On August 19, the eighth year of the Great Tomorrow Road, a series of sails rose at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, pressing down on the sea level like clouds.

The mournful sound of trumpets resounded throughout the castle of Constantinople on the west bank of the strait, and the Roman warriors rushed to the city, holding shields and swords and crossbows, all of them looked panicked, as if they had seen the end of the empire.

Although everyone knows that the Roman Empire is on the verge of extinction, this ancient zombie has maintained its last bit of vitality year after year, stiff and not dead. So much so that it gives people the illusion that this empire seems to last forever, forever!

But this delusion has finally been proven wrong today. The end of the Roman Empire has come!

Gathered at the entrance to the strait was the combined fleet of Venice and Genoa. At this time in history, the two sworn rivals, who were supposed to be attacking each other, are now united and act as the vanguard of the destruction of Rome...... And they also carry the banner of the Crusaders!

The order to join forces with the Ming Empire's Western Expeditionary Army to conquer Constantinople was personally signed by Pope Siritius II - because of the Eastern Roman Empire's defection to the Mongols and the recognition of Kublai Khan by the Church of Constantinople as the second son of God, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Church of Constantinople have become a thorn in the side of the Roman Ecumenical Church.

If they are not eradicated, the Roman Ecumenical Church will lose its prestige in the eyes of believers. Moreover, the teachings of Kublai Khan's King James Bible would spread to the territory of the Roman Ecumenical Church through the influence of the Church of Constantinople.

So even if he joins forces with Zhu Sijiu, who does not believe in God, the Ecumenical Church must eradicate Constantinople!

Of course, Zhu Sijiu couldn't let his family work in vain -- he only wanted Constantinople and the west coast of the Bosphorus to be around. Elsewhere. Greece, for example, was given to the Roman side for distribution. And. Throughout Asia Minor and Constantinople, Christianity could still spread. The property of the church could be protected by the authorities of the Qing Kingdom. The Duchy of Armenia and the Duchy of Georgia, two small states that were profestives, could also continue to exist as vassals of the Qing Kingdom. Their Christian faith could also be preserved, and the Qing kingdom did not interfere.

In addition, the merchants of Genoa and Venice could also engage in trade between the East and the West under the protection of the Qing Kingdom - a great advantage! Because the merchants of Genoa and Venice are now basically unable to get out of the Mediterranean. Not to mention the Atlantic Ocean and the New World, even the Great Eclipse, Persia and India can't go!

Moreover, Zhu Sijiu also pledged to make every effort to promote the restoration of the Suez Canal. This was also a life-saving straw for Genoa and Venice. With the Suez Canal, they were able to obtain low-cost goods from the Orient, as well as goods from the Mediterranean at a lower cost. For these two business republics. What could be more appealing than this?

Even without Rome's consent, the fleets of both countries would have swarmed to the city of Constantinople...... Moreover, this battle is basically impossible to lose. All they had to do was ferry Zhu Sijiu's steel-clad soldiers across the narrow strait, and they would be able to wait for a great victory--what other soldiers in the world could defeat the steel-clad musketeers on the narrow terrain of Constantinople?

"Christ bless, Christ brother bless...... Warriors of the Roman Empire, God, Christ and the Brothers of Christ are with us! ”

Michael VIII, who stood neatly on the walls of Constantinople, waved his sword and shouted, shouting slogans that he felt twisted, and the officers and soldiers under his command also had the strength to deal with it. There was no morale at all - they were serious Christians, not Mongols under Kublai Khan. Nor is it a bitter and bitter Europa serf. Most of them were the children of cultured Roman nobility.

How can it be believed that Christ now has a brother named Kublai Khan? This King James Bible is heresy! All of them, who shout "Brotherless Christ," are heretics and are likely to go to hell when they die. What else is the beginning of this battle?

"No, there's no morale at all. Hurry up and evacuate, just withdraw to Bulgaria. You're still a king when you get there......"

Liu Xiaoyuan, who had just arrived in Constantinople, turned his head and poured cold water on Michael VIII. "You can go to Egypt only if you retreat here."

Although Liu Xiaoyuan had already arranged a retreat for Michael VIII - Bulgarian Khan. But as the Roman Emperor, how could Michael VIII have to consider the following ancestors? Julius Caesar, Augustus, Constantine, these people shed tears in the sky!

