The sun had completely set, and a light had already lit up on the vantage point of the port of Tripoli.

Wu Xin knew that this was Sazastan's start of work, and perhaps Cassano was also guarding him.

The two of them won't participate in the New Year's banquet, and Wu Xin doesn't like this kind of vain thing, but as a leader, he can be late, but he can't be there, let alone give a speech.

"Two, what's the matter, let's talk while walking, New Year's Day is an important holiday for our true God believers, and I must be with my subordinates." Wu Xin said as he walked towards the castle.

He shows his detachment through this behavior, which is also a negotiating tactic.

However, although Wu Xin did not have a good face for the messenger, he hugged Princess Serafi on his horse, and then gnawed her fiercely, which was also a strategy.

"Ouch, nasty." Serafi herself knows that she is completely unfavored by Wu Xin, she has never been to Wu Xin's bed, and of course she has no living allowance, so she has to earn it by herself, or lie, "This is a cousin of mine, don't be careless." ”

The emissary who was running with the horse was indeed the son of Murray Hassan, but these Star and Moon Monarchs all had many women, far more than four, and naturally there were many children.

Compared with Europa's royal family, these Star and Moon Princes are worthless, and being able to get a job as an envoy also pays him a lot of price, consuming the weight in his father's heart.

So as he ran, he was still shouting: "Your Highness, my father does not need you to submit to him, the title of emir is completely unworthy of you, he is willing to admit that you are the Sultan of the port of Tripoli, Sultan." ”

"Huh." Wu Xin responded to his offer with a sneer. "That's really thanks to His Highness Hassan's kindness."

In fact, there is no difference between the emir and the sultan and Wu Xin.

He pinched the horse's belly slightly, making the horse run faster.

Although the prince is not very powerful, it is still no problem to be a rice worm waiting to die when the Hasf family was strong in the past, but he is pitiful of his fat body, and he is out of breath when he runs.

Wu Xin's intelligence system is very insensitive, and it can be said that he is blind to the situation in Tunisia.

But fortunately, they hung each other through Serafi. A lot of information has been obtained.

"Your Majesty the Caliph, my cousin has been sent to Istanbul, and Uncle Hassan has taken over the caliph's throne on his own." Serafi said loudly, then gradually lowering his voice, "He gave me more than two thousand thalers, and a few slave girls, who were defeated by Hayreddin again, and if you don't save them, maybe my uncle will have to pay tribute to Hairedin." By that time, our port of Tripoli was also in danger. ”

After listening to her words, Wu Xin lowered his head and glanced at her with praise.

Not because of her loyalty, but because of her personality.

Although she pretended to intimidate her cousin and defrauded thousands of thalers of money, she was still worried about her country and family.

Although she is not completely loyal to herself, if a person has no king, no father, no country and no home in his heart. So even if Wu Xin can use them for a while, he will even like them very much. But he couldn't keep this creature by his side for long.

Of course, Wu Xin will also give the other party any benefits just because he cares about his country and family.

He had already reached the foot of the castle, and several company commanders and Father Ellan had come up to salute him.

"His Majesty the Caliph is a vassal, will it be too cheap?" Wu Xin quipped that he didn't think Murray-Hassan would give up resistance, otherwise he wouldn't have called himself caliph. He turned back and asked, "Will your father bow his knee to the pirates?" ”

Although Wu Xin had slowed down behind him, the messenger was completely speechless.

After taking a long sip of wine, he gasped for a long time.

This question is difficult to answer if he says "no". That means the situation is not urgent enough, and if he says "yes", it will be a stain on his diplomatic career.

Of course, the luxury of wine, which violates the rules of the Star and Moon Sect, will not be completely extinct, but in order to take care of the emotions of the elders of those desert tribes, and because of the lack of materials, even Murray-Hassan himself rarely drinks alcohol.

Once there are cities, there is naturally temptation, and the most fanatical believers, who follow all reasonable and unreasonable dogmas, tend to come from closed and conservative rural areas.

His sons were even more unable to see the wine, so they naturally had to take a big sip when they had the chance.

His behavior made Father Ellan frown, these wines were all made in Austria, although they were not the most expensive ones, but they were the main expenses of today's dinner.

Although Italian goods were cheaper, Wu Xin always demanded that he make an effort to source goods from Spain and Austria, and most of the goods supplied by his main trading partners, the Bazin family, came from these two places.

"Yes, no, mainly not .........," the messenger replied incoherently, "We have the ability to defend Tunisia, but we also need your help, Your Highness Sibo. ”

After another big sip of wine, he finally found the word: "To help us is to help yourself, Your Highness Sibo, once Haireddin completely rules the Sultanate of Tunisia, then the port of Tripoli will be in danger, and you know as well as I do that Libya is too barren to maintain independence in the face of a united Tunisia." ”

"Hmph, how does the port of Tripoli compare to your city of Gabbès?" His words upset Father Erlan, who was also in charge of finance, and was also opposed to joining the war in Tunisia in terms of policy, which did not look like any spoils, "Is the port of Tripoli not as good as your dilapidated city?" ”

Originally, the port of Tripoli was smaller than the city of Gabes, but after the plane absorbed, this port has surpassed the city of Gabez.

"Compared to Gabes, which has been drawn several times and has been under siege, the port of Tripoli is indeed superior, and I am very impressed by the progress made here compared to when you landed." This is true, but so is the rebuttal of the messenger, "But it is still more than a little worse than the city of Tunis and the great port of Pisa." And even if the Tripoli oasis is fertile now, we all know that the fertility of an oasis without the nourishment of the river is limited, and to feed such a population will quickly deplete the fertility accumulated over the past few hundred years, what will you do then? ”

The oasis can't withstand the cultivation for too long, which is common knowledge on the northern shore of the Black Continent. Even a gentleman can tell.

