Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 364 Catch a Turtle in an Urn and Reverse Catch a Turtle
The first year of Xuande, the third day of October.

This is a day destined to go down in history, because today, the armies of the East and the West came into contact in a real sense.

The mighty ship carrying the flag of the Kingdom of Naples crossed half of the Mediterranean Sea and headed towards the Bosporus.

On the coast of Nicaea, Zhu Zhanhe looked at the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples and wanted to laugh.

There is no other reason than that these people are really stupid.

In fact, Zhu Zhanhe did not have high hopes for the Kingdom of Naples, even though he knew that the Kingdom of Naples was trying its best to please him, hoping that he would leave a place for the Kingdom of Naples to settle down after entering Europe.

But as the saying goes, ideas are ideas, reality is reality.

Think about it for a moment, what would you do if you were in the position of the Kingdom of Naples?
The strength of the Ming army is already strong enough. It is right that they should try their best to show themselves, but the scene in front of them is indeed a bit too much.

After that, it's fake.

There are more than 300 ships. The Kingdom of Naples can indeed afford this number of ships, but it is estimated that it is the power of the whole country, and all the civilians have to be requisitioned.

Based on the shipbuilding strength of the Kingdom of Naples and even Europe as a whole, a ship can only carry about 300 to [-] people while carrying cargo.

Three hundred ships, six to ninety thousand people, where are the deceivers?

Even without the information sent by Duke Rene from the Kingdom of Naples in advance, Zhu Zhanhe could still see the problem here.

Soon, the leading ship of the Kingdom of Naples fleet suddenly turned its sails and headed towards Nicaea.

This change caught everyone off guard, because their plan was to first block the western exit of the Bosporus, then let the people inside the castle come out, and finally land in Asia Minor just like the Crusades.

But compared to the coalition forces who were caught off guard, Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand calmly.

A dull horn sounded, and piles of fires were quickly lit. It seemed a bit retarded to light a fire in this broad daylight.

But this is a method that has been passed down in the Central Plains for a long time and is a method of transmitting messages: beacon fire.

At the same time, the defense line set up on the coast was also removed, and the real backhand deployed by Zhu Zhanhe also revealed his fangs.

Artillery, catapults, swarms of rockets...

In addition to fire guns, almost all the long-range attack weapons of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also large-scale killing weapons, all appear here, with a complete range.

But in fact, the opponent is not that unbearable.

Europe had a very high starting point on the gunpowder road because they continued to improve based on the development of the Central Plains.

In 1341, modified gunpowder arrows appeared in Lille, France. In 1344, Germany invented cast iron cannons. In 1348, cannons appeared in the Netherlands and so on.

Artillery appeared in Europe more than 80 years ago, and artillery also existed during this Crusade expedition.

But regarding the use of firearms, Ming Dynasty had a much deeper understanding than they did.

Moreover, as far as the ships from the Kingdom of Naples are concerned, their load capacity is really limited.

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, only the treasure fleet could be equipped with artillery on a large scale, and before that, the fleet used by Zhu Zhanhe did not have many artillery.

Although they were only bowl-mouth cannons and cup-mouth cannons, their impact was not something that wooden ships could withstand.

The Ming Dynasty, which led the world in shipbuilding technology at the same time, did not dare to do this, so how could the Kingdom of Naples dare?

Following Zhu Zhanhe's order, the artillery was quickly dismantled, the bracket was discarded on the position, and the barrel was quickly removed by a team of three.

However, in just a few breaths, only the huge catapults were left on the Nicaea coastal defense front.

However, after seeing that only the catapults were left on the Ming Dynasty's coastal front, the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples began to panic and began to panic. Even Zhu Zhanhe could see that they wanted to turn around.

"Your Highness, they must know about the white phosphorus eggs, right?"

Jian Xiao also discovered the enemy's movements through the telescope, and immediately looked at Zhu Zhanhe.

"I think so." Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

In fact, he has thought about this problem before, because this is a problem that is simply impossible to avoid, sooner or later.

White phosphorus eggs were used on such a large scale in the Timurid Empire, and the other party valued themselves so much. It is really not surprising that the power of white phosphorus eggs was discovered and attracted attention.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanhe never regarded this as his final trump card.

Catapults, even large catapults, have an effective range of only about 200 meters. The current white phosphorous eggs do not have high requirements for the power of catapults, because they mainly deal burning damage, rather than the kinetic and potential energy of ordinary catapults. cause some damages.

But even so, the range is only about 300 to less than 400 meters.

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand, and Zhu Ling quickly set off and climbed onto the high platform. The bright flag fluttered in the wind in Zhu Ling's hand.

The Ming Dynasty soldiers on the coast of Nicaea quickly turned around and headed northeast.

