"It's all burned, all...there are corpses everywhere." Obviously the scout's psychological endurance was not good, but his words also made Justinian realize the seriousness of the matter. A village was destroyed, what happened?

Who it is, it may be the work of wandering bandits, but what is more likely, the answer is self-evident.

"My lord?" Seeing the solemn look on his lord's face, Godric couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But Justinian didn't say anything more and waved his hand. Godric immediately understood and arranged for the messengers behind him to come over, and then the whole army received the order.

All soldiers speed up the march and get ready for battle!

Justinian must be prepared for the worst. Although Irina Ducasse was delayed along the way, the advance was fast enough. In addition, it was not a bad thing to recruit Albanian mountain people to join, but in case something happened

Had Epirus struck faster, the consequences would have been disastrous.

There was no room for any more hesitation. Under the supervision of Justinian's Iron Order, all the soldiers, whether they were Moria's new army or the Albanian mountain people, all accelerated their pace and headed towards the destination ahead.

Is this what happened?

Although exhausted, Irina Ducasse was still being carried forward by the sergeants around her. She didn't know what was going on, and she saw the serious and cold face of Justinian at the front from a distance. That was what she saw.

The third kind of face of the other party is different from the past or

Frivolous and uninhibited or cold and outspoken, the young man at this moment seemed to be carrying the weight of mountains and moving forward. Every word and deed was full of heavy and solid power, and this was something Irina Ducasse had never seen before.

No one she had ever met.

At the rear of the army, the Albanians who were also marching also smelled the strange smell of blood in the air ahead. Looking at the people at the foot of the mountain who were speeding up their pace, Bogdani, who was leading the mountain people, couldn't help but murmur to himself.

He said: "It looks like something is wrong. It's going to rain again on this mountain." This has happened before.

It still felt like what he had experienced when he was called to join the Epirus nobles to fight against the invading Bulgarians, and that time he escaped alone from the pile of dead people. Thinking of this, the man couldn't help but feel a little confused. He had agreed to take it with him in exchange.

Is it right for our compatriots to join this Shanxia army?

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When the winding army finally arrived at the village where the accident occurred, the scout team responsible for the investigation had already sent people to respond. The scene in front of them could be said to be horrific. This was not so much a village as it was a blank land, and no usable houses or buildings were plowed.

Flat, what is left is nothing but a piece of scorched earth, and the residents in the village

After being counted by the scouts, all the civilians, men, women, old and young, were slaughtered. As for the property and food in the village, all the property and food were looted, and the mules, horses and livestock that were inconvenient to be taken away were slaughtered on the spot. The whole scene looked like a purgatory on earth at a glance, Zha Shi

Dinny finally understood why the returning scout was so excited.

Not many people can do such a thing!

"Could it be bandits?" Young Godric speculated. After all, this area is an area where no one cares, and there are many bandits. There are countless groups like the Albanian mountain people. Maybe this unfortunate village is

Encountered robbers, but the robbers could not extort satisfactory loot, so they went crazy and launched a massacre.

However, his father, Captain Cadrosse, who came over from the Chinese Army, shook his head and rejected his son's guess, "Even a robber cannot do such a ruthless thing, especially in a place like this, where robbers need a place to stay.

There are very few bandits who can kill them all, just like a fisherman in a shallow sea who cannot catch all the fry in one net."

"Is that true?!" Hearing the possibility from his father's analysis, Godric was shocked. If the Epirus army had arrived here so quickly, wouldn't it mean that all their previous efforts had been in vain.

"Lord Justinian!" Everyone was at a loss and didn't know what to do. They all looked at Justinian who said nothing.

Justinian's face was livid. He took out the map of Epirus he got from Hendelier. It was already very close to the border wall, but in the end he was a step late, which made him very upset.

, one move accidentally failed. Since the villages south of the border wall have been looted and killed, it is obvious that the border wall defenses should have been broken through by the Epirus army at this time, and now the opponent may be in the process of breaking through.

Rushing towards Agrinion. Once it joins the rebels, it means that the situation will be very passive for Justinian, not to mention that the Thessaly coalition will be attacked by the Venetians and Agric on the sea.

With the three-way siege by the Nyon rebels and the Epirus army, I am afraid that the nobles in Thessaly will collapse themselves. Thinking of this, a surge of anger rushed straight into Justinian's forehead.

"ah------!"

Like an angry lion roaring in the wilderness, Justinian roared to the sky and kicked a damaged door panel in front of him. The door panel broke instantly and the fragments flew into the distance.

Seeing Justinian's angry expression, Irina Dukas couldn't help but blame herself, and couldn't help saying: "It's all my fault, if I hadn't been delayed on the way -" the girl said

His eyes were also red.

But at this time, Brother Sergius stood up and said: "This is not your fault, Your Highness. It seems that we have all underestimated His Majesty Mikhail's determination. Although he did not come in person, the team he sent

The partial army is also very powerful, and the commander is obviously not careless at all, leaving no opportunity for us to seize. If it weren't for your highness,

, Lord Justinian with only a small army has no chance of winning over the Epirus people even if he travels across mountains and rivers." These words are very pertinent and are not just a matter of smoothing things over. After the scout reconnaissance just now, it was discovered that the enemy troops were living and making things in the village.

The traces of stoves left behind by the rice cookers indicate that the number of enemies heading south is estimated to be at least tens of thousands. Even if Justinian and his new army of Moria were able to fight, they would have no chance of winning.

But even if he said this, how could Justinian calm down his inner emotions? Of course he would not vent his anger on a girl named Irina, but the current situation made it impossible for him to be as calm as before.

Until then, a commotion suddenly came from the army not far away. The Albanians who were responsible for patrolling the perimeter suddenly broke in. They grabbed a stranger and threw it in front of everyone, saying:

"Just now we saw this guy sneaking around here, and when we found him, he ran away immediately. It took us a lot of effort to catch him, and we will leave it to you, people from the mountain." Several people were panting as they spoke.

The mountain people kicked the captive several times and walked away with curses.

The captured strange man had a bruised nose and face and was tied up. Several Moli soldiers were about to bring him to Justinian for questioning, but unexpectedly the other man was very tough and struggled and cursed:

"Crazy people of Epirus, you will go to hell for what you have done! Wait for the reinforcements of His Royal Highness Prince Theodore to arrive, and you will all die without a burial!"

Everyone could clearly hear the roaring voice of the strange man who spoke astonishingly, and Justinian's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stepped forward and asked:
Chapter completed!