Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, the Israeli boxing champion

There is no other reason, it’s just that there are simply too many places to run.

First, he went to romantic Venice with Leonardo da Vinci to participate in a coup. Not long after returning, he went to Rhodes in person to persuade two knights to come as voluntary mercenaries. Then he crossed the ocean to Egypt and had a cordial and friendly exchange with the Mamluk Sultan who was full of martial virtue. Needless to say, the results of the friendly exchange were very fruitful. The fact that he was able to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem speaks volumes.

On the way back to Constantinople, I also fooled Karaman. When I was still in Nottingham, the professor said this:

“There are generally two approaches to writing national history in modern nation-states: one is to observe the historical process within the boundaries of sovereign states, and the other is to trace the history of activities of major ethnic groups.”

"At the end of the 11th century, the Turks first tried to establish an independent regime in Anatolia, and the Rum Sultanate was the most successful attempt. The two ideas have since merged. It is not difficult for the Turks to find the special significance of this when they are looking for the continuity of their identity in history. Even today, when national history is popular, people like us who are not Turks can intuitively or rationally grasp the special features of the Rum Sultanate."

In fact, the history of the Sultanate of Rum is a heroic story in troubled times.

The governors of Venice and Genoa, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Khan of Il, and the Sultan of the Mamluks all supported the Turkic Beys to fight against each other.

Germian failed, and his generals who marched westwards established their own army and a new Bey State with the help of Venice and Genoa.

Karaman failed. It shed blood in the conquests of the Mongols and the Rum Sultanate. Although it obtained the former favorable land of the Rum Sultanate, with the rise of the Ottomans, it had no choice but to submit to the Mamluk Sultan.

Aritna and Kadibur Khan al-Dinni also failed, and their plans to restore the territory of the Rum Sultanate were ended by the Mongols and the Ayeyarkovsky Dynasty.

The Ottoman Empire, which emerged from the collapse of the Rum Sultanate, did not defeat all the powerful ministers and traitors until 1608, and annexed all the halal and non-halal Turkic Bey states, and finally unified this place, bringing to an end the chaos that had lasted for hundreds of years since the death of Ilkhan Bushayin.

——Of course, more importantly, the Sultanate of Rum is also Rome!

Al-Islam+Roma, what could be more exciting than this?

That day, Alvin was alone in the palace, and in front of all the Sultan's ministers, he said this sentence with confidence.

"Sultan, don't you want to restore the former glory of the Sultanate of Rum?"

If the Third Rome was not too far away from here, Alvin really wanted to go north along the Volga River to win over the Third Rome. However, even so, the encirclement of the first anti-Austrian alliance had been successfully established.

"Fuck, why do I feel like I'm like Su Qin on his diplomatic mission to the six kingdoms?"

Alvin smiled bitterly for a while, shook his head, and then walked into the only remaining library.

"Welcome, Mr. Alvin. Is there anything I can help you with?" The librarian on duty today said this when he saw the visitor.

In Constantinople today, after his diplomatic mission to the six kingdoms, Alvin is no longer an unknown figure. Well, he has become one of the top three people that the young girls in Constantinople want to marry the most. In this respect, he has inherited the fine tradition of El-Melloi II.

"I'm looking for books from the Komnenian period."

"Please go over there. The bookshelves on the second row on the left are from the Komnenos period."

It is a quiet and peaceful library. Some people are sitting on a row of chairs along the aisle. On the far left and the far right are many desks arranged in parallel for students to study.

In the middle of these two rows of desks are rows of books, with all kinds of books stacked on them. People can walk through the middle of the books. People coming and going are in a hurry, or thinking slowly. Some are passers-by, and the other is teaching.

It is easy to concentrate in this environment and think about various problems. Is this the energy released by people's subconscious mind?

Because the sound of pages turning on the desk, the sound of stools being moved underneath, and the sound of pedestrians walking are so clear.

In fact, it is not very quiet, but it is very quiet.

People are busy thinking about all kinds of problems, but in fact it is very easy to fall asleep here. Is sleeping as important as studying? Or is sleeping the most important thing in life? No matter what, you have to sleep eventually.

People are thinking quietly, their brain waves are spinning endlessly, and they wonder if there is a kind of energy that is generated by this.

The meaning of human beings is probably that they have no meaning.

Because the so-called meaning is aimed at others besides ourselves. As for ourselves, there is no meaning, only living and thinking.