Constantinople was lost. Even if Michael VIII could get Bulgaria with the support of the Mongols, it would be the king of Bulgaria. No longer Roman emperors.

The Roman Empire is doomed!

Moreover, now the inhabitants of the interior of Constantinople. Most of them didn't move out. It seems that they have made up their minds to "live and die" with Constantinople. In fact, there are many people who are family members of the Roman soldiers who defended the city......

If Michael VIII were to leave now, his army would probably be reduced to a few thousand men.

Michael VIII stamped his feet: "I am Roman Khan, the monarch of Constantinople!" I must live and die with the city! ”

Liu Xiaoyuan sneered: "Forget it, let's withdraw...... It's useless, no matter how much you perform, they won't follow you. If it weren't for my 10,000 soldiers here, your throne would have been gone. ”

It's plain, but it's true! The lethality of Kublai Khan, the second son of God, was unquestionable in Constantinople. Without the King James Bible, Michael VIII would have been in control. Even if he was excommunicated from the Church of Constantinople! However, as soon as this "King James Bible" came out, he had to rely on the 10,000 ironclad soldiers of the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner with Liu Xiaoyuan as the capital to maintain his rule.

The same situation happened to the Rus' people, and all the Rus' princes have now become a disliked existence. Only the Lithuanians, who were originally non-Christian, did not care much about how many sons God had.

Liu Xiaoyuan just opened his mouth and wanted to persuade a few more words, when he saw a series of muffled sounds somewhere opposite the Golden Horn Bay in the distance, which seemed to be the Ming army.

It's Galata! Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly realized something, turned his head and looked at Galata, which echoed the main city of Constantinople and was built opposite the Golden Horn.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The next moment. Mount Galata shook the ground, and orange flames of light wrapped up pillars of dust. Swallowed up the entire space. Immediately after that, Galata's tall and heavy city wall collapsed with a bang. The screams of people. The sound of something smashing on the ground swept across the bay and reached the ears of Michael VIII and Liu Xiaoyuan, who were supervising the battle on the walls of Constantinople.

Is the end of the world coming?

Looking at the damage caused by the ten-inch and twelve-inch mortars, Michael VIII suddenly had a feeling that the sky was falling.

The enemy has such a terrible weapon! The fortified city of Constantinople is really vulnerable in front of them!

It seems that this Constantinople really can't be defended! Roman...... Finally perished!

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"Constantinople will soon be the capital of the lone king......"

On the east shore of the Bosphorus, Qing King Zhu Sijiu looked at the Galata Tower that was collapsing on the other bank and muttered in a low voice. But there was not the slightest expression of joy on the face of the king, who was about to take Constantinople.

Because "Gaozu came to Yunmengze". This is the unanimous opinion of his henchmen and staff! That ancestor is naturally the Ming Emperor Chen Dexing! The Ming Emperor traveled thousands of miles to the west. It can't be said that it must be for Zhu Sijiu, but for Zhu Sijiu, it is definitely not a good thing.

The emperor will soon be stationed in Baghdad or Basra, and Guo Kan, Yan Zhongji, Liu Quan, and even Bibers and Pope Sirisius II and the Holy Roman Emperor Alphonse I will visit in person. Can Zhu Sijiu, the Qing king who was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, not go?

If you don't go, will you be able to escape? Although Zhu Sijiu has been building his own Zhu family army over the years. But his pillar of force in Asia Minor was still the six divisions of the Ming army. Chen Dexing, who came to Baghdad in person, only needs a holy decree. can let these six divisions open fire on Zhu Sijiu!

However, Zhu Sijiu, who has followed Chen Dexing for many years, knows that since Chen Dexing promulgated "Chen Li", he has begun to lead by example, and everything must be done in accordance with the rules of "Chen Li". What is particular about is that a teacher is famous.

Tran Tak Hing went to Baghdad or Basra. As the king of the Huaxia domain, it is a violation of etiquette not to see it. And he has been commanding the army to fight in the past two days, and it doesn't look like he is sick, it looks fake. It is clear that it is a bully...... Chen Dexing immediately had a reason to rectify himself!

But if you bite the bullet and go to see it, will there be no return? Zhu Sijiu's brows tightened more and more.

Before. He didn't expect Chen Dexing to come so far to the west in person! Hiding from it is obviously not possible. See you in Baghdad or Basra. Honestly admit your guilt, and maybe go back to Constantinople. Even if he can't come back, his son Zhu Chuyi can still take over as king, and the most he can do is return to China and be confined...... It should be impossible to lose his life and destroy the country, no matter how he says it, he is a hero, destroy Timur, destroy the Ilkhanate, and fight all the way to Constantinople. This kind of credit can be the first person in the ages!

