Constantine IV was almost mad with anger, and Simon's face blackened by gunpowder also showed great consternation.

Then in the morning, the city was destroyed by Greek fire and artillery that had been hard to get!!

The tall and majestic well-railing, which seemed to be nothing more than a large basket made of thick branches, hung in the air in a frame made of sturdy wood, could be turned into a large candle by a Greek fire pot fired from a ballista in the daytime.

There is also the so-called ladder, a pile of garbage nailed into thin wooden planks, which is not the same as the boat planks used by Damin to resist storms and hurricanes and the ladder made of bamboo shoots with the Luban lock principle.

As for the rush car, it was even more tofu scum to the limit, so I built a frame with wooden strips, covered with a layer of cloth, if it wasn't for the fact that I was confused by the captive soldiers who suddenly returned last night, be careful, even in the thick of the night, this extremely simple camouflage can be clearly recognized.

As for the main force of the Fujian army that had been quietly arrayed all night in the distance, a large pile of dummies made of straw was just draped in cloth, and when it was blown by the wind, it really looked like an army.

What's even more infuriating is that the Roman army used these precious military materials, gunpowder and these garbage to fight for half the night, not even a single Fujian army was killed, and the people used to push these garbage siege equipment were either pigs or sheep, donkeys, mules and other livestock, tied under the cloth, plugged their ears, and used bait such as vegetables to tempt them to push forward all kinds of fake siege equipment that were not too medium.

What a wonderful beast siege!

Holding on to the general's cannon that exploded because of the overfilling of gunpowder, Constantine IV's face simply turned the color of pig liver, and there was no good son-in-law anymore, so he directly snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves, turned his head and left.

Simon almost didn't cry, and now he can't tell a hundred mouths!

Completely different from the embarrassing and angry atmosphere at the head of the city, on the gate of the Fujian military camp, the overflowing joy of the Min side who was also watching the battle appeared on the faces of several prime ministers, who got up early in the morning and sat at the table, holding ultra-distant binoculars to observe the faces of Constantine IV and others.

After so many days of being led by the nose by Constantinople, the battle of wits has always been at a disadvantage, but today there is a vicious anger.

And today's battle is not only how much supplies Constantinople consumed, but more importantly, it planted the seeds of suspicion in the city of Constantinople!

A series of oddities, Constantine IV should not be able to figure out anyway, which side of Simon is it?

said that he took refuge in Li Jie, so why didn't he provoke the surrendered prisoners to fight with his own subordinates when the city was besieged by Damin, create chaos and take the city of Constantinople in one fell swoop!

But if he wasn't, how did he come back? Why did he spend so much effort and reserves last night to attack the useless targets of the Fujian army? And how did Sapurtes die? Isn't it all a coincidence? I really don't believe that it is not a collusion with Constantine IV.

As for Simon, in order to survive, he abolished Sapurtis, there was a ghost in his heart, and he was pit again last night, and he would be even more worried in the face of the suspicion of Constantine IV, and he would be wary!

Originally, Constantinople was already at a disadvantage in terms of strength and strategy, and the two leaders were fighting against each other, guarding against each other step by step, and the limited forces could not be used, and there were flaws in the cooperation, even if there was a strong city wall, it would be useless.

Just like the later Emperor Taiji's design, deceiving Emperor Chongzhen to kill Yuan Chonghuan, once Li Jie's counter-plot was launched, the balance of victory had already tilted towards Damin, and all Li Jie needed to do was to make full preparations for the siege, and not show flaws to give the enemy a chance to turn defeat into victory.

As said in the chapter of stealing beams and changing pillars in "Thirty-six Strategies": change their positions frequently, draw their strong teams, wait for them to defeat themselves, and then take advantage of them! As long as the rift between Constantine IV and Simon is exposed, it will be when Li Jie will break through Constantinople!