"Huh, found it—"

In the vast sea of ​​books, Alvin finally found the precious book he had been seeking for.

He gently brushed away the light dust on the red cover of the book, and a line of gilded Latin appeared in front of him.

Αλεξια?

This may be a little obscure to modern people, but Alvin knows what it means.

This is a biography written by Anna Komnenos, the eldest princess of the Komnenos dynasty and a famous historian - "The Life of Alexios". Of course, it has another better-known name:

My Emperor Father

PS1: The meaning of Turkic Bey can be understood as leader.

PS2: Speaking of which, I have heard the story before about the eldest princess and Endolo reaching an agreement to take revenge on Constantinople. The street literature is really amazing!

PS3: This colored pen team really needs to reflect on this.

Among all the winning teams, only Sprite let Faze take a map. Sprite should really reflect on whether she underestimated the enemy.

If young player B leaves, who will come to team C?

Chapter 100 Time is running out for Byzantium

"Sudan."

"Any news about that person?"

"...There is no news from him so far."

The Sultan shook his head in disappointment. In fact, he had long known that these Yerichenis were completely incapable of completing this task, and now it was just a routine matter.

"You all go down, I want to be alone for a while."

Chief Yericheni withdrew, leaving the Sultan alone in the study. After the battle to seize the throne, he had regained power and restored the study to its appearance nine years ago.

In fact, he really wanted to meet the uninvited guest who appeared in Bursa yesterday, but the times were different now. As a sultan, he could never do such a thing, which made him feel a little bored.

Having lost the freedom he once had, he once again locked himself in the canary cage.

But taking a step back, even if he personally went out, he probably wouldn't be able to stop that person, and he had a hunch...

Perhaps the next time I meet him will be in Constantinople.

"Go and see how the cannon is being cast."

Thinking of this, he moved and walked out.

In a courtyard only 800 meters away from the Imperial Palace, Aku Hinako stood in front of Ritsuka's door, looking conflicted as to whether to open it.

"call--"

This was the eleventh time that Aku Hinako took a deep breath. She reached out for the door handle, but pulled her hand back after a few seconds and then fell into a struggle between her conscience and her desires once again.

"well--!"

At the corner of the stairs, Matthew and Ophelia sat on the steps with a look of disappointment.

"Will Aku Hinako-senpai be able to succeed?"

Although she used a questioning tone, there was no sign of worry on Mashu's face. Unlike Mashu, Ophelia was very direct.

"I think, no."

And it's very reasonable.

"Even if I give Akebab Hinako-senpai two hours, she won't be able to open the door."

While they were discussing, the door of a room was opened.

"Senior Aku Hinako? Is there something you want to talk to me about so early today?"

When Ritsuka opened the door yawning, he ran into Aku Hinako who "happened" to pass by.

"Ah, no, uh...it's ok, let's go!"

Aku Hinako ran away, slipping away at a speed several times faster than when she lingered in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka's door before, which made Ritsuka look puzzled, and Mashu and Ophelia felt ashamed.

Of course, the embarrassment left to Akagi Hinako didn't last long, as Nero announced the news during breakfast.

"Are you going to the Arsenal today?"

"Um, that's right. The place we are going to has just created a groundbreaking weapon. The Sultan also used this as an excuse to invite us to watch the test firing."

“Era-changing?”

Lixiang asked the question seemingly casually, but in fact it was Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aiming at Pei Gong.

"Umm, according to him, it's for the Theodosian Walls..."

The answer was obvious. Apart from the heavy artillery, no one in Ottoman Empire could threaten the Wall of Sighs. After the unexpected meeting yesterday, Li Xiang didn't want to go out.

But now the arrow is on the string and it has to be shot.

At this moment, the Sultan stood in front of this heavy artillery and felt his own insignificance for the first time - because it was so huge.

"Was it Erdogan's order?"

In front of the Sultan was a huge special foundry pit dug by Ottoman workers for this purpose. For a year and a half, they melted the bronze here and began to cast this unprecedented weapon in history.

When the mold was broken, what appeared before the Sultan was a "terrible and extraordinary monster" - the Urban heavy artillery named after the Hungarian who was also its designer.

