The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 95 On the Meat Grinder Contest (this chapter contains Chenla content)

"Chenla? I heard that the Ministry of War has trade with Chenla. Could it be that the Chenla people are unwilling to pay?" Friedrich asked with some doubts.

Chenla is too far away from Austria, and the deal between the Ministry of War and Chenla is also kept secret. If Friedrich hadn't discovered that the Ministry of War had called the barge of the navy, he would not have known about it.

"No, I think they have sent all their money, but the church fleet was warned by the Vietnamese government. There is a private territory in Kampong Son Bay that belongs to Ambrosius, from the government of Chenla. obtained legally.

Now that the Vietnamese have controlled Chenla, they do not intend to recognize the legitimacy of this territory, and even plan to expel the Christians on it.Since last year, there have been two battles. "

At the end of 1835, the Vietnamese gave up the plan for Li Anzan's eldest daughter to be the king of Chenla, because the eldest princess rejected the "good intentions" of the Vietnamese Emperor Ming Ming and did not marry the son of Ming Ming Emperor.

The Vietnamese turned to support the more cowardly An Mei as Queen of Chenla. The next year, the Vietnamese planned to send the Chenla royal family to Zhenxi City. The court is ready to completely eradicate the forces loyal to the Chenla royal family.

Guan Jinpan, Parasu, and the commander of the forbidden army, Hong Bufu, launched an uprising to save their lives. Unfortunately, they were betrayed by spies. The Vietnamese general Zhang Mingdao sent troops to suppress it.

When the uprising broke out in the city, Ambrosius was still indulging in games with the princesses.

Although Princess Anmei has become the queen of Chenla in name, she still lives a leisurely confinement life with her sisters in the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh.

The Vietnamese were busy measuring the land in Chenla and eradicating the resistance forces. Even those Khmer spies and courtiers who were nominally An Mei didn't bother to show off.

It's just that the desperate fight of Guan Jinpan, Palasu and others pushed Ambrosius to the center of the storm.

Phnom Penh Royal Palace, Lenggong Royal Garden.

Unaware of the approaching danger, Ambrosius was playing hide-and-seek with the princesses when suddenly a young eunuch broke into the garden.

"It's not good, it's not good, Mr. Ambrosius, you hide it quickly. Zhang Ming said that the general sent people to take the princesses away. Don't let them see you, see you, you I'm dead!"

The little eunuch is a close friend of the eunuch surnamed Li, and the eunuch surnamed Li is the half brother of Guan Jinpan. His words are absolutely credible.

The four princesses were panicked, because the ministers loyal to Chenla had been instilling in them the idea that the Vietnamese would kill them to avoid future troubles.

However, the dignity of the royal family made them refuse to escape. Instead, they opened the secret passage of the palace to allow Ambrosius to escape.

Seeing the girls, Ambrosius regarded death as home, and his blood surged up for a moment. He drew his pistol and prepared to fight for his dignity.

The little eunuch said hurriedly.

"Mr. Ambrosius, they won't do anything to the princesses, but they will definitely kill you, because Lord Guan Jinpan and the others rebelled, and Zhang Ming said that it is only a matter of time before the general's army wipes them out! Run away !"

Ambrosius wanted the princesses to escape with him, but the princesses refused because the education they received from childhood did not allow them to run away.

After weighing the pros and cons, Ambrosius resolutely jumped into the secret passage, but there were already Vietnamese soldiers waiting at the exit of the secret passage.

It seems that these Vietnamese soldiers don't know the location of the exit of the secret passage. Who betrayed the princesses?It must not be the little eunuch, because they were still together just now, which means that the other party already knew the existence of this secret passage.

Ambrosius let out a sigh of relief, it's not as good as being betrayed by the people around him.

Although those Vietnamese officers and soldiers haven't found the exit of the secret passage, it's only a matter of time.

Ambrosius felt that he could not be inferior to a few women. He chose to escape just now because he still had hope of living. It was not worth dying for it, but now that the way back was dead, it was time to show his courage.

Ambrosius looked at his two old-fashioned revolvers, and patiently loaded the primers.

This old-fashioned revolver needs to press the hammer after each shot to reload, and then pull the trigger to achieve continuous shooting.

Ambrosius seized the opportunity, rushed out of the hole, and fired six consecutive shots. After killing three Vietnamese soldiers, he dropped the first revolver in his hand and took out the second revolver.

The Vietnamese officers and soldiers who were killed three people in an instant were confused for a while, but they were not timid. Instead, they rushed towards Ambrosius excitedly, as if they saw a bag of gold.

Ambrosius killed two more Vietnamese soldiers with a pistol, then drew his swift sword and continued to fight. After stabbing two Vietnamese soldiers, he was hit hard on the head and lost consciousness.

