Chapter 469: Crisis in Constantinople

The relationship between men and women is the distance between a layer of window paper.

As a majestic emperor, Li Yuan's personal private life is almost impeccable in the eyes of many Qin people, and the three imperial concubines who followed him when they started earlier have deep feelings for each other, and they can hardly see the scenes of swords and swords in the palace in the past, which is really a model compared with the previous emperors of the Qin State.

Of course, if the matter between Li Yuan and Yan Feng is exposed, it will immediately cause a controversy in the Qin State, no matter what era it is, there will always be no shortage of guardians, and the eldest princess of Great Qin has an affair with her father, just for this title, it is enough to attract people's attention.

As for whether Li Yuan and Yan Feng are related by blood, in the eyes of those defenders, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the Shenwu Emperor, who has always made them feel like saints, has finally made a mistake, and these guys who only eat with one mouth, after being silent for a long time, have a place to use again.

Contraindicate this thing.

It's morally impermissible, but it's often thought-provoking. Li Yuan didn't care about the gossip and boring people, and in his capacity, he didn't bother to pay attention to these private things. Besides, Li Yuan didn't pay attention, Yan Le, a cheap country lord with a special status, would never allow those who sprinkled dirty water on his daughter.

In the city of Chang'an in the east.

The relationship between Li Yuan and Yan Feng will become the focus of discussion.

In the west of Sin'an-seong.

This combination between them will be replaced by another word, that is: aiqing. Westerners are more open to love than Orientals, and in neighboring Egypt, the Ptolemaic Dynasty brothers and sisters, fathers, daughters, mothers and sons have repeatedly staged a series of heart-wrenching dramas.

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Dikar and Gmitheus arrived in Sin'an in late February.

When he saw a long black line rising from a distance on the flat ground, Gemetheus looked agitated and pointed his hands to his chest. He couldn't stop muttering to himself.

The city of the East!

For the Greek scholars, it is a mysterious mystery, this kind of huge city wall surrounded by a circle, in order to build a beautiful unity, but also to distinguish the outer city, the inner city, the urn city, in different places, and then build the towers, watchtowers, battlements, the manpower and man-hours, so that the Greeks who are only city-states feel terrible to think about.

This is the difference between the power of a nation and the power of a city. Greeks under a loose alliance of city-states. They are free and open-minded, but because of this, they are afraid of expansion and unity.

After Jia Yi entered the city, he took a short rest and introduced two Greek scholars to Li Yuan, which was the greatest achievement of his mission to Greece, whether it was flickering or Dikar, they came intentionally. As long as he comes, it is his Jia Yi's ability, as for the envy and jealousy of those colleagues who can't endure hardship, Jia Yi doesn't take it to heart.

Li Yuan for the arrival of the two disciples of Aristotle. Showing enough sincerity, from his feelings, Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization and an important node of human progress on this shijie. For the great sages in human history, of course, we must respect.

Dikar they did not expect, in the far east. And such a great king would be interested in their doctrinal writings. In addition to being happy, the Greeks began to talk to Li Yuan about their misfortunes over the years.

After the Macedonians occupied Greece, they adopted a divide-and-rule strategy against the Greeks, in which Sparta, representing the Peloponnesian League, was strongly supported, while Athens, representing the Delian League, was suppressed, and it was because of this relationship that Aristotle was brutally killed at an advanced age.

Corporal Lixian of the Great Emperor of the East, which made Dicar, Gemitius, who had been neglected for a long time, very moved, since the death of Alexander in the Macedonian Kingdom, a generation of kings is not as good as a generation, and the corresponding emphasis on natural science, history and humanities is also much worse, which makes the life of Lycion College very difficult.

A bit of talking.

At the suggestion of Li Yuan, these two Western sages were ready to leave for Chang'an, the eastern capital, to see the Yanhuang civilization that was different from the Greek culture, and Jia Yi was appointed by Li Yuan as a plenipotentiary ambassador to be responsible for the safety and diet of the two Greek scholars along the way.

This mission to Greece gave Jia Yi the opportunity to show his ability alone for the first time, and Li Yuan also repeatedly told Jia Yi, suggesting that he would find a way to keep these two scholars for the Qin State.

In Sin'anseong.

Qin is building a second comprehensive school with a lot of students, and what is lacking now is really knowledgeable teachers, and Dikar and Gemitius are the best choices. And through these two people, Li Yuan also hopes to deceive more Western sages from the Lycion Academy.

According to his thoughts, there is no way out for these people to stay in Greece, which is lifeless and full of civil strife, so it is better to change places and go to Sin'an City to exert their residual heat, which is also of great significance for inheriting and carrying forward the civilization of ancient Greece.

