The first year of Xuande, the third day of October.

It was a day destined to go down in history, because it was today that the armies of the East and the West came into contact in the truest sense of the word.

Ships carrying the flag of the Kingdom of Naples crossed half of the Mediterranean Sea towards the Bosphorus.

On the coast of Nicaea, Zhu Zhan Yan looked at the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples and wanted to laugh.

For no other reason than because these people are really stupid.

In fact, Zhu Zhanyan did not have much hope for the Kingdom of Naples, even if he knew that the Kingdom of Naples was trying its best to curry favor with him, hoping that he would leave a place for the Kingdom of Naples to use as a place to live after entering Europe.

But as the saying goes, ideas are ideas, and reality is reality.

Think about it from another perspective, what would you do if you were in the position of the Kingdom of Naples?

The strength of the Ming army is strong enough, and it is right that they should do their best to show themselves, but the scene in front of them is really a bit too much.

After that, it's fake.

With more than 300 ships, the Kingdom of Naples can indeed afford this number of ships, but it is estimated that it is the power of the whole country, and it has to be requisitioned from the people.

In terms of the shipbuilding strength of the Kingdom of Naples, and even in the whole of Europe, a ship can carry about 200 to 300 people while carrying goods.

Three hundred boats, 60,000 to 90,000 people, what about the deceitful ghosts?

Even if there was no information sent by the Duke of Naples in advance, Zhu Zhanyan could see the problem here.

Soon, the lead ship of the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples suddenly turned its sails and came in the direction of Nicaea.

This took everyone by surprise, because their plan was to block the western exit of the Bosphorus, then let the people inside the castle come out, and finally land in Asia Minor as the Crusades had done.

But compared to the surprise of the combined army, Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand very calmly.

A dull trumpet sounded, and a pile of fires was quickly ignited, and it seemed that the ignition of the fire in the broad daylight seemed to be a little mentally retarded.

But this is what the Central Plains has inherited for a long time, and it is a method of delivering messages: Beacon.

At the same time, the defensive line set up on the coast was also removed, and the real backhand arranged by Zhu Zhanyan also showed his fangs.

Artillery, catapults, swarms of rockets......

In addition to the firecracker, almost all of Daming's long-range attack weapons, and the kind of big killing weapon, all appeared here, with a complete variety.

But in reality, the opponent is not so unbearable.

Europe had a very high starting point on the road of gunpowder, because they continued to improve on the basis of the development of the Central Plains.

In 1341, there were modified gunpowder arrows in Lille, France, in 1344, cast iron cannons were invented in Germany, and in 1348, cannons appeared in the Netherlands, etc.

More than 80 years ago, artillery appeared in Europe, and this crusade also had artillery.

But as far as the use of firearms is concerned, Da Ming understands much more than them.

Moreover, for these ships from the Kingdom of Naples, the carrying capacity is really limited.

You must know that only the treasure fleet in the Ming Dynasty can be equipped with artillery on a large scale, and before that, there were not too many artillery pieces on the fleet used by Zhu Zhanyan.

Although it was only a bowl cannon and a bowl cannon, its impact was not something that a wooden ship could resist.

The Ming Dynasty, which was ahead of the world in shipbuilding technology at the same time, did not dare to do this, so how could the Kingdom of Pleas dare?

With Zhu Zhan's order, the artillery was quickly disassembled, the brackets were discarded on the position, and the barrels were quickly withdrawn by a team of three.

However, in just a few breaths, only huge catapults remained on the Nicaene coastal defense front.

However, after seeing that only catapults were left on the Daming coastal front, the fleet of the Kingdom of Naples began to panic with a panicked expression, and even Zhu Zhanyan could see that they wanted to turn around.

"Your Highness, they should know about the white phosphor, right?"

Jian Xiao also discovered the enemy's movements through the telescope, and looked at Zhu Zhanyan for the first time.

"I think so." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

In fact, he also thought about this problem, because it is a problem that is impossible to avoid at all, and it is sooner or later.

In the Timurid Empire, the use of white phosphorous eggs on such a large scale, and the other party attaches so much importance to themselves, it is really not surprising that the power of white phosphorous eggs has been discovered and attracted attention.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanyan has never regarded this as the last hole card.

Catapults, even if they are large catapults, have an effective range of only about 200 meters, and the current white phosphors do not require high power from catapults, because they mainly burn damage, rather than damage through kinetic energy and potential energy like ordinary catapults.

But even so, the range is only more than 300 meters, less than 400 meters.

Zhu Zhan waved his hand, Zhu Ling quickly moved onto the high platform, and the bright flag flew in the wind in Zhu Ling's hands.

