On March 8, 1453, it was a cold and cloudy day. ,!

Amid the stunned gaze of the Turkish defenders and the scorn of the Venetian ambassadors, tens of thousands of disheveled rabble—the "holy army" that the Eastern Roman Empire had rallied with its little appeal—staged a solemn religious procession under the walls of Adrianople.

Thousands of fanatical Christians, led by Patriarch Gregory, chant hymns and walk barefoot through the gravel and weed-covered wilderness along the walls of Adrianople. Trumpeters puffed out their cheeks and blew brass trumpets, priests shook brass bells and incense burners, Christian icons and all sorts of holy objects, such as fragments of the "True Cross" that I don't know if they were true, Holy Shrouds and skulls of saints wrapped in silver leaf, which were carried by pikemen on the tips of their spears and displayed in a swagger......

In this way, the Christians circled Adrianople in a long circle. The Turks on the city walls were at first puzzled, and then they laughed and pouted their butts at the procession of the Christians, mocking them with all kinds of foul language.

And Wang Qiu and the others also stood on the mound in the distance, frowning and looking at the farce under the city of Adrianople.

“…… I said, Mr. Emperor, what kind of drama are these people under you doing? Could it be that there are too many wild poisonous weeds and poisonous mushrooms? ”

Wang Qiu looked at the procession in the distance that seemed to be mad, and asked Emperor Constantine XI with a wink.

“…… This is not a show, but an expression of devotion to God based on the teachings of the Bible. Constantine XI touched the beard on his chin and replied lightly, "...... According to the Bible, when the Jews left Egypt in an attempt to establish a nation in the land of Canaan, they followed God's instructions in order to conquer the fortified city of Jericho. The group carried the holy relic 'Ark of the Covenant' and walked around the city seven times barefoot, indicating that the world was cleansed of filth and the way of sin. And God appeared at the right time and shook down the walls of Jericho.

More than 300 years ago. When the Crusaders attacked Jerusalem. He also carried all kinds of holy relics under the city, and paraded barefoot around Jerusalem like this, and then his morale was greatly boosted, and he crushed the Egyptians in one go. Captured the Holy Land of Jerusalem ......"

“…… So, now you have to hold such a religious procession in Adrianople, so as to pave the way for the 'miracle' that will come in the evening? ”

Wang Qiu scratched his hair, and said with a somewhat tangled expression, "...... Religious things. I don't know much about an atheist! But have you ever thought about what if the Turks in the city were so frightened by this 'miracle' that they simply abandoned the city and fled? He looked back at Adrianople's towering walls and said, "...... In that case, there is no way to let them die from radiation. ”

“…… It didn't matter if the Turks abandoned Adrianople and fled, it would mean that they had completely renounced their domination of Eastern Europe, and the military threat to the empire on that side of Europe would disappear. The next thing to do is to concentrate on the Asian theater. ”

The Traverser Emperor shrugged his shoulders, "...... But I think it's more likely that these Muslims will take refuge in mosques and chant to ward off evil spirits, until they all get too much radiation and die one after another – at that point. It's too late for them to escape......"

At this time, the procession of tens of thousands of Greek Christians, having completed their journey around the city, immediately moved to an open field outside Adrianople. Crowded and crowded, ready to listen to the sermons of the Orthodox priests.

Constantine XI casually glanced at it. Then he rolled his eyes, suddenly turned his head and lowered his voice, and muttered to Wang Qiu in a low voice, "...... By the way, Comrade Wang Qiu, for the sake of my compatriots, please tell me the truth - what kind of werewolf bloodline introduced by the Russian Maozi can really not only strengthen my body, prolong my life, but also completely resist the damage of radiation, and the side effects are not very strong? ”

“…… Yes, in addition, it also has the effect of enhancing sexual function......" Wang Qiu nodded, "...... And the cost, in addition to estrus like a wolf in season, is basically the same as depicted in those werewolf and vampire-themed movies, the moonlight generally cannot shine on the night of the full moon, otherwise it will become a fluffy werewolf...... Once encountered, the Russian political commissars could only barely hold on in the spirit of scientific materialism. ”

“…… It's not much to do with that, it's better than dying from radiation......" Emperor Constantine XI muttered, touching his chin, "...... However, just in case, please bring me a few volumes of Marxist-Leninist monographs such as "The Communist Manifesto" and "Capital"! ”

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"All afflictions are clouds, may the Lord Almighty cut through the darkness and point to the light; Today's suffering. When it is for salvation, the road is muddy and difficult, and the heart is smooth......"

Under a gloomy night sky with no stars or moon in sight, and a star-studded bonfire lit the ground, thousands of Greek Christians fell to their knees outside the Turkish-entrenched city of Adrianople, holding icons, crosses or rosaries. Orthodox priests in black robes walked up and down the crowd with incense burners and bells in their hands, cheering them on.

Although the whole scene seems to be very fanatical, it is true that the Greeks who are now gathered under Adrianople are probably more than a step less religious than the Western European crusaders who were willing to die for the Lord. And the Adrianople in front of them is not the holy Jerusalem, and it lacks religious bonuses - if this rabble is really allowed to storm the city, it will probably lose.

Fortunately, the travelers have prepared an audio-visual feast for the Eastern Roman Empire that is ahead of its time.

Almost without warning, a magnificent piece of music as smooth as a clear spring, without losing its majesty and holiness, sounded very abruptly in the darkness of the night. When the believers raised their heads in disbelief, they suddenly saw a strange oval-shaped object, floating in the air, with a soft white light flashing around it, accompanied by sacred religious music, slowly approaching the top of Adrianople.

Then, in the midst of the dull gaze of everyone on the ground, several snow-bright dazzling beams of light were projected from the belly of the flying object.

Immediately afterward, a girl in a white robe, with a gold ring on her head and snow-white wings spread out behind her back, quietly emerged from the void, looking so noble and holy against the background of the chant and white light.

The Christians who knelt on the ground and prayed silently held their breath, just shouting the same word in their hearts with surprise.

- Angels!

And Wang Qiu, who was also standing in this night, stared at the appearance of this "angel" with a painful expression that seemed to drop his jaw, and stared at the appearance of this "angel" - shoulder-length short hair, beautiful face, bright smile, proud and determined eyes, and the iconic yellow hairband......

“…… Alas, I used to think that it was enough to have an angel dance in the Middle Ages, but I didn't think that the old lady was even more undisciplined than I thought...... Actually put the 3D stereoscopic image of the wings of the Haruhi god of Suzumiya on it, did you put it directly? ”

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