Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

The speed of the three-masted clipper commanded by Brother Reis suddenly dropped.

The other two accompanying galley warships found that the firepower of the ships of the Seven Saints was so fierce and precise that they could hit the target at a distance of 500 meters. They were so frightened that they immediately started paddling to speed up, leaving the boat of Brother Leisi behind, and turned to Mu. The Helan fleet fled quickly.

"Continue to fire, completely paralyze the three-masted clipper, and then board the ship." Ma Youfu said.

Andre faithfully carried out Ma Youfu's order, and divided the fleet into two columns, one continued to bombard, and the other accelerated forward, preparing to block the ships of the Reis Brothers from the Mulholland fleet that came to rescue.

Now the north wind is blowing on the sea, the Normandy fleet is in a tailwind, and the speed is much faster than the opponent. Ma Youfu observes the trend of the battle, and the word "stabilized" faintly emerges in his heart.

But this time, he miscalculated.

In the Mulholland fleet, a treasure ship sailing at the front suddenly flew up a giant kite that could carry two adults.

However, this aircraft has no other similarities except that it looks like a kite.Its wings and tail are movable, which can control the flight attitude, and every time the operator below flaps the wings of the aircraft, there will be a magical aura shining.

Obviously, this is a magic item.

Under the fire of the Normandy fleet, the kite-shaped aircraft landed on the three-masted clipper of the Reese brothers.Due to the distance, Ma Youfu did not see that there was a rope connected between this aircraft and the treasure ship behind it.

Then, through this thinner rope, the sailors on the three-masted clipper pulled thicker and stronger ropes from the treasure ship, and tied them to the mainmast.

Afterwards, the sound of men's chant and the sound of the winch turning were heard from the treasure ship.

The three-masted clipper was thus pulled quickly towards the Mulholland fleet.

Witnessing this scene, Ma Youfu was also extremely surprised.It seems that the Ming Treasure Ship, which came from afar, is an opponent that is not easy to deal with.He immediately ordered Andre to open fire on the treasure ship that was recovering the three-masted clipper.

But this time, something that surprised him even more happened again.

After the rain-like shells flew towards the treasure ship, a thin green light bounced and enveloped the treasure ship.Afterwards, the shells that were supposed to hit the treasure ship deviated from their direction and fell into the sea.

"Master Marquis..." Andre looked at Ma Youfu.

"I saw it. It should be some kind of prophecy spell. But the effect is so strong, it seems that there is a powerful spellcaster on the other side..." Ma Youfu pondered.

Encountering the Mulholland fleet was an accident. The fleet used by Ma Youfu to pursue the Sons of Salt Mist Pirates had only [-] ships. Wise choice.

Winning is not a decisive victory.Even if they have gained command of the sea, the Crusaders are now busy cleaning up the leaderless undead and restoring order in Corsica, and cannot take advantage of the situation to land in the Maghreb.

If they lose, it will take some time for the navy to recover.The great cause of the entire Crusade will also be delayed.

Moreover, the unknown and powerful spellcasting ability displayed by the enemy is also worthy of attention.

Anyway, a three-masted clipper had already been damaged, and it was spread that even if it sank ten enemy ships, it would be a big victory, and it would be decent in face.

In the end, Ma Youfu decided to retreat.

Anyway, after destroying the undead pirates this time, most of the loot was taken by him, and it didn't hurt to let it out a little.

The prism magic cannon is indeed powerful, but it is also very difficult to use, and its magic technology is very complicated, and it will take a lot of time and resources to study and understand it.

Maybe, those Mulholland countries will have internal strife in order to compete for this magic weapon, and repeat the allusion of two peaches killing three warriors.

