Eagle Flag of Epirus

Under the curtain of night, everything in Tripolis was silent, except for soldiers patrolling with lanterns and beggars sleeping beside the stone road, there was no one empty on the street. The deserted city is completely devoid of the noisy and bustling appearance during the day. If you look at the city wall, you will find that there is nothing to be seen except for the scattered fires of a few outposts.

"Da Da Da" only heard the sound of footsteps on the stone road. A small group of patrolling soldiers passed by. Even though it was late at night, they had to shoulder the task of warning the whole city. However, these days, due to insufficient manpower, these guards are already exhausted at this moment.

"Damn it, these few days are really going to torture people crazy!" A soldier finally couldn't help starting a grumble, dragging his heavy body and wishing to find a place to fall down and fall asleep.

But as soon as his complaint was uttered, the patrol captain who led the team glared at him, "Do you think you are the only one tired? Don't talk about these useless nonsense."

"But boss, we haven't had the time to close our eyes from this afternoon until now. Brothers can't hold it long. Tell me, why are we patrolling here at night? It's clear that all the Latins were driven away by us. , Why do you want to do something more!" As soon as this statement came out, everyone else immediately agreed, and these soldiers were a little bit grumbling. They were originally transferred from Agrinon by Prince Theodor to listen to Justinian's orders, but they were doing such trivial things here, so they were naturally very dissatisfied. Although they didn't dare to show it to the face, in fact they were not completely convinced by the new commander, let alone the command from someone who had no clear identity like Leo Defense Commander and Nevsky.

And the centurion who led the team looked at his subordinates, feeling the same helpless in his heart, so he was full of resentment. But now there is no way, because Governor Justinian led a company south to Koroni, and some troops were stationed in Argos to monitor the movements of the Latins in the northern Corinth city, and some went to the northwest to be surrendered. City, so Tripolis is very short of manpower at this time. Even if they were tired of the night patrol, they couldn't spare any extra manpower to replace them, so they could only swallow their breath.

"Let's bear it again, wait until everything is over, I invite everyone to drink!" The man whose expression eased slightly calmed down his men, and finally let the previous complaints calm down a little bit.

"You have to talk for words!" The soldiers who had become addicted to alcohol immediately regained their spirits and never complained anymore.

But at this moment when a group of people were a little excited, a clear sound like a rock being kicked and rolled came from the corner of the dark alley and attracted everyone's attention. The restless whispers came to an abrupt end, and the Byzantine soldiers who stopped and quieted turned their heads to follow the prestige, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Did you hear anything...?" The patrol captain looked at his men and asked. The soldiers looked at each other-as a patrol, they had to do their best to check everything out, but the dark corner of the alley made people somehow dazed.

"Who is it?!" A soldier who finally had the courage stepped out and yelled into the darkness, ignoring the obstruction of his companions, and went straight in, disappearing into the darkness without even holding the torch.

Everyone looked at the small alley where they couldn't see their fingers, waiting for the soldiers who walked in to check the situation inside. It might be a little thief, or even the noise made by a beggar rat. However, as time passed, the soldier had not yet come out, and all the soldiers on patrol suddenly looked ugly. And shouting the other party's name, there was no response in the dark, which gave everyone an ominous premonition.

"Chun——" there was a sound.

The patrol captain who drew the knife out of the sheath and clenched the weapon in his hand subconsciously held his breath, and the subordinates behind him also took up their weapons to alert them. The nervous nerves made them completely free from the sleepiness they had before, and their hearts were full of them. Fear of the unknown.

Taking a deep breath, the centurion who had also been on the battlefield stared at the dark corner of the alley and shouted: "Listen to the people inside. Get out of me quickly. It's a curfew. Everyone You are not allowed to come out, otherwise you will be killed by spy!" As soon as his words fell, behind him, the heavily armed soldiers set up their shields and raised their spears and immediately opened their posture.

However, there was still no movement in the darkness, no one came out and no one answered. The man with a somewhat solemn expression winked and asked the men on both sides to carry the lanterns, while the others were alert and ready to deal with any accidents. .

I saw ~www.ltnovel.com~ The cautious soldiers with half-curved bodies stepped forward little by little, while the dim firelight gradually reluctantly dispelled the thick darkness in front of them, allowing them to finally see the inside corner of the lane. What is the situation.

But when the two soldiers finally saw the scene, their blood seemed to solidify. They opened their mouths but couldn't scream or take the steps to escape.

Hidden in this deep alley corner is a heavily armed army!

Standing in front of them was a man in armor with a cruel sneer on his face, and under his feet was the body of the soldier who had walked in before. Looking coldly at the patrol soldiers carrying their lights in from the dead end, Leosgross didn't turn his head and said softly: "It's really no way. Since it's a bunch of boring idiots, let's solve it quickly! "

"You...you!" The Centurion, who was completely stunned by this scene, had already seen his eyes, and the heavily armed soldiers ambushing in the dark were not the Latins they wanted to guard against, on the contrary, they were just like them. Imperial warriors-this is basically a long-planned rebellion.

But the next moment, the sharp rain of arrows in the darkness brought down the unsuspecting patrol soldiers who were immersed in consternation. Stepping on the blood on the ground, the man finally walked out of the narrow alley corner. Leosgros looked around the entire city around him, opened his arms, and said loudly with a sarcastic smile: "Now It’s our turn to give Justinian a surprise!” His voice just fell. In the originally dark city, countless torches ignited and illuminated the faces of the rebels under the night. The city swallowed into the flames of the rebellion, and at this moment the curtain of the great scene that Leosgros prepared for Justinian finally rose.