Chapter 506: The Second Great Ming Empire in Haixi
Guo Ponu chatted with a few other people, and Theodora also rushed over. She asked the prince to drag out the half-beaten prince, and then gathered the team.
The battle was actually over long ago. While they scattered this group, reinforcements from the other side also rushed into the compound. At this moment, a group of prisoners who had already been captured had come to join them.
At the front of the team, Guo Kang really saw Captain Lucas. Next to him, there was a tall man he had met before, and he didn't know if he was an acquaintance.
"Oh, you're ...... Mr. Qiao Feng. Guo Kang immediately remembered his distinctive Chinese name, and took the initiative to say hello: "It's quite dangerous here, why are you here?" â
"It's the danger that I decided to come and see." Qiao Feng said with a smile: "We got the news that there was a fight here, and someone said that you were here, so I decided to quickly call a few friends and take a look." â
"How many?" Guo Kang was a little surprised: "You are really ...... I don't know if it's reckless or brave. â
"Isn't the bravest gentleman?" Qiao Feng shook his head and said modestly: "As for me, I'm just a street bastard, just here to help." â
"When I was in Florence, I had a lot of fights in the streets with other family members, so I had some experience in this area. Although I can only bring a few people, sometimes, the victory or defeat of the two sides may be as different as a few swordsmen. So I didn't wait for my sister to gather people, so I ran over first. â
"Sir is gracious. You should be the first to come here to help. Guo Ponu also said: "Your experience has helped us a lot, no matter what, this help, our Guo family will remember it." â
"Hey, it's because I have the experience of not entering the stream that I lost the courage to fight for righteousness." Qiao Feng said with emotion: "If I were me, I would definitely not dare to take such a few people to continue fighting in the city." But it seems that Guo Gongzi's popularity is really good. I see that the whole city is moving for you. â
"Yes?" Guo Kang himself was not aware of this situation.
"Definitely." Qiao Feng nodded: "A few of us followed the traces of the battle and found this side, and first ran into Captain Lucas and a few of his men." He said you should be nearby, but when we searched this way, we came across a lot of enemy reinforcements and blocked the road. We had to go our separate ways. â
"When I was trying to make a detour, I ran into the grandmothers over there. They were at war with the people of the rival family, and we hurried to contact them, and they said that the Queen Mother asked them to come to your rescue, and I will take them here with me. He pointed in the direction he was coming:
"On the way, we found Captain Lucas and Father Sergei again. They managed to gather a large group of Rus', and together they held back several groups of enemy reinforcements from the rear. Later, seeing that you were here, we also drew up our men to cooperate in the attack on this manor. They didn't seem to be able to support it, so they chose to break through, and after that, it's a battle on your side. â
"I heard that the Queen Mother here usually doesn't care much about state affairs, but this time she suddenly sent out her own guards, it is estimated that there is a big trouble, and everyone attaches great importance to you. Later, I saw so many reinforcements sent from different places. He said to Guo Kang: "We actually knew that more support would come, but to be honest, I really didn't expect so many to help." My sister and they, it seems that they are still late. â
"Hey, it doesn't matter, just have this heart." Guo Kang comforted, and said curiously: "By the way, you have been talking about your sister." Who is she? â
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Qiao Feng showed a complicated expression, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My sister's name is Joanna. She should have met you before. In the past, when you raised funds, she also invested in you. â
"Oh, oh, it's her." Guo Kang then remembered: "But it's okay, your names are quite easy to remember." If there's anything you'd like to help with in the future, just let me know. I won't treat you Qiao family badly. â
As he spoke, he smiled with thought he was humorous.
"I don't want much." Qiao Feng thought for a while and said, "My sister...... She's always admired you, but she didn't have much opportunity to express it. I can't tell what she needs, so you can just ask her. â
"Is that so?" Guo Kang was quite surprised.
Qiao Feng nodded, wanting to continue to explain something. But Theodora came over and said, "Mr. Joe, we still have important business to deal with on our side. I will tell my father about the reward, and let the court grant it to you. You've done a lot along the way, so please take a break. â
Qiao Feng glanced at her in surprise, but Theodora still stood up straight, calmly looking at everyone, unable to see any emotion. After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Feng still took off his helmet, bowed to her, and retreated.
