Han Du was angry and turned around to scold Faraij and tell her to get up quickly.
But Faraij took the lead and said in a very green tone: "Master, what did Faraaji do wrong? I listened to the master. I am gathering the cavalry and will be in front of the master soon."
Han Du was stunned, I want you to send troops to help, but what's going on with your tone?
Before Han Du could speak, An Qing immediately said, "My husband no longer needs your cavalry, please disperse them."
Faraij was overjoyed, but he looked at Han Du calmly and said aggrievedly: "Master, has Faraji done anything?"
Han Du was also very puzzled when he heard An Qing's words. If he didn't want Faraij's cavalry, then why did he come here and wait so long?
"Why, are you still eager to take the king with you into battle?" An Qing teased coldly.
She can accept Yao Yue because Yao Yue is a Ming Dynasty person anyway. And what about this woman? Although she is the head of a country, in her eyes it is just a small vassal state. What qualifications does she have to enter the Zhenguo Duke's mansion?
Han Du sighed helplessly, "Okay, it's all up to you."
Anyway, I don't need Faraij's troops to fight the war. I just don't want to fight in the front while she hides behind and watches the fun.
Since Anqing doesn't agree now, then it's okay not to want these cavalry.
He waved his hand towards Faraij and said, "Forget it, I won't use your troops this time."
"Well~" Faraij was very happy in his heart, but his face seemed to be very regretful that he could not fight side by side with Han Du. "No matter what the master needs, Faraji will be ready for the master at any time."
"We don't need anything! Let's go, husband!"
Before Han Du could speak, An Qing forcibly pulled him towards the ship.
When the ship sailed, Anqing was still angry. He threw Han Du directly on the boat and went straight back to the cabin.
Han Du followed him with a flattering face, wanting to explain to An Qing in the cabin, but An Qing suddenly reached out and blocked the door.
"What are you doing? Get out."
Han Du wanted to explain, but Yao Yue behind him pulled gently.
"Master, please go and command the warship first. I'll talk to my sister."
Han Du then thought that maybe letting Yao Yue persuade An Qing would be more effective than himself. He nodded and gave her a look to comfort An Qing.
"Then I'll go to the boat to take a look first, and then come back down later."
After An Qing let Yao Yue in, he closed the cabin door with a bang.
Han Du, who was too close to the cabin door, only felt a numbness on the tip of his nose. He couldn't help but rub it, sighed and shook his head before leaving.
Hearing Han Du's footsteps disappear, Yao Yue pulled An Qing to sit down and saw that An Qing still looked angry.
Smiling: "Sister, you have been deceived by that woman."
"Fooled? Fooled for what?"
"That woman is just pretending." Yao Yue affirmed.
"Pretending? Isn't this possible? I've also looked at her expression carefully, and it doesn't look like she's faking it."
Yao Yue sighed slightly in her heart, she was pretending so much that it didn't look like she was just pretending.
"Sister, I know women better than you."
What kind of woman has Yao Yue not seen in Jiaofangsi? Sincerity, pretense, innocence, hypocrisy... He has already seen all kinds of women. Faraji can hide it from An Qing's eyes, but he can't hide it from her.
"Besides, I can guarantee my sister that the father-in-law has absolutely nothing to do with that woman." An Qing slowly believed Yao Yue's words, and then asked doubtfully: "Since there is nothing wrong with them, why would she?" How can you debase yourself like that? After all, she is also the head of a country."
Yao Yue smiled and shook her head, "This sister doesn't know."
An Qing felt much better, and half of his anger towards Han Du was gone.
...
Faraij stood on the shore and watched the warship slowly turn around until it disappeared from sight.
"Walk!"
Faraij turned around and mounted his horse.
Miransha quickly rode up to follow.
"The order goes down, the Southern Army continues to advance, we need more fertile land."
He turned back and glanced across the Red Sea, sighing softly: "Avoid this place full of death."
"yes."
Since Faraij took the throne as the head of the country, she has focused all her energy on expanding southward. The Mamluk dynasty also gained considerable fertile land, which was one of the reasons why she was able to secure the throne.
Faraiji rode his horse and raised his whip, leaning over the horse's back, completely suspended in the air and running at high speed, like a white lightning bolt.
...
Back at the Governor's Mansion, Han Du saw that An Qing was still angry, so he proposed to accompany her around.
As a result, the Tianfang Governor's Mansion was a place where even businessmen were unwilling to come, so naturally there was no good place to go.
Fortunately, Anqing generously forgave Han Du and finally achieved his goal.
"What? Where are you going?" An Qing couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Ottoman Empire, what happened?"
Han Du was very surprised as to why An Qing's reaction was so big.
An Qing stared at Han Du suspiciously, "You don't think there are people in the Ottoman Empire waiting for you, right?"
