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The craftsmen and officials carried by Zheng *he's fleet were exactly the result of the previous communication with Seferes II.

According to the agreement between Seris and Eastern Rome, the Mediterranean exit of the Suez Canal was controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire.At the other end of the Red Sea exit, the Seris Empire sent garrisons to manage it.The two sides are expected to help each other maintain this lifeline that greatly shortens the distance of communication between the two sides.They also agreed that, except for the merchant ships of the two countries that need to pay half, any merchant ship that passes through the canal must pay all the canal maintenance fees to both parties.After the Seris Empire has received it, the Eastern Roman Empire will not receive it again, and vice versa.

Zheng *he left all the officials, craftsmen and [-] troops here, and took the rest to Eastern Rome to submit credentials and trade.

On the way back after visiting Sepheres II with the credentials of Eastern Rome and the resident mission, the aging Sanbao eunuch Zheng Xunhe finally contracted the wind-cold during the voyage and fell into a complication caused by the wind-cold. Under the disease.

After the fleet cremated Zheng Xunhe's body, they returned home with the ashes and buried Zheng Xunhe in Niushou Mountain in Jinling.

Since then, the exchanges between Seris and Eastern Rome have become more frequent.

The Eastern Roman Emperor envied Emperor Seris' control over the army and the court, and he didn't have to worry about the Guards rebelling every day.Emperor Serris envied that the Eastern Roman Emperor could lie flat every day without worrying about state affairs.

Of course, the final completion of the Suez Canal also contributed to the Seris Empire's two-way equal emphasis and the Eastern Roman Empire's emphasis on the navy.

Relying on the soft financial income collected from road tolls, the Eastern Roman Empire established a powerful navy and marine corps, and the Seris Empire used the money to establish a professional ocean-going navy and a large number of related personnel.

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Time gradually passed, and gradually came the period of the Crusades.

The Eastern Roman Empire was defeated in the Battle of Manzikert, and more than half of the country fell. Emperor Romanus IV was captured, and another co-emperor, Michael VII, asked the Holy See for help.

At this point, the Crusades began.

Before the Fourth Crusade, Pope Innocent III initially determined that the target of the attack was Egypt and by the way beat the pagans from the East, asking them to get acquainted with the Holy See and send some military expenses, or simply let the Holy See in the canal The toll income is mixed with one hand.

The Holy See has long been jealous of the huge tolls that the Eastern Roman Empire and the Seris Empire have paid for the Suez Canal, but no matter which Eastern Roman emperor knows that the trade with Seris and the tolls of the Suez Canal are the last financial lifelines of the empire. , there is no concession on this bottom line issue.

So the Holy See could only turn its mind to another manager of the canal, the Seris Empire.

When they thought about it, although the Seris Empire had [-] troops and more than [-] immigrants stationed in Suez, they were not the masters of this land after all.As long as the Holy See raises its arms, the army of knights and poor people who have long been jealous of wealth will definitely be able to wipe out this small army of [-] Serris.As long as they are smart enough to give a large amount of wealth, or further give the management rights of part of the canal, then the prestige of the Holy See will surpass the Eastern Roman Empire and become the only voice in the entire Western world.

In this way, under the organization of the Holy See and the greedy Venetian Governor Dandolo, the Fourth Crusade, which is far larger than the group of friends in the history of the world, began.

The fourth crusade in the history of the group of friends totaled 4 people, including 5000 Frankish knights, [-] infantry, [-] knight entourages and idlers.

But here, in order to avenge the dispute over the concession in 1171, Dandolo gave away 15% of his wealth, and persuaded all the upper nobles in Venice to take out one-fifth of their wealth , Organized a huge crusade of more than [-] people.

This huge army was divided into two groups, and 6 people along the way followed Dandolo's suggestion to Constantinople.Another route of 9 people, led by a cardinal archbishop Raymond, aggressively crossed the section of the Suez Canal east of the Roman Empire and came within the control of the Seris Empire.

In fact, after the Battle of Manzikert, the Eastern Roman Empire turned to the Seris Empire for help, hoping to send some troops to help for the sake of a brotherly country.Of course, the price and treatment are easy to talk about, but I just hope to send the same elites as Zheng * and the fleet back then.After all, when the carefully selected mighty soldiers in Zheng *he's fleet stepped into Constantinople in the footsteps of the infantry drills written by the traversers, they brought a powerful force to the entire Eastern Roman Empire. The army was very impressed.

However, Emperor Xuande died of illness, and the orthodox Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty who succeeded him was not a time traveler. He took a 30 army and a bunch of nobles to go out for a walk, and after eating a civil fort, he became a suffering brother like Romanus IV.

