Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

Unlike Zhao Guangming, who claims to be both civil and military, Ma Hao and Niu Zhuo are relatively pure warriors. Even if they are not good at drilling and are squeezed out by their colleagues, and finally have to do the hard work in Nanyang, they have no complaints and are dedicated to their duties. .

Just in appearance, the two are a little sorry.

Ma Hao is just like his surname, with a long horse face and a pair of small eyes, giving people a feeling of not looking at people seriously.And Niu Zhuo is a big black man, like a big buffalo.

Even though Princess Yongfu never felt contemptuous towards her two subordinates, every time she saw them, she couldn't help laughing in her heart: She really lives up to her name, what a pair of cows and horses!

However, in such a dangerous situation tonight, this pair of hard-working, loyal and reliable cattle and horses are the princess's reliance.

"Niu Qianhu, Ma Qianhu, how are you preparing?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the men and horses under my command have already mastered the new-style muskets. They can fire once in thirty breaths. Even enemies in heavy armor can be easily pierced by the lead pellets they fire. With this sharp weapon, we will be able to use it tonight." It can kill all those monsters!" Ma Hao said, patting his chest.

Then it was Niu Zhuo who reacted a bit slower: "Your Highness, I have selected a hundred tall, strong and long-armed athletes to form the throw... throw..."

"Bomb battalion." Ma Hao reminded in a low voice.

"Yes, the Bomber Camp!" Niu Zhuo suddenly realized, "Actually, I think the name Huo Leiying is more majestic and domineering, but you said that the name 'Bombardment' was decided by the Duke of Baal, and it is not easy to change..."

Although Niu Zhuo has a bad tongue, he often doesn't express his meaning, and he can't get to the point by talking about it.But Princess Yongfu is also used to it, knowing his appearance means that she is well prepared.

The most important reason why Princess Yongfu has the confidence to venture into the Tunisian city tonight is a batch of sharp new firearms provided by Ma Youfu.

Chapter 520

After the second battle of Zama, Ma Youfu's Crusaders reorganized after being repaired, and then continued to attack the city and land in a three-pronged manner.

Marshal Richmond led 5000 men to the south to attack the vast arid area at the southern foot of the Atlas Mountains.In addition, he will also be responsible for capturing that holy mountain.

Philip III attacked the port of Sfax.Then go all the way south along the coastline, and the final destination is Tripoli.Just two days ago, Emperor Sigismund, the Emperor of the Shinra, boarded a Venetian ship, led the remnants of the Eastern Crusades, and left Tripoli in despair.

If Philip III on the march knew the news, he might be disappointed.Because he had no chance to show off his power in front of the opponent, boasting that he was "comparable to the great victory of the famous ancient Roman general Scipio".

As for Ma Youfu, he led an army of [-] to the holy city of Kairouan.

After capturing the city, he will continue north, pointing at the city of Tunis.

By that time, the civil strife among the Tunisian nobles will almost be over, maybe he can easily capture this extremely empty city after severe internal friction.

However, Maher came up with the idea that the uncles and nephews who were fighting for the position finally shook hands and made peace, Ma Youfu didn't know at this time.

Of course, this does not mean that he is ignorant of the situation in this city.

Through Valentina's ubiquitous intelligence network of unbelievers, he has long known that there are likely to be cultists lurking in Tunisia.

Therefore, although Ma Youfu was still marching slowly in the Atlas Mountains at this time and could not come to Tunisia, it did not mean that he could not help the fellow Chinese.

Taking advantage of the chaotic situation in Tunisia, two Crusader naval ships disguised as merchant ships set off from Annaba Port and arrived in Tunisia soon.

The Mulholland officials in charge of the port completely ignored the black holed muzzles on the sides of the two "merchant ships". After receiving a bribe of fifty ducats, the port officials allowed the "merchant ships" to start unloading.

From these two merchant ships, Princess Yongfu obtained two hundred sets of high-grade plate armor, one hundred new matchlock guns, and a total of one thousand grenades.

Princess Yongfu also established a musket battalion and grenadier battalion based on this batch of munitions.Of course, it is called "battalion", but it is completely different from the three major battalions stationed in the capital. It is more appropriate to call it the centurion.

Apart from the difference in their main weapons, the basic equipment of the two Centuries is the high-grade half-body plate armor produced by the Rouen Armor Workshop, plus a Yanling Saber, which is a favorite of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention the Yanling knife.This kind of high-grade half body armor is more exquisite than ordinary infantry half body armor, and it has protection on both the front and back.Unlike the most basic infantry armor, it can only face the enemy head-on.Although the arms and legs are not covered, the protective effect on the chest and abdomen can already reach [-]% of Milan's full-body plate armor.

In Ma Youfu's army, only those who are not nobles, but at least low-level officers such as commanders, or high-level troops such as heavy cavalry, are eligible to equip this kind of half-body armor.

The two "merchant ships" unloaded boxes of weapons and equipment swaggeringly, and after handing them over to the Ming army, they even unloaded twelve cannons on board.