"When we go back, we must contact Valentina immediately. Not only do we need her to inquire about the origins of the three treasure ships, but it is also best to get in touch with those Ming people. With the advantage of the same culture and the same species, they may be turned against them here. It’s over. As much as the Mulhollan people gave, can’t I Mayoufu give ten times? In addition, we must use the prism magic cannon as much as possible to provoke conflicts between several Mulhollan countries. Prince Ottoman, Mamluk Sultan, and Ukrainian Zun Hassan and the self-proclaimed prophet Ismail... Can these powerful and talented figures allow others to monopolize that powerful alien weapon? Impossible!"

On the voyage back to Provence, Ma Youfu thought carefully about his next plan.

But after arriving at the port of Marseilles, he had to put aside these serious matters and greet the warm welcome from the nobles to the civilians.

With the demise of the undead pirates, the Seven Saints countries on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea finally got rid of the fear of being looted or even massacred at any time, and ushered in peace.

For Ma Youfu, who led the army and navy to defeat the enemy from another world, he is naturally regarded as a hero and savior.Some people even suggested that this foreigner from the East should be canonized.

In this regard, Ma Youfu refused.

The saints of the Seven Saints can only be sealed after death.If you want to become a saint while you're alive, don't you feel bad for yourself?

Chapter 410 Shinra Orthopedics

Surrounded by flowers, cheers and praise, Ma Youfu returned to Tarascon Castle.

As he won more and more victories, he became more and more calm about these superficial honors and fame.It's just that Andre, who was following him, was obviously the first time to encounter such a warm welcome. From the time he disembarked at the port of Marseilles until he entered the castle of Tarascon, his face was full of red, and his whole body was in a state of bliss.

"Calm down, Andre, you will be able to bathe in more and more glory in the future." Ma Youfu said with a smile.

"Master Marquis, I really can't calm down. A few months ago, I was just a war hound, a mercenary who ran to serve the monarchs when he smelled a war. A character like me, in the noble and In the eyes of the priest, he is a mercenary bastard. But now, I have become the hero who saves them..." Andre's voice trembled with excitement.

He saluted solemnly, and said, "Working for you is the most correct decision in my life, Lord Marquis."

If Ma Youfu had a "general system" at this time, he would definitely receive a prompt such as "Andre's loyalty +30".

After Ma Youfu rested in the castle for a day, the Duchess of Anjou held a grand celebration banquet for Ma Youfu and the naval warriors who defeated the undead pirates.

Although the battle to clear up the undead pirates has not been fully accomplished at this time, the Crusaders led by Joan of Arc are still fighting in Corsica, but the nobles of various countries who have been worried for a long time because of the threat from the sea, how can they care about these details? , I can't wait to indulge, to relieve the tense emotions.

And Ma Youfu also hopes to take this opportunity to promote the Crusaders again, so that more nobles will generously donate their money and participate in this grand event.

Attending the banquet included local nobles from Provence, French and Burgundian nobles who went south with the Crusades, and dignitaries from the Principality of Savoy and Genoa.

Many dignitaries gathered together, enjoying the fine wine and the new food invented by Ma Youfu's exclusive halfling chef.While drinking and drinking, the topic can't be separated from those fields.

More open-minded aristocrats, and wealthy businessmen from Italy, are talking about the now famous Venus Club in Genoa. Those luxurious and elegant pleasures, as well as various novel and interesting entertainment activities, all make people yearn for it .During the conversation, occasionally mentioning the superb social skills and the stunning club owner, the men often showed admiration first, then stopped silently, and changed the topic, such as "I sponsored another Florentine club owner." A painter doesn’t cost much, just two hundred ducats” or something like that.

The "key political parties" who are more concerned about the current situation, move around in small groups, exchange information between toasts, and predict the next situation.

Now that the undead pirates who got in the way have been wiped out by the omnipotent Marquis of La Manche, and now that summer is getting closer, it is time to launch the Crusades.

Today, the Central Crusades composed of four countries, France, Burgundy, Brittany, and Anjou, have been thrown into the war.It's just that their combat target is not the pagans in North Africa, but the remaining undead from other worlds.

This crusade will not go south until Corsica is fully controlled.

