Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 459 One mistake, everything is lost
Isles of Scilly.

Zheng He's fleet did not head towards the direction of the islands of Ireland and Great Britain they saw, because years of sailing experience told Zheng He that such large lands generally have aborigines.

Just like the group of people he met during his trip to America.

Therefore, driven by experience, Zheng He chose to find a smaller island to station, and there were no islands around here that could be stationed.

north?impossible.

It’s already autumn now, and winter is about to begin. It’s starting to get cold around the Great Britain now. Under the power of the giant beast of the Little Ice Age, there will even be occasional snowfall, so even if there are inner and outer Hebrides in the north Islands, Zheng He also did not go north.

To the south is the Scilly Islands and Channel Islands where Wang Jinghong's fleet once stationed.

"So..." Zheng He frowned and looked at the chart on the table in front of him, subconsciously rubbing the binoculars in his hand.

"Jing Hong is heading northeast, in order to get into the enemy's back, so as to achieve the effect of intimidating the enemy?"

"More than that." The Shizi guard who was reporting to Zheng He bowed slightly.

"Commander Wang is going to the northeast this time, one is to intimidate the enemy, and the other is to make up for the food and grass problem that has been stationed here for a long time."

"Originally, we could ask the Kingdom of France to provide them with the consumption of our fleet indefinitely, but the Kingdom of France is already on the verge of collapse. Commander Wang thinks it is not very appropriate to do so."

"We really don't need to take care of the feelings of the Kingdom of France, but Commander Wang said that they are very good forwards. If we can save some of them, it will reduce our considerable difficulties in fighting on this land in the future."

"Besides, we also have supplies from the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, but if it is according to the original agreement, these two supply lines are not enough for us to consume."

"The other thing is that Commander Wang thinks that these two are not fools, and they will provide us with unlimited supplies. After all, they are just incompatible with us."

"Combining these reasons, Commander Wang finally made the decision to go northeast and enter the inland sea on the chart."

"In this way, we can make up for the part of the supply we lack by means of fighting to support the war. Secondly, we can also exert huge pressure on the enemy from behind, thereby reducing the burden of His Royal Highness on the frontal battlefield."

"For now, it's still effective. Not only the Holy Roman Empire, but also the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland have fully shrunk, allowing General Zhu, who is on the frontal battlefield, to successfully take down the Golden Horde and the Grand Duchy of Mosk."

"Hmm..." Zheng He frowned after hearing the words of Shizi's guard, and was still unconsciously rubbing the binoculars in his hand.

"There seems to be something wrong..."

Zheng He frowned as he looked at the Kingdom of England and the three countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden marked yellow on the map.

This chart was given by Zhu Zhanhe, with simple markings on it.

Blue represents countries that are friendly to Ming. Whether they are not as powerful as Ming and are forced to be friendly, or because they are greedy for tea, silk and other commodities and bow to Ming, they are all marked blue.

The yellow ones represent non-friendly countries, and they have no business relationship with Ming Dynasty. The most important thing is a country with certain strength.

However, because it is marked yellow, it means that the degree of danger is not high. If Da Ming is prepared, he is unlikely to overturn the car, but if he is attacked or ambushed, it may cause greater losses.

And it's marked red.

The red mark actually does not mean that the strength is too strong and more dangerous, but there are many situations in it.

For example, the Holy Roman Empire, which was the most powerful enemy that Ming had encountered after entering Europe, was marked red even though its interior was somewhat loose.

Another example is the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile.

These two countries have been in alliance for a relatively long time, and both have relatively strong sea power, so they are marked red.

In addition to the above two situations, there is another kind, the representative country is the Kingdom of Grape Sprouts.

The Grape Sprout Kingdom is actually not that strong, let alone compared with Daming, even the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile can destroy him, although there will be some trouble.

Therefore, the reason why the Grape Bud Kingdom is marked red is not because of strength, but because of the historical development of this country.

As the first worldwide empire in world history, and one of the first countries to develop navigation, it was marked red because Zhu Zhanhe emphasized that it should be eliminated as soon as possible in order to prevent it from growing.

But now, looking at the red-marked Kingdoms of England, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Zheng He has a little understanding in his heart.

These countries happened to encircle the Baltic Sea, and more than that, even if they left the Baltic Sea, the two must-pass roads into the Atlantic Ocean were surrounded by yellow-marked countries.

"Let's do this." Thinking of this, Zheng He turned his head to look at the royal guard.

"You send someone to send a letter to His Royal Highness, requesting to mobilize a batch of firearms and white phosphorous eggs."

"First of all, I think Commander Wang may not have enough ships here, so I plan to station here temporarily. Anyway, I didn't get much gain from this trip to the ocean, so staying here can be regarded as a bottom line. I will not leave until Commander Wang returns."

"Secondly, I think the Holy Roman Empire has been cornered now, and it is very likely that the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry. At that time, the consumption will definitely not be small. Food and other consumption can be replenished on the spot, but gunpowder and white phosphorous eggs cannot."

