"No act of torture and killing prisoners, isolate the local people and Latin immigrants' settlements, and avoid all revenge! All other spoils are allowed to be divided by the soldiers, and they can even be plundered, but one thing is, anyone who rapes, burns and kills will be killed without mercy!"

After the Latins gave up resistance and chose to surrender, Justinian immediately issued this order to let the Leo guards whom he trusted the most to handle these matters. Although he knew that the army that reached its limit in spirit and body had to vent after the bloody battle, he was determined to strictly order no post-war killings. This was not for moral and religious beliefs. Justinian did this to avoid the chaos caused by recurrent revenge. The biggest enemy facing the Roman Empire today was Venice, and excluding or even revenge all Latins indiscriminately would only make the empire's current situation worse. After all, Epirus's power alone could not fight against Venice, which was known as three-eighth of Rome, so other forces were indispensable.

Even the Turkic cavalry did not commit any crimes, and the Latin army was not retaliated by any cruel means. Under Justinian's dispatch, despite a large number of unstable factors, the city of Athens finally returned to the hands of the empire intact, without causing any more trouble.

The fierce battle overnight had exhausted the entire army. The sun in the east slowly rose, and finally the dark and bloody haze was dispersed, which allowed everyone to recover.

At this moment, Prince Theodor also came with the subsequent company in the distance. In order to prevent Justinian from supporting him, Theodor Ducas prepared a reserve team, but now they can only clean the battlefield and collect the spoils. The other Pronian nobles who were very dissatisfied with Justinian before were stunned at the ground full of weapons and supplies that could be picked up at will. This victory was even greater than the previous assault on the Acropolis Mountain, and more importantly, they really recovered the city of Athens. Looking at the prisoners who looked around, even Prince Theodor could not help but be moved. Thousands of prisoners of war were lined up on the plains outside the city and handed over their weapons. Such a huge result was unprecedented. He didn't even dare to think about it before, but Justinian alone actually did it.

"He really did it!" Cronos, who had not taken Justinian seriously before, couldn't help but murmuring and exclaiming. He was so old that he never expected that a spearheaded boy would succeed. Seeing Justinian in military uniform walking slowly, the old man couldn't help but feel warm. As for other young nobles who were in charge of war, they looked convinced, with Caragunis as their heads. Although they were determined to recover the lost land, they were still shocked that Justinian could do so cleanly and neatly.

Justinian, who walked up to him, also came out of the city to greet him. As soon as he saw Prince Theodor riding on a horse, he leaned over and bowed, leaned on the ground with a long sword, and said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, the city of Athens has been restored. This battle annihilated more than 9,000 enemy troops. Our army killed 1,432 people, and the injured were all unsuccessful. Finally, he did not disappoint your expectations. He also asked the prince to enter the house to control matters." Although he was victorious in the night attack, in fact, the casualties of the Roman army were still quite large, especially the dead were all elites among the elites in the army, many of whom were Justinian's subordinates, and more injured people. Many of them even left their lifelong disability. It can be said that the price was absolutely not small.

But this had already made Prince Theodor satisfied. Justinian only caused such losses, which was completely beyond the man's expectations. And he actually showed a rare smile at this moment.

"You have done very well. Justinian. Since it is the city of Athens you have recovered, you should control the control for the time being! The third and fourth companies are still dispatched by you. As for the issue of captives, as long as they pay enough ransom." To surprise Justinian, Theodor Ducas did not show any interest in Athens at this time. On the contrary, Justinian treated him more generously than before. Not only the fourth company, but also the third company temporarily belonged to his organization.

At this moment, Justinian finally reacted. Until now, Prince Theodor really brought himself into his sect and made a real move to win over. The city of Athens undoubtedly became a gift for Justinian. However, Justinian had not made a decision on whether to tie the chariot of Theodor against Mikhail. However, he was happy to see such a result.

So Justinian took the other battle flag given to him by Theodor and knelt down and thanked: "I will make a promise to fulfill my mission, please rest assured the prince!"

"I hope I'm not mistaken about you, work hard, child." Prince Theodor nodded and pulled Justinian up and whispered, and at this moment he immediately issued another order to gather other troops, obviously not preparing to stay here any longer.

"Your Highness, are you going to go back to Agrenion now?" Justinian asked, slightly stunned. He didn't expect Theodor to leave so quickly and transfer the other troops in his hands back to his hands now. However, it would be too hasty to be trapped in such a person!

But the man in front of him shook his head, "Of course not now, but I have to go back after a few days of rest here. Thanks to my good brother, the situation in Macedonia is not very good. Now the whole situation in Molia is a mess, so deal with it in the shortest time! I won't be long before something big will happen in the north. At that time, whether you can stand out depends entirely on your own strength. But I believe you can still do it. Justinian, continue to use your strength to prove your own value!"

At this moment, Theodor Ducas no longer said such words to Justinian in a condescending manner as before, but truly regarded the young man in front of him as a great help to his future.
Chapter completed!