Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 365: The army arrived at Constantinople, and the king ran away? princess of jerusalem
John III nodded. The Mongol Empire was too powerful. He now only hoped that the other party could hand over Constantinople to him and take back the old capital of the Roman Empire in his lifetime.

Other things, the territory once occupied by the Bulgarian Empire, and another city in the Latin Empire, he no longer dared to ask for.

After taking back the capital Constantinople, he would then consider the westward expansion of the Nicaea Empire and take back the previous territories and the principalities and kingdoms that had been split off before.

Constantinople had too great interests and too many things for the Roman Empire. It was a symbol of culture and a symbol of power. Everything could be given up, except Constantinople. .

"Your Majesty! I'm just here to inform you to send troops to Constantinople. After we capture Constantinople, my master will personally discuss the specific territorial issues with you. I have no right to say this. ." The Mongolian envoy said.

Just kidding, he is just a messenger, he is not qualified to negotiate with the king of a country.

"Well! I will immediately mobilize the troops at home and go to the Latin Empire to recapture the former capital. Distinguished envoy, please take a good rest in Nicaea first. I will arrange a sumptuous dinner for you." John III said. .

The Mongolian envoy nodded, saluted John III again, and then exited the palace.

After sending away the Mongolian envoys, John III immediately summoned his court ministers and the country's great nobles. He told them about sending troops with Mongolia.

"Your Majesty, the Mongols are indeed powerful, but at least your daughter is the other party's wife, and the other party has promised to help us restore the country before. I dare not say anything else, but he should return Constantinople to us." A palace minister spoke.

"I know that if the Mongol king who calls himself King John can fulfill his promise, then I will also fulfill my promise and pass the throne of the Roman Empire to my grandson, his son." John The third generation spoke.

"Now pass my order to mobilize 30,000 infantry, 10,000 navy, and 50 warships to formally declare war on the Latin Empire. We must retake our capital." John III said.

Sure enough, sometimes it is necessary to kill monkeys to scare chickens, rather than killing chickens to scare monkeys.

"This is our bargaining chip. We also have a strong naval force. Although we cannot defeat the Venetian navy, we can still tell them to get out." Another big noble said.

"King Guanzhong, that's how it is. This John III now only wants to return to the other territories of Constantinople, and he can refuse them all."

Zhang Yong met the envoy he sent here.

"Hahaha! I understand, go down!" Zhang Yong waved his hand and said.

After discussing the specific matters for starting the war, John III once again summoned the Mongolian envoy and personally wrote a letter and asked him to deliver it to Zhang Yong.

If you kill a chicken, you may not be able to warn a smart monkey, but if you kill a powerful monkey, you will definitely scare a group of chickens and monkeys to death.

Hearing this, John III nodded. He didn't dare to talk about other territories, but he still had some confidence in getting his former capital back.

What's more, the Bulgarian Empire is no ordinary monkey! If it weren't for the Mongol invasion, in the original history, the Bulgarian Empire might have really been able to destroy the Latin Empire and the Nicaea Empire.

At this time, Zhang Yong's army had arrived at the border of the Bulgarian Empire and the Latin Empire, surrounding the small Balkan Peninsula.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. We haven't destroyed the Latin Empire yet. Don't forget that the Latin Empire is supported by Venetian merchants.

"Your Majesty, you already have an heir." A great nobleman said.

Although these Venetians are not good at fighting on land, they are too rich, and their water fighting ability is much stronger than ours. If they attack on the port, I am afraid that the Mongols will not be able to do anything to them. "A great nobleman said.

"We in Rome adopt a dual monarchy system. The territory of the Nicene Empire will be inherited by my son. The other areas will be inherited by the son of the Mongolian king." John III said.

"If the other party doesn't give it back to us, Your Majesty, don't offend the other party. It's best to maintain peace. With the current strength of our country, it is absolutely impossible to compete with Mongolia."

Think about it, an opponent who overwhelmed you was completely destroyed by another enemy in just ten days. How do you feel?
This time, Zhang Yong's bloodbath in Bulgaria has indeed deterred European countries, and as time goes by, this news will spread, and then the whole of Europe will be even more afraid of Mongolia.

The former Crusaders destroyed the powerful Byzantine Roman Empire and established a huge Latin Empire on its original territory. However, in just a few decades, the Latin Empire lost more than 80% of its territory and now only has two cities. Trapped in the Balkans.

After receiving the letter, the Mongolian messenger immediately set off for Zhang Yong's military camp. A few days later, he arrived at Zhang Yong's Western Expedition military camp.

If there is no heir, the throne can indeed be passed on to the son-in-law. After all, this is a very popular thing in Europe, but the problem is that the current His Majesty has an heir.

