Chapter 1749 How to persuade Alfonso to agree to the naval aid
After Wen Di said these words, he turned his head and looked at Alfonso.
Alfonso talked to him about whether the Tianfang religious people in the city were willing to help the soldiers defend the city. While discussing with him, Wen Di cursed in his heart. The purpose of what he said just now was to make Alfonso
He proposed to send the navy to assist in the siege. If there were warships equipped with artillery to assist, it would be much easier to attack the delta. But Alfonso ignored Wendi's words and turned to other things. It seems that he wanted to
Let the Ming army take the initiative so that they can bargain.
Wen Di cursed secretly in his heart and glanced sideways at Cao Xing, who was also greeting the nobles from various countries. He turned around and said: "Whether the people in the city are willing to help the soldiers attack the city is difficult to judge. The two of us can't judge.
There’s no need to argue here. It’s getting late now, so the two of us should have lunch first and then discuss the matter of attacking Kailuo City.”
"Very good, I happen to be a little hungry already." Alfonso smiled and said: "This meal is provided by your country. I will try the Ming Dynasty food that Alonso (Quijano) has praised many times."
How delicious.”
"The food cooked by the cooks in the army is naturally not as good as that of the imperial cooks in the capital. Moreover, some vegetables are nowhere to be found in Egypt. If you have high expectations, I am afraid you will be disappointed. But if you can go to the Central Plains, you will definitely be able to taste the best.
Delicious food." Wen Di smiled.
After that, of course, it was time to eat. Of course, there were no pigs in Egypt, so we cooked several dishes based on beef. Since we were eating Ming Dynasty cuisine, the etiquette of the table was of course the Ming Dynasty etiquette. Wen Di acted as the host and sat on the table.
First, Alfonso sat beside him, and the others lined up from both sides.
Daming's food certainly succeeded in conquering the nobles present. "This beef is so delicious!" Alfonso couldn't help but say after taking just one bite.
"Yes, this dish is really delicious." Other nobles agreed.
"Your Highness, you are really too humble. In my opinion, although this dish is different from the beef soup I had in the Central Plains, it is still very delicious and is not inferior to the one made by the imperial chef." Alon
Sojijano said.
"It's really ridiculous. How can it be compared with the royal chef in the palace." Wen Di said with a smile.
"Wen Di, I solemnly request you to give me the chef who made this dish." Alfonso had already finished the meat in the bowl and asked the waiter to serve him another bowl. At the same time, he said: "I
I am willing to pay a hundred Ming gold coins as the price."
"Please forgive me for not giving up my love." Wen Di said: "The chef who made this dish is the chef who likes me the most. If I give it to you, I won't be able to eat delicious food. But you can send someone.
Learn from him how to cook Ming Dynasty food."
"I heard Alonso say that the cooking method of Ming Dynasty cuisine is completely different from that of Castilian national cuisine. I'm afraid it will be difficult to learn." Alfonso said.
"That's not necessarily true. When I was in the Central Plains, I also ate Castilian food. In my opinion, the only difference between the two is that Ming cuisine has a lot of stir-fried dishes, but Castilian food
He rarely cooks. He just needs to learn how to cook." Wen Di said.
"Cooking may not be easy to learn," Alfonso said again.
"Although I have never cooked personally, I have seen how they cook when I am curious. In my opinion, the most important thing in cooking is the control of the heat. As long as the heat is controlled well, the ingredients should not be too old or too tender, and the seasonings should not be too old or too tender.
Not too much but not too much, so the food won’t taste bad.”
"In my opinion, sending troops to fight is actually the same as this." Wen Di continued: "For example, your army and our army are currently surrounding Cairo from the north and south. It is the time to attack Cairo city in one go. If it is delayed for a long time, there is no need to mention more
No matter how much food is spent, things will change as time goes on, and things may not be as expected at the beginning."
"What's more, the movements of the Ottomans are still unknown. The Ottomans will definitely not sit back and watch our two armies seize the entire Egypt. Sooner or later, they will send troops. If the troops in Cairo remain for a long time and the morale of the soldiers is low, then the Ottoman soldiers suddenly kill Suez and rush to the city.
Come to the rescue, our army may not be able to win under internal and external attacks; even if we win in the end, our troops and horses will suffer heavy losses."
"So I think it's better to send out troops as soon as possible and use all the soldiers who can be used." Wen Di finally said.
"Of course I also know that we should seize Cairo and Suez as soon as possible. After all, most of our soldiers are mercenaries, and the cost of hiring will increase greatly over time. But I have dispatched all available troops. Although in places such as Alexandria,
There are still troops that have not been dispatched yet, but if the troops from these places are mobilized near Cairo, I am afraid that the remaining local Tianfang believers will have the courage to oppose the rule of Castile." Alfonso continued to play dumb.
Seeing that Alfonso still couldn't make the initiative, Wen Di, who was not a good man, could only say bluntly: "If your country's soldiers can dispatch naval warships to assist in the attack, they will be able to easily board the delta, and the subsequent capture of Cairo will be even more difficult."
easy."
"Wen Di, if the warships can be dispatched, of course I will agree to dispatch. But when attacking Alexandria, the Mamluk Sultanate also dispatched its navy to defend the port, and the Castilian navy had to fight them, although it won in the end.
, but the losses were also huge. The Tianfang cultists burned down the docks again, leaving many ships unable to even be repaired. They could only lie in the port and wait for the docks to be rebuilt."
"And the navy is not just for Castile. The Republic of Genoa has also dispatched its navy to coordinate operations. Their ships have not suffered much loss and can still be dispatched, but they are not something I can command at will. They need to cooperate with the Republic of Genoa.
The Navy Commander will discuss it," Alfonso said.
'It's all a lie!' Wen Di thought to himself. Did he know the truth? The Castilian National Navy did suffer losses, but it was definitely not as big as Alfonso said. But he couldn't expose Alfonso's lies.
Neng tried to persuade him again, but Alfonso just repeated these reasons and was unwilling to send out the navy.
"In that case, can the naval commander of the Republic of Genoa be here?" Wen Di gritted his teeth and said.
"Because the navy is anchored in Alexandria, the naval commander of the Republic of Genoa is in Alexandria and has not come near Cairo." Alfonso replied.
"Then please send him a letter for me. I ask him to come outside Cairo to discuss dispatching the Navy of the Republic of Genoa. In the letter, I will tell him that Ming Dynasty is willing to pay a price of one hundred cannons.
, hired naval forces from the Republic of Genoa to come to the city of Cairo to assist in the siege."
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