The year 1254 is the year 1254 of Christendom.

The armies of the East swept across the Crusader kingdom like the whip of God, and the Eastern knights of Tripoli, Acre, Suez ・・・・・・ Crescent Holy War took the lives of the Crusaders like wheat, and all this seemed unstoppable, and even the most elite knights became vulnerable under the iron hooves of the East.

In the entire kingdom of Jerusalem, the 200,000-strong army was completely annihilated, 30,000 were killed, 150,000 were captured, and only the remnants of less than 20,000 soldiers bravely withdrew to the line of Hercules. Barbarossa, the Great Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, drowned in the turbulent Tigris River during his retreat, and now only Philip of the Franks and Richard the Lionheart of Normandy are struggling to hold the front. But how long could the two kings who looked like each other be able to withstand Saladin's army?

After the unprecedented terrorist attack on Constantinople, the capital of the Neo-Bullard Kingdom, which is regarded as the bridgehead of the West in the East, the entire West is once again in a panic.

It's been a long time since such fear has hung over the Catholic world, and it's the first time since Heraclius overthrew Sassanid Persia and Constantine IV destroyed the Umagats superfleet in the Stormy Strait.

The door of the dark monastery was slowly pushed open, and I didn't expect the Vatican to have such a humble building, and Father Michel walked in slowly.

Following the wooden staircase, which has decayed from time, Michel ascended to the second floor of the abbey.

Father Michelle hurried into the room, where a man in a gorgeous white robe with tortoiseshell glasses was reading a thick book, unaware of Father Michelle's arrival.

Michelle did not speak, but stood quietly behind the man, respectful and humble like a servant.

"Is there anything wrong with the cardinal?" The man closed the book he was holding in his hand and asked in a deep voice. It was the Proceedings of the Council of Constance, a collection of texts in the Holy See, which was almost three hundred years old, and only clergy above the cardinal could see it, and this man could of course also read it, because he was the pope of the Holy See.

"His Holiness." Michelle saluted slightly, "There is no problem with the cardinal, it is about Constantinople." ”

Ingway III raised his eyebrows slightly, stood up, and asked his most trusted assistant, "What's wrong?" "As the supreme leader of the universal Church, the Pope should be regarded as a respected old man, but this pope has no kindness at all, but is as cold as iron. He was the youngest pope, but also the most strong, and was deeply revered by both Western monarchs and the cardinal heads of the Holy See.

"Our operation in the East has failed, and the penetration of Constantinople from the East has exceeded our expectations." Father Michel placed the picture on the table, and saw several tyrannical figures of never-before-seen mechs filling the camera, even if you didn't see it with your own eyes, you could feel the intimidation of this war machine.

"Saladin should have more maneuvering power at his disposal than we thought. The war of the Crusaders may not be promising. Michelle said, pointing to the crescent-shaped sign.

"I don't know mechanics, how about [Saints]?" Ingway III asked, the [Saint] model is the main standard mecha of the Holy See, and the crescent mecha in the photo is likely to be assembled in large numbers in Saladin's army, he wants to know the difference between the two.

"The perfect design, both in shape and structure, is perfectly adapted to the environmental characteristics of the Eastern Mediterranean, and I can only say that in the desert mountains of the East, the chances of [the Saints] are not very good. Firepower may be insufficient, but mobility in the desert is likely to overtake us. Father Michel is pertinent.

"Then I guess I'm at least sure that the Crescent Empire is now completely sure that it threatens the Crusaders' fiefdoms, right?"

"I think- yes!"

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"Dear Cardinals, I don't think we need to explain a second time, that the crisis in Constantinople is no less than that of Jerusalem, and that Constantinople is no less important than Jerusalem. If we do not take action, our most important barrier in the East will be in jeopardy, and it is time for the army of God to recover the lost territory of Rome in the East! "In the chamber of the cardinal, the men in black robes were making generous speeches, but the cardinal archbishops who walked around seemed to have little interest, and now they were more concerned about their estates in Jerusalem.

"We already know what the Partiq family means, but this crusade is very important, and we need to consult behind closed doors before we can give you an answer." A cardinal interrupted the man's speech, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the man in front of him had been lobbying for a whole day, as a cardinal, there were still some people who would not go out of his way to interrupt others' speeches.

"But how much longer? The armies of Nicaea and Seljuk could break through the defenses at any moment, and Saladin was ready to move. You're wasting your time. The man asked mercilessly.

"Lord Frecent, watch your words. This is not the Republic of Venice. Even the Roman Ani princes could not have due manners in the holy Vatican. Another cardinal reminded gloomily, "You must know that there are two kings in Jerusalem who are fighting against Saladin, that the Crescent Empire cannot pose a threat to Constantinople, and that the prestige of the Church will be greatly diminished if the Holy See is not able to give crusader aid." ”

"Then you mean to say that Constantinople is not important?" There was a hint of anger in Fercente's voice, Anthony's affairs had already preoccupied him, and now he had to make sure that the Holy See could give the New Blad Kingdom adequate assistance.

"I think you're mistaken, Your Excellency. We have never denied the importance of Constantinople, and it was precisely our importance that kept the Crusades going on and relieved the pressure on the New Brad Kingdom. All this has shown that Baldwin was incompetent, and that Caesarea's defeat could not be reproduced in God's army at once. And if I'm not mistaken, Venice does have many commercial interests in Constantinople, but if it was only for the Patik family, I don't think it was necessary to use the power of the entire Western world to protect it! The cardinal sneered at each other.

Suddenly, the door of the House was slammed open, and the white, holy figure entered, and all the cardinals rose one after another.

"Your Holiness!"