Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 422 Jumping the beam clown
The imperial army led by Zhu Zhanji had taken the lead in solving the two wars launched by the Ming Dynasty at the same time, but Zhu Zhanhe's side was still far away.

It's not that Zhu Zhanhe's ability is not as good as Zhu Zhanji's, but that the enemies the two of them face are really far apart.

As for how the world will evaluate the two wars launched at the same time, Zhu Zhanhe doesn't care, because although he has not yet reached the point where he can ignore all the eyes of the world, but this level of discussion is already for him. Not much use anymore.

Besides, he didn't have the heart to think about it so much now.

Rome.

After the capture of Rome, Zhu Zhanhe immediately transferred more than half of the fleet to land, and he wanted to flatten the area south of the Alps and north of the Kingdom of Naples.

His purpose is very simple, that is, he wants a new base.

As far as Constantinople is concerned, it was okay before. After all, his main focus was on the Balkan Peninsula before, and the farthest he had only hit was near the Danube River.

Judging from last year's battle situation and the transportation of logistical supplies, Constantinople is the best transit point, so he used it as his bridgehead for advancing into Europe.

However, as the front continued to push northward, even approaching the gates of the Hungarian Empire, Constantinople was no longer suitable to continue to be the bridgehead for Zhu Zhanhe to advance into Europe.

In contrast, the north is blocked by the Alps and the Apennine Peninsula is surrounded by the sea in the other three directions. Coupled with the strong maritime power of Ming Dynasty, it is also very close to the places that Zhu Zhanhe has not captured yet.

There is no doubt that this is a better bridgehead than Constantinople for some time to come.

The only variable is the Kingdom of Naples behind Rome, but Zhu Zhanhe is not worried.

Backstabbing is something that only a special theocratic country like the Pope can make. As for him, Zhu Zhanhe...

Even if he made this mistake and relaxed his vigilance against the Kingdom of Naples, would the Kingdom of Naples succeed?

It is obviously impossible, after all, the strengths of the two sides are not on the same level, Zhu Zhanhe is not Martin V, and Ming is not the Pope.

Therefore, after occupying Rome, it was too late to mobilize the power on land, so he simply mobilized half of the navy.

Although there are only half of them, the Ming army currently has only one enemy at sea, the Principality of Venice, and the Principality of Venice has been destroyed by one-third of its strength.

As for the question of whether the deployment of the water army to fight on land will affect the combat effectiveness...

The current Pope’s state really belongs to the level of rotten fish and rotten shrimp. Firstly, it is because the Crusaders have been completely decayed as early as after the original Eastern Expedition. Needless to say, their combat effectiveness and so on, even their life style has problems. Seriously. Contrary to the teachings of Catholicism.

This second...

The Ming army's previous attacks on Sofia, Nicoburg and other places in the Danube River Basin have already caused headaches for the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, and they have long fallen into the problem of insufficient manpower.

Not to mention that the Crusaders of the Papal State were transferred to the Danube River Basin as early as the beginning of the war. laugh.

Therefore, the matter of cleaning up the Pope's state went very smoothly, even so smoothly that Zhu Zhanhe felt a little unbelievable.

There is no other reason, the Pope's state is so bad, so bad that even Asan can sweep away the remnants of the Pope's state without the help of firearms and other equipment, and even without the help of Uzangdu Sijun and Zhu Zhanhe's son's guards. ministry public.

However, in this seemingly good situation, Zhu Zhanhe was not very happy.

Because he received a battle report, and this battle report came from the Strait of Gibraltar.

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"So, they actually have other plans?"

Jian Xiao held the battle report, and his frown couldn't hide the dust on his face.

Although the soldiers on land could not be dispatched in time to help Rome, Zhu Zhanhe called Jian Xiao over, and Kunzhaxi was in charge of Nicoburg.

"It must be true that they have other plans, and they thought so from the beginning." Zhu Zhanhe leaned back on the chair very comfortably, although his face was a little unhappy, but more relaxed.

"Whether it is the Kingdom of Aragon or the Kingdom of Castile, they are the first-class maritime powers in Europe."

"When we first occupied King's Castle, they knew that our sea strength was stronger than theirs, which they could not tolerate, and the reason why they still cooperate with us is nothing more than for the vast territory of the Kingdom of France. "

"When we successfully block the English Channel, and even drive the English back to the island of England, then it's time for them to turn their backs."

"In our opinion, we will be the biggest contributors to driving away the English, because if the English Channel is not blocked, the support of the English will be continuous."

"But in their view, they are closer to the Kingdom of France, and it is easier for them to take over and rule the land that has been ravaged by the monster of war than us."

"When the conflict of interests cannot be reconciled, it is the time for us to turn against them."

"And, let me tell you..." At this point, Zhu Zhanhe straightened up, looked at Jane with a serious face and smiled, as if he was analyzing, but at the same time he seemed to be asking.

"Yolanda of Aragon is no ordinary person. That girl has great ambitions. I'm afraid that even the Kingdom of France can't satisfy her appetite."

