Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　Epirus, the biggest impression given to people is the prestigious name of Pyrrhus. Although today this country has nothing to do with that ancient successor kingdom, this land still has a martial atmosphere.

The Epirus dictatorship is now the largest force in the East Roman Empire torn apart in the Midwest. It once supported the restoration of Little Alexei out of the control of Constantinople, and now it has become one of the greatest forces against the Latin Empire. Relying on the advantages of the terrain, the Latins have never been involved in this land.

　　 And the owner of this place, Mikhail Dukas, was a royal family before the Komunin dynasty, and also has the blood of the Komunin royal family, so he was named a despot. The so-called authoritarian state is like the grand duchy of Europe with great independence. He was the cousin of the original Byzantine emperor and Alexius III, but he had long been reluctant to take the opportunity to become independent after the Crusaders broke Constantinople. Once united against the Latin Empire with the Kingdom of Thessaloniki of Boniface, after being defeated by the Venetians, he withdrew from the Peloponnese and returned to Epirus, declaring himself the rightful heir of Eastern Rome. , And ceased the alliance with Boniface.

　　 However, everyone knows that this is a ridiculous behavior, and Nicaea on the other side also sneered at it. But with waves of refugees from Constantinople, Thessaly, and Peloponnese ushering in, the situation is completely different. These refugees called Mikhail's dictatorship Noah, which meant that he led them to escape the floods of the Latins, which earned him a reputation and also provided Epirus with a large number of reserve soldiers.

　　 Now, Epirus has undoubtedly become a force not to be underestimated, and has become the only savior in the eyes of the Roman people in the west.

At this time, Simeon, the general of Epirus, was in charge of receiving the Greeks who had fled from the Eastern Macedonian Thracian Military Region. They were always willing to come. A large number of strong young adults were enough to make Epirus rise. Compared with the fact that Nicaea was hit hard by Prince Henry of the Latin Empire, it was completely like a bereaved dog.

However, Simien received a shocking news from the checkpoint sentry at this time. A heavily armed Bolgar army entered Epirus in an imposing manner. Due to historical grievances, Epirus and Bulgaria could not talk about it. He was friendly, he didn't know what the other party's intentions were for a while. Not long ago, the victory of Adrian Fort made Epirus very jealous of the rising Bolgars. Simien sent people to Rusnina to report to the dictatorship while mobilizing an army that could be assembled to prepare. Against. Judging from the current situation, the number of this Bolgar army is not very large, but these aggressive people are enough to make Simien nervous. There are hundreds of unarmed refugees here, and it would be bad if it gets messed up.

And the Bolgarians who came to **** Justinian and the caravan. To everyone’s expectation, Tsar Kaloyan believed Justinian’s words and sent Ivan Asen with the army all the way to Iraq. Pirus. The condition is that Justinian must keep his promise to promote the alliance between Epirus and Bulgaria.

　　Everything happened too suddenly, until now most of the people in the caravan woke up like a dream and did not react.

"Is what the kid said really true, Mr. Dekulin?" everyone in the caravan couldn't help but look at Dekulin and asked. People were invisibly far away from Justinian and his party. They are still I feel incredible, and I can't help but complain. Justinian's words instantly made them into grasshoppers on a rope. If Justinian is a bully, then they will definitely suffer too. Invisibly a group of people are dissatisfied with Justinian's actions.

"I'm sorry, I don't know, but he was entrusted with loyalty to take him a ride at the time, but I think that even if Justinian did this, it was only to take everyone out of danger!" Dekulin was also in a dilemma. After all, Justinian was entrusted by a friend, but what Justinian had done before also puzzled him.

　　 Decurinho's partial answer was not convincing at all, but everyone could only sigh and let their fate.

　　 At the same time, in the special carriage prepared by the Bolgars, Muzfius was also puzzled by what Justinian had done, and at the same time, his face was pale because the other party hadn't had any discussions with him before.

This is a matter of course. In name, Justinian has chosen to be loyal to the emperor, but his actions have always been very independent. Since his blindness, Muzfius has an instinctive distrust of others. Even if Justinian who saved him is the same.

　　 And Justinian also didn't give any explanation~www.ltnovel.com~ At this time, he seemed to be thinking about something. At this time, the Byzantine Empire has been torn apart, and the increasing colonization of the Latins means that the original social state of the empire is constantly disintegrating and reshaping. In a sense, Justinian’s greatest enemy is not the Latins, Turks or Bolgars. , But the feudal system of Western Europe.

　　 The establishment of the Latin Empire allowed the feudal system of Western Europe to completely replace the original military system of Byzantium, which also meant that the soil on which the traditional Byzantium relied on its strength was also destroyed.

　　 Ever since Emperor Alex I was defeated by Manchecott and had to build the Plogna system in the West, the roots have been planted.

Although this alleviated the crisis of the empire, the complete and irreversible disintegration of the military area is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst. It was the centrifugal force of the place that caused Constantinople to be besieged and isolated by the Crusaders, but the most deadly was the existence of the Latin Empire. For ten years, the Lascaris dynasty of Nicaea was committed to the restoration of the military system, but when the Paleoligue dynasty regained Constantinople, it was discovered that it could no longer recover the local power. In the end, the capital of the dynasty was weak and eventually the Ottomans wipe out.

　　 And what he has to do is to reverse all of this, but the difficulties can be imagined. He is eager for power, but he is by no means a nobleman in a small country. If necessary, he doesn't mind relying on blood on his hands to obtain it.

But now the most important thing is to step on the ladder of power. Epirus is his most important choice. He didn’t think he could do better than the Byzantine emperors when he went to Nicaea, and if he could stop Epirus. The decline of Ruth might really be able to save this shattered empire and rebuild its old glory...

　　At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the Bolgar army finally stopped in front of the pass of Epirus, interrupting Justinian’s contemplation...