Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 469

Przemysl was not a difficult battle at all, and it was precisely because of this that Zhu Zhanhe chose to test Qian Zhong here.

The siege that started at the time of Chou ended just after the time of Yin, that is to say, it took only an hour before and after, including the time wasted in the early stage to experience Qian Zhong.

It's half past half hour.

The time in winter is always much shorter. At the same time, it feels a little hot and dry in summer, but in winter it is just when the sun is rising.

The originally stable biological clock was disturbed by last night's siege, causing Zhu Zhanhe to wake up a bit late today.

But this is only compared to what he usually said.

"Ok?"

Zhu Zhanhe, who walked out of the tent, was still enjoying the tightness brought by the dry winter weather to his freshly washed face, but out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of two figures.

One is Qian Zhong and the other is Fan Zhong.

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

Originally, Fan Zhong was leaning on the shaft of a cart transporting supplies, looking at Qian Zhong who was standing blankly at the gate of the Wounded Barracks with great interest, but Zhu Zhanhe's sudden appearance made him a little flustered.

"How long has it been?" Zhu Zhanhe didn't respond to Fan Zhong's salute, instead he raised his chin in Qian Zhong's direction.

"His Royal Highness, it's been a whole night." Fan Zhong turned his head to look at Qian Zhong, then lowered his head, took two steps back, and stood behind Zhu Zhanhe.

"Has it been all night?" Zhu Zhanhe smiled when he heard this.

To have such a reaction shows that Qian Zhong is at least a malleable talent.

His performance last night was unsatisfactory. He completely forgot who he was on the battlefield for the first time, and only cared about experiencing the excitement of the battlefield. As a result, his soldiers had no command and more than half of them were lost.

However, today's reaction proves that Qian Zhong has at least the initial qualities to be a general.

Although this quality does not need to be carried through your entire life, it is very important in the early stages.

"Take someone back to deal with the remains of the fallen soldiers."

Zhu Zhanhe turned and left, and at the same time gave Fan Zhong an order without looking back.

"Yes……"

Fan Zhong's voice was not very firm, because he was more or less jealous.

It's not a big deal to deal with the remains of fallen soldiers. This is very common in this kind of expeditionary war. After all, you can't go everywhere with the remains of fallen soldiers.

Zhu Zhanhe’s handling of this expedition in this regard is already very good. Every time, the remains of the fallen soldiers will be collected and sent away through the logistics supply force. Although it is not possible to bring all the dead soldiers back home, but it can also be said that more than [-]% of them have been achieved.

However, going deep into the hinterland of the European continent this time, the supply line was quite long. In addition, most of the soldiers lost in the siege last night were Asan. It stands to reason that they should be buried in a centralized manner and graves and monuments erected.

But when Zhu Zhanhe said this, it was obvious that he wanted to transport these remains away. This was undoubtedly another stimulus for Qian Zhong after last night.

This kind of stimulation can greatly promote his growth.

"Report!"

Fan Zhong was still immersed in his jealous emotions and did not move, Qian Zhong was still standing at the gate of the wounded barracks, Zhu Zhanhe had not yet returned to his tent, the voice of the messenger made the three of them turn their heads at the same time.

"Report to His Royal Highness, Commander Wang Jinghong has received good news!"

The voice of the messenger could not resound throughout the Ming army camp, but it still made many people poke their heads out in unison.

Zhu Zhanhe grabbed the secret report in the messenger's hand, opened it and read it.

The content inside is very simple. Jian Xiao led his troops back to defend the Heros territory to relieve Zhu Sanfeng's pressure, while Wang Jinghong led his people south to fight for Petrakoff.

As the general of the treasure fleet, he may not be very good at commanding land wars, but Wang Jinghong is a professional at playing with artillery, because at sea, artillery is the main means of confrontation.

After a day and night of siege, Wang Jinghong successfully captured Petrakoff.

The reason why it took so long was not because of how difficult it was to beat Petrakoff, but because Wang Jinghong adopted the method of beheading and killing.

Surrounding the entire city to death, suppressing and persecuting it with kerosene bombs and white phosphorous eggs, Wang Jinghong achieved the only feat of annihilating the entire city and everyone in it since Zhu Zhanhe's Western Expedition.

Perhaps this can only be achieved under the suppression of kerosene bombs and white phosphorous eggs.

After reading the secret report, Zhu Zhanhe raised his head and looked at Qian Zhong who was staring at him eagerly.

"Pass down the order, the whole army rests and sets off at noon!"

Zhu Zhanhe turned around and walked towards his tent, the secret report in his hand was thrown into the air, and slowly fell towards the ground.

Everyone watched Zhu Zhanhe leave, but when Zhu Zhanhe's back disappeared at the entrance of the camp, everyone rushed over in unison.

However, everyone looked at the secret report that was flipped on the ground, but no one dared to act first.

Seeming to have thought of something, everyone raised their heads and looked at Qian Zhong who was still standing at the gate of the Wounded Barracks.

……

Sandomierz.

