The capital of the Duchy of Athens was the city of Athens, and there was a baronial lord in the port of Piraeuf, next to the city of Athens. In the early morning, the Baron was sleeping soundly with the newly acquired woman in his arms, and had just been awakened by some unfamiliar movement outside. I heard a loud bang outside, and the bed vibrated with it.

The woman in the baron's arms uneasily pulled up the silk quilt and covered her head, wanting to continue sleeping. The baron sat up, feeling as if something was not so right. But what's wrong......

"Kill!" In addition to the sound of dense footsteps in the courtyard, there was also a language that did not know what to say.

The baron immediately jumped to his feet, he already knew that something was really wrong, and that the people who came from outside must be enemies. As soon as he put on his robe bare, the sound of hurried footsteps had already rushed outside the baron's bedroom. First, someone opened the door, and the door was locked from the inside. Then there was the sound of a knock on the door. The loud thud scared the woman out of bed.

There was a loud bang, and the door and latch were shattered by some outside weapon. When the people outside kicked the door again, the door finally opened to the intruders. The baron watched in amazement at what had happened, clutching tightly the silk panties he hadn't had time to put on.

"Ah~~~~~~~" Whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or Greece, there is not much difference between a woman's screaming and screaming.

Dizzy by the voice, the tall soldier at the head shouted, "Take this woman away." ”

Immediately two soldiers pounced on the woman and dragged her, who let out a louder scream. "Eight Tooth Road!" The two soldiers who went up snapped their two big mouths, and the smoking woman froze. They smoothly dragged the naked Greek woman out and dragged her away.

During the whole process, the baron held his panties motionless. It's not that he doesn't want to move, but he doesn't dare to move like a fledgling being targeted by a poisonous snake. The men were holding stubby iron guys with holes in black holes in them. The hole in the black hole was aimed at the baron like fangs, and the baron didn't know when he would be bitten.

This stagnation did not last long, when a priest in a robe, came in from outside, smiled at the frightened baron in Greek, "Your Excellency, please come with us." Seeing the baron's dumbfounded appearance, the priest changed his Italian again.

"What are you going to do?" The baron asked in Italian in horror.

"Of course, I took you prisoner and demanded a ransom." The priest calmly pointed out the future fate of the baron.

Not long after, the dressed Baron and the people in the Baron's Mansion were tied with their hands tied behind their backs, and long ropes were tied to the docks. Groups of strangely dressed soldiers passed by on the streets. Some are tall, others are short. But no matter what kind of head it is, it has an oriental face.

Houses on both sides of the street were closed, and people peeping in the back could be faintly seen through the wide cracks in the doors. Judging from the relatively intact door, these soldiers have not rushed in from house to house to loot and kill. This gave rise to a faint dissatisfaction in the baron's heart, why he was the only one who suffered such a tragic fate. It's so unfair.

The baron and his party soon arrived at the port, only to see that several Song ships that often came to buy olives were docked on the wharf. The chimney spewing black smoke above the hull and the huge wheels on both sides of the hull are the hallmark features of the Song ship. A large number of soldiers disembark from the gangplank and board the port of Piraeuf, the largest port in Greece.

Then the baron saw some acquaintances at the docks, who were other local nobles and officials. The entire family of the local Catholic diocese bishop was arrested, a man and two women were tied together, and the two cubs were tied with ropes and tied to their parents like lambs. The baron recognized the mistress to the left of the bishop, a slut who had seduced many men. The girl tied to the bishop's right is quite innocent, and it is the first time I have seen her. Unexpectedly, the bishop unknowingly found such a beautiful girl again, and the baron's heart was filled with a sour taste.

After a while, more people were tied up and taken to the port. At this time, the bishop of the Orthodox diocese of Port Piraeuf, accompanied by Eastern servicemen, came to these people. He took the list and identified it from house to house. Finally, in Greek, he said, "All men are there." ”

"Take it away." The Great Song Dynasty soldiers were killed.

The non-commissioned officers of the Japanese state, led by the Juban team, commanded the Japanese soldiers and the native soldiers to pull the ropes and take them onto the transport ship. Orthodox Bishop Shi Shiran walked up to the captured Catholic bishop and smiled maliciously at the guy.

The Catholic bishop dared to be arrogant at this time, and hurriedly pleaded: "For the sake of the Lord......

