The Byzantine tyrant Tiberius put on a purple robe and became Emperor Tiberius III.

The whole country did not resent his rebellion, after all, the previous emperor Leon Titus ruled the country and caused the world to be angry, and Tiberius did not encounter much resistance.

But it's not very loyal, and everyone has a wait-and-see attitude.

After the ceremony of Bebe's ascension to the throne as emperor, he immediately mobilized the power of the entire empire and prepared to conquer the Tang people's Dazhou, that is, the Tang people's occupied city of Tekilda.

Emperor Tiberius III was not on the right throne and needed victory to establish his prestige, so he took the throne in person... is also afraid that someone will follow in his footsteps and launch a coup d'état after seizing military power.

He planned to lead the main force out of Constantinople, leaving some elite garrisons, even if there were careerists who wanted to rebel, he had the main force in hand, and he could put down the rebellion in an instant.

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On the third day of March in the Tang calendar, the Byzantine royal forbidden army gathered in Augustus Square and prepared to set off.

The square is paved with black marble and is majestic throughout, where the "Milion" stands at kilometer zero of the Imperial Highway.

The emperor dressed in golden armor and rode like a god to the Place Augustus, winning the sound of a tsunami... The day before departure, all the soldiers of the forbidden army received a lot of money, so they naturally had to give the emperor face.

At that time, Byzantium controlled the trade routes between the East and the West, and was financially well-off, and could afford a lot of money.

After ceremonies such as the emperor's lecture, the general's oath, and the priest's divine blessing, the army left the city along the Avenue de la Merse.

There were a lot of people on both sides, and they were all in love with the army, and they vied with each other to deliver meat, wine, dried fruits, pastries, cheese, and honey to the soldiers for them to eat.

It's not that the Byzantine royal forbidden army was popular, but that their families were also here. When the soldiers want to go out to fight, of course, the children in the family will be worried and worried, and they will have to congest on the side of the road and tearfully part, sending this and that.

The forbidden army was well-equipped, the emperor's guard of honor was clear and neat, and people cheered at them.

The mighty and mighty, along the way, gathered the defense troops from all over the country, and the number rolled more and more, forming a torrent-like surging team, coming towards Dazhou.

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The court of worship sent a large army to attack me!

They have at least 150,000 troops!

By the time the Byzantine royal forbidden army was dispatched, a number of carrier pigeons had already flown up to send the enemy back.

Carrier pigeons to transmit intelligence was Wei Xi's first initiative, and when there was no radio transmitter, training carrier pigeons to transmit intelligence in a timely manner was of great benefit to the army.

The information uses a password, and even if someone shoots down the carrier pigeon, they will not be able to understand the content, which is very safe.

At the same time, the intelligence stations placed in the Byzantine territory also used fast horses to pick up small roads to transmit information about the enemy's attack.

As the enemy approached, the rangers of the Don Army also came in handy to feed back the reconnaissance intelligence.

All evidence points to the imminent large-scale invasion of the Byzantine army.

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"Get ready to fight!" Standing on the newly repaired Dazhou city wall, the three generals stood proudly, full of confidence in the upcoming battle!

Dazhou Shoucheng will be the main general Xiao Bonan! Adjutant General Shi Wanchao! Adjutant Tang Tingzhi!

Xiao Bonan is not tall, even a little short, and his personal force value is not high, so it was difficult to shine on the passionate battlefield, but he found another way and opened up a new world.

He is the most capable of guarding in Cheng Boxi's system!

Master of defense, he is the first to defend the city.

Most of the generals in Wei Xi's army are either as domineering as Shi Wanchao (this requires high force value), or they are like Tang Tingzhi who is so good at flying kites (good at shooting), and there are really few who are good at defense, and Xiao Bonan is one of the best.

The Western Army likes to act according to the provisions, and the Dazhou city defense was built by the officers in accordance with the articles, and this article came from Xiao Bonan's compilation!

Queen Tang Tian's plan was thoughtful, and after occupying Dazhou as a foothold, she immediately activated the ability of the Tang people's infrastructure madness to build city defenses.

She had a hunch that this place would become a key point of contention between the enemy and us, and planned to use the fortified city to bleed the Byzantines, and wait until the enemy was exhausted before launching a cavalry assault, which was more certain.

And Xiao Bonan is famous, Tang Tianfeishu asked Cheng Boxi to transfer him.

Cheng Boxi happily let him go... Tang Xiujing couldn't stop Tang Tian's invasion of Europa was right, and many military leaders dug it out deeply: Cheng Boxi gave 5,000 infantry to help in the battle, Lou Shide allocated heavy artillery and a large number of gunpowder packs to Tang Tian, and 3,000 marines also entered Dazhou City, Shi Wanchao was ordered to strengthen the defense in Asia Minor but ran to Europa, and Zarahan was a large supply of personnel and materials... There are so many involved, how can you investigate it, all the leaders of the army have violated the order!

Shi Wanchao is the deputy general, and the task is to counter-charge, if the enemy attacks the city, he will swing his sword.

Tang Tingzhi does not play cavalry warfare, his bow and arrow are sharp in defense, waiting to serve the Byzantines well with bow and arrows.

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Constantinople was two hundred and fifty miles away from Dazhou, an auspicious distance, and the Byzantines completely besieged Dazhou in ten days.

In the wilderness outside the city, the Byzantine army unfolded, black and oppressive like an ant colony, and like a huge wave cascading in, which seemed to give people a lot of pressure.

What was even more terrifying was that the Byzantines unfurled a hundred and fifty heavy catapults!

The counterweight catapult was first derived from the traction stone throwing machine invented by the Chinese (which can be seen in Yuan Shao's attack on Cao Cao), and then Wei Xi used the counterweight catapult for the Great Food Battlefield, which was transmitted back to Byzantium by the merchants.

The Byzantines recognized the terrible power of this type of weapon, and used fewer people than towing catapults, but it had a longer range, was easier to handle, and more accurate.

They had a developed civilization and strong craftsmen, so they made a large number of counterweight catapults for the Tang people to taste.

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Xiao Bonan ordered: "Once they (catapults) bombard the city walls, the more they attack, the more they will attack the city, and we will also gather our forces accordingly to prepare for a counterattack." Only when attacking, they stop the catapults so as not to accidentally injure them, and then our catapults start, they cease fire, we fire. ”

There was a malicious look on his face: "Use more fire bombs!" ”

The soldiers around knew that the power of the fire bomb (incendiary bomb) was seen by everyone during the attack on the Great Food, and the burned wounded, even the most skilled Tang people, were often helpless.

"As for the Flying Thunder Cannon, it must not be used without my orders!" Xiao Bonan said confidently: "I will use it for their regular army and forbidden army to surprise them!" ”

The Byzantine army was actually divided into three types, one was the forbidden army that guarded the capital, which was the most elite army; The second type is the regular army, which is the city defense army stationed in various places, which exercises in peacetime and eats imperial food; The third type is miscellaneous soldiers, which are requisitioned and issued by civilians before the war and belong to cannon fodder.

The flying thunder cannon should be used for maximum benefit, and it is impossible to use it on cannon fodder.

And when the forbidden army will assault head-on, the timing of our army's counterattack will be judged by Xiao Bonan.

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Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! …… Continuous flying stones and fire bombs came one after another and landed on the head of the Dazhou city wall!