After that, Theodora went to Lilly and asked, "I see that you have just shown great valor and killed the leader of the enemy. What rewards do you want to either? â
Li Li was obviously a little nervous, and hurriedly said: "I don't have any other ideas, I just ask the princess to give us that place in France as promised before." â
"How can it be sealed now. And that's not something I can seal. Theodora said, "I mean, you follow your leader, Miss Tang, and do a good job." Isn't the church going to introduce you to King Wu to help? I think the two Jeannes in their family are not small, and they are expected to make trouble in their hometown in France in the future. If you follow them, you will definitely have a chance, anyway, the last thing they lack is all kinds of establishment titles, whatever you want. â
"They?" Guo Kang didn't seem to understand: "What can they do?" â
"I don't know, but neither of them will be at peace. I know very well those ambitious women, and the energy in them can't be hidden. Theodora said to him with conviction.
"How can you see this...... Guo Kang still didn't understand, but he didn't continue to dwell on it, and turned around and continued to say to Li Li: "But the princess's statement is indeed a good idea." You can give it a try."
"That's a good feeling. Thank you for your advice. Li Li hurriedly replied: "Then I will petition them when I turn around, hoping to leave us a piece of land." When the time comes, I will also be given the title of prince of Dayue. â
"Although you are close to China, you don't look like you are studying well. Your patron is King Wu, but you call yourself Yue? Theodora couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm afraid it wasn't intentional." In the future, if you want to have a title, do you still want to crusade against the Wu Kingdom? â
"Huh?" Li Li was at a loss for a moment, and quickly explained: "This is not my intention. Someone said before that although the lord of the country was arrested, Da Yue was gone, and the current situation showed that no matter Yuan Ming, none of them could be beaten by us. But we can rebuild the country in France. That's why I mentioned it casually. â
"Yue's name is not nonsense. For hundreds of years, everyone has called themselves this way. He thought for a moment and told Theodora: "If I have to say, the concept of more is indeed too broad. We and the Yue country in the Spring and Autumn Period should be distant relatives at most. Actually, the closest thing to us is South Vietnam. â
"South Vietnam is a state that was separated after the collapse of Qin, and it has nothing to do with the Tu people. Called South Vietnam, the location is wrong. Theodora corrected: "On your side, the location of the core area is further south than Guangzhou in the center of South Vietnam. I don't know if you're Baiyue or not, but even if you have to make one, it's the south of Nanyue. At most, it can only be called Vietnam. â
"You can raise this banner and let King Wu give you a title. With this, maybe you can even pull a group of people. â
"I don't think so." Li Li said: "It's not for me to ask for a seal myself. On our side, after all, the Chen royal family still has the virtues of their ancestors, and everyone is willing to listen to them. We can continue to respect the Chen family as the lord of the country, and as for myself, just deal with it. â
"That's fine. Europeans have long been accustomed to all sorts of exiled aristocrats, heirs to power, and pretenders to the throne. Guo Kang also suggested: "You can set up a Vietnamese restoration organization." I think it's okay to just call it 'Free Vietnam'. â
"Is that so?" Li Li doesn't seem to understand this concept very well.
"Hey, the name, as long as it can attract people." Guo Kang said: "As for yourself...... You don't have to rob the name of the lord of the country, just appoint yourself a military position. â
"When Chen Shi and Wu Guang got into trouble, they originally called themselves generals. Until the end of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao also called himself. Ordinary people want to raise troops, and they don't necessarily have to directly claim the highest position, they can learn from the experience of the Ming Dynasty and slow down the king. In the beginning, like these people, just keep a military position. He even made specific suggestions: "In your case, call yourself Da Sima to attract the fleeing subordinates." I can also help to tell King Wu that he can seal it. â
"Does Tessie have that title too?" Li Li asked curiously.
