On August 19, in the eighth year of Daming Tiandao, a series of sails rose at the southern entrance of the strait, pressing on the sea level like clouds.

The shrill sound of the trumpet resounded throughout the Constantinople Castle on the west coast of the strait. Roman soldiers rushed to the top of the city, holding shields and swords, and holding crossbows. They all looked panicked, as if they had seen the end of the empire.

Although everyone knows that the Roman Empire has long been about to go, this ancient zombie maintains its last bit of vitality year after year, and is stagnant and does not die. It gives people the illusion that this empire seems to last forever!

But this illusion was finally proven to be wrong today. The end of the Roman Empire has arrived!

At the entrance of the strait, the combined fleet of Venice and Genoa. At this time in history, the mortal enemies who should be attacking each other have now joined forces and acted as the vanguard of the destruction of Rome... and they are also holding the flag of the crusaders!

The order to jointly attack Constantinople with the Western Expedition Army of the Ming Empire was personally issued by Pope Silesius II because of the behavior of the Eastern Roman Empire to surrender to the Mongols and the Constantinople Church recognized Kublai Khan as the second son of God. The Eastern Roman Empire and the Constantinople Church had become thorns in the side of the Roman Catholic Church.

If they are not eradicated, the Roman Catholic Church will be disgraced in the eyes of believers. Moreover, the doctrines in Kublai Khan's King James Bible will be spread to the territory of the Roman Catholic Church through the influence of the Constantinople Church.

Therefore, even if we join forces with Zhu Sijiu, who does not believe in God, the Grand Duke Church must eradicate Constantinople!

Of course, Zhu Sijiu could not let others work for free. He only had Constantinople and the west coast of the Bosphorus. Other places, such as Greece, were all given to Rome. Moreover, Christianity can still be spread throughout Asia Minor and Constantinople. The church's property can be protected by the Qing Dynasty authorities. The two small countries with envelope Christianity, the Principality of Armenia and Georgia, can also continue to exist as vassals of the Qing Dynasty. Their Christian faith can also be preserved. The Qing Dynasty does not interfere.

In addition, merchants from Genoa and Venice can also engage in East-West trade under the protection of the Qing Kingdom, which is a great discount! Because merchants from Genoa and Venetian basically cannot leave the Mediterranean now. Not to mention the Atlantic Ocean and the New World, even the Great Food, Persia and India cannot go!

Moreover, Zhu Sijiu also promised to make every effort to restore the Suez Canal. This was like a life-saving straw for Genoa and Venice. With the Suez Canal, they could obtain low-priced Oriental trade goods and use lower costs to make Mediterranean goods. For these two commercial republics, what else is more attractive than this one?

Even without Rome's consent, the fleets of the two countries would flock to Constantinople... Moreover, there is basically no possibility of defeat in this battle. As long as they cross the steel armored soldiers under Zhu Sijiu's command across the narrow strait, they can wait for a complete victory. What other soldiers in the world can defeat the steel armored musketeers on a narrow terrain like Constantinople?

"Christ bless, Christ bless... The warriors of the Roman Empire, God, Christ and Christ are with us!"

Michael VIII, who was standing neatly on the walls of Constantinople, waved his sword and shouted, shouting slogans that he felt had changed. His officers and soldiers were also helplessly. They had no morale at all. They were all serious Christians, not Mongols under Kublai Khan, nor were they Europa serfs with great revenge. Most of them were children of educated Roman nobles.

How could you believe that Christ now has a younger brother named Kublai Khan? This Kingpin Bible is simply a heresy! All of them who shouted "Blessed by Brother Christ" are heresy, and they may be going to hell after they die. What's the beginning of this battle?

"No, there is no morale at all. Just retreat quickly and retreat to Bulgaria. When you get there, you will still be the king..."

Liu Xiaoyuan, who had just arrived in Constantinople, turned around and poured cold water on Michael VIII. "You can go to Egypt if you retreat here."

Although Liu Xiaoyuan had arranged a retreat for Michael VIII, Bulgarian Khan, as the emperor of the Roman Empire, Michael VIII had to consider his ancestors? Characters such as Caesar, Augustus, and Constantine were all crying in the sky!

