Although Zhu Cixiang wanted to wipe the damn city of Rome off the map, and even the whole of Rome.
However, considering the special status of Roman faith in the Western world, it still left a way for the other party to survive.
If Louis XIV took the initiative to keep the city of Rome, Zhu Cihong would have to give this old friend some face.
But the face is not given to him in vain. One billion silver coins can be given at a 50% discount for the sake of real connections.
Five hundred million silver coins cannot be less. No matter how little you have, it is not a matter of face...
As for Ju Min in Rome, he can go wherever he falls in love with, but he cannot stay there.
Zhu Cixiang didn't want peace to last forever in this part of the city of Rome, and my family, the Holy Gong of Dayan, would have to move there!
How Louis XIV negotiates with Rome is his own business. On the contrary, the quotation has been given to him.
Such favorable prices are hard to find anywhere in the world.
"Na!"
"The yellow-skinned monkey is here again!"
"Please bless Rome!"
Second, the coalition aircraft fleet once again visited the sky over the city of Rome.
Because they were intercepted by the opponent yesterday, some fighter jets and bombers needed maintenance.
Today, the coalition forces have dispatched only 2,525 fighter jets and 2,466 bombers, a total of less than 5,000.
But this was enough to make the Romans below feel extremely frightened, because the damage caused by these devils to the city of Rome yesterday was enough for them to remember forever.
So many demons appeared above their heads again, and the rush to everyone was as terrifying as the end of the world.
Most believers believe that one trial is enough. It only lasted a while, and before everyone could recover, they were judged for the second time.
The Roman Air Force could no longer muster two hundred fighter jets, and the remaining fighter jets were wiped out during the second interception mission.
Only less than ten brave fighter planes returned home. After that, they could only watch the fleet of yellow-skinned monkeys flying towards the city of Rome in a swaggering manner.
The air defense force lost nearly a quarter of its anti-aircraft guns in the battle. Actual combat proved that in the face of the high-altitude bombing tactics of enemy aircraft groups, anti-aircraft guns could not solve practical problems.
The artillery shells simply can't reach the opponent's bombers, so how can they shoot down the target?
On the contrary, in the carpet bombing, the anti-aircraft guns and nearby buildings were buried together...
The anti-aircraft guns equipped by the Roman ground forces can only be regarded as air defense, because the threat to coalition bombers is close to zero!
The coalition crew members looked at the anti-aircraft firepower below, as if they were welcoming themselves to the bombing.
If you fly to the target area and drop bombs, then the people below will not welcome you in vain.
Now the Romans in the city were completely desperate. In this situation, even Julius Caesar would be hard-pressed to turn defeat into victory, right?
Caesar certainly had never seen the bombers of the Dragon of the East, and his Roman legions had no air defense capabilities.
According to the most pessimistic speculation, the Eastern Dragon only needs five days to completely destroy the city of Rome.
In the past, this kind of method would have been scorned by everyone, and it would even be considered as flattering the enemy, and would be burned as a heretic.
But as the war progressed, few people did not believe in this method.
Because the Eastern Evil Dragon is by no means an empty name, it is truly bloodthirsty and kills people in large numbers every day.
The witches killed by the inquisition were all damned people who caused harm to the world. The evil dragon in the East killed all peace-loving innocent people!
It's just that the Romans thought it was wishful thinking, and because of this, they were bombed on a large scale!
There may not necessarily be something hateful about the poor people, but there is definitely something to be said about the Romans!
If they can forcefully bring the hatred of Naples onto themselves, they must be extremely talented!
First!
second!
third!
When the Romans tasted the three consecutive attacks launched by the Eastern Dragon, they completely lost confidence in victory.
So far, there is no sign of protecting Rome.
The ground troops of the Eastern Dragon have already approached Luoma from three directions: west, south and east.
Now that the entire perimeter of Rome was lost, the only thing left to protect the city were five trenches.
The defenders outside the city of Rome either fled to other places, were devoured by the Eastern Dragon, or retreated to the city.
Although the size of the garrison in the city reached 200,000, including less than 40,000 Swiss troops and about 50,000 Roman troops, the rest were temporary soldiers.
