Anna's mood was relieved, she understood that what Gawain said was right, and that entering Constantinople might only be the beginning of the journey, "Now that I have received Marlena's confession, I told the whole army and the officials and people in the imperial capital that the sinners have been punished, and we must keep order in the capital and wait for our army to clean up and enter the city." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Then she ordered that the 10,000 laborers and craftsmen gathered in Prusa be divided into two groups, and 6,000 people should go to the palace of Zhukuntina to the position between the coastal defense walls of the imperial capital, and build an advance station, and support the troops to cross the sea one after another; Another 4,000 men went to Gallipoli to renovate the fortress there, and to hold the Helispont Strait, so that the Venetian and Sicilian ships that had previously entered the Yukexing Sea would have a way out.

Then, many Skua light boats carrying Maldivian sailors began to patrol the inland sea to search for the whereabouts of the "Puppet Emperor John", while the rest of the brigades crossed the sea and camped around the mausoleums, palaces and wilderness outside the imperial capital to settle the refugees and return.

Gawain and Anna remained still, waiting for news of the Imperial Capital and the Thracian battlefield.

During this time, John's power was gradually collapsing, but it was very rapid.

First, the 3,000 Hungarian soldiers of the Gallipoli fortress surrendered, and their flags, armor, horses, and weapons were confiscated, and then the officers of the Apshikin Brigade gave each of the men three tasso silver coins and sent them "home by the way they came."

Then the small groups that John had arranged for John to remain in various parts of Constantinople also went out of the city gates, and also laid down their arms and surrendered in front of the wooden fence of the besieging brigade, and were settled.

Among them, the Venetian expatriates in the city's Pera merchant port were the most frightened at this time, while they held on to the wall and resisted the mob of merchants and capitals from other countries who had swarmed in, and on the other hand, they secretly raised ships to prepare to escape, but the number of children and women in tow was in the tens of thousands. Where are so many ships, and how can they talk about safety on the way home? The sound of cries in the city of Pera shook the earth, and the consul general, Molito, was so anxious that he cursed the emperor and sent envoys to negotiate with Gawain and beg for peace.

Almost at the same time, the Hierapolis brigade, under the command of Decius the Sicilian, began to advance towards Adrianople: once they captured it, the last field group nominally subordinate to John in Eastern Thrace would also be annihilated.

And in a manor house in the Dukas Valley somewhere in Western Thrace, the stared former Caesar Myaulinus also summoned all his people and the close Pronian landlords, and said to them in public, "Prepare to submit to the new master of the empire, and our Anna will surely become the Empress of Rome." ”

So the camp battlefield around Port Media was gloomy, and the first to get the change in Sutri City was Prince Roger Jr., who was shocked, "The Pope fell apart like this?" John was finished like this? Damn Henry, the vicious Gawain, he is really a master of swordsmanship, I didn't expect that we originally stabbed him in the back, but he stabbed him in the key with his backhand......"

Goreto, as well as other Sicilian Norman nobles, stood beside the little prince in panic, groping for a way out.

"Retreat by land from Thrace? No kidding! The Sicilian prince in front of the map scolded everyone for being stupid, "Across the whole of Thrace and Macedonia, there are rivers and forests everywhere, and besides, the enemy has begun to attack Adrianople, which is to cut off our retreat, and if we take this road, we will wait for the end of all destruction, and we will not even reach Thessaloniki." ”

"It just so happened that Abuhe's fleet also came here, and by virtue of the superiority of the sea, the Razor Brigade and my guards boarded the ship, and then slaughtered back from the Bosphorus, Marimara, and Helis, and went from the holy sea to Athens, and did not even go to Thessaloniki, because the guards there could defect at any time." ”

The crowd shouted that this was too dangerous.

"There is a 10th chance of death by land, and there is a 30% chance of retreating by sea. Ask for yourselves, and see you in Athens. Little Prince Roger replied bluntly.

As a result, Goreto scolded bitterly, saying that he and his men were doing well in Crete, but they were deceived by little Roger to send them to death.

"I have not deceived anyone, it is that this Greek emperor is too weak, my ancestors once fought against Thrissa, and Emperor Alexios, who had suffered a great defeat before, was able to launch a counterattack and drive us back to Italy." Little Roger spread his hands, and he once again boldly lured and pacified Gonletto, who was almost on the verge of storming, "I don't think you need to go back to Crete, once this place collapses, the Venetians themselves will hold on to the lonely city of Gandhia, and I'm afraid it won't last long." If we can break out, even if you have only a thousand men left, you can take advantage of the situation to occupy Athens, Corinth, Thebes and other places and establish yourself as kings, and then we will continue to support you from the Strait of Otranto. ”

Before Gondletto could say what to do, several guards lifted the curtain and reported to little Roger, "The Emperor of Greece has abandoned his capital and has come here, and is now in the camp of General Tetisius. ”

Little Roger was obviously surprised when he heard this report, it was so interesting, it seemed that John was really exhausted, he couldn't find a big boat to run with him, so he could only come here first, and everyone was ready. The Prince of Sicily slowly moved his fingers to the tip of his nose thoughtfully, and then he pointed to the herald and said, "Throw down the Greek Emperor, let's board the ship first, and tell everyone to throw away the heavy luggage, quick, hurry!" ”

Over there, in Tetisius's camp, General Cutnose knelt on the ground in horror and helplessness, and the despondency and panic of Emperor John before his eyes were almost the same as that of his father, Emperor Alexios, before his death.

Tetisius really saw some kind of fatalistic reincarnation.

"How many ...... are left," John sat crampedly in his chair.

"Two thousand Hungarian soldiers, but they may flee and surrender at any moment; There is also Mikhail's outer palace guard, but it can mutiny at any moment; Other than that, only the nine hundred Komaloy, Tekopo, and Vadarithai cavalry under my command remained. Tetisius replied truthfully.

When John had heard this, he got up and walked a few quick steps, jumped to the map table and looked at it, "There are seven or eight large ships anchored in the harbor of Medea, and I ordered them to come before. Although Gawain's small ship had previously brought supplies and soldiers, when this fleet appeared, his small boat cluster went into hiding. Therefore, Tetisius should inform the prince of Sicily and the Venetian mercenary generals and ask them to escort me to the ship by sea, so that there is still great hope of breaking through the enemy blockade and returning to Crete or Thessaloniki. ”

So far, this emperor still does not give up.