Constantinople was lost. Even if Michael VIII could get Bulgaria with the support of the Mongols, he would be the king of Bulgaria and no longer the Roman emperor.

Even if the Roman Empire is destroyed!

Moreover, most of the residents in Constantinople have not moved out now. It seems that they have made up their minds to "sustain and perish" with Constantinople. In fact, there are many other people who are the families of Roman soldiers who guard the city...

If Michael VIII left now, his army would probably be only a few thousand men left.

Michael VIII stamped his feet: "I am Roman Khan, the monarch of Constantinople! I must live and die with the city!"

Liu Xiaoyuan sneered: "Forget it, withdraw... It's useless. No matter how much you perform, they will never follow you. If it weren't for my ten thousand soldiers of the Zhenghong Banner here, your sweat position would have been gone long ago."

This is straightforward, but it is also true! The lethality of the second son of God, Kublai Khan, is unquestionable in Constantinople. Without the King James Bible, Michael VIII could definitely control the situation. Even if he was dismissed from the Constantinople Church, he had to rely on 10,000 iron-clad soldiers from the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner whom Liu Xiaoyuan served as the governor.

The same situation also happened to the Ross people, and all the Ross princes have become disliked by everyone. Only the Lithuanians who originally did not believe in Christianity do not care much about how many sons God's family has.

Liu Xiaoyuan had just opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him a few more words, but he saw a series of dull sounds in the distance, as if the Ming army was there.

It was Galata! Liu Xiaoyuan immediately realized something, turned his head and looked at Galata, built opposite Golden Horn Bay, and looked at it.

Boom boom boom boom...

The next moment, Galata Mountain shook the ground, and the orange flames wrapped the dust pillars into the sky, swallowing up the entire space. Then the tall and thick walls of Galata collapsed with a loud bang. Most of the people's screams and the sound of something falling on the ground swept across the bay. It suddenly reached Michael VIII and Liu Xiaoyuan, who were supervising the battle on the walls of Constantinople.

Is the end of the world coming?

Looking at the damage caused by the ten-inch and twelve-inch mortar cannons, Michael VIII suddenly felt like the sky was falling and the earth was sinking.

The enemy actually has such a terrible weapon! The strong city of Constantinople is really vulnerable in front of them!

It seems that Constantinople really cannot be defended! The Roman Empire... was finally destroyed!

...

"Constantinople will soon be the capital of the Lone King..."

On the east coast of the Bosporus, the Qing king Zhu Sijiu looked at the collapsed Galata on the other side and murmured. However, the face of the king who was about to take Constantinople was not at all happy.

Because "God-Emperor Gaozu came to Yunmengze". This is the unanimous opinion of his confidant aides! That Emperor Gaozu was naturally the Emperor of Ming Dynasty Chen Dexing! The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was in a tour of thousands of miles west, and it cannot be said that it was for Zhu Sijiu, but it was definitely not a good thing for Zhu Sijiu.

The emperor would soon stay in Baghdad or Basra. Guo Kan, Yan Zhongji, Liu Zheng, even Baibls, Pope Cialis II and Holy Roman Emperor Alphons I would go to see him in person. Can the Qing king Zhu Sijiu, a vassal minister of the Ming Dynasty, not go?

If you don’t go, can you escape? Although Zhu Sijiu has been building his own Zhu family army over the years, his military pillar in Asia Minor is still the six divisions of the Ming army. Chen Dexing, who came to Baghdad, could only make these six divisions open fire on Zhu Sijiu!

However, Zhu Sijiu, who has followed Chen Dexing for many years, knew that since Chen Dexing promulgated the "Chen Li", he began to set an example and followed the rules of "Chen Li". The most important thing is that a teacher is famous.

Chen Dexing arrived in Baghdad or Basra. As the king of the Chinese vassal state, he was disobedient. Moreover, he was still running around in command of the army in the past two days, and he was not like he was sick. It was obvious that he was deceiving the emperor... Chen Dexing immediately had a reason to cure himself!

But if you go to see him with your teeth, will there be no return? Zhu Sijiu's brows became tighter and tighter.

