Under Rodelney's leadership and incitement, a group of Portuguese, who had been shrouded in the dream of getting rich, came to the base of Zhao Hongyu's army at Shiliang City.

When these cannon fodders arrived, they received a very grand reception from Zhao Hongyu.

After all, such a "cheap" cannon fodder is still very important to Zhao Hongyu.

The grandeur shown by Zhao Hongyu also made the Portuguese feel flattered. You should know that the mercenaries in Europe have never been treated like this, and at the same time, these Portuguese felt that they had a great favor for the big money owner of the Song Empire.

Zhao Hongyu did not take these Portuguese too much attention to them.

Because although these guys have taken their own money, they are also fighting for their own lives.

Therefore, in order to better allow them to work hard for themselves, Zhao Hongyu must be more generous.

As soon as the Portuguese arrived, Zhao Hongyu asked his subordinates to prepare wine and meat to entertain them.

This is quite grateful to the Portuguese who have never been full due to economic problems after coming to the East.

Especially the food that Zhao Hongyu entertained them, which was quite good.

The fatty meat stewed with sauerkraut, the slices of meat are absolutely thick without any falsehood, which makes these Portuguese eat them so much.

Adding fresh bread, mashed potatoes, vegetables and sausages that are rare in winter makes these Portuguese have a lot of fun.

They could not imagine that such food was usually eaten by the Song Empire Army, which made them feel that the food they ate in Europe before was simply a pile of stinky dog ​​shit.

How rich is this? Even the army eats such food every meal. It seems that the Song Empire is so rich that it is true.

At the same time, these Portuguese were completely relieved because they felt that since the Song Empire, which even had such a rich meal in the army, they would not regret owing their salary.

It can be said that the handsome and handsome behavior of the Song Empire at this moment completely shocked these rustic losers from Europe, which surprised them.

Even at this moment, many Portuguese thought secretly that it would be great if they could become people from the Song Empire. Or that they could join the Imperial Army, that would be quite good.

Especially when they heard that the Imperial Army had twelve yuan in monthly salary, it was extremely envious.

This kind of salary is definitely good in Europe.

Moreover, this is just the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers of the Song Empire, and if they are officers, they will get more.

Therefore, these Portuguese were so envious of the Song Empire.

Think about the Swiss mercenaries in Europe. They can control food and accommodation wherever their employers are, but what they eat and what they live.

Humph, I ate moldy bread, drank turquoise soup, lived in a tent made of rags. I also had my employer owed military pay from time to time. This was compared with the Song Empire... No, it was impossible to compare.

With such a comparison, the Portuguese mercenaries brought by Rodelney suddenly felt that the Baron Rodelney who led them had indeed found a smooth road for them this time and embraced a thick golden thigh.

Nowadays, these Portuguese people are almost shouting collectively, "We are friends, we can pick up soap."

However, from their eyes, Zhao Hongyu could still feel this meaning.

"Your Highness, when will we launch an attack?"

Rodelney was determined to conquer Shiliang City quickly, and then get his wealth. He could pay the salary he owed his subordinates, and at the same time he could swell his shriveled purse again.

So, he didn't have the heart to eat now, but came to Zhao Hongyu and asked when he could launch an attack.

For Rodelney, of course, the sooner the attack, the better, so that he can get his wealth as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, Zhao Hongyu didn't want to launch an attack rashly, although there were cannon fodders like Rodelney and others willing to charge into the battlefield.

Yes, Rodelney and the others are mercenaries who use money to fight. It can be said that how many of them died or all of them were killed, which has nothing to do with Zhao Hongyu.

But since this is the case, Zhao Hongyu is unwilling to let these cannon fodders die meaninglessly.

After all, the war in Kyushu cannot end immediately. God knows whether he will encounter trouble like Shi Liangcheng in the future.

Therefore, it is the most important thing to minimize casualties.

At the same time, it is very important to ensure that the cannon fodders like Rodelney can be used by themselves all the time.

"Wait a little longer, I need to find a safe way to launch an attack. After all, Shiliang City is not a castle that can be easily conquered, and I think you should know this too. If we launch an attack recklessly, it will cause you people to suffer heavy losses."