"This..." Jane smiled and widened her eyes in disbelief.

Ask yourself, if you are speaking from your heart, Jian Xiao doesn't think Yolanda dares to turn his face, because the strengths of the two sides are not at the same level at all.

There is no need to talk about sea power, not to mention that the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile are united, even if the whole world is united, it may not be able to surpass Ming in terms of sea power.

As for power on land...

Jian Xiao didn't even think about it, because he thought that a white phosphorous egg could solve all the problems on land!
However, what Zhu Zhanhe said subverted his three views. He couldn't imagine the scene where the Aragon Kingdom and Daming turned against each other, because in his opinion, it was a one-sided massacre.

But now, Zhu Zhanhe said that Yolanda's ambition was far more than that?
Thinking of this, Jian Xiao couldn't help but look up at Zhu Zhanhe.

"Remember to read more and learn more." Zhu Zhanhe raised his right hand and pressed down, motioning for Jane Xiao to sit down.

"It's been so long since you fought in Europe, you should have noticed the difference between here and our Ming Dynasty, right?"

"Hmm..." Jian Xiao nodded with some hesitation, because he wasn't quite sure whether what he thought of was what Zhu Zhanhe said.

"The religious overtones here are very heavy. If we use Ming Dynasty as an example, I am afraid that only Uzangdusi is somewhat similar to this place. Other places...especially the Central Plains are very different from here."

"That's right." Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

"Basically everyone in Wusi Zangdusi believes in religion. If it weren't for this, Emperor Taizu Gao would not have established the system of monks and officials."

"As for the Central Plains, the imperial court already suppressed the barbaric growth of any sect. Basically, as long as it exceeds the scope allowed by the imperial court, no matter which sect it is, it will suffer extinction."

"But it's different here. Catholicism can be said to spread across every inch of land here. You may not know that less than a hundred years ago, the power of the pope here was far greater than that of the king, because the pope even had the right to execute the king."

Jian Xiao's eyes slowly widened, and an incredible expression slowly appeared on his face.

For Jian Xiao, divine power is greater than royal power... This is somewhat similar to the theory of interaction between heaven and man, which is the theory that the monarch claims to be the son of heaven. The emperor who single-handedly promoted the theory of the interaction between heaven and man found something wrong.

After that, although the theory of the Son of Heaven has continued with the feudal dynasty until now, in fact, there has been no situation where theocracy is superior to the king's power, even during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At most, when a natural disaster occurs, the emperor will issue an edict of guilt, but there will never be a situation where someone can directly execute the emperor.

The reason is very simple. It is impossible for the Central Plains to allow the birth of a position like the Pope, let alone such a person.

Therefore, it is hard for Jian Xiao to imagine what it would be like if the power of theocracy overrides the power of the king.

But at the same time, Jian Xiao also discovered the key point of the problem.

"You mean..." Jane said with a smile while looking at her feet.

"That's right." Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

"If we want to capture this land, conflict with the Holy See is always inevitable. Even if we did not capture Rome, which has a special meaning in the hearts of Catholics, the conflict still exists. The difference is that it broke out one day earlier and one day later. It just exploded."

"So, when the day when the English are kicked out of the Kingdom of France, maybe even before that day, when the battle is settled and there will be no reversal, Yolanda will start from this aspect and bring us from victory to victory." Afterwards, drive them away at the cake-sharing dinner."

"Then you said Yolanda's ambition..." Jane Xiao still didn't understand a little bit, but when he didn't finish half of what he said, he suddenly reacted, and then his eyes widened.

"Don't you want to say that she will take advantage of our attack on the Holy Roman Empire to unite with the weak Holy Roman Empire, and finally..."

"Why not?" Zhu Zhanhe's mouth curled up.

"So let me ask you to think about the difference in this land, because if they believe in the same religion, and it can be said that the whole people believe in religion, their union is a very simple matter."

"Then..." Jane smiled and smacked her lips. After realizing that this might be Yolanda's idea, he calmed down instead.

After all, when soldiers come to block, water comes to cover.

"What are you going to do? This time, the Kingdom of Aragon failed to send troops on land to put pressure on the Grape Sprout Kingdom as agreed, and secondly, failed to support the Kingdom of France as agreed, causing Wang Jinghong to bear more pressure."

"Although the strength of our Daming Treasure fleet is not afraid of this little pressure, and it will not even cause any impact, but just let Yolanda openly play tricks under our noses..."

"Hmph..." Zhu Zhanhe snorted coldly, with a very disdainful expression on his face.

"That old woman, Yolanda, almost wants to jump around in front of me. Although she is older, the stubborn old age should accept the new era. If she is unwilling to accept it, then let her die!"

"The order will continue, and the trade with the Kingdom of Aragon will be suspended, and the trade with the Kingdom of Castile will remain unchanged."

"At the same time, let someone send a message to Wang Jinghong to withdraw from the English Channel! When the support of the Kingdom of Aragon reaches the north of the Loire River, we will go in again!"

(End of this chapter)