Eagle Flag of Epirus

In the late autumn of 1205, after Justinian launched the first attack in the city of Argos and started the second all-out war between the Roman Empire and Achaia, the Roman army stationed in Thessaly not only failed to The Latin army of the Kingdom of Thessaloniki went south and contracted its defenses. On the contrary, it seemed to be cooperating with Moria's Greek Resistance Army to launch a new round of offensive against the Principality of Athens, which had previously expressed surrender.

And the Latins of the Principality of Athens, who were also aware of the movement of the Roman legions, knew that the menacing Romans this time absolutely wanted to destroy them once and for all, and they were already prepared for it even if they had not received an official signal to declare war. The various forts built by Otto Roche, Duke of Athens, outside the city of Athens, assembled all the forces that could be assembled, plus the crusades from the east and the Latin militia forces, a total of more than 25,000 people, formed a strong Relying on the castle and the river, the defense line of the country was prepared to stop the advance of the Roman army.

　　 This method has proven effective time and time again. The Principality of Athens, which had fought with Epirus for a long time, relied on this method to resist another military action by the Greeks to regain it. Although this time the horde of Achaia has clearly refused to provide support, the Duke of Athens, who is confident that he can continue to consume the opponent, is obviously not very worried.

However, what happened next completely exceeded his expectations. The Roman army that came out of the nest did not go straight to Athens from Thessaly, but unexpectedly deployed suspicious soldiers to the north to confuse the unknowing Latins, and the main force was. From the sea, it turned back to the back of the city of Athens and landed suddenly from the port of Piraeus. An elite navy commanded by Theodor Dukas instantly destroyed the Latin naval defense forces, making the Roman army directly take the most important acropolis behind the Principality of Athens.

And this made the Athenian team that were still in the northern fortress extremely horrified, especially when they learned that the Acropolis had fallen, and their morale plummeted, "Grand Duke Otto, what should we do now? The Acropolis has fallen. The city of Athens is in jeopardy, and we must return to help.” Once the city of Athens falls into the hands of the Greeks, it means that the Principality of Athens will be completely destroyed. This result was undoubtedly disastrous, and the Duke Otto who commanded the war naturally knew this.

　　 The men can only order: all the troops immediately abandoned their original directions and marched back to the city to rescue Athens, leaving only a small number of people holding on to the fortress, and leading the main force to go out against the Roman army that was already under the city.

As a result, the army of the Principality of Athens forcefully marched towards the city of Athens behind him, but Prince Theodor, who had already anticipated this, was not busy attacking the city, but had already prepared the battle for Duke Otto. And his army.

Since it is an all-out war, it is time to decide the victory or defeat. This time the adventure gave up Thessaly regardless of the danger of Thessaloniki. Theodor Dukas wanted to destroy this place completely. Enemy.

I saw that the flags in Rome were very rigorous. They were no longer armed as they were when the Latins attacked Constantinople. They lined up with the spearmen behind the orders of Prince Theodor. Elite archers, holding the only way for the Latins. A fierce battle is inevitable.

　　 This is a war that decides the fate of the country. Whether it is a Roman or a Latin, they all know it well.

On the first day, whether it was Theodor’s army or the Athens Principality’s army, both sides did not intend to attack. They were just fierce. Everyone knew that as long as this battle was fought, the ending of the war after all the way would be a final word. .

　　If the Principality of Athens wins, then the Roman army that has no way out of the last battle will inevitably be killed and wounded, but if Prince Theodor wins, the leaderless city of Athens without reinforcements will become its bag.

　　 A cruel war is on the verge of

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　　 On the other side, the situation faced by the northern Principality of Athens quickly spread to Achaia. The helpless Duke Otto immediately asked the nearest neighbor for help and even expressed his willingness to become a minister.

This made the Achaia state a dilemma. The state of Achaia, which was already facing a full-scale war, was originally prepared to assemble all-out efforts to completely eliminate the Greek resistance in the south, but it encountered repeated blows, first as the North and South Peloponnese. The fall of the city of Argos in the portal land completely lost contact with the northwestern rear of the Achaia state with Corinth as its accompanying capital, and the people of the Roman Empire who had been brewing dissatisfaction took the opportunity to rise up and respond in groups, and then they Nafplio, who thought it could be stabilized, also heard the sad news that the Pisa had fallen to this side of the Roman Empire.

This directly led to a huge change in the balance of this war. The loss of Nafplio directly caused the Latins to lose the last barrier in the south, which made their plan to attack Argos temporarily stranded despite the dispute. Continually, but attacking a fortified city while being on the flanks to guard against the threat of the Pisa is too much for the Achaean nobles to hesitate. After the news reached Corinth, Earl Gottfrey, as the court minister, took the opportunity to once again bring out the proposal for the north. For a time, many middlemen were shaken, and this is indeed human nature. Faced with the current situation, Achai The power holders of the Ajo Kingdom are not confident in resolving the huge crisis they are facing now.

　　 And this naturally caused the prestige of the Marquis William Chapulit as the monarch to be damaged once again, and the envoys he sent were also killed. Nafplion has undoubtedly been on the side of the Greeks. The risk of going south is undoubtedly huge~www.ltnovel.com~ But going north is also dangerous to be involved in war. He will not simply be fooled by the emptiness of the Principality of Athens, and the Marquis William once again rejected Gottfell. The opinion of the palace minister.

　　 There are many reasons for refusal, but for William Chapulitt, the more important reason is another reason that cannot be said, that is, he is unwilling to continue to let the power of Count Gottfrey continue to expand. It was true that he had considered arranging his former deputy and friend as future heirs, but since then, Gottfrey's arrogance and domineering have become more and more aggressive that he cannot bear. However, a fierce quarrel broke out between the two sides, so the man finally made a decision that was to deprive the Earl of Gottfrey of the title, but this directly led to another result, that is Gott who launched the rebellion. Freeh directly chose a military coup.

　　 In the chaotic city of Corinth at this moment, the nobles of the Palace faction who quickly controlled here sent troops to hunt down the Marquis of the William faction, and a white terror spread throughout the city. It turned out that when Gottfrey led the army into the palace, he found that William Chapulitt was nowhere to be found. So the man who killed the decisive man blocked the city for the first time, trying to let himself go. The posture of a former best friend completely disappeared.

　　 At the same time, hiding in a hidden hiding place, looking at the Viscount Senna and Marquis William of Sir Baptiste in front of him, he took a deep breath and finally looked at them calmly and said:

"Collins is just this old, and it's only a matter of time before being found out. Taking my words will eventually drag you down, and my nephew will be handed over to you two." The man said, turning his eyes to the half-old boy. His tone was earnest.