~.-~    The first one was. When the Roman Emperor made such a show, no matter how tough the cruel guy was, he could not say anything excessive to her. For example, he took off all his dance and danced. Okay, but in the end, these citizens still expressed their requirements. They hoped that the emperor could lead the army and defeat the Normans. I hope that the Roman Empire would still be the greatest and strongest empire in the world. Whether it was the front or the back, both requirements were actually the same.

At that time, the Queen was silent. Then the people in the square and the army behind the Queen were also silent. It seemed that for a moment, the entire Constantinople were silent. At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds. The dull thunder signaled that a storm was about to come.

In this way, after a period of silence, the Queen said her reply: "I, send troops to fight the Normans."

At that time, after she said such words, the whole square was boiling. People cheered loudly, shouting the names of "Rome" and Lilianu. They threw the things in their hands, especially hats, into the sky. They looked like they had won...

At that time, after seeing people cheering like this, the Norman spies in the crowd quietly withdrew. At the same time, some scholars who understand the truth but are powerless, or simply don't want to do anything, recorded such a clip: "When the queen was forced to choose to fight the Normans under the pressure of public opinion, the whole Constantinople was immersed in the ocean of joy. It seemed as if she had won a victory. I couldn't understand their mentality. For such a small thing, she was like a gambler~~~~ regardless of it, she suppressed the future of the country in the casino. This was really a crazy thing. But looking at their excitement and movement, it seemed that they were indifferent to the future of the country.

So I made some assumptions: maybe in the minds of these guys, there are only two options. Fight or not. As for victory or something... they either didn't think about it, or thought about it, and then came to the conclusion: Is it not a question that the emperor should consider? Or they really thought that Rome was powerful enough to not be afraid of anyone...

Of course, in fact, I have a very unpleasant conclusion, which made me feel bad: this war really has nothing to do with them. They were in a state of watching the fun, or even an instigation and gloating mentality that led to the war. They were residents of Constantine, not residents of Fort Adrian, Sutheronica or Athens. They thought they could hide behind the high city of Constantine and separate from the war.

They thought they would not be hurt by war - they were not on the front line. And they were not soldiers, and they did not need to go to the battlefield. The deaths were all unrelated to them, the inhabitants of the Greek Peninsula under the Norman Cavalry, and the majority of Roman legions from other provinces, and the barbarian mercenaries. If that were the case, why not?

Such inferences were further confirmed after I came to the Greek Peninsula. The people here did not, like the people in Constantinople, had a fanatical hope to regain their superiority with a war. Because their urban defenses were much weaker than those in Constantinople and were easily compromised. Therefore, most of them wanted to maintain peace with the Normans. It was a pity that the people in Constantinople did not care at all about the views of these "cowards" and "traitors" and "countrymen".

However, in any case, the Roman Empire finally made a decision to start a great war with the Norman army. May God bless the Roman Empire and bless the Romans."

In this way, although she thought she had a very good chance of winning, Liliannu still set out with all the troops she could convene. Although the Eastern Roman Empire was getting worse and worse, the grand occasion of mobilizing and dispatching millions of troops no longer existed. But the lean camel was at least bigger than a horse. Under Liliannu's desperate plunder, the entire Eastern Roman Empire actually brought together another 130,000 troops. Moreover, both in terms of quality and equipment, it was much stronger than the Hungarian and Yugoslav armies.

Four standard Roman legions, eleven local garrison legions and temporary recruitment legions. A Latin mercenary regiment and a Germanic legion, and a Seljuk legion. These troops formed the main body of the Imperial team.

In addition, the empire also has a small number of special forces, which can no longer be called the legion. Guard heavy cavalry, armored paladin, and Argontopuri cavalry. These elite heavy cavalry were originally in the form of legions, with thousands. But now, the number of their legions is only two or three thousand. Most of them are recruits who are later supplemented. The equipment has also been weakened a little.

