How did Constantinople fall in world history?

In the history of the world, under the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, there is only one city left in the Byzantine Empire, and that is the capital Constantinople.

1453, the ambitious Ottoman Turkish sultan led 200,000 troops and hundreds of warships to besiege Constantinople. Constantinople is located at the southeast end of the European continent, bordering Golden Horn Bay in the north, Malayi in the south, Asia Minor Peninsula in Asia across the sea in the east and land in the west. The terrain is very dangerous.

At present, the military and civilians in Constantinople are making every effort to strengthen the fortifications of the capital. In addition to building two strong walls in the west, they also built a bunker every 100 meters on the wall and dug a deep moat under the wall. At the entrance of Jinjiaowan in the north of the city, they blocked the sea with thick iron ropes, making it impossible for any ship to enter. They also built tall walls in the east and south of the city, which are close to the sea.

On April 6th, the Sultan of Turkey refused to make peace with the Byzantine emperor Constantine and ordered the siege. With a deafening noise, boulders weighing 500 kilograms were fired from Turkish cannons and smashed on the walls of Constantinople. A big hole suddenly appeared on the tall and solid wall.

"Go!" Tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers rushed to the moat with thick wood and rolling barrels in an attempt to fill the moat and pave the way for the army to attack the city.

"Shoot! Shoot! " Byzantine officers on the wall kept urging the soldiers to attack loudly.

Byzantine soldiers crouched on the wall and hid in the fortress, shooting wildly at the crowded Turks at the gate with guns, trebuchets, javelins and bows and arrows.

Seeing this scene, the Turkish Sultan knew that it was impossible to attack from the front and had to find another way. So he ordered to dig a tunnel, ready to sneak into the city, and caught Byzantium off guard. Unexpectedly, the tunnel was discovered by the Byzantines before it was dug into the city. The Byzantines destroyed the tunnel with explosives.

Then four Latin ships and 1 Greek ships tried to break through the Turkish blockade to support Byzantium. The Sultan of Turkey ordered the navy to sink them, and the Turks sent 140 warships to intercept them. As a result, many ships were sunk, but five enemy ships successfully entered Constantinople. When the soldiers and civilians in the city saw the reinforcements and supplies, their morale was greatly boosted.

The Sultan of Turkey called the commander of the navy, scolded him and announced his dismissal. Hearing this, the naval commander immediately panicked and said, "Dear Sultan, don't abandon me. Give me a chance to atone. I know how to conquer Constantinople!" " "

"How to overcome it?" Asked the sultan.

"Use the navy to go in from Golden Horn Bay!" "Nonsense! There is a chain in Golden Horn Bay. How can I get in? " Sudan is very angry.

"There is a road to the north of Golden Horn Bay, which is the town of Galatia guarded by Genoese businessmen, facing Constantinople across the sea. Genoese businessmen are greedy for money. As long as we give them a lot of bribes, they can enter the Golden Horn Bay from Galatia. "

"Well, I'll do as you think, and I won't dismiss you for the time being."

After secret consultation, the Turks and Genoese reached an agreement, and Genoese agreed that the Turks would pass through Galatia.

One night, 80 Turkish warships arrived in Galatia. They paved a road on the shore with boards and coated it with butter and sheep oil to reduce friction. After a night of hard work, these warships finally crossed Galatee Town by land and entered Golden Horn Bay.

The next morning, the soldiers guarding the north wall of Constantinople found the Turkish warship and were surprised. Under the personal command of Sudan, Turkish soldiers charged again and again under the cover of artillery fire. The bells of all churches in Constantinople rang, and the Byzantine emperor personally boarded the city head, inspiring soldiers to fight to the death.

But just then, something incredible happened.

A group of soldiers attacked from the small door on the wall and forgot to lock the door when they returned! The Turks discovered the fatal negligence of the Byzantines. They immediately gathered their forces and stormed the small gate, finally approaching the city.

After this process, the Turks did not destroy the city. After the looting, they moved the capital of the Ottoman Empire here and renamed it Istanbul.