The Mongolian invasion is still going on, so European countries will definitely gather coalition forces. Then I will save some trouble and can eliminate you all at once.

What's more, it's not just his own side that's putting pressure on them. This guy Batu is also attacking Prussia, the Teutonic Knights, and the Principality of Lithuania. These three places probably won't escape the fate of being bloodbathed by the Mongols.

My cheap father-in-law is indeed frightened, but this is the effect I want. Only with enough deterrence can he be honest and make the other party take advantage of it.

The death date of this John III was during the third Mongolian Western Expedition, which means that he still has at least ten years to live. By then, he should have destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty and even unified the entire East.

The new Mongolian Western Expedition will also be fully launched. In the first Western Expedition, he only participated with the army. In the second Western Expedition, he became one of the leaders. But in the third Western Expedition, he will become the initiator.

After leaving the border of the Bulgarian Empire, Zhang Yong's army marched directly into the Latin Empire, marching toward Constantinople with murderous intent. A few days later, they arrived at this ancient city. .

The Nicaea army on the other side was almost reaching Zhang Yong at this time, and it was about a day's journey away.

At this time, the city of Constantinople was filled with a large number of residents who had fled into the city from other parts of the Latin Empire and some local residents, numbering as many as five to six million.

After arriving in Constantinople, Zhang Yong ordered the Mongolian army to surround the city.

At this time, the city of Constantinople fell into an unprecedented chaos. The ferocity of the Mongols in Bulgaria really frightened the residents in the city.

"Brother Zhang, this city is easy to defend but difficult to attack! The terrain is extremely long and narrow, and it is also a peninsula. Both sides are extremely long and narrow. The cavalry may not be able to use it." After observing the terrain of the Balkan Peninsula, Guyou arrived. Zhang Yong opened his mouth and said.

"It's just a small city. I don't even need to use heavy artillery. I only need to use thunder cannons, cannons, explosive packs and catapults to capture this city." Zhang Yong said.

Constantinople is indeed very famous in history and is a top city, but its wall structure is much worse than that of ancient cities in the East.

It is true that he cannot defend himself against his own heavy artillery, not even explosive charges, catapults, and thunder barrel cannons. It is extremely easy for him to capture this city.

What needs to be a little more careful is the nearby navy, but these navy can be left to the Nicaea Empire.

Speaking of the navy, it has to be put on the agenda. I don’t have any suitable ship design drawings.

But the Nicene Empire did! You can take the design drawings of these ships back and build finished ships to fight against the navy of the Southern Song Dynasty in the future.

He even poached some good naval instructors from his cheap father-in-law. The naval instructors near the Mediterranean still have rich sailing experience.

In the Yangtze River Basin near Chongqing, we can build a decent navy. In terms of navigation technology, the Europeans still have an advantage.

The poor Latin Empire is about to be destroyed, and the country established by these Italians is about to disappear.

"Brother Zhang! Should we send an envoy to persuade him to surrender?" Guyou asked. "It's okay to send one in to explore the information in the city. If the envoy cannot come out, it will give us an excuse to massacre the city." Zhang Yong said.

(At this time, the Latin Empire was only a little bigger, with only one capital, Constantinople, a few small villages around it, and Izmir, which was close to the Nicaea Empire. Just these two cities .The city of Chollu was also captured by the Nicaea Empire.)
Soon, the three Mongolian envoys arrived at the gates of Constantinople, and were pulled into the city by the defenders in a hanging basket.

In the afternoon of that day, three envoys appeared outside the city and returned to Zhang Yong's military camp.

"You came back so soon, didn't they make things difficult for you?" Zhang Yong asked, looking at the three Mongolian envoys who had been released intact.

Damn it, your experience is a little different from other Mongolian envoys!

"King Guanzhong, after we entered the city, we asked to see the king and asked them to surrender in the city.

But the person in charge in the city is not the king. Their king, Baldwin II, is at the French Kingdom in Europe at this time. The only person in the city is a Jerusalem princess, that is, his queen is in charge. "The Mongolian envoy said.

"What? You mean their king ran away and left his wife behind?" After hearing this, Guyu stood up and asked.

"We don't know this, but their king is indeed not in the city. It is said that he went to the Kingdom of France a few months ago." The Mongolian envoy said.

They were also quite puzzled by this matter, so they went into the city to persuade them to surrender, but in vain, the king was not there.

The so-called queen coyly refused to see them and had people send them back.

"Dear King John, I know what is going on. The King of the Latin Empire, Baldwin II, is indeed often absent from the country. He did not escape in advance." Duke Kalman of Croatia, who was sitting aside, said.

"Oh! Tell me what's going on?" Zhang Yong asked.

