Charles VII, who is only the prince of the king, finally rose a little darkness in his heart after facing the insults of the English and the ignorance of his mother-in-law.

It was not that he did not know that the Ming army was actually a far more powerful enemy than the English, and it was precisely because he knew that he chose the Ming army as his ally to restore the glory of France.

And the reason why such a wolf, tiger and leopard object was chosen as an ally was entirely because Charles VII could not see any hope of recovering the glory of France.

The English occupied a large area north of the Loire, including Paris, and were strong; Although his mother-in-law was supportive of him, his mother-in-law always put the interests of the Kingdom of Aragon first.

If his mother-in-law had been willing to help, he might not have the ability to compete with the English, but at least he would have the strength to resist.

Is it that the Kingdom of Aragon does not have the strength to aid him? Not.

As long as the English Channel is broken, it may not have much impact on the British army, which occupies a large part of the territory of the Kingdom of France, in the short term, but as long as it is attacked from both sides, victory is a matter of time.

And the Kingdom of Aragon, as the only country in Europe with sea dominance, must have a naval fleet, although it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, but it is also better than the Duchy of Venice, which is why the Duchy of Venice only occupies the eastern half of the coastline on the northern shore of the Mediterranean, and does not advance westward.

However, his mother-in-law did not help him.

Thinking of this, Charles VII's eyelids drooped, and a gloomy light flashed in his eyes.

When there is no hope of victory, perhaps...... Giving it a go is the best outcome!

"Someone!"

……

Three days later, Vila Castellón.

It was an important port of the Kingdom of Aragon in the Mediterranean, and was also an important military port due to its Balearic Islands to the south.

"Do you really want to go back to Toulouse?"

Charles VII's mother-in-law, Yolanda, looked at her son-in-law, and asked a question with some uncertainty.

"I'm still going back." Charles VII bowed slightly.

"No matter how I say it, France is my homeland, and even if the English are overwhelming, they always have to resist."

"If I have always been sheltered under your protection, far from the land of France, how can the soldiers of France fight bravely?"

"That's right." Yolanda nodded slightly, but turned to look at her daughter.

"Dear Mary, will you go back with your husband too?"

"Dear Yolanda, of course." Marie de Anjou embraced her mother.

"In that case, I won't keep you." Yolanda sighed softly.

For her son-in-law, she doesn't care if she can't go back, but for her daughter, she still hopes to stay by her side.

After all, the situation in the Kingdom of France is not good right now.

With his wife, son and mistress with him, Charles VII said goodbye to his mother-in-law and turned to board the ship.

In fact, if you want to return to Toulouse alone, you will have to go closer by land, but there is a Pyrenees between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of France.

In contrast, it is better to take a boat here, bypass the Pyrenees, and land in Sétimania before heading overland to Toulouse.

However, is this really the case?

……

"Joan of Arc, what do you think of the situation at the front?"

Previously, in order to get the aid of the Ming army, Charles VII transferred Joan of Arc to the Kingdom of Aragon, and Joan of Arc was extremely dissatisfied at that time, believing that Charles VII's transfer of himself back at this time would affect the situation of the war.

But upon learning of Charles VII's intention to return to Toulouse, Joan of Arc's irritation faded away.

In a country at war, the impact on the morale of the soldiers is very different whether the king supports him in the rear or grovels to ask for refuge from others.

However, what Joan of Arc didn't know was that Charles VII had already calculated her.

"Your Majesty, for the time being, our valiant French soldiers are already in high spirits, and if you had not summoned me to the Kingdom of Aragon, we would have been celebrating our victory on the north bank of the Loire."

Joan of Arc bowed slightly, a little dissatisfied in her tone, but also a little happy.

"But now that you intend to return to Toulouse, it is a great encouragement to the French soldiers of our application, and you will soon be able to taste the luscious taste of the fruits of victory."

Charles VII nodded slightly, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a place where Joan of Arc couldn't see.

Plop, plop, plop......

It didn't take long for a series of strange noises to come, and Charles VII closed his eyes slightly and looked up at the sky.

An inconspicuous flotilla was supposed to be heading north, but the sails on the ship were suddenly pulled, and the flotilla changed direction and headed towards the east of the Mediterranean.

……

Just when Charles VII made a decision to break the boat without telling everyone, the situation in the distant Balkans also changed.

Fort Nico.

Looking at Nicoburg, which can be said to be carved out of the same mold as Sofia, Zhu Zhanyan didn't know what to say.

