The European coalition forces actually didn't watch it, they actually tried to stop it, but it didn't work.

Because the arquebuses equipped by the coalition forces were completely crushed by the rifles equipped by the Ming army in terms of range, rate of fire and shooting accuracy, they could not defeat the Ming army by infantry or cavalry alone.

But if you bring artillery, the action is too slow, and the time is too late. So in the end, the European coalition forces could only watch the Ming cavalry swagger through the defensive line.

At first, the kings, princes, and dukes of the European coalition did not pay much attention to this matter, because they felt that even if the Ming army passed through the Astrakhan Line, it would be useless, because the area behind them was already cleared by strong walls, and it was impossible for the Ming army to obtain any supplies.

So it won't be long before the Ming army collapses because of logistical failures. But soon, the illusions of the heads and brains of the European coalition were shattered by reality.

Because a shocking news from the Papal States reached Astrakhan, and with this shocking news arrived, there were orders from various countries to immediately withdraw their troops back home, and even the Sun King Louis XIV received urgent letters from Prime Minister Mazaran and the Queen Mother.

However, Louis XIV was still a little unwilling.

"No, we can't retreat, we can't retreat easily." Louis XIV was still trying to prevent the withdrawal of troops from various countries.

"Louis XIV, you still have unrealistic illusions about the Crusades?" Morozov, who was in a hurry to withdraw his troops, said extremely angrily,

"The Ming army has already reached Rome, and to the north over the Alps is Paris, and your French lair is about to be copied by the Ming army, are you still unwilling to retreat?"

"You're exaggerating." Louis XIV said angrily,

"The Ming army attacking Rome is only tens of thousands of people, and it can't even occupy the Papal States, let alone cross the Alps to occupy Paris, so France is safe, and your countries are safe, let's not be frightened by the superficial difficulties, hold on, as long as we can hold on, the victory of this crusade will definitely belong to our crusaders......" However, before the words fell, he was interrupted by a voice.

British commander Richard didn't want to fight for a long time, and at this time he couldn't hold back and jump out.

"Enough, you France want to continue fighting, even if you continue to fight, but we England must retreat, this time in addition to the Ming army, there is also the Ming Dynasty's navy!"

"Compared with the Ming army, the Ming navy is more terrifying, so England is very dangerous." After a pause, Richard continued: "Therefore, I must return to England as soon as possible with the new army, and we must ensure the safety of the English Parliament and the Lord of the Protector. Richard's statement was supported by many people.

At this point, the European coalition was officially divided. Early the next morning, the Russian and British troops were the first to withdraw.

Immediately afterwards, the Polish, Bohemia, and Saxon armies also withdrew. A week later, only the French army and the Swedish army remained on the Astrakhan line, and Louis XIV and Karl X were not willing to accept defeat, so they decided to join forces and risk an attack to see if there was a chance to win the surprise attack, and if there was a chance, they would continue to fight east, and if there was no chance, it would not be too late to withdraw their troops and return home.

So on the evening of one day, a combined cavalry corps of 20,000 French cavalry and 5,000 Swedish cavalry led by the Prince of Condé of France took the lead in sending troops, and Louis XIV and Karl XIV personally led 100,000 French infantry plus 50,000 Swedish infantry followed up and launched a surprise attack on the Ming army left behind in the Kyrgyz steppe.

Left behind in the Kyrgyz steppes was the 6th Cavalry Division of the Ming Army. The commander of the 6th Cavalry Division was Li Nian, but it was Li Yan who was in command.

The Ming army had a strict scout cavalry system, so the movements of the French cavalry and the Swedish cavalry were quickly detected by the scout cavalry of the Ming army.

After receiving the report, Li Yan immediately decided to lure the enemy into the depths. So, one came out

"Rushing to the battle"

The good show of "not retreating" began to be staged. In order to make the play as realistic as possible, Li Yan even did not hesitate to order the servant tribe to abandon the cattle, sheep and livestock.

A forward corps consisting of the French cavalry and the Swedish cavalry

Louis XIV and Karl X were greatly encouraged by the "victory" and immediately led a large army in pursuit.

This chase lasted more than a thousand miles. Chased directly from the Kyrgyz steppe to the depths of the Kazakh steppe.

It was also at this time that Louis XIV and Karl X finally realized that something was wrong, mainly because the cattle and sheep that they had grabbed before had been eaten, and the rations of the army were about to be exhausted.

And they have never been able to destroy the main cavalry of the Ming army on the opposite side. In view of this, Louis XIV and Karl X had no choice but to withdraw their troops.

But when they retreated, the two realized that they were in big trouble. The two found that they were fine when they came, but they couldn't go back when they wanted to go back.

The Ming army, which had been hanging from them before, suddenly came back and launched an endless raid and harassment war against the Franco-Swedish coalition army, which was really a daytime attack and a night attack, and there was no pause for a moment, stirring up the 120,000 French army and more than 60,000 Swedish army.

