When the banner of the Tang Army fluttered everywhere on the city wall and the church, Emperor Dongluo and his guards had to find a way to escape.

Disguised as women, these men slipped out of the secret passages of Constantinople in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Basil I, because of the fall of Constantinople, had to flee in makeup.

But Prince Leo smiled and came to greet Tang Zhangwei and them. The Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople also took the initiative to greet the Tang army, because Tang Zhangwei's intelligence department had contacted them in advance.

Tang Zhangwei promised: "As long as they take the initiative to surrender to the Tang Army, they will definitely protect their interests." ”

Prince Leo was uneasy, and he asked Tang Zhangwei: "Can I really be the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire?" ”

Tang Zhangwei said: "Of course! ”

In Constantinople, Tong Zhangwei asked the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church to put a crown on Prince Leo.

Prince Leo became emperor at once, and he was elated, but Basil I, who was wandering on the frontier of the Eastern Roman Empire, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Basil I was originally going to wander outside for a while, then gather a group of troops, and then fight with the Tang Empire.

What Basil I did not expect was that after he had not been able to recover from the grief of losing the imperial capital Constantinople, the heir of the empire, Prince Leo, could not wait to announce himself as the Eastern Roman Emperor under the wing of the Tang Dynasty.

After Prince Leo succeeded to the throne, Prince Leo announced that he would accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty and downgrade it to the Eastern Roman Province of the Tang Empire.

In the Eastern Roman provinces, the military and political governors of the original provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire and various cities have defected to the Tang Zhangwei army of the Tang Empire.

The army of the Tang Empire was as many as one million on the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Tang Zhangwei crushed the army to all the boundaries of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the empire of the Bolgars was completely destroyed by the Tang army, and their emperor knelt down in front of the Tang army and declared his eternal loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

In Constantinople, Tang Zhangwei stared at the goods transported from all over the country, and said with satisfaction: "The results of this march of the Tang Dynasty are not bad, the trade tax of the Eastern Roman Empire, the honey of Hungary, the fur of Rus, and the rose perfume of Bulgaria have all been transported to our warehouse. ”

Fei Xuechun, who came from the Tang Dynasty, and Shen Yifan brought a large number of goods and materials to supply the Tang Dynasty's army. Of course, relying on Tang Zhangwei's care, they made a lot of money.

Tang Zhangwei looked at the ledger and said: "Nowadays, it is not a matter for a million army to be carried like this in the Eastern Roman Empire, and we should use the army to a new use." ”

The spies sent by Tang Zhangwei to the East Frankish Kingdom and the West Farak Kingdom all gave Tang Zhangwei information.

The kings of the Kingdom of East Francia, as well as the kings of West Francia, have been on the verge of rebellion lately, and they do not submit to the military control of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Basil I, was expelled by the Tang army, and the Tang Empire stationed troops in the Eastern Roman Empire, making the Eastern Roman Empire a province of the Tang Dynasty, which made them unhappy.

The king of East Francia, Arnulf, declared: "We, East Francians, can no longer be ridden by those people of the Tang Dynasty to and pee on their necks, Lao Tzu must give them a little color, otherwise the tail of these Tang troops will be lifted to the sky." ”

Arnoof, the king of East Francia, raised 100,000 troops in the East Francian kingdom, and at the same time, the leader of the Magyars, Alpad, also rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and these people united in a vain attempt to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty.

The king of East Francia, Arnulf, was very pleased, and he said: "The might of the Don army is like that, and our Franks will definitely not be afraid of these Don troops." ”

In the tent of King Arnulf of East Francia there were 100,000 Frankish infantry and cavalry from various territories, as well as a nomadic tribe of 50,000 Hungarians.

Charlie the Fat Man of West Francia was not willing to be a puppet forever, and he led an army of 100,000 West Francians to join forces with King Arnulf of East Francia.

These soldiers and their horses ate and drank in the Rhine and Danube valleys, and in the Elbe valley, these strong Franks and Magyars were everywhere.

In the whole of Europe, the Tang army, which terrified the monarchs of various countries, seemed to have disappeared.

In Rome in Italy and in Spain, the Tang army also seemed to be drained, which gave the European princes in these places hope and opportunity to rebel.

Charlie, the fat man of the West Frankish Kingdom, said: "These stupid Orientals, if they don't leave enough troops in the city, we just don't want to resist, and we will be inspired by their empty troops!" ”

Both the palace minister and the bishop of Fat Charlie persuaded him: "Great Your Majesty, you must be cautious, for we have heard that those Orientals are very cunning, and we always think that these Orientals are not so simple. ”

Charlie the Fat Man said: "Don't say it, these poor Orientals, they don't have enough troops, otherwise they will definitely not take the army away, these Orientals are like that, don't be intimidated by them." ”

In the Kingdom of West Francia, there was a governor of the Tang Empire, and his name was Zheng Hongcheng.

Fat Charlie sent people to surround Zheng Hongcheng's governor's mansion, but Fat Charlie didn't dare to send people to attack at all, instead he adopted a two-faced approach.

The fat man Charlie sent someone to bring fruit to Zheng Hongcheng, and he sent someone to say to the governor: "I definitely didn't deliberately attack the Tang Empire, but now that the crowd is excited, I have to do this." Otherwise, my life will be lost. ”

Zheng Hongcheng sent someone to say: "I know your hardships, I will definitely send someone to tell Tang Zhangwei and tell him your hardships." ”

In the endless forest, the woods more than three people high have become the best place for the fire lion to ambush the army, just like other prey, they are often accustomed to quietly touching the prey from the downwind, when the red flame pounces directly from the near place, as long as the ordinary war horse sees or smells the smell of the fire lion, immediately fidgets, and throws the leading general off the horse countless times. The horses screamed in terror and struggled and trampled through the ranks, and by the time the ranks had stabilized, the flames had already disappeared into the depths of the forest with the hapless prey in their mouths.

After the fire, no less than 200 huge charred lion corpses were found in the center of the forest, and after burying the lion corpses, an expeditionary army grain and grass distribution center was established in the same place - this is the predecessor of Lionheart City, the largest city in the southern Xinjiang of the empire today. At that time, the Flame King planned to continue to expand the territory of the empire, but only found out after taking a closer look at the north bank of the Lion River.

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