Eagle Flag of Epirus

Remember in one second【】

https:///>The walls of Thessaloniki were smeared with the blood of the victims. After a whole day of fierce fighting, the fierce offensive of the coalition forces between the Bolgars and the Dukas family was only slightly curbed.

Below the city wall are piles of corpses emitting a decaying smell, and the exhausted guards at this moment do not even have the strength to carry the remains of their companions and can only collapse against the wall for a moment of respite.

"If this continues, Thessaloniki will definitely fall!" The nobles headed by Ioannis couldn't help but let out a pessimistic cry as they looked at the scene in front of them. At the same time, they were deeply afraid of the harshness they might face once the city was broken. Liquidation.

"Please calm down, everyone, we have not reached the end of the storm yet! Ioannis, now I need your people to be responsible for going to the west wall for defense to replace the Turkic archer there. And Danielle, Several members of the Tarbell family, please settle down the wounded here and quickly arrange fortifications to prevent enemies outside the city from launching an attack here." At this time, Empress Odoxia’s firm voice sounded, and it calmed down a bit. People panic. I saw a woman with a white dress stained with blood slowly walking up the city wall—the only thing she could do as a purple room was to bandage the wounded and shroud the dead.

Seeing this situation, the nobles were also stunned. At this time, Daniel and Tabel, who had stood on Odoxia's side in the previous aristocratic council, immediately stood up.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, we will proceed immediately."

Seeing the trilogy of the two nobles walking down the city wall to greet them, the emperor's eyes turned to the unmoved Ioannis again.

"Ioannis Qing."

"Huh, what's the point of doing this now, Your Highness? Thessaloniki simply won't last for a long time." In the eyes of the sneered nobleman, everything they do now is in vain. It is so difficult, the Venetians on the sea are still eyeing, the situation of the war is already obvious, Ioannis can't help but regret that if he hadn't refused the invitation of the Dukas family before.

Obviously, Ioannis was not alone in thinking like this. As soon as this was said, the other nobles on the wall also showed embarrassment. An anxious and pessimistic atmosphere filled the air, and everyone remained silent. At this time, a mocking voice broke the silence.

"Is this the so-called Greek? No wonder you were driven out of Constantinople like a dog four years ago."

It was the Genoese girl, Antonia Doria, who walked into people’s sight, who brought an unknown witch to the city, and the rumors of Thessaloniki had already described it very well. It was unbearable, and the nobles also angered her because the Genoese refused to help. Now her appearance added a hint of gunpowder to the suppressed atmosphere on the wall.

"Four years ago, when the Crusaders stepped through the strong city you are proud of, you who were frightened would only beg for mercy and even surrendered to the Franks as emperors. Struggling for power and gain, when someone is willing to stand up, you will only look forward for fear of what you will lose. You would rather drag her back rather than break the status quo of stagnant water. When faced with a strong enemy, you will only shirk each other. , Accusations, even if they are caught with their hands, they lower their heads and are unwilling to face them. It seems that Constantinople only raised a group of guys with soft knees, even Franks can wear purple clothes, maybe one day An emperor wearing a square scarf appeared. I don’t think I would be surprised." Antonia sneered at all the nobles standing in front of him. When Constantinople fell, she was traveling east and passing there, witnessing the empress who was engulfing the cities by the fire. Even if the Romans did not see that scene, she would feel heartache, but she did not expect the people she had met in the past few years. Few people want revenge. Rebelling against the invasion of the Latins is just a slogan, a slogan for the benefit of certain people. Seeing them accusing them of the ugliness of Empress Odoxia, the Genoese girl remembered those things in the past and stood up without hesitation.

"Antonia!" Seeing the Genoese girl appeared, Empress Odoxia was also a little surprised. Although the other party's face looked calm and relaxed, she knew that Antonia was now supporting her injured body. Even though Arslan and the others were watching over the city during the daytime battle, Antonia still suffered serious injuries. At this time, the bandage still wrapped around her left arm was Odoxia personally bandaged her. Her arrival was obviously untimely, especially the words just now would inevitably anger the nobles present. The emperor was trying to stop it, but it was too late.

"Presumptuous, who are you Greek!" Sure enough, Ioannis was enraged. The nobleman's eyes seemed to hide a fierce beast. The man roared and questioned the Latin woman who dared to mock them. The term "Greek" is not a taboo in the empire itself, even among the nobles occasionally, but they clearly understand that in the context of talking with the Latins, this is undoubtedly a shame. Now it was spoken out of the mouth of a little Genoese woman, and it suddenly ignited the anger of all the nobles present.

"Get it for me!"

Amidst the roar of anger, the noble guards rushed forward to encircle Antonia, but they hadn’t even stepped forward, but the arrow they shot unbiasedly hit the bluestone at the foot of the guard who was walking in the front. Brick will force it back.

"I see who dares to move!"

There was a bustling sound of walking behind the crowd. The Turkic regiments and the Vadarutai garrison that had boarded the city wall surrounded the Macedonian nobles from both sides. A group of people headed by Arslan stood at the top of the city. The nobles in front of him were armed with swords drawn, and the situation suddenly became tense.

^0^Remember in one second【】

"Do you want to rebel?!" The frightened and angry Ioannis and the others panicked. Although the fierce battle during the day caused heavy losses to the Vadaritais and Turks, the nobles who favored them in front of them. The guard is still not enough.

"Rebellion, you deserve it too!" Hearing this, Arslan smiled contemptuously. He aimed his bow and arrow at the aristocratic crowd, scared that the other party quickly hid behind the shield regardless of manners.

And this behavior was immediately stopped by the Queen Odoxia on the side, "Your Excellency Arslan, put the arrow away." She didn't want the situation in front of her to get out of control and let Thessaloniki city fall into cannibalism.

Seeing that the emperor stopped him, Arslan accepted it as soon as he saw it, and said to the nobles: "Miss Antonia is a guest of Prince Justinian~www.readwn.com~ It is not something you can threaten if you can threaten it. The same is true of your Royal Highness. The order of is equivalent to the order of Lord Justinian. Those of you should think clearly about whom you should be loyal to. If there are people who are loyal to you, you will not tolerate it when Lord Justinian comes back!"

The harsh words made the faces of the Macedonian nobles look ugly. At the beginning, they suffered a lot from the nouveau riche of Moria. A large number of fiefdoms and wealth were deprived, and the rebels were regarded as enemies inside and outside. . Although there has been no news since the opponent went south, but at this moment, it means that no one can restrain the barbarians in the city. After thinking about it, the Macedonian nobles had no choice but to swallow this breath.

Looking at the gloomy expressions of Ioannis and others, Odothiya chose to calm down, "I believe in your loyalty to the empire and understand your dissatisfaction with me, but now in Thessaloniki. What the situation requires is that we can let go of our prejudices. If even we can't set an example for our people, how can we mobilize their strength."

She said sincerely that she hoped that the other party could forgive him, but the nobleman did not answer the conversation. Instead, she dropped the sentence "Huh, the daughter of the Angeles family." Then she took her guard to the west side of the city wall to fulfill it. The defensive mission is gone.

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^