Zhao Hongyu looked at Rodelney and said to him, as if he was 'I'm for your own good'.

Rodelney was stunned after hearing Zhao Hongyu's words.

He could not have imagined that the crown prince of the Song Empire would still think about them at this time. This was very different from the nobles who hired soldiers from Europe, and Rodelney couldn't believe it.

You should know that the nobles and men in Europe usually hired mercenaries to fight and did not care about the lives and deaths of the soldiers.

In the eyes of those men, they paid the money, so it was a matter of mercenaries to die.

Anyway, no matter what difficulties or dangers you encounter, the mercenaries will come forward.

There is really no one like the crown prince of the Song Empire who considers reducing casualties for them.

This made Baron Rodelney's favorability for Zhao Hongyu greatly increase.

Originally, in Rodelney's heart, he had already made the worst plan.

That is, after they arrived at Shiliang City, the Crown Prince of America would definitely issue an order to attack immediately, and it goes without saying that the ones who took the lead must be the Portuguese mercenaries.

The reason is very simple, this is what Europe is like.

But what he could not imagine was that the reaction of this highness was actually different from what he expected.

No wonder those who have been in the Song Empire in the Americas for a long time will say that the environment of the Song Empire is actually much better than that of Europe, and so many Europeans are living and dying to immigrate to the Americas.

Even if those people have no identity, they will have to be illegitimate in the Song Empire in the Americas, and they are unwilling to stay in Europe.

Although the laws of the Song Empire in the Americas seem very harsh, the living environment is indeed very generous, especially the explanations between people are very friendly, and everyone will consider others.

This is something that Europe does not have in the selfish environment.

"Your Highness, we are mercenaries. Since we have taken your money, it is normal for us to fight with our lives."

Rodelney said something very against his will.

After hearing this, Zhao Hongyu shook his head and smiled and said, "It's all a life, I have to think carefully. Even if you are mercenaries, I have to think about you. I am not the nobles in Europe, so I don't take human lives seriously. I'm thinking of letting you make money and then being able to come home alive to see your wives, children, and children."

After Zhao Hongyu said this, he was actually so disgusting.

But the effect is still good.

Rodelney was so emotional inside.

This prince of the American Song Empire was like the nobles of Europe, and it was really a world.

Look at how kind and no arrogance they are.

Nothing like those noble men in Europe, they are so proud of their nostrils.

Although Rodelney himself is a nobleman and has the title of baron, he is a dilapidated house.

So, he felt the most profoundly about it.

"You are such a kind Your Highness."

Finally, Rodelney said something to Zhao Hongyu very sincerely.

Zhao Hongyu didn't care at all about receiving Rodelney's sincere praise.

In fact, he was just thinking about it for a long time.

If the Kyushu War could end after it captured Shiliang City, he would not care about the lives of these mercenaries.

The reason why he has to consider this issue now is that he is worried that he will encounter these troubles in the future. So keeping these cannon fodder, then they can come in handy.

After all, with these cannon fodders on top, their army can try their best to avoid threats, right?

The lives of Chinese soldiers of the Song Empire are very precious.

However, Zhao Hongyu cannot say these words to Rodelney.

"You look at the castle opposite you, and you didn't realize that if we launched a rash attack, we would have paid a heavy price for it."

Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and pointed to Shiliang City in front of him and said to Rodelney.

Looking in the direction of Zhao Hongyu's finger, Rodelney immediately took a breath.

To be honest, he had never carefully observed Shiliangcheng, so he had never cared about this.

However, with Zhao Hongyu's reminder, after Rodelny carefully looked at their target this time, he had to feel a little numb from his scalp.

The narrow inner city road, high city walls, and nine passes, as well as the overall structure of Shiliang City are enough to be seen at a glance. This is a castle that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Oh my God, this city is really hard to deal with.

No wonder this highness is so cautious.

If we launch an attack now, I guess my troops will lose half of them after one charge.

Thinking of this, Rodelney couldn't help but sweat. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!)
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