40. The city of Patna, Kingdom of Delhi

"Your Majesty, what do you command?" A slightly anxious young male voice came from the other end of the line.

"The plan has changed, and the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Delhi has asked our mission to arrive by boat, and they will give us a welcoming ceremony in the port of Patna City." Ismail was stunned for a moment, then said.

"Don't your majesty think that this is a deliberate trap set by the king of Delhi?" Vejayada's brows instantly twisted into Sichuan characters, first of all, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, took a boat to the city of Patna, the kingdom of Delhi, and had to pass through the Ganges Delta and the lower reaches of the Ganges, the Ganges Delta is a well-known pirate den, although the lower reaches of the Ganges River are wide, but there are many ships, so on the day of departure, they could not reach the border of the Delhi Kingdom at all, thus wasting some precious time; Moreover, after entering the border of the Kingdom of Delhi, the ships were bound to pass through three large military bases in the eastern part of the country, and the King of Delhi was deliberately "flexing his muscles" in front of them, so as to provide the possibility of concluding unequal treaties in the future.

"I have long seen it, why, what kind of person the king of Delhi is, you don't know, how can you expect him to be kind?" Ismail Sultan sighed and said slowly.

"Then Your Majesty the Sultan, according to your wishes, we are here to conclude an unequal treaty of cooperation?" Vejayada's voice raised slightly, and between the words, there was unwillingness.

"Try to cooperate on an equal footing, and if not, we must learn to be patient, after all, it is better to preserve an incomplete country than to lose one." Ismail Sultan froze and spoke duplicitously.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Sultan, rest assured, I will do my best to safeguard our national interests." Vejayada overcame the hesitation in his heart and said with a firm expression.

"By the way, Vejayada, you have carefully read the documents submitted by my envoys abroad, and tell me your opinions." Ismail Sultan froze, and suddenly changed the subject.

"Yes, the minister thinks that Baleb and the Kingdom of Delhi are engaged in a battle on the front line of the Gosi River, Baleb has an advantage but lacks stamina, and the Kingdom of Delhi has obvious disadvantages but can be attacked and defended, so the result is undefeated for both sides; The minister suggested that we, Bangladesh, should put aside the matter and not make any remarks, which would not only show the importance that our country attaches to the great plan of cooperation between the Kingdom of Delhi, but also prevent us from immediately making enemies with the members of the Four-Nation Alliance, so that our country can firmly grasp the initiative and avoid neglecting one or the other, and being exhausted in coping with it. ”

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April 17, Bangladesh, Ganges Delta.

At this moment, Gu Yuexi was wearing a black robe, and was wandering on the deck of a small steamer, to be honest, if it weren't for the Bangladeshi diplomats around her, she would have taken it off immediately, after all, wearing an airtight dress in humid and sultry weather is really a crime.

"Girl, pull the brim of your hat down, and the veil, and lift it up a little." Wang Wenyuan saw the guards on the side looking at her with a strange look, so he hurriedly reminded.

Gu Yuexi was very reluctant in her heart, but she knew that her current status was an alternate official under the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, so she could not be as free and casual as she was yesterday.

"Not to mention, Mr. Li Boling has many means, and he can get such an enviable position for us in one day." Wang Wenyuan held a small folding fan and gently fanned her.

"Wenyuan, why do I always feel that Li Boling also has a copy of Gugrano's business roadmap." Gu Yuexi couldn't help but say a conjecture that even she found incredible.

"The girl's guess does have some truth, but Gugrano shouldn't be so careless." Wang Wenyuan is actually not the kind of person who likes to use his brain, but he admits that since he met her, his brain has become a lot more active.

"Let's go back to the cabin." Gu Yuexi glanced at the gray-brown river that was dim and could not see the edge, and walked quickly towards the cabin.

Wang Wenyuan subconsciously smiled, didn't you insist on coming out to breathe just now, why did you stay for less than fifteen minutes and then go home?

At this time, the cabin was also hot and humid, coupled with the small space and the ubiquitous small black mosquitoes, the depression in Gu Yuexi's heart was not reduced by half a point, but the only advantage was that she didn't have to wear a thick robe and a wide veil.

Picking up a dusty book on the shelf, she simply dragged her chaotic thoughts into the book, after all, this is how she came from Kohima to Dhaka, although it was bitter, but her mood was not too low.

This book is obviously accidentally left behind by the previous tenant of this room, the book is called "Homer's Epic", it is divided into two parts, the first part is "The Iliad", which tells the conflict between Achilles, the general of the Greek coalition army, and Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, of course, and the battle between Achilles and Hector, the prince of Troy, as for the second part of "Odyssey", Gu Yuexi did not read it carefully, because there was a sudden noise outside the cabin, which disturbed her attention.