The cannon was 17 feet long and weighed 17 tons. The barrel was 8 inches thick to withstand the huge impact when the cannon was fired. The caliber was 30 inches high, enough to accommodate an adult. The granite cannonballs used weighed 1500 pounds. It was undoubtedly the most powerful firearm in the Middle Ages.

The Sultan met this internationalist Hungarian designer, but was almost shocked after the meeting.

What he saw was a man who was blind in his left eye and had a crippled right arm.

"In Allah, sir, what is going on?"

"Byzantines! They took my hands and eyes, but they couldn't take my brain! My lord, please use it to destroy the damned Theodosian Wall!"

Urban was so excited that he was almost hysterical, which made the Jerichinis almost stunned; in response, the Sultan could not help but agree to the request of the poor Hungarian, but his brows were frowned.

The Byzantines probably also have someone like Nero Claudius who is no less powerful than us, but there are always exceptions.

He saw Attila, the King of the Huns, near the cannon. Even though he had regained the throne of the Sultan, the Ottoman Empire was still called the Hun Empire in Europe. Only the descendants of the Roman Sultanate and the Byzantine Empire called it the Ottoman Empire.

In other words, nothing has changed, and now is the time to change.

"Is this heavy artillery really as powerful as it is said to be?"

After being shocked, Mashu became curious about its power.

"I have studied the Theodosian Wall carefully. It seems to me that it can not only crush the walls of Constantinople, but even the walls of the legendary Babylon."

The Sultan himself was also interested when he thought of the craftsman's assurance to him.

"Mashu, if you are interested, you might as well come and watch this test launch."

The value of Constantinople is unquestionable. Although this historic city no longer has the charm it once had, it is still the first choice for the future center of the Ottoman Empire. For hundreds of years, it has been the most attractive trophy for the MSL.

However, for seven centuries, Constantinople repeatedly repelled them. Its strong defenses and advantageous geographical location made it easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the thousand-year history of the Eastern Roman Empire, the city was besieged 7 times, but not once could the enemy break through its walls - the despicable rebellion of the Crusaders in 7 was of course another matter.

On March 1453, 3, the Sultan ordered the first test firing outside Bursa. The cannon was placed on the wilderness, and the loading was lengthy but smooth. With an earth-shaking roar, the cannonball sunk six feet into the mud a mile away. Urban had fulfilled his promise, and the Sultan finally had the weapon that would enable him to accomplish his feat.

Everyone was cheering, either because they saw hope of conquering the Eternal City, or because of their own revenge, or because they were cheering for the singularity to be repaired as soon as possible.

But Fujimaru Ritsuka was different. She stared at the petite figure standing next to the heavy artillery. Among those celebrating, she was the only one who knew that this was the ultimate weapon that the Ottomans had in their hold.

However, new problems also arise.

Who does "God's Whip" Altira obey?

PS1: Recently, more and more people have written Paradox 4 Meng about Shukri... It is both a good thing and a bad thing that it has gone viral.

PS2: So, what type of game is Genshin Impact?

Chapter 101 As long as we can save Constantinople...

Today is a very special day for Alvin and El-Melloi II, the people of later generations - April Fools' Day.

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decided to adopt the new reformed calendar - the Gregorian calendar, which took New Year's Day as the beginning of the year, changing the previous April as the beginning of the new year. However, some conservatives in France opposed this reform and continued to send New Year gifts and celebrate the New Year on this day according to the old calendar. Clever and funny people sent them fake gifts on April and invited them to a fake reception, and April Fools' Day came from this.

When Alvin was still in London, he launched a plan for an annual decisive battle against his teacher El-Melloi II. The core members were himself and two perennial repeaters in El-Melloi II's classroom. According to unreliable news, El-Melloi II's sister, Lanis El-Melloi Archizolti, was even involved.

Of course, Alvin now has no intention of carrying on with this drama, because today, the Sultan sent someone to issue a declaration of war.

When Alvin, who was having breakfast, was pushed open the door and pulled away by El-Melloi II without saying a word, he looked confused; and after El-Melloi II told him what happened today, his face became very ugly.

"We still have five days to make final preparations."

"So, does our army have the ability to engage in street fighting?"

"...Not at all. You think too highly of them."

"How about you come up with the Empty City Strategy, Teacher?"

"What can a city do..."

Outside the palace of Basileus, Constantine XI stood up from the throne. During this period of time, he had been trying to catch the traitors inside Constantinople, but now that the net had been closed, he was stunned.