Chapter 27 Preparations before the expedition
"This is-" Looking at these imperialists, Justinian's eyes were also a little confused. Theodor promised only three hundred Turkic cavalry as auxiliary, but what happened to these imperialists?
Arslan, who came, also saw the question in Justinian's heart, shrugged and said, "This is what my father told me to bring them. These inspectors fled from the civil war in the north and were taken in by us. Although they were not dressed like tramps, they were all excellent soldiers. With them, I think your next action should be more confident, and at the same time, you can also suppress the guys Zeodosefalon!"
After hearing Alslan's words, Justinian immediately understood the meaning of Murad doing this. Although he looked at the appearance of these Chings in rags, he was indeed powerful soldiers. The Chings were not actually a nation, but a ethnic group. They were generally referred to as the nomadic group in the Siberian region of Central Asia, and their bloodline could not be verified. For example, the Kumen who had always troubled the empire was one of the tribes of the Chings. They used compound bows and swords and adopted the Parthian tactical style, and came and went like the wind. They were not only excellent archers but also natural light cavalry, no less than the Turks on horseback. With this army that he could directly control, he had the basic structure and confidence to suppress Zeodoserphalon.
But what Justinian couldn't understand was why Murad did this. He didn't think that the little friendship between the two sides a few months ago would allow these Turks who valued more interests to dare to offend Theodor to help him.
However, even if he asked the other party, he would probably not get any results. Justinian calmly accepted the help of the Turks and arranged the army to be stationed in the surrounding camps. However, what he worried about was the military discipline of these nomadic peoples. He did not want the Ilovan Fort he had run to be destroyed. Justinian immediately instructed Abdra, who was beside him to order the people below not to have any conflict with the Censors.
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At the same time, Agrignon ended the festival of St. Valentine's Day. The whole city seemed to be exhausted and everything was gone. However, in the Earl's mansion, this man, like a steel castle, was still observing the war in the south. On the sand table in front of him was the distribution of forces in the entire Peloponnese. The situation in the south has not improved at all. On the contrary, because Latin-style castles have been established there, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This invention of the Crusade period has caused a huge change in the war mode. A solid fortress castle can withstand thousands of troops with a small number of troops. This is why Zeodoserphalon still cannot share the city of Athens under his superiority.
And then a gentle knock came from outside the door.
"Come in, Hendriel." Earl Theodor just heard from the habit of knocking on the door that his secretary was his secretary outside the door. He had sent someone to come over to have something to do, but he didn't expect that he would arrive so soon.
"What's wrong?" As soon as I entered the door, Theodor saw that the expression on Hendriel's face was obviously wrong. Obviously something else had happened.
"Sir, the body of that person disappeared last night." Hendriel, who was worried, was obviously still worried. The body he mentioned was of course the remains of the heavy armored warrior killed by Justinian in the arena. They did not immediately bury him but temporarily placed it in the underground sarcophagus of Agrenion's church, but disappeared in the night. After hearing this news, Earl Theodor's face also appeared a little more solemn, but this was as expected, but those people's movements were too fast.
"Forget it, there are other more important things that are expected now." Theodor waved his hand. Although he was afraid of the power hidden in the darkness, he was not panicked.
"Is it about the war in the south?" Hendriel glanced at the sand table and the map on the wall, and immediately understood the meaning of the Earl Theodor. It seemed that this man was indeed ready to fight against the Principal of Athens and the Marquis of Achaia.
However, Hendriel had to worry about Justinian. His subordinates were this very diverse team, including Roman army, Turkic mercenaries, and Justinian himself hired Normans. Not to mention attacking the already climate of Achaia, even if it was a huge challenge to cross the sea to enter Peloponnese and make the troops under his command obey it.
"So are you planning to let Justinian attack the vassal state of Achaia as a guise to attract the attention of the Latins and take the opportunity to attack them behind them?" Hendriel asked tentatively. Although he had been with this man for many years, he could not guarantee that he could understand the other party's thoughts. If that was true, Justinian and his situation would be very bad, and they would likely become an abandoned son, which would be very different from his own intentions.
But Theodor did not admit it or deny it, but said, "Yes, it is also the last test I gave to that kid, if he can really do it." He had indeed made such a thought, asking Justinian to lead the army to raid Peloponnese to attract the attention of the Latins, but that means that the army will be wiped out, all of which are his own private soldiers, and Zeodosephalon is also his servant. If he fails this time, it will be a major loss to his strength. This forced the man to hesitate whether to take a gamble, or believe that Justinian can really give him an unexpected surprise. If the Moria Military Region is included in his sphere of influence, he may have to compete with his brother.
"Then we..."
"Don't let the Latins guess our intentions for the time being. Let's wait and see for a while. If Justinian is really useless, I have already told Zeodosefalon to take away his military power when necessary. The loyalty of the 1,000 heavy infantry soldiers can still be guaranteed. As for those Turks, only those little people cannot make a difference. When necessary, I have other ways to deal with that boy. Okay, I have other things to do, so you can go down first!" Theodor had made a decision. Since he had prepared both ways, the man would no longer worry about anything.
"Yes, Lord Earl." Hendriel lowered his head knowingly, turned around and left, and arranged the things arranged by Theodor, but his robe was already soaked with sweat. It was obvious that Justinian's trip was already in danger, but he knew that he could not be exposed, so he left Theodor's room without saying a word.
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Chapter completed!