In fact, if Wu Xin had not conquered "that Egypt", the fertility of the Tripoli oasis would not even be "very fertile now".

It's an oasis with little water and little fertility, a paradise in the desert, but it can't afford a center of power.

Old Deverrich also came, and the messenger brought dozens of camels, fifteen of which now belonged to him, even after accepting the "allowance". The promise given to the messenger is that if there is support from others, he will say a few kind words.

The messenger sent money everywhere, and Father Ellan was not a man as incorruptible as water, but he was very firm on the matter, so even if the messenger had to give old Deverrich some favor, it was better to be silent than to object.

In fact, compared to Father Erlan, his ** is much less. His son was dead, and the interests of the knightess de Vrerich were his primary concern. Accepting such money would not change his position.

He knew that no other person who could speak would support the emissary, and it would be difficult to meet Sazastan, and Cassano would not be able to give him a chance.

Kessler's attitude is not clear, but the attitude of the head of the church is generally Wu Xin's, so if he supports it, then it doesn't matter if old Deverrich supports it.

Just as he expected. Wu Xin is not at all enthusiastic about supporting the Hasf family.

Wu Xin's reason for hesitation is the same as that of old Deverlichy.

Old Deverrich did not like to be on the same page with Father Erlan, but he could not express his attitude on this issue, he did not like to watch the Hasf family end up, but the power of the Tripoli port group possessed. Even after this expansion, it was not enough to restore balance.

The Barbary pirates under the leadership of Hayreddin were a much more powerful force than the Hasf family.

Old Deverichy knew that after the limit expansion, Wu Xin might be able to march west with a thousand or so soldiers, the kind of troops that were much better than most of the North African sultans, and better than the same number of pirates.

But old Deverrich was still not optimistic about this adventure, although there was no support from the intelligence system, but as a Hospitaller who had fought against the Barbary pirates for most of his life, old Deverrich knew the virtues of that group.

He was quite sure that even if Hayreddin had done his best to control the pirates, the situation in Tunisia had deteriorated considerably, and that it would be a living hell.

Hayreddin is remarkable, able to pinch pirates into a group, but manpower is limited after all, and excellent troops can only be obtained from good families, and pirates are the worst source of soldiers.

If the Hasf family were to be knocked down by a single blow, the damage might not be catastrophic, but since the Hasf family held the city of Gabes, no matter how difficult it was, the pirates must have made a mess of the country.

Wu Xin's troops marched westward, and it was simply impossible to loot supplies as they did last time, and they might not even be able to get the minimum from the local area

of supplies.

Although there was a lot of food in the port of Tripoli, the cost of organizing caravans in the desert was extremely high, and it was one of the most attritional battlefields.

Convenient and fast sea routes were obviously not an option, and the Barbary pirates had complete control of the sea.

"The Sultanate of Tunisia has been one of the most prosperous places on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea since ancient times, and once order is restored in Tunisia, under the rule of our Hasf family, our two countries can work closely together, not only in trade, but also in close alliances, and at that time, no one will dare to humiliate you." Princess Serafi also said beside her, she had been in the port of Tripoli for so long, and naturally she had figured out some things, "What kind of so-called knights on that small island of Malta still do not recognize your sovereign power over the port of Tripoli, they should be taught a good lesson!" ”

"Haha, I'm satisfied with my relationship with the Knights Hospitaller, you don't have to worry about it." Wu Xin smiled, but he was not very happy, he hoped that he could participate more actively in the struggle between the Barbary pirates and the Hasf family, but it was not easy, although the old Deverrich did not speak, but his silence explained his attitude, and Father Erlan's attitude was clearer, "But the matter of supporting you is not negotiable, but I hope that you can provide a batch of supplies and supplies in advance, not to send them to the port of Tripoli, just to the military station in Zuwara." ”

Wu Xin's condition is not harsh, but it is not very sincere, once the materials are transported to the area under his control, then Wu Xin still has the right to choose whether to send troops.

The two people of the Hasf family immediately showed embarrassed looks, and the messenger immediately flattered Wu Xin: "Your Highness Xibo, you can hold such a grand banquet, and you can also afford some military supplies, and when you arrive in Gabes City, we will immediately be responsible for your supplies." ”

If Wu Xin led his army to Gabes City, then the initiative would be on the side of the Hasf family, even if their supply to him was extremely limited, it would be difficult for Wu Xin to leave easily.

The food, grass and supplies consumed on the journey from the port of Tripoli to Gabbès were a huge sunk cost, and if Wu Xin left directly, the investment would be in vain, which would greatly damage his prestige.

"This is too much, Cesare went to save his uncle, and he had to pay for his own food?" Princess Serafi rebuked her cousin in a false reprimand, and then continued, "I know that my uncle is rich, and that the whole family wants more and more beautiful slave girls all day long, or Austrian wine and Venetian velvet, but my uncle is very frugal, even though he is the richest man in the family. ”

She was actually speaking for her family, inducing him to join the war by telling him about Murray Hassan's financial resources.

"Yes, my father does have the ability to pay, and we have complete resistance." In fact, Hassan Murray does have some money, but he can't use it on Wu Xin, "But Your Highness Sibo, you must not want my father to run out of money to pay the salaries of the soldiers and appease the nomadic elders, after all, once my father fails, the port of Tripoli will also be in danger." Khareddin is a minion of the Ottoman Empire, once he takes control of Tunisia, the end of the port of Tripoli is near, save Tunisia, save the Hasf family, that is, save yourself, you know this very well, Your Highness Sibo. ”

In short, I don't give money, but if you don't save me, you will regret it.

Wu Xin didn't like this kind of begging attitude. (To be continued.) )