Which consequence arises at siege defense, when Byzantine diplomats disclose secret passages?

💡 Explanation

An enemy can bypass Byzantine defenses because *coercion* leads a trusted diplomat to disclose a secret passage. Therefore, invaders gain uninhibited city access, rather than catapult accuracy increasing which involves ballistics, not diplomacy.

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