Domineering Daming

"Zheng Zhilong plans to conduct a drill in advance to frighten the Holy See?" Zhu Youjian looked slightly surprised, then pondered.

Feng Zhu can understand Zheng Zhilong's plan, but if the military exercise is rushed, it may not be able to achieve their goal, and there is not enough time to prepare.

Feng Zhu pondered for a while, then looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "My lord, time is not waiting, General Zheng's idea may be a try."

When Feng Zhu and others asked Zhu Youjian, they were just expressing respect as a routine, not asking him to make a decision.

Zhu Youjian turned around in his heart, and said: "Then put it ahead of time, and don't smash it, otherwise we may not be able to go back..."

Feng Zhu nodded, then suddenly turned around and asked, "You mean, the people from England never showed up?"

The Jin Yiwei who reported the letter said: "No."

England is also one of the important purposes of their visit. Feng Zhu's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Then, how about the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia?"

"They have envoys into the city, and you can see them fighting every day, just for me, a believer, invite them to board the ship?"

Chapter 1213 Bloody Sea Breeze

The fleet of the Ming Dynasty came to Europe in the hope of linking all of Europe together to build a prototype of the world order for future use.

Feng Zhu was well aware of Zhu Xu's thoughts, looked at Zhu Youjian, and said, "My lord, I guess we won't be able to board the ship for the time being, and the military exercise in advance may have unexpected benefits."

Zhu Youjian's face was sinking like water, he was very annoyed to be trapped here, his voice was a little muffled, and said: "Okay, you decide."

Feng Zhu turned to look at the person who came, and said, "Tell Zheng Zhilong that the fleet is under his command now, and there is no need to report anything that is not important."

"Yes." The messenger turned and left quickly.

Zhu Youjian took a sip of tea, suppressed his anger, and said, "There is still no movement from the Holy See?"

Feng Zhudao: "Majdarzini has returned to the Cathedral of Salvation, and the debate inside has quieted down, but no decision has been made yet."

Zhu Youjian looked out with a sullen face and flickering eyes.

This Europe is the country of Western Yi, the people here are barbaric and uncivilized, and they don't know the slightest etiquette, and now they are even more coveted by them.

Every step is really difficult, like walking on thin ice, if you are not careful, you may die in a foreign land and never go back.

Feng Zhu's heart was also heavy. He had already prepared for the trip to Europe, but he didn't expect to encounter such a dangerous situation after only arriving in two places, and he didn't know what the road ahead would be like.

On the Hongwu, Zheng Zhilong was not happy when he received Feng Zhu's order, but even more worried.

Feng Zhu gave him such a power, which shows that the situation facing Zhu Youjian and others is not optimistic, it is very dangerous!

Zheng Zhilong acted quickly, he couldn't let Zhu Youjian and others have an accident, otherwise, even if he could leave Europe alive, the questioning of the emperor and the court would be enough for him to kill everyone!

Six to seventy people, men, women, old and young, and many high-ranking officials, nobles, and socialites from various European countries have gathered on the Hongwu, watching the fleet of guests from the East.

They were very curious, observing and discussing in twos and threes while observing the soldiers lined up all around.

They use quite a lot of complicated languages, even some proficient translators can't understand them.

Of course, there are also believers from the Papal State, and some bishops, including Tang Ruowang, have come.

Tang Ruowang was accompanied by an archbishop. The archbishop looked like he was in his late teens, standing opposite Zheng Zhilong, blowing the sea breeze, without saying a word.

Tang Ruowang was his spokesperson, looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "General, are you really going to conduct military exercises in advance?"

This exercise in the Ming Dynasty is no longer the kind of friendly and peaceful performance that was originally planned. Now it is more of a deterrent, deterring the Pope!

Zheng Zhilong looked calm. The nature of this military exercise has changed, and he doesn't care. He is even more curious, why didn't England show up?England is one of the three most important countries that the Qianqing Palace pays attention to, and the lack of this now makes him a little uncomfortable.

He dealt with Tang Ruowang casually, and said, "According to the plan, it will be tomorrow."

Tang Ruowang frowned, hesitant to speak, but the archbishop turned his head to look at Zheng Zhilong, chattering a lot, showing no expression on his old face.