This is the news that Ma Youfu publicly released before launching the landing on Corsica, and everyone knows it.After he regained Corsica, he will continue to exercise substantial control over the island by way of "lease".It is almost impossible for the Genoese to take it back.

Even if there are some "dissidents" in the Republic of Genoa who regard Ma Youfu as an invader, they can't make any trouble.

The results of the first governor election after the reorganization of the Republic have come out. Rinaldo, who successfully conducted the "voyage to Egypt", was officially elected as the governor of Genoa.Ma Youfu has the handle on the new governor, and by virtue of his transcendent status as "rebuilder of the honorable republic", he has a decisive force in both the upper house and the lower house, and he can firmly control the political situation in Genoa.

Speaking of which, before the Crusades began, Ma Youfu's power had expanded a lot.

René I was wounded, temporarily making him the joint ruler of Provence with the Duchess.Although the Republic of Genoa maintains its independence on the surface, it has actually become his vassal.Even the Kingdom of Naples in the south, because of an attack by undead pirates and internal inheritance disputes, regarded Ma Youfu as a new heir option.

He picked up a third of the Naples crown for no reason. When Ma Youfu received a letter from Queen Jeanne II, he felt a little baffled: there is such a good thing in the world?

At the banquet, political enthusiasts lamented the rapid rise of the Sirisians, which made people dizzy and dizzying.

And the rich and powerful who love money are very interested in the "jihadi loan" that is becoming more and more popular in Italy.

Those crusaders who received the "jihad loan" must follow the instructions of the lending bank to form an organized legion, and then be led by a commander appointed by the bank to join the Eastern Crusade of Emperor Sigismund .

Sigismund listened to his assistant, the suggestion of Albrecht, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Austria, followed the example of the English, and set a rule for the distribution of spoils for this "loan crusade": one-third belongs to himself, One third goes to the commander and one third goes to the emperor.

This "three-three system" is already a very advanced military merit distribution model in this era, and it can effectively mobilize the enthusiasm of grassroots soldiers.At the beginning, the English infantry unit with longbowmen as the main force was able to defeat the French gentlemen many times. This system contributed a lot.

Because one-fifth of the spoils obtained by loaning the Crusaders must be paid to the bank, that is to say, the Italian bankers can earn one-fifteenth of the entire war by sitting at home and doing nothing. dividend.

Coupled with the interest that needs to be repaid, the "Jihad loan" business can definitely make a lot of money.

It's just that the battle situation is still unclear at this time, so most prudent investors are still waiting and watching, or choose other safer investment channels.

However, everyone knows that as long as the Crusaders' war in the Maghreb goes well, the business of "jihadi loans" will definitely become more and more prosperous.

Many people want to know who the financial wizard came up with the genius idea of ​​"Jihad Loan".It's just that even the most well-informed aristocrats only found out that it was a bank run by the Medici family in Florence that initially provided the "Jihad loan" service.

In addition to topics such as politics, economy, literature and art, and pleasure, among the nobles who participated in the celebration banquet of Tarascon Castle, the topic of the lower body was also a hot topic of discussion.

Moreover, regardless of men and women, there is only one main character in this topic that has been brought up countless times in private, and that is Isabel, Duchess of Anjou.

The unfortunate René I, Duke of Anjou, was at this time undergoing treatment in Rome to completely remove the corrupting powers in his body.It is said that the sequelae of the treatment will be very serious, and the Duke's intelligence may degenerate to the level of an eight-year-old child.

As a result, problems arose in the rule of the entire Principality of Anjou.

Although the Duchess Isabel is a brave, smart and beautiful lady, it is not easy for a woman to become a feudal ruler who is trusted by everyone like a man.

What's more, the territory of the Anjou Principality is scattered and the situation is complicated, so she faces many difficulties.

Therefore, many nobles believed that Isabel would find a powerful and capable lover to help her stabilize the situation and govern the country.

