Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 279 Golden Rome
"There are not thirty warships, but only five merchant ships entering the port. It looks more like they went ashore to do business!" Hamid said with a strange expression, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Don't look at what he said in front of Sitarama that day, he was very wise and wise, but when he really got the news that the Ming Fleet was going to land, he was almost scared to pee!

Hamid thought that he had secretly instigated shark teeth to rob the Daming Merchant Ship, and that he was coming for revenge.

Fortunately, the entourage saw that something was wrong with the prince, so he quickly explained that five merchant ships had entered the port, and the others did not. This was what reassured Hamid.

On the throne, Sitarama finally calmed down: "Five merchant ships? What's going on!"

Hamid coughed lightly, and then came slowly: "According to reports from the officials guarding the port, this morning, 25 armed warships in the Ming Fleet slowly left this sea area, and then, Just now, the remaining five merchant ships are ready to land in Maradi!"

Never before has Sitarama felt like today that the ups and downs of life are so fast.

He collected himself, and then tentatively said, "In other words, your speculations were all correct? Is this huge fleet really just escorting these few merchant ships?"

Speaking of this, Hamid couldn't help showing a look of complacency on his face: "It looks like this!"

Hamid's heart was full of luck, he just wanted to appease and fool his father that day, who knew that it was a mistake, and he actually made himself guess right.

"Huh!" Sitarama sighed, and sat down on the throne a little tiredly.

"A merchant ship is fine, a merchant ship is fine!"

Sitarama muttered to himself, and he looked at his eldest son with a serious face calmly.

Suddenly there was an idea in my heart, or from now on, the pirate power of shark teeth should not be used anymore?
Sitarama felt more and more that the disasters brought by this unseen force were far greater than the benefits it brought!

Constantinople.

In the majestic Sophia Cathedral, Patriarch Alexios is baptizing a baby in the Orthodox Church.

Alexios muttered words while performing the baptism.

"May the glory of God be with you forever."

After the baptism, Patriarch Alexios handed over the baby to a woman in the robes of a Mongolian nobleman.

This woman, officially the mother of the baby, is the Empress Dowager Qi of the Great Yuan Dynasty.

As for this newborn baby, it is another son of Wang Baobao and Qi Shi.

Not long ago, Wang Baobao led the Mongolian army to defeat the army of John V and the Catholic Pope, consolidating the orthodoxy of the Orthodox Church in Rome.

In order to express his gratitude to Wang Baobao, Patriarch Alexios personally proposed to baptize the newborn baby.

"Oh! God, look at his beautiful black hair!"

"As expected of a true Roman!"

"Only European barbarians have red hair!"

. . .

The Eastern Roman nobles in the Sophia Cathedral began to praise the child who had just been baptized in a low voice.

These Eastern Roman citizens now regard Wang Baobao and his Mongols as their great benefactors!

The Eastern Roman Empire, which was originally in jeopardy, immediately changed itself due to the arrival of [-] Mongols, from a sheep beaten on all sides to a mighty army.

In the Battle of Adrianople, the Mongols led by Wang Baobao killed tens of thousands of Catholic coalition forces.

The original Roman Emperor John V was completely reduced to a waste that was cast aside by Roman citizens.

Because of this victory, the Eastern Roman Empire took back the commercial privileges of the Venetians, Genoese and Pisans, and many taxes were reinstated.

In just three months, the finances of the Eastern Roman Empire improved greatly.

Roman citizens throughout Constantinople also enjoyed better treatment.

And all of this was brought by Wang Baobao, that is, John Timur.

Therefore, it is the most basic courtesy to be a man to praise John Timur's son.

After the baptism in the Sophia Cathedral, the top dignitaries of the Eastern Roman Empire left the church and came to the palace together.

They will continue to discuss the next step of the 'Golden Rome' strategic layout.

Yes, the current Eastern Roman Empire already has a new nickname, that is, the Roman Empire fused with the blood of the Golden Family.

Also known as 'Golden Rome'.

Although Bayan Timur, the Great Khan of Mongolia and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, has neither the blood of the Golden Family nor the blood of the Roman Empire, he was still supported by Wang Baobao to ascend the throne of emperor.

