Benedict XIII could not hold him accountable for the series of mistakes made by Innocent XI during his lifetime, and he could not waste his precious time on this matter for the time being.
In addition to assigning Ganganelli to communicate with the enemy troops outside the city, there is another thing to do, and that is to hold a vote.
Everyone in the city who is over fifteen years old, regardless of gender, can vote to continue to hold on or surrender as soon as possible.
The current situation is already very bad. The city has lost power and drinking water is beginning to be scarce.
The food reserves are pretty good, but in the face of large-scale bombing by the enemy, this has little effect on turning the tide of the war.
Benedict XIII's intention was already clear. He could not accuse his predecessor of his faults as soon as he took the throne.
But in this way, you can not only express your wishes tactfully, but also convince everyone in the simplest way.
Benedict XIII believes that everyone realizes that their side is completely unable to withstand the enemy's ferocious offensive.
Just the air raid caused heavy losses in the city of Rome.
Once the enemy launched an siege, it would be the day of the destruction of the Roman city.
If I had known today, why would I have to...
Benedict XIII wanted to bear all the responsibilities himself, but this responsibility was too great for him to bear.
The once prosperous and glorious city of Rome has now become devastated.
The soldier's eyes were dull and he didn't know how long he could survive.
Shi Min was terrified and just wanted to escape from the city as soon as possible.
Those who lost their relatives and friends were even more distraught, sitting in the rubble and crying loudly.
This is not the city of Rome that Benedict XIII wants to see, and he does not want this scene to last for a long time.
All evil should be stopped as soon as possible, even if it costs a terrible price.
In order to increase the chance of success, Benedict XIII decided to risk his own life and talk to the other party in person.
Although this was opposed by all the cardinals, Benedict XIII had made the greatest determination.
No matter how dangerous the negotiation is, it is not more dangerous than being killed by enemy bombers, not to mention that it is completely worth it.
"Did you hear that?"
"What?"
"The guy above is out of town!"
"Who is it?"
"The one at the top!"
"Ah? Have we been abandoned?"
"Shh~! Make a sound!"
"Let's escape quickly!"
"No, there are all the descendants of yellow-skinned monkeys and witches outside. If you go out rashly, you will be shot to death by machine guns. I heard that the descendants of the witch want revenge!"
"...Who are they taking revenge from?"
"I don't know!"
If the one above can't be found, won't the descendants of the witch want to take revenge on themselves?
Thinking about it this way, it's terrible. There has been a rumor in the city that the descendants of the witch will be even more vicious than the witches of the past.
Burning, water punishment, whipping, and impalement are the most basic, and there may be dismemberment, boiling, sitting on a nail chair, or even being nailed to a cross like the big brother!
Is it scary?
Of course it's scary!
But the witch-hunting movement that lasted for two hundred years has just passed twenty years ago, and many descendants of witches still have fresh memories of the executions of so-called witches by the Inquisition.
As long as they have the right opportunity and with the help of the yellow-skinned monkey, can they not take revenge?
Ordinary Rome is not qualified to participate in the trial of witches, but they are very afraid that the descendants of witches will expand the scope of revenge.
If Benedict XIII spent money to buy off the yellow-skinned monkey, and he and his senior officials were exempted from punishment, wouldn't the revenge targets of the descendants of witches become ordinary people?
I am afraid that most people in Rome want to continue living, and few will actively seek death.
Gangganelli did not see Jiexuan this time, even when Benedict XIII came to the coalition camp.
Jiexuan was indeed not in the camp in front of the battle, after meeting Barba, who was arrogant in his heart.
There is absolutely no need for him to stay here and wait for the other party to realize the mistake and the seriousness of the problem before coming to apologize to him.
The coalition forces will use practical actions to make the other side understand how tragic the end will be if they are arrogant without strength.
What's more, although Jiexuan was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, he could not always stay in the camp on land and wait for reports on the battle situation. He still had to go to the beach more or less, or board a helicopter directly. Ship's.
Recently, the war situation on land has been almost the same. It is nothing more than how many enemies have been captured and how many targets have been destroyed. The most valuable city of Rome has not yet been captured.
Jiexuan and Zheng Chenggong went to the beach together, where they could taste all kinds of freshly caught seafood.
As the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Jiexuan has never treated his stomach badly since he joined the Navy.
