"We stayed in the name of Grand Duke Borier to join the war to assist Lord Justinian in besieging Thessalonika until the end. This is not only the reward for everything that happened before, but also our thanks for your life-saving grace. I hope Lord Justinian, you can take us under your command, and we will also swear to your loyalty to you to the end!"

The Bulgarian rider who shouted in unison dismounted and knelt down on one knee at the same time, announcing that Justinian would be sent to fire and water, and he refused to refuse. Prince Theodor and Justinian, who had never thought that it would be like this, were also shocked and looked at each other.

Looking at these elite riders, Justinian also recognized that they were indeed the personal guards who followed Borier Assen when attacking Thessalonika that day. What made him wonder was why Borier did this. The strong and reckless fat man had always given him the impression that he was brave but not resourceful, and to be precise, this was the best evaluation. If he was really poor, that guy should be said to be a fool. According to the original history, in Carlo

After Tsar Jan died in a coup assassination of aristocratic coup, he finally ascended the throne of the Tsar, but was defeated by the Latin Emperor Henry of Constantinople using the instability of Bulgaria. Not only was the only one who was at hand lost, but even the land of the Byzantine Empire occupied by Karoyan himself in Thrace was lost. Therefore, after only a few years, he was killed by Ivan Assen, who was driven back from Ross, ending his short and bad ruling career.

Why did such a person do this at this time really make Justinian wonder.

At this time, Prince Theodor whispered: "Maybe the Bulgarian has noticed your power, and now he hurried back to think that it was to compete for the position of Tsar, so he used this method to win you over!" He guessed so much, and ordinary people did think so.

"Maybe..."

But Justinian still shook his head half-believingly. If Boriel himself had such a shrewdness, he would not have been used as a knife when he attacked Thessalonika.

However, in a sense, Justinian wanted to let that man ascend to the throne of Bulgaria. After all, if Ivan Asen became the ruler of the Bulgarians in the future, he would face an enemy that was a hundred times more terrible than he had encountered before.

"So are you going to refuse?" Seeing that Justinian seemed a little hesitant, Theodor Ducas couldn't help asking. Since he had decided to continue to siege the city of Thessalonica, it would undoubtedly be a pity to let a powerful new force out of support in this way.

Justinian, who was sitting in the thought, had already made a decision in his heart, "Of course not, after all, I wouldn't be so stupid." The Bulgarian cavalry also had a strong nomadic bloodline. When they were still living on horseback, they had been threatening the northern territory of the Byzantine Empire for a long time, and an emperor even died in the hands of the Bulgarians and was made into wine utensils. If the cavalry of hundreds of people were really under the command of Justinian on the battlefield, it would be a huge help.

"Get up!" Justinian said, "I accept your allegiance, and after capturing the city of Thessalonika, you can return to your master to report. But before that, are you really willing to obey all my orders?"

"I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

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At this time, on the other side, in the city of Thessalonika, the Latin nobles were in a complicated mood. The earth-shaking explosion at night had still made them feel scared. When they rushed to the dock to watch the warship that had been blown to pieces, they were even more frightened, and even a complete sampan was not left. What methods did the Greeks use to do it, and rumors of heretic witches using the power of the devil have exacerbated the panic.

However, most nobles naturally would not believe this set of nonsense, but they still became frightened birds, because Thessalonika lost its retreat at sea, and then an isolated city had been completed. Once the city was broken, there would be eggs under the collapse of the nest! As for the people of the Roman Empire in the city, they were also ready to move, which made Bonifas himself feel a headache. No matter how hard he suppressed his iron blood, he ended up with endless hatred.

But at the moment when the clouds of despair were over the heads of the Latins - unexpected news came into the city at this time.

The ruler of Bulgaria, Tsar Karoyan Assen, the man known as the Latin butcher, died suddenly in the camp.

Although the reasons for the matter were completely blocked by the Bulgarians, this was a blessing from heaven in any case. The Bulgarian army, which had no leader, would not be able to continue to siege the city of Thessalonika, and the Greeks, who were alone and unable to sing, could only withdraw back to Epirus in shame.

Everything should have been like this. The complacent nobles of Thessalonika climbed the city wall and prepared to "watch" their enemies away, but the next day they found that the Bulgarian army had indeed retreated. However, the Greek army camp remained unmoved and still surrounded Thessalonika. They once used a catapult to shoot the city wall, almost killing several waiting and watching nobles on the spot. Even so, the frightened Latin nobles shouted at the palace of King Bonifas to take the initiative to fight. For a moment, many nobles actually changed their previous fear and vowed to defeat the enemy outside the city in one fell swoop.

As the king, Bonifas was also eager to try it out at this time. After being defeated by Carlohan not long ago, he had been holding his anger in his heart. Now he sent spies outside the city to confirm that the Bulgarian army had left Macedonia, and now there was only one Byzantine army besieging Thessalonika. Faced with the former defeated generals, the man naturally took the initiative and agreed to the proposal of his vassals, and made up his mind to revenge his former shame.

But only as Bonifas's right-hand nephew, Marquis Denniste, has an ambiguous attitude at this moment. On the one hand, there is no problem in taking the initiative to attack and destroying the Greek army with weak combat power in the country. But on the other hand, he always feels something is wrong - will the little fox of Molia be exposed to danger actively?! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!