These twelve are all 32-pound heavy guns. Although they are inconvenient to move on land, they are big killers on battleships.

Today, the Ming Treasure Ship equipped with new-style naval guns is mooring in the port of Tunis, and is aiming these thick, big, black pipes at the city.

"You two, please remember. If the battle is unfavorable tonight, then we and I will quickly retreat to the port." Princess Yongfu said, "From the palace to the port, there is a wide and straight Ibrahim Avenue. ideal place for power.”

"My subordinate understands!"

After discussing the details, Princess Yongfu finally let the two Qianhus retreat.

Afterwards, Her Royal Highness walked out of the room, and Valentina who was waiting outside gave her a smile and said, "Your Highness, it seems that you are looking forward to tonight."

"When I was in charge of Jinyiwei for my father in the Ming Dynasty, I made arresting those who had affairs with the evil god the top priority. The believers of the evil god of war are the most brutal and brutal. The believers of the evil god of plague are the most harmful. The believers of the evil god of disaster are the most unpredictable. But In terms of the most disgusting and disgusting, there are countless followers of non-corrupting evil gods."

"I can see it too. Just like that Mr. Zhao Guangming. He obviously has plans for you, Your Highness, but he always pretends to be a moral model. Unfortunately, even if he hides it well, I can From his eyes, you can read the attempt full of carnal desire and possessive desire." Valentina said with a smile, "I like women, especially top beauties like you and me-although it is a bit boastful to say so, but it is true. In fact, it is a very normal thing for men. Like the Duke of Barr, although he is greedy, he is frank, isn't it good?"

Princess Yongfu shook her head with a smile, not planning to discuss the issue of men and women with this friend who just met not long ago but has a good relationship.She just said: "Okay, it's almost time, let's go."

Therefore, Princess Yongfu took two hundred guards, accompanied by the prince, Valentina, and Jafar, to the Tunisian palace.

After arriving at the palace, the two leading soldiers, Qianhu, led the guards to stay outside. Naturally, some people brought drinks and food to entertain them.

Princess Yongfu and her party of four came to the main hall.

On the high platform in the middle sits Ziyad, the newly promoted Sultan of Tunisia.And his nephew Arum, sitting slightly behind him on his left, as heir.

Such an arrangement is also a compromise between the two major factions, highlighting the new situation in Tunisia where "uncles and nephews rule together".

Her Royal Highness Princess Seris, as one of the most honored guests today, was placed on the first cushion on the right.Valentina's public identity is a well-known untrustworthy businesswoman in Tunisia, and she also has her own cushion at today's banquet.But the location is relatively backward.

Surprisingly, Jafar also got a seat at the banquet as a guest.After he entered the hall, even Tunisian nobles greeted him, calling him "the wise Imam Jafar".

In the Mulholran world, the title "Imam" has different meanings in different factions and countries.In the Maghreb region alone, apart from the heretical Blue Moon Sect, among the mainstream Green Moon Sect Mulholran believers, only those who are familiar with the "True God Golden Scripture" are familiar with various teachings, teaching methods, hadiths, etc. A university scholar with profound attainments can be called an Imam.

To use an inappropriate analogy, in the Seven Sages, it is a religious figure at the level of the archbishop.

"I didn't expect that you often help Her Highness the Princess deal with those nobles in Tunisia, and now you are a different person, Xiao Jia." The prince followed behind Jafar and said sourly, "Being a servant here Is it too wronged to read with Nine Grades?"

Although the old eunuch could not understand Arabic or Berber, he could still guess from the expressions and tone of the nobles when they greeted Jafar that this kid was doing well now.

Looking back not long ago, this kid was still a refugee, like a lost dog.After being taken in by His Highness the Princess, now she has turned around completely.

Jafar has corrected the prince several times. His surname is not "Jia" but "Sasi", which cannot be interpreted by the Chinese naming habits.But helplessly, Wang Gonggong seems to be doing it on purpose. After he refuted it several times but failed, he could only acquiesce.

But the name can be called indiscriminately, but Wang Gonggong's subsequent remarks must be refuted.

Jafar said solemnly: "Dear Eunuch Wang, I understand very well that it is precisely because Her Highness the Princess took in and valued me that I have achieved what I am today. Not to mention being a ninth-grade companion, it is just being a horse-handler for His Highness." I am willing to be your servant, too. Moreover, the reason why I am able to be respected by these nobles of Mulholland is also thanks to the "Analects" you gave me before. Siris's great work of thought really has extraordinary charm. I I am trying to integrate his thoughts and theories with the Prophet Mulholran, but I didn't expect the effect to be very good. After a debate with an Ulema in a small crescent moon temple in Tunis, he gradually became famous... "

After Jazair's tragic experience, Jafar had serious doubts about the religion he had believed in since he was a child.

What about "Mulholland brothers and sisters don't kill each other"?Why are those Turks of the same faith more ruthless than pagans?

It was also because Jafar was just a young religious student at the time, with too little knowledge, that he had such a naive idea.His ex-pirate father, who has seen the wind and rain, also has the blood of many wealthy Mulholland merchant shipowners in his hands, so he will definitely not be as pure as his son.