Of course, all power is still firmly in Wang Baobao's hands.

Inside the Roman Palace.

Wang Baobao sat on the most honored throne, and the two rows on the left and right were the Mongolian generals under his command, the Han generals of the imperial guards, the Han officials, the generals of the Slavic vassal army, and of course the local patriarchs, bishops, and elders of Constantinople. nobles and others.

These people from different places are now gathered under the name of the Roman Empire.

"The King of Hungary, the King of Bulgaria, and the King of Serbia all sent people to ask for peace talks. I don't know what you mean. Continue the war or talk about peace?" Wang Baobao said to a group of people.

In today's Roman court, three official languages ​​are popular, namely Greek, Mongolian and Chinese.

Therefore, after Wang Baobao said a word, the busiest people were the translators.

Now the big guys have just boarded a boat, and the language has not yet been integrated, so they can only rely on these translations.

"The Hungarians are the most cunning. They are peace talks, and they will definitely betray in the future, but we are too far away from Hungary to teach them a lesson." Patriarch Alexios said.

"As for the Serbs and the Bulgars, they are brothers of our Orthodox Church. We can forgive their mistakes and accept their peace talks."

Wang Baobao did not have a good and comprehensive understanding of the current situation in European countries, so he naturally accepted Patriarch Alexios' suggestion.

"Okay, then I will immediately give an order not to accept the peace talks with the Hungarians, unless they compensate me for the loss of Yuan!" Wang Baobao said to the officials under him.

Today, [-] Mongols and almost the same number of Slavs have poured into Constantinople, causing the strength of the entire Eastern Roman Empire to soar, and it has the confidence to humiliate the Kingdom of Hungary.

In the first battle of Adrianople, the Mongols became famous, but the Catholicism fell into a slump.

I heard that not long ago, the Catholic Emperor Innocent VI of Rome was mad at death, which caused chaos in the Catholic world.

This made the Romans crazy.

Many Romans wanted all-out war on Catholicism and the restoration of the former Roman Empire.

"This is a holy war!"

"We must wage an all-out war against heresy, take back Apennines, take back Rome, and take back Gaul!"

Patriarch Alexios said excitedly.

Many Roman nobles in the palace are very supportive of this proposal.

However, Wang Baobao did not express his opinion immediately, but put forward his own opinion.

"The power of the Catholic Church is still far away from us. I think the enemies under our noses should be dealt with first."

Everyone understood that the enemy Wang Baobao mentioned was the Ottomans on the other side of the strait. The Ottomans were originally a small tribe under the Sultanate of Roma. Control, and frequent wars against the Eastern Roman Empire, has almost eaten up the entire territory of the Eastern Roman Empire in Anatolia.

"Honorable Caesar, the Ottomans have a lot of troops, so I'm afraid they won't be easy to deal with." Patriarch Alexios said worriedly.

In recent decades, the Eastern Roman Empire has been frightened by the Ottomans, and they will lose almost every battle.

"Hehe, we Dayuan warriors are never afraid of crowds!" Wang Baobao said proudly.

After such a long time of fighting, Wang Baobao has already seen that these western countries and forces, no matter what kind of prestige they have, will be vulnerable once they encounter the army of the Great Yuan Empire.

Wang Baobao almost lost the confidence that he was always defeated in every battle under the Ming army, and now all of them are back.

At last.

After a day of deliberation, Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire and Wang Baobao, the Grand Master of the Great Yuan Empire, made a decision!
Defeat the Ottomans in the east first, and then deal with the Catholic countries with all their strength.

As a neighbor, Ottoman has naturally noticed the great changes in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Anatolia, Bursa city.

As the capital of the Ottoman Empire, the city of Bursa is really not impressive enough.

A small city cannot set off the majesty of this powerful rising empire at all.

Ottoman Sultan Murad I doubled the territory of the Ottoman Empire in 20 years.

Originally, according to the historical process, Sultan Murad I was going to march into Thrace and advance to the core area of ​​the Eastern Roman Empire to attack the city.

but.

The layout of all this seems to have encountered a very big obstacle now.

