Ella and Andrea had no idea what was happening in the Peloponnese. However, the fact that 20,000 Alemanni coalition troops came overland already illustrates the seriousness of the situation.
Andrea wiped away his tears immediately. After all, he is a veteran and knows the priorities. Although Ansaldo was his favorite and most capable general, in this case, he could only ask his subordinates to wrap Ansaldo's body in a mat, then dig a hole and dump it.
Ella frowned and paced back and forth. There are now 40,000 Alemanni coalition troops gathered outside Constantiniya, which is five times her strength. With this gap, the enemy could completely surround Constantiniya and her camp.
Fortunately, the enemy navy had just been wiped out and the army hadn't arrived yet, so she still had some time to think.
However, there is only this little time.
Hold on to the camp and wait for reinforcements?
- It doesn't work. This small amount of troops cannot hold for long. And where are the reinforcements?
Abandon the camp and use it as a trap to lure the enemy?
- It doesn't work. The enemy numbered 40,000. Even if part of it is broken off in a trap, it doesn't matter. And without this camp, Ella would have no place to stand.
Break it into pieces and disperse into villages and mountains to carry out harassment operations?
——This is even less feasible. The enemy's supply line was by sea, so she could not threaten it. Moreover, as long as the enemy captures Constantiniya, it will be a victory, and there is no need to pay attention to the hiding pirates.
The building will collapse and the waves will fall. With the 8,000 people in her hands, it seems that she can't reverse the current situation no matter what.
In a short period of time, dozens of plans flashed through her mind, each one more absurd and bizarre than the last:
For example, open the door directly to greet the Alemanni coalition. He said with a smile: "What a coincidence, we don't know each other unless we fight, we are also here to rob the Qiqiu Empire." And then take the opportunity to cause trouble?
Or perhaps before the 20,000 enemies arrived, they attacked the Duke of Burgundy's siege camp in one go, and then shouted to the uncles and nephews to ask Constantinier to open the door and let the pirates in. Hold on to the Theodosian Wall together?
Many plans were rejected by her the moment they came up, but she still kept letting these bizarre ideas burst out in the hope of finding a possibility to reverse the current situation from these impossibilities.
As night fell, she finally realized that there was only one feasible option.
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The army led by the Duke of Saxony joined the Duke of Burgundy.
"Hey, Charlie, I'm really happy to see that your head is still there." The Duke of Saxony learned about the failure of the Duke of Burgundy's attack on Constantinier on the way, and greeted him half-jokingly, "Constantiniye." Didn’t Stantinier fall? It’s okay, I’m here to help you!”
He knew that the Duke of Burgundy had always been conceited and would definitely retort. Unexpectedly, the Duke of Burgundy not only did not fight back, but instead sighed with relief: "It's great that you are here. If it were the army of the Seven Hills Empire, I might really have died here."
"It's not that serious." The Duke of Saxony smiled, "Even if the Guards come back and you can't defeat them, you can still escape by boat, right?"
"There are no ships left." The Duke of Burgundy said seriously. "The fleet responsible for supporting me seems to have been annihilated just now."
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This sentence immediately attracted Yin Bolita's attention: "Annihilated? What happened? Who is the enemy?"
The Duke of Burgundy glanced at Yinpolita. Although he had seen this girl's bravery in the island republic, he still felt a little unusual about a maid walking side by side with the Duke of Saxony.
"Tell her," said the Duke of Saxony, "she now represents the Army of the Island Republic."
So, the Duke of Burgundy took Imberita and the lords of the Alemannic Federation into the camp and told him everything that happened after he besieged Constantinian.
"... Just like that, the navy was lured out by the pirates and never came back. However, their navy came back, and there were many more warships that had not appeared before. They may have been hiding, waiting to ambush us. Where’s the navy?”
"It sounds like the fighting style of the Swedish King of the Pirate Kingdom." said a small lord from the northern part of the Alemannic Federation. "Perhaps you southerners haven't heard much about it. The Swedish King defeated the undefeated Ragnar. Known as the Triumphant. Duke Otto also died at her hands."
"That Otto? But isn't the Pirate Kingdom an ally of the Island Republic?" The Duke of Saxony cast a doubtful look at Impolita.
Yinpolita shook his head: "The reason for the Pirate Kingdom is irrelevant at all. I don't care whether she is a victor or an invincible. Since she wants to hinder our plan, just destroy her! Tomorrow the Duke of Burgundy will continue to besiege Constant Dinner, I will take these 20,000 new people to destroy that camp!"
"Be careful. The pirates have been digging holes these days." The Duke of Burgundy reminded, "There are at least thousands of traps outside the camp."
"Since we know there is a trap, we can drive the cattle and sheep to explore the road ahead." The Duke of Saxony said, "Even if the cattle and sheep die, they can be fished out and eaten. It is not a loss."
"Cattle and sheep are not obedient enough." Yin Bolita sneered, "If we want to test the trap, don't we have more suitable livestock?"
"A more suitable livestock? What is it?"
"Of course they are slaves - aren't the civilians of the Qiqiu Empire the most suitable for use now?"
On the way to Constantiniya, the Alemanni coalition attacked many villages and captured many civilians. Early the next morning, these poor people were pulled to the front of the Alemannic coalition and walked towards Ella's camp under the threat of spears and whips.
The pit that Ayla used to block the Alemanni coalition forces was filled with the corpses of civilians from the Seven Hills Empire.
"King of Sweden."
Yin Bolita closed her eyes and recalled the appearance of Ella she saw in the island republic.
"You are very young... too young, even a little naive. Why did you refuse the governor's proposal and go to help the Seven Hills Empire? I have heard some rumors that your last name is Scipio. Is it true? What?"
Thinking of this, Yin Bolita chuckled.
"It would be fun if you were really Scipio... Look, your people are rushing towards your fortress. If you let them go, you will become a slave like them. What are you going to do? Did you order them to be shot to death with arrows?"
The civilians had already entered the range of the arrows, but no arrows were missed and shot towards them.
"Are you hesitating? You are indeed still too young. However, how long can you hold on?"
The civilians were within half-arrow range. There were still no arrows flying or missing in the camp.
"That's amazing. That's why it's even more interesting..."
The civilians opened the gate and walked into the camp. After a while, the military flag flying on the camp fell down.
Yin Bolita was dumbfounded.
Soon, an Alemannic Federation soldier came back and reported: "It's an empty fortress and the enemy has withdrawn!"
