Eagle Flag of Epirus

At the beginning of 1206, Epirus joined Bulgaria and fought the Kingdom of Thessaloniki. In the eyes of everyone, the trilateral battle would be a protracted war of attrition. However, the twists and turns of the development of the matter surprised everyone. The first was the bizarre assassination of Tsar Kaloyan, and the infighting of the Bolgars made the military alliance with Epirus no longer exist. All the advantages previously gained by the Bulgarian army were also lost because of the loss of the leader. No one thought that with Epirus's advance army of over 10,000 people, most of the Thessaloniki army, which was born in the Crusade veteran, could be defeated.

And when everyone thought that Epirus had no hope of attacking Thessaloniki, unexpected things happened again. The Latin army, which had an absolute advantage on the plains of South Macedonia, took the initiative to attack and was defeated. In the hands of the army of Epirus. As the commander of the Fourth Crusade, Boniface was killed in battle, and the Nobles of Thessaloniki lost seven or eight out of ten. The army that finally fled back to Thessaloniki was left with less than Two thousand people, even if Boniface’s nephew, Marquis Dennister, barely retrieved a life from the rebellion, they still knew that there was no way to return to heaven.

The Kingdom of Thessaloniki, which has lost most of its troops, has been greatly injured. This is really reluctant to defend the walls, not to mention that there are so many Greek civilians in the city at this moment, knowing that the motherland’s army has fought one. The people of the Roman Empire who had been subjected to high pressure in the battle have already been gearing up. Dissatisfied riots have been one after another, and even the mob in the lower city has attacked the armory. The Marquis of Dennister exhausted his efforts to suppress it. At this moment, he has defended this place. The city didn't have the slightest confidence anymore.

Because not long ago, he learned that the Roman army in Constantinople finally had movement, but it was not to rescue here, but to take advantage of the Bulgarian civil strife in an attempt to regain the Thracian military area around Adrianople. Even if Emperor Henry, who led the army on the expedition, knew what was happening here, he might not have time to rescue him. As for the Venetians on the sea, there has been no news. The people who were sent out for help were also mud cows into the sea, which directly shattered the last hope of the Latin nobles and civilians in Thessaloniki.

The despair of losers is everywhere. If it hadn't been stated in the doctrine that suicides should not go to heaven, someone would have already ended their lives, because everyone knows what kind of revenge the extremely angry Greeks will make.

Therefore, in the situation that there was no room for maneuver at all, the Marquis of Dennister finally chose to stand up and discuss with the other Latin aristocrats in the city to send people out of the city to negotiate with Justinian and prepare to give up resisting and surrendering.

However, such a proposition was not unexpectedly met with fierce opposition from some people.

"How can this be done! Your Excellency, haven't you seen the fate of those people? The Greeks refused to accept the surrender not long ago and wiped out most of our army. Only a few of us survived, and now we seek again. Negotiations are all about looking for a tiger's skin, please make your decision carefully, sir!"

The reason for the opponents is very simple. This time the methods shown by the Epirus army have proved that they have no intention of opening the net, and the Greeks and them have already been in the same situation. It is impossible to leave here safely. Instead of doing this, it would be better for the two sides to have a final battle in which the jade and the stone were burned. Maybe it could be a turn for the better.

However, this idea was completely denied by the Marquis Dennister himself. "At the last minute of the **** battle, do you think this is in the Holy Land? That way, death is glorious and will be remembered by future generations, and if it is here, It's really worthless to lose your life anymore."

"But how could the Greeks let us go..."

"Don't worry, the commander opposite is as cunning as a fox. He should have been waiting for me to send someone to find him. And as long as we tell Justinian as long as he can promise to guarantee the safety of the rest of us. And personal freedom, we will return Thessaloniki City to them'intact'. I think we can leave this land safely in all likelihood." Dennister sighed slightly with a pained expression.

After all, now we can't talk about any threats at all... the man laughs helplessly in his heart, but can't change anything. Now he can only bet on whether the unmasked opponent on the opposite side is a pure killer or a real power player in the game.

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"Surrender, negotiate?! The Latins dare to be crazy." In the sneered Epirus barracks, the morale Roman soldiers looked at the envoys sent from Thessaloniki disdainfully. Coming from the city frightened and walked into the big tent of the barracks command.

Only through seizures on the battlefield, the poorly equipped frontier peasants and auxiliary militias have made a fortune~www.wuxiaspot.com~, and now most of them are planning to attack Thessalo in their hearts. Nika, the bustling city second only to Constantinople, got a share. After all, in their opinion, this city has become their possession at this moment.

However, I am afraid that the soldiers who heard the news soon will be disappointed...

As soon as he entered the camp, the messengers sent by the Latins brought the letter written by the Marquis Dennister to the hands of Justinian, the commander of the Epirus army, and obtained the young Roman in front of him. The general responded straightforwardly.

"I agree to all the conditions put forward by your Excellency the Marquis of Dennister...Everyone, civilians or nobles, as long as he lays down his arms and pledges that he will no longer be an enemy of the Empire, he can safely leave here without any retaliation."

The expression on Justinian’s face was as plain as water, and he spoke word by word and made the most appropriate promise, so that the surprised Latin messenger repeatedly chewed this passage to find out if there were any literal traps, but in the end there was nothing. .

"You... are all you saying true?" The messenger who thought it was likely to be rejected murmured excitedly, but still found it incredible. It was clear that they had been forced into the Jedi, but the other party was so clean and neat. It is incredible to agree to a compromise.

And Justinian’s next move surprised everyone else present, "Of course what I said is true. In addition, I will arrange for you to leave here and return to Italy, and return Bonifa at the same time. The remains of Your Excellency, and the opposite is that you will hand over Thessaloniki completely and completely. I believe this should allow both of us to draw a decent end to this war."