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Chapter 39 The City of Panic

Neuski opened Leo's military camp tent without saying a word, his face turned pale, and this scene happened to be seen by Eriksen.

Although I don't know what was going on, Erikson still secretly recorded this scene. Just as he was slightly ecstatic, Leo's calm voice came from his ears.

"Is there anything wrong, Erikson?" Leo is now a subordinate of Justinian. Although he has no title, he still has great power when Justinian is away. Therefore, he looks very calm when Erikson, who is a senior officer of the Fourth Byzantine Company, he looks very calm.

Then he realized that Erikson, who had just lost his composure, showed a hint of panic on his face, but then he calmed down again and quickly explained: "Grandmaster Leo, you asked me to send someone to investigate the situation in the north before, and I came to report to you."

Leo then remembered that he had indeed asked Erikson to send troops to investigate the movements of the Achaia vassal state. After all, although the news was strictly blocked, if the Latins really knew that Tripolis was not in charge, they might not have come to attack.

At that time, there will be threats from the vassal state of Achaia outside and Zeodosefalon, who is in disagreement, will undoubtedly be a fantasy to rely on Leo alone to support him. Therefore, he sent people out to investigate the situation and prepare in advance.

"So that's the case. I almost forgot that there are too many things in this world and it takes a lot of effort. What are the movements of the Latins?" Leo asked seriously. It can be said that the movements of the Latins are second only to Justinian's safety.

Erickson replied respectfully, "Please rest assured. Everything is normal, as it seems that the Latins are worried that our army in Agrignon might attack their north, so the Latins still remain unmoved."

The troops sent by Erikson have been observing the movements of the Latins these days. Although after the fall of South Peloponnese, the vassal state of Achaia shifted its focus from Corinth to the Peloponnese Peninsula, there were no other actions besides strengthening defense.

It is obvious that the Latins were concerned about the threat from the north. Not long ago, Count Theodor of Agrignon was to be precisely the veritable prince who sent an army to siege Corinth and broke out fierce battles with the Principal of Athens.

Considering this reason, the Achai people were obviously not energetic and worried about going to the south.

After receiving such a reply, Leo was finally relieved. It seemed that as Justinian guessed, because they opened up the situation in the south, Agrenion immediately took action. Now the vassal state of Achaia still seems to be strong, but in fact it is in the dilemma of fighting on both sides. In this way, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief in Tripolis.

In just a few days, hundreds of Byzantine men have come to join the army one after another. Many of them are soldiers originally stationed in the Moria Military Region, who were dispersed and hidden after the Battle of Olive Forest. Now when they see the Byzantine eagle flag fluttering on this land again, they stand in response. It seems that it will take not long before the losses in the Battle of the Alfios River can be recovered. Leo couldn't help but show a happy expression on his face.

At this time, Erikson suddenly asked, "Grandman Leo, I just saw that His Excellency Neuski looked a little wrong. Is it the one with Lord Justinian..."

He was a smart man. As Muswart deliberately placed here, Eriksen immediately guessed the whole story and tentatively tentatively.

But Leo in front of him changed his face and replied in a plain tone that kept people from thousands of miles away: "This is not something you should care about. Erikson and Justinian have other things to leave temporarily, so you can't come back in the short term. Don't inquire about other things."

Before meeting, Leo suddenly turned against others, and Erikson was also quite embarrassed. He understood that the other party had obviously not fully trusted him. He knew that he could not find out anything else and had to nod and retreat silently.

Looking at Erikson's back as he left, Leo's face was full of solemnity. As Justinian's confidant, he naturally knew Erikson's background. However, since Justinian said that he should not alert him for the time being, he should grasp the right attitude towards him. He should not only hand over important figures like the Latins to Erikson to confuse him, but also prevent him from inquiring about important news.

But the more important thing now is Justinian's safety. In fact, he was very worried like Neuski. Although Justinian said the ten-day period, he actually promised to pass the message after three days. There is no news now. I am afraid that Neuski's concern for Fort Wiscarri may not be unnecessary.

I can only hope that God can bless you, Lord Justinian, please go there without any trouble! Looking into the distance, Leo murmured to himself in his heart.

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At the same time, the southernmost part of the Peloponnese Fort Wiscarri was in a huge crisis, just as Neuski was worried. The Venetians blocked the castle the next day. They even wanted to cut off the water source on the hillside. If the Byzantines had not repelled the enemy at all costs, it would have been a day before the Fort Wiscarri would have to surrender. No water was more terrifying than hunger.

But even so, the panic in the city had spread like a plague, and both civilians and nobles felt overwhelmed.

"Just kill Justinian and give his head to the Venetians, Fort Wiscarri will be able to turn danger into safety."

There is such a saying circulating in the open and secret ways. I don’t know who actually leaked the news of the Venetian ultimatum before, and it was well known in just one day.

At this moment, in Justinian's mansion, the Turkic escorts who followed him became nervous and guarded Justinian's safety to prevent any suspicious people from appearing. Not only that, even the Grand Duke Anastasius arranged a guard for Justinian.

But in the quiet study, Arslan looked at Justinian leisurely and was furious.

"You are such a lunatic. Someone has already set his sights on you. He will let a baron take the opportunity to assassinate you on the battlefield. Now you are deliberately leaking the Venetian ultimatum. Are you really tired of living?"

Yes, it was not someone else who leaked this news, but Justinian. After visiting Grand Duke Anastasius, he sent someone to deliberately reveal the Venetian ultimatum, which made the whole city sensation now. In Arslan's view, this was undoubtedly suicide. Even if it was a threat from the Venetians, the people in Fort Wiscarri may not be as rational as Grand Duke Anastasius, just as the old man said that no one could stop a dying man from drinking poison to quench his thirst. Justinian did this completely invisibly create a group of potential enemies, which Arslan could not understand at all.

But Justinian shrugged slightly and said, "This news will be leaked sooner or later. Even if I don't do this, those who want my life will do it. It's just a matter of time."

"That's better than doing this myself!" Arslan said angrily with his waist on his back.

However, Justinian's words made Arslan, who was originally annoyed, suddenly stunned.
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