Fleeing with his family all the way, after going through hardships, Jafar was finally taken in by Princess Yongfu and survived the cruel war.The young man had shed his innocence, and he no longer accepted the clichés taught by his old school teachers as his standard.

And young people dare to think and do. Now that they realize the limitations of Mulholland, they must work hard to change it.

As a result, Jafar had the bold idea of ​​establishing a school, and wanted to create a new set of theories to educate believers and make the world less tragic.

According to the theory of Mulholland, after the true god Ankabal returned to the realm of the gods, he left a copy of the "True God Golden Scripture" in the mortal world to guide believers in managing this world.

It's just that no matter how broad and profound the "True God Golden Scripture" is, it contains all-encompassing content, and the content on it is still fixed, and it will soon be unable to adapt to this rapidly changing world.

Faced with endless new problems, how can we find the answers from the "True God Golden Scripture"?

This requires religious scholars such as imams.

Chapter 520 The fourth once-in-a-lifetime moment

It is necessary to find the corresponding enlightenment from the "True God Golden Scripture", and link it to real problems for explanation and guidance.That is the role of Mulholland scholars of religion.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to pick words and phrases.

Of course, this also requires a strong foundation in philosophy, logic, and rhetoric, and it is not a job that can be done with a quick lip service.

Take wine as an example.

Although the "True God Golden Scripture" clearly stipulates that Mulhollan believers cannot drink alcohol, when Mulhollan religion was born in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula, there was no alcohol popular in other parts of the world.

At that time, it was clearly pointed out in the "True God Golden Scripture" that wine in the strict sense was date palm wine brewed from dates.

Moreover, specific brewing steps such as fermentation time are also clearly defined.

Then the problem is coming.

If the dates are soaked in water and fermented for a month, the drink is called "wine".So is it called wine if it has been fermented for half a month?

You must know that the prophet himself drank this kind of "soft drink" with insufficient fermentation time.

You can say that the fermentation time is not enough, the alcohol content is not high, and you will not be drunk, so even if the Mulholland believers drink this drink, it is not a violation of the precepts.

But with the passage of time and the advancement of technology, the current Mulholland wine merchants have been able to shorten the fermentation time of date wine to half a month, and they can brew wine that is intoxicating enough.

Moreover, they can hold the "True God Golden Scripture" to argue with others, saying that the drink they brew is not strictly wine and can be drunk.

In addition, if grapes and other fruits are added during the fermentation process of dates, is the brewed beverage called "wine" or "mixed fermented juice"?

Moreover, as the Arabs conquered a large area of ​​land and established a huge empire spanning three continents with the help of the super BUFF machine of the Mulhollan religion, the material life of the Mulhollan nobles has rapidly enriched, and they are no longer suffering like before. Bedouin nomads in the sand.

They have access not only to traditional date wine, but also to wine and drinks made from various grains.

Later, after Mulholland Alchemists came up with the distillation technology, those spirits with higher alcohol content were quite different from the original definition of "wine" in "True God Golden Scripture".

And the rulers of the Mulholland countries, because of their own interests or preferences, will also let religious scholars look for explanations in the "True God Golden Scripture" to find excuses for their behavior of brewing and drinking.

Just a glass of intoxicating wine can make scholars of various schools in Mulholland search for chapters and excerpts from the "True God Golden Scripture", and ponder over and over again, to find a theoretical basis for this secular behavior, and even compare each other. The room was full of quarrels.

Not to mention, how troublesome it is to manage this increasingly complex and changeable world, and to find the corresponding content from the "True God Golden Scripture" as a basis.

After all, dogma cannot defeat human nature after all.

Since Mulhollan believers can interpret the "True God Golden Sutra" according to their own meanings for secular needs, why can't Jafar also interpret the "True God Golden Sutra" according to his own understanding?

It's a pity that he is young, his foundation is too weak, and his knowledge and experience are far from enough to be a great scholar who can truly interpret the "True God Golden Scripture".

However, after reading "The Analects of Confucius", Jafar seemed to have opened a door leading to a new world.

It's not that the oriental classics are much better than the "Golden Scripture of the True God", but it can give Jafar a new perspective on the world from another completely different ideology of civilization and culture.

This inspired Jafar.

It is said that in Sailis, "The Analects of Confucius" is only one of the Four Books and Five Classics.If he can study all these classics thoroughly, Jafar believes that he will be able to create a more advanced and universal new sect and make the world a better place.

It's not even just Eastern thoughts. He feels that if he can go to Rome one day, he can also study various classics of the Seven Sages.

Anyway, Jafar has an amazing language talent, and it is not difficult to learn Latin.

Not to mention Jafar's small achievements after lecturing in Tunisia, he began to drift away, dreaming of "three religions in one".

As a "young, promising and knowledgeable Imam", and because of Princess Yongfu's relationship, he became familiar with many Tunisian nobles, so he also had a seat at the banquet.