A death charge that should have been earth-shattering, you live and die, just like that, ended in a dramatic scene. Not only ordinary Ottoman soldiers, but also a large number of junior officers who had been following Lycaon for a long time were also puzzled by Lycaon's decision.

In their eyes, Lycaon should have led them out of the siege, made peace with the Sultan, and then waited for an opportunity to seek revenge, but they did not expect that the final result would be so dramatic.

"Accept their disarming, maybe everyone still has a chance to live." Lucaon closed his eyes in front of the coalition forces, although he could not stop all the soldiers from stopping the attack, but it was enough to make the offensive weak and no longer murderous.

Perhaps this is the largest disarmament that has occurred in all major wars in recent years, and it is also the disarmament that occurred when the battle loss ratio was the smallest.

"Your wisdom has reduced a lot of unnecessary sacrifices, and now, tell me your name, this not-so-brave general." After the army had cleared all the Ottoman weapons, Giovanni slowly rode his horse to Lycaon.

Even though the enemy's imminent surrender reduced the coalition army's losses significantly, as a commander, Giovanni still felt disgusted by the behavior of the Ottoman general in front of him.

"If you could wait two more days...... Or even if you could rush into the inner city a few minutes sooner, we should now discuss which gate of the wall of Theodosius where Muhammad's head hangs! General Giovanni Giustiniani! Lucaon got up in Giovanni's shocked eyes and slapped the dust off his body, "It's a pity...... The bastard Muhammad left us and ran first. ”

Giovanni's mind was a little confused at this point. He had been through several surrenders, but he had never seen a military general who could insult his old master so much. The hatred and disgust in Lykaon's eyes stenched as if the name Muhammad were filthy rat droppings. This extreme change in attitude made Giovanni wonder if the man in front of him was the commander of the Ottomans.

"What the hell are you ...... Who is it? ”

"Lycaon. You may have heard of my status in the Ottoman army. So far, with the exception of Karacha, who has been captured, I am in charge of the military affairs of the whole of Edir. ”

"Why do you ...... if you are Muhammad's right-hand man?"

"You still haven't understood? Do you think it was who opened the four gates for you, who helped you to delay time in the inner city, who interfered with Muhammad's judgment and made him abandon the city and flee? General Giovanni, put your sword down. If you really want to talk about it, we should be considered colleagues. ”

"Same ......"

"All right, Lycaon. Your identity is kept strictly secret even within the Empire, and it's normal for General Giovanni not to know about it. Even if it's my brother, I only guessed a rough idea. Sophia and John rushed from the Grand Bazaar. To be honest, John did not expect that Muhammad would abandon the elite troops that he and Murad II had painstakingly managed in the Balkans for many years, as well as the vast wealth of the royal court of Edirne, and simply abandon the city and flee. This seems to be somewhat out of step with Fatih's reputation. However, this also gave Lykaon time to escape, and even if Muhammad found out the results in the future, Lykaon would already be in the imperial array. Otherwise, the loss of an excellent military commander and espionage talent would be a huge blow to the empire.

"Traitor!"

"Lackeys of the Romans!"

Of course, this scene will make the Ottoman army who has been surrendered extremely disdainful, in their eyes, this strong general, outstanding command ability, is actually a traitor who has been planted a long time ago, and for a while, the whole city is filled with loud spittling.

In other words, the deeper reason is that after Lycaon surrendered, there was a lot of glory and wealth waiting for him, but these soldiers who surrendered with him were probably going to suffer a lot of torture.

"Anyway, Edirne...... No, Fort Hadrian, will return to the reign of the Empire! ”

John glanced at the unwilling and angry Ottomans in the square: "This is the great victory of Rome, of all the people who believe in God!" ”

"The Ottoman pagans have been wandering in the Balkans for many days, and now we are expelling the Ottomans from their capital!"

"For the Empire! For God's sake! ”

This sermon marked the end of Lycaon's years of inactivity, and the official recapture of the Balkan gateway, which had been lost for nearly a hundred years. For Constantinople, completely swept away all threats.

After this, the Ottomans would lose all their capital in the Balkans to wrestle with the empire and be forced to retreat to Asia Minor. The Triple Alliance, on the other hand, regained the remaining provinces in the Balkans that were still under Ottoman control in the shortest possible time. A battle for the ages, hastily ending in a farce. But it was certainly a big win that deserves to go down in history.

With the resumption of rule in the Balkans, the empire's economy would recover completely and break free from the embarrassment of relying on long-term loans. Venice also made a lot of money from the war investment, and also grabbed a lot of Ottoman maritime interests. Based on Crete, the Aegean Fleet of Venice could sail freely along the coastline of Asia Minor, while Ottoman ships had to be kept in ports for the most part.

As the fighting subsides, the last problem facing the Empire is the division of the spoils.

Hungary and Albania also fought hard in this war, but their national strength was greatly damaged. It is impossible for an empire to pokely and calmly stuff all the benefits into its own arms.

"Your Majesty! Good news! Good news! ”

"Agrippa? What's wrong with making you like this? ”

"Your Majesty! The defenders of Edirne have surrendered! His Majesty John has burned down all the crescent buildings in Edirne and renamed the city Fort Hadrian! Agrippa delivered the war report from the front to Constantine's desk, perhaps too excited, and the whole paper was crumpled with many folds.

"This John! I didn't know that this kind of behavior would provoke public indignation! Is it not good for the empire to appease the war refugees? The surrendered, especially the army that surrendered voluntarily, must be slowly naturalized, and swallow it in one bite! How can you not be resisted! Constantine XI read the war report and said harshly, "Not mature at all!" ”

"Your Majesty, don't scold, the smile on your face can't be stopped!" Agrippa shook his head in relief, having been the head of diplomacy for several years in the darkness of Constantinople, and he never imagined that he would see the day when the Balkans would be restored.

"Tell, take a loan from the Venetian! I'm going to ...... in Egypt I'm going to be at Fort Hadrian! Build the Arc de Triomphe! ”