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Same February.

In Constantinople in the eastern Balkans.

A confrontation took place between the Roman army and the Qin army, and the 10,000 Gauls led by the Roman general Petrius finally reached the eastern tip of the Balkan Peninsula after trekking in the ice and snow for more than 20 days.

Along the way, Pelius occasionally encountered Thracians who had been defeated from Constantinople, and he was shocked by the accounts of these defeats.

"The Qin people really only took one night to capture Constantinople, which has the name of not falling the city, how is this possible, you must know that there are still five thousand Thracian soldiers in the city, in the imagination of Pelius, under the protection of five thousand troops, if the siege force wants to take the city, it is possible to have at least five times the number of troops, and it is not three or two days to capture the city, at least more than half a month-!"

With doubts, Pelius led his army to Constantinople.

The easternmost city on the European continent that appeared in front of him was built on a high hill near the sea, and its terrain was quite imposing, and the black flag with gold trim fluttering on the head of the city made him feel an invisible coercion.

"Come, send a messenger into the city, and say that General Pelius of the Great Rome wants to talk to the commander of the Qin State, and the time will not exceed noon tomorrow at the latest-!"

Although he was surprised by the appearance of the Qin people, but Pelius was still full of confidence, this time he did not come alone, he came with 10,000 Gallic warriors who fought in Europe, these Roman soldiers were all equipped with bronze armor to protect the chest, head and other vital parts, and the javelins, short swords and shields in their hands were the best weapons in the Roman army, with these backings, Pelius was sure that the Qin commanders defending the city were more stressed than him.

News of the arrival of the Roman army.

A day and a half ago, he was sent back by the Qin army scouts who came out, and Cao Xin, the chief general of the Qin army guarding Constantinople, and Ji Xin, the deputy general, immediately gathered all the generals and staff officers under their command to discuss countermeasures. Unlike in the past, when reinforcements were available, before the Qin navy was established, the Qin army defending the city on the west bank of the strait had to face all possible enemies independently.

"General, our Jihua of the General Staff Department is taking the opportunity to meet with the Roman generals tomorrow, and arrange an ambush composed of Tianlei Army, crossbowmen and pikemen in a suitable place, once there is a change, we can take the opportunity to kill and kill the enemy general in one fell swoop, and as long as it succeeds, the Roman crowd will be leaderless and will collapse without a fight." Among the generals, a young military commander-like lieutenant said loudly.

"Phew!" When this proposal was spoken, the crowd who listened to it gasped one by one. If it succeeds, it can indeed relieve the current crisis in Constantinople in one fell swoop, but if this plan fails, it will undoubtedly trigger a vicious battle between the Qin army and the Roman army, and if the situation expands, it may even attract several times the enemy's attack.

"This is not a good plan, our sea routes, and the lack of fleet protection, in case of a long-term siege by the enemy, we will be caught in a difficult and protracted war, which is not suitable for Bixia's strategy, since the Romans want to negotiate, then promise him once, and hear what they have to say." Ji Xin thought about it and said to Cao Xin.

Cao Xin is bold and generous, Ji Xin cooperates with him very tacitly, like this kind of strategy involving the overall situation, Ji Xin does not dare to hide it in the slightest, his advice is very different from the idea of the young staff officer, this different point of view also makes the generals of the Qin army fall into a controversy.

Cao Xin had a straight face, silent for a long time, and the generals below were discussing, which made him a little overwhelmed, speaking from his heart, he really didn't like the negotiation of this kind of errand, according to his old Cao's past temperament, if he wanted to fight for interests, he had to fight the battlefield with real knives and guns.

But now, he is no longer just a vanguard general who receives orders, but the main general of a city, and the safety of more than 20,000 generals in the city is tied to him.

"General Cao Xin, you can be selected as the main general to defend the city, I value your ability and wisdom, not how many enemies you have killed on the battlefield, do you understand?"

"Constantinople is an important support point for my Great Qin to gain a foothold on the west coast of the Strait, and its existence is related to the future development and survival of my Great Qin, and related to the rise and fall of our strength with Western foreign countries, so when you make any decision, you must first think about these words of mine-!"

Li Yuan's words echoed in Cao Xin's ears, this is what Li Yuan left Cao Xin alone during the Xiyongcheng Conference, what others say, Cao Xin may still resist, and Li Yuan's words, he kept it in mind.

"General Ji, you go and arrange it, tomorrow at noon, I will lead the army out of the city to talk with the Romans, as for what to talk about, how to talk, it depends on the sincerity of the Romans, our generals of Daqin, have never been afraid of any threats, we welcome those who want to negotiate, and we are not afraid of those who want to fight." Cao Xin said loudly. (To be continued......)