Jason said solemnly: "Maybe the entire Western army is not the opponent of our Ming Army, but it does not include the army of the Holy Roman Empire!" "Their army, very large, I heard that there are millions of people, and this does not include the Arab servants. ”

Yang Peng felt a little incredible, the population of Germany in modern society is not very large, in this ancient world, how many Germanic people can there be? It would be nice to have five million, but can five million Germans produce a million troops? However, considering that the Qin State had a million troops with a population of millions, and the nomadic peoples, although the total population was not very large, they could have a large number of troops, and these things, I don't think that there is nothing difficult to accept that the Holy Roman Empire has such a large army.

Just listen to Jason continue: "The Holy Roman Empire, not only is the army huge, but also well-equipped and well-trained. I participated in the last Crusades, and I once saw a thousand foot knights of the Holy Roman Empire compete with an army of 20,000 Arabs. In the end, the French crusade force in which I was at the time felt that the foot of the Holy Roman Empire had completely annihilated the Arab army. ”

Yang Peng pondered and asked, "What is the equipment of the Holy Roman Empire's army?" ”

Jason thought for a moment and said, "Their army is all in armor, just like our Ming Dynasty. Their crossbowmen wore leather wallets, while the infantry wore at least chain mail, and the heavily armored foot knights wore double armor, chain mail on the inside and plate armor on the outside, and were armed with huge swords. However, their equipment for the Knights on Foot is not comparable to that of the Knights, especially the Gothic Knights. The Gothic knights rode the most majestic horses, tall as mountains, dressed in the strongest full-body Gothic plate armor, almost unbreakable, armed with spears and hammers, invincible. At the time of the last crusade, the Holy Roman Empire sent a thousand Gothic knights, who actually broke the defense line of the 100,000 Turkish army head-on! ”

Yang Peng immediately made an assessment in his heart: In terms of the record of 1,000 defeating 100,000 troops, the power of the Gothic Knights is indeed eye-catching, but I don't know what the formation of the Turkish 100,000 army is, if Turkey's defensive formation is very tight and strong, and it is still crushed by the 1,000 Goth Knights head-on, then the power of the Goth Knights can only be described as terrifying!

As soon as he thought of this, he asked: "Was the Turkish army of 100,000 formed a military formation at that time?" ”

Jason nodded.

Yang Peng asked again: "What is the military formation of the Turkish army?" How are their various arms arranged and how are they defended? ”

"At that time, the Turks were at the front with shield bearers and soughtmen at the front to defend against the cavalry charge of the Crusade, and crossbowmen were shooting at the back. However, the bows and arrows of the crossbowmen could not hurt the Gothic knights at all, and the defensive line composed of spears and shields was also vulnerable to the onslaught of the Gothic cavalry, and the frontal defensive line of the Turks completely collapsed with just one charge! ”

Yang Peng showed a look of thought, and then smiled: "Since it was the territory of the Crusades, why did it become the territory of the Holy Roman Empire after the war?" ”

Jason said: "Because more than half of the 700,000 troops of the last crusade were the Holy Roman Empire army, they were the strongest, and the main victories were won by them, so naturally no one dared to fight with them." What's more, the armies of other countries are complex, there are national armies, there are private armies of nobles, and some are temporarily armed by unemployed vagrants, they are satisfied as long as they get a lot of booty, and the Holy Roman Empire is very generous in this regard, so the armies of other countries return home after getting the spoils, and no one wants to stay! In this way, all the territories conquered by the Crusaders became the territory of the Holy Roman Empire! ”

Yang Peng nodded and said with a smile; "This Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is not a simple person!"