Then came the succession of Emperor Jingtai, then the defense of the imperial capital and the counterattack, and then the restoration of Yingzong, who was renamed Tianshun.

The interior of Seris is a mess, and the various levels of intrigue and conspiracy are eye-opening for the Eastern Roman Mission stationed in Serris.They never thought that the struggle between power and schemes could be played like this?

But in the end, it still depends on the face of the century-old alliance between the two parties. After the battle to defend the imperial capital, Emperor Jingtai pieced together [-] elite troops from the imperial imperial army, the imperial capital defenders, and the local troops who came to serve the king. They boarded a boat with their families and headed for Constantinople, thousands of miles away.

Against this background, there was such an army from the Seris Empire and their families living in Constantinople for a long time.

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Archbishop Raymond in red thought very well, as long as my Holy See heavenly soldiers arrive, the Seris army in the small city of Suez will fight against each other, open the city gates, and offer countless gold, silver and jewels to him.

So dreaming of making a fortune, Raymond ignored the suggestions of his officers, marched towards Suez city swaggeringly, and sent envoys to persuade the Siris army in Suez city to surrender, so that they only need to hand over financial assets worth 80 gold coins. , and let the knights of the Crusaders eat, drink and have fun in the city for a week, they don't have to fight, and everyone doesn't have to die, how wonderful?

Then well. . .

When Raymond came to the city of Suez with his army, what he saw was not the gates of the city were wide open, and officials of all sizes in the city swept the floor to welcome them.Instead, his envoy was severely beaten, tied to a dead tree by the roadside, and almost died of exposure in the sun.

Raymond was furious, and immediately ordered his crusaders to prepare to attack the city.

But what he didn't know was that when he swaggered slowly towards the city of Suez, the Seris garrison in the city of Suez had already dispatched [-] of his [-] cavalry.

Seeing that the Crusaders were ready to attack the city, the Seris cavalry, who had circled behind them five thousand years ago, immediately launched a surprise attack from behind, catching the Crusaders by surprise.

Immediately afterwards, the gate of Suez opened wide, and the remaining [-] cavalry rushed out of the gate with [-] light infantry, and charged against the already chaotic Crusaders.

Two bread sandwich cheese, crusaders quickly collapsed.

The generals of the Siris Army in Suez City did not expect that the crusader who boasted to the sky could not help fighting so much. After thinking about it, they felt that it would be a pity for the opponent to send his head a thousand miles away if he didn't bite hard.1 people were left to guard the city and guard the house, and the rest of the army rushed out to take advantage of it.

It took two days and one night to capture the prisoners. On the third morning, the Seris army, large and small, returned to the city of Suez with the prisoners they had captured.

According to historical records, among the [-] troops that Lei Meng sent thousands of miles away, more than [-] died in the double-team attack of the Seris cavalry and trampled on by the chaos.More than [-] people were captured and captured, including Raymond himself.The rest fled in all directions around the canal.

In the Fourth Crusade, the 15 troops were divided into two groups and lost more than 6 at the beginning of the game, and the remaining 2 were all defeated.

After interrogating Raymond, it was learned that he was seduced by the governor of Venice all the way to Constantinople.The city of Suez immediately assembled [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, and [-] troops immediately came down the canal to the area controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire.

After reporting the situation, the governor of the Eastern Roman Empire here also panicked, and hastily mobilized [-] garrisons to join the Seris army and sail to Constantinople on the boat sent by Raymond.

Everyone is praying, hoping that the emperor that has stood for a thousand years is okay.

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On the other hand, Enrico Dandolo, the governor of Venice, had already planned his revenge plan in his heart.He wanted to sack Constantinople and take revenge for all the humiliation he had suffered in the dispute over the concession in 1171, as well as for being blinded by the assassins sent by the emperor.

The emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Alexis III, was deceived by the Crusaders and opened the door for the Crusaders to use the ports of the empire.

But what he never expected was that Alexis, the son of the deposed Byzantine Emperor Isaac II, asked the Pope for help against the usurper Alexius III.

Then, under the bewitching of Dandolo, the Crusaders marched into Byzantium under the pretext of helping Byzantium restore the "legal" throne, and besieged Constantinople in June 1203.

In the history of the group of friends, Emperor Alexis III absconded and Isaac II was restored.In order to pay the 20 silver marks for the Crusaders' assistance in the restoration, Alexei extorted violently, which aroused the uprising of the people of Constantinople, and Alexei was hanged.

However history has been changed.

Originally, the emperor absconded because he did not have enough money and troops, but after Seris sent [-] elites and their families to Constantinople, all this was changed.

After nearly 200 years of spreading, the Serisians in Constantinople have exceeded 20.Among them, a quarter of them inherited their father's career and served in the city defense army of Constantinople.