The entire navy, especially those stationed overseas, can take advantage of resources as long as they are nearby.
The army goes to war with seasonings and fishing nets, and the navy even more so, and only a lot more.
When naval warships are not performing tasks, aren't they just extra-large fishing boats?
The Mediterranean is also one of the producing areas of tuna. Except for female fish and male fish that do not meet the size, all the rest can be caught.
Except for a few seafoods such as oysters, sea urchins, and kelp, tuna is one of the few seafoods that can be eaten raw.
It has very few parasites, which is definitely different from crabs and other shellfish, and it tastes very good.
As long as Yu Min and the sailors can catch the fish, the supply will definitely exceed the demand.
You can use vinegar, soy sauce, sesame paste, hot sauce, mustard, or even salty ingredients in various ways.
The safer ways to eat it are to braise it, braise it in oil, or fry it raw. Those who are not afraid of diarrhea can eat it raw.
It is common for fleets to undergo global training. Food safety is the most important thing. Don’t eat raw food if you can eat it cooked.
This can reduce the chance of acclimatization and develop good eating habits.
After sinking and capturing most of the ships belonging to Rome, the expedition fleet was in a state of quasi-inactivity.
Fresh water can be supplied nearby, while fuel, dried fruits and vegetables have to wait for oil tankers from the Ottoman Empire.
Canned fruits come from the Ming Dynasty, especially Central America. In addition to fruits, the local area is suitable for growing coffee, cocoa, cane sugar and other crops.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty King can accept all the orders, so as long as there is no disaster, the local farmers can make a profit without losing money and don't have to worry about sales.
Jiexuan will also conduct random inspections of various materials in disaster-stricken war zones from time to time. Once defective products are found, he will have his subordinates immediately report them to the Ministry of War and manufacturers.
At the same time, contact the person in charge of the manufacturer in the war zone and ask him to resolve the matter as soon as possible, otherwise a certain manufacturer's products will be permanently kicked off the list of military suppliers.
The Ming Dynasty King's Division has conducted expeditions more than once or twice. It has accumulated a lot of experience and lessons in this regard, and the loopholes in various processes have basically been patched.
If there are really daring people who are trying to take advantage of the loopholes, then there is no need to be polite to them.
Jiexuan's backer is the emperor, so there is no need to care who the other party's backer is.
If the other party really has a backer, then I can follow the clues...
"When we came here, some people in Rome began to regret it, right?"
Zheng Chenggong sat on a deck chair in the tent and chatted with Jiexuan.
Now among the entire Pan-Ming Expeditionary Force, only Zheng Chenggong and Jiexuan can be regarded as equals.
To be precise, Zheng Chenggong had the title of vassal king, and his rank was even higher than Jiexuan.
"I really hope those people won't regret it so soon. I read a lot of books about Rome during the expedition."
"Oh? What did you find?"
"Although the Romans created a powerful empire, they also did a lot of stupid things. For example, at the beginning of the fourth century AD, the Gothic general Alaric led his army to attack the Roman Empire. At first, he only achieved great victory in the Balkans, and later he was A Roman general named Stilike was defeated. When Alarike's army came back, the Roman emperor first listened to Stilike's proposal and used gold as compensation similar to the early Han Dynasty to force the barbarians to retreat. Then the Roman emperor felt that Stilike had Tilik collaborated with the enemy and executed him, and then the Roman city was captured by the barbarians. This was less than thirty years apart from the execution of Tan Daoji by Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yilong, both of which were self-destruction of the Great Wall. Later, Alari knocked on his brother in Ibi The Visigothic Kingdom was established on the Maria Peninsula, which was the predecessor of Spain that you conquered with your army, and Alaric was also nicknamed 'The Whip of God' by the Romans!"
Jiexuan originally thought that Roman history would be boring, full of barbarian fighting and killing, but he didn't expect that there would also be some intrigues and nonsense. It really had a different flavor.
"I see, Brother Zixuan is very knowledgeable!"
Zheng Chenggong was eleven years older than Jiexuan, and he did not want to consider himself a vassal king in front of him. The two of them regarded themselves as brothers in private.
"I am carrying out this expedition to see if the Romans today are still as stupid as the Romans thousands of years ago. Judging from these battles and encounters, they are really the descendants of those idiots back then!"
Rome now has fighter planes, tanks, and artillery, but its decision-makers are even more intelligent than before.
