Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 392
Charles VII, who was still just the crown prince until now, finally felt a little darkness rise in his heart after facing the insults from the English and the neglect of his mother-in-law.

It’s not that he didn’t know that the Ming army was actually a far more powerful enemy than the English. It was precisely because he knew that he chose the Ming army as his ally to regain the glory of France.

The reason why he chose such a man who could be called a jackal as an ally was entirely because Charles VII could not see the hope of regaining the glory of France.

The English occupied a large area north of the Loire River, including Paris, and had strong troops; although his mother-in-law supported him, her mother-in-law always put the interests of the Kingdom of Aragon first.

If his mother-in-law is willing to send troops to help, he may not have the ability to compete with the English yet, but at least he will have the strength to resist.

Is it because the Kingdom of Aragon does not have the strength to assist him?Not really.

As long as the English Channel is blocked, it may not have much impact on the British army, which occupies a large amount of the territory of the Kingdom of France, in the short term, but as long as it is attacked from both sides, victory will be a matter of time.

As the only country in Europe with sea control, the Kingdom of Aragon definitely has a maritime fleet. Although it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, it is still more outstanding than the Principality of Venice. This is why the Principality of Venice only occupies the eastern half of the coastline on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and does not send any troops to the Mediterranean. The reason for the westward advance.

However, his mother-in-law did not help him.

Thinking of this, Charles VII's eyelids drooped, and a sinister light flashed in his eyes.

When there is no hope of victory, maybe... giving it a try is the best result!

"Come on!"

……

Three days later, Villa Castellon.

This is an important port of the Kingdom of Aragon in the Mediterranean. At the same time, because it is the Balearic Islands to the south, it is also an important military port.

"Are you really going back to Toulouse?"

Yolanda, the mother-in-law of Charles VII, looked at the large family of her son-in-law and asked uncertainly.

"I still have to go back." Charles VII bowed slightly.

"No matter what, France is my hometown. Even if the English are overwhelming, they will always resist."

"If I always hide under your protection and stay away from the land of France, how can the French soldiers fight bravely?"

"That's true." Yolanda nodded slightly, but then turned to look at her daughter.

"Dear Mary, are you going back with your husband too?"

"Dear Yolanda, of course." Marie de Anjou hugged her mother.

"In this case, I won't keep you here." Yolanda sighed softly.

As for her son-in-law, she doesn't care if he can't come back, but for her daughter, she still hopes to stay with her.

After all, the current situation in the Kingdom of France is not good.

Taking his wife, son and mistress with him, Charles VII said goodbye to his mother-in-law and turned to board the ship.

In fact, if you just want to return to Toulouse, the distance by land is shorter, but there is the Pyrenees Mountains between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of France.

In comparison, it would be better to take a boat here, bypass the Pyrenees, land at Settimania, and then go overland to Toulouse.

However, is this really the case?

……

"Joan of Arc, what do you think of the situation on the front line?"

Previously, in order to obtain assistance from the Ming army, Charles VII transferred Joan of Arc to the Kingdom of Aragon. At that time, Joan of Arc was extremely dissatisfied and believed that Charles VII's transfer of herself back at this time would affect the war situation.

But after learning that Charles VII planned to return to Toulouse, Joan's anger disappeared.

In a country at war, whether the king supports from the rear or grovels for protection from others has a completely different impact on the morale of the soldiers.

However, what Joan of Arc didn't know was that Charles VII had already plotted against her.

"Your Majesty the King, for now, our brave French soldiers are already in high spirits. If you hadn't summoned me to the Kingdom of Aragon, we would be celebrating our victory on the north bank of the Loire River at this time."

Jeanne bowed slightly, her tone slightly dissatisfied, but also somewhat happy.

"However, now that you plan to return to Toulouse, this is a great encouragement to our French soldiers. I believe you will soon be able to taste the sweet taste of the fruits of victory."

Charles VII nodded slightly, but the corners of his mouth curled up where Joan of Arc could not see.

Plop, plop, plop...

Not long after, a series of strange noises came. Charles VII closed his eyes slightly and looked up at the sky.

An inconspicuous fleet was supposed to be heading north, but the sails on the ship were suddenly pulled, and the fleet changed direction and headed towards the east of the Mediterranean Sea.

……

Just when Charles VII made the desperate decision without telling everyone, the situation in the distant Balkans also changed.

Nicoburg.

Looking at Nicolberg who could be said to be carved from the same mold as Sofia, Zhu Zhanhe no longer knew what to say.

