Chapter 331: Meeting
Constantine XV is thirty-six years old Chinese New Year's Eve, two years younger than King Bogard of Persia. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info he is not handsome, and even a little glorified, but his eyes are shining, and he seems to be extremely energetic.
It is said that the monarch insisted on sleeping only one hour a day, and it became his habit - although it didn't matter whether he slept or not for the masters, it was a pleasure after all.
"We've fallen for the villain's plan to sail across the sea. Constantine XV summed up the situation.
Wu Feng also learned about the specific situation from his concise speech.
Scurry secretly amassed an army at home, while allowing the Rhodes naval army, which had played a major role in destroying Egypt, to raid the Byzantine coastline.
Both the Byzantine and Persian sides, after the spies gathered information, made a judgment that Scurry wanted to attack Persia again and wash away the shame of the Shinobi War, although he actually took advantage, but in the eyes of everyone it was a shame - so he used the navy to contain Byzantium, so that Byzantium could not cross the sea to attack the mainland of the Turkic League.
However, Scurry actually dug many caves in the hidden cliffs of the Sea of Marmara near the Bosphorus, allowing a large number of craftsmen to hide in them and assemble the ship's parts.
Scurry, on the other hand, disguised his assembled army and used militia to pose as soldiers, deceived the best agents of both Persia and Byzantium.
When the sea rises and the tide rises in the summer, Scurry's army has quietly assembled along the coastline.
A large number of fast galleons, assembled at god-fast speed, carrying Scurry's troops, took advantage of the tailwind to besiege Constantinople with lightning speed.
The Byzantine navy was pinned down by the Rhodes navy, and the army was almost defenseless!
The entire area around the imperial capital, Wanggi, soon fell completely and was taken over by Scurry.
Scurry's army consisted of 25,000 soldiers, more than 100,000 militiamen, and many troops remained on the mainland to maintain law and order and defend against the Persian king Bogard.
The garrison in the city was 10,000 soldiers and about 50,000 militia.
In fact, for the huge Byzantine Empire, there were already troops of King Qin gathered, but they were afraid of the prestige of Scurry, and the alliance of King Qin, which numbered as many as 45,000 soldiers alone, did not dare to move forward because of the lack of a famous man with sufficient prestige to lead, and moved to the Thrace area.
They also sent a vanguard force to test Scurry's troops, but they were easily annihilated by a partial general sent by Scurry, so King Qin's troops were so frightened that they did not dare to advance, and they did not dare to retreat, so they could only consume a lot of grain and grass in vain in the area far from Scurry's besieged camp.
Wu Feng listened to Rosejia talk about the history of Byzantium.
Byzantium had many ups and downs in history, and when it realized that it could not recover Syria, Anatolia and other places, the empire turned to attack and digest the Slavs, and successfully annexed Poland, Lithuania and other places in eastern Europe.
However, the tribes and city lords in these places were not fully digested, resulting in Byzantium ruling the core of the Balkans, and the Slavs of Eastern Europe often betrayed, causing Byzantium power to weaken.
It was not until the time of Constantine XV's father, Constantine XIV, that he strengthened his control over Eastern Europe with carrots and sticks, strengthened the Slavs' sense of identity with the empire, and turned Hungary into a vassal of the empire, starting another round of Byzantine revival.
Constantine XV wanted to inherit his father's business and continue to stabilize and expand Byzantium's sphere of influence, but he and his father's methods of controlling people's hearts and minds were indeed far from being comparable to Scurry's.
So it is not surprising that the troops of the King of Qin, who were not extremely loyal to Byzantium, seemed so cringe.
Probably only if they desperately held the city, exhausting Scurry's army, they would dare to kill and take advantage.
"Scurry's ploy is despicable. "The deputy prime minister, Pu Chaojun, was an ugly red-haired fat man in his thirties, but strangely enough, his sister was very beautiful, was the empress of Constantine XV, and gave birth to the eldest son of Constantine XV.