No one can predict the future, but many people know that without foreign aid and shelter, the city of Rome is already in danger.
In this case, Benedict XIII had to send Ganganelli out of the city to negotiate. He had already mastered the French offer and could now compare it with the Ming Empire's offer.
Jiexuan has already gone ashore with the army, and has set up his camp just outside the city of Rome, which is not far from the seaside.
Once something changes, Jiexuan can take a helicopter back to the fleet on the shore at any time.
"You have two choices. First, surrender immediately and unconditionally. All personnel need to obey our instructions. Second, surrender conditionally. You can insist on surrendering until the end of the month, and we will not make any demands at that time."
The conditions for Jiexuan are simple and terrifying.
If the other side chooses to surrender unconditionally, it will be at our mercy.
If the opponent chooses to surrender conditionally, they will be bombed twenty-eight more times!
After only three bombings, the city of Rome had become unrecognizable.
"...This...we have already obtained conditions from France. Can you suspend the bombing first, and then the war can be terminated after the two sides have reached an agreement!"
Ganganelli wonders if the city of Rome will still be alive by the end of the month.
"We can suspend it for two periods for your consideration. On March 6, that is, in the early morning of the same day, we will resume the post-bombing of Rome!"
Jiexuan was still very generous and showed a little sincerity.
But such a short ceasefire was obviously not enough for Rome. Ganganelli was verbally criticized by hardliners when he returned.
Bishop Barba publicly reprimanded him for his incompetence and cowardice, which was simply a shame for the whole of Rome.
The mission was unsuccessful, and Ganganelli was too embarrassed to refute, so he could only let it go.
When Benedict XIII asked everyone for their opinions, everyone present was dumb again.
No matter how bad Ganganelli was, he prompted the opponent to stop two bombings.
What did other people do to benefit Rome while talking nonsense here?
It can be seen that the other party's asking price is very high, and it is impossible to refuse until our own side is unable to reverse the situation of the war.
But regardless of conditional surrender or unconditional surrender, one's own side will suffer great losses.
In comparison, France's asking price is relatively low, but it is only relative.
Louis XIV opened his mouth and asked two million people to dig mines. Doesn't this mean that he hollowed out Rome?
One side is going to bomb!
While trying to rob someone!
The city of Rome is still strong enough to hold, but at this critical moment, there are no signs of any miracles.
This made Benedict XIII very worried, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.
He could have given his life to protect all of Rome at any time, provided the sacrifice was valuable and necessary.
However, neither the Ming Empire nor France had any interest in him. Instead, they focused on how to gain the maximum benefit from this war.
Everyone has made their conditions clear, either they will be bombed for a month, and it is estimated that the city of Rome will be in ruins by then.
Either surrender unconditionally first and then talk about treatment. Who knows whether the Ming Empire will make the Romans slaves.
Either they had to hand over their population, which would be tantamount to handing over the future of Rome.
Louis XIV also seemed to intend to take this opportunity to retaliate against Innocent XI for his previous actions.
This means that all three roads are dead. What will be waiting for Rome, Benedict XIII can't even imagine now...
He hoped to at least receive treatment similar to that of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold, that is, the Ming Empire would allow anyone who was willing to follow the emperor to continue living somewhere.
The city of Rome has become like this, and it is no longer important to stay here.
It will take a lot of money and time to rebuild this place. I am afraid that after the war, all our own money will be used for compensation.
"We can apologize to you and compensate you one million silver coins. But you must permanently stop attacking the city of Rome, withdraw from our country, and promise never to do it again."
Since Bishop Barba believed that Ganganelli was too weak and incompetent, Benedict XIII sent him to negotiate with the enemy.
"Is this your apology? It's like a joke. Have you not sobered up? Don't you know the current situation? In this case, you can go back and resume your life. Wait until April 1st to talk about cows again. Before that, I I won’t even consider any talks with you!”
After the introduction, he waved his hand to let the guard see the guest off. This one was not as well-educated as the previous one.
He looked arrogant when he came up, and he thought he was surrounded.
"You have to think clearly. This is a barbaric act that disregards the safety of Ping Min in the city. You will be condemned and cast aside by the whole world!"
Seeing that he was about to return empty-handed, Barba also wanted to use some rationale to suppress the opponent.