"Miss Gu, the pirate ship is here." Wang Wenyuan knocked on the wooden door of her room with a little eagerness and shouted loudly.

"Oh?" Gu Yuexi was slightly stunned, although she didn't know that the Sultan of Bangladesh had chartered the Pirate Gang to build a military factory in the Ganges Delta, and acquiesced in the fact that the Pirate King Fred had an arms deal with the Blackshirts, but she knew that the Pirate Gang was in the Ganges Delta and near Chittagong, and there must be an inevitable connection with the Sudanese authorities.

But now, these mad dogs dare to bite their masters?

Driven by curiosity, Gu Yuexi followed Wang Wenyuan to the porthole of the ship, and looked out of the window with the help of high-powered glasses.

Sure enough, at the end of their line of sight, several dilapidated cargo ships could be faintly seen, but by this time there was no cargo on them, replaced by heavily armed pirates and neatly arranged mortars and howitzers.

"It's really, a white-eyed wolf that can't be fed." Gu Yuexi saw that the light around her was dim, and the accuracy of these cannons was not good, so she knew that the real purpose of the pirates' cannonballs was not to sneak attack the ship on which the mission was riding, but to deliberately promote their presence.

It's no wonder that after the pirate king Fred ran out of money and goods in his deal with the Blackshirts, he cried and had no way out, and what could he do but vent his anger on the nearest Sultan of Bengal?

The shelling was short-lived, lasting about five or six minutes, and the shells were all off target, but Vejayada did not seem to want to let the pirates go wrong, and he immediately ordered the officers in his entourage to contact the Executive Council and the Privy Council as soon as possible, and recounted the events with added vinegar, and advised Ismail Sultan to punish the following offenders severely.

A day later, the ship officially entered the border of the Kingdom of Delhi, and the passengers disembarked at the pier north of Patna after watching the "carefully prepared" joint military exercises of the King of Delhi for free.

Founded in the 3rd century B.C., Patna has a history of more than 2,000 years, and it has three more figurative names, namely: a historical and cultural city, a religious city, and a military fortress.

It is said that it is a historical and cultural city, but it is not only that it was built for more than 2,000 years, but also because it is the capital of the Mauryan Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty, according to historical records: Ashoka's capital Hua's city, the city is 15 kilometers long, about 3 kilometers wide, the city is surrounded by moats, the city wall is 2 zhang 3 feet, there are more than 500 city towers, there are more than 60 city gates, the royal city is full of green trees, flowers bloom everywhere, peacocks can be seen everywhere.

As for the religious city, the name of Patna is derived from the wife of Shiva, the three great gods of Brahman, according to the Book of Past: the body and clothing of Shiva's deceased wife Satie were divided into 51 parts, and flew to various parts of South Asia.

Needless to say, the military fortress was the starting point of the crusade, and on July 27, 1994, King Bahrom of Delhi openly declared that he would reach the mouth of the Ganges River and capture the Sultan alive within a year. Then to Gangtok, step on Zhe Mengxiong. But the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny, and only a year later, the king of Delhi was forced to conclude an armistice with the new Sultan Ismail of Bengal due to the huge losses of the expedition and the little gain, and the division returned to the court.

Seeing that all the members of the mission had disembarked, Shahbalez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Delhi, ordered the troops to enter the docks, surrounded the members of the mission on the grounds of security, and ordered the soldiers to put the members of the Bengali mission in military vehicles and go to the barracks twenty kilometers away to participate in the "welcome ceremony" under the pretext of a untouchable riot in the city of Patna.

"Girl, it's not good." Wang Wenyuan was a little nervous when he saw this, so much so that he couldn't speak.

"Wen Yuan, don't worry, these soldiers are not focused, we have every chance to escape." Gu Yuexi took a closer look, and saw that although the soldiers around him were fully armed, their spirits were extremely lazy, and they might feel that today's task was too simple.

After some politeness, more than 30 members of the mission were dragged into the military vehicle by the Delhi soldiers, and even the plenipotentiary envoy Vejayada was held down by the shoulders of two green-clad officers and thrown into a dilapidated army-green jeep.

"Let's go." Shahbarez glanced around the crowd before greeting with contempt.

Gu Yuexi smiled secretly, stretched out her hand to the long knife hidden in the black robe, and at the same time glanced at Wang Wenyuan, signaling him to prepare the weapon quickly.

Wang Wenyuan nodded slightly and held a slinger in the white robe.

Indeed, in such a situation, if you can not use a gun, try not to use a gun, after all, this is someone else's territory, and it is also a diplomatic occasion, if you shoot, it will inevitably cause serious diplomatic disputes.

Compared with Kohima and Dhaka, the streets of Patna City are very wide, and the roads are basically straight, which is extremely unfavorable for escape, but the potholed roads and chaotic traffic give Gu Yuexi hope.