Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 391: The Dog That Bereaved
Before the time entered December, Zhu Zhanhe finally waited for the soldiers dispatched from Uszangdusi and Nanzhou Prefecture.

This time was half a month later than he expected, but it was still understandable, it was winter after all.

Moreover, strictly speaking, they were not late, because they had already arrived at the Castle in early December. It was the road from the Castle to Sofia that delayed them a lot of time.

"Do you know?"

After setting up these newly arrived soldiers, Zhu Zhanhe originally planned to walk around casually to see if these soldiers are adapting.

However, he saw Kunzhaxi chatting happily with a newly arrived Uzzandusi general.

"His Royal Highness!" After seeing Zhu Zhanhe, Kun Zhaxi hurriedly stood up and bowed in salute.

"We've known each other since childhood."

"Oh? Are you too young?" Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows and nodded clearly.

In fact, the whole world is a society of favors. After Zhu Zhanhe first mobilized the troops of Wu Zangdu Si, the benefits of fighting with Zhu Zhanhe slowly spread. Later, after several rotations, Wu Zangdu Si's Bian was even more rumored.

The battle with the European White Pig must not have spread to Uzzandusi. After all, no one from Uzzandusi came over, and no one from here returned.

But the situation of the war with the Timur Empire had been reported back a long time ago.

"The villain has not been back for too long, which makes His Royal Highness laugh."

Looking at Zhu Zhanhe's expression, Kunzhaxi scratched his head in embarrassment.

He was pestering his childhood friend just now to inquire about his family. After all, he hadn't been back for two years, so it was impossible not to worry.

Even though he knew that the Guardian King would make arrangements for his family after he left for the war, no amount of safeguards could eliminate his worries about his family when he was away from home.

"Okay, let's talk."

Zhu Zhanhe was not an ignorant person. He had gone back several times since the Western Expedition to Timur's Empire, but these soldiers had really not gone home for two years.

Now that he had the opportunity to chat about family affairs, or even learn about the situation at home, Zhu Zhanhe would not disturb him.

"That's right." Zhu Zhanhe had just taken two steps and turned around as if he had thought of something.

"You can teach him well, and we will attack Fort Nico in two days when we continue to advance. You can be the vanguard, or you can take him with you."

After saying that, Zhu Zhanhe left directly, leaving Kunzhaxi and Kunzhaxi who had not yet reacted.

In fact, in the army led by Zhu Zhanhe, this kind of situation is rare. It is not a big deal to bring people you know, but it cannot be done too often.

After all, the first person to enter the city grabs the best things, and if the number is too high, some people will be unwilling to do so.

But this time Zhu Zhanhe spoke in person, it was the first time.

It took a long time before Kunzhaxi realized what he was doing. He pulled his hair and started chatting excitedly in the dialect of Uszandusi.

When the fellow sees the fellow, tears well up.

This is a very beautiful picture, but when the background of this picture is composed of the ruins of Hagia Sophia, it may not be so beautiful.

However, the effects of feelings are reciprocal.

It's not beautiful, but compared to the European white pigs. For the Ming army, this is the most beautiful picture, because this picture is basically equivalent to their military exploits.

For them, the more pictures like this, the better...

But for some people, this is not a good time to "bring tears to their eyes when meeting fellow villagers."

……

The capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Aachen.

In the Holy Roman Empire, which had not yet been ruled by the Habsburgs, the imperial capital was still in Aachen, not Vienna.

The hot springs here are very famous, but now, Sigismund has no intention of enjoying them.

After receiving the news from Martin V, Sigismund was already a little confused.

He was not in a hurry before. Although places such as Jajce in Croatia were also attacked by the Ming army, it was a sneak attack after all. The Ming army only attacked and grabbed some things and left.

After all, the previous sneak attacks had no foundation, no assistance at all, and could not stand.

But things are different now. Tarnovo is gone, which means that nearly one-third of Bulgaria has fallen into the hands of the Ming army.

If they take Fort Niko further, the Ming army will be able to directly threaten the land of the Kingdom of Hungary.

This is why Sigismund mobilized various countries to send troops before, because the Kingdom of Hungary was his home country before he became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and he did not want his hometown to be stolen.

At this time, Sigismund was really panicked.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is not that easy to be. Not to mention that after his hometown was stolen, he would not have the soil to take root and grow. Let's talk about an emperor who can't even defend his hometown. How can you make the Roman people trust you?

Moreover, he did not want the Kingdom of Hungary to send troops before, because he wanted the Kingdom of Hungary to appear last and reap the benefits when the Holy See and the coalition forces from other countries exhausted the Ming army to the point where it was almost exhausted.