It turned out that I was worried about this... Han Du laughed and said: "What are you thinking about? I have never been to the Ottoman Empire."
"Then why are you going?"
"You won't forget, right? I'm here to join forces to deal with the Timur Empire. The Ottoman Empire and Timur are mortal enemies, so of course we have to bring them together."
"That's it." An Qing laughed and said, "I want to go too."
Han Du paused for a breath and nodded with a sigh: "Go, go."
If An Qing is not allowed to go, I'm afraid she will have random thoughts again. Instead of explaining when the time comes, it would be better to take her with her.
...
The Governor's Palace of Aleppo is the closest to the Ottoman Empire. This time, Governor Xuanning Hou Cao Tai led his troops.
"Sir, I heard that going west from here is the city of Ankara in the Ottoman Empire."
"Heard? Are you not sure?" Handu was a little surprised. The Governor's Palace of Aleppo has been established for so many years. How could it be possible that he didn't even know about a city in the Ottoman Empire?
Cao Tai sighed: "My lord, the city of Ankara is thousands of miles away from Aleppo. There are countless tribes and sand bandits in between. For so many years, I have not sent anyone to explore."
The key point is that it is not necessary. The Ming Dynasty was already busy enough resisting tribal harassment. How could it have the energy to care about the Ottoman Empire?
Han Du did not blame Cao Tai and moved on.
But in the end Han Du did not go to Ankara, and he found out an important piece of news halfway.
Ankara is gone!
It was captured by Timur two years ago, and the Ottoman Empire was also defeated here. Sultan Bayezid I was imprisoned in a cage by Timur and died of depression.
"No wonder Timur dared to attack the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that he had defeated the Ottoman Empire in advance."
When the matter became serious, Handu originally thought that Timur had the worries of the Ottoman Empire and would not be able to transfer all the troops to the Ming Dynasty.
But now Timur can probably transfer the entire Timur army to the Ming Dynasty without any scruples, even if Timur did not do this before.
But after he was defeated by Lan Yu, he would definitely do so without hesitation.
It turned out that Han Du thought that Timur retreated to Yilibaili because he was unwilling to do so. Now it seems that he really has the strength to mobilize a large army to attack Ming again in a short period of time.
To make matters worse, since Sultan Bayezid I was captured, the Ottoman Empire fell apart, and his four sons were fighting endlessly for the position of king.
Even if Han Du went, there was no way to persuade them to send troops to attack Timur.
"Let's go back."
Faced with such a situation, even Han Du had no idea what to do.
Cao Tai followed Han Duyan's advice and started making arrangements without nodding his head.
"Immediately send people back to Beijing to report the situation in the Ottoman Empire to the emperor, so that Duke Liang will be extremely vigilant about Timur's movements."
...
Back in Tianfang, He Rong saw that Han Du had come back so early.
Puzzled, he asked: "Did the father-in-law have contact with the Ottoman Empire?"
Han Du waved his hands and sighed, "What's the connection? The Ottoman Empire has long since fallen apart, and we can't count on them at all. Fortunately, we don't completely want to count on them."
"Have all the Japanese slaves been recruited?"
"Back to the father-in-law, I didn't expect the father-in-law to come back so soon. It will probably take ten days."
Han Du felt anxious in his heart. The changes in the Ottoman Empire made him misjudge Timur's strength. Although he sent someone to report Zhu Biao, it would take too long to get from here to the capital and then to Jiayuguan to inform Lan Yu.
If Timur was prepared in advance to attack Ming Dynasty again, it would probably be a disaster for Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, what Handu has to do now is to attack the Timur Empire as soon as possible. As long as Timur can be held back from attacking Ming Dynasty, it will be victory.
"It's too long. I'll give you five days at most. After five days, I want to see all the Japanese slaves here."
He Rong looked at Han Du in shock: "My lord, five days is too short. Can you forgive me for being demoted for three days?"
"No." Han Du shook his head firmly.
"I know you are in trouble, but now we must race against time."
He Rong was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If it takes five days, I'm afraid the Japanese slaves will suffer some losses."
Han Du raised his eyes and said: "Don't worry about the life and death of the Japanese slaves."
"Then it will be no problem to be dismissed." He Rong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
He Rong's execution ability was very high, and he really mobilized all the Japanese slaves to the Tianfang Governor's Mansion within five days.
Of course, due to the urge to disregard the lives of Japanese slaves, tens of thousands of Japanese slaves died on the road.
For these Japanese slaves, He Rong directly ordered people to drag them into the sea and throw them away.
A total of 800,000 Japanese slaves were gathered in Tianfang.
These Japanese slaves were all in ragged clothes, and many of them even had their chests and backs exposed. Fortunately, the weather here is hot, so clothes with holes like this are actually cooler.
Perhaps due to years of exposure to the sun, their skin has become dark and has long lost its original appearance.
