Zhu Zhanzhen's final choice was to cooperate with Joan of Arc first to try to intercept and capture Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester in England. He said something very meaningful to Joan of Arc, but Joan of Arc did not have any thoughts.
Shaken, he handed the information to Zhu Zhanzhen and planned to leave.
Zhu Zhanzhen arrived outside the camp. Before reaching the trench, Joan looked at the trenches, fortifications, and firearms dug by the Ming army. She couldn't help but sigh and said: "The way the Ming army fought was really different from ours."
It's completely different. According to records, the Ming army entered the battle between England and France a few years ago. The Ming army was able to suppress the attacks of our two countries, probably because of the use of these firearms."
She had heard some things about the Ming army. Although it was a short battle, it left an indelible impact on both Britain and France. Battles with one against two or fewer enemies with more enemies were sometimes won, but she had never seen it before.
In the past, the Ming army, under the command of Zheng He, fought in an orderly manner. During the Hundred Years' War, the British and French saw the Ming army armed with firearms unable to fight back.
Zhu Zhanzhen did not explain too much to her but said: "You can use the firearm I gave you, but the ammunition is limited. I don't mind if you can imitate it. There is one more thing you can understand.
Our army was much stronger back then."
Zhu Zhanzhen is not confident in his own technology but in the current manufacturing capabilities of France and England. Two countries that have been at war all year round, their current manufacturing industries, even if they put the blueprints of firearms in front of them,
They are all capable of making firearms. If you give them firearms and they go back to dismantle and analyze them, they will not be able to make them at all.
You must do what you promised, so Zhu Zhanzhen gave several rifles to Joan of Arc.
"Your Excellency Joan of Arc, please keep these firearms for now. If everything goes well, it's okay. If not, I will come and collect these firearms as soon as possible."
Joan of Arc rode on a white horse and drove away from the Ming army's camp. Looking back, her Highness was still looking at her. He had his hands behind his back, confident and calm.
How powerful is their country for him to be so confident, and how confident is he for disrespecting God?
Joan of Arc brought back the Ming army's firearms. The French knew how powerful these weapons were, and their eyes shone brightly.
"Is this a firearm from the Eastern Empire? This thing is very powerful. With these weapons, we are not afraid of anyone." The Duke of Marseille immediately held a gun in his hand.
"Your Highness the Duke, we will take these weapons to the northern front to resist the Ingeland army." Joan of Arc looked at him who seemed to want to take these things for himself, and reminded her, and the soldiers under her command took these.
Firearms were put away.
The Duke of Marseille was unhappy for a moment: "You have taken away what we can do to resist the army of the Eastern Empire."
"Your Highness the Duke, these weapons are from the Eastern Empire to help us. They will retreat and will not continue to attack France, so you don't have to worry." Joan of Arc did not tell the truth about the information transaction with Zhu Zhanzhen. She knew the information.
The fewer people, the better. Doesn’t she still know the virtues of these people?
"Your Excellency Joan of Arc is really powerful. After entering for such a short period of time, he was able to make the Eastern Empire's army retreat and obtain their firearms. Did he use something to make a deal?" The Duke of Marseille started to feel weird.
The soldiers glared angrily: "Your Highness, please be careful what you say."
"Then please tell your saint what happened inside? Why would the Eastern Empire treat your saint so kindly? Of course, if your saint is still a "saint"."
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All of Joan of Arc's men pulled out their swords. The Duke of Marseille's words were an insult to their saint. Their saint was sent by God to guide them in the direction of their progress. She is pure and eternally pure.
The Duke of Marseille did not expect that his strange words would cause such a big reaction from Joan of Arc's subordinates. He underestimated Joan of Arc's status in their hearts.
The aristocrats in the West like to talk in weird ways among themselves, but this does not apply to Joan of Arc.
Marseille Tool looked at the people around him who were following Joan of Arc, and closed his mouth angrily.
Joan of Arc got on her horse and was not disturbed by such words. She had heard these words many times. If her mind was disturbed by such words, how could she continue to fight?
"His Royal Highness the Duke of Marseille, we will return to the northern front of France first. His Excellency Haiwang of the Ming Dynasty is definitely a man of his word. He will evacuate, but please be careful not to disturb him during his evacuation.