The victories achieved by the Ming army in the Eastern European battlefield were far more than what Zhu Zhanhe obtained from intelligence.

As far as Zhu Zhanhe knows, the south and north of the Kingdom of Poland have already been taken, but in fact, Sandomierz in the west of Krakow has also been taken by Qian Yong.

Since then, the Kingdom of Poland has been completely fallen, and more than two-thirds of the territory has been ravaged by the Ming army. Only the northernmost Greater Poland region and the capital Krakow are still surviving.

"General Qian, what should we do next?"

After cleaning Sandomieri, the Shizi guards who were in charge of Qian Yong's safety came to Qian Yong's side.

From bottom to top, from south to north, along the Danube Plain all the way to kill through one-third of the territory of the Kingdom of Poland, which exceeded everyone's expectations.

But at the same time, everyone also murmured at this time.

Is it to continue north?Or turn west, to Krakow?
There seems to be only one answer to this question, and there is no need to hesitate at all.

However, Qian Yong gave a second answer.

"Return to defense." Qian Yong didn't raise his head, as if this decision seemed to him the most common.

"His Royal Highness went north, and we also captured the area north of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. Next, we don't need to go further north, and return to the defense along the Eastern Carpathian Mountains."

"If you go all the way to the west, you should be able to meet His Royal Highness smoothly."

"Yes!" Although he had doubts, Shizi's guard still accepted Qian Yong's order.

……

Kingdom of Denmark, Gribskau.

The Kingdom of Denmark is different from other countries. Generally speaking, no matter how big their own territory is, as long as it is larger than the area of ​​an island, most countries will set up their capitals on land.

But Denmark is different. They set up their capital on the island of Zealand.

Although the island has a large area, reaching more than 7000 square kilometers, the island is an island after all, and once it encounters a war, the disadvantages are obvious.

Supply lines are easily cut off, friendly reinforcements are easily intercepted, and even your escape route is easily cut off.

Zheng He expressed his incomprehension, but was greatly shocked.

"Commander Zheng."

The Shizi guard who had set off with Zheng He walked into the cabin, holding a secret report in his hand.

"The patrolling warships have discovered that there are a large number of ships heading for the enemy's hometown. Do we want to stop them?"

"Haven't you found any news about Commander Wang?" Zheng He didn't respond to the intelligence that Shi Zi's guards said, but asked about Wang Jinghong.

"Not yet." The Shizi guards were not annoyed, and shook their heads in response to Zheng He's question.

"It seems that these ships heading for the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark are not their enemy troops. On the contrary, they may have been sent out by them, and then they were urgently dispatched back to the defense after receiving our news."

"It can be seen that there are only two possibilities for Commander Wang Jinghong at present."

"First, Commander Wang's fleet has all been buried in the Baltic Sea, but this possibility is not very high. According to what we have seen along the way, there should be no sea here that can destroy Commander Wang's fleet. The power exists."

"Then, Commander Wang can only go deep into the Baltic Sea, or even go to the Eastern European battlefield."

"Although I don't know why he violated His Royal Highness's order and didn't cut off the English in the English Channel, but at present, this is the only possibility."

Zheng He traveled far away for a year and didn't know the specific situation in Europe, but his ability to speculate was outstanding, and he guessed a rough idea of ​​what happened along the way.

"Then let's go next..." Shizi's guard looked up, looked at Zheng He, and waited for Zheng He to make a decision.

"For the time being, let's harass the enemy and make the enemy exhausted."

"The enemy's sea power is not strong, and it is difficult to pose a threat to us. If my guess is correct, then we can suppress the enemy by doing so."

"If my guess is wrong, then we can only stay here temporarily. After all, if even Commander Wang's fleet is ruined, it will be useless for us to go."

"Yes!"

……

Following the departure of Shizi's guards, Zheng He also walked out of the cabin and came to the deck.

In fact, the reason why he stopped here was because the strait to the Baltic Sea was a bit narrow. If it was an ordinary fleet, it would be no problem, and if it was a treasure fleet, it would be no problem.

But Zheng He's fleet just couldn't do it.

In later generations, if you mention the Indians, many people may think of their tragic fate of being slaughtered, but in fact, few people know that the fighting power of the Indians is very strong. Even at the beginning of the European invasion of America, the Indians Let the Europeans suffer a lot.

Ocean voyages are not the same as going abroad. The supply of food and fresh water is okay, but if the personnel are lost, it is impossible to replenish them.

Therefore, when facing the Indians, Zheng He was always careful and cautious, which led to the fact that although he was going to open up a new continent, he did not consume much ammunition at all.

On Zealand Island, he saw traces of Wang Jinghong's fleet fighting the enemy, and also found traces of white phosphorous eggs, but he did not see any treasure ships in any of the enemy's ports.

This shows that Wang Jinghong is the winner, because considering the current European maritime strength, no one may give up the treasure ship.

Therefore, Zheng He felt that all he had to do was to stay stuck in this strait and wait for Wang Jinghong's fleet to return.

(End of this chapter)