I am Da Song

The reason why the French Crusaders were so depressed was not only because of the war in the distance, but also because of the terrible situation right now.

The war in Constantinople is very grim, and it has fallen into an embattled situation.

The red tide not only launched an offensive from the east, but also overwhelming from the west.

A knight complained to Louis: "The king who is known as the king of Song and Qin has led his army from the north to the south. The Theodosian Wall defended by our Frankish knights is now facing a terrible impact."

"The King of Qin is attacking the Western Wall with tens of thousands of Avars, Russ, and Bulgarians. I suspect that they will have witchcraft, and they attack desperately. Kill them every day, and there will be more the next day. The people rushed over densely."

Everyone in the palace has heard of the name of the Great Song Qin King.

It was rumored that he was disliked by Chi Chao's domineering and cruel emperor because he was too weak, so he was expelled to the frontier tens of thousands of miles away with a lot of wealth.

All those who have come into contact with him are sure that the wealth he possesses is unmatched in the whole of Europe.His gold coins piled up are brighter than the sun in the sky, and when they are filled into the sea, they can completely fill up the Caspian Sea.

When he led his army down from the Balkans, he besieged Constantinople from the west.

With unparalleled excitement, the Frankish knights thought they had found a chance to get rich overnight.After all, during the Crusades, they were filled with festive joy because they could go to the East to plunder.

But once in contact, they were shocked to discover what it means to be "weak and deceptive"!
The so-called weakest prince in the East is as cruel as a devil in the West.

Tens of thousands of barbarians under him yelled and rushed towards the lumbering Frankish knight, brandishing great swords and giant axes.

In that battle, the Frankish knights finally experienced the rage and fear of the barbarians again. Hundreds of Frankish knights were directly torn to pieces by these barbarians.

What's even more frightening is that these barbarians have changed from the chaotic and disorderly situation in the past, and they are fearless of death, and they are indomitable.

The Frankish knights had never seen such a fanatical and indomitable barbarian.

They fought three battles with the barbarians, all three of which ended in defeat, and they could no longer cross the plain and return to Frank.

But even if they stick to the Theodosian Wall, which claims to have never fallen, they are still terrified.

This demon prince simply doesn't care about the lives of the barbarians, and densely packed barbarians come here every day.

If this is considered weak and cowardly, then how cruel and tyrannical is the most powerful tyrant in the East?
Queen Eleanor snorted, and said: "Put away your crude and ignorant ideas. I have confirmed news that this King of Qin does not know witchcraft, and he may not even know martial arts. My people have seen him, He's just a young man in his 20s, fair and clean."

"The reason why he can launch such crazy attacks every day is mainly because his camp attracts teams of barbarians from all directions to join him every day. It is because he has given too much. The barbarians are all fanatical and desperate for his wealth. "

my people.

The queen always has a large number of his people.

The most powerful woman in medieval history always had crowds.

She is like a courtesan, and she can find people who are close to her in all directions.

King Louis' expression was not good, and he snorted coldly and said: "The birds gathered for wealth will all fly away with one arrow. The proud knights of the kingdom should show them some color."

Queen Eleanor's complexion changed drastically, she became mean and bitter, and asked, "What do you mean? Are you going to use the lives of the knights of the kingdom to benefit the Byzantines?"

The other knights watched the king nervously, the Byzantines had tricked them once, and there was already a thorn between the two sides.

At this time, the knights of the kingdom were required to fight a bloody decisive battle for the benefit of the Byzantines, and everyone was angry.

But Louis is sure that this is the key to breaking the current war.

As a king, he has the obligation to weigh the pros and cons, command his people to win battles and win honor.

Before he had time to reveal his thoughts as a king, the sound of knights' heavy armor clanging came from outside.

As the dense and heavy footsteps approached, Louis saw the Byzantine emperor, Manuel, coming with a large number of guards.

When the Frankish knight saw Manuel, his eyes were reddened with anger, and some people wished to hack the despicable emperor to death immediately with a long sword in his hand.

It is precisely because of his dictatorship and despicableness that the Frankish Crusaders are in their current predicament.

But there were also people who sincerely admired the emperor, knowing that the Franks were full of hostility towards him, yet he dared to walk into this church.

Facing the emperor, Louis straightened his chest. He stepped forward and asked, "What is the emperor doing here?"

Manuel is known as the greatest emperor of Byzantium, and his diplomatic vision may only be regarded as mediocre, otherwise the empire would not have fallen into such a situation where it had to deceive its allies.

But his military vision is absolutely top-notch. He said directly to Louis: "It's time for us to join hands in a decisive battle to change the situation. We must defeat the Red Tide King Qin in the west to avoid being trapped to death."

Everyone saw the seriousness on the emperor's face. Facing the red tide was an extremely dangerous thing. Everyone put their heads on the edge of the knife and walked on thin ice.

But the emperor's current behavior is very similar to the last desperate madness of a gambler.

This made Louis immediately sense something was wrong, and asked, "What happened? Why did you suddenly want to go out of the city for a decisive battle? I mean, it is indeed a wise plan to defeat King Qin, but why is it so hasty?"

Manuel did not hide it this time, and frankly told the Frankish knights about the situation.It's time for everyone to use their courage to fight for life and death.

"The red tide has broken through the Bosporus Strait, and their warships are already cruising in the Black Sea. The empire's sea routes have been cut off, and they can no longer supply Constantinople."

"If we don't want to starve to death in this city, we must defeat King Qin's barbarian troops from the west and consolidate the grain road in the direction of Greece."

"In this decisive battle, the Empire will send the Varangian Guards and the newly formed Iron Armored Paladins to fight with the Frankish knights and defeat the barbarians."

Queen Eleanor's face was as white as iron, and she screamed: "How could the warships of the Red Tide break through the Bosporus Strait? Isn't it chained to death there? There is also Greek fire! Could it be that their warships broke through the Bosphorus Strait? Can fly?"