Under the command of these soldiers from Seris and rewarded by the emperor's small treasury for tolls, the city defense army of Constantinople was quickly mobilized and stood on the top of the city with various defensive equipment.

At first, Emperor Alexis III thought that there was a misunderstanding in the communication between the two parties, but after the envoys he sent were killed one after another, he finally realized the reality.

In addition to the local residents and nobles of Constantinople, the most surprising thing is the Serisians who came here.The young and strong among them joined the army one after another, taking the assigned weapons as a reserve team.The old and weak women and children are in the rear, ready for logistical work.

Encouraged by the example of the Serisians, the local nobles and residents of Constantinople also contributed their part to the defense of the city.

Originally, Constantinople was captured by the Crusaders two days later, but this time the Crusaders suffered heavy losses from various city defense weapons from the East.

The swarming of bees made them dare not attack in groups, the muskets and Frangler cannons made them afraid to leave the protection range of shields and large siege equipment, and the enemy of ten thousand (Note 1) and golden juice made them curse the plug The Lysians are all devils crawling out of hell.

'Only the devil could come up with such a vicious weapon! '

—————From a priest who survived after participating in the Fourth Crusade.

In this way, Constantinople was under the siege of [-] Crusaders for more than a month, waiting for reinforcements from Suez.

When the Seris army disguised as another crusader and the Eastern Roman Empire tricked the guards and quickly occupied the port, the high-level crusaders in the city were still debating whether to continue to attack this difficult bone.

It wasn't until Serris' cavalry appeared behind them that the top crusaders realized in horror that they had already lost another army for an unknown amount of time.

Now anyone who is not a fool knows that the defeat of the Battle of Constantinople has been decided, and the next step is the story of how to escape.

So before the cavalry launched an attack, the Crusaders under the city scattered and fled with their respective lords.

The cavalry who came to help did not pursue them, they left all the infantry and sneaked lightly, but they didn't expect the opponent to collapse and run away.

In this way, Constantinople, which should have been breached and plundered on April 1204, 4, changed its fate.

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Naturally, after this incident in April 1204, after finding out that there was Venetian instigation behind it, the Eastern Roman Empire issued a joint invitation to the Seris Empire.The two families sent troops together and turned the city-state of Venice and the surrounding area into the province of Venice in the Eastern Roman Empire.

The property of all involved Venetian nobles was confiscated, the men were hanged, and the women were sold into slavery.

Moreover, the successor emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire trusted their allies more and more. Even when the Praetorian Guards conspired to rebel and set up a new emperor, although the Praetorian Guards who did not rebel were also rewarded, it was obvious that they did not have Seris The army got much.

However, the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire were not fools. They not only relied on the protection of the Seris army, but also supported their cronies, the Praetorian Guards, as a means of check and balance.This is to ensure that he will not suddenly wake up one day and find that the Eastern Roman Empire has become the Eastern Roman Province of the Seris Empire.

But the following time proved that this was purely the idle imagination of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire.Serris' army still maintains its duties, it should patrol and patrol, it should train and train, and it should do what it should do.

In fact, the traverser emperors and native emperors said that you are completely overthinking.

'Originally, 996 was too busy dealing with national affairs every day, so I found a burden for myself to become 007?I am not a fool!Anyway, there are only two purposes for me, Siris, to be there. One, to ensure the smooth flow of our trade routes.Second, to ensure that there are no coups and the like in the Eastern Roman Empire.Guaranteeing these two points is enough, whoever dares to meddle in the politics of Eastern Rome will be killed without mercy! '

—————Excerpt from the daily life notes of a certain traveler emperor.

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In this way, more than 200 years passed, and time moved forward slowly. This time, the wheel of history came to the 15th century.

As early as 1300, facing repeated defeats against the Arabs and Ottomans, the rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire turned their attention to the origin of the Roman Empire-the Italian Peninsula.

It's not that the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire didn't think about dispatching the Seris army in the city, but the supreme commander of the Seris army took out a copy of the agreement signed that year and a copy of Emperor Jingtai's imperial decree.It clearly stated that the Seris army's mission in Constantinople was only to defend the city, and other additional items were not included.

When the emperors of Eastern Rome saw it, they immediately used their best ability to increase money, and wanted Seris' army to help them deal with the external Arabs and Ottomans.

However, this time, no matter how many Serris' supreme commanders are added, he is the emperor of the traverser mentioned above. An imperial decree that completely blocked all possible loopholes and harsh punishments completely strangled any thoughts of the highest officer stationed in Constantinople who wanted to do something small that the sky was high and the emperor was far away.

