"Is there only a little bit of people, are you sure?" Justinian looked at the captured bandit leader and confirmed again. If the other party dared to play any tricks, he would not mind letting the other party enjoy the process just now.

The soldiers beside Justinian were filling the fire tube in his hand with excessive amounts of gunpowder. The feeling of the thing being ignited on the human flesh made Scardenon not willing to bear it again even if he went to hell ten times, especially when he saw one of his subordinates getting furious.

The scared bandit quickly confuses, "There are also... several Croatian pirate groups, who also join in and want to get a share of the pie. I really don't know anything except these. I have really told you everything I can know!"

The robber leader who was complaining was not as deep and treacherous as before at this moment. He was obviously completely scared, and this was exactly the effect Justinian needed.

Looking at his subordinates beside him, Justinian ordered: "His Excellency Salius, I need you to take all the cavalry under your command to sweep one by one according to the location he just explained. All of them will be wiped out."

"Yes, sir." Salius agreed without hesitation after receiving the order. Then he stepped onto the horse, and the riders under his command lined up and prepared for the trip. Since he had a precise position, everything below was easy to deal with.

Justinian looked to the north coldly, and had already made a decision in his heart. Obviously, planning all this was Romanus Ducas who escaped from Athens. When Scadenon spoke of the image of the arrogant and mean noble man, he was immediately sure of this.

But how could these rabbles threaten him with substantial threat? Justinian immediately guessed the other party's real purpose - he was delaying time.

As for the ultimate purpose of delaying time, although Justinian could not confirm, he understood that he had returned to Thessalonika one step later, and Thessalonika and the people in the city would be more threatening. He was not in the mood to wait for these ignorant thieves to come to him. Since this was the case, it would be better to directly attack their nests and go forever.

"After you set out, I will order the army to march at full speed. There is no problem with it, Zalius!" Justinian asked, but his tone was more like an order than an inquiry.

Without any hesitation, Salius raised the cavalry in his hand and accepted the task, "Don't worry, Your Highness. After everything is over, I will take everyone to follow the large army." Although there are hundreds of bandits who were bought along the way and attempt to attack Moriya's army, it is not worth mentioning in his eyes. Five elite cavalry can traverse the wilderness, and one vertical equip is enough to defeat a team of scattered soldiers. When the hanging cavalry spear is to surrender even in a strong city, the running iron hooves are witnesses on the battlefield of the rider. The entire Thessaly wasteland is about to usher in a messed earth.

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Thessalonika is the most prosperous city in Macedonia. It has been like this since the construction of this city. For the Roman Empire, it is the most important commercial hub, with a large market for trade with the northern barbarians, and an excellent harbor. It is the second pearl in addition to the Constantinople Empire. But because of this, Thessalonika was coveted by all forces. The Saracens had briefly captured and captured tens of thousands of young and strong people. The Bulgarians came to the city several times, and the Venetian and Norman navies also blocked the place. There is no doubt that in the turbulent autumn, the city became the center of a dangerous vortex.

Even the power of Justinian entered here has not changed this point. This city, like an isolated island, is now like a leaf wandering in the storm of war. Thessalonika is not only threatened by the outside, but also by internal contradictions at this moment. The new Molia army only holds some of the power. Due to Justinian's departure and Baptist's sensitivity to identity, the actual rulers here are now the noble parliament, although their power is no longer as good as before.

They were the hereditary nobles of Thessalonika and the most prominent people in Macedonia. Even when Bonifas entered the place, they needed to cooperate with them.

In the eyes of the nobles, they had the power of the entire city, and the so-called municipal officials were just their agents. At least they thought so at first, but when they dealt with the poor men like Moria and others, they immediately felt what it was to complain.

The Moria new army accepted the Latin fief property without giving them any face, and the nobles of Thessalonika did not even drink a sip of soup.

Later, after the annoying Latin man became a municipal official, a series of rules and regulations completely restricted their power, and made these nobles regard him as a thorn in their eyes. But they had no choice but to deal with him. They tried to contact the nobles outside to launch a riot, but they were resolved by this shrewd Latin man. Instead, they fell down hard. The house that should be confiscated, and the house that should be reckoned with money can only swallow their anger. Although some nobles wanted to break up publicly, when something happened, these domineering nobles became jealous.

This incident was that Princess Odosia, the third princess of the empire, appeared in the city of Thessalonica, who is now the empress of the co-ruling emperor of Epirus. Although the blind emperor who was imprisoned in the monastery did not have real power, the nobles all knew that she was a banner, representing the orthodox inherited by the Angeles dynasty, and for this reason, they did not dare to act rashly.

But this does not mean that these nobles are really afraid of the identity of the imperial princess of Odosia. When they are touched on their interests, these conflicted people will immediately become a solid piece of the same.
Chapter completed!