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On the tenth day of the ninth month, Theoshures was furious when he learned that Otum had led a crusader army of 40,000 men through Serbia and from the land into Baisser's territory.

"How can the civilization built by the Romans be destroyed by this heresy? Our people are bleeding, our houses are burning, the creatures of this land are weeping,

And we, as Romance royalty, after the great Justinian the Great, watched our land fall into decay?! ”

Theoseures roared at the court council, a man of no more than thirty-five years of age, who admired and loved his country, and could not just let the Crusaders run wild in his country.

But the court councillors were indifferent to the anger of Theosiosius, and no one dared to stand up for his statement.

It is not without their efforts that they have used various connections to invite the supreme consul of the military region to stop this barbaric crusading army.

However, in response to the order of Constantinople, the consuls of the military districts wrote to strongly condemn the brutality of the Crusaders in Baisse and were ready to provide all help except help.

Then they pretended to be deaf and dumb, turning a blind eye to the actions of the Crusaders.

The cowardly behavior and maddening administrative efficiency of the Baisze Empire fueled the arrogance of the Crusaders, and they also saw through the reality of this ancient and wealthy empire, and directly began to burn down the Catholic churches in Baisser.

For a time, smoke was rising all over the western border of Baisse, and the military governor of the five armies, with a total of 120,000 troops, ordered to hold the city and not leave, allowing the Crusaders to advance helplessly all the way to Constantinople.

The corruption of the military region system has made the Romans, who used to feed their wars in the past, completely reduced to the embarrassing situation of the border army in the late Ming Dynasty, and can no longer recover their former glory.

Seeing that the Crusaders were getting closer and closer to Constantinople, Theosiosius knew that he could not just sit idly by, and immediately called on the soldiers and civilians of the towns around Constantinople to gather under the city, form an army and plan to take the initiative, and promised that those who were willing to go with the army would be rewarded with thirty silver dinars each.

Soon, 50,000 Romans with their own weapons gathered outside the walls of Constantinople, and they were paid as they were.

And this military expenditure was obtained by Theosiosius from the nobles in exchange for the gift given by Wei Ji, leaving only a glass cup, twenty-five bags of sugar, ten bags of tea and two pieces of purple silk.

These goods were exchanged for a total of five hundred and sixty pounds of gold, and these goods from the East were very popular and soon sold out.

In the Baisai Empire, a silver dinar weighed about two grams, and a pound of gold could be exchanged for 1,700 silver dinars.

Five hundred and sixty pounds of gold were enough to cover the cost of the army's expedition.

Now, Theosiosius must be approved by the council before he can lead the army.

But obviously, the officials in the parliament were not optimistic about this expedition, after all, these soldiers were temporarily recruited, how could they be crusader opponents in terms of combat quality?

Most people thought that they should consolidate the Constantinople defenses, especially the walls of Theosidus, and then take advantage of their geographical advantage to repel the Crusaders.

However, Theoseurs could not bear to see the western kingdom being ruined by the Crusaders in this way, and planned to drive away this group of robbers in person anyway.

"I want to ask, are you still Romans? Our country is bleeding and crying, shouldn't we stop this tragedy!? ”

Theosiosius' deafening questioning continued, and the entire council was embarrassed.

Finally, Theosures turned to look at Cerdina and Alexios VI: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, please give the order, I will put on the armor and sweep away this group of heretics for the Romance Empire!" ”

After speaking, he knelt down on one knee and waited silently for Setina to speak.

Looking at her brother's increasingly haggard figure, Setdina couldn't bear it, although she also knew that going to Adiosius might be more auspicious, but how could she refuse his heart to serve the country?

"Your Majesty, you are the king of the Romance Empire, you decide, whether to take the initiative or stick to the spot, it is up to you to decide!"

Eventually, Serdina threw the conundrum to her young son.

Alexios VI pondered for a while, then got up and asked, "Your Royal Highness, are you really sure to repel the invasion of the heretical legions and protect my Romanese?" ”

Theosiosus raised his head and replied loudly, "Your Majesty, allow me to go on your behalf, and I will be able to repel the invasion of the Crusaders!" ”

Alexios VI nodded: "Okay, Your Royal Highness, I give you the post of marshal as the fifty-second Emperor Baisai, I hope you can be like the previous Roman kings, bless the peace of my Roman Empire, God bless you!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

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On 12 September, Theosios personally led an army of 60,000 men, including the standing army, to the western battlefield to defend against the Crusaders.

On that day, millions of people throughout Constantinople spontaneously stood on both sides of the streets, watching Theosiosius and his army slowly drive out of Constantinople.

Countless women and elderly people could not help but hide their faces and weep when they saw their men and children in the procession, priests held crosses and prayed silently for them, and flowers covered the streets where the army passed.

"Will my uncle come back?"

"Definitely, kid, the future of this empire is on you......"

Watching Theosius disappear into her eyes, Cerdina hugged her child tightly, her eyes equally full of worry.

On the other side, after Zhuge Zhi and Wei Ji saw the army of Theosiosius set off, Zhuge Zhi said to Wei Ji: "Lord Wang, the situation here is too chaotic, if there is nothing else, we should also leave, it has been two years, Your Majesty must be eagerly waiting for our news." ”

Wei Ji thought for a while and said: "Zhuge Shangshu, if we leave like this, isn't it too casual, there are still many civilizations and cultures in this country that we haven't understood thoroughly, so don't we stay longer?" ”

Zhuge Zhi: "To understand such a thousand-year-old country thoroughly, I am afraid that it will be difficult to understand it thoroughly in my lifetime, and the ancient books presented by the Royal Academy have been enough for us to study for a long time, if there is a chance, it is not impossible to come again next time." ”

I didn't want Wei Ji to ask, "Zhuge Shangshu, what if the Baisai Empire is destroyed like this?" Aren't those friendship contracts signed before a waste of paper? ”

Zhuge Zhi: "What does the prince mean?" ”

Wei Ji sighed and said: "It's too unsatisfactory to leave like this, let's just stay in this city for a while, not to mention the Queen Mother's warm hospitality, we can't leave at the most critical time like this, right?" ”

Zhuge Zhi thought about it, and did not object to Wei Ji's opinion, besides, there was indeed a lot of knowledge that he urgently needed to know.

It is indeed a little unwilling to leave at this time, in case the Baisai Empire really falls, it can be regarded as being able to preserve the documents of this empire as much as possible, so that the Han Dynasty and the opposition can understand that there is no less than a dynasty in the Central Plains in the world that once existed, so as to broaden their horizons.

In the end, he compromised: "Then according to the prince's wishes, let's stay for a while to see the situation, if it is really necessary, maybe we can take the relevant documents here and return to Chang'an to preserve them." ”

Wei Ji let out a long breath and looked at the end of the street with his round belly.