Him, otherwise it will definitely be a big war when he gets angry. We can't support the battle here, so we can only rely on His Highness the Duke himself."
As the hooves of the horse where Joan sat sat raised dust and the flags flew, Joan still held her flag and left the place immediately.
Looking at Joan of Arc's leaving figure, the Duke of Marseille cursed secretly: "My stinky cousin, I will kill you in bed one day." His eyes were sinister, and he hated women like Joan of Arc so much.
But he immediately reacted: "My white horse, my white horse!"
Hatred blinded him, and then he realized that Joan had ridden away his precious white horse, and was running so fast that he could not catch up.
When Joan's followers ran far away, they asked: "Joan Arc, if you take his horse away like this, he will hate you, and he will definitely speak ill of you in front of His Majesty the King."
"If I don't take away his horse, won't he say bad things about me?" I thought Joan of Arc was unintentional, but now it seems that she did it on purpose.
At this time, she smiled slightly cunningly. This shallow smile is what a teenage girl should look like, innocent, cute, green and beautiful.
"But Joan of Arc, how did you convince the people of the Eastern Empire?"
Joan of Arc's mind recalled the dazzling Prince of Ming Dynasty just now. He was cold, handsome, heroic and extremely smart. Such a person was really sent down by God.
"The people of Ming Dynasty are actually not warlike people. God said he is here to save us, so he must be here to save us. God will never lie to me, so I talked with him and he was willing to help.
It's that simple." He said the matter in an understatement.
"Then let's go back now, Joan of Arc. Are you really not going to return the horse to the Duke of Marseille?"
"The others are not good, but his horse is good. If you don't want to return it, let's go."
Joan of Arc's followers all feel that Joan of Arc is much more cheerful today, she no longer looks bitter and resentful, her brows are no longer frowned, and her complexion is more rosy, looking a little like a little girl.
What is this called? This is called the person who is close to Zhu Zhanxun. Girls will blush when they are close to Zhu Zhanchang.
On the side of the Ming Dynasty army, Zhu Zhanzhen agreed to Joan of Arc's conditions and was now preparing to evacuate. He looked at Hou Xian.
"Eunuch Hou Xian, please understand what I am doing. I am not no longer attacking France, but I have a better choice." Zhu Zhanchen wanted to explain to avoid Hou Xian's discomfort.
Hou Xian immediately expressed his attitude: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Hou Xian is not a person who does not take the overall situation into consideration. Your Highness's choice is correct from any angle. I believe in His Highness's decision, and I will never doubt that His Highness is Zheng Zheng."
With your determination to take revenge, Your Highness came from such a far away place from the Ming Dynasty with a large army, and I, His Highness Hou Xianwei, will follow my lead and will not give up even if I die."
Zhu Zhanzhen patted Hou Xian on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my ultimate goal will not change."
"Hou Xian understands, and His Highness has weighed the pros and cons. I am happy for His Highness Zheng He. Your Highness is not a reckless person, but is brave and resourceful."
"Stop praising you, stop praising me, I will be embarrassed if you praise me any more."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Zhu Zhanzhen ordered all the troops to withdraw and leave the south bank of France. Of course, he also destroyed all the fortifications previously built to avoid being imitated by France.
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On the warship, Zhu Zhanzhen studied the navigation route map and the exact time given to him. He was wondering whether this matter was a trap or not.
Because the fuel and ammunition on the warship were still sufficient, Zhu Zhanzhen did not go back for supplies but chose to rush to the English Channel as soon as possible.
One month later, Duke Humphrey of Ingelland will come to meet Duke John, but Joan doesn’t know why he came. This is what makes Zhu Zhanzhen most tangled. If according to what Joan said, the relationship between the two is not harmonious.
, still thinking about the other party's death, so what was the reason for deciding that Duke Humphrey would come to meet Duke John.
"It's too suspicious, it's really suspicious." Zhu Zhanyi didn't expect this at first. It was too difficult to think about everything under the circumstances. Later, when Zhu Zhanyi thought about it, he felt that something was wrong. The probability of it being a trap increased again.
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But even if it is a trap, this should be a trap aimed at Joan of Arc. It is impossible for everyone to predict that he is coming like Joan of Arc.
