Maradi City.

Sitarama and Hamid's temptation of Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin continues, but Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin are very normal.

The letter asking for reinforcements has been sent, and it was sent out in front of Sitarama and Hamid, but Zhang Dingbian also said before that this letter asking for help was sent out, and it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive in three or five months.

Seeing Zhou Buxin holding handfuls of silver coins and gold coins and scattering them out, Sitarama and Hamid were blushing.

With so much money, if it is given to Maradi, Sitarama is confident that within a year, the city of Maradi will be tripled in size, and the number of men and horses will increase significantly...... But all this money was spent by Zhou Buxin, and Sitarama saw it in his eyes, and his heart was dripping blood.

Hamid watched Zhou Buxin spend money, he was also very painful, he told Sitarama several times to let him hurry up, but Sitarama was still hesitating and had not made up his mind.

When Daddy's hesitation, Hamid can't bear it anymore!

He went directly to the palace to find Sitarama and said directly: "Father, we can't wait any longer, wait any longer, Zhou Buxin will spend all the money!" What they bought, even if we snatch it back and sell it again, the money will shrink significantly, and if we hesitate, we will lose. ”

At the same time, Hamid also said with great distress: "In this month's time, how many meals did we invite those two Ming people to eat?" How many gifts were given to them? We will send it for two more months, and we will have to scrape off the walls of the palace and give it to them. ”

Sitarama gave gifts to Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin, and Hamid was distressed, those things ...... When Sitarama dies, it's all his.

"Humph! Immature! ”

Although Sitarama also wanted to do it, he was still trying to maintain his majesty in the face of Hamid: "Did they lie to us, can you tell clearly?" Did you send someone to see the ship? ”

Hamid immediately said: "Go, nothing, keep an eye on it, no one got off the boat at all, besides...... It's been a month, and they've never sent food to the ship, and if there's really someone on board, how can they eat this month? Can't you starve them to death without food? ”

“……”

Sitarama was speechless, although what Hamid said was reasonable, but he still didn't dare to do it easily, so he could only persuade helplessly: "This matter is related to the destruction and prosperity of Maradi City, and it is also related to our survival, so we must be careful, be careful!" You're still young, don't be too aggressive. ”

"Don't be angry and still call young people? Father, I don't think you dare! ”

Hamid was young and vigorous, and he didn't pay attention to his father's reminder, but said to Sitarama: "Father, if you don't dare to do it, then I will do it, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty only has fifty merchants and fifty guards, what are you afraid of them doing?" When the time comes, we will separate these guards, and separate Zhou Buxin and Zhang Dingbian from the merchant ships, and we will have a chance. ”

"There are only a hundred of them, and we are ten times as many as them, so there is no need to be afraid!"

Seeing that Hamid couldn't wait so much, Sitarama sighed helplessly, but he didn't persuade him anymore, maybe his own idea was to let Hamid take risks...... Even if the sneak attack on the Ming merchant ship fails, Sitarama can also put the blame on Hamid, saying that these are Hamid's ideas, and everything has nothing to do with him.

And what about Hamid?

After obtaining Sitarama's consent, he immediately gathered Maradi's soldiers and horses, let Sitarama's cronies take the lead, and he himself formed a second echelon of soldiers and horses that he could control.

As long as the leading soldiers and horses succeed, he can snatch the fruits of victory, let his cronies lead the soldiers and horses control the situation of Maradi, and then attack the royal city, so that Sitarama can be removed from the throne and become the monarch of Maradi himself.

Sitarama is an old man who is on the verge of doing anything, and his continued stay in the throne of the monarch will only hinder the development of Maradi City.

Just a hundred Ming people, what is there to be afraid of?

Old man!

Hamid had a murderous intent in his eyes, and if Sitarama didn't cooperate well with him tonight, he wouldn't mind resorting to more violent means to get Sitarama to submit.

In the eyes of these people, there is no concept of a monarch, let alone shame, just like the nomads of the northern grasslands, as long as there is only a replacement, there will be a reshuffle of rights, the grassland of the year, the same is true of the current Maradi City, and even the entire Nanyang has no concept of the monarch, survival of the fittest, the law of the jungle is just a reshuffle.