Sères War Scythe, Dark Night Wolf, Second Partner Cavalry. These legions with special numbers unfortunately lost their legion flags during years of war. In addition to the financial problems of the empire, these legions have not been rebuilt. Their remnants were summarized together. The number of people was also several thousand. These veterans were very strong in combat experience and combat effectiveness. They were just very resentful. There was no hope of rebuilding the legion. Perhaps for these veterans, dying in the battlefield was the best destination.

In addition to these expected troops, the Romans also obtained some unexpected forces, a group of mercenaries from the Arab world, and a group of mercenaries from Italy. The former fled to Constantinople because of the decay of the Near East, while the latter fled here in recent times when the Normans swept across Europa. It is said to be Italian mercenaries. In fact, it also includes a small number of German, Swiss and Netherlands mercenaries.

Although these soldiers lack quality, they are considered to be a group of mobs. However, they all have deep hatreds with the Normans, and it is very suitable to use them as suicide squads.

Of course, if we say that the most feared among these armies is the Minotaus Minotaus.

Originally, these monsters sold the Romans hard in the battle of Syria. They then defected to the ancients. They wanted to find a better master for themselves. The barbaric nomadic peoples of the ancients naturally would not care how much human flesh they ate. The combat power of the monsters also made the ancients appreciate it very much. Moreover, the Minotaurs who knew the strength of the ancients also believed that the ancients would quickly defeat Eastern Rome. In this way, their betrayal would not be punished.

But after that, the Black Death broke out. After a series of things, only a few people remained in the ancients, struggling hard under the command of Hulagu. They could no longer complete the conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire.

This made the Minotaurs feel very disappointed. After all, their hometown, Crete, was still under the control of the Eastern Roman Empire. After learning about the betrayal of the Minotaurs, the Greeks immediately evacuated Crete. After that, no ships went there. Without the Greek tribute, the Minotaurs could not even solve the problem of food. However, the ancients were a complete land nation and could not compete with the Normans, who were still Greek ally at that time, on the Mediterranean.

Therefore, in the face of famine and the ancients were helpless, the Minotaurs had to put down their figure and return to the Roman array with shamelessness. Adhering to the principle of pragmatism, Liliannu also accepted these monsters again as his army and signed a contract with very strict terms with them. The conditions for offering human flesh were completely abolished and replaced by ordinary food.

This made the Minotaurs very dissatisfied. But when Crete was completely controlled, the Minotaus had to be obedient. This is why Minotaus could not help but want to eat an incontinent human being - it had not eaten human flesh for a long time. And it was also why it fell at a disadvantage after looking at Lilianu - it had a handle in the hands of the female emperor.

In this way, when Artoria led 40,000 Celtics and Norman troops to Fort Adrian. Yiyu quickly defeated the fortress and then soldiered outside Constantinople to achieve the goal of taking the lead. However, when the queen led her army to the outskirts of Fort Adrian, she found that the reality was completely different from what she thought. What she had to face was not a trembling Fort Adrian and its few defenders. But the Eastern Roman army, which was three times more than her army!

"This is really...it's so big..." After getting the news, Artoria was a little lost. But then, the war-addicted queen became excited. When the other generals were timid because of the number of Roman troops, they hoped that the queen would retreat for the time being, waiting for the emperor to lead the main force to fight again. Artoria said this: "Is there an army of more than 100,000 people?! Those cowardly Greeks really gave me a good gift!"

After expressing such emotion, Artoria made a decision to fight! Celtic and Norman troops lined up in the northwest outside Fort Adrian, preparing to face the head-on battle with a large army that was three times more than them!

When the British Red Dragon Banner, Norman White Phoenix Banner, and Roman Eagle Banner, the heaven and earth change! The two most noble women in the world, the queen of the Norman Empire, and the empress of the Eastern Roman Empire, led their army to a significant battle! This battle is so unique, because the supreme commanders of both armies are women! This war will be recorded in history forever!!!

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Chapter completed!