The Rus' mercenaries, who were as strong as cattle, really wore cattle chains at this time, and were triumphantly pulled back by the victorious Fujian army, and their morale seemed to return to before the surrender of Constantinople.

Only Li Yexu, Sheng Lianshan and several other generals looked at the gap that was blocked more than seven meters high, and there was a great opportunity, but they still did not capture Constantinople after all.

However, at this time, Li Ji had already ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops in the rear, and they could only spit and retreat.

At this time, it was just afternoon, but the camp of the Fujian army was already full of celebration, in addition to the necessary left-behind troops, even the treasured wine was taken out, and Li Ji personally feasted the generals to celebrate today's victory.

Even if Constantinople was not captured, today's battle situation also met Li Ji's expectations, destroying more than half of the walls of Constantinople, and using the thirty-six strategies to take advantage of the fire to rob, and unexpectedly annihilated the most ferocious Rus mercenaries under the command of Constantine IV 5,000, killed 2,000, captured 3,000, plus the continuous killings these days, the defenders of Constantinople are probably less than 10,000.

Especially today, the allusions in the Bible have been used to severely dampen the morale of the Romans, and this drawback will be revealed more and more later, and the strength in the hands is insufficient, and I am afraid that it will not be long before the opposition inside Constantinople will rise up and rebel itself.

More importantly, the city wall of Constantinople is no longer enough, today's blasting used thousands of pigs, tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder, the inner layer of five meters thick city wall has been lifted more than three meters in some places, many city walls are crumbling, even if the Romans do not have chaos inside, rest for a few days, with the remaining more than 100 general cannons, the Min army can also collapse him!

Another point is Li Ji's selfishness, he has hidden from the generals for so long, and they didn't react to today's big victory, he will wake up every day, and if he looks for himself again, it will be troublesome, it is better to let blood today, eat other people's mouths, even if this group of generals understands in the future, it is not good to find trouble with his old man!

The stove roasted the Mediterranean large grouper, the two-meter-long big fish in the spices and cumin seasoning back and forth, with the chef's roasting, emitting a mouth-watering fragrance, the generals of the Min are also staggered, these days, the siege is tight, the food is not sweet, everyone is gnawing a little dry meat and dried buns, now victory is in sight, the mood is relaxed, these big-bellied men are also let go of eating, the previous whole sheep has completely entered their stomachs at this time.

With the intention of drinking, Sheng Lianshan, who was happy to kill and injured today, stood up in the ranks, and gave Li Ji a glass of wine with a strong heart, and shouted excitedly.

"Chief Administrator, in the future, except for His Majesty the King of Fujian, the last general will only convince you! You're the one who makes things like a god! If you make a law, the city wall of Rausch will collapse, and tomorrow I will be the vanguard of the army, for Your Majesty, and take this Constantinople for you! ”

The other generals laughed out loud, everyone knew that it was not the result of gunpowder, and this thing was still in the dark, and they thought that Li Jizhen would do it!

Li Ji himself also laughed, his old face was full of smiles, and he held a wine glass and said: "Then General Sheng will go by himself tomorrow, it just so happens that the general wants to let the army rest for a few days, General Sheng will take Constantinople for everyone alone, and the old man will also have an explanation to His Majesty, haha!"

Listening to Li Ji's ridicule, the rest of the generals simply burst into laughter this time, Sheng Lianshan's face was blue and white for a while, although he was simple, he was not a fool, he went to attack Constantinople alone, isn't that the same as looking for death?

After being embarrassed for a long time, the guy simply pretended to be drunk and returned to his seat with a drunken fist, and the ostrich's style caused the generals to laugh non-stop.

However, the speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and he was on the case, but Li Yexu's face became solemn.

Now the hearts of the Roman defenders have been shocked, although the Damin army is tired, it can still take Constantinople in one go, now is a good time, but why did Li Ji suddenly choose to rest for a few days?

With this doubt, Li Yexu's wine began to drink a little tasteless.

In the afternoon, a meal of joy ate a piece of an hour, the sun did not set, the tired Min army has begun to fall asleep, no way, continuous digging and fighting, everyone is extremely tired, and mentally can't stand it.

Even some of the sentinels, drowsy to the snoring of the whole battalion, stood on the towers several meters high and drooped their heads for a moment.

But at this time, the sailors who had been anchored in the coastal waters suddenly blew their trombones, and the fleets in chains began to separate, and a new troop carrier suddenly sailed into the harbor, and then a large number of landing craft were released from the ships and began to row to the shore.

Li Ji, who had just fallen asleep, had to open a pair of bloodshot eyes and greet Li Yexu, Sheng Lianshan and other major generals out of the barracks with a whining trumpet.

On the ashore were groups of Romans, who had just disembarked from the ship and immediately assembled, wearing armor and waving flags in the shape of a flag peculiar to the Roman Empire.

However, the commander of the Roman legions, who was neatly surrounded like tofu blocks, was still a Tang man wearing bright light armor and a particularly tall figure, shouting at the legions to line up, and after seeing Li Ji and his party riding out of the camp to greet him from a distance, the burly general hurriedly greeted him, and saluted heavily on one knee in front of Li Ji's horse like a golden mountain and a jade pillar.