If Hamid succeeds and kills Sitarama, the Maradi nobles will only praise Hamid's decisiveness and will support him more enthusiastically.

……

Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin are also observing the actions of Sitarama and his son at the same time, and in the month they have been in Maradi, the two of them have been invited to dinner by Sitarama and Hamid, Zhang Dingbian can't help complaining, this month, he weighs at least five pounds.

"Estimated...... There's going to be a showdown tonight, right? ”

Zhou Buxin took the invitation sent by Hamid and judged: "The invitation was sent by Hamid, but in the name of Sitarama, the father and son began to fight among themselves...... Hamid is young and vigorous, and he had a faint impatience as early as half a month ago, and now he is acting on his behalf, and it is estimated that he will do it tonight. ”

"Isn't that just right? Our soldiers were mouldy in the cabin, and they had almost eaten all the dry food, and they were doing it now, which was exactly what I wanted. ”

Zhang Dingbian rubbed his hands, "Old Zhou, how do you arrange tonight?" ”

"Didn't he invite the two of us to go with him, just to separate us from the merchant ships and then take advantage of the night to raid them? In that case, how can we fail their plans? ”

Zhou Buxin smiled very sinisterly, "They think that if we are separated from the merchant ships, we can leave the merchant ships leaderless, which is ridiculous...... The sergeants of the Ming Dynasty, even if they do not have a commander, can fight on their own. ”

When he turned the homeless people into sergeants in Longxing Temple, Zhu Han attached great importance to the commanders and chiefs at the grassroots level in the army, and when training them, he not only taught them basic military movements, but also trained them to judge the situation on the battlefield...... The chief general and deputy general are not there, and the lieutenant can also perform the function of the chief general in their place.

Although Sitarama has some understanding of the Central Plains culture, it is all the old yellow calendar, and now the Ming is changing with each passing day, if Sitarama has an understanding of the current Ming Dynasty, his concerns will become more.

"If they are really ready to do it, then let our Ming Navy teach them a good lesson."

Zhang Dingbian moved his wrist, and then said: "In the evening, we brought over twenty guards, I have observed the location of Sitarama's palace, the hall where he invited us to eat overlooks the entire palace, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we only need to occupy there, twenty guards are enough to support the arrival of the army." ”

Sitarama has never seen Zhang Dingbian's bravery, and he drinks and eats meat all day long, like a wine bag and rice bag, but Zhou Buxin knows that this is a general who can fight with Chang Yuchun for 80 rounds, and in the entire Ming army, except for Chang Yuchun, no general is Zhang Dingbian's opponent.

Zhou Buxin said with a smile: "These twenty people are the most suitable to protect me, haha...... General Zhang alone is comparable to 10,000 enemies! ”

"Hahahaha!"

General Zhang was in high spirits and pulled Zhou Buxin out: "Let's go together, let's let people see together tonight, what is the military general of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"Okay, let's see General Zhang today!"

"Well said!"

Zhang Dingbian took out the two short blades, handed them to Zhou Buxin, and asked him to take them when he went to the banquet at night: "If you fight at night, I may not be able to take care of you, so take it for self-defense." ”

Zhou Buxin took the short blade in his hand, and Zhang Dingbian did not continue to chat with him: "I'll go to the cabin to make arrangements, if anyone dares to approach the caravan at night, there will inevitably be no return." ”

Hearing Zhang Dingbian's words, Zhou Buxin agreed, the sergeant on the ship stayed in the cabin for a month, and gnawed dry food all day long, and now they are hungry wolves, but whenever the enemy is close, it is strange not to be torn apart.

……

That night, Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin came to Sitarama's palace together, and Sitarama was also waiting outside the hall early, and when he saw Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin, he immediately trotted over with a smile and greeted Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin with a low profile.

"General Zhang, Lord Zhou, the two of you can go to the banquet together, it really makes me shine here."

Sitarama is closer to Zhang Dingbian, after all, the two are 'good brothers' who have drunk many times, and Zhang Dingbian confided a lot of Daming's 'inside information' to him, which is enough to make Sitarama more enthusiastic about Zhang Dingbian.

