Chapter 36: The Hostages
When a group of minotaurs blocked their way. Lilianu knew in her heart - this time. I was indeed planted. Or from the point of view of a warrior. These Minotaurs are very formidable indeed. and even the best candidates. But from the point of view of loyalty, these minotaurs, like their names, seem extremely unrestrained.
Seeing the Eastern Roman empress's face pale. The Norman Emperor on the other side was smiling. Although the empress is a masterpiece. It's even more scheming, and the methods are vicious. But compared to this mad emperor, that's really a drop in the bucket. The Minotaur was impressive. Emperor Ai will naturally have some arrangement.
At the very beginning of the siege of Constantinople. The consultation of the Shaolin abbot after the 80s. I know how the Greeks cleaned up the Minotaur after they rebelled against the Eastern Roman Empire. This time, the Normans naturally concocted the same thing. Egil sent a letter over. The last bit of resistance of the minotaurs vanished.
"If you don't surrender. I blockaded the whole of Crete. Burning forests and grasslands, polluting rivers and streams. Leave you all trapped on the island. I am a Norman emperor. The navy under my command is invincible. I do what I say. ”
So, just like that, the minotaurs surrendered very obediently. After that, the Norman Emperor tried his best to get in touch with the Minotaur mercenaries in Constantinople. After taking out the tokens from Crete and the letters of the Norman emperors. These minotaur mercenaries also made the decision to rebel without hesitation.
And then there is the scene above.
Seeing a group of minotaur monsters blocking her way. And he swung his weapon and rushed towards him. Reluctantly, Lilianu turned around and ran in the direction of her Guards. And the Norman Emperor on the other side saw the menacing bastards of the minotaurs, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't hurt her!
At the same time, he pulled out his saber and took two steps forward, and the knife in his hand fell and broke the tendons in the neck of a Royal Forest soldier. Facing nearly 500 soldiers of the Imperial Forest. The Norman Emperor did it with all his might, and the purple light of the demon knife in his hand shone like a round of evil words. The soldiers of the Royal Guards are proud of their double heavy armor, sophisticated weapons, fierce skills and seamless cooperation. Nothing in front of the emperor - the hand up and down, the hand up and down, the hand up and down. Like a grim reaper who reaps the life of his surname. In an instant, there was a vacancy in front of the emperor! Nearly twenty soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army were cut off by Egil in an instant. Helplessly killed.
There is a god-killing Norman emperor in front. Behind it is the anti-bone minotaur. Lilianu retreated into the Guards. The situation is still quite embarrassing. Under the cover of Sonya. Every minute and second of the Norman Emperor. All in her direction. And the attack of the minotaur monsters is also extremely fierce. Even the Kingsguard soldiers had a hard time stopping them.
Seeing that this meeting did not say a word. It became a hellish battlefield. Lilianu sneered inwardly. But I was prepared. Although the rebellion of the Minotaur monsters was beyond her calculations. But she still has a chance to turn the tables around.
I heard a loud trumpet behind Lilianu! Several gates that were supposed to be sealed by stones were opened without hindrance! Led by the hundreds of heavy cavalry that remained, tens of thousands of Eastern Roman troops swarmed out! Along the bridge built by the Norman bridge wagon, they slaughtered towards the negotiation site!
"I dare to show off in front of me!" said Egil as Lilianu watched as Lilianu played a trick. Look up to the sky and smile. Sonia next to her understood, and a bouquet of fireworks rose into the sky. After the sound, on the side of the Norman camp on the west side, tens of thousands of troops were divided into three lines. The left and right wings went straight for the Greeks. In the middle, the Norman Emperor rushed towards him!
Seeing this, Lilianu almost vomited blood in anger. This is exactly when the thief met the ancestor of the thief, and the little family finch fought the old thief. The Empress thought she was shameless and shameless. But she still underestimated the lower limit of what humans can have. There is a more shameless and shameless one here than her. It was while continuing to kill her Guards. While saying: "Don't go, obediently go back with me to be an imperial concubine." This is stronger than anything else!".
The Norman army on both flanks was both quantitative and qualitative. All were much stronger than the Greek army that rushed out. Plus a burst of hundreds of minotaur warriors to assist. It didn't take long for them to gain the upper hand. Slaughtered the few hundred remaining heavy cavalry of the Greeks. It even defeated the Greek army one after another.