Jason said suddenly: "Your Majesty may not know that the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is a woman, and a very beautiful woman!" Yang Peng showed surprise. Jason exuded obsession and muttered, "I once saw her from afar, and she was as beautiful as the spring sun, like the brightest angel!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, then frowned slightly, he felt that this Holy Roman Empire might be a powerful opponent that the Ming Dynasty had never encountered before. Retracting his thoughts, he asked, "In whose hands is the holy city of Jerusalem, which is the reason for war, in whose hands is it now?" Also in the hands of the Holy Roman Empire? Jason nodded and said, "Yes." Today, Jerusalem is the center of the Holy Roman Empire's rule on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. ”

Yang Peng frowned and said secretly: "Today's world and the original history are really getting farther and farther away, and Jerusalem has become the territory of the Holy Roman Empire!" In this plane, the Holy Roman Empire, which was not very good, has actually risen! Hehe! Maybe that's the balance of God! She won't let the East dominate! ”

Retracting his thoughts, he asked, "I heard that the Byzantine Empire was also strong?" ”

Jason nodded and said, "The Byzantine Empire also participated in the attack on Turkey before, and a part of Turkey's territory fell into their hands. They were also the only country other than the Holy Roman Empire to occupy land. Not only did they occupy part of Turkey's territory, but they also advanced west and north, destroying several countries. Byzantium is now probably the most powerful country in the West outside of the Holy Roman Empire! It should be the only country in the Western world other than the Holy Roman Empire that can be called an empire! By the way, the emperor of this country also thinks that she is a woman, and I heard that she is also a peerless beauty! ”

Yang Peng couldn't help laughing, "The Western world is prosperous and the yang is declining!" Jason smiled.

Yang Peng said: "These two countries are very strong, no wonder they don't buy the Pope's account." ”

Jason said, "Yes, but they don't dare to openly disobey the Pope." Even if they don't obey the Pope's orders, they will find a high-sounding excuse. ”

Yang Peng smiled: "It's wise to do this." After a pause, he pondered: "However, imperial power and divine power cannot coexist peacefully forever. The Byzantine Empire may not be doing much for the time being, and the Holy Roman Empire is already so powerful and located in the center of the West, that she may have long been impatient with the so-called messenger of God who wears a high hat and commands. If I were her, I would be facing the Holy See in the near future. Jason was incredulous, "Rebelling against the Pope? It's horrible! Yang Peng smiled: "This is the inevitable result of the power struggle." In fact, dealing with the pope is not as difficult as you think. ”

And at this moment when Yang Peng and Jason were talking, on the glorious Gothic court platform of the Holy Roman Empire, a stunning beauty that was more dazzling than the sun above her head was standing among the flowers. Dressed in court robes made of satin, she was slender and feminine, full of feminine charm, her face was flawless, more moving than that of an angel, and her blonde hair reflected in the sun, so brilliant and dazzling that it was almost impossible to tell whether the sun was above her head or in the court. This stunning beauty is the figure who is now on a par with the Pope in the Western world, the female emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Catherine.

A female officer walked up behind Catherine with great respect and saluted, "Your Majesty! Catherine turned around, glanced at the female officer, and asked, "Is there something wrong?" The female officer said, "The envoy sent to the East has returned." Catherine immediately walked towards the main hall, and the female officer hastened to follow. Catherine came to the main hall, and the knights of the court, who stood under the pillars on both sides of the hall, knelt down on one knee together, and the eyes of each knight showed a look of obsession in addition to a look of reverence and adoration; And the messenger standing in the middle of the hall also knelt down on one knee and saluted: "My Majesty! ”

Catherine hurriedly asked, "What did she say?" The messenger immediately took out a letter and presented it with both hands, saying, "This is Empress Cynthia's reply to Your Majesty. ”

The female officer beside Catherine immediately went down, took the letter, and returned to forward it to Catherine. Catherine took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letterhead, and unfolded it. There was a hint of joy in her beautiful eyes. After thinking for a while, he said to the female official: "Immediately convene the left and right prime ministers, and the left and right marshals!" The female officer answered and ran down.