He knew that it was of great strategic importance as a pass between the Southern Carpathians and the Stara Mountains, where the Danube, the second largest river in Europe, flowed.

However, no matter how important the place is, no matter how strong the defense is, it can't withstand the brainless defenders.

"Your Highness, these corpses ......"

Looking at the mountains of corpses in front of her, Jian Xiao was a little nervous.

"The old rules." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand.

"Yes!" Jane smiled excitedly and took the order to leave.

During the period of conquest of Europe, Jane Xiao changed slightly, becoming a little radical and a little excited.

But Zhu Zhanyan didn't say anything, because he was also a little excited.

He really is...... I haven't seen such a stupid enemy in years.

Because of the previous signs, it can be said that the entire Holy Roman Empire knew that the next target of the Ming army was Fort Nico.

So, even though he knew it would be difficult, Sigismund accomplished a miracle.

In less than half a month, he transferred 70,000 soldiers from Wallachia and Bulgaria around Fort Niko.

Together with the original defenders of Fort Nico, Fort Nicoo had more than 100,000 soldiers.

Don't think 100,000 is not much, for the Middle Ages, and for Europe, which has just experienced 60 years of division of the Holy See, more than 100,000 is already unimaginable.

You must know that the Crusades were religious wars back then, and the total number of people in the First Crusade was about 100,000.

However, imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.

The 70,000 soldiers did not arrive at Fort Niko as scheduled, and less than 20,000 were dispatched from Bulgaria.

Don't think that this number is very small, you must know that Zhu Zhanqi's previous Plovdiv, Sofia and Tarnovo all belong to Bulgaria.

In short, Bulgaria had little viability under the Ming army's attack.

As for reinforcements from other countries...... As mentioned earlier, the Middle Danube Plain is actually a huge basin surrounded by mountains in the west, east and south of the Carpathians.

Naturally, the Wallachian reinforcements had to cross the Eastern Carpathians, and the Serbian and Bosnian reinforcements had to cross the Western Carpathians.

In addition, when attacking Fort Niko, Zhu Zhan Yan also knew that after taking Tarnovo and Sofia one after another, the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See would react, so he did not hesitate and directly used the most powerful weapon he had now.

White phosphorous eggs.

Fort Nicoo quickly became a dead city under the attack of the White Phosphaters, but the stone brick walls were relatively slightly damaged and could still be used as a pass fortress.

Then, because of the toxicity of white phosphores, Zhu Zhan asked the soldiers of the Ming army to be stationed at the foot of the southeast mountain as always, preparing to wait for ten days before entering Fort Nico.

But even Zhu Zhanyan himself didn't expect that at this time, the reinforcements sent by the Holy Roman Empire arrived.

First of all, the reinforcements from Wallachia, because they were the closest, they came the fastest except for Bulgaria, but because of the small number, they were directly annihilated by the Ming army.

Bosnia and Serbia received reinforcements almost together, and because of their location in the west, closer to the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See, Bulgaria and Wallachia were unmatched in terms of baggage equipment.

Originally, they could rely on different baggage equipment, plus they came from the west of the pass of Fort Nico, and the Ming army was on the east side of Fort Nico, relying on the advantage of the terrain to give the Ming army a lot of trouble.

However, they made a fateful mistake.

The Ming army did not go to Fort Niko, which was stationed because of the toxicity of white phosphores, they went.

White phosphorus is highly toxic, for humans, fifteen milligrams of white phosphorus reaches the toxic amount, and fifty milligrams reaches the lethal amount.

Although Fort Nicoo had been empty for several days before this, and the toxicity of white phosphorus had almost evaporated, this alone caused the reinforcements to suffer from vomiting blood, blood in the stool, and respiratory failure.

In the face of such an enemy, if he still can't win, it will be impossible for Zhu Zhanyan to fight so far.

Watching Jian Xiao lead people to transport the corpses out of Fort Nico, and also at the Jingguan with as many as 100,000 people rising from the west exit of Fort Nico, Zhu Zhanqi felt that this should be an effective deterrent to the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanyan raised his hand and called Zhu Ling over.

"Pass the order, the whole army will be repaired, and this winter will be spent here."

"Yes!"

……

Looking up at the cloudless sky, it would have been a good day if it weren't for the cold temperature that would have chapped skin.

Therefore, even if it is a success, Zhu Zhanyan does not plan to move forward.

Winter in Europe, especially during the Xiaoice Gorge, is no joke.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanyan sighed, he was already thinking about whether to go to the Suez region for the winter.

It's a little cold here.

(End of chapter)