Sepuus had been staring at Lu Xuan just now. He saw a spy outside the city coming to Lu Xuan to report. Because there was no translator to report it from a distance, Sepuus didn't know what happened.
However, seeing Lu Xuan's excited expression, Sepuus knew that the situation was not good. If the Roman army goes well, this is definitely not the case. There must be something wrong with the Roman army, and Lu Xuan will say that the last hope is shattered.
Sepuus' heart was pounding and he said, "Lu Xuan, it's useless for you to be alarmist."
"I've never been a fan of alarmism."
With a smile on his face, Lu Xuan said quickly: "The news that has just been sent back is that the Roman army that came to aid Constantinople has collapsed across the board. Whether it is to the south of Constantinople or to the east, , all were defeated. The war is over, and my army is escorting the prisoners and is on its way."
boom! !
Sepuus's brain felt like it was exploding, his mind was buzzing, and his heart was panicking.
how so?
The local armies that came to aid Constantinople were all elite. Shouldn't they be so weak? Shouldn't they be defeated directly?
Sepuus always felt that he shouldn't have lost so quickly, but he wanted to refute Lu Xuan, but couldn't find a reason. In desperation, he said directly: "Lu Xuan, even if you win, you can't even think about breaking the king." Castle of Tantino. When the city is alive, the people are alive, but when the city is gone, the people are dead.”
Lu Xuan sneered after hearing this.
That's so easy to say.
However, there are actually very few people who can truly achieve such determination.
Along the way, Lu Xuan also chatted a lot with Guo Jia and learned about Sepuus' situation. This person is not a true believer, nor is he someone who only cares about academic affairs and ignores secular affairs. In fact, he is very attached to power and very selfish.
Sepuus's family is very large, and it has many interests now. It is impossible for such a person to give up the mortal world and enjoy everything in the mortal world.
This kind of person also has one of the biggest weaknesses, that is, he is greedy for life and afraid of death.
Lu Xuan took a breath and said loudly: "Sepuus, you will soon get news of the defeat of the Roman army that came to the rescue. I will give you two days to think about it now. In two days, you will open the city and surrender. , I can spare your life. If you continue to resist after two days, you will be killed without mercy."
"Not only your family of Sepuus will be completely killed. At the same time, your confidants, the Grand Duke of Gaia, Altifa, and other Roman officials, all those who resist will be killed. Leave no one behind.”
"You surrender, everything is easy to talk about."
"If you don't surrender, you will be killed."
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said loudly: "Think about it carefully, you only have two days."
"Withdraw troops!"
Lu Xuan gave the order to withdraw the troops.
Although the army was withdrawing, Lu Xuan actually left some troops to guard various intersections outside Constantinople to prevent Sepuus from suddenly withdrawing his troops and at least to block Sepuus.
Lu Xuan's army left in a mighty manner, leaving Sepuus in a daze on the tower.
Lu Xuan gave the last ultimatum.
Surrender, or fight to the death?
Sepuus looked at Gaia and asked, "Gaia, what do you think we should do?"
Gaia scratched her head a little. You can't ask me everything, especially the question of whether to fight or not. Gaia didn't dare to make a decision and said: "His Majesty the Pope, I will follow you to the death. No matter what you decide Whatever decision is made, I will follow it.”
Sepuus chuckled.
No matter what decision is made, it means that Gaia is willing to surrender along with it. If Gaia wants to fight to the death, it is to persuade them to fight to the death, not what they are saying now.
Sepuus put his hands on the city wall and looked at the Ming army retreating outside the city, without speaking for a long time. After all the Ming troops disappeared from sight, a small number of Roman soldiers who had fled returned.
Not long after, intelligence was sent back about the Roman armies in the east and south.
The troops that came to Constantinople to meet with Sepuus, preparing to destroy Lu Xuan's army together, were really defeated. All the commanders were killed, and the army was completely defeated.
After hearing this, Sepuus fell completely silent.
Lost!
He was really defeated!
Sepuus initially felt that he would have enough chances to fight with Ming no matter what. Now it seems that there is no chance at all, and the defeat is too miserable.
Sepuus looked at Gaia and said again: "Gaia, what do you think we should do?"
Gaia fell silent.
There was no immediate answer.
At this moment, he was trying to figure out what Sepuus was thinking. If they came together to destroy Lu Xuan's army and win, Rome would have a chance. The problem is that all the troops who came to rescue were defeated, and there were very few defenders in the city.
Sepuus obviously has little fighting spirit to resist. In addition, Sepuus has asked once just now and now he asks again. Maybe Sepuus has changed his mind.
Gaia gritted her teeth and said: "His Majesty the Pope, I feel that I can't hold on anymore. The main reason is that all the armies have been defeated. We only have this small army. We are small in number and have no fighting spirit. We can no longer win." ”
Sepuus nodded.
This was an idea he already had, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Gaia several times.
Sepuus looked at Altifa again and asked: "Altifa, what do you think?"
Altifa said: "His Majesty the Pope, the matter has come to this. I also agree with the analysis of the Grand Duke of Gaia. In the current situation, we cannot win. Even if it is a defense, the people are not united and the troops are insufficient to stop it. How long will you stay?”
Sepuus looked at the other officials and generals under his command one by one. They all had the same attitude, and they couldn't stop him!
The Roman state was going to be defeated.
Looking around, there was no one who said he was willing to fight to the end.
This was somewhat surprising to Sepuus.
In other words, even if Sepuus wanted to fight to the death, he would not be popular because these powerful nobles and wealthy and powerful families were unwilling to give up all the resources in their hands.
Sepuus took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Wait a little longer, Lu Xuan gave us two days. Let's wait another day and see what changes will happen next."
When everyone heard this, they all agreed.
Anyway, Lu Xuan won't attack in the next two days, so just wait.
While Sepuus appeased everyone and waited for the time being, Lu Xuan and his men retreated and stationed themselves not far away. When the army further counted the prisoners, Lu Xuan arranged for Guo Jia to contact David and others, and further encouraged that Rome could not stop them and had no choice but to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Guo Jia spread the news and arranged for people to be sent to Constantinople. The news was sent into the city and into the hands of Grand Duke David. He had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and wanted to gain power from the Ming Dynasty.
Now, Sepuus was almost defeated, and he was even more determined to curry favor with the Ming Dynasty and show his heart to the Ming Dynasty officials.
David quickly went to publicize the unstoppable news. In a short time, many people responded, and many Roman nobles stood up and expressed their willingness to submit. These nobles thought very simply, the Roman emperor was in power and they were nobles. Now that the Ming Emperor is in power, they are still nobles and can still hold power.
It's nothing more than changing an emperor.
No impact.
With everyone's unanimous support, further waves arose in Constantinople. Countless people called on Sepuus to surrender. They could not continue to resist and increase casualties. They must consider the lives of the people and the interests of these low-level untouchables.
If we continue to fight, we will waste people and money.
Keep fighting and kill and injure innocent people.
Under the impact of this public opinion, the nobles in the entire city joined in, and the news spread to Sepuus's ears.
After Sepuus got the news, he pretended to be angry, but in fact he was a little happy in his heart. The reason is very simple. With so many people's hearts, he took advantage of the situation to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Sepuus waited until the afternoon of the next day, then summoned the nobles of Constantinople, took Gaia, Altifa, and the remaining army to leave Constantinople and headed towards the Ming Dynasty where Lu Xuan was. Go to the army camp and prepare to surrender.
