"Citizens of Constantinople! Citizens of Constantinople!"
The citizen in ordinary clothes yelled at the crowd, and his voice attracted many people nearby, mainly unemployed people without jobs and citizens who were homeless because soldiers demolished their houses to collect materials.
In the imperial capital, such street speeches are actually very common. Even after the emperor's rule, this tradition has continued.
After all, no matter how you say it, the state system of the Roman Empire was still a republic at its root. On the other hand, this was also the source of the instability of the Roman Empire.
The situation in Constantinople has become more and more difficult recently. Therefore, there have been more and more such street speeches. However, the emperor's response to these speeches has also become stricter. Such gatherings often have only one result, and that is to be dismissed.
The emperor's soldiers dispersed.
But now during the war, the fighting on the city wall was in full swing, so there were not many soldiers to take care of this situation, so people from all walks of life also became active and busy.
"Citizens! Look around you! Look at Constantinople now! Where does it still have the splendor of being the Queen of Cities? Since the break of the Macedonian dynasty, emperors have come and gone on the throne.
, but the empire is getting worse and worse! Now the badness of Emperor Nikephorus has reached the extreme! Look at it now, the barbarians in the north are actually besieging our city!"
The words of the "enthusiastic citizen" were very inflammatory, and he successfully aroused everyone's emotions. But just when he was about to further incite, a sudden shout interrupted his actions.
"The Varangians are coming! Everyone, run!"
After hearing these words, everyone immediately dispersed like birds and beasts. Everyone knew Varangi's bad reputation. These loyal dogs of the emperor were usually the most enthusiastic in suppressing the people, and their methods were also the most cruel.
Those troops who are also Greeks still have to show some mercy. At most, they use big sticks to disperse the crowd, and then beat those who have no time to run. But Varangian is different. These barbarian mercenaries are really
It came down directly with a big axe.
So everyone ran as fast as they could. When the Varangian team arrived at the place where the crowd had gathered before, no one could be seen at all.
"Really, I wanted to hear more from him, but he just ran away."
A Varangian guard wearing golden armor complained that the face under the helmet did not belong to the original owner of the helmet, but these people did not know that the person wearing the helmet now was Kirill, Rurik's deputy.
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"It's better to run away so as not to come into contact with these people." Rurik, who was also wearing Varangian gold armor, said in a low voice, "Speaking of which, I don't think the ambush was a premeditated conspiracy. You see
, the incitement is still going on, and we have seen a lot of this kind of scene along the way."
Relying on Varangi's skin, Rurik and the others could walk through the streets of Constantinople very smoothly. No one dared to offend these loyal dogs of the emperor.
The issues of language and clothing can be completely ignored. After all, Rurik and the others are northern barbarians. As for the clothing, the barbarians do not follow the rules for a day or two.
"Yeah, that ambush made it even more unclear what was going on."
Kirill couldn't help but said in confusion, and just as he finished speaking, a group of Greek soldiers wearing chainmail ran past the Varangians. They were in a panic, and the officers among them were still urging the soldiers.
them.
They glanced at the "Varangians" and then continued to move forward. These loyal dogs of the emperor were not liked in Constantinople.
"Interesting, they seem to be talking about where there is civil unrest. It seems that the plan is still in progress."
Thanks to the education of the Bishop of Toluca, Rurik knew Greek very well, so he understood what those people said.
"Then let's keep moving forward. There shouldn't be many defenders in Kinmen."
Kirill said immediately, his tone full of excitement. The opportunity to complete a great achievement that would leave a name in history was right in front of him. How could he not be excited?
Rurik was much calmer. He was not so excited. He just told everyone to pay attention to their surroundings and then continued to lead the team forward.
Along the way, they encountered several waves of Greek soldiers heading into the city. These people avoided the Varangians if they could. Taking advantage of their fear of the emperor's loyal dogs, Rurik had the courage to use his
The Greek with a strong Russian accent asked where these people were going.
There are roughly two answers. One is that the popular unrest has turned into a riot, and they must dare to suppress it.
The other is that some Russians from the Golden Horn somehow managed to rush into the city and occupied a large tower. Now the defenders are mobilizing troops to encircle and suppress them.
Rurik was not surprised by the former, but he was surprised by Rurik by the latter. Someone could actually climb over the wall of Constantinople? Which side's troops were so fierce?
But he quickly put these things behind him. This is not what he should be concerned about now. Now that the situation in Constantinople is becoming more and more chaotic, what he should do is to capture the Golden Gate and defend it there.
There are definitely not many troops left.
Soon, after encountering several more waves of soldiers heading into the city, the Varangians arrived in front of the Golden Gate of Constantinople.
At this moment, this place has become a busy place, with people carrying supplies everywhere. Various discarded weapons and armors are piled everywhere. Blacksmiths are dismantling and repairing the waste.
There were not many defenders in front of Kinmen, and Rurik only saw a few Greeks standing there, and they even chatted leisurely.
When Rurik and the others arrived, a burst of cheers came from the city tower. Rurik understood that the defenders might have destroyed something that was a great threat to them. But later he learned that it turned out to be a car that crashed in front of the Golden Gate.
It was ignited, and the defenders cheered amidst the embarrassment of the Russian soldiers.
Just when Rurik and others were approaching this majestic city gate, suddenly a man dressed as an officer came out of the Greek defenders. Looking at his armor and the feathers on his helmet, this guy definitely had a high position. He looked towards
Rurik and the others came over, apparently intending to talk to them.
This immediately put everyone on alert. If they were seen through next, they would take action immediately. As for Rurik, he calmed down the expression on his face, suppressed the panic, and then went to greet the approaching Greek