Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 454 Siege of Vienna

outside Vienna.

Zhu Zhanhe was sitting on horseback, watching the fireworks blooming over Vienna, a famous city later in the world.

After Mohaci, Zhu Zhanhe did not "step by step" go north along the main stream of the Danube to attack the two cities of Buda and Pest, but chose the most unexpected approach.

He marched west along a tributary of the Danube, then turned suddenly north, and the whole army hurried, day and night, to Vienna.

Because Zhu Zhanhe knew that the Habsburg dynasty was an important part of the Holy Roman Empire, and if the Habsburg dynasty could be brought down, it would be equivalent to digging the roots of the Holy Roman Empire.

Perhaps this kind of behavior will make the Holy Roman Empire unprecedentedly united in a short period of time and make it more difficult for him to conquer Central Europe, but in the long run it will bring him greater benefits.

However, Zhu Zhanhe still missed one thing, he did not count the internal conflicts of the Holy Roman Empire.

Being able to remember the general overview of Europe is already his limit. He has no way to grasp all the details of Europe in his hands, and he can even call up different materials in different scenes.

He only knew that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was elected by the electors. He only knew that the Habsburg dynasty controlled the Holy Roman Empire for more than [-] years in the middle and late Middle Ages, and was the most influential aristocratic lineage.

Because it coincided with the decline of the Luxembourg Dynasty, and his entry led to the rapid catalysis of the process of the Holy Roman Empire, Vienna, which was originally one of the important cores of the Habsburg Dynasty, did not have many people from the Habsburg Dynasty at this time. up.

Most of the people and forces of the Habsburg dynasty were transferred to the surrounding areas of Aachen.

One is to win the support of the seven electors and pave the way for the overthrow of Sigismund and the Habsburg dynasty becoming the Holy Roman Emperor.

The second is to arrange in advance the arrangement to deal with the worst ending.

After all, everything has the possibility of failure, and the so-called success rate has only one result in the end, that is, win or lose.

"Report to His Royal Highness!"

An orderly galloped out of Vienna on a war horse, came to Zhu Zhanhe, got off his horse and knelt down on one knee.

"Our army has successfully occupied the west and south gates! There are a large number of people fleeing from the east and north gates, but according to our army's raid and the previous situation in Vienna, most of the people who fled were ordinary people nearby!"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned, and ordered without haste: "Let Xing Kun abandon the south gate and control the east gate, and let the soldiers at the west gate go to support the north gate after controlling the situation."

"Yes!"

……

Watching the messengers leave, Zhu Zhanhe stood up, took out his binoculars and looked in the direction of the city of Vienna.

Because it was a surprise attack, and Vienna is located in a basin at the northern foot of the Alps, this attack can be said to be quite effective.

Looking at the captured south gate, the top of the city has been occupied by the Ming army, and looking at the civilians in Vienna who had fled but were captured by the Ming army, Zhu Zhanhe put down his binoculars.

After beckoning, and pulling the reins, Zhu Zhanhe led the people towards the direction of Vienna.

The siege was so smooth, it made him uneasy.

……

Vienna is the core of the Habsburg dynasty in Central Europe, and the construction in the city is very exquisite, but this is not the reason why Zhu Zhanhe did not use white phosphorous eggs.

He is quite lacking in intelligence in Europe, and he always has to pick an opportunity to obtain some intelligence, and Vienna is very suitable.

Vienna is the place where the Habsburg dynasty is located, and the Habsburg dynasty, as the elector of Saxony, must have a very conspicuous residence in this city.

Soon, the Ming army found an exquisite manor. Being able to enclose a manor inside the city of Vienna is enough to show the strength of the owner of the manor.

"Report to Your Highness!"

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe's arrival, Xing Kun knelt down on one knee and began to report.

"According to the translated news, this is the so-called Habsburg family's manor in Vienna. We have also captured some of them, but there is something strange..."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe frowned slightly.

"Among the people we caught, there were not many adult men, and most of the small number of adult men were servants and the like, and almost no adult men from the Habsburg family were found."

Zhu Zhanhe didn't speak, but he could clearly feel that he was very unhappy.

"check!"

A sentence with a strong nasal sound rang out, making Xing Kun tremble involuntarily.

"Check if there is a secret room, check if there is a sudden leak of news, check if something happened that caused these people to leave before we arrived... or when we arrived."

"Yes!" Xing Kun hurriedly took orders and left.

As the son's guard, and also as the son's guard who has followed Zhu Zhanhe for the longest time, Xing Kun does not say that he knows Zhu Zhanhe very well, but he also knows some of Zhu Zhanhe's little habits.

For example, when Zhu Zhanhe was angry, he would speak with a strong nasal voice, as if he had a cold.

Xing Kun had never seen it before, but he had heard people say that Zhu Zhanhe spoke like this during the Nagato beach landing battle during the Eastern Expedition to the Wa Kingdom.

"His Royal Highness."

After Xing Kun left, Zhu Ling also came over with an interpreter and a few others.

There are men and women, old and young.

"These are the people selected by the royal guards based on the translated information. Judging from their clothes and places of residence, these people should be similar to the translated information. They may not be Habsburgs, but they are also nobles."

"Bring that over here." Zhu Zhanhe casually pointed to an older man.

An old house where a treasure.

This sentence is not just for words. In this era, men often know the most, and among men, older men know more.

"Ask, do you know where all the members of the Habsburg family in Vienna have gone?" Looking at the old man who was somewhat terrified, but also somewhat calm, Zhu Zhanhe felt somewhat relieved. Take it easy.

Leaving aside whether he can get the news, at least this person seems to have found the right one.

"do not know."

In just a few moments, the translator relayed the information he got to Zhu Zhanhe.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe beckoned, and without giving the old man a chance, Zhu Ling who was beside him drew out his saber, and instantly his head fell to the ground.

The originally noisy environment became quiet in an instant, and the other captured people looked at Zhu Zhanhe and the headless corpse on the ground in horror.

"Next." Zhu Zhanhe said calmly.

Soon, another man was brought in front of Zhu Zhanhe, and was pressed directly on the headless corpse.

"do not know."

The same answer, the same result, more and more blood on the ground has flowed to Zhu Zhanhe's feet.

"next."

The tone is still calm, but to those Habsburg family members, it is tantamount to the evocation of hell.

……

Under such high pressure, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore, Zhu Zhanhe turned his head to look at the woman who was struggling and shouting at the same time, with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)