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"Then tell me which countries are willing to send troops and which countries are not willing to send troops?"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the city lord and asked.

"The Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire are willing to send troops, and the Kingdom of France seems to be willing to send troops as well. The Duchy of Bavaria, the Duchy of Swabia, the Kingdom of Arles and other countries are not very willing to send troops. However, the Pope has issued a decree, and those countries will probably send troops as well."

The city lord spoke quickly.

“So many countries are willing to send troops?”

Ruan Xiaoqi narrowed his eyes and said that he was not worried about how powerful the enemy was. In front of absolute strength, everything was nothing.

"Sir, I'm afraid that only the Holy Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of France will really send troops. The Pope's decree states that whoever can expel Qi will be the orthodox Roman Empire!"

The city lord said that everyone was now devastated by the Black Death, and in this situation only sufficient interests would make a big country take action.

What drives the big countries in the entire West the most crazy is the orthodox Roman Empire, the pinnacle of the entire West. After the disintegration of Rome, everyone was scrambling for orthodoxy. Even the barbaric Germanic people in the north established a weird country and named it the Holy Roman Empire.

"What a crap Rome! I'm going to crush him to pieces!"

Zhang Shun said coldly that they came here to deal with the entire West. Not to mention that the Roman Empire no longer existed, even if it still existed, they would destroy it.

The city lord and others all lowered their heads and dared not look at Ruan Xiaoqi and others. These people said they wanted to destroy Rome, and they definitely believed it, because those ironclad ships entering the port were obviously powerful weapons, so how could ordinary wooden warships be their opponents?

"So Venice is relatively safe?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked.

"General, what should we do with these people?"

The general who had dealt with the nautical chart asked in a low voice. Once the nautical chart was counted and confirmed, these people in front of him would not be of much value.

As for how to confirm it, it is naturally to compare it with the nautical chart obtained from the merchant before. The part that overlaps with the merchant’s is missing. There will be no problem if the entire nautical chart is missing.

"My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life!"

The city lord and a group of nobles also heard the general's words and the murderous look on his face. The general even made a gesture of wiping his neck, which clearly meant to kill.

"Spare my life? You are no longer valuable!"

Zhang Shun looked at the city lord and sneered, saying that if begging for mercy had worked, no one would have died.

"We are valuable! We are valuable!"

The city lord and others immediately pleaded.

"Tell me what you are worth!"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the city lord and others and laughed.

"We can submit to the general, we can fight for the general! We can convert to the Imperial Religion!"

The city lord spoke immediately.

"Oh, you also know my Imperial Cult?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked in surprise, this place is very far away from the Red Sea and Venice.

"We have long heard of the power of Qi. The Imperial Religion is a beacon of light in the world!"

The city lord and others hurriedly said that they were a port and news came quickly. The news of Qi's westward expedition to destroy the Seljuk Empire and occupy the Persian Plateau, Persian Gulf and Red Sea had already spread.

And now the State of Qi has even entered Venice and launched an attack on the church below.

"Oh, you guys are very sensible!"

Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile.

"Tell me about your situation!"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the city lord and asked.

"I am the governor of Tangier Port! Nesbar! Tangier Port has a population of 40,000, including 5,000 sailors. The ships... um... there are only so many left! There are also several thousand camels and 10,000 horses in the port..."

Nesbar spoke. He originally wanted to talk about the important material ships in the port, but more than half of the ships entering the port had been sunk by the State of Qi. However, he did not dare to complain about this.

"Huh? Where do you get so many camels and horses in one port?"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Nesbar and asked.

"This is the Almohad Kingdom. There are high mountains on the coast and desert behind. If we want to transport goods from the port to the inland, we must rely on camels and horses."

Nesbar introduced.

"The Almohad Kingdom?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked.

"Sir, this area is the Almohad Kingdom, and the other side of the strait is also the territory of the Almohad Kingdom." Nesbar said.

"Oh, you control the Channel?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked.

"Yes, there is a navy stationed in the strait, with probably dozens of ships!"

Nesbar said.

"Then it's up to you to lead the way!"

Ruan Xiaoqi nodded and said that he had asked everything he needed to know.

"I am willing to serve you!"

Those people said immediately.

"Pack up and go!"

Ruan Xiaoqi left after saying this.

Nesbar immediately ordered his men to gather their forces and begin to sort out the situation of the ships; they needed enough ships to go on the expedition.

"City Lord, have we really betrayed the kingdom? The King..."

Someone reminded in a low voice.

"What if we don't betray? Look! Qi can easily wipe out our port."

Nesbar pointed at the densely packed ironclad warships outside the harbor. The oppressive feeling made them feel suffocated.

No one dared to say a word looking at the ironclad warships outside the port.

"Should we send someone to keep an eye on them?"

Zhang Shun said.

"No need to. If they dare to have any dissenting thoughts, just kill them all! There's no need to be lenient with these people!"

Ruan Xiaoqi said directly.

"Where's Li Jun?"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked around before asking, Li Jun had disappeared since he got the map.

"It seems he went back to study the map. You know, that guy's mind is full of exploring the sea!"

Zhang Shun said.

"Let's go and have a look!"

Ruan Xiaoqi and his men boarded the ship, while Li Jun was studying the map carefully in the cabin.

"Not far!"

Li Jun calculated the distance on the map and spoke.

"Not far what?"

Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Shun asked.

"It's not far from the northern glacier. Judging from this map, if we continue northward and pass the Kingdom of England, we will reach the northern glacier!"

Li Jun said with a smile.

"Oh, you calculated the distance?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked.

"If this map is correct, we can reach a large island in the north in 7,000 miles, and behind it is a glacier!"

Li Jun spoke.

"Seven thousand miles isn't close, and the glacier is full of dangers."

Zhang Shun said that there are often icebergs and reefs hidden under the sea near the glaciers, and the ice on the sea surface poses a great challenge to ships.

"It's very dangerous. According to the information collected at the port, Viking pirates from the north explored there and found nothing. There are only glaciers there!"

Li Jun spoke up and said that he had just combined the records from the city lord and the rumors from the sailors to come up with the situation in the north.

"What should we do? Isn't it too dangerous for you to go there?"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Li Jun and asked, the situation here seems to be more dangerous than in the east. (End of this chapter)