Constantinople.

The roaring sound of cannon fire had moved from outside the city to the inside of the city.

The area between the walls of Theodosius and Constantine had long been a place for the city's people to farm, and there were wastelands everywhere. Therefore, Giustiniani can place a large number of artillery in this place where there is no fear of accidents.

On the open field, the artillerymen skillfully watered, waited for cooling, then filled again with gunpowder and marbles, and then lit the fire rope.

Rumble!!!

The artillery blew up.......

"Another ...... How many were hurt? Constantine XI hurriedly asked.

"There were no wounded...... Everyone, you're very skilled......"

All right. Qin Cang's cannon explosion was already a common thing. So far, in just two or three months, 17 cannons have been blown up. But neither Constantine XI nor Justiniani, nor ordinary artillerymen would carry this black cauldron on Qin Cang's back.

Because the Ottoman attacks were continuous from morning to night, wave after wave. Even the genuine high-end ladies of Shanghai's famous bathing shops could not bear the intensity of such work, let alone the semi-professional militia behind the walls of Theodosius.

Therefore, the cannons from the mysterious kingdom of Cyrius (that is, the ancient Greeks called the Han Chinese) became the most effective resistance weapon in this place. The artillery basically never stopped from morning to night. After the first few inferior units were blown up, the artillerymen learned the habit of hiding away when firing their guns.

"Can you bring in another batch of artillery......" Giustiniani asked Constantine XI with a headache.

Constantine XI was also extremely difficult. There was only one Constantinople left in the whole of Eastern Rome. It can be said that a person with sound limbs has been severed and only one head remains. What capital does he have to exchange for new artillery?

"Perhaps...... The Duchy of Achaia (also known as the Duchy of Achaia) ......" Thomas Palaiologo, the younger brother of Constantine XI and the first heir of the entire empire, suddenly spoke.

"But it's already Demetus' domain. I...... Even if I ask for it, Demetus will not give up his territory. Constantine XI shook his head. He didn't know how to face his brother like this. Although Demetus did not have a good relationship with him.

"Brother! Once Constantinople falls, will the Duchy of Achaea remain? Definitely not! Let Demetus give up his territory and contribute to the preservation of the castle by us! Thomas admonished his brother in righteous words.

"I think so. Even if Demetus resists, it can be explained in advance! The Duchy of Achaea was two sizes of Morea, and they were able to obtain the walls of Corinth and kill the Duchy of Athens. The Duchy of Athens had already recognized you as a vassal, so it would be better to give him the suzerainty as well. Giustiniani hastened to propose.

In fact, neither of them found out that Giustiniani also had a trajectory in mind. He was a Genoese and had a feud with the Venetians. And the Duchy of Athens was actually oscillating between the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks. The island of Euboea, in the north of the Duchy of Athens, was a direct domain of the Venetians.

Of course, these careful thoughts are not important in big things.

"What's new! Your Majesty! ....... News from the Golden Horn! King Qin ...... of the Kingdom of Cyreis As the Khan of Crimea, he broke the Golden Horde's 100,000 cavalry with an army of 300,000 in Tana, and is now killing all the way to Belgosala! Outside the door, Constantine XI's attendants ran in excitedly.

He thought that the news he brought would delight the king and the general, but he found out that he was wrong. The three people in the room all had mournful expressions.

"This ........," said Justignanius, swallowing his saliva and feeling a little excited, "I'm afraid Athens won't be able to hold this man's appetite!" ”

In the minds of the three people, or in the minds of the contemporary Balkans, these crazy people on horseback are all combat-ready existences. Whether it was Ottoman Turkey or Timur, or the Mongols, the embodiment of the earlier 'Yellow Peril' and 'Europhobia'. So when King Cyrius had one head and two crowns, the left was civilized and the right was barbaric, and the image of a big cannon in the middle was refreshed in everyone's hearts again, the three of them unanimously thought that there was nothing to talk about.

"I'll go back and think about it. What do you think...... in order to solve the current difficulties. Constantine XI said anxiously.

Suddenly a military horn sounded outside, and the Ottoman Turks came again.

The three of them immediately ran to the front line like rabbits.

.......

At night, Constantine XI lay tired in the barracks. Even kings must learn to be with the grass people at this moment.

In the midst of a loud noise, Constantine XI saw a beautiful young woman standing in front of him. She was dressed in delicate little iron armor, and her skirt was not taken off. Looking up, she looks a little more than twenty, with a delicate face with a hint of fortitude, although the face is a little square, but it does not hide the essence of her beauty.

She was the only daughter of Constantine XI - Artenis (fiction, it is unknown whether Constantine XI had a daughter in history, it was his niece who married into Russia, who was born after his death). The goddess of the hunt and the moon god in ancient Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, her name was Diana.

In fact, Constantine XI did not admire Greek mythology to give his daughter this name.

As we all know, the guardian flag of Constantinople is the Star and Moon Banner, which is a kind of flag that has been widely adopted by Muslims in later generations and has become 'famous for future generations'. This banner was inherited from the Temple of the Moon in Constantinople. Because the patron saint of Constantinople was none other than Artenis. Even with the rise of Christianity and the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople standing on the Mediterranean, the temple that guarded the castle was still built from generation to generation.

In Junburg, Artenis was recognized as a pagan god.

"I've heard that you need to exchange enough artillery with a barbarian khan to save Rome, right?" This woman is now looking at her father with tears in her eyes.

"Oh yes. That's right....... But he's not a barbarian, my boy. That king, Thomas had seen, and I had heard, was a king who was very fond of literature. I really want to play a game of chess with him when I have time. "Constantine XI went out of his way to comfort his daughter.

But soon, he sensed something was wrong.

"What's going on? Is Thomas talking nonsense to you? He asked alertly!

"That's right. Uncle Thomas is now calling the ship of the Genoese merchant to the capital of the barbarian khan. I begged her to marry me off. Let me make the final sacrifice for your land! ”