"Gentlemen, oh, yes, and this lady."

Under everyone's gaze, Hadar spoke slowly.

"According to the accurate figures we have obtained, at the end of last year, the number of troops counted by Daming was..."

The representatives of the various countries in the audience all left their seats slightly, and one by one they held their breath, staring at Hadar with their eyes, hoping that the other party could say a number that they could accept.

In the front row of everyone, a woman wearing knight's armor also clenched the knight's sword in her hand.

"4.66 million!"

A string of numbers that could no longer be ordinary, spat out of Hadar's mouth.

But just this string of ordinary numbers is like a huge thunder in the sky, setting off stormy waves in the crowd.

"Oh God, how is this possible, there are more people in our country than there are."

"Mr. Hadar, did you forget to add a point to it, let's say 466,000! Or, maybe you said an extra 6. ”

"Mr. Hadar, this is not a joke, more than 4 million troops close to 5 million, this number has surpassed the people of most of our countries, I don't think in this world, there is such a country with such a terrorist legion, this is too exaggerated."

"That's right, I am afraid that the only person who can have such a huge army is God himself."

A burst of exclamation and disbelief sounded from the audience, and many people stood up in shock, expressing their disbelief in this number.

The knight girl sitting in the front row of the crowd, when Hadar said the number 4.66 million, leaned back heavily on the chair, closed her eyes slightly, and didn't know what she was thinking.

But from her jade hand holding the scabbard, it can be imagined that her heart is not as calm as it seems.

"Gentlemen, please be quiet, please be quiet!"

Being asked by so many people at once, Hadar didn't know who to answer first, so he could only wave his hand vigorously to let everyone quiet down first and ask one by one.

The room gradually fell silent, and everyone looked at Hadar nervously, expecting the other party to say what was just a joke.

"Gentlemen, I know that you think this figure is too exaggerated and unlikely, but I can responsibly say that the figure I just said is 100% certain, and I can swear to God Allah."

After speaking, for fear of scaring these potential allies and not daring to unite with them to confront Daming, Hadar hurriedly comforted everyone.

"Gentlemen, in fact, you don't have to worry too much, although the Ming Dynasty has so many troops, they also need to defend a lot of areas, after all, their land is so big."

"According to our estimates, the number of troops that Daming can dispatch to fight abroad is only more than 1 million."

"As long as we unite, it's still no problem to stop the million-strong army of the Ming Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, the corners of the mouths of many people below twitched fiercely.

It's just more than 1 million, and that's it!

Good guys, are you misleading about this number?

And if you are united, you will be able to block each other, who gave you the confidence and courage of your dead Timur the Great?

You don't use your mind to think about it, the army of a country that can come out of the foreign war is definitely not a rabble of serfs and slaves, it is definitely an elite army that can fight well.

Thinking that he would have to face a million elite troops, the representatives of many countries began to tremble in their legs.

How many troops did the Mongols use in their westward expedition? It seems that there are more than 200,000 or so, and more than 200,000 troops will beat the Western countries to the ground.

If the Ming Dynasty follows the example of Mongolia and pushes a million troops all the way to the west, I am afraid that except for God himself, there is no country in this world that can stop the progress of the Ming Dynasty.

You know, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Mongol Empire.

What does this mean?

This shows that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were stronger, more fierce and more powerful than the Mongols back then.

God, more than 1 million troops more fierce than the Mongols are attacking the west, and everyone in the audience is beginning to think about whether to dig a pit and wait after they go back.

If you die in this way, you won't even have a place to bury.

Seeing his own comfort, not only did not work, but made the atmosphere more silent.

Hadar sighed helplessly in his heart.

He was not surprised by everyone's performance, after all, when he heard this information, he was also shocked, and he was dazed for a long time before he gradually came back to his senses.

At any time, when the strength reaches a terrifying level, it is really difficult for people to rebel.

He even suspected now that these allies he was going to woo were probably beginning to wonder how it was cost-effective to take refuge in Daming.

"Mr. Hadar, I would like to ask where you got this information from, and whether it is really that accurate."

Just when the atmosphere was at its lowest point, and seeing that the alliance was about to end before it began, sitting in the front row, the female knight who was leaning on the back of her chair and closing her eyes in contemplation raised her hand.

"This is the Jeanne d'Arc of France, a great knight who saved the heroes of France and is very influential in their country."

Knowing that Hadar didn't know each other, Oliver hurriedly whispered a whisper in his ear.

