Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 414 The Power of Ming Dynasty!

The Kingdom of Sicily was far from the only one shocked by the Daming Ocean Fleet.

According to the route planned by Zhu Zhanhe, both Zheng He's fleet and Wang Jinghong's fleet will pass through Sardinia in the Kingdom of Aragon and the Strait of Gibraltar.

When passing through Sardinia, information about the size of the ocean-going fleet of the Ming Dynasty and the size of the ships was sent back to Zaragoza, the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. When passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, the same news was sent back to Castile. Burgos, the capital of the Kingdom of Leah.

In the royal palace of Zaragora, Yolanda of Aragon held the information from Sardinia with a face full of disbelief.

Although she knew beforehand that the Ming army was very strong at sea, this was also one of the reasons why she chose to join forces with the Ming army to conspire against the Kingdom of France.

Only those strong enough allies are eligible to unite with her and help her repel the English.

But I have to say that the scale of the Daming Ocean Fleet has indeed exceeded Yolanda's expectations.

An era has its own cognitive framework, as well as its own cognitive limits.

From the perspective of the Indians at the moment, an army that can be fully equipped with iron cavalry is already an invincible army, but for Zhu Zhanhe who is also in this era, it may only be possible to reach the point of "nuclear level". It's real peace.

This is the difference in worldview caused by different perceptions.

For Yolanda before, being stronger than her Aragon Kingdom at sea was her cognition of the Ming army. If she had to add a scope to this cognition, then in Yolanda's heart, strong It is an exaggerated gap to be twice as big as the own Aragon Kingdom.

However, the reality gave her a big ear, making her unable to speak a word.

In the current Aragon Kingdom, the largest ship is only 17 meters long, while the treasure ship of Ming Dynasty is 151 meters long, almost ten times that of the ships of the Aragon Kingdom.

In addition, the Kingdom of Aragon can only build a fleet of less than a hundred ships at the moment, and the total number of ships in the ocean-going fleet sent by Da Ming this time is infinitely close to six hundred!
The number alone is six times that of her own, not counting the size of the ship. This made Yolanda feel a chill in her heart, and it also raised a question in her heart.

Such an ally, after the cooperation is over, can he still swallow the whole cake of the Kingdom of France as he originally thought?

If you can't swallow it, can you get enough benefits from such a powerful ally when you divide up the benefits in the end?
No, what you should think about now is not whether you can get benefits, but whether you will be stuffed into the cake of the Kingdom of France and swallowed whole by the ally of Daming!
Thinking of this, Aranda felt that she had been completely swallowed by fear.

However, in front of such a powerful ally, she seemed to be unable to think of any better way, and continuing to cooperate seemed to be the best and only decision.

Similarly, Burgos, the capital of the Kingdom of Castile.

Juan II, the current king of the Kingdom of Castile, looked at the information in his hands with a serious expression on his face.

The Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile have always been allies. This situation has lasted for a long time. Juan II knew that Yolanda of Aragon had further ideas, so he joined forces with the powerful Ming army. allies.

However, like Yolanda, Juan II did not feel how powerful the Ming army was before. He only had a vague idea of ​​the complete annihilation of the first attack by the Holy See and the Kingdom of Sicily's coalition forces.

At that time, Juan II was more or less fortunate in his heart.

In the final analysis, this world is still a chaotic world made up of interests. Any person, thing or thing can be concretized by interests, and it will also change with the passage of time, the development of events, and people's birth, old age, sickness and death.

Similarly, the union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile is only due to interests. If there are other things, it can only be said that the two countries are inherently superior to other countries because of their geographical location. closer together.

However, the important link that constitutes the alliance between the two parties is still the interest.

Yolanda of Aragon joined forces with the Ming army to plot the Kingdom of France. No one else knew about this, but Juan II, an old friend of Yolanda, knew it very well, even if he didn't know that Charles VII was dead.

The reason why he was grateful was that he learned about the strength of Ming Dynasty through the Ming army's first attack to destroy the Holy See and the Kingdom of Sicily.

The stronger Ming is, the weaker the advantage of Aragon's Yolanda is. Maybe in the end Yolanda can still become stronger by encroaching on the Kingdom of France, but at least it won't be too outrageous.

At that time, the two countries will still have the power to fight each other. At that time, the two countries may still be staunch allies.

In summary, the Kingdom of Castile will not fall behind the Kingdom of Aragon because of this, so that it even loses the right to form an alliance with it.

But now, Juan II no longer had the time to think about whether the Kingdom of Aragon would become stronger, and Da Ming's strength far beyond his cognition made him uneasy.

This is like the Japanese country of later generations. After experiencing a "nuclear leveling" bombing, they will be extremely panicked when they hear the news of nuclear leveling again.

