The silence has fallen on the battlefields, interrupted only by shrieks of crows and vultures, feasting on the dead Romans and Mongols alike. His Imperial Majesty understood that war on two fronts would unavoidably end in a disaster and so, fulfilling the sacrosanct duty of the Angeloi вЂ“ to protect the Imperium and Christendom at all costs - the sacred Emperor agreed to the outrageous and blasphemous demands of the abhorrent invaders.ДЄnd so when on 20th February 1464 after almost 6 years of devastating war Menggei, son of Timur, accepted the harsh terms imposed on him as a righteous retribution for the suffering of Romaioi, the plan of blessed Autokrator bore bittersweet fruits. The truth was вЂ“ as always вЂ“ hidden from the eyes of the foolish man. Many were whispering in Konstantinoupolis that surrendering to the Westerners after a single battle was a sign of great weakness of the Imperium. Whatever was the truth, the indisputable fact was that all it took was a small scouting force of the xenoi to cripple the whole Imperial Navy.

But even a hundred dromonoi would not be able to stop the immense wooden-castles of the xenoi which, as many believed, the Westerners had more than there were sailors in the whole Imperium. Nevertheless, the sacred Emperor was adamant in his resolve and soon imperial shipyards were buzzing with activity. Dozens of new dromonoi would have to be built if the Imperium was hoping to face the might of the xenoi fleet вЂ“ a hugely expensive undertaking, especially given the circumstances. Both the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy suffered heavy losses and despite increased taxation of the Roman citizens, the Aerarium was struggling with a heavy burden of numerous loans and exhausting war effort. Aegyptus had been liberated and the war against the Timurids had been won but for a price.

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