The defeat was like a mountain.

Today's Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire really look like this.

Because of the special climate on the Mediterranean coast, not only Zhu Zhanyan, but even Martin V and Sigismund also set their sights on the Mediterranean.

After all, the latitude of Europe is very high, and the beginning of the fifteenth century is already the beginning of the Xiaoice period when the fangs are exposed, and in Europe under the superposition of these conditions, winter really can't do anything.

Only the warmth brought by the Mediterranean climate to the vicinity of the coast can give hope to all.

It's just that Martin V didn't expect it, Sigismund didn't expect it, and even Francesco didn't expect it.

They were defeated in terms of sea power, which they had made a heavy bet on, and they were still getting the same results on land as they had at sea, where they had given up their attention.

No one expected that Jian Xiao would do the opposite, advancing into the Middle Danube Plain in February, before the snow had melted, and in one fell swoop attacking Belgrade, an important pass between the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See linking the Middle Danube Plain.

As soon as Belgrade broke, Sigismund, whose hometown was the Duchy of Hungary, panicked, not only him, but also Pope Martin V and Francesco.

Sigismund naturally needs not be said.

Previously, Nikoburg, located between the Southern Carpathians and the Stara Mountains, was considered the first barrier of the Kingdom of Hungary.

After the capture of Nikoburg, the plain of the middle Danube River was actually equivalent to an open space in front of the gates of the Kingdom of Hungary.

However, Sigismund was not panicked at that time.

Although it is said to be an open space in front of the gate, in fact, there is a courtyard and a courtyard gate in front of the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Ming army still has a long way to go if they want to enter the Kingdom of Hungary.

But now, with the Siam of Belgrade, it is equivalent to breaking through the gate of the Kingdom of Hungary, and what is exposed in front of the Ming army is the courtyard of the Kingdom of Hungary, which already belongs to the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary.

If the Ming army went further and took Mohachi, it would be equivalent to standing outside the door of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Inside the gate, is Budapest, the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Oh yes, and the current Budapest is not called Budapest, because the current Budapest is actually two cities across the Danube, which were later united and continued to become the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Nowadays, the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary is called Buda, and Pest opposite is just an ordinary city, not a national capital.

Moreover, the geographical location of Pace is relatively far south of Buda compared to Buda, which means that before the arrival of the Ming army, Pace will become the last barrier of the national capital Buda.

However, that is already a desperate situation, and in that case, there are often only two outcomes.

The first is to abandon Buda, choose to move the capital, and move the capital to Visegrad further north, or even Pozzoni, as in the historical Zhao and Song dynasties...... There could even be Vienna.

Although Vienna was not on the map of the Kingdom of Hungary, their king was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and Sigismund could have made this decision.

The second is to mobilize troops from all the places where the Hungarian kingdom can mobilize, such as Pozzoni, Visegrad, Debrecen, Klozburg, etc., plus Sigismund mobilizes troops in the name of the Holy Roman Emperor, and fights against the water.

However, things are far from that simple.

When Zhu Zhanyan returned to Shuntian, plus the time delayed on the road, such as the stay in Xiangzhou Mansion, he spent nearly two months in total.

But after leaving Suncheonfu for Europe, he was catching up with the spring currents, much faster than before, and returned to Constantinople in less than a month and a half.

However, even so, by the time he returned, it was already April.

"Inform Jian Xiao, don't think about continuing to advance and attack the White Fort, although we may not be able to attack it, but as the last line of defense of the Kingdom of Hungary, the garrison of the White Castle is much higher than Belgrade."

"In contrast, instead of wasting time and troops attacking a white fort that is not easy to defend, it is better to find time to clean up all those places in the plains of the middle Danube."

"Tell Jane laugh that before summer comes, I want to see Bucharest and other places in the middle Danube plain cleared!"

"In addition, all the Black Sea fleets that have been transferred will be released back to ensure the logistics supply on Qian Yong's side."

"Finally, tell Wang Jinghong ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyan's head was raised from the bookcase, and his eyes faintly emitted a golden light.

"Get him ready to go to sea!"

"Yes!" Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping bowed down at the same time and exited the room.

Since Zhu Zhanqi returned to Constantinople, he has sorted out the events that have happened in the three months or so that he has left, and he has made some adjustments to the arrangement of Jian Xiao and Mu Sheng when he left, and has also abolished some unreasonable orders.

There was no way, there were too many things in his heart that he couldn't tell others, so Jian Xiao and Mu Sheng couldn't understand his thoughts.

Even if it is an understanding, it is only a superficial understanding, but Zhu Zhanyan has too many understandings that belong to the emotions and perspectives of later generations that they can't experience.

If personal emotions aside, Mu Sheng and Jian Xiao have done well enough.

