"We can't fight anymore!" The emperor's words were very light, but they exploded in everyone's heads like a Tang man's explosive packet, and everyone looked at him in surprise.

"I have a sense of foreboding!" He stood up, left his throne, and paced through the tent, all eyes following his steps.

"The Tang people came from the east and swept through the Umayyad Empire, we know the power of this empire, it has a large number of generals and a vast territory, since the Tang people can defeat them and deal with us......"

He shook his head and said, "We are not as good as the Umayyad Empire!" ”

The courtiers listened to him and fell into deep thought.

The Tang Dynasty defeated the Umayyads, and the Umayyads defeated Byzantium, although there were many accidental factors in the war, but the national strength determined the combat power, especially the Tang people's victory over the Umayyads, which made Emperor Tiberius III wake up.

In the present history, due to Wei Xi's intervention, the trade between the East and the West was more prosperous, and the Umayyad Empire, which collected tolls, was more powerful than another history in parallel space, squeezing the Byzantine state out of Asia, leaving only the European part.

Even the Umayyad Empire was defeated, and now Byzantium is fighting according to the Tang?

There must be something wrong!

The emperor was worthy of being a soldier, and grasped the key point of the war and said: "The cavalry of the Tang people is powerful, where are their cavalry now?" I dare to say that the Tang people used the fortified city to consume the strength of our army, and when our army was exhausted, the cavalry appeared, gathered our army and annihilated it, thus laying the foundation of victory, after which Constantinople would be left without troops to defend. ”

"Yes!" It dawned on all of them. The prefect of the deacon, Constani, was the first to respond: "What Your Majesty says is very true! The minister thought that the Tang people had a great conspiracy, which was to consume the strength of our army, so we could not continue to attack the city, and we should besiege it with a small number of troops, and the rest of the troops should immediately strengthen the defense of various places! ”

Everyone unanimously agreed, and the Imperial Council made a major decision: "Immediately withdraw the troops, strengthen the defenses of the localities, and organize the defense by the governors of the localities, the generals sent by Constantinople." ”

Then decide who will go where, how to defend it, especially against the Tang people's flying thunder cannons, bows and arrows, and catapults to take effective measures for defense, as well as mobilize the population, collect supplies, and so on.

……

The courtiers all withdrew from the tent, leaving the emperor and Constantine, and the attendants brought wine and retreated, and each took a glass and toasted.

Konstani was in a high position, but he would not betray the emperor because he was the emperor's father-in-law!

"I saw the Flying Tiger Banner (the Battle Flag of the Tang Army)! Golden Flying Tiger Flag! The Emperor said quietly, his gaze condensed, looking out of nowhere.

The Golden Flying Tiger Flag, the troops who use this flag enjoy the honorary title of "Guard", and it is the royal army of the prince.

"And Leontitus (the former emperor) said that he saw the golden Flying Tiger Banner and planted it on the top of the Hagia Sophia (Constantinople!). The Emperor brought up the past that no one knew.

Konstani was slightly surprised!

He reluctantly said: "This is what Leon Titus said nonsense, Your Majesty doesn't need to care." ”

The Emperor shook his head and said, "But Leontitus has never seen the Flying Tiger Banner before!" ”

"Maybe he's heard that!" Konstani replied.

"No, no!" The emperor sighed and said: "He shouldn't have seen the Flying Tiger Banner, when he was dying, not far from death, he didn't mention anything, but he mentioned the Flying Tiger Banner, and especially explained the golden Flying Tiger Banner!" ”

"He should have seen the future!"

Although the emperor's voice was soft, it was like a heavy hammer smashed into Constani's heart, and he couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling, only to feel that the wind suddenly rose in the tent, as if the ghost of Leontitus had descended, telling them that the golden flying tiger flag had been planted on the top of the Hagia Sophia.

They too will perish!

Seeing that the emperor looked a little depressed, Konstani cheered him up and said: "Our Constantinople is a fortress made in heaven, easy to defend and difficult to attack!" ”

"The Umayyad Empire is so strong and close to us, but it can't beat Constantinople, and it's still bleeding under the city!"

"The Tang people are coming from the east, I heard that it is far away from us, how can they carry out supplies!"

"They occupy so many places, and I heard that it has also been a matter of recent years, how do they rule?"

"They didn't send cavalry this time, maybe their cavalry was pinned down by the resistance forces in the occupied area!"

……

Constantine's series of enlightenments made the emperor's face a little pale, especially what Constantine said made him even more happy.

"In the prophecy of the Holy God, Constantinople will make me Byzantium a 'thousand-year empire', it is indestructible!" Constani mentioned God's prophecy, which aroused great interest in the emperor, and he asked with great interest: "Oh, is there really such a prophecy?" ”

"Yes!" Konstani said with a smile, it turned out that I don't know when the legend of the thousand-year-old empire circulated in Byzantium, saying that the Byzantine empire was blessed by God and could keep it safe for a thousand years.

In fact, without the arrival of Wei Xi, the Byzantine Empire from 395 to 1453 AD and 1058 years of prosperity would indeed be a thousand-year empire.

In fact, it is their religious method, which uses people's general religious beliefs to form a barrier against outsiders and increase confidence.

……

The ethereal legend aroused the emperor's energy, and the next day he went to the front line and commanded the battle in high spirits.

The catapult smashed into the Dazhou city wall with great ferocity, and the tidal wave of troops rushed to attack the city, so that the Tang people were overwhelmed!

But in the midst of the smoke of fire, the Byzantines began to retreat!

They raised the long encirclement of Dazhou, widened the trenches, and began to withdraw part of the regular army.

At dawn again, the Tang Army observation post relied on the telescope and clearly saw the black double eagle flag on a gold background representing the Byzantine emperor and left the barracks to the north!

"The Byzantines ran away!"

"What?!" Xiao Bonan, Shi Wanchao and Tang Tingzhi were furious after receiving the report, and immediately rushed to the city tower to see what was going on.

They saw that most of the catapults placed outside the city had been dismantled, and a few dozen were still attacking, but the firepower was far from enough.

Detachments of Byzantine troops left the barracks and scattered everywhere.

"According to the plan, we will often fight for a month before the main force will land, cut off the retreat of the Byzantine army (retreat to Constantinople), gather and annihilate them in one fell swoop, they have not yet been defeated, but they have already retreated?!" Xiao Bonan said in surprise.

"Did they hear something?" Tang Tingzhi is not quite sure.

"Labor and management haven't killed enough of them!" Shi Wanchao slammed his fist on the city wall.

"Don't think about it, I'll immediately let them dig up the dirt that sealed the door, and you guys are ready to go out and pursue the Byzantines!" Xiao Bonan said with a little regret.

The enemy's main force retreated, his business was yellow, and it was Tang Shi's turn to spend a lot of money!