The Minister of Defense sent by the Empire was no longer able to stop the Black Death, and he watched his men die in pieces, but there was nothing he could do.

"How is that possible! How could it be useless! Standing on the high walls, the Minister of Defense cried out in despair.

Under his command, the Turks never set foot on the soil of the Holy Roman Empire, who led an army against tens of millions of French and fought against the Sultan of Turkey.

However, at this moment, in the face of this invisible enemy---- the Black Death, the Minister of Defense felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart.

At first, most of the methods he used were his own, and Eugen's method was thrown aside by him, but after losing the Cosenza line, the Minister of Defense also woke up, and soon invited Dirmit to his side, and copied all the methods used by Eugen, hoping to have some effect.

Unfortunately, it backfired, and in less than half a month, his carefully arranged Roman defense line was broken through by the Black Death, and the disease began to spread to the interior of the continent in an uncontrolled and terrifying manner.

Once the disease had been allowed to break out of the Italian peninsula, it would have been almost impossible to build a line of defense against it.

"My lord, get out of here, it's full of that terrible disease, it's already engulfing Rome, you have to watch for your safety!"

Beside him, an attendant painstakingly persuaded him.

"Safety, hehe, I lost Rome, I am a sinner, I should die with Rome!" The Minister of Defense roared that he was a devout Christian, that Rome meant something very to him, and that he was heartbroken by the current situation.

In fact, this is the biggest difference between him and Eugen, and the real reason for his failure.

If Eugen had been asked to build a defensive line, he would not have chosen to build a defensive line in the city of Rome, even if the city was extremely important.

In fact, with the current conditions, it would be almost impossible to fight off the disease in such a large city.

The population is so dense that even if some of them were evacuated, a significant number of residents still did not leave, and there was another creature that was more than human, and the main vector of the Black Death---- rats.

Rome looks like its walls are tall and impregnable, but in the face of disease, it is like a sieve, full of holes and can be broken at the first attack.

One of the main reasons why Eugen chose to build his defensive line at Cosenza was because there was a river that ran from east to west.

Rivers are a natural barrier against disease and can be used to keep small creatures out of the woods, whether it's for keeping out small creatures such as rats, or for hygiene.

Eugen didn't pay attention to any large cities, and in his opinion, once the disease spread to Rome, the whole city should be abandoned without any need to defend it.

The fact that the Minister of Defence was able to delay his illness for a week under such extremely unfavorable conditions shows that he really put in the effort, but because of the innate limitations of the Christian consciousness, his act of not abandoning Rome became the ultimate cause of his defeat.

It is a pity that the Minister of Defense will not understand this until his death, and he only wants to destroy his holy city with him, one of the reasons is because this is one of the most sacred places in his heart, the Holy See is here, God is here, and he died here, and he died here, and he died a well-deserved death.

Another reason is that he can clearly feel the weakness of his body, as if there are countless worms burrowing in his body, absorbing the power in his body and devouring his life.

If you touch his forehead, you will find that he is having a high fever.

He, infected.

Having seen so many examples of diseases, the Minister of Defense knew very well in his heart the signs of infection, and he also knew very well that once infected, it meant death.

His life has entered the countdown stage, and there is no fluke.

"Let's go." The Minister of Defense grabbed the attendant's arm to support himself, took out the golden seal of the commander of the anti-disaster army from his bosom, and solemnly placed it in the attendant's hand.

"Quick, go to the intelligence officer Dimit, and ask him to ask the royal family, and then invite Mr. Eugen over, quick! If it's too late, I'm afraid it'll really be too late! ”

The Minister of Defense let out a final roar like a dying lion, and the sound was deafening, but if you listen to it for a long time, you will find that behind his words, there is a sense of weakness that is difficult to hide.

The attendant stared blankly at the Minister of Defense, and finally nodded and accepted the order.

Seeing his attendants accept the order, the Minister of Defense smiled with relief on his face, and he pointed to a seat on the city wall that had been set up for him, and said, "Yes, you are a good lad. Now, help me to sit in that chair, and you can leave quickly, and you will go and announce to the outside world, Rome, the fall! ”

The squire was speechless, tears rolled in the corners of his eyes, Rome had fallen, every Christian would feel the deepest sorrow, but he still did not cry after all, and this little squire knew that it was not the time to cry.

Helping the Minister of Defense to sit down in his chair, he took two steps back, gave a respectful knightly salute, and then walked down the wall without looking back, out of the city.

The Minister of Defense sat alone at the top of the wall, and behind him was the bleak city of Rome, the streets of which were littered with corpses, blood and pus, and rats the size of their feet burrowed through the mixture, eating the corpses of the sick.

The few living people in the city either shut themselves up in the deep dark cellars, trembling and waiting for death to come, or they could not bear the blow, and cried and roared madly in the city.

There were no fanatical believers in the streets with indulgences, they were the first to die when disease came, they were the most stupid and the most pitiful.

As soon as the disease crossed Rome, it rushed inland without stopping, spreading even faster than the news spread, and when news came from Vienna three days later, even San Marino began to see people infected with the Black Death.

San Marino is connected to most inland cities by trade routes, and if the disease starts to spread there, it is feared that the whole of Europe will be in danger.

As soon as the Duke of Gyan, who was in Vienna, heard the news from Dirmit, he immediately walked towards the office of Prince Eugen at Schönbrunn Palace, and he wanted to talk directly to the prince and activate Eugen.

Things have developed to this point, and Duke Ji'an's only thought at the moment is to send Eugen over as soon as possible.