My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 898 After the War

"Meet the General!"

At the port of Shkoderi, guard Hong Cheng saluted Zhang Zhong who was getting off the boat with an excited look on his face.

"There is no need to be polite. Hong Cheng, your performance this time is quite good. After His Royal Highness knew that you were guarding the port, he repeatedly praised you for your merits in guarding the territory. Your reward will come soon!"

Zhang Zhong also stepped forward to help Hong Cheng up and praised him happily.

This time the Port of Scutari was able to be defended, thanks to Hong Cheng, who decisively sent people to contact the Romans on the opposite side when facing a crisis, and Constantine of Rome also persuaded his eldest brother John II to All available troops in the city were sent over.

This also shows Constantine's decisiveness. He knew that he did not have many chips in his hands, so he tried his best to increase the emotional chips in his hands. However, this time the big man faced a crisis, it was an excellent opportunity for him. Opportunity, so he did not hesitate to risk the risk of Constantinople not having a single soldier to aid the port of Scutari.

And Constantine also made the right bet. In this battle, he not only helped the Han to defend the port and won Zhu Zhanhe's special regard for them, but also showed through this battle that although the Romans were in decline, they still had a chance to fight. courage.

Based on the above two points alone, the Han Dynasty will increase its aid to Rome in the future.

"These are all matters that belong to the general. After all, the general gave me the port of Scutari, and I will never let it fall into the hands of the enemy!"

Hong Cheng also said very humbly at this time.

However, when he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also praised him, Hong Cheng couldn't help but feel very excited. He was a first-generation immigrant from Han Dynasty. He followed his parents to Han Dynasty when he was ten years old. Later, he went to elementary school to become literate and then joined the army. He has worked hard all the way to his current position on his own, and he only has respect in his heart for Zhu Zhanhe, the Crown Prince.

"Okay! You are neither arrogant nor impetuous. You are worthy of being the soldier I brought out. Let's go into the port and talk in detail!"

Zhang Zhong patted Hong Cheng's shoulder again and ordered.

"General please!"

Hong Cheng immediately led the way personally, and the two of them arrived at the city lord's palace, where Hong Cheng also held a banquet to welcome Zhang Zhong.

"General, I heard that you are at war with the Genoese. If you come back in a hurry now, it won't affect the war there, right?"

Hong Cheng asked Zhang Zhong worriedly.

After Zhang Zhong received the news of the crisis in Shcutari Port, he immediately led five steam warships to come there. However, only halfway there, he suddenly received news of the great victory in Shcutari Port. However, he did not go back, and I came directly to the port to learn more about the situation.

"Don't worry, the Genoese don't dare to take action against us for the time being. After all, Venice has always been on our side. As the old enemies of the Venetians, they don't dare to arbitrarily become our enemies before we express our intentions."

Zhang Zhong smiled confidently.

The Han Dynasty is expanding its power to the western Mediterranean, and there will definitely be a conflict with the Genoese. However, the Genoese are not stupid. They know that the giant Han Dynasty is not easy to mess with, so they are on the defensive. Unless the Han Dynasty takes the initiative to start a war, they will never dare to completely fight with the Han Dynasty. Break the skin.

"By the way, didn't Constantine lead his troops to support him? Where is he now?"

Zhang Zhong asked Hong Cheng with a smile. He was the one who introduced Constantine to Zhu Zhanhe. He didn't expect that the declining Roman royal family would actually do a big favor to the big man.

"As soon as the war ended, Constantine immediately led his troops back. After all, they were also facing a lot of pressure. If Murad II knew that they were assisting us, he would definitely send troops to attack Constantinople. , with their military strength, even if they can defend it, they will probably have to pay a heavy price."

When Hong Cheng said the last words, he also showed a solemn expression.

This time Constantine led troops to assist the port of Scutari, which was equivalent to completely tying Rome to the chariot of the Han Dynasty. Murad II would definitely take it out on them in the future, so Constantine did not dare to delay for a moment. , as soon as the war ended, he immediately led his troops back to defend. "Rome helped us this time. We can't just sit back and watch them be oppressed by Murad II. This time I brought a lot of firearms. You pick a batch to send to them tomorrow. It should be enough to help them defend Constantine." Fort!"

Zhang Zhong thought for a while and decided immediately.

The firearms of the Han Dynasty are the best in the world. It can be said that they are the most valuable items in the Han army. Generally, they will not be given to others easily. Of course, the firearms Zhang Zhong wants to send are mainly consumables such as grenades. As for artillery and rifling He doesn't have the right to give away guns or anything like that.

"Yes, I have given some captured weapons to Constantine before. With our firearms, there will definitely be no problem in defending Constantinople."

Hong Cheng immediately nodded and said, as for Constantine, the two had fought side by side before and had formed a strong friendship, so he also hoped to help him.

"Where is Mufas? Where has he gone?"

Zhang Zhong suddenly changed the topic and asked in a somewhat unpleasant tone.

Had Mufas not underestimated the enemy and been careless this time, Jader would not have taken advantage of the loophole. Although he had defeated Jadel's army and recovered a lot of lost territory, it still left a lot of shadows on the big man's Ottoman plan.

"Mufas led his troops to pursue Jadel's army. After Jadel was defeated, he fled all the way to the east of Amasra Port. There were still many defenders there. If he was allowed to escape, he would definitely come back in the future. day!"

Hong Cheng replied immediately.

"Hmph, I think he has no face to come to see me, so he personally led his troops to hunt down Jardel!"

Zhang Zhong snorted coldly. Regarding Mufas, Zhu Zhanhe and Zhang Zhong were both dissatisfied with him, especially Zhang Zhong. This time he came even more angry. If Mufas were here, , he will definitely get scolded bloody.

"General, you really guessed it right. After this lesson, Mufas has restrained himself a lot, and he is very polite to us. When he left, he specifically asked me to express his apology to you and His Highness the Crown Prince on his behalf."

Hong Cheng said with a smile at this time. He thought of Mufas's ashamed expression and felt a little funny.

"He finally wanted to show off. This incident was entirely due to his pride and underestimation of the enemy. But it's good to teach him a lesson, lest he no longer knows who he is just after occupying some land!"

Zhang Zhong snorted again.

"General, before Mufas leaves, there is one more thing he would like to ask the general for permission to do."

Hong Cheng suddenly spoke again.

"what's up?"

Zhang Zhong calmed down the anger in his chest and then asked.

"Mufas wants us to send a navy to attack the port of Almasra from the sea. It is best to cut off the communication between Almasra and Murad II and block the port to obtain supplies from the sea, so that they can attack from the land. port."

Hong Cheng replied with a serious expression.

(End of this chapter)