"It's a knight of Joan of Arc, and it's a great honor to meet you."

Knowing that the woman in front of him was very influential in a country, Hadar's expression of dissatisfaction with the woman's participation in this meeting instantly closed, and he showed a kind smile and said hello.

Joan of Arc nodded slightly, and responded.

She could see the other party's expression clearly, but she didn't care.

In this era when men are in charge, she has come to this point step by step, and she has long been accustomed to this kind of distrust and contempt in her eyes.

"I can tell you with a high degree of certainty that the information we have received is very accurate."

"Because our intelligence source is from an intelligence organization within Daming."

"Because the prince named Zhu Zhangui established another piece of intelligence, the other party felt the crisis and the anger of not being trusted, so he had a revenge mentality."

"And we just seized this and spent a lot of money to buy this information from the other party."

Hadar briefly recounted his sources of information.

Don't look at what he said so clearly, in fact, his heart is dripping blood.

In order to get this information, as well as the map that Oliver had just hung, their Timurid Empire paid a treasure worth 20 million taels in large silver calculations.

Thinking of so many gold and silver treasures, in exchange for only a piece of paper and a few words, Hadar's heart ached.

Damn the vampire of the East, curse you for betraying the Ming Dynasty, let that cruel prince know, and let you all die without a place to bury.

"Ahh

Beiping Jinyi guarded the yamen, sneezed Ji Gang, rubbed his nose, stretched out his hand to tighten the clothes on his body, and said to a few subordinates around him: "You guys, you have to hurry up, Your Highness is coming back soon, we sold it for so much money after taking so much information, I can't explain it to Your Highness." ”

"So you all have to hurry up and send more people to the West to see if you can sell a few more countries. In terms of price, it can be sold a little lower, after all, the big-headed Timurid empire has already paid for it. ”

"Yes!"

After his subordinates left, Ji Gang rubbed his nose, looked at the account book in his hand, and smiled.

"Some bad street intelligence and maps, can be exchanged for so much money, the Western barbarians are really bold. Alas, it would be nice if I could have more of them, and next year I could get some more money to expand my staff. Now this territory is big, and there is a serious shortage of manpower! ”

The meeting ended at noon.

Most of the representatives of the countries did not stay to attend the banquet of the Ottoman Empire, but hurriedly prepared to go back and discuss with their king whether to ally with the Ottoman Timurid Empire and fight against the Ming Dynasty together.

"Your Excellency, Prince Charles has already given you the right to decide, why do we have to go back."

Outside the Ottoman capital, a group of cavalry carrying the French flag ran quickly, led by a woman in a cloak.

At this time, she looked ahead with a calm expression, drank lightly in her mouth, and drove the horse forward.

It was an old man who was following her.

Joan of Arc, who was thinking about things, looked at the old man and shook his head slightly.

"They can't believe it, we are not the same as them, and if we unite with them, our country will be in a disaster."

After speaking, without waiting for the old man to ask again, she continued: "Our country has a long coastline, and the Ming Dynasty is not only strong in the army, but also super strong in the navy. ”

"If we ally with them, in my guess, they may attack or block the Ming by land."

"The Ming navy is too strong, and with the powerful firearms of the other side, we have no hope of winning at sea."

"The only chance to fight is on land, with the help of complex environments and tall and strong cities, to offset the threat of Daming's powerful weapons, disintegrate Daming's huge army, and then destroy them one by one."

After saying her analysis, Joan of Arc sighed.

"But the rulers of the Ming Dynasty are not fools, they will not attack only from the land according to our wishes."

"If I were them, I would choose to attack together by land and sea."

"In this way, those maritime countries that join the alliance will face a dilemma."

"Either ignore the danger of your own country and continue to fight the Ming on land. Either abandon the alliance and return to the country and fight the Ming on the national soil. ”

"No matter which of these two options is chosen, this alliance will not be so united, and failure is inevitable."

"Then what should we do, the army of the Ming Dynasty is so strong, once they launch an attack, with the tens of thousands of troops in our country, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist."

After listening to Joan of Arc's analysis, the old man's face was full of sadness.

This alliance is not, and if it is not an alliance, it will not end well, is France going to fall under the iron hooves of the Ming Dynasty's conquest?

"No, we still have a chance."