Before, he didn't expect Chen Dexing to come so far west! It was obviously not possible to hide. When he went to Baghdad or Basra, he honestly apologized for his guilt and admitted his mistakes, and perhaps he could go back to Constantinople. Even if he couldn't come back, his son Zhu Chuyi could still take over as the king, and at most he would return to the country to ban the country... It should be impossible to lose his life or destroy the country. No matter how he said he was a hero. Destroyed Mange Timuer, destroyed the Ilikhanate, and fought all the way to Constantinople. Such contributions could be the first person in the ages!

Killing such heroes will not only make everyone in the Ming Dynasty's vassals disunited, but will also leave a bad reputation in history books.

Thinking of this, Zhu Sijiu turned his head, looked at the Chief of Staff Xu Ting beside him, and whispered: "When Constantinople is defeated, I will go to meet the saints. For military affairs and national affairs, I will ask you and Tang Ying, Dawei..."

"King..." Xu Tingduo also frowned. The commanders of the Western Army, except Hai Dawai, were not Zhu Sijiu's confidants. However, most of the officers of the Western Army General Office were Zhu Sijiu's people. Xu Ting was no exception. Zhu Sijiu had already appointed him as the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty Cabinet Office. He and Zhu Sijiu are one!

"It's okay!" Zhu Sijiu waved his hand, "The saint acted fairly. Although the Lone King had made mistakes, his contribution was far greater than his mistakes. And his contributions were forever... From now on, China can firmly suppress Europe and Mongolia. As long as our China is not self-disturbing, they will never be able to make a comeback. With such contributions, at most, it will be to return to the Ming Dynasty to retire and give the Qing king to the first day of the lunar calendar."

Xu Ting sighed softly, his view was the same as Zhu Sijiu... Because according to the system of "Chen Li", the Chinese countries are not one country, but shared by kings, nobles, and Chinese people (gentry). The entire country cannot be destroyed because of the king's fault, as this is equivalent to infringing on the interests of the nobles and Chinese people.

Therefore, the Qing Kingdom will be retained no matter what, the question is who will be the king. And this is not something that can be the king by just a designated individual. Because Zhu Sijiu's group has long been formed, with a whole team such as confidants, retainers, and disciples. Therefore, it is possible to successfully establish a country in Asia Minor. From a certain perspective, taking away Zhu Sijiu's "strong king" and replacing Zhu Chuyi's "weak king" will be nothing bad for the civil and military officials below.

But if Chen Dexing deprived Zhu Sijiu of the throne and did not allow Zhu Chuyi to inherit it, then the ruling group of the Qing Kingdom would have to be replaced. This is a new king who was extremely unfavorable to the stability of the Qing Kingdom and would definitely carry out a large-scale purge in the country. Not to mention how many people were killed, it would be common for expelling more than 20,000 people. The Qing Dynasty would be greatly damaged. At the same time, a large group of ministers and soldiers who followed Zhu Sijiu to make great contributions to the Chinese nation. Can Chen Dexing turn against him? He would have to transport them back to the country as great heroes. Otherwise, who would have to work hard to go abroad to fight for the Ming Dynasty in the future?

Moreover, if you establish a new dynasty, will it be better to control it than letting Zhu Chuyi, the little kid, be the king?

More importantly, the Qing Dynasty was far away from Asia Minor, and was tens of thousands of miles away from Chen Dexing's Ming Dynasty, and could not threaten the Chen family's country. This is different from the vassal ministers of Emperor Gao of Han Xin, King of Chu, Yingbu, King of Huainan, and King of Liang, Peng Yue.

The king and his subjects were speechless, but their minds were turning over and over again, and they had already figured out their future and destiny of the Qing Dynasty.

At this moment, the tsunami-like cheers suddenly came from the other side of the Bosphorus!

Zhu Sijiu and Xu Ting were stunned at the same time, raised their telescopes with both hands and looked at the other side of the strait. They only saw the tall and majestic city of Constantinople, as if nothing had happened. After a closer look, they found that the flying flags on the city wall and the Roman eagle flag with golden light were gone!

"The Romans must have escaped!" Zhu Sijiu put down his telescope and breathed heavily. "Constantinople is the Shengjing of the Lone King!"

"It must be!" Xu Ting pointed his head heavily, "That eight-legged spider will definitely not live or die with Constantinople, and his army is now without fighting spirit."
Chapter completed!