However, this lover should not be too powerful and capable, nor too ambitious, so as not to cause doves to occupy the magpie's nest.

Ensuring that René I's noble titles can be successfully passed on to her son is the most important thing for the Duchess of Anjou today.

It is also for this reason that the Duchess and Ma Youfu maintain an ambiguous relationship.Although the two often get along, Isabel still takes her children to eat and play with Ma Youfu from time to time.But the Duchess was not captured by the Siris.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the strength and ability of the Marquis of Lamanche are too strong.At this time, for the Principality of Anjou, it is both a protector and a potential pretender.The Duchess took advantage of the natural advantages of women and maintained a good relationship with the Marquis of La Manche to maintain the stability of the Principality, but she did not dare to trust him completely.

Many people did not expect that after René I's accident, the difficulty for the Marquis of La Manche to get the Duchess increased instead.

However, the Marquis of La Manche was frustrated under the skirt of the Duchess, but it gave other interested men an opportunity.When Ma Youfu led the fleet to destroy the undead pirates, there were several more admirers of the Duchess in Tarascon Castle.

Among the most notable, there are two people.

The first was the tall and powerful Lorraine nobleman, Antoine de Vaudémont.He was Isabelle's cousin and claimant to the title of Duke of Lorraine.

Because Mayouf changed the historical line, reconciled France and Burgundy ahead of schedule, and ended the Hundred Years' War 20 years earlier, so he should have attacked the Duchy of Lorraine with the support of Philip III and captured Antoine of René I. Still doing nothing.

However, after René I's accident, he saw an opportunity.

What cannot be obtained on the battlefield may be obtained on the bed.

The opening of the lower body is not Ma Youfu's patent alone.

Although he and Isabel are cousins, if a relationship really happened, it would be a bit of a violation of ethics.But anyway, the two are just lovers and will not get married.

The Principality of Lorraine still belongs to the legal territory of the Holy Roman Empire. It is not a problem at all to play Shinra Orthopedics and sing "Love to Alabama".

Chapter 410 The Duchess' Affair

Antoine was a solid knight who had undergone rigorous military training since he was a child and was an excellent general. Otherwise, he would not have been able to defeat René I and capture him in another timeline.

In addition, he is also the Earl of Wormond and Joinville, with considerable financial and military power.

In this way, Antoine is indeed a very suitable lover for the Duchess of Anjou.

In addition to Antoine, another strong contender for the Duchess is Lodovico, the son of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy.

Amadeus VIII is also known as the "Pope Duke" on the earth's history line, because he is both the Duke of Savoy and once served as the Pope, known as Felix V.

It is slightly inaccurate to say that Amadeus VIII is the Pope.The real name should be "anti-pope" - that is, the religious leader elected by the opposition faction within the Holy See due to power struggles to fight the current pope.

Two years ago, after the death of Mary of Burgundy, wife of Amadeus VIII, he lived a semi-reclusive life as a monk in Ripaye Castle near Geneva, and handed over all political affairs to his son Lodovico .

In order to avoid misunderstanding, let me mention here by the way that although the wife of Amadeus VIII is also called Marie de Burgundy, she is actually the eighth daughter of the previous Duke of Burgundy, who is the current Burgundy The aunt of Duke Philip III is not the same as the little princess of Burgundy who has the blood of a dragon.

If there is no accident, Lodovico will become the next Duke of Savoy, and he is now the actual ruler of the Principality of Savoy. In terms of status and power, he is naturally much stronger than Antoine, who only has the title of earl.

What's more, Lodovico is not yet married.If he can pursue Isabelle, and use some other methods to make René I disappear completely, and then marry the duke's widow, then he can unify Provence, Savoy, and Lorraine, and become one of the most powerful countries on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. There is capital to rival Burgundy.

Many of the busybodies at the banquet were secretly starting a gamble, wanting to see which man with both wisdom and courage could win the beauty back and become the Duchess' guest of honor.