Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 440 Little Jeanne also miscalculated

Zhu Wenkui listened to her words and thought for a moment, but did not express his opinion yet.Captain Jessica next to him became curious.

"Do you know how many people Mr. Guo has?" he asked.

"It is said that he led a team of thirty or forty people. In addition, there were a large number of slum residents gathered around him. The number of these people may be at least several hundred. It is impossible to accurately count." Joanna said.

"Then how many people are besieging him, and how many of your men are there?" Captain Jashka immediately asked a series of questions: "What is the enemy's armed preparedness? Are there any regular armed forces secretly participating? What about your armed forces? What about the servants and servants? What about the training of other subordinates?”

"Well, the enemy's people are very mixed, and there should be no troops participating. As for my side...it's mainly the manpower provided by the family. They are all mercenaries, have participated in battles, and their combat effectiveness is pretty reliable." Joanna didn't seem to have it. After thinking about it so carefully, he hesitated and answered.

"I can feel now that the situation is very confusing. You should know the current environment better than me." Captain Jessica reminded: "In this case, the most important thing is to conduct investigation quickly and find out the origin of the enemy. , strength, and distribution of each armed force. At the same time, you must also have a sufficient understanding of your own organizational capabilities, readiness, and training status of your soldiers."

"If you don't even understand this, just rushing in, it may lead to unexpected results and make the situation worse." He shook his head: "I think this is military common sense."

Joanna couldn't refute what he said, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"By the way." Captain Jessica thought for a moment and then asked: "Where do your mercenaries come from? Different mercenary groups have very different backgrounds. It's best to do more research before you can use them. Good for them."

He kept asking questions, and he was indeed very knowledgeable. Everyone in Prince Wu's palace seemed to support him in seeking out this information.Joanna had no way to avoid it, so she had to admit: "I used to command more reliable cronies. I really don't know much about these mercenaries."

"They were hired by my father in my hometown and later came here with the merchant navy. I felt that something was going to happen in the city, so I asked my brother to take over this group of people and kept the main force of them, just in case. Unexpectedly, it really came in handy.”

"Italian mercenaries?" Captain Jessica asked quickly, ignoring her explanation.

"Ah, yes."

"Okay... OK." Captain Jessica scratched his head: "At least when the city's nobles fight among themselves, they are quite professional. In today's situation, maybe they have experience..."

Zhu Wenkui could tell that he probably looked down upon these people.But in this case, an extra group of people is always a help.He was thinking about saying something to smooth things over, but before he could speak, Captain Jessica said again: "But there is another problem. I was a little strange just now. But the little girl ran in a hurry and didn't have time. Ask—Why did you all come here to help?”

"Because this is Prince Wu's Mansion." Joanna pointed to the plaque at the door of the main hall and replied.

"I also went to see the triumphal ceremony a few days ago. Think about it, where are you?" She reminded: "Everyone knows that King Wu has a special status and can often meet with Basileus. I can definitely find you. It’s easier to report back on the situation.”

"That's mainly because of the Ming Dynasty - it's because of the special status of my great-grandfather and grandfather. My father... uh..." Zhu Wenkui was a little embarrassed and modest: "In short, those meetings were purely ceremonial and not with my family. How powerful you are, or what special rights you have to speak. It’s actually of no use.”

"That's enough." Joanna said: "Whether this kind of meeting is useful is not that simple. And if you think about it, your family's treatment is enough to make many princes in the Mediterranean world jealous. Most people haven't Here’s this opportunity.”

"This is indeed true." Captain Jessica pointed out: "But don't forget, there are also more direct channels here."

"The Roman Emperor also refused to interact with the people. During the previous triumphal ceremony, Princess Baselisa and Princess Theodora distributed steamed buns to the poor in the square outside the arena." "And this kind of thing doesn't stop there. Once. I heard that Princess Theodora has taken over many of the charitable affairs of the Khan's court. Some time ago, didn't she go to several churches to make donations and listen to ordinary priests and believers talking about their difficulties? "

"That's just a daily show." Joanna disagreed: "Going over there and complaining is useless."

"It depends on what you say." Captain Jessica reminded: "I heard that Princess Theodora has a close relationship with Mr. Guo, and that she is one of the real core figures in Rome, unlike us who are just You can get it close. If you visit in the name of asking to see the princess and tell the matter, wouldn't it be solved faster and better? Why do we have to make a stopover?"

Joanna was speechless again for a moment.Little Jeanne next to her asked in surprise: "Is the same thing true for the girl who left just now?"

"Yes. I was also surprised at the time. The girl was very skilled and had prepared a horse. She looked like she was no ordinary person. If she had the time to come to us, why didn't she just ask the princess and Taiji for reinforcements? The reason she gave , I always feel it’s too far-fetched.” Captain Jessica said.

"Obviously she is also Mr. Guo's confidante." When it came to this, Zhu Wenkui had already figured it out: "I'm afraid, he doesn't want the princess to intervene in advance, so let's have a beauty save the hero."

"But how can the military situation be delayed?" Captain Jashka immediately raised a more pointed question: "If it is a confidante who cares about Mr. Guo, then his situation should be the most important thing. Now, the best military plan Of course, he was telling the princess that Basileus was hosting a banquet outside the city to entertain the victorious soldiers. There were half a legion of sergeants and meritorious veterans outside. As long as he leads these people and goes to the city to quell the chaos, no one can stop him. .”

"Look, if you really care about him, you should do this." He spread his hands and looked at Joanna.

"Okay, stop talking." Heroine Jeanne pushed him back into the car and smoothed things over: "Look, we have already arranged everything here. You can just do your own thing. As for delivering the letter... we It’s already been delivered, so there’s no need to do it again.”

After hearing this, little Jeanne finally understood the situation completely.

"Wait a minute. That girl just now..." She reacted: "She has already gone to bring in reinforcements?"

"She should have already made a plan. We agreed with her that she would organize people and rescue people first, and we would save this place first and notify the Khan's court at the same time." Zhu Wenkui told her: "In fact, it has been arranged long ago."

"Hey? Why didn't you tell me!" Little Jeanne was shocked.

"What can I tell you? Can you still imitate Zhao Zilong, kill seven in and seven out, and fish him out?" Zhu Wenkui went up and patted her: "Okay, now go back to the house and stay! It's not safe outside at all. , didn’t you see it?”

"Woo——" Little Jeanne curled her lips and shouted unwillingly.

"No, we all made a mistake." Joanna also reacted.However, she was quick-thinking and quickly thought of a remedy.

"By the way. Your mother, Princess Jeanne of France, has had contacts with some city-states before. Many businessmen have also been in contact with her." She suggested: "I don't know where she is now, and I probably won't have time to go now. Found it. Can you come with me? As long as you show up in the Chamber of Commerce, with this prestige, people who originally opposed it will be swayed."

"It's too dangerous." Zhu Wenkui obviously didn't believe this person he just met, and objected directly without thinking: "You can ask her to write a letter to Princess Jeanne, or to other people in the Chamber of Commerce. But I will definitely not let her Out."

Joanna could only nod angrily.

(End of this chapter)