When Ambrosius regained consciousness, a general in crimson robes was sitting in front of him, playing with his pistol in his hand.

"who are you?"

Ambrosius moved his hands, and found that his hands behind his back were tied tightly, and he couldn't break free by himself.

He felt a little pain in his head, it should be from the blow on his head before, his knee seemed to be injured, and he took a deep breath and his ribs hurt a little, but overall it was not a big problem.

Upon hearing the other party's question, Ambrosius felt that there was still hope. Guan Jinpan and the others hadn't revealed his identity yet. He didn't want to be captured as a hostage and become the opponent's bargaining chip. It would be better to die in battle with honor than that.

Ambrosius answered carefully, wanting to see the other party's reaction.

"I am a businessman from Austria."

"What are you doing in the palace?" The general in the crimson official robe continued to ask. Only generals above the second rank and civil servants above the third rank in Vietnam can wear crimson official robes. The other party is undoubtedly the governor of Chenla, Zhang Mingdao.

Ambrosius lowered his head and pretended to be submissive.

"I am the tutor of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Zhang Ming said suddenly, "You're lying!"

"I have not!" replied Ambrosius.

Suddenly, the general in crimson official robe held Ambrosius's head, and pressed the muzzle of his gun to his temple.

Ambrosius closed his eyes, waiting for death to come.

"biu~biu~" The general in the crimson official robe laughed wildly.

"It's a bit courageous. You deserve to be a warrior who killed eight people. I just want to ask you, why did you kill them?"

"If someone forced you with a knife, would you wait to die?" Ambrosius asked back.

The general in the crimson official robe kicked Ambrosius in the stomach, and Ambrosius fell to the ground in pain.

"Don't be ignorant, if you look at me with that look again, I'll goug your eyes out. To tell you the truth, I, Zhang Ming, have heard your story and admired you very much. I heard that you still have twenty Very loyal servant?"

Ambrosius pretended to be surprised, but actually heaved a sigh of relief.

It turned out that Franz had already made the deployment and asked Ambrosius to separate his guards to avoid being caught.

Ambrosius has a total of 50 people in Phnom Penh, but for safety reasons, he did not let everyone live together, and usually communicates through letters and secret whistle.

Ambrosius is usually with the team of 20 people, and another group of 30 people pretends to be French businessmen doing business in Phnom Penh.

However, what Ambrosius didn't know was that there was also a group of weird Catholic Chenla and Vietnamese who were also secretly protecting Ambrosius.

This team was specially arranged by Archbishop Rauscher. This is what Franz meant, because Franz felt that no matter how the Westerners disguised themselves, they would attract the attention of the Vietnamese. As long as the other party paid a little attention, it would not be difficult to see through the disguise. .

Similarly, even if you find a team of Chenla people to face the local snake, it is easy to be seen through, but when there is an obvious flaw, it is much easier to hide the less obvious flaw.

As for why he didn't tell Ambrosius, of course it was for the sake of keeping it secret. Only the secrets that are unknown to the parties are the most difficult secrets to be discovered.

"Please let them go, they have nothing to do with this matter." Ambrosius had his hands tied, and he stood up with a club.

"I said that I admire you very much, but you killed my man, how should I explain to my brothers." Zhang Ming said.

"The person you want to kill is me. My country will redeem my body. If you kill everyone, you won't get any money." Ambrosius replied.

"Money? Whether you Austrians or French, you are all mediocre people who only know about money. My Great Vietnamese Emperor Ming Ming has gathered an army of 15, and one day he will break through the Zhennan Pass, unify the Central Plains, and At that time, you western barbarians were not even qualified to be our slaves.

But now I am very kind, I can play a game with you and your people.If you can win, I will not only let you go, but also recognize your status as merchants. From now on, you will be merchants in my country of Da Viet.

However, if you fail, you will die, and your corpses will be turned into nourishment in this land. "

Outside Phnom Penh, an abandoned ancient temple.

Ambrosius was taken to an abandoned ancient temple. At a glance, he saw that the Astartes monks of the church and several officers sent by the Austrian Army to protect him were there, even their weapons were there.

On a pagoda, you can see the entire ancient temple, Zhang Ming said, the lieutenant general shouted.

"Welcome to the Temple of No Return, where you will face a thousand vicious prisoners. The winner will be pardoned, while the loser will stay here forever."

Ambrosius and the others did not answer, but were silently checking their equipment. Captain Bilavon proposed to let him kill the murderer with a single shot.

But Ambrosius shook his head. On the road just now, he saw purgatory on earth, the whole city was burning, soldiers slaughtered house to house, and even dragged women into carriages to commit violence. He felt that he had to do something. He has to live.

"Can we leave alive if we win?" Ambrosius yelled in Vietnamese.

"Of course, I swear to Buddha!" ​​Zhang Ming laughed.

(End of this chapter)