Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 491 The End of Aachen

It can be said that Zhu Zhanhe came to Aachen in a hurry, but in fact he was still one step too late.

This war against the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, which could even be said to be a war of extermination, had already started two days ago.

When Zhu Zhanhe arrived, the Ming army had already surrounded Aachen, and was engaged in the most common attrition war of siege.

"what happened?"

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe arrived, let alone taking a break, he got off the carriage and changed horses to the front line. This time, he was confronting Qian Yong and Jane with a smile.

In this era, although siege is the most common method of siege and the most frequently used method, it has nothing to do with the Ming army.

Or should I say, it has nothing to do with Zhu Zhanhe.

Whether it is to initiate or passively fight, as long as Zhu Zhanhe participates in the war, so far there have been only two outcomes.

First, the massacre of the city is like locusts crossing the border, and no grass will grow.

Second, the valuable slaves are selectively selected, and the rest are disposed of.

Therefore, the Ming army always used white phosphorous eggs or kerosene bombs when they attacked the city, but what about now?
I am afraid that only Wu Keqin and Xue Shou, who have just come to the European battlefield, can't see it. Anyone who has fought in Europe can see that this siege is completely grinding.

"His Royal Highness, Sigismund is still in the city..."

Sensing Zhu Zhanhe's displeased tone, Jian Xiao lowered her head a little apprehensively.

The battle has lasted for two years, and it is even about to enter the threshold of three years. The Ming army's journey to Europe will soon come to a small end today.

After today, although it is still a Western Expedition, it is still Europe, but for the Ming army, attacking Central Europe and Western Europe are completely different things.

Jian Xiao knew what Zhu Zhanhe had planned, so in this last battle, he wanted to achieve what Zhu Zhanhe wanted as much as possible.

"Okay..." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.

"Don't worry too much about it, that matter is the icing on the cake for me, it's the best if it's there, or it doesn't matter if it's not."

"Order to use white phosphorous eggs and kerosene bombs directly."

"Also, these two are generals I brought from the imperial court. This is also the first time they have seen the battlefield in Europe. Take him to familiarize yourself with it."

"Yes!" Jian Xiao and Qian Yong bowed their heads at the same time.

……

After Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, he left, and had no intention of taking command here.

In fact, with today's Holy Roman Empire and the Ming army, there is no need for command.

Over the past two years, the Holy Roman Empire has lost more than 50 people in large-scale battles alone in the battle with the Ming army.

In Europe during this period, there was the Hundred Years War between Britain and France in Western Europe, and the 60-year split of the Holy See in Central Europe. In addition to the plague that ravaged the whole of Europe and even Central Asia before, their population was really small.

Besides, the Little Ice Age has already begun to affect Daming. Although Zhu Zhanhe has always been troubled by this problem, in fact, Daming is currently the least affected among the advanced civilizations in the world.

The advanced civilization referred to here refers to civilizations that have stepped out of the Bronze Age, or even reached the threshold of the thermal weapon age.

In Europe, the latitude is much higher than that of the Central Plains. Rome belongs to southern Europe in Europe and is on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. But in terms of latitude, Rome is about the same latitude as Shuntianfu.

From this, one can imagine how high the latitude is in Central Europe and even Northern Europe, and how cold the winter is.

With so many disadvantages, plus the Ming army can be said to have achieved [-]% of the fruits of victory, what else needs to be commanded?

However, Jian Xiao and others have different ideas from Zhu Zhanhe.

……

Chinese army tent.

After Zhu Zhanhe left, Jian Xiao and Qian Yong returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and talked about the map on the table.

"Do you really want to attack with fire?" Jane looked at Qian Yong with a smile.

"It's not the first time for you and me to use these two weapons, the white phosphorus egg and the kerosene bomb. You should know what the result will be after using it."

"But His Royal Highness..." Qian Yong looked at the sand table in front of him, a little hesitant.

He knew what Jane wanted to say with a smile.

They are the ones who have followed Zhu Zhanhe for the longest time, they are quite familiar with Zhu Zhanhe, and they know Zhu Zhanhe's character and behavior style very well.

Zhu Zhanhe has never been a random person. As long as he says anything, it proves that he has really thought about it seriously. Although he may not always do it in the end, it depends on the situation.

Basically, as long as the situation is right, as long as Zhu Zhanhe has said, he will basically do it.

Earlier, Zhu Zhanhe had said that he planned to hold the conferring ceremony in the Alps and use the heads of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope as sacrifices, which proved that he really wanted to do so.

And why give up now?

Both Jian Xiao and Qian Yong understood that Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to cause too many casualties to the Ming army because he was going to hold the Heaven Sealing Ceremony. After all, the Ming army would go to the Western European battlefield next, and there would be Northern Europe after Western Europe was over.

Even if Western Europe and Northern Europe cannot be compared with Central and Eastern Europe, as the saying goes, a lion fighting a rabbit requires all efforts, and the most comprehensive preparation is the best strategy.

"Let's do this." Jane smiled and thought over and over again, and gave a suggestion.

"Let's seal them up first with white phosphorous eggs and kerosene bombs, that is, we will attack the city gates and give them a warning. At the same time, we will have people bring translators to shout that as long as the emperor and the pope surrender, we don't need to target civilians."

"If they don't follow suit, then let's directly cover it with firepower?"

"You can give it a try." Qian Yong also nodded when he heard the words.

After reaching an agreement, Jian Xiao also heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Wu Keqin and Xue Shou.

"You two, this Wu Keqin, I know. He once marched north with the Three Thousand Battalions commanded by His Highness the King of Han. As for this one... please forgive our poor eyesight, I don't know..."

"General Jian was joking, and I can't be my subordinate." Hearing what Jian Xiao said, Xue Shou was somewhat panicked.

"Here, Xue Shou, inherited his father's title when he was young, and he didn't have any achievements. He just owed the wrong love to His Royal Highness, so he shouldn't, really can't..."

How much Jian Xiao, Qian Yong, and Zhu Sanfeng are valued by Zhu Zhanhe, even though the three of them hardly appear in the Central Plains, they are still household names.

Now that Jian Xiao is so polite, Xue Shou is really a little panicked.

"Where?" Jane smiled and waved her hand.

"Since His Royal Highness personally brought it, it proves that you have gained His Royal Highness's trust, and that is a family."

"The weapons used in this siege were not used by the imperial court, so let's watch this battle for now, how about it?"

"Everything is at the discretion of General Jane!" ×2.

……

As a military order was issued to all soldiers, the Ming army's original siege-style siege quickly changed.

The cavalry and infantry quickly withdrew, leaving a considerable space. A swarm of rockets was carried away, and all the artillery began to be loaded at the same time.

The defenders at the top of the Aachen city didn't know what happened. Just as they poked their heads out to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the sound of gunfire from outside the city.

(End of this chapter)