"There are only two cities left in the Latin Empire now. The entire country does not have much tax revenue at all, but it has to face two powerful enemies, so it must maintain a strong military force.

His Majesty Baldwin II often traveled around Europe to raise funds for charity. "Kallman said.

"Hahaha! I heard that this young monarch even traded the cross of Jesus' crucifixion, as well as Jingguan and other holy objects to King Louis IX of France to gain the support of the Kingdom of France. He even promised Venice, etc. After his eldest son was born, he sent his eldest son as a hostage in exchange for Venice's support." The Grand Duke of Serbia said from the side.

Although nominally an emperor controls an empire, this empire is not even as good as their principality. Whether it is population, territory, or military strength, the current Latin Empire is a complete dwarf.

"How old is his queen this year? How old is he himself?" Zhang Yong touched his chin and asked thoughtfully.

"The princess of Jerusalem is 17 years old this year. She has just been married to him for two years. He has just turned 20 this year and may turn 21 soon." Duke Kalman of Croatia said.

"Well! Guyu, would you like to marry a Western princess as your wife?" Zhang Yong looked at Guyu aside and asked.

Hearing this, the two Grand Dukes present were a little confused. Damn it, are you so careless? This is knowingly trying to steal someone else's wife.

What happened to married women? This woman is very young! He's only a little over seventeen years old, and the Mongolians don't mind this at all, okay?
Guiyu's own wife was someone else's wife and was snatched away by Wo Kuotai, so she still became Wo Kuotai's eldest wife.

"If she is beautiful, then I will marry her." Guyu said.

"No, no, no, you have to marry her. It's not that you don't marry her if she doesn't look good. Her identity is very important." Zhang Yong shook his head and said.

"Brother Zhang, do you have any ideas? Tell me." Guyu asked.

"Her status is extraordinary. She is the princess of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. You can marry her and make her the queen of Jerusalem in the future. When your son is born, he will be the king of Jerusalem." Zhang Yong said.

The title of King of Jerusalem is not ordinary. This is not the title of an ordinary king. The status of this title is even second only to that of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

It is much higher than other European monarch titles, because it means that you are the tombkeeper of Jesus, the guardian of the Holy City, the king of the Holy Land, the king of Jerusalem, and you are also responsible for protecting those who go to worship in the Holy City. mission.

After he and Batu defeated the Holy Roman Empire, Zhang Yong had already thought of an excuse to support the Queen of Jerusalem and even launch a third Western Expedition to attack Central Asia.

The Mongol Crusaders are not called for nothing. Although Guyu will definitely have signed up by then, his son can still take advantage of it.

The two great dukes on the other side also talked to Guyou about the status of the King of Jerusalem.

"In other words, this woman's identity is very important. She is qualified to inherit the position of Queen of Jerusalem. In this case, I am willing to marry her." Guyou asked.

The identity of someone else's wife doesn't matter at all, just let her husband die. Anyway, the bride-grabbing game is also popular among the prairie people.

His grandfather Genghis Khan's mother, Genghis Khan's wife, his father Khan Wokuotai's wife, and even the wives of several other uncles, none of them were snatched away or snatched away by the enemy.

"Ahem! This Mongolian king, if you want to marry the princess of Jerusalem, you must convert to Catholicism, otherwise she will not agree, and the Pope will not agree," Duke Kalman said.

Come on, the position of the King of Jerusalem is no joke.

"Haha! She will agree. She can't refuse what we offer, and if the Pope dares to interfere, I will kill him." Zhang Yong said.

I don’t believe in the title of Queen of Jerusalem. Would she be tempted to help her restore her homeland and make her son the future King of Jerusalem?

To put it bluntly, the Latin Empire and the Kingdom of Jerusalem are just two countries that are just surviving.

"Yes, I will also kill her current husband." Guyu said.

The two Grand Dukes were speechless when they heard this. Are you mistaken? Are you two so careless?

However, their identities were there, and the two Grand Dukes didn't say much.

In this way, Guyu and Zhang Yong happily decided to snatch this Jerusalem princess directly.

The next morning, John III, the monarch of the Nicene Empire, also brought his army to Zhang Yong's station.

After a friendly interaction, Zhang Yong invited John III and his important accompanying officials to his tent.

As for the troops he brought, as well as a large navy, they camped in the outer areas.

"Honorable King John, I don't know where my little daughter is now. She has been away from me for several years. I miss her very much." John III saluted Zhang Yong and said.

"Euplasia is in good condition now. She has given birth to a son and a daughter for me. I have informed her of the news and sent people to pick her up from the Ross area. She will be here in a few days. We can get here. After we capture Constantinople, we can welcome her in the city." Zhang Yong said.

(End of this chapter)