Tang Ruowang translated: "Your Excellency would like to ask the general, do you believe in God?"

Zheng Zhilong found this question very strange, looked at the archbishop and said: "I came here by the emperor's order, for the sake of our people, our court, and our majesty."

Tang Ruowang listened to his words, turned to look at the archbishop, and only translated a sentence: "He believes in his country."

The archbishop blinked and nodded slightly, with admiration in his eyes, he didn't say much.

Zheng Zhilong observed for a while, and felt that the archbishop would not be of much help to him, so he was polite, turned around to find Oquendo, and said, "General, why didn't England show up?"

The Ottoman Empire, Russia did not come, Zheng Zhilong can understand, after all, the relationship is complicated, the journey is far away, there is no need to go through the muddy water, but why did England not appear?

Oquindo held a piece of barbecue in his hand, with a rather contented expression, and said: "That's a group of villains who see the wind and the wind, they won't believe it if they haven't seen it with their own eyes, and they are probably still planning how to get it profit……"

Although Europe is still in the melee, Spain is weak and new countries are constantly rising. The past dominance of one country has been slowly broken.

The Frankish Kingdom has completed its unification and is constantly provoking Spanish hegemony. The Netherlands has made Spain deeply trapped, unable to extricate itself, and is seeking independence. England hangs alone overseas.

Although Spain is still the most powerful country and looks at Europe, it hates these "flies", especially England. This country ruined the Armada and made the Spanish navy sluggish. Its strength and power are getting weaker and weaker. I hate it so much.

Although Ao Kundo didn't say much, Zheng Zhilong already understood, and he didn't get entangled any more, and said, "General, how about we talk about the details of the exercise?"

This is also a good opportunity to show off your strength. Oquindo raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."

Maynard, Antonio and a group of "guests" shuttled back and forth on the Hongwu, chatting in low voices from time to time. This is the home court of the Ming Dynasty, but it is also a rare diplomatic occasion. Many people are taking this opportunity to achieve certain goals. Things, constantly entangled with some of his specific people.

Of course, what they are most concerned about is the combat power of the fleet of the Ming Dynasty. After all, they have vast interests overseas, and the influence of the Ming Dynasty must be considered. The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty has formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Spain. This matter has a great impact on Europe, and they must carefully examine the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the threats it may bring to them.

In the cabin and secret room, Zheng Zhilong and Oquendo are still discussing the specific steps of the military exercise.

Spain and England currently have official navies in Europe. Frank is better than none and is still in the development stage. Although the Netherlands is actually independent, its fleet has not been formed, and more of them are armed ships composed of scattered merchant ships.As for the Roman Empire, it was still busy fighting on land.The Ottoman navy had been annihilated by Spain to focus on land expansion.Russia, on the other hand, does not yet have access to the sea, and its westward advance is blocked by the Ottomans, and it is competing with the Khanates of Central Asia and Mongolia for territory.

"We have 500 warships and [-] people." Oquendo looked at the chart and said, "Our plan is to defend the division, gradually eliminate the imaginary enemy, and use the fastest speed to let these friends on board Surprised."

Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "It's too cumbersome. What we have to do is very simple. The fleet drives over, pushes across, and sends the enemy to the bottom of the sea in the shortest possible time!"

Oquendo had seen the strength of the Ming Dynasty fleet, and he understood Mingren's current situation, and said, "Okay, I have no objection."

Zheng Zhilong had already thought of a strategy in his mind, his eyes were searching on the sea chart, his eyes flashed coldly, and he began to talk about his plan in detail with Ocundo.

Ocundo kept nodding. Obviously, he didn't want to get involved, and he also wanted to see the real strength of Ming Dynasty.

While they were discussing, a soldier knocked on the door, came in and whispered in Zheng Zhilong's ear: "My lord, Maidarzini is here."

When Zheng Zhilong listened, his pupils shrank immediately.

Although Maidarzini was not the Pope, he was very powerful in the Holy See, and Pope Innocent X almost obeyed him.

The struggle within the Holy See this time is entirely due to his attitude.In other words, it was his refusal to express his opinion that led to the current situation.

Zheng Zhilong and Oquendo apologized, went out of the cabin, stood on the deck, looked at Maidarzini who was already on board from a distance, and did not go up to meet him immediately.