Eagle Flag of Epirus

"Son of the chieftain under the mountain, you have got what you want, and we are ready to go. When will you fulfill your promise?" Outside the valley, the Albanian chiefs of several tribes waiting for Justinian to come out. Asked. They certainly knew Justinian’s status, but the mountain people would never be willing to sacrifice their lives in vain. According to the previous agreement, Justinian must provide them with weapons and armor and food for the women and children to spend the winter.

Looking at the opponent's scorching eyes, Justinian said calmly: "How can I bring so much food, weapons and armors by myself, you can go with me to my barracks."

"Why should we believe your words? This might be a trap. I just want to lie to us and harm us." When Justinian was about to let them go with him, some of the mountain people became obviously wary.

Looking at the reaction of the other party, Justinian couldn't help but raised his forehead slightly, and asked, "Or else, if I go back alone, aren't you afraid that I will never return?"

"If you dare to lie to us, the Qingshigang tribe will definitely chase you to the end of the world." Bogdani behind him opened his eyes and stared at Justinian with a terrifying expression.

"The Rock Tribe too!"

"And the stalactite tribe!"

Immediately other Albanians also said in unison, this is the first time they have been so united.

"The chiefs of the hill tribe have deceived us before. We will never be fooled this time, so this time you must leave one person as a hostage." Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, the tribal elders who had been discussing for a long time slowed down. Walked out of the crowd and made a statement to Justinian.

"Correspondingly, we can also send a few people back with you," Bogdani and the warriors of other tribes also agreed. "But this guy by your side has to stay. Before we get the promised weapons and food, this guy's life is ours." The Albanian pointed at Sergius next to Justinian.

Justinian turned his head and looked at the monk beside him with a smile on his face.

"It's an honor." Sergius blinked and smiled, shrugging his shoulders.

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Between the mountain roads from Epirus to Agrinon, a broken side wall lays in the middle. It was built by Emperor Justinian hundreds of years ago to resist the Slavs going south. Most people forget. Now it has become the forefront of the civil war between Prince Theodor and Emperor Mikhail. The two sides have been fighting for the ownership of Western Macedonia, so Pebble Fort has become an important outpost for the Prince to monitor the emperor. Every move of the army. But as Theodor Ducas was assassinated and killed, there was no contact with the rear. The more than 500 soldiers stationed here also fell into the predicament of a group of dragons without a leader. There is not much food in the fort, but there is no supply for a long time. Sending it up, this can't help making these soldiers stationed here even more anxious.

"Little Dmitry."

"General Terendez." Seeing his commander called to himself, the young soldier hurried forward and said to be precise that he was no longer an ordinary soldier. Because of his excellent combat, little Dmitri had been promoted to a squad. The captain is considered a grassroots officer. But in the middle of the night, his boss called him over, he couldn't help wondering what it was for.

Terendez on the side is also looking at his young subordinates. He is fifty years old this year, with sparse hair on top of his head and a messy and decadent beard. He has already passed his youngest and most powerful years, even though he is a general. Being able to be responsible for garrisoning in this dilapidated castle, so he is willing to promote the energetic young people in the army. In his opinion, it is undoubtedly a waste to waste his years in the cold land. Today, when he asked the captain of his own to come over, it was natural that he had important things to hand to him.

"How about I asked you to check the inventory in the warehouse during the day?" Terendez asked, taking over here for more than a year. When I first came, the Pebble Castle was so messy that no one could live in it. Later, he took it here under his leadership. The construction is a little more decent. However, there has been no supply from the rear for several months, and the personnel has been constantly consumed, so the man is very worried about the supply of food and grass, so he ordered little Dmitri to check it out.

The young officer did not disappoint his leader, and Dmitry reported all the results of his busy day to Terendez.

"There is still some money and food in the warehouse on the east side of the castle, but it is only enough for two weeks of expenses. We still need clothes for the winter, but the cloth and cotton promised a few months ago have not been delivered yet."

"I already know all this." The general frowned slightly. He didn't want these. "What I need to know now is not what we lack, but what else."

Although Dmitry was still clever in his work, it was obvious that the accident in this area had not been fully grasped. The young man who had reacted quickly changed his words: "Yes! In addition to those just now, there are still more in the armor arsenal on the west side. Three hundred chain mail armors and five hundred cooked leather armors are all well maintained. The number of weapons is also right, enough for a few people in the city, but the bowstrings are a bit aging, so it’s not forbidden. By the way, we are cleaning up the old ruins. There was also a lot of gains when I was there, General." At this point, Dmitry's tone was a little excited, which also made Terendez interested. Although the pebble castle is messy, there are indeed many forgotten places inside. Maybe there will be surprises.

"Let's talk about it," Terendez asked.

"It's a whole cellar of wine!" Dmitry almost jumped for joy when he said the news. This was also the state of surprise when he and the other soldiers discovered the cellar. They stayed here for a long time away from the crowds and had no chance to get in touch with alcohol at all. No wonder they were so excited, but his joyful expression was quickly interrupted severely.

"Naughty! I still think about this at this time!" Terendez sternly scolded ~www.ltnovel.com~ The scared little Dmitri, who was originally smiling, quickly shrank his head, he didn't expect it at all. The officer's reaction turned out to be so intense.

"Do you know that the enemy may attack here at any time? What do we need now? Weapons are armors, and there are more weapons, more armors, including supporting grains. At this time, it's really impossible to think about gluttonous pleasures. Remedy. Cough cough--" The emotional Terendez coughed violently, making Dmitri even more ashamed to see this scene.

And Terendez did not continue to blame him, but ordered: "The cellar will be sealed up later, these things will be enjoyed later, and taking them out now will only shake the military's mind."

"Yes, General, I know I was wrong."

"Ahem, alas, the dangers on the battlefield change rapidly. If you don't even realize this, you can't survive." Terendez sighed, "Apart from these, is there anything else to discover?" The man still embraced. Hope, trying to get something usable out of the ruins of the predecessors.

But Dmitry shook his head, "In addition to these, we also found some earthen jars in the attic above the abandoned clock tower, which contained something like oil, and nothing else was useful."

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