My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 879 Supplies

After breakfast, Zhu Zhanhe inspected the Port of Scutari. As one of the important Ottoman ports in the Black Sea Strait, it also attracted a large number of residents to settle there.

This also makes the residents of the Port of Scutari very complex. There are not only Ottomans, but also some remaining Eastern Romans, as well as foreign merchants, among whom Venetians and Genoese are the most numerous.

Although the Ottomans and Venice are in a state of hostility, the Ottomans even blockaded Venice on the surface and strictly prohibited transactions with Venetian merchants. However, in private, many Ottoman nobles secretly interacted with Venetian merchants. After all, the other party could bring them huge benefits. interests, so it is not uncommon to see Venetians in Ottoman territory.

As for the Genoese, they are also famous for their business and are also a famous maritime power in the Mediterranean. They are in competition with Venice, but they are overwhelmed by Venice. Now the main power is concentrated in the western region of the Mediterranean, while the Ottomans use Venice The feud with Genoa often provoked internal strife between the two countries.

For example, Ottoman now has good relations with Genoa, so the Genoese can enter and exit Ottoman ports openly.

For the residents of these ports, Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Zhong both ordered the army to prohibit the harassment of the people. After all, they would occupy the port for a long time, so they could not destroy the port at once. Even some of the destroyed facilities on the port had to be sent to People repair again.

Just when Zhu Zhanhe was inspecting the port of Scutari, he suddenly received news that Constantine led a fleet to come for support.

"These Romans are really good at showing off. They only sent people to support us after we finished fighting here. They are really thick-skinned."

Zhang Zhong couldn't help but smile to Zhu Zhanhe when he heard the news.

"With the current strength of Rome, sending someone to show off is considered sincerity. Let him come over!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled indifferently.

A moment later, Constantine quickly came to Zhu Zhanhe and saluted: "Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Constantine thought that only Zhang Zhong was here, but he didn't expect to see Zhu Zhanhe at a glance, which surprised him.

"No need to be polite, your Chinese is getting better and better!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and praised, saying that the last time he met Constantine, he was still stumbling when speaking Chinese, and most of it required interpretation. But now he is much more fluent in Chinese, and apparently he has been speaking Chinese for a long time. Practicing.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. I recently hired a Chinese teacher and I take time to study every day. I can even write my own name."

Constantine once again replied in fluent Chinese, saying that working hard to learn Chinese is also a way to express sincerity.

"His Royal Highness, what happened here in the Port of Scutari? Yesterday we only heard the roar of cannons from the port. Now you have occupied the port. Are you saying that the Han is going to officially attack the Ottoman territory?"

Constantine asked again at this time. At the end of the sentence, there was a bit of uncontrollable excitement on his face. If the big man officially attacked the Ottomans, it would definitely be a great benefit for Rome, which was entering the dying stage. information.

"Almost. We dispatched the navy this time, captured the Black Sea Strait, and completely destroyed the remaining Ottoman navy. In addition, we supported the Ottoman Sultan's brother Mufas and led his troops to capture Bursa. Next, he will slowly Control over Ottoman Asia.”

Zhu Zhanhe no longer concealed anything, and immediately revealed the big man's strategic plan. When Constantine heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he was ecstatic. He did not expect that the situation in Ottoman would change so much just overnight.

However, Constantine also felt a little scared. In his opinion, Osman was almost invincible, but in the hands of the big man, he was like a child who could be manipulated. Even the big man only sent a part of the navy to let Osman... Divided into two, such a powerful force, even when the Roman Empire was at its peak, could not compare with the other party.

"Your Highness is mighty, the Han is mighty, Osman is simply vulnerable in front of the Han. It is our great honor in Rome to be able to stand with the Han!"

Although Constantine was frightened, he still did not forget to flatter Zhu Zhanhe. After all, even Osman was so miserable in front of the big man. The life and death of their Rome was probably just a matter of the other's thoughts.

Regarding Constantine's flattery, Zhu Zhanhe just smiled slightly, and then spoke again: "After the division of the Ottomans, their strength will definitely be greatly reduced. If you want to regain the territory, you still need to work hard on your own."

"But Your Highness, with our current strength, even if we match half of Osman's strength, we have no chance of winning, and we may even be directly destroyed by them!"

Constantine was shocked and said again when he heard this.

"Don't worry, of course I won't let you fight directly with the Ottomans. Next, I will give you some support, such as weapons, armor, and even some food supplies, so that you can arm yourself with more power!"

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and said again.

Since he wants to support the Eastern Roman Empire, Zhu Zhanhe will certainly show a certain degree of sincerity. With the current weak state of the Roman Empire, let alone letting them fight against the Ottomans, any natural disaster may make them subjugate, so Zhu Zhanhe Zhan He would be so generous, at least to let Rome have a certain ability to protect itself first.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your support. We in Rome will never forget it!"

When Constantine heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he couldn't believe it at first, and then he was so excited that he said loudly and tremblingly. After all, after all these years, they finally received real support.

"Don't be too excited. We will have a long time to cooperate in the future. Now that you have brought people here, you can just bring back a batch of weapons and armors!"

Zhu Zhanhe said and motioned to Zhang Zhong beside him, who immediately stepped forward and took Constantine to a warehouse. After opening it, he saw a mountain-like pile of weapons and armor inside.

As one of the most important ports of the Ottomans, the Port of Scutari originally stored a large number of weapons and supplies, and this warehouse was one of them. These weapons and armors were of no use to the big man, and they were also placed here. It takes up space, so it’s better to give it to Rome as a favor.

When Constantine saw these weapons and armors, he excitedly thanked him again. Although these weapons and armors were all in Ottoman style, they were rare and good things for Rome, so he immediately brought them Someone called over and started moving things.

Finally, all the twenty ships brought by Constantine were filled, and then they slowly sailed away from the port of Scutari.

(End of this chapter)