Zhao Ziliang then said to the fallen generals and officers of the First Army and the Third Army: "You two don't have to be discouraged.
There are still many battles to be fought.
You have plenty of opportunities.
Whoever is loyal to Gu will know very well who will fight."
Work harder, Guhui will see it , you must have confidence in yourself, and in the soldiers under your command.
Don't be afraid of excessive casualties in battle.
Just let your hands and feet go and command.
The lost troops will be replenished by you afterwards.
I think the performance you want is Do you understand the result of the battle?"
The two men immediately saluted and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, we swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death."
The Eastern Roman Army had already been frightened to death by the Western Qin army.
When the soldiers saw the Western Qin soldiers, they were so frightened that they lost most of their combat effectiveness.
However, once they fought with themselves, they were ruthless and vicious and could bring out their combat effectiveness. 100%, kill your own people without mercy.
The surrendered soldiers, under the command of several surrendered generals, launched a fierce offensive against the walls of Constantinople in the next half month in order to receive rewards and promotions.
Although they suffered heavy casualties every day, the next day They rushed towards the city wall with murderous intent.
Constantinople had been attacked many times by other barbarians before, but the barbarian armies could only sigh in despair in front of the towering walls of Constantinople, but this time it was different.
The Western Qin army had a complete siege system and organization. , more sophisticated and powerful siege equipment.
Faced with these advantages, Constantinople's wall defense became less indestructible.
After more than a month of continuous attack, the city wall of Theodosi was riddled with holes and tattered by the trebuchets of the Western Qin army outside the city.
However, the surrender troops who attacked the city had suffered nearly 50,000 casualties at this time.
There were less than 20,000 surrendered soldiers transferred from various parts of Eastern Rome.
After more than a month of brutal sieges, the morale of these soldiers had dropped to the bottom and they could no longer fight.
February 25, night.
The lights in the commander's tent were brightly lit, and hundreds of generals, large and small, gathered here.
They discussed the current war in low voices.
"I heard that Adrianople has been captured by General Wei Gao.
Our army marched straight into the northern part of Thrace.
The Bulgars in the north were also taking advantage of the situation.
However, most of the troops in the Thrace Military District were concentrated on the northern defense line.
The Bulgars No one can advance even an inch" "If the Thrace Military District does not transfer its troops to the south, our army can directly attack Sedica, the capital of Thrace."
Just as the generals and ministers were discussing, there was a long shout from outside the tent: "Your Majesty is here!"
"Shua", the generals and ministers immediately knelt on the ground after hearing the sound.
Zhao Ziliang was wearing heavy armor and a cloak, with a golden crown on his head and a sword in his hand.
He strode into the commander's tent and passed through the ministers and generals.
He came to the innermost part of the tent and sat down facing the ministers.
He raised his hand and said: "All ministers are at peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The ministers and generals stood up and stood on both sides.
Zhao Ziliang looked around and said: "Many people must know it.
News came yesterday that Wei Gao's army broke through Adrianople four days ago and is currently attacking the northern part of Thrace.
Our side We need to speed up the pace.”
"Since the beginning of the new year, our army has been attacking Constantinople for more than a month.
The effect is remarkable.
The number of elite defenders in the city has been reduced sharply, morale is low, the defense materials are severely consumed, and the will to fight has been seriously reduced.
Our attack has also caused the city to lose its strength.
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A lot of the food and grass we had hoarded was burned, and the city walls were smashed by us with trebuchets.
This is a favorable situation that we created at the expense of tens of thousands of surrendering soldiers.
Therefore, the surrendering soldiers are indispensable.
Those surviving soldiers have all been defeated in this battle.
From now on, we must reuse the elites, promote those who should be promoted, and reward those who should be rewarded.
Reward.
Gu originally wanted these soldiers to attack Constantinople in one go, but during the more than one month of fighting, these soldiers were severely exhausted physically and mentally, and their morale was poor.
Therefore, Gu decided to let these surrendered soldiers Withdrew to rest and recuperate, meritorious officers and soldiers must be promoted and reused.
In view of their heroic and loyal performance in previous battles, Gu decided to organize them into a regular regiment, called the Black Eagle Legion, and directly take orders from Gu.
The Black Eagle Legion has one commander and two deputy commanders. , one supervisor, the establishment and military pay are the same as those of the Western Qin standing army."
Next, Zhao Ziliang publicly appointed several main generals of the Black Hawk Legion.
The commander was the surrender general Philes, the deputy commander was the Western Qin general Wang Zhengyu and the Greek general Cronis, and the military supervisor was the Western Qin official.
Yang Kailin was in charge, and the reserve soldiers of the Black Eagle Legion were in charge of the Asia Minor general Malogius.
The generals were overjoyed when their names were called.
They stood up and bowed to Zhao Ziliang together, expressing their loyalty to the death.
Zhao Ziliang asked them to get up and step aside, and continued: "The Black Eagle Legion will reorganize and rest for a period of time.
The siege cannot stop.
It must break through the defenses of the Theodosian wall in one go and advance the front to the Constantine wall. , where is Li Guangyan?”
Li Guangyan stood up and bowed, clasping his fists and saying, "I'm here."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Next, the Silla Army will continue to attack the city.
