Junbao.

Zhu Zhan originally planned to personally lead his troops over the Balkan Mountains, attack Tarnovo first, and then go all the way up the Rhine River to take Fort Niko under the Southern Carpathians.

However, just as he had taken Tarnovo, and before he could even carry out a purge of Tarnovo, a news came that he had to return to Junbao as quickly as possible.

An envoy came, and he was an envoy of the Kingdom of France.

These are actually not very important, with the Ming army's fierce eyes, it is an exaggeration to say that the whole of Europe is a bit exaggerated, but it is not an exaggeration to say that most of Europe will feel liver tremors.

But the problem is that the Kingdom of France is actually coming ...... Asking for help.

Moreover, this envoy sent by the Kingdom of France is very interesting, and it is both interesting in terms of identity and performance.

The first is identity.

As the Kingdom of France, which occupies half of the European continent separately from the Holy Roman Empire, the envoy sent by it turned out to be a woman, but this is not the most outrageous.

The most outrageous thing is that this woman, named Agnès Sorel, turned out to be the mistress of the current King Charles VII of France.

That's right, it's a mistress, isn't it outrageous? But that's not the most outrageous.

The so-called mistress is a relationship outside of marriage, which is not recognized, but Agnès is different.

She was the first officially recognized mistress in France.

Not only did she live in the royal palace and enjoy the luxurious life of the royal family, but she even overtook Queen Mary of Charles VII for a time.

But!

It's still not the most outrageous, it's her ...... Well...... Style it.

Agnès advocated wearing low-cut dresses, but not in the ordinary sense of the word, but the kind that completely exposed the entire breasts.

What's even more outrageous is that this behavior is still imitated by people!

Looking at Agnès in front of him in a low-cut dress, Zhu Zhanyan only felt that his temples kept jumping.

First of all, if you send a mistress as an envoy, and you still come to ask for help, then the meaning of the Kingdom of France is self-evident.

Play as you like!

Secondly, Zhu Zhanyan really didn't expect that the Kingdom of France would have such an embarrassing history.

"His Royal Highness."

Just as Zhu Zhanyan was frowning and pondering, the words of the translator rang out.

"This Madame Agnès says that she has something to tell you separately, that it involves the secrets of the Kingdom of France, and that it cannot be heard by outsiders."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Zhanyan raised his hand and called the translator who was ready to leave at any time, and said with a straight face.

"Ask her first what kind of assistance they need from the Kingdom of France, and what they can bring us."

Agnès was only seventeen years old, and she was very beautiful, after all, to be able to become the mistress of the king of a country, beauty was basically the first requirement.

It is impossible to say that Zhu Zhanyan is not moved, after all, he is a normal man, but he also has standards.

Although a woman with the appearance and figure of Agnès is already considered to be the best, but in terms of the current Zhu Zhanyan, if he wants it, there are still them, and there are not just one or two.

He has his own standards, and the legacy of the Wei and Jin dynasties is nothing, but in this era, Europe at this time is ......

He was afraid of contracting some mess of diseases.

Moreover, compared with the female seer, Zhu Zhanyan felt that the affairs of the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England were more important.

After a pause in the translator's words, Agnès also spoke a lot of bird language.

Soon, Zhu Zhanyan got an answer from the translator.

"Returning to Her Royal Highness, Madam Agnès says that the Kingdom of France needs your mighty fleet to sail into the English Channel, cut off the supply of the Kingdom of England, and drive the Kingdom of England's troops away from the coastal areas."

"In return, the Kingdom of France will always be your friend, as long as it is not land, whether it is wealth, food, or beautiful women, everything is up to you."

"Oh? It's kind of interesting. Zhu Zhanyan laughed, looking meaningfully at Agnès who looked expectantly below.

"Then you tell him that I have always been unprofitable, and now I am facing the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the nations, and even the Holy See, and if you want to help him, it will cost you a lot."

"So, if you want my help, you have to show a little sincerity first."

……

"Back to Her Royal Highness, Lady Agnès said that she may not be able to do these things, but she still wants to hear what you want, and if it is only within the normal range, she can agree on behalf of the king."

"Good." The smile on Zhu Zhanyan's face became brighter and brighter, and he even stood up and walked down.

"Tell her that I heard that a man named Joan of Arc has recently risen in their kingdom of France, and you ask them to send this person to me first, and they will have to bear all our expenses during the aid period."

"As for the rest, let us wait until their Kingdom of France is completely victorious and drives out the English who invaded their homeland."

……

The translator quickly relayed Zhu Zhan's words to Agnès.

As Zhu Zhanyan expected, Agnès's face showed a look of embarrassment.

"Your Highness, she said that Joan of Arc was not good, that she was the one who had received the 'revelation of the Lord,' and that she had led them to the French army to repel the English many times, and that it could not be a condition of trade."

Zhu Zhanyan smiled when he heard this.

He didn't believe this kind of nonsense.

Joan of Arc is indeed an indispensable person in the Kingdom of France in this era, but although this era refers to the present, it is not this year, nor today.

Jeanne d'Arc has not yet been given the title of saint, and the Siege of Orleans, the Battle of Patti, and the Battle of Reims, among other historical achievements, have not yet been obtained.

Because that was two years later.

Therefore, although Joan of Arc has greatly boosted the morale of the French, it is limited to that.

Moreover, Joan of Arc did not have much experience in leading troops before, and although she won all the airport battles this year, the army continued to criticize her.

She had always been unruly, regardless of battle damage or supplies, and the main tent retreated the enemy with a fierce attack, and her actions before the famous Siege of Orleans displeased many people.

Such a person, although he was the key to the counterattack of the Kingdom of France, was not impossible to pay.

After all, the news of the combined forces of the Holy See, the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily had already spread the news of their encounter with the Ming army on the Adriatic Sea and their defeat.

Similarly, the magnificent treasure ships of the Ming army have already spread throughout Europe.

This is also the reason why Charles VII sent people to ask for help: if the English Channel is not blocked, and the enemy's continuous supply and army supply is cut off, their French kingdom will not see the dawn of victory.

Perhaps, in a short period of time, they won a series of battles and won many victories, but it was all because of Joan of Arc's fierce fighting style, and when the Kingdom of England came to their senses, they would eventually lose what they had gained.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanyan also made a decision.

"Tell them that if they can't do it, then please go back."

(End of chapter)