Zhang Yanling was speechless for a moment to refute. There was nothing wrong with Krishna's words. From a moral point of view, he had no reason to invade other countries' land and force them to sign unequal treaties.
However, how can this world operate according to the standards required by morality? The theory is correct, but in reality it is completely wrong.
"Dear His Majesty the King, you have ruled the world for decades, and you are still as childish as a child, right? Do you still need to clarify some truths? If you are really so angry, you will not let the Francois occupy you.
We have been operating our own port for more than ten years and have monopolized your maritime trade rights for more than ten years. You should have raised troops to drive them away long ago, instead of being in vain with them for so many years and not daring to resist at all." Zhang Yanling said loudly.
Krishna's face heated up and he said loudly: "I'm talking about you, what do you have to do with the Francois? If they hadn't left, I would have driven them away."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "It's better not to say such things. You will only make people laugh if you insist on saving face. To put it bluntly, you are not strong enough. If you can't defeat the Folangji people, you can only agree to their conditions. The rules of this world
It is strength that determines everything, and you know this better than anyone else. When the Folangji came, you also resisted. But you were defeated by them.
Hualiushui. So you chose to cooperate. Let the Folangji people benefit in exchange for the survival of your Jialuo Kingdom. You can also get some support from the Folangji people and maintain your strength advantage over the northern countries. Each takes what you have.
Isn't this a good thing if you need it? This is what a wise king should do. It's not a shameful thing. Why don't you want to say it clearly."
Krishna sneered and said: "That was the strategy before, not now. Now, I, the Garo Kingdom, want to take back the port, take back the land, and drive away all outsiders."
Zhang Yanling said: "Your Majesty the King, you are just trying to kill the donkey, which is unreasonable. We drove away the Folangji people, and you no longer have the threat of the Folangji people, and then you turn your back on us? This is you
Morality in your mouth?”
Krishna shouted: "We didn't invite you either. You didn't fight against the Folanji people for our Garo country, so why should you accept your kindness? Besides, you are more greedy than the Folangji people. Not only do you want to occupy me,
I want more port land. You are even more hateful."
Zhang Yanling said: "After all, don't you think the treaty is unequal? This point can be discussed. We can negotiate a satisfactory result, so why do you use such harmonious means?"
Krishna sneered and said: "Talk? Very good, then let's talk. Our request is very simple, there is only one. That is, you immediately evacuate Guri Port and Goa Port, which was captured by you yesterday.
Hand over the two ports to us and promise not to infringe upon any territory of the Garo Kingdom. These are my conditions."
Zhang Yanling looked up to the sky and laughed, her body shaking with laughter.
"It is indeed a very simple condition. We fought to the death with the Folangji, killed and injured hundreds of brothers, and destroyed many warships. After paying a huge price, we drove away the Folanji. Then... we will capture the
Hong Kong will be returned to you? Let’s leave without taking a single cloud with us. Hahaha, Your Majesty the King, are you too smart, or are we too stupid? Don’t you think your condition is ridiculous?
Huh? That’s the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.”
"Mr. Zhang, as I said before, we did not invite you to fight against the Folangji people. Your casualties were not caused by us. Furthermore, we are not without compensation. We will recognize your contribution to Ceylon and Nanyang.
The status of all countries. And agree to trade with you. However, your merchant ships must abide by our rules at the port of Jialuo Kingdom. The price and tax of goods must be in accordance with our rules." Krishna said coldly.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "It seems that you are determined to be my enemy, Daming. I think we have nothing to talk about."
Krishna said solemnly: "Mr. Zhang, I want to remind you to understand your current situation. If I hadn't had the restraint and intention to repair, I would have launched an attack long ago. You, more than a hundred people, can escape me.
Can you escape from this dense forest and mountain with the dragnet of the army? I don’t want to be your enemy, and I don’t want to kill you, otherwise I won’t trap you and not attack. But if we have to, anything can happen.”
Zhang Yanling said: "Very good. Krishna, I also want to remind you one thing. Do you know who you are facing? What you are facing is our Ming Empire, a powerful empire dominating the east. You are facing
They are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's invincible fleet that defeated the powerful Folangji. And I, Zhang Yanling, am the commander-in-chief of this army and the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty.
The Protector of the Country. If you are still sober, I advise you to turn around and be safe. You want to become a great monarch with great talents and strategies to regain the country, but you must also look at your own weight. Do you have the ability and can you face the situation?
Our anger and strength determine everything, are you really ready to offend our reverse scales and arouse our anger?"
"These gang of thieves dare to talk like this at a time like this. Father, what are you talking about with them? If they don't agree to withdraw, we can just attack them and kill them. Let's see if his words are harsh or our scimitars.
hard."