The Ming soldiers on the coast of Nicaea quickly turned around and headed northeast.

Such a move made the enemy instantly blind, but they also reacted quickly, because the inner place is so small, so small that there is no room for diverse tactics to play.

From beginning to end, Zhu Zhan's goal was Junbao, and there was only Junbao.

Riding on the ship of the Kingdom of Naples and flying the flag of the Kingdom of Naples, but in fact it was the enemies of the Kingdom of Sicily Army and the Crusaders who turned their heads in a hurry, as if they wanted to organize the Ming army to attack the castle.

However, it was already too late.

It's not that they are late, even if it is the Bosphorus Strait, which is only more than 700 meters, the Ming army wants to spend it is not something that can be completed in a moment and a half, as long as they want to intercept it, it is not too late to start.

As long as the Ming army can't all pass smoothly, they will be considered successful.

However, just as they were leaving, a whole fleet appeared behind them, which looked well-trained, and the Ming and Wu flags hanging on the masts terrified them.

Now, they don't want to do anything but run away.

But Zhu Zhanyan, who waited for almost half a year to get such an opportunity, would he let them escape?

Another command was given, and the low sound of the horn sounded again, but it was a little different from the first horn, this time the horn sound was significantly shorter.

At the sound of the horn, a flotilla of ships appeared from the eastern exit of the Bosphorus, leaving everyone pale.

John VIII stood on the walls of the castle, looking at the fleet that appeared out of thin air, racking his brains and wondering how they were there.

Obviously, no ship has passed for such a long time, and the ship of the Ming army has not even entered the Sea of Marmara, how can it appear on the east side of the Bosphorus?

At this moment, what they did not know was that on the west side of the Sea of Marmara, at the other pass of the strait, that is, the Dardanelles, the defenders and fleets of the Kingdom of Sicily that they had left behind had been destroyed.

Canakkale.

Mu Sheng put down his binoculars and looked at the ships with blue flames on the sea from a distance, his face full of disdain.

The narrowest part of the Dardanelles is not as narrow as the Bosphorus, and the narrowest point here is less than three miles away, but it is quite narrow.

The Kingdom of Sicily and the Crusaders originally wanted to encircle the Ming army here, and at the same time cut off the possibility of the Ming army supporting and retreating from here, but they didn't think about it, and when they arrived, the role was reversed.

Catch a turtle in an urn, the urn is still the urn, but the person who catches the turtle has become a turtle.

However, the near-complete victory situation did not reassure Mu Sheng, because he was him and his son was his son.

Bosporus.

Looking at the castle on the other side, the army of the Kingdom of Sicily and the crusaders had no nostalgia at all, and even ignored the banner waved by John VIII himself on the head of the castle, they only wanted to escape.

The current crusaders are no longer the crusaders of the past, and compared to them, they not only lack strength, but also lack the courage to fight for the faith.

However, will Zhu Zhanyan let them escape?

The previously lit beacon may seem clueless, but it is not useless, for around the corner of Sküdar, a fleet of ships slowly reveals their line-up.

At the same time, it also blocked the way for the crusaders to retreat.

On the leading boat, Mu Bin, Qian Yong and Zhu Sanfeng stood with their heads held high, facing the crusaders who wanted to escape.

Unlike Qian Yongzhu Sanfeng and his wife's calmness, Mu Bin's eyes were full of fanatical fighting intent.

In the small-scale campaign to clear the Ottoman remnants in southern Asia Minor, Mu Bin completed the first transformation in his life, from a teenager to a hot-blooded young man.

At this time, he was full of only the idea of meritorious service, and all that could satisfy him was endless wars, endless merits, and a high platform built by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

When he reaches a certain height, this youthful enthusiasm will slowly fade away, and it will be replaced by the calmness of young and middle-aged people.

In a few decades, this composure will slowly dissipate, and will eventually be replaced by characteristics such as calmness, decisiveness, and old spiciness.

Of course, this is the result of everything going well, and no one knows what will happen in the process, and no one knows whether he will go down the wrong path.

But at the very least, the current Mu Bin is still normal.

"His Royal Highness!"

On the shores of Nicaea, Jane smiled with a rare excitement.

During this period of time, he already knew the importance of Junbao, and Zhu Zhanyan even told him about the follow-up plan after occupying Junbao, which made him a little excited.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

Seeing Zhu Zhanyan nodding, Jian Xiao immediately ordered, and soon a team of people was brought out and went straight to the coast.

This team of people is not Han Chinese, nor is it from the Usizangdu Division, let alone Ah San.

They are the people of the Kingdom of Naples, and they are the people left behind by the Duke of Rene when he came to report to Zhu Zhan.