He knew that as the pass between the Southern Carpathians and the Stara Mountains and where the Danube, the second largest river in Europe, flows, it has extremely important and irreplaceable strategic significance.

However, no matter how important the place is, no matter how strong the defense is, it cannot withstand the stupid defenders.

"Your Highness, these corpses..."

Looking at the mountains of corpses in front of her, Jian Xiao was a little ready to move.

"Old rules." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand.

"Yes!" Jian Xiao accepted the order and left excitedly.

During the period of conquering Europe, Jian Xiao changed slightly and became a little radical and a little excited.

But Zhu Zhanhe didn't say anything because he was also a little excited.

He really... hasn't seen such a stupid enemy in years.

Because of various previous signs, it can be said that the entire Holy Roman Empire knew that the next target of the Ming army was Fort Nico.

Therefore, even though he knew it was very difficult, Sigismund still accomplished a miracle.

In less than half a month, he mobilized [-] soldiers from Wallachia, Bulgaria and other countries around Fort Niko.

Including the original garrison of Fort Nico, Fort Nico had more than [-] soldiers.

Don't think that one hundred thousand is not much. For the Middle Ages, and Europe that had just experienced the 60-year split of the Holy See, more than one hundred thousand was already an unimaginable scale.

You know, the Crusades were wars of a religious nature, and the total number of people in the First Crusade was only about [-].

However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

The 2 soldiers were not able to arrive at Fort Niko as scheduled. Only less than [-] soldiers dispatched from Bulgaria arrived on time.

Don't think this number is small, you must know that Plovdiv, Sofia and Tarnovo that Zhu Zhanhe previously won all belong to Bulgaria.

In short, Bulgaria has little vitality under the attack of the Ming army.

As for reinforcements from other countries... As I said before, the middle reaches of the Danube River plain is actually a huge basin, surrounded by mountains such as the West, East, and South Carpathians.

Wallachian reinforcements have to cross the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, and Serbian and Bosnian reinforcements have to cross the Western Carpathian Mountains. Naturally, the speed cannot be increased.

In addition, when attacking Fort Niko, Zhu Zhanhe also knew that after he captured Tarnovo and Sofia one after another, the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See would react, so he did not hesitate and directly used The most powerful weapon he has now.

white phosphoprotein.

Under the attack of the white phosphorous eggs, Fort Nico quickly became a dead city, but the damage to the stone-brick main wall was relatively minor, and it could still serve as a pass fortress.

Then, because of the toxicity of white phosphorus eggs, Zhu Zhanhe asked the Ming army soldiers to station at the foot of the mountain in the southeast as always, preparing to wait for ten days before the toxicity dissipated before entering Fort Nico.

But even Zhu Zhanhe himself did not expect that at this time, reinforcements dispatched by the Holy Roman Empire would arrive.

The first was the reinforcements from Wallachia. Because they were the closest, they came the fastest except Bulgaria. However, because they were too few in number, they were directly annihilated by the Ming army.

Reinforcements from Bosnia and Serbia arrived almost at the same time, and because they were located in the west, closer to the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See, their equipment was unmatched by Bulgaria and Wallachia.

Originally, they could rely on different baggage and equipment. In addition, they came from the west of the pass of Fort Nico, and the Ming army was on the east side of Fort Nico. The advantage of the terrain could cause the Ming army a lot of trouble. .

However, they made a fateful mistake.

The Ming army did not go to Fort Nico because of the toxicity of white phosphorus eggs, so they went.

White phosphorus is highly toxic. For humans, fifteen milligrams of white phosphorus reaches a toxic dose, and fifty milligrams reaches a lethal dose.

Although Fort Nico had been empty for several days before this, and the toxicity of the white phosphorus had almost evaporated, this alone still caused these reinforcements to suffer from vomiting blood, blood in the stool, and respiratory failure.

If he could not win against such an enemy, it would be impossible for Zhu Zhanhe to fight so far.

Seeing Jian Xiao leading people to transport the corpses out of Fort Nico, and looking at the 10-person Beijing Tower rising from the west exit of Fort Nico, Zhu Zhanhe felt that This should serve as an effective deterrent to the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe raised his hand and called Zhu Ling over.

"Send the order and the whole army will be repaired. This winter will be spent here."

"Yes!"

……

He raised his head and looked at the cloudless sky. If it wasn't so cold that his skin was almost chapped, it would have been a good weather.

Therefore, even if he wins consecutive battles, Zhu Zhanhe does not intend to move forward.

European winters, especially those during the Little Ice Age, were no joke.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe sighed. He was already thinking about whether to go to the Suez area to spend the winter.

It's really cold here.

(End of this chapter)