Eagle Flag of Epirus

"Didn't I let you stay in Igoumenitsa?" Justinian, with a hand on his forehead, looked at the Genoese girl who appeared in front of her account with a helpless face and didn't know what to say for a while. It's really fortunate that Antonia actually came here without telling the truth, but it really wasn't that difficult for the girl.

At this time, a girl in a military uniform had her long hair combed and braided behind her head. If she was wearing a helmet, she might not be able to recognize her true identity at first glance.

I saw that the Italian girl in front of her curled her lips irritably, "Time is too rushed. As a result, I tried to take off this heavy armor and breathe a sigh of relief at noon, but I happened to be seen. Otherwise, I wouldn't Let you know that I am here!"

Looking at the girl's nonchalant appearance, Justinian couldn't help being a little angry and said: "I was asking why you didn't stay in Igoumenitsa. It's not a joke here!" At the time, he was thinking about safety. He only allowed Antonia to stay in a relatively safe rear, but he still didn't expect to let the sly girl in with a little carelessness.

But this time in a fierce battle, Justinian really didn't want anything else to distract him.

But at this moment, Antonia smugly lifted the hair on her forehead, and shrugged slightly and said, "If that's not the case, how can I leave Epirus safely? I count on you. The Governor's words don't know when it will be postponed..." As she said, the girl gave Justinian a blank look, but he was speechless.

Indeed, since Antonia Doria, who sneaked over, could hide Justinian’s eyes and ears, the Genoese in Epirus might not have realized that the person they were looking for had already left in the expedition army. But this girl still feels uneasy in the military camp. After all, the danger that will be faced next is by no means comparable to Moria, no matter how the Genoese girl is still her own collaborator, be cautious. Justinian never dared to be careless, which is why he insisted on placing Antonia in Igoumenitsa.

"Sure enough, there is nothing to do with you!" Justinian, who reluctantly shook his head and looked away, then looked at Arslan who had proposed to him before.

"What did you mean by Antonia being able to do me this favor?" Bringing the topic back to the original discussion of the attack on Thessaloniki, Justinian asked with a solemn appearance. As his right-hand man, I must have really thought of something when I wanted to come to Arslan and said this to myself.

And Arslan, who had been looking at the previous scene with embarrassment just now, came back to his senses, and quickly said his thoughts when Justinian looked at him so seriously.

"Ahem, I just provide an idea, and I cannot guarantee whether it is feasible, but since we can't count on those Genoese fleets, maybe Miss Antonia can help us. After all, she should have a naval force in her hands. Mobilization, we were able to successfully defeat the Latins in Moria at the beginning. I believe that this time we should be able to wipe out the forces of the Thessaloniki enemies at sea and completely cut off their retreat."

Whether it was the Battle of Wiscari Fort or the Battle of Athens, they had already seen the power of Antonia's own independent control. Although this little girl has always had an invisible mystery, as Her ally, her strength is no less than that of her brother, the real Andrea Doria.

However, this seemingly good suggestion was directly rejected by Justinian. He shook his head and said: "I have considered what you said before, but I chose to give up in the end. If I use Antonia's The words of strength are bound to attract Genoa’s attention. They have already begun to suspect me, but because they have no evidence, it is not easy to attack me directly. And if this rash act reveals its feet, it will be convincing."

To deal with the Latins and also to guard against the Bolgars, Justinian did not want to burn his body anymore and let Genoa find himself in trouble. Giving Antonia asylum was the limit he could bear.

On the other hand, Antonia didn’t have any objections, she also thought so, and slowly said: “It’s true, and more importantly, now I can’t send a navy here, because Bantic is falling. After I arrived in Corfu, I left Epirus and went to northern Italy to report on my duties. Even if I let them come here for ten and a half days, it is impossible.

"Then...what can I do then? You can't just attack it!"

Having seen the blueprints that should be sent from the city, Arslan was sure that there would be heavy losses in a strong attack, and the premise was that the Bulgarian army was willing to fully cooperate, otherwise they would have no chance of winning with their current strength.

And Justinian naturally thinks the same way, "Of course you can’t force the attack. If that’s the case, it will be what they want, and even if you take Thessaloniki, it will be a scorched earth city~www.ltnovel.com~ Worthless."

"Then you can only choose to wait for reinforcements." In desperation, Arslan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, but he also had to admit that their current strength was still a little reluctant to attack the big city.

But at this time Antonia's voice sounded again, "This is not like you at all, Justinian? If you really wait for Mikhail Dukas to bring the army over, let alone you The Latins in Constantinople will definitely do something. At that time, the outcome will be more difficult to predict than it is now. Even if the place is really regained by then, I am afraid it will unilaterally consolidate the authority of the co-ruling emperor. What you mean, I think it’s as clever as you can’t fail to understand."

"Of course I know..." The cold-faced Justinian said quietly. If Mikhail succeeded in taking the opportunity to regain Thessaloniki first, no one would be able to shake his position. I can't help but myself and Prince Theodore, and I am afraid that the safety of His Majesty Muzfius, who "lives in seclusion" in the monastery, will also be in jeopardy.

But how to solve this dilemma? Justinian, who secretly clenched his fist, couldn't help feeling a little anxious inside at this moment.

Seeing what was anxious in this young man's heart at this time, Antonia suddenly walked in front of Justinian, slammed her hands on Justinian's forehead, her boyish eyebrows were slightly Yang Qi teased triumphantly: "Now your head is big, our Lord Justinian. Sure enough, I still have to rely on me to help you at critical moments. In fact, it does seem to block Thessaloniki’s retreat at sea. It's a little difficult to get up, but unfortunately it's easy for me. So thank me, dumb fox. You should be thankful that I'm here with you now."