The Eastern Roman Empire in this time and space has been divided, although Anatasius occupied the imperial capital of Constantinople, and also won the support of Patriarch George I of Constantinople, but there are many people who disobey him, and the British also interfered in the affairs of the Eastern Roman Empire, they fanned the flames in the Eastern Roman Empire, lest the situation in Eastern Rome be chaotic enough.Anatacius knew that his country was in such turmoil, and he had nothing to do with the British Empire and Li Lu, who was known as the emperor of the world, but in the face of such a powerful enemy, Anatacius did not dare to directly tear his face with the British side, and even if he knew that the British army was hoarding supplies on the other side of the border and frequently mobilizing troops, it was clear that he wanted to do something to the Eastern Romans, but he still gave an order not to "provoke the border", because he thought that his Eastern Roman Empire had been torn apart.
In addition, Britain is far superior to itself in any aspect, and once the British are given an excuse to go to war, then with the courage of the "Emperor of the World", I am afraid that he will swallow the Eastern Roman Empire, which has been torn apart.However, the edict of the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, that is, in Constantinople, there were still a few provinces that honored him as emperor, and the local governors who had heavy troops quickly became warlords, and they were not cold to the edict of Anatacius, not to mention the nails that Li Lu had planted in the Eastern Roman Empire.So Li Lu wanted to attack the Eastern Roman Empire, and he didn't worry about excuses at all, after Anatacius suppressed the popular rebellion in Constantinople, Li Lu decisively chose to invade the Eastern Roman Empire, and he had already secretly communicated with Li Lu or simply the hidden people sent by Li Lu jumped out one after another, and they led the way for Li Lu's British army and guided the powerful British army to Constantinople.Because Li Lu was determined to destroy the Eastern Roman Empire at one time, such a war of annihilation, for the sake of safety, Li Li Lu chose to drive the expedition in person, and he led 100,000 British troops and 150,000 Persian imperial allies to cross the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and enter the Anatolian Plateau, the core area of Eastern Rome.Halifax, the governor of the Eastern Roman Empire in Yafinize, had long secretly taken refuge in Li Lu, and was an extreme Sinicization faction, and after learning that the British army had entered the Anatolian plateau, he personally ran to meet Li Lu's army before crossing the Karasu River and expressed friendship.And the city of Siwass on the other side of the river did not buy the account of Li Lu.Hearing of the arrival of Lelu's army, Canaris, the governor of Sivas, instead gathered all his men and horses on the other side of the Karasu River: 4,000 hoplites and 30,000 infantry, determined to prevent Leo from crossing the river.The timing of Li Lu's march was really a bit untimely, because the Anatolian plateau has a typical Mediterranean climate, and this is the winter, which is also the rainy season here, which is wet and cold, and it is a very annoying weather period.At this time of year, the Karasu River is always deep and rapid.Canaris felt that although his strength was very different from the British army on the opposite side, he had a natural risk to rely on, so he was confident in blocking the attack of Li Lu.After Li Lu heard the news, he sent people to the Karasu River to transfer ships at the same time, and on the other hand, he led his troops to the Karasu River and set up a large camp on the east bank of the river.On the bank of the river, Li Lu could clearly see the well-equipped and well-organized Eastern Roman army on the opposite bank.On the other side, Canaris also saw the camp of Li Lu's commander, so he personally sat on the opposite bank to focus on defense.Li Lu carefully observed the surface of the river and the terrain on both sides, and knew that it was not easy to cross the river, especially this section of the river where Canaris himself was stationed, it was impossible to cross it.Once the British launched a strong attack, they would be greeted by a rain of arrows from the Eastern Romans.To cross the wide Karasu River safely.Then it was necessary to knock out the ballista and bow and arrow positions of the Eastern Romans on the other side of the river, but the cunning Canaris placed his defensive position on the cliff on the other side of the river, although the British artillery could reach the range, but they were all hidden in the fortifications that had been set up a long time ago, perhaps it was a coincidence that the terrain chosen by Canaris turned out to be excellent against artillery bombardment.After Li Lu and the generals discussed, they decided to play a good trick on Canaris, and under Li Lu's urging, the boats to cross the river were quickly transported, and the British soldiers unloaded the boats, and the big ones were dismantled into three sections, and the small ones were dismantled into two sections, and then loaded into large carts and transported.At this time, Li Lu divided the troops into several parts, quietly gave some orders, and began to move.On the east bank of the Karasu River, either cavalry or infantry, and even artillerymen joined in, and they set off in different directions one after another, and on the river, the British ships sailed frequently.The British army seemed to be looking for the right time and place, ready to cross the river at any time.Canaris did not dare to be negligent, and also led his troops back and forth on the opposite bank without stopping.This went on for several days, every day, and before the British had yet to cross the river, the men and horses of Canaris were exhausted.After Li Lu tossed the headquarters of Canaris for a while, he continued to bring food and other military supplies from all directions to the capital.Thus, it seemed to Canaris that the enemy, having been blocked, seemed to be preparing to remain on the bank for a long time.Li Lu even openly claimed: he can wait.Because in summer, when the temperature rises and the precipitation decreases, the water level of the Karasu River will drop, the river body will shrink, and the river level will be shallow, and at that time, many rivers can be rolled up and crossed.Canaris couldn't figure out Li Lu's true intentions and became hesitant.However, Canaris did not catch his breath, and the British began to harass at night again.Li Luqin led part of the cavalry to gallop left and right at the mouth of the riverbank, shouting charging slogans as they galloped, and used all means to deliberately make a boil and a bustle, as if they were about to force the crossing under the cover of night.Canaris tensed up again.But after this had been going on for quite some time, Canaris did not notice the enemy making a real move, except for the shouting of the voices.From this, he came to the conclusion that the enemy did not dare to actually cross the river, but was simply bluffing.Canaris and his army went from nervous to relaxed, nervous, relaxed, nervous, and relaxed, exhausted physically and mentally.From then on, no matter how Canaris acted or shouted on the other side, in short, he stayed in the barracks and never came out again, and his large army was no longer dragged around by Li Lu like a fart.Canaris simply sent sentinels all along the river.