"But his forces are not enough to break through the impregnable walls of the castle! β
Describing the enemy's clever tactics as despicable is a way to boost your own morale.
"With all due respect, His Majesty Bogard thinks that Curry will not run out of other tricks, which is a big reason why I'm here. β
Wu Feng deliberately emphasized "His Majesty Bogard" and emphasized his status as the envoy of Bogard, the king of Persia.
A group of important Byzantine ministers can not take Wu Feng, a small envoy, in their eyes, but they must not ignore their most powerful ally, the king of Persia, Bogard!
When it comes to the number of times I've played against Curry, I'm afraid no one has played more than Bogard - most of them have been completely finished after one or two fights.
As soon as these words came out, Pu Chaojun suddenly showed an unsightly face, and the fat on his face squirmed.
Constantine XV swept his eyes: "Bogard has been an old friend of mine for many years, and his concerns are not unreasonable. However, Slu's baby daughter managed to bring back the Heart of Glass this time, and the city's defenses were further strengthened, and our security was a little more secure. β
At this time, Wu Feng learned the name of Duke Flor.
Slu, Sru Flor.
The pronunciation of Sru means snow in the West, and Lesgar's father is indeed as cold and cold as ice and snow.
Prime Minister Lan Jing said: "In fact, the key is not in the heart of the glass itself. β
Constantine XV was a little stunned: "Azumath, what is your opinion?"
"The war is mainly based on morale, we have been besieged for too long, and it is easy to lose for a long time, and the soldiers on the walls have already slackened a little. We want to spread the word about Miss Rosegaard's return to the Heart of Glass, and hold a grand celebration. In this way, the people will feel at ease, the wealthy merchants will donate their property for the cause of defending the city, and the morale of the soldiers will be effectively improved. β
Lanjing's face is very clear, he has dark blue hair, beautiful face, exuding a poet-like atmosphere, but the shrewd light flashing in his eyes makes people feel that this prime minister is by no means ordinary.
"Celebration ......" Constantine XV laughed: "Hahahaha...... It's a good idea. β
"Sru, your eldest daughter is the fiancΓ©e of my dearest brother Eugen, and the best knight and heroine of our Byzantium! And this envoy of His Majesty Bogard, the valiant knight who escorted Lotsgar all the way, will also be treated as a hero!"
Duke Flor only said lightly: "I hope that this will not nurture my daughter's pride, and besides, I have no objection to boosting the morale of the celebration meeting." β
"Slu, you're still like this, you don't have any feelings at all. Constantine XV smiled helplessly.
After a while, Patriarch Kade began to speak, saying a bunch of religious nonsense about the Orthodox Church, but meaningless about defending the city, if it weren't for the etiquette, Wu Feng would have wanted to cover his ears.
Only the Deputy Marshal, the Marquis of Brady, known as the "God of Wind", did not say a word at all during the whole meeting.
He and Duke Flor are jointly known as "the two gods of wind and thunder, Byzantium", because Duke Flor brought it up, so the relationship between the two is also a teacher and a friend.
Now it seems that the Marquis of Brady is more cold and unspeakable than the Duke of Flor, so it is no wonder that the two men are so close to each other.
"Messenger of King Boggard!" At the end of the meeting, Constantine XV said loudly to Wu Feng: "If you have been living in the Flor family's mansion, it is not appropriate. In the vast mansion district of Constantinople, there are complete and splendid empty mansions, and I will arrange for you to stay there during this time, and equip you with the best guards and servants. β
Saying that, Constantine XV smiled mysteriously: "In addition, a distinguished guest like you deserves a very good gift." β
After saying that, he ordered the meeting to be dismissed after Wu Feng thanked him.
Wu Feng could guess that the gift would be very special.
But when he realized that he would not be able to see Rosegar every day, he was a little disappointed.
These days, he had become accustomed to Rosegar's company, sniffing the faint scent of her blonde hair.
Sometimes, he was so immersed in the scent of the blonde beauty that he was so drunk that he even forgot that he was a family man. (To be continued.) )