Such a move blinded the enemy for an instant, but they quickly reacted, because the place inside was too small, so small that there was no room for diverse tactics.

From beginning to end, Zhu Zhanhe's goal was Junbao, and Junbao alone.

They were riding a ship from the Kingdom of Naples, flying the flag of the Kingdom of Naples, but in fact it was the Sicilian Army and the enemies of the Crusaders who turned the ship around in a panic, as if they wanted to organize the Ming army to attack the castle.

However, everything is too late.

It's not that they acted too late. Even if the Bosporus is only about [-] meters long, it won't be something that the Ming army can accomplish in an instant. As long as they want to intercept it, it's never too late to start. .

As long as the Ming army cannot all pass smoothly, they will be considered successful.

However, just as they were setting off, a whole fleet appeared behind them. This fleet looked well-trained at first sight, and the clear-character flags and Wu-character flags hanging on the mast made them even more excited. Frightened by the news.

Now, they want to do nothing but escape.

But would Zhu Zhanhe, who had waited for almost half a year for such an opportunity, let them escape?
Another order was issued, and the low-pitched horn sounded again, but it was a little different from the first horn sound, this time the horn sound was significantly shorter.

With the sound of the horn, a fleet of ships appeared from the eastern exit of the Bosporus, making everyone pale.

John VIII stood on the wall of the Castle, looking at the fleet that appeared out of thin air. He racked his brains and couldn't figure out how they appeared there.

Obviously no ship has passed by for such a long time, and it is clear that the Ming army's ship has never even entered the Sea of ​​Marmara. How could it appear on the east side of the Bosporus?

At this moment, what they don't know is that on the west side of the Sea of ​​Marmara, at another pass of the strait, that is, the Dardanelles Strait, the Sicilian Kingdom garrison and fleet they left behind have been destroyed.

Canakkale.

Mu Sheng put down the telescope and looked at the ship with blue flames on the sea from a distance, with a look of disdain on his face.

The narrowest point of the Dardanelles is not as narrow as the Bosporus. The narrowest point here is less than three miles away, but it is still quite narrow.

The Kingdom of Sicily and the Crusaders originally wanted to encircle the Ming Army here, and at the same time cut off the possibility of the Ming Army supporting and retreating from here, but unexpectedly, when they arrived, the roles were reversed.

When a turtle is caught in an urn, the urn remains the same, but the person who catches the turtle becomes a turtle.

However, the near-complete victory did not reassure Mu Sheng, because he was him and his son was his son.

Bosphorus.

Looking at the Castle opposite, the Royal Sicilian Army and the Crusaders had no nostalgia at all. They even ignored the flag waved by John VIII personally on the top of the Castle. They only wanted to escape.

The current Crusaders are no longer the Crusaders of the past. Compared with them, they not only lack the strength, but also lack the courage of the Crusaders of the past to fight for their faith.

However, will Zhu Zhanhe let them escape?
The previously lit beacon seemed clueless, but it was not a useless move, because at the corner of Uskudar, a fleet slowly revealed their lineup to the world.

At the same time, it also blocked the Crusaders' retreat path.

On the leading ship, Mu Bin, Qian Yong and Zhu Sanfeng stood with their heads held high, facing the crusaders who wanted to escape.

Unlike Qian Yong, Zhu Sanfeng and his wife who were calm, Mu Bin's eyes were filled with fanatical fighting spirit.

During the small-scale battle to wipe out the remnants of the Ottomans in southern Asia Minor, Mu Bin completed the first transformation in his life, transforming from a teenager into a passionate young man.

At this time, he was only filled with thoughts of meritorious service, and the only things that could satisfy him were endless wars, endless achievements, and a high platform built by mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

When he reaches a certain height, this youthful enthusiasm will slowly fade away, replaced by the calmness of young and middle-aged people.

In a few decades, this composure will slowly dissipate, and will eventually be replaced by characteristics such as composure, determination, and sophistication.

Of course, this is the result only if everything goes well. No one knows what changes will happen in the process, and no one knows whether he will go astray.

But at least, Mu Bin is still normal now.

"His Royal Highness!"

On the coast of Nicaea, Jian Xiao was rarely excited.

During this period of time, he already knew the significance of the King Castle, and Zhu Zhanhe even told him the follow-up plan after occupying the King Castle, which made him a little excited.

"Yes." Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe nodding, Jian Xiao immediately gave the order, and soon a group of people were brought out and headed straight for the coast.

This team of people is not Han Chinese, nor is it from Wuszang Dusi, nor is it Asan.

They were from the Kingdom of Naples, the people left behind when Duke Rene came to inform Zhu Zhanhe.

(End of this chapter)