At that time, the treasures, land occupied, plundered population and almost all the prestige snatched by the Ming army will either be gained by the Kingdom of Hungary or by him, the King of Hungary.

But now, the matter of taking advantage has not yet occurred, and people are knocking on your door?

But what else can he do now besides increasing his troops?

However, at this moment...

"His Majesty the Emperor..."

……

Looking at the messenger in front of him, Sigismund suddenly seemed to see the arrival of God.

He finally found a way to check and balance the Ming army!

"Come here! Send the order, go to Venice!"

……

The history of the rise of the Principality of Venice (actually a republic, I can’t write about it, just know it) is actually quite magical.

If you just look at the territory, you will definitely think that the Principality of Venice is a very weak country, a rookie struggling to survive in the cracks, but it is not the case.

Venice, the capital of the Principality of Venice, was originally a small fishing village, but because of its better geographical location, it began to engage in maritime trade. At that time, their trade scope was only in the Adriatic Sea.

Later, with the threat of the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire, a large number of civilians who moved north came here.

The excellent geographical location and the large number of people engaged in business have made Venice's business prosperous as never before.

But business alone is not enough to turn Venice from a fishing village into a country, so he chose to hug his thigh.

During the Crusades, Venice's full assistance allowed them to consolidate their position, and at the same time they took the opportunity to annex lands that originally belonged to the Byzantine Empire but were taken away by the Ottoman Empire.

At this time Venice declared its independence and became an official country.

After independence, because its territory, except around Venice, consisted of islands and coastal areas, and because commerce was still its most important pillar, Venice began to launch an attack on Genoa, which was also a commercial country.

After four naval battles, Genoa was almost driven out of the Mediterranean by Venice, and all the islands in the Aegean Sea became Venetian land.

At this point, the Principality of Venice successfully occupied half of the northern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and became a serious maritime power.

So, why was such a powerful country, and quite close to Rome, not integrated into the coalition by the Pope before?
The reason is relationships.

With the accession of Francesco Foscari, the Duchy of Venice targeted three countries.

Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily and Duke of Athens.

That's right, it was the Principality of Athens that sent someone to ask Zhu Zhanhe for help.

Because Zhu Zhanhe did not agree to the request for help from the Principality of Athens, there was no conflict between the two sides. Among the first batch of coalition forces organized by the Holy See, there were two of their own enemies, and they were also the main force. The Principality of Venice ultimately rejected the Holy See's alliance.

The Holy See has nothing to do about this.

Although the main body of the Principality of Venice is the small fishing village not far northeast of Rome, how many people can be in a small fishing village?Therefore, most of the people in Venice fled because of the Ottoman Empire's Northern Expedition.

In the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France, Catholicism was the largest religion, but in the Byzantine Empire, Orthodox Christianity was.

Although the roots are the same, Catholicism and Orthodoxy can be said to be at odds with each other.

But this time, Sigismund found a way to bring Venice into the war.

That is... the backbone of the country Venice!
but!

They are not the only ones looking for change and improvement.

……

Kingdom of Aragon, Zaragoza.

Looking at the still silent palace, Charles VII clenched his fists.

It's not a good feeling to live under the fence, let alone at his mother-in-law's house.

Previously, he hoped that his mother-in-law could open the territorial waters around the Kingdom of Aragon, and persuade the Kingdom of Aragon's ally, the Kingdom of Castile, to open the Strait of Gibraltar to allow the Ming Dynasty's fleet to pass.

Only in this way will the English Channel be blocked, and he will have the opportunity to lead his army northward and take back the area north of the Loire River occupied by the English, and even Paris.

However, after such a long time, he did not receive a response from his mother-in-law.

The reason is that the news of the Ming fleet's battle with the Holy See coalition forces in the Adriatic Sea reached the Kingdom of Aragon.

The huge treasure ships and numerous ships made Yolanda, the mother-in-law of Charles VII, afraid.

Charles VII, the "mad crown prince," could ignore him, but she couldn't.

For Charles VII, he was driven to the north of the Loire River, and even Paris was lost. Even the title of Charles VII was nothing but his own arrogance. In fact, his right of succession had long been deprived by the English .

Yes, Charles VII was nominally the king of the Kingdom of France, but in fact during this period, the apparent king of the Kingdom of France was an Englishman!

Forget it, after all, England is powerful and has a strong army, and Charles VII is just a bereaved dog who has even lost his hometown of Paris.

However, that would be a normal situation, but five years ago, King Henry V of England passed away, and his son, Henry VI, who was only one year old, became the king of England and France.

This was unacceptable to Charles VII.

(End of this chapter)