"In the past three years, when Commander Wang returns, it is probably time to attack the Kingdom of England and block the English Channel."

"Commander Wang ordered this trip to go northeast. We have to cross two relatively narrow straits. It is very likely that there will be some conflicts with the other party. It is estimated that some ammunition will be consumed, so it is in case of emergencies."

"Yes!" The Shizi guard bowed and said yes, then slightly raised his head to look at Zheng He and asked.

"I wonder if Commander Zheng has any other orders or ideas?"

"Not for the time being." Zheng He shook his head, and stretched out his hand to signal his guards to put away the chart.

"In terms of overall strength, we are stronger than the enemies around us, and we are not fighting alone. Although the Kingdom of France is temporarily using us, it will eventually fight against the enemy with us before the English are driven away. of."

"Besides, the Kingdom of France doesn't have any sea power, so it's unlikely to cause damage to us, and even if it does, it won't be too big."

"As for the last Holy Roman Empire..."

Having said that, Zheng He looked to the southeast direction and said meaningfully.

"I'm afraid that His Royal Highness is enough to make them overwhelmed, and there is no time to think about how to deal with us."

"The villain will leave first." After hearing Zheng He's words, the guards of the prince bowed to leave.

Although Zheng He was a eunuch and a disabled person, in Daming... at least in the army, no one would look down on Zheng He.

Zheng He had led horses for Emperor Taizong in the early years, and had also made contributions on the battlefield. If he hadn't been selected by Emperor Taizong as the commander of the ocean-going treasure fleet, I am afraid that this eunuch Zheng He would not be what he is today. In this way, he is an eunuch and general.

Besides, on the way to the Western Ocean, Zheng He also destroyed the country in a serious manner. The Ceylon Kingdom was destroyed by the ocean-going treasure fleet led by Zheng He.

Therefore, under the premise that there are no generals, no one will violate Zheng He's order, let alone what he said was right.

……

In this way, the plan was postponed for more than half a year. At this time, the site was restarted under such circumstances, and even the executor of the plan was changed from Wang Jinghong to Zheng He.

They're not alone in their efforts, though.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Mogilev.

This is the central tributary of the main stream of the Dnieper River, the second largest river in Eastern Europe, and it is also the furthest place Zhu Sanfeng can go so far.

Going forward, it is the mainland territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At that time, there will be much more wars to go through than before.

After destroying the Grand Duchy of Mosk, Zhu Sanfeng went west all the way to Mogilev after a brief rest.

To the east of Mogilev is actually the territory of the Grand Duchy of Mosk, but in name only, it has actually been taken advantage of by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Taking advantage of the internal chaos of the Grand Duchy of Mosk, a power struggle broke out between Yuri and his brother Vasily II Occupy when.

Later, the Ming army moved eastward, and Wang Jinghong's fleet also entered the Baltic Sea. The defense line of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was fully contracted, and the newly occupied place was naturally spit out.

If it goes further west and crosses the Dnieper River, it will be the area under the nominal and actual dual rule of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the resistance it will encounter will definitely not be at the same level as before.

"General Zhu." Chen Mao walked out of the tent of the Chinese army and came behind Zhu Sanfeng.

"When are we going west?"

"Three days later." Zhu Sanfeng gave an answer very flatly.

"Three days?" Chen Mao was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask too much.

The most taboo thing on the battlefield is to obey the law and violate the law. In addition, Chen Mao has just been transferred here, and he was the general of Zhu Zhanhe's hostile force before, so it is even more impossible to question Zhu Sanfeng's decision at this time.

Even if he wasn't questioning, just curious.

"Three days later, the army will set off, all plastic gold, and the destination is Minsk." Although Chen Mao didn't ask, Zhu Sanfeng still explained.

Because she knows that Zhu Zhanhe is very short of people nowadays, so if possible, she still wants to help Zhu Zhanhe get a few available talents.

"Jane Xiao's letter has been delivered. When the letter was sent, that is, ten days ago, he was in Vladimir and the destination was Brest."

"The letter from ten days ago, we set off in three days, and we still need seven days on the road, enough for Jian Xiao to penetrate the border between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, and join Commander Wang Jinghong on the northern coast."

"At that time, we will join forces with the soldiers led by Commander Wang Jinghong to encircle Wilno and carry out the extermination plan."

Wang Jinghong?
Chen Mao was very keen to find out that Zhu Sanfeng only said at the end that he and Wang Jinghong led troops to encircle and suppress the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Wilno, but did not mention Jian Xiao.

After all, he led soldiers, Chen Mao quickly figured out what Zhu Sanfeng and Jian Xiao were thinking.

In order to prevent the Kingdom of Poland, the fraternal ally of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from sending troops to help, after all, the relationship between the two can be said to be bitter. If one dies, the other will not be easy.

(End of this chapter)