Of course, this is just a description. After all, there were only acquaintances in those two places at the time. Although there were survivors, it is estimated that no effective news could be given before the second bombing.

Besides, that rotten nation is notoriously hard-talking, as evidenced by the shit they wrote in their surrender papers after the war.

In any case, this long voyage of Ming Dynasty was no longer a deterrent to the countries on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea, but a fear in the hearts of the entire countries along the Mediterranean Sea.

However, this fear is just fear, and they don't even have time to fear the Grape Sprout Kingdom.

……

It was different from what Zhu Zhanhe expected.

In Zhu Zhanhe's mind, the Grape Sprout Kingdom had already achieved its independence and regained the Algarve region, defining its future territory.

Today's Grape Sprout Kingdom has been unified, and the age of great voyages will begin after that.

Now that he has set his sights on the sea, Zhu Zhanhe feels that the Grape Bud Kingdom will not allow such a powerful sea force like the Ming army to exist.

Of course, the disparity in strength between the two is beyond description, but this only makes the Grape Sprout Kingdom dare not act rashly on the surface, and in the confrontation between countries, it is far from only superficial actions.

But in fact, Zhu Zhanhe still overestimated the Grape Bud Kingdom.

Although the Grape Sprout Kingdom at this moment is not the time when it just became independent in the thirteenth century, the southern Algarve region has just been recovered, and its rule is not yet stable.

In addition, the Kingdom of Grape Sprouts was opposed by the Kingdom of Castile when it became independent. Later, the Holy See came forward to mediate and allowed the Kingdom of Castile to recognize the independence of the Kingdom of Grape Sprouts.

But since then, the relationship between the two has been very tense, and even got in the way when the Grape Sprout Kingdom regained the Algarve region.

Therefore, although the Grape Bud Kingdom, the Kingdom of Aragon, and the Kingdom of Castile are both in the Iberian Peninsula, he does not exist in the alliance between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile.

and!

Before setting off, Zhu Zhanhe had told Zheng He and Wang Jinghong that going out of the Strait of Gibraltar did not mean that the danger was over.

He had told Wang Jinghong before that he must be asked to destroy the coastal ports and ships of the Grape Sprout Kingdom as much as possible during the first voyage.

In addition to telling Wang Jinghong, he also told Zheng He not to rush to separate from Wang Jinghong's fleet after leaving the Strait of Gibraltar, but to sail northward with Wang Jinghong's fleet for a certain distance.

One of the reasons for doing this is to cut off the development of the Grape Sprout Kingdom at sea, so that this country, which is known as the first world empire in the history of the world in later generations, will completely break its legs and wings.

The second is also for deterrence, to tell the Grape Bud Kingdom that Daming is not something you can afford. You have seen my ocean-going fleet. I dare to hit you directly because I am not afraid of enmity with you. If you have the ability, you will come.

But if you don't have that ability, you just shrink back and be a bastard!

In Zhu Zhanhe's vision, he wanted Wang Jinghong and the others to conquer the coast of Grape Yam Kingdom as much as possible, because he also sent someone to send a message to Yolanda, asking him to attack Grape Yam in the Ming army. When the kingdom was on the coast, it sent troops from the land with the Kingdom of Castile to put pressure on the Kingdom of Grape Sprouts.

This was a reasonable request. After all, Yolanda didn't know that Zheng He's fleet had other destinations. From her perspective, the nearly [-] ships were all going to the English Channel.

What is the purpose of the Ming army fleet going to the English Channel?Isn't it just to block the only way for the English to go south?This is fighting for your son-in-law's kingdom, can you help?

Therefore, the Grape Sprout Kingdom, which had just begun to rise, fell into chaos in an instant.

The first thing is to receive news about the size of the Deming fleet and the size of the ships. This is enough to make King Joao I of the Grape Sprout Kingdom panic. After all, in his plan, the future goal of the Grape Sprout Kingdom is the sea.

But before he could think about the countermeasures, news came from the eastern part of the kingdom that the Kingdom of Castile had mobilized troops and was heading straight for the border.

The grudge between the two has been deep. The Kingdom of Castile was very reluctant when it recognized the independence of the Grape Sprout Kingdom. If the Holy See at that time could not suppress the royal power, the Kingdom of Castile might not be able to do so. Recognize the independence of the Kingdom of Grapebud.

However, the sudden turn of events caught Joao I by surprise again.

Before he had time to deploy troops to the eastern border to prevent possible wars, news of the attack on San Vicente in the Algarve region in the southwest corner of the kingdom was once again sent to King Joao I's desk.

For a moment, Joao I only felt that the end was coming.

(End of this chapter)