Before the cry fell, the Orthodox bishop spat in the face of the Catholic bishop. Finally able to fully humiliate the adversary, the face of the Orthodox bishop was filled with joy.

Amid screams, cries, cries for help, and angry shouts, the captives were thrown into the transport ships. With the sound of a whistle, the ship, with a displacement of about 1,000 tons, slowly sailed out of the port of Piraeus and sailed towards its destination, Rhodes. A ship with a displacement of 1,000 tons passed near the ship of 4,000 tons, like a dwarf swimming past a giant.

In order to complete this attack, the Great Song side not only dispatched all the fleets and troops that could be mobilized in the Mediterranean, but also borrowed 3,000 soldiers and horses from the Yuan State. At such a critical juncture, Da Song decisively rejected Bo Yan's request to ask Da Song to send a ship to help him.

Marshal Boyan, who was far away in Egypt, looked at his subordinates with anger at this time. He was not angry because he was rejected, and being rejected by Song Guo was expected by Marshal Boyan. What made the marshal angry was the guy in charge of the water army in front of him.

The lieutenant general of Marshal Boyan asked sternly, "You wait until you say that the ship needs to be repaired." I wondered, the ships of the Song Kingdom traveled thousands of miles to and from the sea, and they did not need to be repaired for several years, so why did our ships need to be repaired after running at sea for three or four months? ”

The general in charge hurriedly replied: "Please marshal Mingjian, these ships will loosen after running at sea for a few months, and we will have to repair the ribs." Otherwise, it is possible that the ribs of the boat will fall off while running. Moreover, the boat will give birth to maggots after running for a while, and we also have to check whether there are any seriously damaged boat boards. We have so many boats now, we want to use them for the next few months, we have to do it. ”

"You're talking nonsense." The adjutant general said angrily: "Since you already knew that you had to do this, why didn't you prepare for it before?" ”

"Forget it." Marshal Boyan stopped the lieutenant from scolding angrily. He asked the general in charge of the navy: "How long will it take to set sail?" ”

The general of the navy hurriedly replied: "Marshal, if you don't transport grain anymore." We can sail in two months. After that, I was able to run at sea for three or four months. ”

Hearing about the grain transportation, Boyan's evaluation of the generals of the navy immediately improved a little. Now the main task of all the ships in Egypt is to transport grain. Non-stop food shipments. Now Egypt has only a minimum of food, and any more grain shipments will cause famine. This is also an important reason why Marshal Boyan had to go on an expedition to Italy. Kublai Khan had already stated that even if the Egyptians starved to death, the food supply in the Khan's direct domain was to be guaranteed. Marshal Boyan suspected that this was Kublai Khan's reason for seizing the general administration of Egypt from Boyan.

According to the means of the court, if Boyan refused Kublai Khan's request, Kublai Khan could immediately remove Boyan. If Boyan agrees to come down but fails to do so, Kublai Khan can still remove Boyan immediately. After the two sides tore their faces, it was up to Boyan to obediently give up his subordinates, or simply raise the flag of rebellion.

"Don't worry." Boyan said to the commander of the navy: "You are now doing your best to repair the ships and prepare for a water battle. When we march west to Italy, we will definitely engage the Europa navy. Do it well. ”

After finalizing the affairs of the navy first, Boyan asked his subordinates and the preparations for land warfare. The adjutant general assured Boyan that there was no problem with the 270,000 troops under Boyan's command now. As long as there were enough ships, Marshal Boyan ordered them to march into Italy, and they would set off with their families.

After arranging the expedition, Boyan returned to his study and sat down a little weakly. It was impossible for him to give up the hundreds of thousands of troops he had accumulated with great difficulty, and if Kublai Khan wanted to take away the position of governor of Egypt, the only option left for Boyan was to raise the banner of rebellion. After careful calculation, Boyan felt that the entire Mongol Empire would be on Kublai Khan's side, and his own final chance of victory was less than 10%. In this case, an expedition to Italy is the best option. If he could not make an expedition to Italy, he would have to go west to conquer the Berbers in northern Africa, and then enter Europe after reaching Gibraltar.

At this time in Baghdad, the crown princess Kuokuozhen finally recovered from the pain of losing her son, and the illness that had plagued her for a long time was finally cured. In addition to his pale face, facing his son Timur, who came to greet him, Kuo Kuo, who was almost fifty years old, really looked like a fairly healthy old woman.