If the Greeks had made the decision to retreat back to the walls of Constantinople at this time, things would have not gotten any worse. But these people didn't do that. Because their empress Lilianu was still outside the city, besieged by the Norman army. So no one dared to make this determination. In other words, no one dared to take this responsibility and give the order to retreat.
It's such a hesitant effort. The Norman army stepped up its offensive. Bows and crossbows were fired, and the assault infantry and minotaurs rushed desperately. The Norman Emperor heard the shouts of killing farther and farther away. then they know that the situation of the war is in their favor. Immediately, he used the Hades Scream skill again. Under such multiple factors. The Greek army was instantly defeated. The morale of the army was completely depleted. There is no need for a general to give an order at this moment. The soldiers consciously ran back along the bridge towards the city gate, only hating their father and mother for missing two legs.
"It's over. ”
Lilianu was distracted by which side of the battlefield to focus on. After seeing their own defeat. Even after being attacked by the opponent into the city. I felt the world spin for a while. Just as she was about to faint, Egil reached out and grabbed her. And beside this Norman emperor. The Norman army in the center also surrounded the remaining two or three hundred Eastern Roman Guardsmen in the middle.
"Your emperor is in my hands! Anyone who knows each other will lay down his arms and surrender obediently!" the emperor said. The Eastern Roman Guards looked at each other. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender. The spear and dagger fell to the ground with a crackle.
Lilianu couldn't hold back her tears. Then quickly erase it. and struggled to break free from Egil's embrace. But what a man was the Norman Emperor, and with the blessing of his armor, Egil could even be compared to the Minotaur in his heyday. The empress, who was tender and tender, naturally wouldn't let her run away. In fact, Lilianu could sort out this. She just wanted to make a gesture.
"Alright. You can't run. It's all my people. Where can you go?" The emperor also smiled, and the demon sword in his hand waved in the void. The sound of "brushing" was a rain of blood. Then he put the knife back into its sheath. The left hand and the free right hand put their arms around Lilianu, who was struggling desperately, and said:
"You've already lost, go back with me. ”
Hearing Egil say this, Lilianu struggled even more. As he struggled, he yelled at Egil, "You dream!"
"Wrong!" said Egil, completely oblivious to what Lilianu thought. Bending down, he took Lilianu in his arms in a princess position, and then said, "I am a dream come true." ”
That's it, with his own meanness, shamelessness, insidiousness and viciousness. The outer walls of Theodosius, which had plagued the Norman army for three months, were completely occupied by the Normans. The relentless Norman army continued to attack Theodosius' inner walls. Because of the peace negotiations, the Greek army, which was not much prepared, failed again. The army threw half of Constantinople out. It was easy to escape into the walls of Constantine. A new defense was organized. It's not early in the morning. The Normans stopped their attack and went away victorious.
The great progress of the siege of Constantine was a victory for the Norman Empire. Another victory even more significant than this development was the capture of the Eastern Roman Empress. If this chip is used well, it is definitely not inferior to the capture of a Constantinople.
Now, Egil has placed Lilianu under house arrest in the barracks. Delicious food and drink are served every day. And send Sonia to take care of it. Make sure the empress doesn't kill herself. Egil also wanted to marry her in the Grand Palace of Constantine. and proclaimed Norman's succession to Rome.
Although the mouth says that I don't care, I don't care. But in fact, in his heart, Egil cares very much about the name "Rome". No Rome, no empire. This has almost become a law in the Western world. The Romans themselves aside, the barbarians called the Barbarians, the Barbarians Rus, the Barbarians Bulgaria, and even the Barbarians America (although they had no direct connection with Rome, the United States claimed that they were 'spiritually inherited from the Roman Empire'). One by one, they put gold on their faces and said that they were the rightful successors of Rome. In a sense, this word is the inheritance of the largest empire in the Western world!
"Soldiers, soon, in a little while, the oldest and greatest city in Europe will fall under the attack of the Norman Iron Hoof. In the whole of Europa, there will only be one empire left this time, and that is my Norman!"
Originally, I just wanted to try my luck. But he didn't expect his luck to be out of the charts. The decision to make peace with the Eastern Roman Empire was immediately reversed. Instead, the attack on the city continued. Behind the previously expanded walls of Theodosius is the same wealth accumulated by the Eastern Roman Empire over the centuries of operation. One robbery of the Norman army - even the servant armies of Hungary, the Balkans and Thrace made a lot of money. The morale that had been declining was picked up in this way. A pair of hungry wolf eyes stared at the inner city behind the walls of Constantine. I want to rob again.
(To be continued)