Killing such a hero will not only alienate everyone in the Ming Dynasty, but also leave a bad name in the history books.

Thinking of this, Zhu Sijiu turned his head, looked at Xu Ting, the chief of staff beside him, and said in a low voice: "When Constantinople is defeated, I will go to see the saint." The affairs of the army and the country, please leave it to you and Tang Ying and Hai Dawei......"

"The king......" Xu Tingduo's brows have been wrinkled. Several division commanders in the Western Army, except for Hai Da Crooked, were not Zhu Sijiu's henchmen. However, most of the officers in the General Division of the Western Army are Zhu Sijiu's people. Xu Ting is no exception, Zhu Sijiu has made him the prime minister of the Qing Cabinet. He and Zhu Sijiu are one!

"It's okay!" Zhu Sijiu waved his hand, "The saint acts fairly, although the lone king is at fault, but the credit is far greater than the fault." And it's a matter of merit...... From now on, China can firmly suppress Europa and Mongolia. As long as I don't mess up, they will never be able to turn over. With such credit, the most is to go back to Daming to retire and let the Qing king do it to the first year. ”

Xu Ting sighed softly, his opinion was the same as Zhu Sijiu...... Because according to the system of "Chen Li", the Chinese countries are not one country. It was shared by kings, nobles, and countrymen (gentry). The whole kingdom should not be destroyed because of the fault of the king, which would be tantamount to infringing on the interests of the nobles and the countrymen.

So the Qing kingdom will be kept anyway, the question is only who will be the king. And it's not something that just a random person can appoint to do. Because Zhu Sijiu's group has long been formed, there is a whole set of teams such as henchmen, retainers, and doormen. Therefore, it was possible to successfully establish a state in Asia Minor. From a certain point of view, taking out the "strong monarch" of Zhu Sijiu and replacing it with the "weak monarch" of Zhu Chuyi is not bad for the following military generals.

But if Chen Dexing deprives Zhu Sijiu of the throne, he will not let Zhu Chuyi inherit it. Then the ruling group of the Qing Kingdom will have to be replaced. This is extremely detrimental to the stability of the Qing kingdom -- when the new king comes to power, he will definitely carry out a great purge in the country, not to mention how many people will be killed, and it is not uncommon for 20,000 people to be expelled. The Qing Dynasty is a country, and this is going to be a big loss of vitality. At the same time, a large group of courtiers and soldiers who followed Zhu Sijiu and made great contributions to the Chinese nation, can Chen Dexing turn his face and deny it? They had to be transported back to China and placed as heroes. Otherwise, who will work hard to go abroad to fight for the Ming Dynasty in the future?

Moreover, setting up another dynasty must be better controlled than letting Zhu Chuyi, a little doll, be the king?

What's more critical is that the Qing Dynasty is far away in Asia Minor, tens of thousands of miles away from Chen Dexing's Ming Dynasty, and it cannot threaten the Chen family at all. This is different from Han Xin, the king of Chu, Yingbu, the king of Huainan, and Peng Yue, the king of Liang, who were the vassals of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty.

The two monarchs and ministers were relatively speechless, but their minds were turning over and over again, and they had already figured out the future and fate of themselves and the Qing Kingdom.

At this moment, the tsunami-like cheers of the mountains suddenly came from the other side of the Bosphorus!

Zhu Sijiu and Xu Ting were stunned at the same time, raised their binoculars with both hands, and looked across the strait. I only saw the tall and majestic city of Constantinople, as if nothing had happened, and when I looked closely, I found that the fluttering flags on the city walls and the Roman eagle banner shining with golden light were gone!

"The Romans must have fled!" Zhu Sijiu put down the binoculars and spat out. "Constantinople is the capital of the lone king!"

"It must be!" Xu Ting nodded heavily, "That eight-legged spider will definitely not coexist with Constantinople, and his army is not fighting now." ”

Zhu Sijiu smiled reluctantly: "Okay, the Lone King can finally go down in history...... Moreover, our saints are also larger than Emperor Han Gao, and the queen is not a woman like Lu Pheasant, a Huaiyin Marquis can always let me continue to do it. (To be continued.) )