Zhou Buxin...... Although he is also a corrupt official, Hamid said that he is not particularly close to him, and Zhou Buxin seems to be guarding against him everywhere, so in the eyes of Sitarama, Zhou Buxin is a villain who only takes money and does not work, so his cordiality is not high.

But, after tonight, everything is okay.

How many gifts did Zhou Buxin take from Hamid, he had to vomit it tonight!

Although Sitarama blamed Hamid for being reckless, as far as he was concerned, he also agreed with what Hamid said in his heart, and the Ming army and merchants who came to Maradi City were not very strong.

In order to make sure that nothing goes wrong, Sitarama also moves out his hidden power with him, and prepares to take a big gamble to ensure the success of the battle!

When he arrived at the banquet, Zhou Buxin looked around, and then Team Sitarama asked, "Why don't you see Hamid?" ”

Sitarama had already thought of a countermeasure, and said to Zhou Buxin: "In the afternoon, Hamid suddenly felt a little headache, so he rested in the back, if the evening can be better, he will come to toast Lord Zhou." ”

Zhang Dingbian waved his hand: "Since Hamid is sick, let him rest well, let's drink...... Hahaha, this wine is a good thing, there is an old saying in Daming, wine fights are intimidating, and the rats who drink dare to provoke the tiger, Lao Xi...... It's better to let your son drink less alcohol and save yourself from getting drunk. ”

Zhou Buxin tried to make himself appear serious, putting his hand on his leg and pinching the flesh on his leg, for fear that he would laugh out loud.

Fooling Sitarama, Zhang Dingbian really came with his mouth open...... As far as he said the ancient words, Zhou Buxin felt that he could only listen to half of them, and the rest were all made up casually, poor Sitarama was still talking to Zhang Dingbian, this old miscellaneous hair didn't know if he was too ignorant or brainless.

Sitarama didn't know what Zhang Dingbian meant, but raised his glass: "Come, drink!" Drink! ”

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The palace is staggered, so it is not lively.

At this time, the wharf was dark and windy, and the air was silent.

The 'sick' Hamid was lying in ambush outside the horse's head with Maradi's soldiers at this time, and their eyes were fixed on the five Ming merchant ships docked in front of them.

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In order to be able to succeed in the first battle, except for the guards of the garrison palace, Hamid gathered all the 1,200 soldiers in the city to the docks.

1,200 men against 100...... Ah no, there were only eighty people, and twenty of them followed Zhang Dingbian to the palace for dinner.

1200vs80, Hamid thinks he won't lose no matter how he thinks about it...... Thinking of the wealth at his fingertips after taking the Ming merchant ships, Hamid's eyes became more and more eager.

It was getting late, and Hamid's excited, trembling hands did not allow him to look any further, and drew his sword and led Maradi's soldiers to charge.

There is a tradition that is still very popular in Maradi, that is, the monarch takes the lead in the charge, this is to show the bravery of the leader, but also to give the people under him a kind of deterrence, if they don't even have the courage to lead the charge, they can't serve the people when they become the monarch.

This practice of relying on courage to lead the team was not popular in the Ming Dynasty a thousand years ago, which shows the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Western countries.

Hamid has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is very confident in his skills, and he thinks that he can handle only 80 people.

However, when he rushed aboard the merchant ship with his troops, he found that the merchant ship was empty, as did the other four merchant ships.

What's going on?

Hamid suddenly had a bad premonition: he seemed to have been tricked!

Zhang Dingbian and Zhou Buxin have been accompanying him in acting for a month!

In an instant, a cold flow flowed down his head, directly making his legs tremble.

"Hit the mark! Remove! ”

Hamid quickly shouted, then pushed the soldier away and ran out, only to find him out of the cabin when he ran out of the cabin...... At this time, a lot of people gathered on the deck.

They were dressed in iron armor and armed with long knives, and the iron helmets on their heads covered their faces, only their eyes and mouths were left outside, and even their noses were covered with iron sheets.

This is...... The army of the Ming Dynasty?

On this boat, there are at least eighty Ming sergeants!

And what about the other ships?

Hamid was panicking now, and his hand holding the knife was trembling slightly...... He had a thought in his heart that this life was probably coming to an end.