As long as it is not a trap aimed at oneself, even if it is really a trap, oneself will be the uncertain factor, which will ruin their plan.
Zhu Zhanzhen lamented that there was too little information available now, and his side could not send out spies to set up secret stakes. After all, everyone had different upbringings, and if there was an Asian mixed in among a group of Europeans, he really could not be a spy.
After hesitating for a while, Zhu Zhanzhen still felt that he had to give it a try. After all, if he succeeded, the profit would be too huge. If he captured the other party's Duke Regent, the bargaining chip would be large enough whether it was negotiation or threats.
Zhu Zhanyi led the fleet towards the Ingeland Strait.
It's calm on the sea, but not calm on the Suez Canal.
A lot of slaves and death row prisoners were working day and night to dig the canal. Because of the hot weather, most of them were barely clothed. Fortunately, the slaves were used to it.
Death row inmates are much more delicate, and most of them are from Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and other places. The skin of these people cannot withstand the sun. Now they are peeling off and the pain is unbearable.
All death row inmates are guilty of heinous crimes and are masters of cheating and cheating, such as Wang Baoyu.
This great pirate was betrayed by his subordinates and placed on death row in Japan, where he became a bargaining chip to appeal to Zhu Zhanzhen. He was then brought here to work as a canal digging laborer.
How could the big pirate have ever suffered like this? He used to be the overlord on the sea. He had a lot of food and drink, and he also had a beautiful woman in his arms. He just changed after playing. Why did he have to do these hard work by himself? But Qi didn't do it here.
He had no status, no money, and could not bribe the supervisor, which made him unbearable.
Wang Baoyu was in the dug canal pit. He was panting from exhaustion. He propped his hoe on his arm. I raised my head and looked up. The sun was still hot, and sweat flowed into my eyes, giving me an unbearable sour feeling.
"Look at whatever you want, look at whatever you want." When the supervisor discovered that he was lazy, he whipped him with a whip. There was a bloody mark on his body. Sweat flowed into the wound, and the stinging sensation continued.
It's like putting salt on the wound.
He glared at the overseer, and the overseer's whip fell again. Wang Baoyu immediately gave in, picked up the hoe, and started digging. When the overseer turned around, he stared at his back gloomily. He had always only
He dominates and brings blessings without suffering hardships.
At night, when it was time to change shifts, Wang Baoyu and several death row prisoners were lying on the ground on one side. They slept on the ground like this without bedding, wearing handcuffs and shackles.
As the night turned dark, Wang Baoyu opened his eyes and saw that no one was around. The supervisor was also in the distance. He pushed the workers on the side with his elbow, and several people woke up one after another.
"I plan to run away. Do you want to follow me?"
"Brother, why are you running? This canal pit is very high inside. We can't climb up even by climbing. If we want to go up, we have to take the stairs. There are guards there, so we can't get out."
Another person also persuaded: "Brother, didn't Neptune agree? As long as we dig the canal, we will be free. Even death row prisoners can be exempted. I think we should dig honestly. It is always a way to survive."
At this time, shouts came from the empty canal pit.
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Bang
The sound came from top to bottom. It was a death row prisoner who wanted to escape, but was discovered. He fell down the stairs and died on the ground.
"Brother, you have seen it, where did it come from? You should just dig it honestly."
Wang Baoyu glared at his younger brother: "You are stupid. Even if he really digs it out, can he really let us go?"
"Yes, you can. Once you make a promise, it's hard to keep track of it." Wang Baoyu's younger brother believed it.
Wang Baoyu looked up at the starry sky. The stars were so bright that they should be the most beautiful in the world. However, the two sides of the canal were like high walls trapping them. He did not believe that Zhu Zhanyi would let them go.
"This place is like a big coffin. When it is dug and we are buried in it, you actually naively think that he will let us go. First of all, you have to survive until the canal is dug. Now this is
The way to do it, it won't take long before we all die. See for yourself how many people have died in the past few days."
The two fell into hesitation. Wang Baoyu lowered his voice and said: "I have already contacted some people. When the time comes, we will launch a riot. We will run away as many as we can. There are not many supervisors. Now there are people in Suez City."
Many merchant ships are supplies of the Ming army. If we can rob some of them, we can run anywhere and dominate for the rest of our lives. It is better than waiting to die here in the dark."