To make matters worse, there was no way to build the fortifications. Because the Franco-Swedish coalition was only halfway through the construction, the artillery of the Ming army arrived, and with just one artillery bombardment, the fortifications that had not yet taken shape were blown to pieces, so the coalition army could only continue to retreat in great strides.

After holding out like this for seven or eight days, the coalition army finally collapsed, and the army was defeated in the central part of the Kyrgyz steppe.

In the end, most of the 120,000 French and 60,000 Swedish armies were annihilated, except for a few cavalry, and even the Swedish prince Karl X and the French prince Condé were captured by the Ming army, and the Sun King Louis XIV was lucky enough to save his life under the protection of Durrenny and his personal guards.

…… The Franco-Swedish coalition, which took the risk, suffered a crushing defeat, and the main forces of the coalition that chose to withdraw were not much better.

Not long after the main force of the coalition army withdrew from the Astrakhan line, the main force of the Ming cavalry that had been interspersed with the past suddenly came back and launched an attack on the main force of the coalition army.

This time, without the bastion as a defensive barrier, the result was completely different. The main forces of the coalition barely carried a few rounds, and finally the defeat was overwhelming.

I really can't bear it, because the firepower of the Ming army is much more ferocious than that of the coalition army. In the end, there is not much to say, just chase and kill all the way.

In just half a month, the Ming cavalry pursued a full 3,000 miles, all the way from the northern shore of the Caspian Sea to the border between Ukraine and Poland, and most of the main forces of the coalition forces participating in the Eastern Crusade were annihilated by the Ming army.

When the news reached the countries of Europe, the kings and ministers of each country were all stupid in an instant. This is over, the main force of the crusaders participating in the Eastern Crusade has been wiped out, the newly recruited troops in the country are untrained, and the equipment is uneven, it is difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short time, how can this battle be fought?

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty suddenly said that he wanted to negotiate peace. For this news, the kings, queens and grand dukes of European countries were naturally skeptical, and immediately sent diplomatic envoys to Rome to confirm the news.

After receiving an affirmative reply, the kings, queens, and grand dukes of various countries were overjoyed for a moment. So, after half a year of preparation and preparation, an unprecedented peace conference was held in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, one side of the peace conference was the Ming Dynasty, and the other side was dozens of large and small countries in the Christian world, the representative figure was Pope Alexander VII of the Papal States of Rome, and the cardinals of various countries also participated in the peace conference.

Zhu Cijiong had quite a few criticisms about this peace meeting, and he was against it. By the way, the five cavalry divisions led by Zhu Cijiong had successfully arrived in Rome half a month ago, that is, in mid-September of the 28th year of Chongzhen.

Before coming to Rome, Zhu Cijiong also took a cavalry regiment to the Palace of Versailles in the southwestern suburbs of Paris for a round, and took two maids with him before leaving.

At that time, there were actually many princesses and ladies in the Palace of Versailles. One of them was Princess Teresa, Louis XIII's cousin.

But Zhu Cijiong has no interest in this Princess Teresa. Because European royal families are basically married by close relatives, most of them are difficult to describe.

On the contrary, the two maids who served Princess Teresa looked very attractive, Zhu Cijiong took a fancy to them at a glance, and then took the two girls away directly.

Zhu Cijiong is really a little self-indulgent now. Pushing over this way, many women have been snatched from various principalities and kingdoms, and several of them are pregnant.

So after the father and son met on Zheng He's ship, Chongzhen teased his son and said: "Jiong'er, your ability to give birth to children is much better than your father's." Zhu Cijiong smiled and said, "Is it better to be blue than blue, hehe." After a pause, Zhu Cijiong asked puzzledly: "Father, why do you want to make peace with Christendom?" ”

"The reason is simple." Chongzhen sighed,

"In a short period of time, we can't even digest the Mughal Empire, let alone the Christian world in Europe, so we can only sign a peace treaty first, and then slowly digest it." Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Then what conditions does the father plan to put forward for this peace treaty?" ”

"I didn't think about it." Chongzhen said with a smile,

"The so-called peace talks are nothing more than sky-high prices." After a pause, he said: "But there is one thing that you can do secretly first, that is, to pay a high price to hire all the scientists from the University of Paris and even the whole of Europe to Daming." "Europe needs to be conquered, but the natural sciences of Europe also need to be studied.

Ancient science aside, at least modern science is more advanced in Europe. As for whether these scientists in Europe are willing to go to Daming, it is not a problem.

Because at this time in Europe, there is actually no clear difference in ethnic cognition, that is, the concept of nationality is not strong, and naturally there is no such thing as loyalty, as long as the money is in place, they will definitely be willing to go to the Ming Dynasty.