The Ottomans' tactics in the Golden Horn were completely destroyed by Li Mu, which could be regarded as a situation that protected Constantinople from two sides.

The waterway is temporarily safe, but the situation on the ground battlefield is not so optimistic.

After being thwarted by Li Mu several times and causing such huge losses, the Ottoman Sultan was already furious.

But during this period, he also pretended to be benevolent and sent people to negotiate peace with Li Mu.

He said that as long as Li Mu surrendered, the Ottomans would leave immediately and would never enter the city. He also said that they would give Li Mu a large fiefdom and city, which would definitely be several times better than now.

Of course Li Mu refused, or Li Mu didn't see the other party's envoy at all.

The Ottoman Sultan, who had tried several times to no avail, completely exploded and immediately launched an attack regardless of the situation.

He mobilized all his heavy troops to the west of Constantinople, and then urged the craftsmen to continue making cannons.

Although Urban had long died in the cannon explosion incident, this did not affect the Ottoman craftsmen to continue to cast cannons. On the contrary, their craftsmanship and the technology of firing cannonballs became more and more mature, and the cannonballs were able to hit the city walls accurately.

Up.

After many days of continuous artillery fire, the city walls and towers of Constantinople were no longer able to support themselves. Now Li Mudu ordered his soldiers to build numerous partitions and parapets, so that the enemy would have to go through countless obstacles if they wanted to break through the city wall.

Because of the victory at the Golden Horn, Constantinople's already sparse troops were not diluted again, but the continuous battles made the soldiers extremely tired and their combat effectiveness was declining.

Li Mu was inspecting the troops on the city wall, looking at the Ottomans camped far outside the city wall, and he was also worried at the moment.

"Your Majesty, the Ottomans have also made some changes in the past two days. They seem to have driven some slaves and miscellaneous soldiers to the front. A few days ago, our soldiers saw a large number of soldiers entering the Ottoman army. Perhaps they were summoned by the other side.

Come to the local army."

Gistini followed Li Mu in armor and said. Li Mu looked at the situation outside, stopped, looked at the other person and said.

"How many soldiers do we have now?"

Gestini paused, and then hesitantly replied: "Including the slightly injured soldiers, we still have about five thousand people."

"If we recruit young and old people in the city, we can probably have 10,000 people."

After hearing these words, Li Mu's mood became heavier and heavier at the moment.

There are tens of thousands of troops gathered outside the city. The Ottoman Sultan may not have 300,000 troops, but it may be close to 100,000.

Constantinople has gradually lost the defense of its city walls during the protracted battle.

That is to say, soon, the soldiers of Constantinople will use their flesh and blood to resist the Ottomans.

With such a disparity in strength, Li Mu was not sure that they could repel the Ottomans.

The crisis is right in front of Li Mu, but Li Mu can't think of any good way to prevent this crisis from happening.

After thinking for a moment, Li Mu could only sigh, and then continued walking on the city wall, checking the situation around him.

The soldiers looked at Li Mu with tired faces, and some dullness and worry in their eyes.

They are also worried about the fall of Constantinople, and then their wives, children, and children will be in a desperate situation.

Li Mu inspected all three city walls carefully and gave instructions to continue to strengthen the second city wall. He asked that as many stones as possible be removed from the collapsed area of ​​the first city wall as tools for defending the city.

At the same time, anything that could be collected was piled on the second and third city walls. Li Mu also ordered the people in the houses near the second and third city walls to be ready to evacuate at any time, and at the same time, parapets were built on the streets to prepare for

Be prepared for possible crises.

"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."

Li Mu and Gistini were patrolling the streets. Gistini, who was standing next to him, thought for a moment and finally spoke to Lin Mu.

Li Mu looked at the other person and motioned for the other person to continue speaking.

"We probably can't stand Constantinople, and other countries are unwilling to help us. Your Majesty, we'd better find a way out first."

"Now the Golden Horn is still in our hands and we can leave from there."

Hearing what Gistini said, Li Mu immediately stopped the other party from continuing.

"Gestini, this is not something I want to consider, and it shouldn't be what you want to think about now."

Li Mu pointed toward the outside of the city wall: "It is indeed difficult for us to support it now, but you must also think that those Ottomans who stay here are also struggling to support it."

Li Mu's words are not unreasonable. With such a huge army staying here for a long time, there must be something wrong with the Ottomans' logistics.

So many things happened during the attack, these people had already become impetuous.

It was only under the strong pressure of the Ottoman Sultan that he calmed down.

Now Constantinople is competing with the Ottomans to see who can hold on. Whoever gives up first, victory will belong to the other side.

"We will definitely face a fierce battle next, but you must also understand that if we hold on, the Ottomans will never fight again."

"They will definitely retreat by then!" Li Mu said decisively, while Gistini looked dumb and lowered his head in silence.

Li Mu stepped forward and patted the opponent on the shoulder, and then said: "You are an excellent commander. You must have a firm belief in your heart. As long as I am alive, Constantinople will be in our hands."

superior."

"Okay, don't mention such things again. I've given you one thing, and you must do it as soon as possible."

Li Mu changed the subject and gave the other party a new task.

Li Mu, on the other hand, continued to walk around the city, checking the layout of various places. Now, almost the entire supply of Constantinople was gathered on the west wall, and various preparations for defending the city were constantly piled up under the wall.

Waiting for quick access during battle.

Shortly after Li Mu's inspection, there was another commotion on the city wall. It turned out that the Ottomans had started attacking again.

However, when Li Mu went up to the city wall and took a look, he found that this attack seemed a bit perfunctory.

The Ottomans rushed forward with weapons raised, and then immediately retreated under several waves of arrows from Constantinople. After a while, sporadic people rushed forward, but they had no intention of doing so.

Confronting the soldiers of Constantinople, he just bent down to collect weapons.

They pushed the earthen cart and carefully approached the city wall. After a while, the armor pieces, helmets, and weapons on the corpses that fell in the ditch and on the ground were all collected.

The soldiers were a little confused when they saw this, but Li Mu suddenly woke up.

These Ottomans suddenly began to collect weapons, which meant that they were preparing for an attack.

It's very possible that they are planning a big attack.

Li Mu, who was aware of the other party's intention, quickly called all the officers together and discussed countermeasures with them.

The officers obviously did not realize that the situation had suddenly changed, and they all looked a little panicked at the moment. However, one officer came up with a strategy that made Li Mu's eyes shine.

Now that the Golden Horn is still in the hands of Constantinople, and there seem to be fewer Ottoman ships in the Bosporus, they can try to break through from there.

This is indeed a very good suggestion, and Li Mu also has an idea in his mind.

The discussion lasted for a long time, and finally, under Li Mu's arrangements, everyone left with satisfaction.

When the next morning arrived, the soldiers guarding the city wall suddenly discovered an unusual situation outside the city.

That is, the Ottomans were actually dismantling their tents, and at the same time they began to bury pots to make rice. The smoke from the cooking pots curled up, making the sky on one side look gray in the early morning of May.

Gradually, the defenders on the city wall noticed this situation. Everyone was confused by this strange situation. The officers who had already known the situation immediately ordered the soldiers to eat and the civilians to carry supplies.

City walls, ready for battle.

Constantinople is about to face the most difficult battle since the siege.
Chapter completed!