When the Norman Empress led her army all the way south. Small Greek villages and towns were all in the air. In the blink of an eye, the army had arrived at the time of Suthronica. In Adrianople, in the residence of the generals who had been set aside by the Norman Emperor, Egil received emissaries from Constantinople.

Although at the moment of entering the door, there is still the arrogance characteristic of civilized people. At the same time, he also wants to show his bravery, wisdom and integrity. In fact, when he heard of Egil's name, and when the two countries were at war, he dared to come over, which can indeed be regarded as brave.

But Egil didn't give him a chance to show off at all. When he saw the letter in his hand, the Norman emperor had a bottom in his heart. Since there is an epistle, then this so-called messenger has no meaning of existence. The emperor was not in the mood to tell him anything...... Something like that. A direct question will send the messenger away.

"Why don't the Greek envoys from below kneel down when they see the emperor?" said Egil, glancing at the knights of the guards who stood on either side of the doorway, behind the envoys. The two knights of the Guards understood. It was ready right away.

"My Eastern Roman Empire is—ah!!"

From here, it can be seen that although human beings are divided into many subspecies. But it's all evidence of race. Their screams were the same—the messenger had barely finished his sentence when the knight of the guard behind him stepped forward and slammed his scabbard against the tendons behind his knees. The strength was just right, and it made him kneel down at once. The other knight caught up with two steps and turned. As soon as he stretched out his hand, he "clicked" and removed the chin of the messenger who was about to scold.

The pain was so sharp that the messenger wanted to struggle, but soon, two half-swords glittering with cold light were pressed against his neck.

"If you move it again, you'll have your head moved. The Guard Knight's cold words made the messenger feel his hair stand on end. Immediately afterward, his jaw was rested back on. The messenger, who was sweating profusely in pain, did not dare to move at all, as the knight of the guard said.

"yes, that's it. Everyone should be harmonious, so that the world will be peaceful. Hahaha......" Sitting on the chair with the tiger skin cushion, Egil laughed and said such a bad thing.

Of course, because he was a Norman emperor, basically no one would clean him up. At most, it was only Aurora thousands of miles away, and he snorted "sick" and that's it. And this level of verbal attack, with the thickness of Egil's skin, can naturally be completely ignored.

After this, the messenger's letter was respectfully handed to Egil. There was no anthrax fever or anything in those years. Poisoning paper is basically unthinkable. But the emperor, who was afraid of death, still had people carefully examine it. That's when the letter was brought over. I've seen it in ten lines at a glance. Then it was torn to shreds.

"Nonsense. The emperor snorted lightly and looked at the messenger who was forced to kneel by the sword below: "What nonsense." ”

Then, before the messenger could say anything, Egil waved his hand, ready to ask the knights of the guard to dispose of him. So the knights of the guard put their swords back into their sheaths, and one of them took him by one arm, and dragged him out.

The messenger didn't expect that the other party would cut himself down so hastily - this is different from the script - in this case, the Norman Emperor who played the bad guy should not make things difficult everywhere and want to take advantage of words. but was refuted by the wise messenger and was ashamed of himself. Annoyed and angry, he then ordered to kill. Have you made the envoy wise through the ages?! If you don't say a word, you will kill people when you come up, what kind of trouble is this?!

It's just that before this guy was about to be dragged out, the emperor changed his mind again. With a wave of his hand, several Guards knights stood still. Then the Norman Emperor walked slowly over and said to the messenger, who had collapsed on the ground, had been beaten several times by the knights of the guards because of his violent struggle, and had no strength to stand up:

"I spare your life. Egil lowered his voice: "Then, I want you to go back, and say to your empress, don't be delusional. The terms she offered were not enough for me to eat. Not to mention when they parted a few years ago. I've made a promise. I will destroy the entire Roman Empire. The walls of Constantinople could not stop me. At that time, Attila of the Huns once thought of getting a Roman princess to be his wife. He failed. But this time, I will succeed. ”

After saying this, Egil waved his hand again. The Norman knights threw the messenger out. The messenger lay on the ground outside Adrianople. It took a long break to regain my strength. Immediately afterwards, he returned to Constantinople and reported to the Empress.

