In May 1455, a rebellion finally broke out, and the rebels attracted strong attention at home and abroad with the slogan of overthrowing Constantine and supporting Laina.

After the outbreak of the coup d'état, the rebels immediately occupied Hadrian's Fort almost bloodlessly, and Constantinople's land transportation routes were cut off, and Constantinople had to transfer supplies by sea, and Constantine's pressure increased greatly.

On the walls of Constantinople, soldiers were once again scattered all over the walls, and in just a few years, Constantinople was once again in crisis, of course, for the citizens who had lived in Constantinople for a long time, it could only be said that it was commonplace.

In Constantine's absence, Prime Minister Calvo reluctantly took the lead in defending Constantinople.

At the beginning of the rebellion, there were also sporadic small forces in the city of Constantinople who tried to fish in troubled waters, but in the end they were suppressed by Giovanni with troops in time, and then closed the city gates, notified Constantine, collected supplies, etc., a series of operations completely dispelled Laina's desire to raid Constantinople.

In a certain hall of the Brecchina Palace, the atmosphere was a little dull, and only the breathing of a few people could be heard.

"Things have come to this point, let's think about how to end it first."

"IMHO,"

War Minister Cecipe gritted his teeth and finally made a decision,

"The current Constantinople is no longer capable of stabilizing the situation."

"yes,"

Home Secretary Flores took over the conversation,

"Let's just hold Constantinople, and wait for Your Majesty to do the rest, right? Constantinople can't afford another upheaval! ”

"Humph!!"

Calvo slammed the document on the table, making a loud noise that silenced the two of them.

"That's your attitude? This is how you treat Your Majesty's trust in you? ”

"Your Majesty has to do everything, so what do you want us to do?"

Calvo's loyalty is certainly respectable, but the current situation is really out of the control of the cabinet, relying on those forces in the city, trying to put down the rebellion is still not enough, in a sense, the words of the two are not completely meaningless.

Seeing that these two people were pessimistic, Calvo knew that he couldn't expect these two people to come up with any ideas, especially Cecipe's reaction made Calvo feel cold,

Calvo then looked at Giovanni, the general who had shone in the Battle of Constantinople, and perhaps this time could also give people unexpected good news.

Giovanni pondered for a while, and also shook his head,

"In terms of military strength alone, there is no strength in the city to fight the rebels out of the city, but the enemy will definitely not be able to fight in."

In this regard, Giovanni is still confident, after all, the current rebels do not have the same cannons as the Ottomans, except for cannons, all siege weapons and methods of the cold weapon era have little effect on the walls of Constantinople.

Hearing Giovanni say the same, Calvo was also a little disappointed, but quickly adjusted,

"So, can we just guard the city and wait for them to come?"

"I have an offer,"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Chavez raised his hand hesitantly, and Calvo's eyes lit up,

"For example, how about we spend some money and find foreign mercenaries?"

This is an old Byzantine tradition, because there are fewer and fewer free people in the country, and the military resources are becoming more and more scarce, the empire has long relied on foreign mercenaries to fight.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this model, the advantage is that you don't have to care about these people, even if it is gone, it doesn't matter, after all, it is not from your own country, and no one will fight against foreigners and the emperor.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious, they can come for the money, they can also go for the money, and even a rake is not impossible.

For example, the Catalan mercenary group hired by the original empire did not meet the remuneration given by the emperor, and directly rebelled, burning and looting all the way, and even seized the Moria Peninsula to establish a principality, and it was not until the time of Constantine that Moria was recovered, but there were still a few castles that were sold to the French, that is, the Moria Peninsula was not completely unified.

"Who? Who wants to wade through the muddy waters here? ”

Calvo asked, puzzled, and Chavez shrugged his shoulders and forced his composure,

"Perhaps, the Ottomans..."

"It's impossible to !!"

Before he could finish speaking, Calvo interrupted him directly,

Isn't that a joke? Decades ago, the Ottomans entered the Balkans in this way, and now Chavez actually wants to repeat the mistakes of the past, if Constantine hears this, he must tear Chavez apart.

"Don't mention this method again, we finally want to slowly remove the influence of foreigners, do you still want to lure wolves into the house now?"

Chavez smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to speak again,

Calvo rubbed his head, and seeing that the people couldn't come up with a good idea for a while, he let them go, and he wrote a letter and sent it to Constantine by sea.

……

Constantine looked at the letter in his hand, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop sneering, and the powerful deterrent force made Laszlo unconsciously slow down his breathing,

"To let this group of people lead the country is to lead the country astray."

Constantine handed Laszlo the letter, and Laszlo was shocked when he read it.

"Your Majesty, Laiena and the others rebelled, what should we do?"

Constantine thought about it, even if he expected that there would definitely be a big move in the country, but this fish is also a bit too big, and it must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the surrounding forces may pounce directly.

"Laszlo, I have something to tell you."

"Your Majesty, please."

"You still have a bunch of old ministries all over the place, don't you?"

Laszlo was stunned for a moment,

"yes, it's just..."

"I need you to gather these people together at Philip now, can you do that?"

Laszlo struggled for a long time, and finally nodded heavily,

"No problem, Your Majesty, it can be done."

"Good!"

Constantine patted Laszlo's shoulder with satisfaction, there were about 8,000 soldiers left in the group of soldiers brought by Laszlo, and they were arranged in the Balkans at the beginning, and the land was really not wrong.

As for the governors of Bulgaria and Albania, Constantine had no intention of asking for help, judging from their inaction after the outbreak of the rebellion, it was obvious that they wanted to take advantage of the fishermen, and Constantine did not want to be polite to this group of people, so he simply bypassed them directly and gave them a salary.

However, the rebellion was unfortunately not concentrated in one place, and the province of Moria, after receiving the news of the rebellion in Hadrian's fort, also declared the illegitimacy of Constantine's succession in Athens shortly after, intending to fight Hadrian's rebels back and forth and completely eliminate Constantine.