I hope you can use the fastest speed and the most ferocious offensive to break through the Diodosi City Wall."
"I take orders" The next day, the siege continued.
This time, the Silla Army was responsible for the siege.
After several months of rest and training, the Silla Army restored its morale and improved its combat capabilities.
During this period, Li Guangyan also I have been thinking about how to break Constantinople for several months.
I already have a rough idea in my mind, but it is not yet mature.
I am ready to improve it as I fight.
As soon as the Silla Army entered the battle, it showed a different combat capability than before, and it was more organized and tacitly cooperated, and its command and tactical execution capabilities were far better than before.
Li Guangyan first ordered the siege battalion to use trebuchets to focus on several severely damaged sections of the city wall, hoping to destroy a section of the city wall as soon as possible.
Then he organized heavy troops to break through the completely destroyed section of the city wall into the city, and then concentrated his elite forces to destroy several sections of the city wall.
A slightly weak defensive position is used as a key attack area.
This move was very effective.
A large number of elite troops from the Eastern Roman garrison were attracted to several key attack areas.
However, Li Guangyan secretly organized a large number of elite troops.
Three days later, a section of more than 50 meters on the left side near Military Gate No. 4 was The city wall finally collapsed because it had been taken care of by the Western Qin trebuchets.
The Silla army, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed towards the collapsed city wall under the leadership of its generals and legions.
The collapse of the city wall was not unexpected.
The defenders had already seen that this section of the wall had been shot with stone bullets, and it had long been overwhelmed.
The collapse would be a matter of time, and the defender had also prepared some troops.
Now that the city wall fell, the soldiers who had been waiting on the side immediately blocked the gap in the city wall, and the Silla army that rushed over immediately fought with them.
The collapsed city wall was too wide.
Even though the defenders had already prepared soldiers, they were still overwhelmed by the highly motivated Silla army.
The battle quickly spread to the city.
The defenders did not give up, but retreated while fighting.
It lasted until the evening, and more and more Silla troops poured into the city.
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The defenders finally couldn't hold on any longer.
They were tired, hungry and thirsty and finally began to collapse.
This defeat was inevitable. tidy.
The next morning, the Silla army cleared the outer city, killed a large number of escaping defenders, captured a group, and pushed the battle line under the walls of Constantine.
After washing his face in a hurry, Li Guangyan immediately rode to the commander's tent to report the situation to Zhao Ziliang.
"Your Majesty, our army has wiped out all the remaining Eastern Roman garrison soldiers in the outer city of Constantinople last night, killing more than 10,000 enemies and taking 6,000 prisoners.
Some of them fled into the inner city.
The garrison soldiers Most of them were concentrated on the defense of the walls of Constantine" “Good, very good” Zhao Ziliang was overjoyed.
It was a very happy event to break through the Theodosian Wall.
Since the construction of the Theodosian Wall, the role of the Constantine Wall has been greatly weakened.
It is usually only used to separate the inner city and the outer city, and to garrison troops.
Very few, many military facilities have been destroyed due to It has been in disrepair for a long time and has lost its function.
Now the defenders in the city have retreated to the Constantine Wall.
It is impossible to reinforce the city wall and military facilities in a short time.
The defensive power of this city wall is far inferior to that of the Theodosius Wall. , much easier to attack than the Theodosian Walls.
More importantly, the outer city covers an area equivalent to half of the entire Constantinople, and stores a large amount of food, grass, and defensive materials.
Now that the outer city has been captured by the Western Qin army, the defenders' food and usable defensive materials are The city's supplies were reduced by 80%, and its population was also reduced by 80%.
"Continue to attack the wall of Constantine tomorrow, don't give the defenders a chance to breathe," Zhao Ziliang ordered.
Li Guangyan clasped his fists and agreed: "I obey" After another three days of continuous attacks, the walls of Constantinople, which had long been in disrepair, were smashed to the point of collapse and were about to collapse.
The high-level circles of Constantinople in the inner city were filled with gloom and gloom, as if As if the end of the world was coming, many important ministers and dignitaries in Constantinople no longer had any hope of holding Constantinople, and sent people to secretly contact the Western Qin army outside the city, hoping to receive preferential treatment for surrendering.
Li Guangyan immediately reported the situation to Zhao Ziliang.
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang said: "It is impossible for them to maintain their current status.
Gu will not agree to them.
If they had known this, why did they tell them in the first place?
Gu can only ensure that the soldiers will not It will hurt them and their families, but it is impossible to retain power and wealth.
If you agree, you will secretly cooperate with us to break through the inner city.
If it is not easy, we will kill without mercy after the city is broken."
Li Guangyan clasped his fists and said: "I understand, I will go and prepare now."
In order to break through the inner city as soon as possible, Li Guangyan sent more than 10,000 soldiers with good water skills to the central line of the army, and requested the assistance of the naval fleet, allowing these soldiers with good water skills to take naval ships to attack the opposite and east sea walls. .
After the battle began the next day, Li Guangyan's tactics almost broke through the east sea wall defense line.
Leo V had to urgently transfer a large number of troops from the Constantine Wall to strengthen the defense strength of several sea walls.
Since then, the emperor The defensive power of the Constantine Wall was weakened, and Li Guangyan took this opportunity to increase his intensity to attack the Constantine Wall
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