Although there is a lot of money and beautiful women, you and your family still have to live to spend and enjoy, right?

So since then, all the supreme commanders of Seris stationed in Constantinople have completely stifled their little thoughts.Anyway, it's not difficult to defend the city. Isn't it good to enjoy the best treatment every day?Isn't it fragrant?Why go out and fight people?How bad is it!

The emperors of Eastern Rome saw that there was a group of fish-monsters who were as strong as Skadi but fished every day in their homes, and thought it was reasonable?

Of course this is unreasonable!

But there is no way, they blocked all possible paths with detailed imperial edicts, even the old scholars in the palace who specialize in formulating laws shook their heads after reading it, and there was no way to take advantage of any loopholes.Unless they turn against Seris, it is impossible for Seris' army to take the initiative to help the Eastern Roman Empire in foreign wars.

Can you turn against Serris?

No intelligent emperor would do this.

So they used their brains and pondered for a long time before reacting.

I can't deal with the Arabs and Ottomans, and I can't deal with the barbarians from my hometown in Italy, can I?

It just so happens that the province of Venice is an enclave of the Eastern Roman Empire. Isn't this a ready-made bridgehead and supply point?

In this way, the front line of the Eastern Roman Empire has been completely on the defensive since 1350, and then after being taught by the Seris army from the East Asian monster house in the city, it turned around and pressed against the group on the Italian Peninsula who occupied the Roman Empire. The barbarians in the ruins beat up violently.

After 70 years of hard work, the Eastern Roman Empire finally recaptured most of the Italian peninsula, completely wiped out a large group of barbarians who had previously dominated it, and brought the city of Rome back under its own control.

Although the Eastern Roman Empire took a defensive position on the front line, it still just kept from collapsing and retreating steadily.

Except around Constantinople, Asia Minor and Bulgaria fell to the Ottomans.

Under such circumstances, a large number of people evacuated from these places logically boarded the transport ships of the Eastern Roman Empire Navy and headed for the recovered homeland of the Roman Empire.

In 1445 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire officially changed its name to the Roman Empire.Of course, they said this internally, but the outside world either said Eastern Rome or Byzantium.But this time, there was no objection to the return of Eastern Rome, which had regained the former home of Rome.

In 1450 AD, after the Ottoman army expelled the defenders within hundreds of kilometers near Constantinople, it came to the vicinity of this thousand-year-old imperial capital.

The Ottoman Emperor Mehmed II was naturally very clear about the covenant between the Roman Empire and the Seris Empire.

When he arrived at the city of Constantinople, Mehmed II sent envoys into the city and made a promise in front of Constantine XI, Yu Qian, the supreme commander of the Seris garrison, and other important officials.

'Our trip is only for Constantinople. If His Majesty Constantine XI can abandon this city, we will guarantee the safety of you and the civilians, and let you evacuate by sea. '

But how is this possible?

Not to mention the value of Constantinople as a traffic hub, the reputation of the thousand-year-old imperial capital alone made it impossible for Constantine XI to abandon this capital that was passed down from his ancestors.

"The country of our ancestors has been handed over to me. If I hand it over to others, then I might as well not be an emperor, but go to Serris and become a rich man!" '

Constantine XI responded forcefully.

The messenger also knew that the emperor of the Roman Empire could not give up the city, so he turned to make a promise to Yu Qian, the supreme commander of the Seris Army.

'If the Seris Empire does not intervene in the war between us, we can guarantee that on the basis of the original treaty between the Serris Empire and the Roman Empire, three times the benefits will be transferred to the Serris Empire.He also promised to prohibit attacking Seres people and inhabited areas during the war, and to ensure the safety and property of everyone. '

But the prince Taishi Yu Qianyu gave the messenger a word in front of everyone.

"He~tui!"

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A mouthful of saliva directly represented the Seris Empire's attitude towards the Ottoman Empire's persuasion.

After driving the envoys out of the city, Yu Qian told Constantine XI that I, Seris, is the same as the Roman Empire, and the Heavenly Kingdom naturally keeps its promise.If you don't keep your promise, how can there be younger brothers to follow?So please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will definitely fulfill our responsibilities in accordance with the centuries-old covenant.

Constantine XI was of course full of relief, and he promised in public that if Yu Qianyu, the grand master, kept Constantinople under the siege of the Ottomans, then he would give Celes, an ally of the Roman Empire since ancient times, a Big surprise.

Yu Qian quickly stated that this is an alliance between the two countries since ancient times, and His Majesty Constantine XI has no need to do so.

However, although Constantine XI was declined by Yu Qian, he then decided in his heart that if the Serisians really defended the city, he decided to agree to something that the Serisians had asked for for a long time.