After hearing what Egil had said to him at the end, Lilianu was speechless for a long time. He comforted the messenger who had suffered a great loss. Then he was asked to leave.

"Sure enough, he won't accept such conditions......" Lilianu sighed softly. She felt that she had made enough concessions. The Empire would relinquish its claims to all territories in Spain, Italy, the Balkans and the Near East. and recognized the military operations of the Normans in the Balkans as legitimate. Recognition of the sovereignty of the Normans in the Balkans. At the same time, in the future, when dealing with the Normans, the two sides interacted as equal empires. Every year, the Eastern Roman Empire also paid a tribute of 50,000 Norman gold to the Normans. as compensation for the Normans abandoning their attack on the Empire.

"Really, who did she think I was?"

At the same time, Egil sulked in his palace: "A barbarian without knowledge?!!Cut a little barren land on the border, give some money, and give a title to satisfy vanity." If this is the image she thinks of me, then it really needs to be trained properly. ”

That's pretty much it. With the Norman Emperor rejecting the peace treaty of the Eastern Roman Empress. The last glimmer of hope for peace between the two empires was lost. Constantinople began to organize its defense. The townspeople, who thought they would be able to escape, were forcibly organized and prepared to fight as reserves. At this moment, these guys who had been shouting for the glory of Rome began to complain. What kind of army is it to think that the army cannot protect them...... and so on.

"Leave them alone, whoever disobeys will kill him. When she heard of this, Lilianus snorted coldly and gave the order: "Aren't they proud of Rome? Don't say one thing and do the other, which makes people laugh. ”

At the same time, when the Eastern Romans were consolidating their defenses and preparing to fight the Normans to the death. The main forces of the Normans also reached Adrianople. 20,000 Balkan servants, 50,000 Eastern European levies, and 40,000 Norman standing troops. A total of 110,000 troops marched towards Constantinople with the world's most advanced siege machinery manufacturing technology and the ambition of an emperor who could cover the sky with one hand.

The war is about to begin. The Normans were ready for everything they should have prepared. A large amount of wood, steel to make siege machinery and cast artillery. At the same time, the hussars blocked all roads near Constantinople. And the Black Sea Fleet, under the command of the commander of the fleet, Ushakov, blockaded the entire Sea of Marmara. And the warship drove into the Golden Horn. Prepare to bombard the castle of Constantine. And the transport ships were also ready to transport the Norman army over and launch a landing operation from the direction of the sea route......

Just as the rain on the mountains of Constantinople was about to come. in the other direction. Artoria's strategy in the Greek region was carried out very successfully. The hussars swept through and broke through Sathronica with great speed. After that, Artoria left a thousand-man squad there. The remaining nearly 10,000 horsemen continued southward, galloping towards Athens, the most powerful city-state ever seen by the Greeks.

The Roman garrison on the Greek peninsula gathered in the city of Athens. Less than 5,000 old and weak soldiers. Plus a handful of Greeks who organized themselves spontaneously - the number was about two thousand. Such an army, inferior in both quantity and quality, was about to start a campaign against the Normans in the city of Athens......

It's just that, although inferior in quantity and quality. But they relied on the renovated Acropolis. It's a solid city defense system. To a certain extent, it is dominant. After all, the Normans were strong. but they were all cavalry. Not good at siege. Not to mention that there are not many siege machines equipped. This gave Artoria a slight headache.

"As a last resort, we have to use some coercive means. But before that, it's better to try to persuade you to surrender a little. "Needless to say, the queen's persuasion is basically this: You scum don't hurry up and kneel down! Otherwise, this palace will kill you! This kind of operation is basically impossible except for m.

But there has to be a process for everything. It's like **before doing something**, being polite before accepting bribes, and buying a car and a house before getting married. It seems that the Norman emperor is still very few people who want to kill the envoy without saying a word. It's a process, and it's basically useless, but it's essential. It is a basic skill as a normal human being.

So, after failing to persuade him to surrender, Artoria sneered and sent troops to surround Athens. The main forces went south. Plundered and conquered other regions. Since the siege is difficult. So save the hardest bone for last. When the whole of Greece has been conquered, not a single city of Athens is a matter of being captured?

Looks like I've been with Egil for so long. Artoria has grown a lot, both in terms of strategic IQ and combat IQ......

(To be continued)