After reading these three characteristics, Randy felt that except for the legendary conqueror, who can increase the dominance value, which is useful, the other two titles are not helpful to him, and even have certain side effects, which is really a cheat.

"It doesn't matter! The lack of competence was supplemented by other factors, and the Norman Empire also had a system of generals second only to the Mongol Empire, as well as a civil system that was far superior to this world. ”

"Look! Randy, it's a seagull! Artoria, who had been standing beside Randy, pointed to the sky and said to Randy.

"Well, seagulls, it looks like we should be approaching land, we are about to reach the territory of the Greeks."

The sailors on the watchtower also shouted: "Land! I see land! What a big city, it's Constantinople! ”

With the shouts on the watchtower, the soldiers cheered, the time floating on the ocean is absolutely boring, although the Norman warships are much larger than the narrow hulls of other countries, but they will be bored if they stay for a long time, and the food that can be eaten at sea is also very scarce, most of them are pickled products, and they will definitely not be able to stand it for a long time, not to mention that there are no women on the ship or anything, the old sailors are taboo about these, and they don't want women to appear on the ship, so the Norman Navy can't be like the army, There are well-established camps for military prostitutes to be amused, and this last bit of fun is lost.

"It's finally on land! Constantinople, it's Constantinople, after getting off the ship, you must go in and have a good life. ”

"Don't dream, the Greeks won't let us into Constantinople, but you should be able to have some fun staying in the docks outside the city."

Although the speeches were slightly different, everyone's faces were beaming with joy, whether it was sailors, sailors, or army troops on transport ships, whether they were princes and nobles, or ordinary civilian soldiers, they would be very happy.

"...... of Constantinople"

Randy is also a little yearning at the moment, although Randy is conceited that the current capital of the Norman Empire, Krakow will definitely not be inferior to Constantinople, but he is still looking forward to this medieval city Randy, this is not after being occupied by those bastard Turks, renamed nondescript Istanbul, but in the heyday of the Eastern Roman Empire, the original Orthodox big city, it must be worth seeing.

"The Greeks have sent ships!" The lookout began to shout again.

Now the Norman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire are allies, and it is also predicted in advance that the Normans will lead a large fleet to enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles, and the Eastern Roman Empire also agrees, so Randy is not worried about the other party at all, after all, a large number of troops have been transported through the Dardanelles Strait before, although sometimes the Eastern Romans will complain, but they didn't expect that the Norman ships would actually be so many, and even block the shipping lanes, making the merchant ships of the Eastern Rome waste time and so on, But there are absolutely no cases of conflict.

The Eastern Romans were not fools after all, and the Eastern Roman merchants were even less so.

The Norman Empire's naval fleet defeated the Eastern Roman Navy once with fewer victories when the Eastern Roman Empire invaded Europe a few years ago, and now the Norman Empire is growing stronger, and the naval power has become more powerful, compared with the Eastern Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire has some gradual lack of strength and decline, at this moment the Eastern Roman Empire attaches great importance to maintaining peace with the Norman Empire, as well as commercial ties with the Norman Empire, not to mention that the liberation of the Holy Land is a common mission of Christians, and it is justified to let the merchant ships postpone a little.

The battleships flying the Eastern Roman eagle flag were just as Randy had thought, to greet them.

"Send a flag and thank them! Oh! I almost forgot that the Eastern Romans hadn't invented such a high-level thing as the flag language, so forget it, let's talk about it after we get ashore. ”

On November 8, the docks near the Golden Horn, the largest port area of the Eastern Roman Empire, were almost filled with Norman ships.

From 9 o'clock in the morning to about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly 1/4 of the Norman fleet did not dock, the four-winged phoenix flag that obscured the sky and the sun, and the almost endless army made the people of Constantinople feel terrified, and even some people couldn't help shouting when they saw a large number of well-equipped Norman soldiers walking down from the battleship: "Caesar is back!" ”

Although the Greeks and the Normans had a lot of exchanges before this, and a few years ago, there was a large-scale battle in Hungary, which was very difficult, and even had some accidents before finally winning, but the ordinary Eastern Roman citizens still maintained the idea that Rome was invincible in the world, and everyone else was a scumbag, and the veterans who returned from the battlefield, although some people also preached the courage and good fighting of the Normans, but the general people only automatically understood that they were murderous barbarians.

Prior to this, the Norman fleet did not dock, and generally only sent a few small ships for the junior naval officers to communicate, and then the fleet could be released, so it did not cause such panic among the Constantinople Greeks, but this time it was different.

