"Block, block!" Under the coercive orders of the Latin nobles, the Athenian army had to use their flesh and blood to stop the enemy in front of them, and finally delayed the opponent's violent attack.

"Is there any news from His Royal Highness Duke Otto?" The nobles on the front line were in a panic, but they could not wait for reinforcements. Otto Roche's absence left the principality without a leader and fell into a situation where they were fighting on their own.

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"Not yet. There is no news from His Highness Otto! What should we do?"

"We can only retreat to the fortress first and make long-term plans!"

After making up their mind, several other earls present were ready to abandon the city and retreat into the fortress. However, despite this, they had already been seriously injured, and it was still unknown whether they could escape this disaster. The whole of Athens

The whole city has lost control, and the auxiliary troops in their hands, which are composed of local Greeks as cannon fodder, have also chosen to defect. Looking around, their enemies are everywhere for a while. Athens is no longer a problem for them now.

It is no longer the paradise of the past, but a complete dead land.

Just when the last Athenian army was using its last strength to block the Roman army's attack, suddenly, a small army appeared and suddenly broke the stalemate.

The Roman heavy infantry companies that were originally in a dense formation were scattered to make way for the attack, and the Varangians who were driving straight in were like ferocious wolves pounced on the prey in front of them.

At this time, the Varangians were very different from the previous battles of the Alfios River and the Battle of Argos. They wore robes and chain mail and a layer of fish scale armor on the outside for protection.

The situation has risen several levels. The Varangians attacking in a dense wedge-shaped battle formation looked like a mass of black clouds from a distance, trying to destroy the city and break the formation. The Latin soldiers at the front were immediately frightened out of their wits.

I don't even have the courage to fight.

"Kill--" Since only two eyes were exposed from the helmet, Nevsky let out a low war cry, and the other Varangian warriors around him echoed the cry, as if the heroic spirits on the battlefield were praying.

The Varangians who rushed forward quickly did not choose to wield their tomahawks with both hands to chop down their enemies as usual this time. Instead, they took off the shields behind them and slammed into the enemy formation in front of them. Latin was startled.

The soldiers held spears and shields and tried to stop them, but they could not resist the monster-like power of this group of people. As soon as possible, the Varangian Guards broke through the last line of defense of the Principality of Athens. Just like any other battle

As long as there is a breakthrough in the battle, the entire battle situation may change dramatically. As expected, faced with such a violent fighting style, the already desperate Latins collapsed immediately. These soldiers who were used as cannon fodder even faced the crossbowmen supervising the battle behind them.

I no longer want to be nailed to death on the battlefield.

"Close the city gate, quickly, close the city gate!"

This scene caused the Latin nobles who commanded all this to completely lose their last glimmer of hope. They gritted their teeth and directly ordered the defenders to close the gates of the fortress without caring about the lives of the soldiers who had not yet withdrawn. They did not protect their own people outside the gates at all.

Life was taken seriously. The nobles even ordered crossbowmen to shoot the defeated soldiers who tried to break open the city gate and come in.

"But my lord, our people have not yet—"

The cruel scene was so cruel that the soldiers who executed it could not accept it. They begged the adults in front of them to stop such cruel orders, but they were rudely interrupted as soon as they spoke.

"Shut up, I am ordering you now, otherwise you will get out of here and die together!"

In the midst of shouting hoarsely, the man who had no regard for any honor had already revealed his ugliest side, and under the coercion of the nobles, the gates of the fortress gradually began to close at this moment, no matter how many people who had not returned yet shouted.

He didn't mean to pay attention. Justinian's expression sank when he witnessed all this. If the other party really abandoned the car to save the strong man and cut off his wrist, then the previous purpose would not be achieved. Besieging a heavily defended fortress, the Roman army now has

There is no time and we cannot bear such huge casualties. Not to mention that there are two unstable factors in the north, Thessaloniki and Venice. Today we must completely deal with the Latin people here.

But on the other side, no matter how hard the Turkic cavalry and the Varangian Guards drove straight in to tear apart all the enemies in front of them, they could not catch up. The city gate was about to be completely closed, but at this last moment, an extremely loud voice

But it rang above everyone's heads.

"Everyone gives up resistance. Your Duke is dead. I have his head in my hands. If you don't believe it, just take a look and see if it's his robe!"

The man standing on the upper wall of the fortress was none other than Baptiste Sauvadia, who had fought his way out. His face was covered in blood. If he hadn't heard his voice, Justinian wouldn't have recognized him at all.

, Baptiste then stretched out his hand and dropped the purple robe originally worn by Duke Otto from above, falling in the air and into everyone's sight.

At this time, not only the troops of the Principality of Athens, but also Arslan and Nevsky who were attacking all the way had incredible expressions on their faces, because they really did not expect that the Latin man really did it and could do it safely.

appeared before them alive.

The Athenian army, which was looking at each other in disbelief, fell into an extremely chaotic situation. The abandoned soldiers outside the city were crying, causing the psychological defense of the defenders in the fortress to completely collapse. They had been defeated, and even their own

The monarch was also beheaded, and the whole city was occupied and controlled by the Greeks. What was the point of struggling to the death if this continued? In addition, Justinian reacted immediately and ordered that all those who surrendered would be spared death. In a matter of seconds,

There were about 4,000 Latin troops left with fighting ability. They put down their weapons, knelt down, and begged the Roman Empire soldiers in front of them to forgive their lives. They no longer had the determination and courage to resist, and they left their fate to their own devices.

to others.

Even the last nobles in the city finally knew that the situation was over. Without the Duke as their backbone, they would be waiting to die if they stayed here any longer. So they also put down their weapons and chose to surrender. At least they still had the right to redeem themselves, although the territory was lost.
Chapter completed!