Smoke, flames, bugles, war drums, falling stones, the clash of swords, the roar of warriors, the wails of the dying......

With the desperate lamentations of the soldiers and civilians of the Eastern Roman Empire, the walls of Theodosius, which had stood majestically for thousands of years, became scarred by the earth-shattering cannons, and finally collapsed...... Turkish soldiers in dark red uniforms, fanatically shouting the slogan "Allah Akbar (Allah is the greatest)" rushed like raging waves towards the gap opened by the artillery, instantly breaking the weak resistance of the exhausted defenders.

One Christian warrior after another, carrying the banner of a double-headed eagle or a cross, fell, but could not hold back the advance of the pagan enemy.

In the faint morning light, the bloodied Emperor Constantine stood alone with his sword, his gorgeous purple robe was covered by dust and smoke, but his figure was still so tall and straight, majestic and noble - Caesar, Augustus, Trajan, Diocletian, Justinian, these great emperors, seemed to appear faintly behind the Roman emperor, making his body look particularly majestic.

Facing the swarming Ottoman Turkish army, the dying emperor looked up at the broken double-headed eagle banner in his hand, and showed a bleak smile, as if the holy light of God was still shining on the castle, as if the glory of the Roman Empire had not faded......

“…… O great Virgin Mary, let me die like a Roman......"

On the occasion of his death, Emperor Constantine used the little strength he had left to finish a sentence in his life.

The next moment. The long sword stuck crookedly on the ground could no longer hold the emperor's weakened body, which was covered in bruises—and the Eastern Roman emperor finally slowly collapsed as the enemy rushed on. When the Ottoman Turkish soldiers saw that the emperor was dead, they rushed up in a frenzy, and scrambled to take the silk banner from him, stripped him of his purple robe, crown, and sword, and divided everything of value from him. Only a pair of golden double-headed eagle combat boots that everyone couldn't pull out no matter how hard they tried......

Then, the pagan axe split open the bronze-clad door of Hagia Sophia. The loud church bells have finally stopped ringing and will no longer ring. The Islamic conquerors ravaged this great building with impunity, brutally destroying the ornate frescoes and precious relics in the church. The fanatical infidels. He also risked his life to climb the gilded dome of Hagia Sophia, and with simple tools such as chisels and hammers, he removed the huge stone cross on the top of the church, and in the eyes of the Orthodox monks of Constantinople and the citizens who were about to be taken into slavery, they threw the huge cross to the ground, broke it into several pieces, and then attached an iron crescent insignia - turning the majestic church into a mosque......

“…… Ahhh

The commander of the Eastern Roman Empire, Grand Duke Lucas, let out a frightened exclamation and "bounced" from the hardwood seat.

He searched through his chaotic mind, vaguely discerning that what he had just seen was a nightmare. There was a sudden burst of mocking applause in his ears.

“…… Bang Bang Bang! Dear Lucas, you're awake at last! I thought you'd have to sleep until late in the evening! ”

Grand Duke Lucas looked up in astonishment, and immediately saw a familiar purple robe with a double-headed eagle pattern, as well as black hair with slightly gray sideburns. Looking around, he found himself back in the small conference room of the palace at some point. But except for Emperor Constantine XI on the throne, all other colleagues were absent. Only he was lying next to the empty long table, and there was a faint drool on the table......

He blushed a little in embarrassment, and quietly wiped away the saliva he had just spent napping on the table with his sleeve, before raising his head, "...... Yes...... It was Emperor Bixia...... What's wrong with me? What time is it now? ”

“…… It's already morning! "Emperor Constantine XI's face seemed to be a little displeased." …… Last night at Mass in the cathedral, you fell asleep inexplicably in the presence of Patriarch Gregory. We thought you were sick, but after a check-up there was nothing wrong with it - you should have seen how dark Gregory's face was at that time - and we carried you to the palace and prepared to have a war meeting when you woke up. Who knew that you didn't wake up until the meeting was over...... So they all went first......"

“…… Is that so? Archduke Lucas's face became even more embarrassed, "...... What the hell is wrong with me?! ”

I don't know Weishenme, Grand Duke Lucas felt that his memories of the past few days seemed to be unusually chaotic, since the military meeting the night before, the things he had experienced were intertwined with all kinds of dreams, so that he could hardly distinguish what was real and what was unreal...... It was as if he had been drunk—but he could be sure that he hadn't had a drop of alcohol in those two days!

Since he really couldn't figure out what was going on, he simply shook his head, didn't think about it anymore, and went straight to the topic, "...... So, what happened to Theodosius' walls? Did the Turkish Sultan's cannon pose a threat to our walls? ”

The emperor's face became a little strange for a moment, "...... This one...... There was no fighting on that section of the wall, and the Turks did not move. ”

“…… What the? The Turks did not move? How is this possible?! They made such a big splash yesterday!! ”

Grand Duke Lucas exclaimed, quickly turned around and opened the window, listened attentively, and sure enough, he did not hear any cannon fire or shouting of killing, except for the sound of the wind and the waves, everything was so quiet...... Oh no, in a very distant place, there are still staccato bugles and war drums. But the sound did not come from the part of the walls of Constantinople that connected to the land, but from ...... To the south on the edge of the Sea of Marmara?

Without waiting for him to figure out what was going on, the Emperor duly answered his doubts.

“…… Although the Sultan's army outside the walls did not make any moves, the Turkish fleet on the Sea of Marmara attacked us. So......" The emperor stood up from his throne and waved the long sleeves of his purple robe violently, "...... Lucas, I order you to return to your flagship at once, and lead the Imperial fleet to garrison the entrance to the Golden Horn, ready for a naval battle with the enemy, and not a single Turkish warship must break in! ”

Lucas was slightly stunned at first, but immediately reacted and bowed slightly to the emperor, "...... Yes, sir! Bixia, it's my vocation! ”

-- Although the Turkish Sultan's army on land had been destroyed, the Turkish naval fleet, which knew nothing about it, launched a diversionary attack on Constantinople from the direction of the Sea of Marmara, as had been planned.

Emperor Constantine XI had to organize a defense in order to avoid the bad luck of capsizing in the gutter after surviving the storm.

At the same time, Wang Qiu and a group of Russian team members, wearing protective clothing and gas masks, were slowly trekking through a quiet camp......)

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