Constantinople in the East, the only bridgehead in the West against the East, has stood since Sassanid Persia. It was also the intelligence center of the Eastern conquest, and even though there were many contradictions between the New Bullard Kingdom and the Holy See, they had to join forces against the mighty Crescent Empire.

Under the secret bunker, the intensity of the work made every intelligence worker tense up, they were in charge of the Crusaders' intelligence work in the West, and at this time the battle between the Crusaders and the Eastern heretics was in full swing.

"General Domir, General Domir, the ambassador of the ・・・・・・ is not good." In a hurry, the staff officer's face was full of panic, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

Domir, the general in charge of this command, couldn't help frowning and said, "What's the matter, it's not in place. "As a traditional aristocratic Rastin, he is the last thing he allows his subordinates to lose their temper.

"Report ・・・・・・ report, the Crusaders have been defeated!" The staff officer told Domir the shocking news in a panic.

"What do you say? You repeat, what happened! Suddenly, Domir asked, as if he were a different person, grabbing the other person's collar rudely.

"The Crusaders were defeated, Sidon and Tripoli all fell, and the Holy Roman Emperor was killed!" The staff officer threw out one astonishing news after another like a cannon, like thunder blasting in Domir's ears.

General Domir sat limply in his chair and looked at the battle report presented, and muttered to himself, "God, is the disaster already here?" ”

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Panic spread like a plague through the crowd, and the people trembled in panic, when Saladin, king of the East, had defeated the mighty crusaders.

The crusade, which miraculously destroyed tens of thousands of men in Mosul with a small force of 3,000 men, completely thwarted the crusade, and even the Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa was killed in battle. At this time, the Seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire had withdrawn their troops, and only King Philip of the Franks and King Lionheart of Normandy were barely supporting, but the Kingdom of Jerusalem was already on the verge of victory.

This is not good news for the new Roman Empire at all, if the crusaders fail, then it means that the Crescent Empire and the Seljuk Khanate will no longer have to worry about the future, then the Novobullard Kingdom will face an unprecedented threat.

In particular, the Nicaean Empire, which was on the other side of the Storm Channel, had been aided by the Seljuks and had their eyes on the kingdom.

The horn of the east had sounded, and it meant the threat of death, and everyone was nervous.

Hearing the people in the tavern, Constance Dante already knew about the war situation in the East, although he didn't know why there was such a turn, but for Cons, Dante was more likely to be in such a chaotic environment. Andrew's disappearance has left Cons, Dante feeling a faint sense of unease.

"Another glass of wine from the boss!" Constance Dante tossed a few more copper coins to buy wine for the homeless man beside him, "How much do you know about the East?" ”

The sloppy man smiled, "That's the right person to ask, it is said that Saladin and Seljuk have signed an alliance to stop the original war, and now the entire West will face a complete East, and listen to my partners, the Easterners seem to have obtained the technology to produce mecha from Nicaea, and this time they can destroy the main force of the Crusaders because a new type of mecha was put into the battlefield." ”

Although it was only a scratch of the surface, it had already exceeded Constance Dante's expectations, the Knight's Tavern, a place frequented by the three sects and the nine streams. The last time I met Arthur was here, and although the owner of this place is very mysterious, it is indeed a good intelligence gathering station.

Unfortunately, Andrew has not been heard from again.

Constance Dante put on a new cloak and prepared to leave, but a man stood in his way.

"Hello, Constance Dante." The rickety old man smiled strangely, it was the bartender of this tavern, Oliver, Constance, Dante had a relationship with the other party before, but he didn't expect this old man to recognize him.

Constance Dante just nodded, apparently neither greeting him nor owing him money for his drinks.

"Arthur-kun said you would come back here for whatever reason, just to give you one thing." As he spoke, Oliver handed a small, old box in his bosom to Constance Dante.

Oliver stopped Constance Dante's attempt to open the box, "Don't open it now. Arthur said that you are in the most difficult time, and this can help you. After saying that, the old man with his waist bent back returned to the counter, leaving only a suspicious Constance, Dante.

Constance Dante rubbed the small box with a rusty surface, with a look of surprise on his face, for Arthur, Consitant Dante knew that this was an indistinct opponent, which was why his vigilance was even more needed, and he had previously said that his plan would make Her Royal Highness the princess of the kingdom the center of the change, and it was because of this sentence that Considine Dante also moved the idea of getting out of here.

It was a bad feeling that every step was calculated, and Cons, Dante, frowned, did not linger, put the tin box in his pocket, and hurried out of the Knight's Tavern.

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At this time, there was also a heavy atmosphere in the palace, and Emperor Baldwin's cabinet, the military department and other high-ranking officials attended this round table, and even the always loose Tudor Archduke Esher and the disobedient Archduke of Athens attended this meeting, which shows that this time it was a grim backstage.

"The situation is not optimistic, folks. There was credible intelligence that both the Seljuks and Nicaea were massing their armies, and that Miletus' warships were enough to sweep across the entire Levant. And it seems that the Crescent Empire will also participate in this war. And the navy of the kingdom is simply not capable of forming an effective maritime defense. Duke Andrews, who was in charge of coastal defense and eastern defense, said with a solemn expression, and the atmosphere of the meeting became extremely heavy.

"What do you guys think?" After a long silence, Baldwin looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in front of him and asked. It was indeed an existential moment at stake, and the defeat of the Crusaders turned the whole situation around, and if Nicaea fought back, the kingdom would be in danger.

Whether it is the military department, the cabinet, or the Privy Council, the top brass does not seem to want to speak, and no one dares to put forward their own opinions casually.

But at this moment, Ethher, who had always been lazy and rarely spoke, suddenly stood up, glanced around coldly, and then looked directly at Baldwin and said: "Now, there are only two choices, one is to hold on to Constantinople and rely on geographical advantages to resist the attack from the east. But now we are not too strong to cope with a great war at sea, and the sea aid provided to us by Genoa and Venice is drying up day by day. Then there is only one last one, the complete destruction of Nicaea, and only then can we gain a foothold in Asia Minor, and at the same time unite the Holy See to crush the enemy's intention to attack by fighting on two fronts, and to direct the war to the enemy's territory. ”

Destroy Nicaea!? Everyone couldn't help but gasp, you must know that after the fall of New Rome, the empire was divided, and among them, the Nicaean Empire was the strongest, and Nicaea did not want to recover Constantinople all the time, they were the biggest enemy of the New Blad Kingdom.

And at this time, the Grand Duke of Tudor actually declared that he wanted to quickly destroy it and challenge the Seljuk Khanate, which was entrenched in the east!?

It's just crazy.