Reaching out and patting the old man on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, Joan of Arc looked at where the country was and whispered, "It's time for us white people to unite and fight the enemy together." If we don't unite and continue to fight like this, once Daming takes the step of conquering the world, we white people will never have a chance to turn over. ”

After that, she whispered to the old man: "Send someone to inform the Eagle Country, the Netherlands and other coastal countries, if they don't want to be destroyed by the Ming Dynasty like the Grape Country, let them come to France to discuss the alliance." ”

(I have brought Joan of Arc's age forward by a few years, at this time in history she has not yet received revelation from the Lord, and she is only 11 years old, she received the revelation at the age of 13.) ）

In the third year of Hongxi, at the end of November.

Asanhang Province, Surat Port.

Since the occupation of the Gangetic Plain by the Ming Dynasty, Surat, near the Sodium Mada River, has become one of the important trade and transportation ports.

Every year, part of the grain from the Ganges Plain will be loaded from here and transported back to the Ming Dynasty.

As the number of boats increased, so did the economy.

For the convenience of management, the governor's palace in ancient Hirat, which was previously in ancient Hirat, was also moved here by Zhu Zhanji.

Last night, Zhu Zhanji received a telegram from Zhu Zhangui, saying that he would arrive here today, rest with him for a day, and let him go back with him on the second day.

Zhu Zhanji naturally would not refuse his eldest brother's request, and he also wanted to go home.

Although there was no one here to restrict his freedom, and he was accompanied by his beloved, he was far away from his parents after all.

Thinking of his mother, his father, who is in poor health, and his elderly grandfather, Zhu Zhanji is worried for a while.

"Woooooo

As soon as the time arrived, a row of small black dots appeared on the horizon in the distance.

Zhu Zhanji, who was standing on the dock with his wife in hand, looked into the distance with complicated eyes.

Since the opening of the Azan area, he has been living here except for a few occasional trips back to Daming.

Although life is very good, unrestrained, and there is no need to worry about those troubles, Zhu Zhanji can clearly perceive the surveillance eyes one after another.

My brother, still doesn't believe in myself.

So in order to reassure his brother, he has never interfered in anything in the Asan region for so many years, and he has done his mascot as a good person.

And the strange thing is that he didn't have a concubine, only Liu Rumeng's wife.

As for the child, I don't know which of the two is the problem, and the two have not yet come up.

For this reason, the Zhang family wrote more than once to persuade Zhu Zhanji to take a concubine, but Zhu Zhanji refused.

In his words, "How good is this, grandpa and father can rest assured, eldest brother is also relieved, and I have so many nephews, with my eldest brother's concern for me, in the future, when our husband and wife are a hundred years old, my eldest brother will definitely let my nephew support me to the end." ”

Having said that, only he knows what Zhu Zhanji thinks in his heart.

"Husband, what are you thinking?"

Just when Zhu Zhanji was looking at the fleet that was getting closer and closer in the distance, Liu Rumeng, who was being held by him, looked up at him slightly, and his beautiful eyes blinked slightly.

"Nothing!"

His wife's inquiry changed Zhu Zhanji back to his god.

Looking down at this pretty face that appeared in his dreams every day, Zhu Zhanji smiled and reached out to hold it in his arms, and walked to the battleship that was already close to the dock stairs.

Night.

"I see that your face is not very good, is it that you are too busy during this time, and you haven't rested well!"

At night, a small table is placed in the loft of the Doge's Palace, and several exquisite side dishes exude fragrance and seduce the appetite of the guests.

Zhu Zhangui, who had washed and changed his clothes, looked at Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon opposite, bowing his head and looking a little tired, and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I haven't slept well in the past two days, just rest for a few days!"

Zhu Zhanji replied casually, picked up the warm wine jug and poured a glass for each of them.

"Taste, it's my own wine."

Zhu Zhangui glanced at him deeply, didn't ask any more, picked up the wine glass and took a sip gently.

The drink is soft and soft, without the spicy throat you imagined.

He sighed softly, and a faint aroma of wine poured out of his mouth, making Zhu Zhangui feel comfortable.

"Good wine!"

With a sigh of admiration, Zhu Zhangui handed over the wine glass.

Zhu Zhanji filled it with a smile, picked up his wine glass, and touched a glass with Zhu Zhangui.

After a glass of wine, the atmosphere of the conversation between the brothers not only did not rise, but suddenly quieted down, just silently drinking and eating.

What to talk about? Nothing to talk about.

The two of them don't have the intrigue of those princes, and whether they have reached the step of smiling on the surface and stabbing the knife in the back, only the two of them know in their hearts.

