When the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire learned of the Crusades, he was also quite surprised.
"You mean, all of those two hundred thousand crusaders were wiped out? How is that possible??"
"It is true, Your Majesty. Many of our soldiers have been sent to verify this matter!"
"I believe it won't be long before they arrive here to request that Your Majesty concentrate our forces and attack this enemy!"
"Hiss! Is this enemy so powerful this time? They actually wiped out two hundred thousand crusaders!!"
Upon hearing this news, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire was immediately astonished, but not at all sad or panicked.
In fact, in his heart, he was even a little pleased.
The defeat of the two hundred thousand crusaders was, in fact, a good thing for him, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Their defeat meant that the Roman Pope had lost his power.
Without an army, even if he had spread a great deal of faith within the Roman Empire, it would not have much effect.
After all, the army was the true power. While faith could influence the common people, it could not determine their fate.
This time, the great defeat of the two hundred thousand crusaders, with almost all of them remaining on that battlefield, was an excellent opportunity for the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire.
If he seized this opportunity, he could completely usurp the Pope's position in the Roman Church, or he could make this Pope disappear entirely.
This way, no one would be able to influence his power.
From then on, he could completely dominate the Roman Empire.
No one would divide his power anymore.
Therefore, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire was very pleased.
However, he maintained his surprised expression, revealing no flaws.
"This enemy is so powerful, it might be difficult for us to deal with them!"
"Indeed, it will be very difficult. If we do not concentrate the strength of our entire Roman Empire, it will be hard to eliminate them!!"
"And where are they now?"
"They are at our Roman Empire's border, occupying a city and reinforcing the city gates!"
"Reinforcing the gates? Are they planning to defend?"
Many people did not understand the actions of Lin Tian's army in reinforcing the city gates.
Lin Tian's army was already so powerful that even two hundred thousand crusaders were no match for them.
Under such circumstances, they should be attacking the Roman Empire wantonly and occupying its land.
Why now, instead of attacking the Roman Empire's territory wantonly, were they hunkering down?
This puzzled the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire, but he soon thought of another possibility.
That was, Lin Tian's army might not be as powerful as they imagined.
Perhaps they themselves lacked the confidence to attack all parts of the Roman Empire wantonly, and that was why they were holed up in one city, reinforcing their gates.
Upon thinking of this, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire felt it was very likely.
Therefore, he inquired about the process of the battle between Lin Tian's army and the crusaders.
"How did that enemy army defeat our two hundred thousand crusaders? I want the specific details!!"
"According to the reports of the soldiers who escaped, the first time the two hundred thousand crusaders charged the enemy's city, they were stopped by the enemy's arrows, and many were killed!"
"The second time, although they used shield-bearers, their shield-bearers were knocked aside by the enemy using oxen, which then led to the deaths of a large number of soldiers!"
"The third time, they couldn't bear it any longer and charged directly under the enemy's arrow rain. After their men rushed into the city, the cavalry from within charged out!"
"Oh, and the soldiers specifically emphasized the enemy general. It is said that he is extremely formidable, with peerless swordsmanship. He alone killed thousands, even tens of thousands, of crusaders, a truly invincible man!!"
"Invincible man??"
Hearing such a statement, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire was somewhat bewildered.
The Roman Empire also had powerful warriors. The most powerful among them was referred to as the First Warrior.
But even such a First Warrior, while powerful, could at most deal with a dozen or so people, and was far from invincible.
To deal with several thousand or even tens of thousands of people was pure fantasy.
Yet, the power of their First Warrior was recognized by everyone, and he himself felt his First Warrior was incredibly strong.
Therefore, he found it difficult to comprehend the invincible man described by the crusader soldiers.
In fact, it wasn't just him; even others in the Roman Empire couldn't understand it.
Those who had not witnessed Ye Wushuang's prowess found it hard to comprehend.
After all, with their imagination, they simply couldn't conceive of what kind of power could achieve such invincibility.
Thus, Lin Tian's strength was greatly underestimated by them.
"It must be that their main general is extremely powerful and killed many people, scaring the crusader soldiers, which is why they said such things!"
"It's possible. After all, those soldiers have little experience, and it's quite normal for them to speak based on their impressions!"
"However, the main general of this enemy army is indeed very likely to be a master, so our men still need to be cautious!"
Although the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire said this, his thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.
He had understood the method by which Lin Tian's army had dealt with the two hundred thousand crusaders.
It was that they had a lot of arrows, they held their city defensively, and used their arrows to wear down and deplete most of the two hundred thousand crusaders, thus defeating them.
In this regard, this enemy army was very intelligent, but could not be called powerful.
It could only be said that they had exploited the eagerness of the crusaders to exhaust their strength and thus achieve victory.
And their current reinforcement of the city gates undoubtedly carried the same intention, wanting to repeat the trick and wear down the Roman Empire's army.
Thinking of this, the Great Emperor of the Roman Empire couldn't help but smile.
"Since their strength is not that great, why don't we deal with the Roman Pope first, and then go after them!"
"Since they want to defend the city and exhaust my army, let them defend for now. When they've defended enough, I can attack them, and it will be the same!"
The Great Emperor of the Roman Empire was still thinking of using this opportunity to eliminate the Roman Pope first.
He wanted to use this opportunity to consolidate his power.
As for Lin Tian's army, which was not strong enough, he could eliminate them whenever he wished.
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