Taking his son's hand, Kuo Kuozhen said, "Timur, you come every few days in the future, don't come every day." I know you're busy right now. ”

Timur hesitated for a moment, he wanted to do more for his mother, but he was very busy right now. So Timur finally said, "Mother, I know. ”

Coming out of the old lady's side, Timur went to see his close friend and his subordinate Totok's father. Tokhtar greeted Timur at the door of his house, and then asked in a low voice, "Prince, can the policy of farming and warfare be sorted out?" ”

"Don't worry." Timur replied confidently.

Tokhtar didn't say much anymore, and led Timur directly to see Tokhtar's father, Yuxi Timur. Raising such a son, Yuxi Timur was indeed not an ordinary person, and he now held the position of imperial physician of the Mongol Empire. Although Kublai Khan gave up sinicization, the court structure during the sinicization period was far more complete and advanced than the system that the Mongols themselves fooled up. Most of the institutions and official positions were eventually retained. The Imperial Historian is responsible for impeaching whistleblowers, and it is a very powerful position.

It is said in the Dadu era that among the Mongol ministers, Yuxi Timur was second only to the commander of Boyan after Kublai Khan. The officials who were reported by Yuxi Timur Timur were not far from losing their positions. Mongolia is Mongolia after all, and the Imperial Historian is not only responsible for reporting officials, but also has a great say in the designated policies. Now Timur is going to use his policies to convince such an important minister. After Kublai Khan's Golden Horde was moved to Baghdad, the Mongol court generally believed that Yuxi Timur had become the most favored and important minister of Kublai Khan.

The three of them sat down, and Timur cut straight to the point, and began to talk to the Mongol minister Yuxi Timur about his own ideas for the new policy. From the very beginning, Timur used the word 'ploughing war' to cut to the point.

In Genghis Khan's time, the Mongols relied on nomadism to accumulate strength, and relied on war to expand and plunder to make the Mongols stronger. Now that the times have changed, we must not lose the foundation of our nationhood through war and plunder, but we must change the means of implementation. Timur believes that the 'pastoral warfare' of the Mongolian steppe era must be changed to the current 'farming warfare'.

After listening to this introduction, Yuxi Timur's eyes fell on his son Totokh. Bearing his father's gaze as if nothing happened, he not only had no pressure in his heart, but was even a little proud. In the process of growing up, Tokhtar firmly believed that the methods of the Han Chinese were more useful than those of the Mongols. Although he is not openly considered to be a Sinicized tendency, Tokhtar himself firmly believes that he is the same as Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, a completely Sinicized Mongol.

What impressed Tokhtar was the 'ploughing war' policy advocated by Shang Ying in Han Chinese history, and in the face of Tiemur, a classmate, friend and Mongolian prince who wanted to establish his own career, Tokhtar tried to pin his dreams on Timur.

Timur did not disappoint Tokhtar either. At Tokhtar's suggestion, Timur continued to promote the plan of cooperation between farmers and herders developed by his second brother, Talama Bara. This made many of his second brother's subordinates defect to Timur. After discussion, Tokhtar, Timur, and the far-sighted people under the original Tarama Bara finally came up with the 'Timur New Deal' in which the peasants and herdsmen cooperated to establish a Mongolian professional army.

In this new policy, the Mongols, Semu, and Hui, whether they were Shinagashengten, Crucias, or True God, had to choose one of their lives: peasants, herdsmen, and soldiers. Among them, the military pays the most, so the status is the highest. The second is the people in charge of production. It's good to be a soldier, and if you know how to read and write, you will have the opportunity to become an official.

Now he took the lead and tried to get the Mongol imperial envoy Taishang Shuyuxi Timur to agree with this new policy plan. Once the Yuxi Timur approved and cooperated, the next step was to get the plan approved by Kublai Khan. When Kublai Khan ordered Timur to begin the implementation of the new policy, it was when Timur's journey to power began.

Tokhtar listened quietly to Timul's story, and carefully observed his father's reaction, hoping to make a correct judgment. Daddy Yuxi Timur is not supported, is the fulcrum of all.

After talking for more than half an hour, Yuxi Timur faced Timur, who had nothing to say, and said, "Third prince, I know. ”

"Uh......" Timur wanted to know what Yuxi Timur thought about this plan.

"Third prince, please go back." Yuxi Timur said.