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"Yes." Hurd bowed: "Your Majesty is not wrong at all. We have arrived in North Africa, and we can rest in the port of Arif in Morocco. There are all Arabs there. The Spaniards defeated the Arabs once." , captured here, their combat effectiveness should not be worth mentioning, the Spanish garrison is not many, because since the mediation of His Majesty the Pope, Portugal and Spain are bounded by the meridian and no longer attack each other, so the Spaniards have reduced the number of troops in North Africa. Garrison at the port."

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

Hurd continued: "After the repairs, we can head towards Lisbon. Lisbon's current military strength is not large. Although there is a local fleet, it is not worth mentioning compared to the powerful Ming Fleet. Your Majesty only It takes half a day to deal with them, and the garrison in Lisbon has roughly 1 to [-] people. Their weapons are very backward, um... just as His Majesty said, what they use is just a bird gun That's all."

Having said that, many people couldn't help laughing.

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Will Portugal be destroyed if we win here?"

Ronia was listening, his mind went blank, and he almost passed out. He never imagined that this damn Hurd, and these jazz who should be grapes, are now discussing with the Tatars with great interest. How to destroy your own king.

He suddenly thought that this is very likely to be the same as the Spaniards who recaptured Spain from the Arab princes. Compared with the British, Portuguese, and Germans, the Spaniards are more devout to the Pope of Rome, even to the point of fanaticism. the point.

This phenomenon is called the fanaticism of new converts, that is, for a civilization, in the country of civilization itself, people may not necessarily admire their own civilization, because for them, they are born this way, It's... just a tradition.But for the new converts, it is completely different. In order to prove the piety of their beliefs, they are eager to put aside the relationship with the mother civilization, and they are often more fanatical and determined.

Ronia was about to scold, but at this moment, Zhu Houzhao suddenly frowned and said, "Lisbon? No...this Portugal is just a small country, and it doesn't make sense to take it from it. Hurd, you keep saying that the western Is the lighthouse in Rome?"

"Yes." Hurd nodded seriously, pointing to the map, pointing at the location of the Mediterranean Sea: "It's here."

"Is this also along the sea?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help feeling strange: "So, how many thousands of soldiers and horses are there here?"

"Ah?" Hurd was stunned for a moment, and he said after a long time: "This is the Papal State, with only a few thousand soldiers, oh, there is also a Swiss escort, with a number of about 150 people. They were received by France and Spain. FS."

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes and said, "To hell with their promises, this is here. After we rest in Arif, we will go straight to the Mediterranean along the Strait of Arif. I... will go to Rome first!"

"Long live!" The crowd cheered together.

Zhu Houzhao seemed smug: "I must guarantee that within two hours, all those who resisted us will be eliminated. This is the first battle in the Francine Continent, so we must not take any chances."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he screened the crowd away. When he was seated, Cheng Jin, the commander of the navy, asked to see him. He saluted, and Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "Are you all ready?"

"The preparations are ready. The captives are all on board. The fleet is now resupplying. There are more grains stored here than at the Cape of Good Hope..."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said, "How much ammunition is left?"

Cheng Jin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has already ordered you to save ammunition. Since Malacca, although five or six battles have been fought, basically, it's just a few shots, and then they land. They have seen how powerful our firearms are, so when the sound of the cannons showed their divine power, they were scared to death. The army horses we landed were all elite, and the lances we used were far from comparable to their shotguns. For small-scale battles, we usually let the dragoon regiment composed of Francobots attack. They still use bird guns, so...the consumption of ammunition is less than [-]% of the fleet's storage. Now the ammunition is extremely abundant, It is completely enough to deal with many battles. When it is really a last resort, many of the craftsmen on the ship are from Zaoju, but they can also use other methods to replace them. Although the power is not as good as before, it is still far away from Buddha. Langji above people."

Zhu Houzhao seemed happy: "In this case, I can rest assured. Well, pass on the order, and we will set off early tomorrow morning. The next target is Sao Tome!"

Zhu Houzhao stood up, looking smug. Now, he has spent more than many years traveling through half the world, and now... the other end of the mainland will soon be under his feet.

If it was at this moment, Ye Chunqiu, the queen mother, and all the civil and military officials would be shocked when they found out that they were here.

Zhu Houzhao took out the dagger and stabbed fiercely at the position of Rome on the map on the table.

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The dagger pierced the wood for three points, and it was firmly inserted in Rome's position.

"After taking this place, I'll take a look again. Who dares to disobey me for this Francophone!"

"Long live my emperor!"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at his eyes: "Is Liu Jin cured?"

"Still resting in the cabin, his face is getting more and more yellow, the doctors have already used medicine..."

Zhu Houzhao heaved a sigh of relief, pursed his lips and was speechless.

The morning glow rises from the sea level. Zhu Houzhao is on the balcony of the Governor’s Mansion, enjoying the sea breeze after the morning sun. The mist rises from the sea, covering countless huge boat shadows. The Governor’s Mansion is on the mountainside, so you can overlook it from here. , as if the whole person is standing on the cloud.

It's just that this moment of beauty, Zhu Houzhao didn't enjoy it at all. He only had one goal and one wish in his heart. For this goal and wish, he was not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and he didn't care about the wind and waves. When he came here, he pressed his waist With the Hiiragi sword in the middle, he turned back to the governor's mansion.

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In Qinglong City, in order to prepare for this expedition, all parties are making preparations.

The busiest of them is the China Merchants Bureau. Apart from preparing enough military supplies for the geographical environment of Persia, Sun Qi's biggest trouble now is the construction of the railway.

As much as the railway must be able to be repaired, the agreed time for the expedition is five months later, nearly half a year.