"That's ...... Cavalry? ”

Constantine looked back. The trees around the walls had been cleared by the Ottomans in various ways over the years, so everyone could see it when the rolling yellow dust kicked up by the cavalry in the moonlight came like a tidal wave.

"It's Genoese. Father, reinforcements are coming. ”

"Great!" Constantine drew his sword and pointed it at the Ottoman army under the city, "Spread the oracle, shrink the siege network, cooperate with the reinforcements outside the city, and annihilate the infidels!" ”

Obviously, the sound of horses' hooves from afar and near also made the blood of the imperial soldiers under the city boil, and with the death of the Ottoman generals, the situation on the battlefield was quickly turned in an instant.

"Giovanni, he's the savior of the Empire!"

The Genoese cavalry, which is a rare all-color heavy armor, combined with a knight's sword or cavalry spear, this kind of shock cavalry dedicated to the destruction formation, is the absolute elite in any army. At this time, such an impact will undoubtedly deal a devastating blow to the morale of the Ottomans.

In order to avoid the cavalry charge, the Ottomans outside the city had to retreat into the San Romanus Gate, but because of the same shrinking encirclement inside the city, the portico was soon filled with thousands of Ottomans.

Genoa's legions consisted of more than cavalry, and after the siege was completed, the belated heavy infantry and the horsemen began to slaughter. The same full body armor, heavy sword and heavy shield, the leather studded armor of the Ottomans is difficult to cause effective damage in the face of such equipment.

The encirclement grew smaller and smaller, and inside the San Romanus Gate, the wails caused by stampede and suffocation became denser and more piercing, and the entire portico was drowned in Ottoman blood. At this time, the imperial soldiers had already been carried away by such a happy killing, and after killing an Ottoman, the next thing to do was to take off the head of another person.

The Genoese cavalry did not sit idle after handing over the first front to the heavy infantry, and the shock cavalry was indeed relatively poor in hand-to-hand combat, but that was also based on equal strength, at this moment, although their beliefs were not the same as those of the imperial soldiers, but their attitude towards the infidels was exactly the same.

The thousands of treasures that the Ottomans had fantasized about were shattered and disillusioned at this moment, and only death awaited them in front of them.

Zhou Heng glanced at Constantine, who was eager to try beside him, his mood was still a little complicated, but out of rational considerations, he knew that he should not continue to expand the casualties: "Father...... Almost, we need manpower to make up for the loss of this battle. ”

Constantine understood what Zhou Heng meant, Zhou Heng may not have felt much, but the people of the Eastern Roman Empire, including Constantine, have endured it for too long, they need to vent, they need to pour out their hatred on this group of Ottomans who don't know the height of the sky, and they need to let the world know that even if the empire is like the sunset, no one can despise the majesty of the empire under the dome of Hagia Sophia.

After waiting another five minutes, Constantine exhaled.

That's right, now is not the time to rejoice. It was a pretty big win, but they had to be prepared to face the Ottomans' frenzied revenge.

"Disarm and surrender, and any soul willing to bend its knees under God will be forgiven!"

This sentence came out of Constantine's mouth in the Greek language of the correct and round. He knew that there were many Ottoman soldiers, or their ancestors, who had served in the Empire, and that the Greek language was still ingrained in their souls.

One of the priests, who was already ready next to him, repeated the same words in Turkic.

The soldiers of the empire stopped pressing in, giving the Ottoman army a breather. Finally, as soon as the first person dropped their weapon, the domino effect spread through the crowd.

"Deal with it, count the prisoners of war...... John, you're in charge of hosting Giovanni, after all, he saved us. I will take people to support the Golden Gate. ”

Constantine picked up some remaining infantry and most of the archers and rushed towards the Golden Gate, while Giovanni's Genoese army, escorting the Ottoman prisoners of war, entered Constantinople together.

The bodies of the Ottomans were quickly dragged out of the city and burned by Zhou Heng, and the soldiers of the empire would be buried after the accompanying priests had completed a series of rituals. The empire could not tolerate any possible hidden dangers, and if a plague broke out at this time, then the Ottomans would probably come and besiege the city in the starry night.

"You must be General Giovanni Giustiniani. And you, the honorable ......"

Zhou Heng turned his gaze to the knight from Wallachia with an outstanding record, and was about to speak, but he realized that the other party did not speak Greek, and his own Latin was also half-familiar.

"Brother!"

After Giovanni's horse came to a stop, he noticed that behind the heavily armored knight sat a cute little girl.

"Sophia? How do you ......"

"Go back and say, go back and say! According to His Majesty's character, an evening banquet is indispensable! Sophia, supported by the Genoese infantry beside her, fell to the ground, and immediately invited the two distinguished guests to a banquet at the palace of Constantine, speaking fluent Latin.

After expressing his gratitude, Giovanni and the Wallachian knights led their armies to the palace.

At the same time, the battle for the Golden Gate came to an end. Under the barrier of the walls of Theodosius, the 10,000-strong army of the Ottomans was almost just a live target, and the defenders of Edirne, whose morale was not high, saw Constantine leading reinforcements to arrive, and they already understood that the comrades-in-arms under the gate of St. Romanus were probably in trouble.

Soon, they abandoned the attack on the Golden Gate, and considering that the pursuit might be counter-surrounded by the Ottomans who had the advantage of numbers, Constantine also withdrew his troops and asked Latius, the general in charge of defending the Golden Gate, to return to rest his army and reorganize his prisoners.

After the sentries on the lookout finally confirmed that there were no more Ottoman troops around, the dramatic siege finally came to an end.

At this time, in the hall of Justinian in the palace of Constantine, a slightly rough banquet had begun. Midnight is past and dawn is approaching. The drinks and meals carefully prepared in the back kitchen are mainly based on slightly light things.

"I am Vasika Yevgeny, Slavs. Your Highness just calls me Vasika. ”

"I've heard that the Slavs are brave and good at fighting, and sure enough!"

Although Zhou Heng and Sophia are still young, they are meticulous in court etiquette, coupled with a faint sense of respect, which makes Giovanni and Vasica feel flattered.

As the only legitimate heir of the empire, Zhou Heng sat upright on the deputy head seat at this time, while Sophia sat on the side, acting as an interpreter by the way.

His Highness laughed, being able to see the young prince and princess of the empire at the same time on such a dangerous battlefield...... It seems that the fighting spirit of Eastern Rome is still very high! It can be seen that Vasika should be a descendant of the noble race, neither humble nor arrogant in front of the real magnates of the empire, and worthy of respect in itself.

"By the way, Mr. Vasika, why are you and your army being hunted down by the Ottomans?"