"The last general, General Fang Jun, meet the general of the Roman Road March!"

It was actually the widow of the horse and the lieutenant's house.

Originally, Fang Yiai was the commander of Zuo Wuwei as the general of Zuo Wuwei, but in a series of battles near Damascus, Fang Yiai asked for the front line and was unwilling to defend the city, plus the newly attached more than 100,000 Roman troops also needed a fierce general to guard, so Li Jie asked Fang Yiai to take some personal guards to receive the Roman legions.

After the Battle of the Yarmouk River, the Roman legions of about 110,000 people who were beloved also suffered some losses, and there were still some hidden dangers left by Constantine IV inside, so this army remained in Damascus and was sent to the front after a series of rearmament and supplementation.

This time, Fang Yiai brought the numbers 1 to 10, 10 Roman legions of 50,000 people, and the front line has been tight recently, so Li Jie only left Fang Yiai to rest in the Buddha House for a few days, and then sent him to reinforce him.

Seeing that Fang bereaved to come over, Li Ji did not show joy, but hesitated with a headache, then turned over and dismounted, and helped him up with a smile.

"General Fang came from afar to reinforce him, the old man is so happy, please get up quickly!"

After some greetings, Li Ji enthusiastically took Fang Yiai's hand and went back to the barracks together, but when the Roman legions under his command wanted to follow in, the soldiers of the left guard came to deliver a message, ordering them to stay in the local area and not to act rashly!

The sun was swaying in the sky, reluctantly sinking, and he stayed in the barracks for less than half an hour, but Fang Yiai was full of depression, and with the army under his command, he lined up in a long array, and marched towards the north.

At the gate of the barracks, seeing the army of Fang Yi's love leave, Li Yexu was dissatisfied, and asked Li Ji, who was also standing in the sunset with some doubts.

"Boss! Now that Constantinople is at the end of the crossbow, why not take it in one go, and even if the soldiers are tired, General Fang Yiai's command is a new force, and General Fang can be used as the main force for tomorrow's siege, and there is no need to send General Fang to the northern frontier! ”

"Princess Gaoyang is the strongest, before Her Majesty didn't want the Roman legions to participate in the war, she begged Your Majesty to let General Fang also lead his troops over, you ......, but Princess Gaoyang has also offended!"

If it weren't for the fact that Li Ji and Li Jing were world friends, Li Yexu would not have reminded him like this, but when he heard Li Ji's ears, he was provoked to smile bitterly, and asked rhetorically: "The old man has always had a question that he can't figure out these days, karma, if you were Constantine IV, would you go to Greece, or would you stick to Constantinople?"

Li Yexu, who asked this, was stunned for a moment, and then his face became grim.

Speaking of which, it's better to go to Greece than to stay in Constantinople!

Constantine IV was as a co-emperor to accompany the former emperor Constantine through Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily, and wanted to talk about these places as an escape place to avoid Arab attacks, just like after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty royal family established the Southern Song Dynasty in the south, so the main forces of Constantine IV were actually in Greece, Macedonia and Constantinople, but most sympathized with Anna, after all, it was Anna who kept everyone from Muawiyah.

And strategically speaking, Constantinople is already alone in the offensive of the Fujian army, once surrounded! With the exception of Thrace's limited military aid, almost the entire Balkan hinterland would be cut off, and if you go to Athens, you will have much more room for manoeuvre.

Constantine IV, if he was smart, could have controlled the battle in Athens remotely, defending the Great Min with the Macedonian capital Thessaloniki and the Eastern Alps, and even if he was dying, there was much more hope than being trapped and dying in Constantinople.

So why did he hold on to Constantinople? Also deliberately provoked the Great Min and let the main force of the Great Min attack? Either Constantine IV is stupid, stubborn, and arrogant! Either he still has hole cards! Then, as a military commander, you can't put all your hopes on the former.

Li Yexu's face was solemn, while Li Ji looked at the north and the west with a worried face, and said slowly.

"Macedonia has General Su Liesu, he is a fierce general of the Great Min, the capable man who captured the Jieli Khan back then, with him and the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the cavalry of various departments, although there are only more than 15,000, it is reassuring, but in the north, the Thracian Military Region adjacent to the Romans, with 50,000 has just been defeated, and many of the noble generals have been killed, and there is almost no unified command of the Arab cavalry guards, the old man is really a little worried!"

"A few days ago, in order to attack the city, the old man had to force the whole army to advance, but now that the success of the strategy is in sight, we have to be cautious, let the whole army raise its spirit, and deploy a reliable army to guard the north!"

"But the old man also hopes that he is too careful, and would rather offend Princess Gaoyang, and the old man doesn't want the Romans to turn the tables!"

Listening to Li Ji's long sigh, Li Yexu's heart was also a little heavy, and he looked at the vast European continent behind him with some worry, as if there was really a Roman eagle hidden in the layers of mountains! It's heart-wrenching!