"Yes. The word marshal of France, which comes from the king's horse breeder, has a similar evolution of the meaning of Sima. It is estimated that no matter where in the world, the person in charge of the horse will be in charge of the military by the way. Theodora nodded: "This Sima, and their marshal, are roughly the same title. If you are afraid that the Europeans will not recognize it, it is okay to call yourself the Generalissimo. â
"That's right." Guo Kang agreed: "When the time comes, you will proclaim yourself the Generalissimo of Free Vietnam and be stationed in the city of Vichy. Because the mainland is occupied, it is temporarily accumulating troops overseas. Those wandering Yue people, knowing that you have a firm foothold here, will definitely come to take refuge. â
"Even if you can't fight back then, it's very promising to run a world in France." He pointed out: "The Liao State is gone, and Yelu Dashi can establish Western Liao in the distance. You once had a LĂŞ dynasty in Vietnam, and you are also a person with some ability, why don't you learn from Yelu Dashi and also establish a 'Xi LĂŞ'? You are so similar to the French, you must be able to manage them very well. â
"Childe thinks too highly of me." Li Li was not so confident, sighed, but still bowed his hand to express his gratitude.
After he also retreated, he followed Tang Sai'er and the others to inspect in the distance.
"I'm afraid this man is not too ambitious." Guo Kang reminded.
"Ambitious people are everywhere, it depends on the environment and who the boss is." Theodora didn't care: "Yang Hu is in the country of Lu, he is the scourge of the country, he can control the government and wait for the opportunity to cause chaos many times." But when he arrived at the Zhao family, he couldn't make waves, but worked honestly and became a loyal general of the Zhao family. â
It can be seen that human beings are inherently changeable, and one cannot judge one's desires and good or bad based on one's feelings. Even if you have experience, it's not necessarily accurate. What's more, most of the talented people are ambitious. With this mind, you have enough motivation to do things. You can't give up eating because of choking. â
"As for this person, what he will do in the end, and what he can do, it depends on their old Zhu family themselves." She shrugged, "When it's over here, we'll ask again." â
"That's ......" Guo Kang barely kept up with her train of thought, but he didn't know how to answer, so he could only respond simply.
"Okay, don't talk about that. You're still injured, so it's hard to get rid of this, so let's hurry back to a safe place. Guo Ponu came over and interrupted: "It's such a big commotion, but the Great Khan and Dehuan haven't seen anyone until now, it must be that the entire celebration venue has drunk too much." But since the Queen Mother sent someone out, she will definitely take care of it. What we need to do is over. â
"Hey, alas, I'm still too weak." Guo Kang thought back on tonight's experience and blamed himself a little: "You're right, I'm really not suitable to be a war commander." You are indeed better than me in this regard. â
"What do you say?" Theodora next to him was reluctant: "You can pull out a group of followers so quickly and fight to the death with you, if you study more, have a little more training time and logistical support, God knows how far you can go." â
"Wars between major powers have long been no longer so brave and ruthless. Even, the tactical level of the generals is not necessarily the most important. The Romans did not have many famous generals, and their level was not the highest in the Mediterranean world, but they always won the final victory, relying on strong organizational skills. The position of commander is responsible for military strategy, and of course this point should be paid more attention to. â
"I think you're doing a good job in this area, and you're not inferior to your parents and grandparents. Inheriting your father's position is well deserved. She glanced at Guo Ponu: "I can't, if I fight hard with the street thugs, I feel that I am the material of the commander, and I want to rob others." â
"You ......" Guo Ponu was angry for a while.
"Well, it's like I always think I can be in power, but people can't accept it." Theodora also complained quietly: "In the eyes of many people, we may not be the kind of people who are suitable for this position in the traditional image." In this way, we are more similar. â
She said, holding Guo Kang's hand: "Sometimes I feel that if we don't fight out, we can open up ourselves." â
"It just so happens that King Xiao Wu's situation is similar. We can work together to establish a second Ming dynasty in the western part of the Taiwan Strait and raise the banner. When the time comes, he will be the emperor. If he doesn't want to take care of it, I'll be the regent, and you will be the commander. In this way, you will not always be hindered by some villains. â
"What crazy are you talking about!" Guo Ponu also grabbed Guo Kang and tried to separate the two of them: "Xiaokang, go with my sister, don't listen to this guy's nonsense." Let's go home and rest first! â
(End of chapter)