"You also have to think clearly, in this adult world, apologies are not just words, just give them some money. When you are so old, do you really not know how to apologize to others? Do you think you are always right? Others are the ones who are wrong. ?”
Jiexuan didn't have a good impression of this person at all. At first, he thought things might turn around, but as time went by, he discovered that the Romans were seeking their own death without even realizing it.
"You brazenly launched a war against our country, invaded our territory, territorial waters, and airspace, and massacred our people. You actually think you are right? Is this the logic that adults should have?"
In terms of debating, Barba believes that he will not lose to anyone, and he is very good at finding loopholes in the other party's words.
"What is the root cause of what happened today? Don't you know? I, the commander, am too lazy to talk nonsense to you. You are an ignorant and stupid thing, so go away without sending it away!"
This guy was already annoying to the point of disgusting Jie Xuan. He was getting more and more enthusiastic, as if he really believed that he was the righteous party.
In this case, Jiexuan plans to use artillery shells and aerial bombs to clear the opponent's mind in the coming days.
Barba was kicked out in this way, and he was extremely annoyed. In addition to being ashamed and angry, he decided to add some color to the negotiations and went back to report it to Benedict XIII.
"Is it over?"
Benedict XIII patiently listened to Barba's report without any change in his expression.
"Holy Father, the enemy commander has no humanity at all. He despised the national majesty of Rome and deliberately massacred Romans. He even insulted the majesty of the Holy Father. You are also ignorant, arrogant and short-sighted. You are not worthy of being the Pope at all. This is really a barbaric pagan act. Despicable behavior should be met with endless punishment, and you will definitely go to hell after death!"
Barba knew that no one here was negotiating, let alone the entire negotiation process. Only he had asymmetric information.
"I have a tape recorder here. I believe you are also curious about the content inside, right? Then give it a listen!"
Benedict XIII asked his entourage to open a box next to him and took out a not very large machine from it.
The attendant pressed a button, and a familiar voice came from inside.
"We can apologize to you and compensate you with one million silver coins. But you must permanently stop attacking the city of Rome, withdraw from our country, and promise never to do it again..."
Barba suddenly panicked. He didn't expect that the negotiation process was actually recorded.
"Holy Father, they are deceiving you. You cannot listen to this kind of content. It will definitely mislead your judgment!"
Then he had to step forward and take away the recorder, so as to prevent the subsequent contents from being exposed.
"Do I really miss you like this?"
But Benedict XIII would definitely not let him succeed. It was still difficult to figure out who was deceiving him now. He signaled his followers to control Barba.
Next, with the help of the translator, the conversation between the two parties came to the surface and was clearly heard by the senior officials present.
"Holy Father, I have a clear conscience. I am doing this all for Rome and you!"
When Barba saw what had happened, he hurriedly excused himself.
"Combined with what you said to me before, I really don't know whether to believe you before or you now!"
Not only Benedict XIII thought so, but the cardinals in the room also began to look at Barba strangely.
Now that the evidence is conclusive, people who previously supported Barba are now worried about being tricked by this guy.
Not only do we have to distance ourselves from Barba and draw clear boundaries, but at some point, we may even add insult to injury...
"Holy Father, I can swear to you that I, Barba, have never done anything that would be unworthy of you or Rome!"
Since showing loyalty is not enough, then just swear directly. There is always something that can win the other party's sympathy, right?
"Trust comes from supervision. I am personally very sad about your words and deeds!"
Benedict XIII waved his hand and asked his left and right officials to take him out first and imprison him. The top priority was to resolve the dispute with the enemy troops outside the city.
Obviously, things that could have continued to be discussed were suddenly messed up by this idiot Barba, and it was not easy to pick up the conversation again.
In contrast, although Ganganelli is young, his results are much better than the one just now.
Benedict XIII admired him very much. Although the top officials in Rome were based on seniority, there were also promotions that were exceptional.
As long as Ganganelli, who is less than thirty-five years old, can complete this extremely difficult task, Benedict XIII will not mind his rapid promotion and he can become a cardinal on his fortieth birthday.
Only by solving big difficulties can you receive big gifts. This has always been the case!