A group of Mongols from the east actually took over the Eastern Roman Empire, making this weak thousand-year-old empire stronger in an instant.

"The great sultan, our spy, has just sent back news that John Timur, the Mongol who ruled Constantinople, is ready to go to war with us!"

A wise old man in a silk green robe and a big turban knelt on the ground, speaking to Sultan Murad I on the golden throne.

The old man was Ahmed, the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, and a famous scholar in the Ottoman Empire.

"These hateful Mongols are simply devils from hell!"

Murad I grimaced and cursed.

The emergence of these Mongols seemed so sudden and disturbing.

First came the news of the demise of the Golden Horde from the Ross Grassland.

Then the Mongols crossed the sea and arrived in Constantinople, and finally the Catholic coalition forces of more than [-] people were defeated by the Mongols.

Everything shows that this team of Mongols is strong.

"What is the relationship between these Mongols and those Mongols back then?" Murad I asked quickly.

Ahmed replied: "I heard from those businessmen who have been to Ross that these Mongols are the direct descendants of those Mongols back then, but their rule in Peach Blossom Stone was weak and they were expelled by the local Peach Blossom Stone people. , and then fled all the way to the Ross Grassland, and then destroyed the Golden Horde."

The Ottomans used to live in the area of ​​the Amu Darya, and the name of China there has always been Peach Blossom Stone.

It's just that people in Central Asia can't distinguish the various dynasties in China. Whether it's Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom and Jin Kingdom, they all call them peach blossom stones.

"So, the terrible Mongols are really back?!" Murad I couldn't help but get nervous.

The Ottomans migrated here from the Amu Darya because the Mongols drove them away for the first time in their westward expedition.

"Yeah, the terrible Mongols are here again, and they are very hostile to us. After all, they have converted to the Roman Orthodox Church, and this John Timur has always been hostile to our Tianfang Sect. I heard that he once massacred [-] Muslims!" Ahmed said.

Although Murad I was a little nervous about the hostility of these Mongols, he didn't feel much fear.

After all, the Ottoman Empire today is no longer the small tribe that fled in the past.

The current Ottoman Empire has more than half of the Anatolian Peninsula, a population of millions, and an army of 30 people!
Moreover, among the 30 troops, there are about 10 cavalry!

As for the Mongols in Constantinople, I heard that the total number of men, women, old and weak is only 10, and the real army may not exceed 3!

30 vs. [-], no matter what, the advantage lies in my big Osman!

"Immediately order all the tribes to gather troops to Bursa!"

"Send the navy to guard the Sea of ​​Marmara. If there is a Mongol transport ship, attack immediately!"

Murad I gave the order to prepare for war.

The Ottoman Empire not only has a powerful infantry and cavalry combination, but also a considerable navy. Although it is not as powerful as the naval powers of Venice and Genoa, it is enough to guard the coast.

The Ottoman Empire Navy, which was in charge of vigilance, soon discovered the attack of the Eastern Roman Empire Navy.

The navies of these Mongol-Roman empires were small in number, with only twenty ships, far less than the sixty of the Ottoman Empire.

Facing an enemy fleet with a smaller number than itself, the Ottoman navy was naturally unafraid, and charged forward directly.

Numerous slaves paddled their oars desperately, increasing the speed of Ottoman's galley to the fastest speed, preparing to use the high-speed collision to send all the Mongolian-Roman navy on the opposite side into the turbulent waters.

but.

When the warships of the Ottoman Navy approached step by step, the Mongolian Navy suddenly turned the direction of the warships, facing the Ottoman warships with a weak side.

Then, when the Ottoman Navy hadn't reacted, a roar sounded on the battleship.

Boom boom boom!
The cannon installed by Wang Baobao on the battleship once again had an unexpected effect.

In less than half an hour of fighting, more than half of the Ottoman fleet was damaged, and nearly 1 people were buried in the sea.

The navy of the entire Ottoman Empire ceased to exist.

This naval battle was beyond the expectations of everyone in the Ottoman Empire.

Sultan Murad I did not expect that his navy would be so vulnerable.

(End of this chapter)