"His Royal Highness ...... the Prince"

As soon as Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping left on their front feet, Zhu Sanfeng appeared outside Zhu Zhanyu's door.

Actually, she didn't arrive just now, but she had already arrived, and she only appeared at the door when Zhu Zhanyan had finished ordering everything that should be ordered.

"Come in." Zhu Zhanyan leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples a little tiredly.

"What else?"

After all, he was a person who had followed him for more than ten years, Zhu Zhanyan didn't even open his eyes, and when he heard the voice, he knew that it was Zhu Sanfeng.

Not only him, but the vast majority of soldiers in Europe today can know about his realization.

After all, women in the army...... There is only one Zhu Sanfeng.

"Your Royal Highness, Mary has returned in the second month after you left."

"Mary? Which Mary? Zhu Zhanyan's movements paused, and he didn't react for a while.

"Hmm...... It was the queen of Charles VII and the queen of the Kingdom of France. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Zhanyan remembered.

In fact, he is not to blame, because in Zhu Zhan's plan, Mary is actually a pawn that will be thrown away when it is used up, and it has no other use except for the temporary friendship of the Kingdom of Aragon.

In contrast, the child who was forcibly left in Constantinople, Louis XI, the son of Charles VII, was an important weight in Zhu Zhan's hands.

It is no exaggeration to say that this child will influence the situation in Western Europe as a whole.

"Didn't she go back to her maiden kingdom of Aragon? How did you come back again? ”

Zhu Zhanyan asked absentmindedly while rubbing his temples.

For Zhu Zhanqi, Mary has lost her only political value.

Nowadays, for the kingdoms of France and Aragon, the most politically valuable is Louis XI, although Marie is Louis XI's biological mother and the titular queen of the Kingdom of Naples, but in reality it is of no use at all.

Zhu Zhan Yan never thought that Mary could influence the thoughts of Yolanda in Aragon, although Mary was Yolanda's daughter, but she could rule such a large kingdom, if Yolanda was a sensual person, Zhu Zhan Yan did not believe it.

If Yolanda had been a sensual man, Charles VII would not have fallen to such a state.

And Mary has no other value than political value.

Although she is the current queen of the French Kingdom, the mother of the future king of the French Kingdom, and the identity bonus of a wife and a surviving person, Zhu Zhanyan has no interest in her.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanyan couldn't think of what else this Mary could bring him.

In contrast, Marie, the queen of the French kingdom, seems to be less useful than Agnès, the official mistress recognized by the French kingdom.

At the very least, Agnès's appearance made Zhu Zhan Yan interested, and he could relieve Zhu Zhan Yan of those negative emotions, and Zhu Zhan Yan did not have any scruples about Agnès.

"Hui Shizi, His Royal Highness." Zhu Sanfeng didn't know what Zhu Zhanyan was thinking, he just reported in a proper manner.

"When Mary came back, she herself said that she didn't say anything else because she missed her son, and we didn't get any news from the Kingdom of Aragon other than that."

"So ......"

"Hmm......" Zhu Zhanyan's hand paused.

"Forget it...... Just let her stay here, but keep someone to watch it out, mainly her son. ”

"I don't care what the outcome of this Mary is, but her son must be optimistic, you have been with me for so many years, and this child, as the sole heir of Charles VII, should know what it represents to us or to others."

"Sanfeng understands!" Zhu Sanfeng lowered his head and responded firmly.

"Alright, sit down." Zhu Zhanyan breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and stretched out his hand to signal Zhu Sanfeng to sit down.

"I read the battle report sent by Mu Sheng, saying that the Duchy of Athens is now in the stage of surviving, and the islands around the Aegean Sea belonging to the Duchy of Venice have also been occupied by him."

"However, I didn't find any information about the reaction of the Duchy of Venice, did I not go to spy on it?"

"His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, it is true that he did not go to spy." Zhu Sanfeng nodded.

"You also know that the work of espionage has always been done by the Shizi guards, and after you left here, most of the Shizi guards were also taken away, and the rest were mostly soldiers of the Usizangdu Division."

"In this regard, whether it is Jian Xiao or Qianguo Gong, they all think that the soldiers of the Uszangdu Division are okay to fight, but if you want to talk about strategy, ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Sanfeng paused and did not continue, but Zhu Zhanyan also understood.

This is indeed a problem.

It is true that the soldiers of the Uszangdu Division have not said that they have been fighting, but the thing of espionage has always been done by "their own people", and although Kun Tashi and others have followed Zhu Zhan to fight for more than ten years, they are not their own people.

In their hearts, the Central Plains is not home, neither are Xiangzhou Mansion and Nanzhou Mansion, but Wusi Zangdu Division is.

It seems that they are loyal to Zhu Zhanyan, but in fact they are the eight kings of Tibet.

As for Ah San...... Forget it.

(End of chapter)