A moment later, two middle-aged men in court dresses and two middle-aged men in ornate armor followed the female officials to the main hall. These four middle-aged men, although two are civil servants and two are military generals, have the same majestic physique, and the Germans are already tall. The four of them saluted Catherine with great respect: "Good day, my majesty! ”

Catherine said, "What we planned can be done!" ”

The four of them glanced at each other, and Prime Minister Zuo asked; "What did Your Majesty say about the Holy See?" Catherine nodded and said coldly, "Our world doesn't need a waste to represent God!" When the four of them heard this, they couldn't help but show excitement. Catherine looked at Marshal Left and asked, "I heard that this time the crusade failed?" Marshal Zuo said: "Yes." The Crusaders suffered a crushing defeat in the East, and except for the English fleet, the remaining 200,000 horses were almost completely wiped out! Everyone underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ming people! They are by no means comparable to those inferior Arabs! Daming is not only rich, but also has awesome warriors! ”

Catherine said, "There is no doubt about it! We have fought against both the Liao and the Western Liao, and their fighting ability is admirable. And they are all defeated under the Ming Dynasty, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty can be imagined. Such an outcome was expected. Then he said, "It's none of our business, at least not for now." But the crushing defeat provided us with a very good opportunity! ”

The Holy See, the main hall fell into a quarrel, and the cardinal archbishops blamed each other, saying that someone else had rashly proposed a crusade to the Pope without understanding the situation, so that he would suffer such an unprecedented fiasco, and they all said that others were to blame for this fiasco.

When the Pope saw that the Holy See had turned into a noisy vegetable market, he was already in a bad mood, and he was even more furious, shouting: "Shut up! The Holy See fell silent, and all eyes fell on the Pope. The Pope stood up and said angrily: "This is the end of today's meeting!" With that, he turned and went to the back. When the cardinal archbishops saw that His Majesty the Pope had gone like this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they also left the hall one after another, shrugging their heads one by one, as if they had been defeated roosters.

The Pope came to the flower courtyard and looked at the marble Tianzhu icon in front of him in a daze, this time the crusade would actually end in a fiasco, which was a big surprise to him. He originally thought that the Orientals were a very cowardly people who talked about benevolence and righteousness all day long, and that the Crusaders, together with them, would sweep them away like chickens and ducks, and then return triumphantly with rich booty and chanting hymns. However, the progress of the war was completely unexpected, and in just a few months, the mighty Crusades were over, but not the Crusaders won, but the Eastern heretics were victorious, and the Crusader armies were almost completely annihilated, except for the English fleet, which was still completely retreated. How did things turn out like this? Aren't those Orientals a very cowardly race, but why do they have such terrible power?

This change of mood of the Pope, but there is one thing that is very interesting, this people, who have infinite wildness at heart, has been a waste government for a long time, and those who govern are almost all cowardly waste. And the cowardly waste rulers, in order to stabilize the regime, will naturally castrate this people, because they fear that they will not be able to rule at all. As a result, the so-called 'traditional virtues' based on Confucianism have become the sharp edge of castration.

Hehe, I feel it, I am far away, and I am down to business.

"Your Majesty!" A slightly neutral but very sexy voice came from behind the Pope.

The Pope retracted his thoughts, turned around, and saw a tall and sexy woman in a cardinal archbishop's costume standing not far away, and her eyes couldn't help but light up. This woman, with brown hair and a face that is not stunning, is slightly neutral, but has an indescribable seductive temperament, which makes the hormone secretion of men rise sharply when they see it. This woman of extraordinary appearance is the only female cardinal archbishop of the Holy See, and the youngest cardinal archbishop, named Claire.

The Pope laughed: "You're here?" ”

Claire asked with a cold expression, "Your Majesty called, I don't know what to order?" ”

The Pope smiled: "This is a private occasion, you can be casual." As he spoke, he reached over to Laclery's hand. However, before the palm of her hand touched Claire's palm, Claire seemed to have been electrocuted, and her whole person shrank suddenly, revealing an angry expression.

