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Chapter 68 Changes

how so?!

Justinian, who was disrupted by this unexpected incident, was shocked. Seeing the sudden appearance of the Bulgarian army on the battlefield, he subconsciously looked behind him. According to the initial agreement, there was only one commander of the attack. What does this mean? The emergence of this army caused too many variables, which made Justinian feel sank. If the overall plan was disrupted, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"This group of Bulgarians who are troublesome will really cause trouble at this time!" Justinian, who was angry, cursed in his heart, but the other side also began to adjust the command of the army.

But the same surprise included Tsar Karoyan, who was watching the battle in the rear. From a distance, he recognized the owner of the Bulgarian army, either by others or his nephew Borier Assen. At this time, people also discovered that at some point, the Grand Duke Borier, who should have been in the rear, had disappeared, and his personal guards disappeared. At this time, he and the others were appearing on the battlefield ahead, rushing to the gap in the city wall to launch an active attack on the Latins.

"Who told him to do this, a bastard!"

The furious Tsar Karoyan couldn't help but growl in his heart, while the nobles in Bulgarian behind him were silent. According to the customs of the Bulgarians in the past, the Grand Duke Boriel would be the new Tsar in the future without any accident. Except for Karoyan himself, who could stop him. This is the reason why Karoyan himself was so angry. Although he was undecided between Boriel and Ivan on the issue of the successor's choice, Boriel was the Grand Duke of the Bulgarian Kingdom after all, and he could not lose.

Watching the army led by Borier Assen personally rush into the city of Thessalonica, Tsar Karoyan could not sit still. On the surface, the coalition forces led by Justinian seemed to have the upper hand for a while, but anyone who has been through a long battle clearly knows that just breaking a wall can't be determined. Once the Latins shrink their troops and fight in the streets will be a nightmare. Not only will they only get a city like ruins in the end, but they will also suffer unprecedented huge casualties.

"Hurry, mobilize troops to get up and stop Boriel!" Tsar Karoyan, who shouted loudly, quickly issued an order, but at this moment, many nobles were embarrassed at this time, including Bulgar aristocrats who supported Boriel's superiority behind their backs, because once the troops were put into the battlefield at this time, it would inevitably lead to a final decisive battle in advance. In a hurry, no one was sure of attacking a city with strict defense.

Looking at the reluctance of the nobles under his command, Tsar Karoyan's face was as cold as frost and ashen, but he could not help but do nothing - after all, people seek benefits and avoid harm, and Bulgaria seems to be a solid piece on the surface, but more than 20 years ago, several nobles were actually completed by independent internal forces from the Roman Empire. What the Asen royal family is not nice to say is just the common ruler. Even if he wants to force these people to work, he cannot succeed without enough price.

But at this moment, Prince Theodor, who had been watching coldly, suddenly spoke:

"His Majesty the Tsar, wait a little longer! If you mobilize the army without authorization, I think it will cause unnecessary trouble and cause Justinian's previous plan to be disrupted. In that case, it may not only fail to protect the safety of Grand Duke Borier, but will push the coalition into crisis." The appearance of this Bulgarian army is a bit strange, and Prince Theodor also saw some of the tricks. Although it is in the interests of the empire to really invest in the Bulgarian army, he always subconsciously felt that something was wrong and he ultimately disagreed with Tsar Karoyan's decision.

Seeing this scene, Tsar Karoyan, who could not mobilize other nobles, had to go with the flow and choose to give up. "Then...then I have to wait and see for the time being...but can Justinian really have a perfect solution?" Looking at the army of limited combat power in the hands of the young man called the "little fox" on the battlefield, Karoyan himself was not optimistic. He originally did not expect to win the city of Thessalonika in one go, but he just wanted to take this opportunity to consume the Greeks' power, but the power of the new trencher he used was much beyond his imagination. However, this was not enough to reverse the current situation. Karoyan and other Bulgarian nobles couldn't help but question what Theodor had just said.

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On the other hand, the battle situation ahead was still particularly fierce. In the fierce battle, the soldiers on both sides were exhausted. Especially the gaps in the city wall were filled with piles of corpses. The Roman army and the Latin army were in close contact. In the narrow space, it was already very difficult for people to get closer together and even wave their arms.

The only way to decide the outcome in such a tug-of-war is the tenacity of the soldiers. This is undoubtedly the Latins have a more advantage, but with the advantage of the number of people, the Thessalonika defenders under the city wall are also under great pressure. The siege is still continuing, but the only wall on this side is silent.

I saw huge rocks on the top of the city still bombarding, smoke and dust filled the eyes, and the falling broken limbs also made the scene on the battlefield bloody and terrifying!

At this moment, the Bulgarian army that suddenly rushed over broke the deadlock, and the personal guards led by Borier Assen rushed to enter the city of Thessalonika.

I heard his voice shook like thunder, from far to near, and echoed through everyone's eardrums:

"Calendar me and slaughter these weak enemies. This rich city is about to belong to us. Let's plunder it, my fellow citizens!"

Although the fat man who was laughing wildly on the horse was so full of flesh that the horse sitting down could not breathe, Kong Wu was powerful. The personal guards he led did not care about the Roman army as the Allied forces, and indulged in the iron hooves to trample on their mounts and destroy them, destroying them all.

However, such a crazy pig storm tactic seemed to have a magical effect. The Latin defenders who were still fighting with the Greeks before were completely frustrated by this sudden attack.

"Where did the cavalry charge come from?"
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