This time, the kings of the Norman Empire, Burgundy, Hungary, Hesse, Brandenburg, and Bavaria were all on this fleet, and no matter what the circumstances, they could not fail to come down to greet the Eastern Romans.

While fantasizing about getting two Greek chicks after entering the Eastern Roman Empire, Randy turned around and said to the six kings and dukes on the left and right, "It would seem that we are too rude to leave without saying hello." ”

"Hmm!"

The five male compatriots who thought of going together with Randy hurriedly nodded, only Artoria was a little baffled, but Artoria was also looking forward to Constantinople's jewelry, clothing, culture and art, so she didn't completely disagree with Randy's proposal.

Thus the Greeks finally saw the new rise of another emerging country on the European continent!

After seeing the great military might of the Norman Empire, many Greeks inquired from familiar merchants and pedestrians, and then learned that now this barbarian tribe that was once defeated by the empire, originally lived in the northernmost place, and did not conquer the bitter cold land in the heyday of Eastern Rome, has now unified the entire Rus' steppe, from Crimea to Neo-Scandinavia, from Moscow to Poland, has been extremely close to the Roman Empire.

"This is even more powerful than the Bulgarian barbarians before, Simon!"

Many Greeks remembered the terrifying barbarian leaders who defeated the imperial army in World War I, finally unified most of the Greek peninsula, and established the Bulgarian Empire, and involuntarily compared the Normans with them.

"They've completely gained the territory of the Rus', so will they continue south and attack our empire?" Many Greeks made such comments.

"No, it won't! His Tsar title was canonized by His Majesty Basil II! ”

"So what is he here for? Attack on Constantinople? ”

There are also such idiots who ask such questions, and after that they are unanimously despised by everyone.

That man also believed in Jesus Christ! He is a saint who has gone to save the Holy Land, and even though he is not a Greek, he still has a noble identity and a holy soul, and we should rejoice in him. ”

"Then when he conquers Jerusalem, will he return Jerusalem to the Empire?"

No one could answer such a question, for the people were equally afraid that this crusading army, like his predecessors, would defeat the infidels with the support of the Eastern Romans, but in turn would put in their own pockets the territories that were supposed to belong to the Empire.

"Let's go see him! That barbarian emperor! ”

No matter how many scruples they have, no matter what their thoughts and motives, the Greeks ultimately chose to take a look.

Soon, the docks of the Golden Horn were crowded with Greeks who came to see the excitement, and the news soon spread throughout the city of Constantinople, and the number of people who went to see the excitement became more and more numerous.

Really, Randy's is indeed a world-class handsome person!

Even the Greeks, who had always looked down on barbarians, had to admit that they had never seen such a handsome man in their lives.

Dressed in silver-white light plate armor with a lifelike phoenix pattern, wearing a white fox fur cloak, wearing a crown adorned with gems, a belt with a large piece of metal inlaid with rubies around his waist, a saber with sharkskin crossbody, and an ivory handcuff with a cowhide holster, riding on Randy's exclusive fourth-generation Norman warhorse, some lazily cynical, some reserved with a smile, slowly waved to the Greeks on both sides of the road.

His Majesty the Emperor was surrounded by two hundred knights with men and horses wrapped in heavy armor, and these heavily armed knights surrounded Randy and another rustic-looking woman in black armor, as well as a wary, nervous-looking blonde woman leading His Majesty's horse.

These two hundred heavily armed, armored knights as shining as bright silver, instantly blinded the eyes of the Greeks, the terrifying deterrent power of the heavy plate knights, dazzling shapes, as long as men can not resist the charm of these gorgeous murderous weapons, they step on a uniform pace, knights and war horses are as immobile as machines, the formation of a phalanx like a knife and an axe, to the Greeks on both sides of the road to be extremely surprised, they have never seen such a terrifying army, Such a soldier was simply more spectacular than the ironclad paladon they were proud of.

But if there were only 200 heavy cavalry, it would only amaze the Greeks at best! Because the number is so small, it will not play a big role on the battlefield at all.

But the other phalanxes that soon followed Randy subverted their inner thoughts.

Behind Randy's slightly larger phalanxes were three smaller 10x10 squares.

Three hundred Praetorian Guard knights, dressed in early plate armor and armed with heavy cavalry spears and iris shields, also marched proudly in a neat manner, and they were all wrapped in heavy plate armor, including men and horses.

Although the early plate armor was heavier than the late Renaissance plate armor of the Guard Knights, the design was not very reasonable, and the defensive performance was also not as good as the former, but in appearance, these Janissary Knights were not much different from the Guard Knights, and the Greeks who had not been in contact with the Plate Cavalry could not distinguish these small differences at all.