The Pope was bored, laughed, withdrew his palm, and said, "The failure of this crusade is really unexpected!" But there is nothing wrong with the kingdom of heaven in crusading heresy, and this crusade will continue. Claire said coldly: "His Majesty the Pope should not continue to crusade against heresy now, but how to deal with the current problem. The crushing defeat will inevitably damage the prestige of the Holy See. How does Your Majesty want to get rid of the influence? ”

The Pope waved his fist and shouted: "This defeat is not a defeat of the Holy See, let alone a defeat of the Kingdom of Heaven!" It was the incompetence of Tianzhu's servants that led to such a result! Claire sneered; Your Majesty will put the blame for the defeat on those Eastern Crusade troops! ”

The Pope said unhappily: "This is not a shirk of responsibility, it is true!" It's up to you to do that. He smiled and said, "You have always done this kind of thing!" After a pause, he continued: "In addition, the crusade of the Kingdom of Heaven will not stop here, and the rampant heresy will only make the Kingdom of Heaven even more angry!" I've decided to call another round of crusades! ”

Claire said coldly: "If the new round of the Eastern Crusade can defeat the Ming Dynasty, it will naturally restore the prestige of the Holy See!" But if there is another fiasco, the prestige of the Holy See will suffer a fatal blow! It will not be easy to restore your prestige then! ”

The Pope showed a sly smile and said, "Who said that the Eastern Crusade must be to conquer the Ming Dynasty?" Claire was stunned for a moment, then understood, and sneered: "Is Your Majesty going to attack Tianzhu?" We don't dare to touch the Ming Dynasty, but we take Tianzhu to open the knife, isn't this bullying the soft and afraid of the hard! ”

The Pope was displeased, and said, "Watch your attitude! Claire looked disappreciative, as if the cardinal didn't take the Pope seriously. The Pope continued: "Tianzhu is also an evil heresy, so what's wrong with crusading against Tianzhu? When Tianzhu is eliminated, the next step will naturally be the turn of Daming! Will they still be able to run away? Claire just sneered.

The Pope commanded: "Go at once and draw up a decree calling on the people of Heaven to prepare for a new crusade." Claire didn't speak, ready to step back. At that moment, a papal attendant rushed in. When the Pope saw her in a hurry, he was greatly displeased, and exclaimed, "Why are you in such a panic? Ignoring the Pope's anger, the attendant presented a proclamation to the Pope, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, look at this!" Something is wrong! ”

The Pope was suspicious in his heart, and took the proclamation from the hands of his attendants, and when he saw it, he was shocked, and his face turned pale, and he exclaimed: "This, how can this be? ”

Seeing that the Pope's face instantly turned as pale as a dead man, Claire was curious and asked, "What happened?" The Pope handed the proclamation to Claire in a fit of rage, "They're rebelling!" This is blasphemy against God! It is a blatant rebellion against the kingdom of heaven! ”

Claire took the proclamation and looked at it, seeing that it was a joint proclamation of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire to the entire Catholic world. The proclamation claimed that the Holy Roman Emperor and the Byzantine Emperor were angels descending from God to proclaim the Gospel of Heaven and to spread its splendor to every corner of the earth. He also claimed that God had recently told them that the Holy See had become a corrupt bureaucracy, that it could no longer represent God and the Kingdom of Heaven, and that henceforth the Kingdom of Heaven and God's agents on earth would be the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and the Emperors of Byzantium. The proclamation also said that the reason for the crushing failure of this crusade was that the kingdom of heaven no longer protected the rotten bureaucracy of the Holy See, and that if the people of the kingdom of heaven wanted to be redeemed, they must leave the Holy See as soon as possible, stand with the true angels, and bathe in the holy light of the kingdom of heaven!

After reading the proclamation, Claire was very surprised, and then only felt schadenfreude, and glanced at the already hysterical Pope playfully, and said: "It seems that these two countries have openly declared war on the Holy See!" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.