Seeing that Li Jie was out of breath with a smile, the eldest grandson Zhi who was accompanying him couldn't help but complain: "You! It's a loss to be the king of a country, and he has experienced so many winds and waves, so a small victory is like this! ”

"How can that compare?" Finally suppressed the laughter, but Li Jie still said smugly: "There have been so many opponents in the past, and there has never been a fox like Constantine IV, Constantinople, a fortified city that represents the backbone of civilization, conquered here, and the land of Europa to the west is all in the palm of his hand, and our children and grandchildren will be here for thousands of generations, multiplying and prospering, how can the widow be unhappy?"

Listening to what Li Jie said heroically, the eldest grandson Zhi's beautiful face couldn't help but reveal longing, especially when Li Jie talked about her children and grandchildren, she couldn't help but look to the northwest.

Her eldest son, Li Rang, is now fighting for this vision of a better tomorrow! Looking forward to the peaceful and prosperous era promised by Li Jie, not only the prime ministers such as Changsun Zhi, Wang Fangyi, Xiao Sheng and other officials, and even the ordinary soldiers guarding the fortress, looked at Constantinople with full of longing.

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On September 6 of the first year of Mingfeng, the war between the Great Min and the Eastern Roman Empire entered a new stage, except for the occasional Romans who took refuge in the Great Min to infiltrate the city to spread some rumors and continue to expand the rift between Constantine IV and Simon, Li Jie no longer put his mind on continuing to design and weaken Constantinople, but concentrated on urging the rear army, and did his best to supervise the construction of war equipment to prepare for the siege.

The so-called too many words must be lost, and too many calculations must be clumsy! If one accidentally forces Simon and Constantine IV to put aside their old suspicions and fight side by side, it will not be good!

Although Li Jie still wanted to keep a low profile, the siege equipment still made the front camp of the Fujian army seem to have become a modern city, and there were tall figures everywhere, and the defenders of Constantinople, who were already demoralized, were even more in awe.

On September 16, after ten consecutive days of fighting, Li Rang's troops finally gnawed down the Galatian fortress, an important stronghold holding the Golden Horn was lost, and the supply line from the Black Sea was also cut off by the Fujian army.

But even so, Li Jie still resisted the temptation to enter the Golden Horn with the powerful Damin fleet, just to let Li Rang's troops fire cannons into the city across the Golden Horn, and make a posture of forcibly crossing the siege at any time, and contain the defenders of Constantinople The ancients were surrounded by clouds! Leaving a way to survive in the city is not just a sign of benevolence, if there is no hope of escape, the enemy will fight the trapped beasts and fight the besiegers to the end, and with such an escape route, the will of the defenders will be cut in at least half.

On September 17, the day after the capture of the Galatai Fort, an extremely sloppy veteran man wearing a Taoist robe, with his hair and beard in a mess, and his clothes burned all the way from Antioch.

"Your Majesty! It's done! You explained what the poor road did, and the poor road was finally done! ”

This person is the first alchemist in front of the King of Fujian, named Li Feisheng, compared with the liars who practiced the elixir of immortality for the emperor in the past, this person is an alternative among the Dan masters, and his hands are full of blood doers.

Legend has it that when he was in Chang'an, by chance, it was Li Feisheng who passed on to the King of Min the method of flying thunder used by the Ming artillery, and many of the various firearms in the Min were improved by this person, and most of the gunpowder workshops in the Min were controlled by this person, and even the military department and the prime minister were not allowed to interfere.

On weekdays, Li Feisheng never shows up in the court, no one knows what he is studying, he is really like a master of the Tao, the dragon sees the head and the tail, seeing such a mysterious figure jumping and screaming in front of the King of Fujian, a group of Min officials can't help but be full of doubts.

Is there any new weapon born here? But it's too presumptuous to be rude in front of the emperor like this!

Li Jie didn't mean to blame Li Feisheng, looking at Li Feisheng's crazy look, Li Jie was just stunned, and tentatively asked with his eyes, but saw Li Feisheng take out a lump of burnt wax from his arms and put it on the table.

"God help me! It couldn't have come at a better time! ”

Looking at the dignified King of Min who was so excited, the hundred officials suddenly became even more confused, could it be that what kind of elixir is this, and if you eat it, you will have infinite power to break the city with one hand? Looking at this strange yellow object, many officials also looked straight at it.