My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 863 Orthodox Saint

"Woo~"

With the sound of the warship's whistle, Zhu Zhanhe's family slowly left Port Mufas. Zhu Zhantan and Zhu Yong stood on the dock, constantly waving goodbye to Zhu Zhanhe on the bow.

Until Zhu Zhanhe's boat went far away and the pier almost disappeared on the sea level, he could still see his brothers and friends waving at the pier, which moved Zhu Zhanhe.

Cyprus is not far from Port Mufas. At the speed of a steam battleship, it can be reached in one day.

Therefore, in the evening, Zhu Zhanhe's fleet arrived at Fama Port.

Zhang Zhong had already received the news and was walking anxiously on the dock. When he saw Zhu Zhanhe's warship entering the port, he also walked forward excitedly.

Before the ship could park at the berth, Zhang Zhong saw Zhu Zhanhe on the bow and immediately shouted excitedly: "Zhanhe, you came too late, I've been waiting for you for several days!"

"Haha, I finally went to Mufas. Zhan Tan insisted that I stay a few more days, and he also took me to visit the port!"

Zhu Zhanhe also laughed loudly, leaned out half of his body at the bow of the boat and answered loudly.

After finally waiting for the battleship to park at the berth, Zhu Zhanhe immediately stepped on the plank and got off the ship. Zhang Zhong also came forward excitedly. The two brothers hugged each other, and they were both very excited.

Soon Helen and Zhu Qikai also got off the boat. Zhu Zhanhe introduced their mother and son to Zhang Zhong, and then Zhang Zhong took their family into Fama Port.

Fama Port was originally a small port. Even now that the Han Navy is stationed, it is mainly a military port. Therefore, the environment of the port is better than that of Suez, let alone Mufas Port.

However, Zhang Zhong still vacated the City Lord's Mansion as a temporary residence for Zhu Zhanhe's family of three, and even held a banquet for them.

In the end, Helen and Zhu Qikai went back to rest first, while Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Zhong sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting, telling each other about each other's current situation.

Zhu Zhanhe mainly asked Zhang Zhong about the naval battle situation and the situation on the Ottoman side. Zhang Zhong also gave him a detailed introduction to the current situation between the two countries.

In general, the Mediterranean Sea has been occupied by the Han Dynasty and the Venetian navy. The Ottoman navy is now huddled in the Black Sea Strait and dare not come out at all.

Moreover, some Ottoman ports were destroyed by Zhang Zhong before. It can be said that they no longer have any maritime power on the Mediterranean coast.

"In addition, Mufas and I have already talked. He chose to follow us into the Black Sea Strait, and then after landing in the Strait, he went straight to Bursa. As long as he takes it down, the Ottoman Asian region will be destroyed by him in the future. To conquer, at least it can be done by crossing the sea with Murad II.”

Zhang Zhong finally told the story about Mufas.

"Is Mufas sure of taking Bursa?"

Zhu Zhanhe pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then asked Zhang Zhong seriously.

"According to Mufas himself, he is half sure, so recently he has also stepped up his efforts to send people to contact some Ottoman nobles who are leaning towards him. If he can get the support of these nobles, then he will be more sure."

Zhang Zhong also answered again.

"Murad II is not easy to deal with. Even if Mufas has our help, it will be very difficult to seize the throne of Sultan. The best result is probably to rule by sea. The premise is that he can capture Bursa. Let’s try our best to provide him with some help.”

Zhu Zhanhe took a deep breath and said, if Mufas can split the Ottoman Empire, that would be a good thing.

"I understand!" Zhang Zhong nodded. He was already preparing to send a firearms unit to assist Mufas.

"By the way, I heard from Brother Zhu that a Roman came to see you and said he wanted to cooperate with us?"

Zhu Zhanhe finally thought of something and asked Zhang Zhong.

"Yes, the status of the people who came this time is not ordinary. They are two princes of Rome. The current emperor of Rome is their brother. They were sent to be kings of the Principality of Moria, which is the last valuable piece of Rome. land."

Zhang Zhong nodded and replied.

"What are their names?"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but curiously asked after hearing Zhang Zhong's introduction.

"The name is quite difficult to pronounce. The older one is called Constantine, which is the same as the name of their capital. The younger one seems to be called Thomas, but he doesn't speak much. Everything is dominated by Constantine."

Zhang Zhong replied again.

"Constantine!"

Zhu Zhanhe was also a little surprised when he heard this. If he guessed correctly, this Constantine should be the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Constantine XI in history.

Speaking of Constantine XI, he can be regarded as a heroic figure. His brother John VIII had no sons, so he eventually took over the throne. Moreover, the Eastern Roman Empire at that time had entered a dying struggle, and all the territory was left with only A Constantinople, the city's population is only a few thousand people.

But even so, Constantine XI did not give up. Instead, he worked hard to revive the empire. He even led troops to invade the Principality of Athens and succeeded. Unfortunately, in the end, due to the intervention of the Ottomans, he had to Without retreating, this was also the last expedition in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire and the last highlight of the empire.

Finally, when the Ottomans attacked Constantinople, Constantine refused to surrender. Before the end of the entire empire, he took off his purple royal robe and personally led his guards into the Ottoman army. He eventually died fighting the enemy. In the street fighting of the army.

It was precisely this heroic behavior of Constantine XI that he was also regarded as a saint by the Orthodox Christians.

It is worth mentioning that after Constantine’s death, his niece married to Russia, so Russia called itself the Third Rome and considered itself the orthodox Roman Empire. The title of Tsar also began to appear at that time, which means Russian for Caesar.

"Zhan He, do you want to meet each other?"

Zhang Zhong saw that Zhu Zhanhe had been silent after hearing Constantine's name, so he asked again.

"Okay, you can help me make arrangements tomorrow. I would like to see what qualifications Rome has to cooperate with us now?"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded and said, not to mention what benefits Rome could bring, just Constantine XI was worth seeing.

"No problem, that Constantine has been waiting for you for almost a month, he is a very calm man!"

Zhang Zhong complimented Constantine casually.

At first, Zhang Zhong thought that Zhu Zhanhe would arrive in half a month, but he did not expect that Zhu Zhanhe stayed in Suez and Port Mufas for several days, so it took him so long to arrive, but Constantine has been patient He waited without any urging. This alone made Zhang Zhong's evaluation of him rise a few points.

(End of this chapter)