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"What, can't you?" Zheng Fei took the bottle of inferior wine that Santiago had just stolen, but he only reached the tip of his nose and had no desire to drink it.

The guard officer's fingers tapped on the tabletop, his brow furrowed, and he stared carefully at the parchment with lines drawn, studying it block by piece.

This is a complete version of the map, even if he has been in Istanbul for several years, he has never seen it, and it is unbelievable that an officer who has just returned from Tripoli should pull it out.

The oil lamps are dancing with dim yellow flames, Santiago is drinking bad wine, the boss outside has fallen asleep, and the silent winter night is passing little by little.

Santiago drank very quickly, and the bottle quickly bottomed out, but he was not drunk in the slightest, and it seemed that the wine was mixed with water.

After a long time, the guard officer finally raised his head and looked into Zheng Fei's eyes, and after careful consideration, the previous anger and panic had quietly dissipated.

"You know what, if you get caught, you're going to be guillotined. ”

"As long as you are willing to let it go, there will be no accidents, and even the patrols in the city sleep in the middle of the night, and no one will find out. ”

"The question is, are you sure you can steal the artillery from the well-defended artillery station? They use cannons designed by Lord Urban many years ago, and the shortest barrel is three meters long, how do you get it?"

"You don't have to worry about that, I'll take care of it, you just need to say hello to your subordinates, and let us go when we get to the city gate." ”

"I only have one request, don't sell me if something happens. ”

Zheng Fei shrugged his shoulders in acquiescence.

In this way, the negotiation was settled, and it was in response to a sentence, there is nothing that money can't solve, and if there is, it means that the money given is not enough.

Istanbul is a wonderful city where people from different places and with different beliefs and political opinions live, and when these people come together, they naturally collide with sparks of ideas.

In recent years, the Ottoman Empire's valiant armies have been invincible, sweeping almost across Europe, Asia and Africa, and even the most intractable fortresses have fallen under their fierce onslaught.

Unlike those soldiers on the front line who fought with their blood and lives, the officers who stayed in the rear, especially those who stayed in the capital and were very idle, and who were accustomed to living a comfortable life, had long since lost their original blood and faith, and the slogan "For the Sultan! For Allah!" became a joke after tea and dinner.

Most of them just want to make some money quietly, quit their jobs to buy a castle estate, and live a carefree life.

Otherwise, no matter how good Zheng Fei is at demagoguery, he will not be able to succeed.

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Coming out of the tavern, the guard officer carried a cloth bag and rode back to the camp in a carriage, where there were five hundred gold coins, which were Zheng Fei's advance payment.

In the hazy night, watching the back of the guard officer disappear on the street corner, Zheng Fei and Santiago and others strolled through the street, and after about half an hour, they arrived at the northeast corner of Istanbul City, where there was a small castle, which looked like a very old age.

The owner of the castle was a wealthy merchant in the antique business, and in the early years he built a large manor house on the outskirts of the city, and the family moved in, and the small castle was reduced to a semi-abandoned state, with only occasional servants coming to clean it.

Brad's friend, the tavern owner with great powers, rented the castle through his connections and provided it to Zheng Fei for lodging.

At this time, in the moonlight, the tavernkeeper and Brad sat side by side at the castle gate, talking softly, with a big smile on their faces, old friends who had not seen each other for many years got together, and even if they talked all night, they would not feel sleepy.

"Oh oh oh, look who's back, our sweet little captain. ”

Brad stood up on his knees, looked up at the moon and stretched his back comfortably, moving his muscles.

"Can't you just get rid of the word cute? Zheng Fei walked up to him, looked at him meaningfully, and after a pause, smiled with relief.

"Brad, you've changed, you can escape from my control, but you don't. ”

"Why should I run away? Do you ever go to those days of licking blood on the tip of a knife, I'm tired. ”

There was a hint of helplessness in Brad's tone, accompanied by a hint of sadness, for his youth spent in the killing.

"Come upstairs with me, I need your help with something. Zheng Fei patted him on the shoulder.

With only two floors and five rooms on each floor, the castle is more like a turret than a castle.

Coming to the room, Brad lit a cigarette, which he rolled himself with paper, he loved to smoke but didn't like to walk around with his pipe, because a few years ago he accidentally tripped while running for his life, and the pipe on his chest hit the ground, and he almost lost his breath at that moment, and then he threw the pipe away.

"Do you want one?" he took a root and handed it to Zheng Fei.

Zheng Fei shook his head, and groped for the oil lamp by the moonlight shining in through the window.

"Hey, how can a man not smoke, this thing can make you calm down and think. Brad continued.

"I have other ways to calm down. Zheng Fei still refused, he knew that some things were difficult to quit once they were wet.

Brad pursed his lips, and stopped persuading him, and fell down in front of the window, his arms on the windowsill.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do? It's not going to kill anyone, is it?"

"I need a pretender, and you're the right fit. ”

Zheng Fei stared ahead, his expression serious.

Standing by the window, you will see an open field poured by the moonlight, unobstructed by other buildings, and the only obstacle is a small forest on the left.

"Pretender?" Brad didn't know why, holding the cigarette butt between his fingers, waiting for him to explain.

Zheng Fei nodded, and was about to speak, but he was stunned, staring at the outline of something in front of him.

It was too far away to see clearly, so he took out his binoculars and pointed the lens in that direction.

Fortunately, the moon was relatively large today, and the earth was bright, and the outline was revealed before his eyes.

It is a cannon barrel, located next to a small forest, and with a forest as a reference, you can find that it is a huge cannon, and the barrel is several times thicker than the trunk of a tree.

That is the legendary Urban Cannon, known as the Monster Cannon, which is Urban's proudest work.

In shock, Zheng Fei put down his binoculars and asked, "What is that place?"

Brad followed his gaze and suddenly realized.

"Oh, no wonder you reacted like that, you must have seen that cannon! I saw it during the day, and my friend said it was an artillery position in Istanbul. ”

The artillery position was actually located two hundred meters away from the castle, and during the day, you only need to use a telescope to observe it, and you can get a clear picture of the situation inside. (To be continued.) )