Nehru shouted angrily and cursed loudly. These guys were still arrogant at this time, which made him furious.
"Stop!" shouted Krishna.
Nehru was stunned and shut up.
"Mr. Zhang, I have given you the greatest respect and goodwill. I am also willing to give you some more opportunities. I will give you three hours to think about it. When the time is up, you must give me an answer. Either you are in the withdrawal treaty.
Sign it or... die here. You can think about it for yourselves. Mr. Zhang is a smart man, so he probably doesn’t know how to make a choice." Krishna said loudly.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Thank you, you are very kind to us. You are very reasonable. Okay, I will think about it, and you will also think about it. Do you really decide to be our enemy? Think about the consequences of this matter. Now
It's still too late to look back. We can make some considerations on the contract. But the main points of the conditions I mentioned cannot be changed. We can make some changes in the details and add a few favorable conditions for you. I will also give you three hours.
, you will also give me an answer when the time comes."
Krishna sneered repeatedly. Even though he was relatively well-mannered, he almost burst out and ordered an immediate attack. But he finally controlled himself. The opponent was already a turtle in the urn and could not escape even if it had wings. There was no need to worry.
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On the side, the glorious prince Nehru's face was purple and he was so angry that he was about to spurt blood.
Krishna no longer wanted to talk to Zhang Yanling. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself either. So he turned and left with a sneer. The guard stared at the big shield to protect him and returned to the camp.
Zhang Yanling sat down on a stone, took out his water bag and drank some water. His mouth was parched after shouting just now.
Not long after, Liu Tan gathered around with seven or eight small bosses. Everyone stood aside with frowns and did not speak.
Zhang Yanling glanced at them and said, "What? Are you all scared?"
Liu Tan said: "How can people like me, who have been through life and death for so many years, be afraid? It's just death. What's so scary about death?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Then why are all of them so sad?"
Liu Tan said: "I have a suggestion. I just discussed it with my brothers and they all agreed."
Zhang Yanling said: "What suggestions?"
Liu Tan said: "I want to ask the Duke to leave immediately. Ma Baihu and Zhao Zongqi led thirty brothers to protect the Duke into the mountains and forests. I led the remaining brothers to stay here to attract the enemy's attention.
Gather all the dry food and water and let the Duke take it away. In this way, you can hide in the deep forest for at least ten days and a half. When the enemy retreats, the Duke will be able to escape unscathed."
Zhang Yanling frowned and looked at Liu Tan, who had firm eyes and a determined attitude.
Zhang Yanling looked at the others, who all nodded. It seemed that they had already discussed it and decided on this.
Zhang Yanling was quite moved. They were leaving the hope of life to themselves. Those who stayed behind would not be able to withstand the enemy's attack. Even if they could resist, they would die of hunger and thirst here. The final result must be death.
.If they can do this when life and death are at stake, that is true loyalty and friendship. This is more precious than anything else.
"Brothers, thank you very much. But the matter has not reached that point. Besides, if I run for my own life and ignore the safety of my brothers, from now on you will teach me how to stand in the world and how to face other brothers?" Zhang Yanling said softly.
"My lord, your life is more valuable than ours. If we die, all you need to do is bring your brothers to help us avenge you."
"Yes, Lord Guo. Let's leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late. It's a good opportunity before they attack."
Everyone was talking about it.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Thank you brothers for your kindness. But you are worrying too much. Since I dared to come, and I had doubts about the motives of the Jialuo people before coming, how could I not be on guard? We will get out of trouble. Don't worry too much.
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"Surely your father-in-law has made an arrangement? What exactly is the plan? Don't keep us in the dark," Liu Tan said.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I do have arrangements. We have reinforcements, don't worry. Although I don't know where they are at the moment, I guess they should be nearby."
"Reinforcements? We have reinforcements?" Everyone shouted in surprise.
"But sir, we only have so few manpower. Where will you get the reinforcements from? Is it Master Wang Hong who led the fleet back? Impossible. The fleet just captured the port of Goa a few days ago. Even if it rushes back overnight,
It's too late. Mr. Chen and the others may have just arrived at the shore. Could it be that the Duke of Guo means that we will hold on here and wait for their arrival?" Liu Tan said.
"Don't make random guesses. I just ordered Huo Shijian to lead two hundred brothers to arrive here in advance. If nothing else happens, they will be hiding nearby and will show up soon." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Everyone was dumbfounded and felt cold. It turned out that it was just Huo Shijian who came here with two hundred people. So what's the use? Even if they did arrive, they would only be two hundred people. The other party had tens of thousands of people. Is this considered reinforcements? Could it be a joke?