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Chapter 37 Proud in the Battlefield, Proud in the Love Field

On November 22, 1014 AD, finally... In the absence of the Mongols who flocked to the east of the Ural Mountains, in the support of the current Khan Khan's brother Hulagu, the current Khan Khan of the Il Khanate, regardless of General Wende, who was struggling to die in the Kazan area, and in the case of everything being ignored, the Norman army's siege of Constantinople is finally accomplished!

After spending tens of thousands of lives, millions of Normankin, and hundreds of millions of food and supplies, he cut off a forest to make siege machinery. But in the end, he won!

Standing on the walls of Constantinople, watching his army swarming in along the gaps in the walls. Screams and hideous hilarious sounds were endless. Egil's mouth was also raised, revealing a refreshing, nervous smile.

In the final siege, the Greeks were particularly tough. The shadow of the Spartans thousands of years ago could be seen in them. Both men, women, young and old all fought for their lives. When facing the elite and cruel army of the Norman Empire, they did not show any fear - but in the end, these people were still dead. Constantinople still fell. The final fate of these people may be written into poems, operas or novels hundreds of years later by some idle literati. But now, no one cares about their fate.

"It's finally over. What's the nightmare of the siege war in the past six months? What is this? Is the Greeks' final elegy?"

The Emperor of the Normans, now the greatest empire in the Western world, Egil took his demon knife back into the sheath. He talked to himself while resting on a slightly broken city tower. He subconsciously kicked away a ferocious Greek head, looking desperate to death, and then he was a little ecstatic when he saw what was exposed below.

Then Egil picked it up, carefully identified it, and determined that it was part of the tip of a broken spear. The system also sent a message, telling him this inconspicuous thing. It was actually one of the holy objects included by the Greeks, part of the spear used by St. George when he slaughtered the dragon.

When the Norman Empire's offensive reached fiercely and these Greeks could hardly bear it. In the Hagia Sophia Cathedral, Sergius II, the universal pastor, came forward to transport all the holy objects worshipped in the churches of all sizes in the city to the top of the city to inspire people. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why these citizens were able to burst out with such strong courage and combat power at the last moment. Isn't that the saying goes. The power of faith transcends all logic, reason and feeling.

If possible, Egil also wants his empire to have some correct beliefs. For example, it is good to believe in himself. If possible, it is good to drive Jesus away. It is also a very good and creative idea to move his own sculpture into the church. Although it is basically impossible to achieve it. But if you take a step back, you will be born as a saint. When you talk about yourself in the future, you will add a st before your name. I would say how good this would be.

Although the power of faith is so strong, especially in the Middle Ages when science was not prosperous, this still cannot change the fact that the Eastern Roman Empire was defeated. It also applies to unscientific methods, this is called destiny. Egil is the destiny of heaven. Even if the Eastern Roman Empire has the sacred blessings of the sky, it cannot change the destiny of Norman's prosperity and destruction. Constantinople was captured by the Norman army.

"It's over. We will continue to fight in the future, but at least this war will win." Egil played with the half spearhead in his hand and talked to himself. Then he threw down the thing that could be said to be very valuable and rare, like garbage. Then he walked towards the city with big strides.

There were wars everywhere in the city, and every household was broken. Whether it was ordinary citizens or nobles, the Norman army was treated equally and robbed them. Although the emperor had already told not to kill people, the women had to pay. However, if anyone dared to resist, the Normans could still cut them down. As for the money for women, that was even more speechless. Anyway, the money was stolen from women's house.

In this way, the entire Constantinople was shrouded in a mess. Only two places, the Hagia Sophia Cathedral and the Holy Palace of Constantine. Because of Egil's order, they were not robbed. Even the Norman army did not enter and controlled these two places.

So many Greeks fled to these two places for asylum. The Norman army ignored them. This gave them an illusion. The foolish Greeks, who were originally just a group of wrecked dogs, thought they could continue to resist after they became safe. So these two places, the Hagia Sophia Cathedral and the Grand Palace of Constantine, became their bases.

"There are really everyone in this world." After hearing about such a thing, Egil felt a little amused. He didn't move around the two places. He was attracted by the value there. Various artworks, religious relics and the values ​​of the buildings themselves. These are all priceless treasures. Egil wanted to keep it for himself to enjoy it. At the same time, it was to have a complete place to keep it in the aftermath of the war, and hold a coronation ceremony to prove that he had obtained the inheritance rights of the Roman Empire.

However, there are such unsightly people in this world. Judging from the situation now, we should accept our fate. Even if we don’t accept our fate, we should escape from Constantinople and go to the Nicea region to restore our country. How could we stay here for ourselves and also make it uncomfortable for the great Norman Emperor?

Originally, the emperor wanted to enter Constantinople after the situation stabilized. But since such a problem occurred, the emperor naturally could not wait any longer. This is why Egil came here. He will observe and judge the situation to see if the Greeks entrenched in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral and the Constantine Palace could persuade them to surrender automatically.

However, what greeted Emperor Norman was a burst of arrows.

"We will never surrender! This tyrant!"

After hearing the defeated Greek soldiers in the palace and such a backbone declaration, the smile on the corner of Egil's mouth disappeared.

at the same time.

When the emperor was so angry that he dispatched large artillery, hundreds of kilograms of heavenly flames and trenchers, and was preparing to burn the entire Constantine Grand Palace. In the outer city of Constantinople, a square that had been opened into the Norman Empire's military camp. At the corner, in a heavily guarded camp tent, the restless Liliannu was imprisoned. Next to Liliannu, he could not say a word, motionless, looking straight at her Sonia like a sculpture.

"Speaking of this, I have met Je, right? Is Jen Sonia?"

“…”

"Is he good at it? That person sent me to monitor me?"

“…”

"Don't you feel tired after standing for so long?"

“…”

Liliannu tried to win over Sonia, but so far, the two sides could not even continue the minimum communication. No matter what Liliannu said, Sonia was silent. This made Liliannu feel very disappointed. She had also tried to attack Sonia secretly and then escape. But her original proud skill seemed like a joke in front of the world's number one assassin. After being ruthlessly hit by Sonia, Liliannu had to give up the idea of ​​running away.

But this is not a solution. At least, at least, you can get some useful information from Sonia. Liliannu took a step back and took a step back. However, in the end, no information was found. Sonia didn't say a word like a sculpture, which left Liliannu no choice.

However, although he didn't say anything, Liliannu could still see something from Sonia's indifferent eyes: "Stop dreaming, wash it whitewash it, just wait for Egil to come and ravage Ji. You will be like this for the rest of your life, and you have no hope."

That's it. This look made Liliannu feel uncomfortable. Especially every day, someone sent a large bucket of milk and lemons. Then she had to wash the milk bath under Sonia's semi-forced service. While she was washing, Sonia next to her was peeling lemons. At this time, the feeling was extremely strong.

Indeed, Liliannu had thought about committing suicide several times. The most creative time was that she wanted to drown herself with milk while bathing. However, as we all know, no matter how hard she tried, she could not suffocate herself to death. So Liliannu's suicide plan failed gorgeously. However, the behavior of soaking her face in milk inspired Sonia, so every day when she took a shower, Sonia would force Liliannu to press her head into the milk for thirty seconds. She forced her to pull her out. This would be repeated dozens of times...

After a few days like this - to be precise, it was more than two months and nearly three months, Liliannu felt uncomfortable when he saw Sonia again. Although he was unwilling to admit it, she was indeed afraid of this three-faceless killer without blood and tears. Liliannu, whose skin was washed with tenderness, had no choice but to accept his fate and prepare to marry Egil...
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