As for giggling and chatting like before, the moment Sun Ruowei fell and Zhu Zhangui sat in the position of grandson, the two could never return to the previous relationship.

Maybe this relationship is the best outcome for the two, or maybe it's the calm before the storm.

"Grandpa's body may not last long."

After a while, Zhu Zhangui was the first to speak to break the silence and said a piece of news that made Zhu Zhanji's heart tremble.

Holding the wine glass in his hand, Zhu Zhanji fell into memories and remembered the days when he used to be with his grandfather.

After a while, he accepted the complicated thoughts, took a deep breath, and drank the wine from the glass.

"I can't hide this day, with your help, his old man has also fulfilled his wish in this life, even if he leaves, I guess I don't have any regrets in my heart."

Zhu Zhangui nodded, took the wine jug, and filled the empty wine glass in Zhu Zhanji's hand.

"When I go back this time, our brother will accompany him well, and we will follow him wherever he wants to go and what he wants, so that he can leave happily and safely."

"The second uncle and the third uncle, if we have time, we will also go to meet and visit, the old man cares about this the most, and he can't let him feel that we have neglected the second uncle and the third uncle."

"Also, when I go back, find a doctor to take a look, the old man has been talking about you not having children, see what is going on."

Zhu Zhangui babbled a lot.

Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting opposite him, just nodded silently and responded one by one.

After saying what happened to go back, they fell silent again, and neither of them spoke again, but just poured wine, drank wine and ate food.

"It's not early, go back and rest early, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."

When the last drop of wine in the jug was drunk, Zhu Zhangui stood up a little drunk, waved at Zhu Zhanji, and then got up and went to the room with the support of the monkey.

"Big brother!"

Looking at Zhu Zhangui, who was about to enter the attic, Zhu Zhanji shouted.

Zhu Zhangui, who had already crossed the threshold with one foot, looked back at Zhu Zhanji.

"What's wrong? There's still something to do. ”

"I've always had a doubt in my heart, and I hope my eldest brother can answer it for me."

Turning the empty wine glass in his hand, Zhu Zhanji looked directly at Zhu Zhangui's gaze, organized the wording in his heart, and asked the doubts that had been buried in his heart for many years.

"She, did she die from your plan, she, did she not send someone to me."

Zhu Zhanji's question is very vague, and he only said her, without clear instructions on whom.

But Zhu Zhangui, who was questioned, understood who Zhu Zhanji was referring to.

Looking at Zhu Zhanji's flickering and changing gaze, Zhu Zhangui was silent for a while and shook his head.

"Her death was really an accident, and I won't plot her for you."

"Later, I saw how decadent you looked, I didn't want my brother to be decadent like this, so I sent her to your side."

"In addition to being for you, I also have a little bit of caution."

Now that he has reached this point, Zhu Zhangui has nothing to hide, and he told some of the real situation at the beginning.

As for how many of these ingredients really occupy, only Zhu Zhangui knows.

"Thank you!"

After receiving the answer, Zhu Zhanji was silent for a long time, and suddenly thanked Zhu Zhangui with a smile.

Zhu Zhangui also smiled, "The past is over, let's rest early!" ”

He has already said everything that should be said, and whether Zhu Zhanji is satisfied with this answer or not is all in Zhu Zhanji's thoughts.

Nodding to Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhangui turned around and patted the shoulder of the monkey next to him, and with his support, he staggered to the resting place.

Looking at the figure that disappeared behind the door, the smile on Zhu Zhanji's face slowly disappeared, and his expression gradually turned cold.

The mood changed suddenly, the strength in his hand increased unconsciously, and the wine glass was pinched by him and gurgled.

"Husband!"

Just when his eyes were getting colder and colder, and there was a faint murderous aura floating on the balcony, a soft call sounded, making Zhu Zhanji's body tremble violently, and the strength in his hand was uncontrollable, and the exquisite ceramic wine glass was pinched into several petals by him, and the sharp porcelain pieces cut out the blood marks on his clenched palm.

"Oops, why are you so careless!"

Seeing that her husband's palm was cut, a slowly coming figure suddenly sped up, ran to Zhu Zhanji's side, squatted down and helped him bandage his wound with a handkerchief.

"Alas!"

Looking down at his wife, who was full of nervousness and worry and bandaged his palms, Zhu Zhanji looked struggling, and finally sighed softly and closed his eyes.

After all, he still didn't take this step in that direction.

(End of chapter)