"Five Hundred !!"

Soon a man who was proficient in mathematics came up with such a figure and exclaimed: "Five hundred mighty and terrifying warriors, the Normans are worthy of being the most powerful nation in the North, and their skills in forging and smelting also seem to have merit." ”

Immediately after the following lined up, also in a neat phalanx shape fully armed through, equipped with early plate armor of three thousand Guards heavy infantry, a thousand Guards Captain Axemen, a thousand Guards Extra Lance Infantry, six thousand Janissaries longbowmen, lined up one phalanx after another, the flags in their hands fluttered high, the Imperial Four-Winged Phoenix Banner, the Emperor's Will Banner, and the Praetorian Guard Numbered Banner fluttered high!

"This army is more than ...... No! It is an elite unit comparable to our Janissaries, and there are more of them, such an army...... Was the Norman Emperor showing off? ”

That's right! Randy is showing off, showing off their wealth, showing off their power, showing off their different looks, Randy is showing off their elite own army, showing off the power of the Norman Empire and the unparalleled momentum of the world.

Anxiety and fear spread among the Greeks, and some merchants who had been to Krakow took the opportunity to show off their experiences, telling those around them: "It was a great city not inferior to Constantinople at all. ”

However, only foreigners, those from other countries, dared to say such things, and most of the Greek merchants were silent, after all, the city of Constantinople was too symbolic for the Greeks, and it was a city that carried the honor and faith of all Greeks.

"With Constantinople, the empire will not fall!"

"Constantinople is the greatest city in the world!"

"The walls of Constantinople will never fall, and they will never be defeated."

This belief was ingrained in the marrow of the Greeks, and in their souls, no Greek wished, or rather would not accept, that there would be a better and more fortified city in the world than Constantinople.

So some enthusiastic Greek boys had a short circuit in their brains, rushed out of the crowd and stopped in front of Randy and shouted, "Norman king from the north, I have a few questions for you, can you answer them?" ”

Before Randy could speak, Sonya, who had been nervous beside Randy, arched her body and shrunk her hands to her waist, ready to pull out her throwing knife and dagger at any moment.

"Don't be impatient, young man, if you have any questions, I will answer them for you."

Looking at the alien emperor who was riding on a horse with a gentle surface but dense clouds in his eyes, the young man was a little dazed, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and began to regret it in his heart, feeling that he shouldn't have come out so impulsively and provoked this emperor.

It is true that this is Constantinople, this is the place of the Romans, but this emperor has a huge army, and if he is angered by a word, no one knows whether he will draw his sword and cut himself, or even order to kill all the people around him, or directly give the order to attack Constantinople.

The boy was trembling at the moment, no longer as generous as before, his body trembling and unable to say a word, as if he had been frightened by the Norman Emperor.

"If you don't have anything to do, please get out of the way, I still have something to discuss with the rulers of your empire."

The reason why Randy did not mention the name of the emperor was because the Eastern Roman officials who came to greet him had already said that Basil II had left Constantinople and personally led his army to the Holy Land, and it was Princess Lilianu who was stationed in Constantinople at this moment.

"Defeated!"

At that time, Randy was keenly aware of Artoria next to him, and whispered something like this, it seems that Artoria doesn't like this Roman princess very much, but this kind of thing is normal, no one likes to force themselves to the enemy who is trapped in the barren mountain and almost dies.

"She's our ally now, of course, dear, and if you don't want to see her, we won't go."

"How can that work? It's not good to quit such a big thing just because of my own factors. ”

"Then when you meet the Greek princess...... Be careful, my dear. ”

"You know, I won't kill her so easily."

Randy could clearly hear that Artoria's words revealed a strong murderous intent, and it seemed that Lilianu was hated to the core.

Wait a little longer...... Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Randy looked a little impatient and directly offered to let the kid get out of the way.

At this moment, the kid looked very embarrassed, and the Greeks around him also felt that this guy was very embarrassed, and began to coax, making the person even more unable to get off the stage.

Just as Randy felt a little disappointed and turned his horse's head to return to his group, a crisp, lark-like voice sounded behind him.

"Then it's up to Hongu to ask this question instead of him! His Majesty the Norman Emperor, the Tsar of Rus, to explain to the Palace, which is better, Krakow or Constantinople? ”

Randy turned around and saw a woman in a bright red dress, with good facial features, plain face, wearing a long sword, and riding a white war horse, staring at him without humility or arrogance, and from her self-title, she was the heir to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, the only daughter of Basil II, Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu.