning, as if to indicate something to the man. When he saw this
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