"Dig!"

"Digging?"

Rastik looked at Lycaon in confusion. The siege had been going on for the third day, and the Knights were even a little exhausted in order to guard against a sneak attack by Lusignan. This constant night raid also took a toll on the morale of the entire Order. However, Lycaon had not even spent a few minutes in the tent these days.

"What do you mean...... You spent three days in Fort Nicosia and came to the conclusion that the tunnel sappers were geoexcavated? Rastik seemed to hear the funniest news, "You're not kidding, are you?" ”

"Any questions?"

"The land here has just been burned by a fire from the Lusignans, there is not a trace of moisture on the ground, and the soil is so fragile that even a trebuchet can't hold it, do you want all our sappers to be buried under this place?" "Besides, there is no cover in front of us, just a bare flat ground, and they can clearly see the every move of our soldiers from the walls. Even if we dig under the walls, they will definitely be on guard, and I'm afraid that if we go in along the tunnel, there will be one more prisoner! ”

"Why go in?" Lycaon looked at Rastik with some strange looks. The knight leader's mind seemed to be a bit of a rut. Geo-excavation, a siege method, has not been widely used in practice, and the French have once specifically criticized this rat-like siege method.

Presumably, as a Frenchman, Lastic has the same prejudice against the "rat siege method".

In fact, the drawbacks of this method of siege are quite obvious. If the soil structure is very fragile, then the sappers may be buried in the ground forever at any time, and once the tunnel is revealed, the defenders can pour boiling oil or boiling water into the cave, which can instantly take the lives of the soldiers in the tunnel in the most cruel way. Lycaon certainly wouldn't try to take such a big risk to challenge the intelligence of the defenders of Fort Nicosia.

"We don't have to dig a tunnel under the walls. What we need is to dig several slender and winding trenches to send our soldiers under the city walls. ”

Rastik frowned and asked, "What does this mean?" Digging underground tunnels can be seen at any time, and making a trench on such an open plain doesn't it make our knights their targets? ”

"The target is a tree, right...... But you also have to see if Lusignan's gang can beat it. "Our soldiers are digging in the trenches, barely any angle for the defenders on the walls to shoot, and the arrows and crossbows can be used almost as ornaments, as long as the head is buried low enough, even Lusignan can only see the excavated earth, not our soldiers!" ”

"And what about after being sent under the city walls? What can we do about such walls? ”

"Gunpowder, Grand Master Rastik. Don't always think of these things as decorations," Lucaon laughs.

……

"Your Majesty?"

Although John had already agreed to Sextus to build a new cathedral in the city of Combrinet, the project had to be postponed because Epirus was unable to provide sufficient manpower and funds.

Sextus, on the other hand, has always lived in this old-looking abbey in Gombrigne, and both the vegetated walls and the dusty decorations have given some signs of vicissitudes.

"Bishop Sextus, I've wronged you these past few days."

"Not really, Your Majesty John. Although I reluctantly serve as Bishop of the Archdiocese of Epirus, I am still a monk at heart, and the Gospel of God will still shine on you and me, whether in Hagia Sophia or in some humble monastery. ”

Sextus rose from his pedestal with his robe and bowed to John. Although Sextus was quite young, he knew in his heart the relationship between the Orthodox Church and the Imperial Family, and there was no need for him to make a gesture in front of John.

Sextus also knew in his heart that John, as the co-emperor of the empire, would hardly do anything meaningless, and since John came to visit today, it would at least mean one thing - the construction of the main church should have new progress. Because of this, there was even a hint of blood on Sextus's originally pale face.

"Mr. Sextus, this is Theodosius Papadopoulos."

Sextus looked up and down the man in his thirties behind John. Even though he appears to be of pure Greek descent, he does not seem to speak Greek fluently.

"Mr. Papadopoulos is one of the most famous architects in Florence. Since I invited him to come, there will be new progress in the construction of the whole church. I will make a new donation to help with the work of the new church. ”

John was certainly not a philanthropist. Hiring a famous designer, paying a huge sum of money, consuming a lot of human resources just to increase the religious authority of the Orthodox Church?

Of course, this is not possible. In fact, John's consumption of such a huge amount can be seen as a long-term investment.

The inauguration of the new church brought to Epirus a large number of devout believers who were potentially stable populations. The construction of the new church also represents the royal family, which has issued an ultimatum to the religious turmoil that has not yet subsided in the country, and the royal family's attitude is quite clear - the authority of the Orthodox Church cannot be violated.

Of course, there are also a lot of financial benefits to building a church, and you can never imagine the price that God's devout followers are willing to pay for their faith. It's just Jeffrey's conservative estimate. After the completion of the church, within ten years the empire would be able to recoup the entire cost, and the Hagia Sophia would be removed, and the superior location of Epirus would make the new church a gold absorber.

Of course, the church is absolutely enjoyable. No matter how full the royal family is, the church can always get the most delicious soup.

"Sextus, the name of the new church, you should already have a manuscript, right?" John asked with a smile.

"Of course."

Sextus is a man who is quite knowledgeable about current affairs, and he will definitely give a return on John's investment.

He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Hagia Sophia, which means the Church of God and the Holy Wisdom, symbolizes the immortal wisdom of the Lord...... This new church should be called the Church of San Canito by His Crown Gregory III. It means the church of the resurrection of the Holy Lord and also symbolizes ...... The rebirth of the empire! ”

Lewen