"Hahahaha, congratulations, brother Zixuan!"
Zheng Chenggong was here to help, so he didn't need to put much thought into it, but he still didn't expect that Roman people were so stupid that they could reach their peak.
Especially after reading the content in the newspaper, I almost laughed out loud. I'm afraid there is no other company in the world that dares to do something as arrogant as Sichuan.
The Ming Dynasty regained the Kingdom of Naples, and the Romans secretly assisted the Naples natives behind the scenes, and at the same time they also played against the Ming Empire.
When the Ming Emperor really took action against the Romans and saw hundreds of bombs falling from their heads, the Romans realized that something was wrong.
The bomb was already flying in the air, and you just remembered to apologize?
Is it possible to make the bomb return the same way? ? ?
When Jiexuan can return to the camp outside Rome depends on the status of the seaside fleet...
Specifically, it’s your own mood!
If you're in a good mood, you might be able to go back earlier.
Otherwise, just wait until April 1st.
He had spent the whole time with that stupid pig, so where he went was out of his control.
"Now the pope in the city has put down his arrogance and came to ask for an audience!"
Jiexuan put down the phone and told Zheng Chenggong the news.
"Come to Chu?"
Zheng Chenggong was a little surprised by this. He didn't expect that the other party would change so quickly.
"Waiting over there!"
Jiexuan would not agree to meet the other party so quickly. At least he would give the other party some time to reflect on his mistakes.
"Brother Zixuan plans to go back?"
Zheng Chenggong followed the emperor in the battles in his early years, and later led the troops on his own. He was well-informed. He had seen the grand bombings and thousands of artillery fires. It was actually good to have tea and chat with old friends here.
"At least after three!"
After a few explosions before, the Romans finally understood the reason why the arm cannot twist the thigh. It seems that the dose must be increased, otherwise the effect of the medicine will be reduced.
"hey-hey……"
Zheng Chenggong was a fellow-minded person and immediately understood the meaning of Jie Xuan.
"Some people just need to be whipped. Only when they are bleeding can they be submissive to you!"
First, Alaric was nicknamed "The Whip of God", and later Attila also had this nickname.
I am afraid that after this year, the Ming Dynasty King Master will also be given this nickname.
The difference from the first two is that Daming's whip was much more painful than the previous two whips when it was struck on Roman Rao.
Because Rome is no longer an empire, its national strength is not as good as before, and its ability to withstand attacks is extremely limited.
If I was whipped a few more times by the Ming Dynasty's whip, if I couldn't protect Rome, it would be whipped to ashes...
Even if the three coalition forces only dispatched a total of 3,000 bombers, they had already dropped 60,000 aerial bombs on the city of Rome.
Such a large number of aerial bombs, combined with the results of previous battles, were enough to destroy most of the buildings in the city.
If the Romans felt that they were more resistant to attack than the Warsaws, they should have resisted more.
Try to resist for a full month and have a battle to become a god. Only then will you be worthy of the nickname "Eternal City".
The Pope's face is still good, and it's worth at least three hours.
If it were anyone else, even if they kowtow to Jiexuan, the coalition aircraft fleet would still blow up the entire Fifteen Talents School.
Three days later, Jiexuan and Zheng Chenggong returned to the camp outside the city and met Benedict XIII, who had been waiting here.
The other party and its envoys were not subjected to any ill-treatment. In addition to not being able to move around at will, they were not allowed to eat or drink. The host also provided them with hot water and mobile toilets.
But such a reception could not calm Benedict XIII's anxious mood. As the bombing continued, he was extremely looking forward to seeing the other party's commander.
In three days, many people had to be bombed and killed in the city. This was a result that Benedict XIII absolutely did not want to see, otherwise he would not have to put himself in danger.
"Nice to meet you, Your Majesty the Pope, please take a seat!"
For safety reasons, Jiexuan just stood about ten feet away and bowed his hands to the other person in salute, without shaking hands.
"Nice to meet you too, Commander!"
Benedict XIII would not force him, and he would be lucky to see him now.
"I believe that you have thought carefully about your coming this time, so I don't need to elaborate. Our conditions are the same as before. I don't know how you will choose!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, there has been a vote in the city before, and the vast majority of people are willing to surrender unconditionally. I wonder if you will treat them well and provide written proof with the guarantee of your emperor?"
