Zhu Zhanyan, who was far away in Constantinople, didn't know that he was about to have an heir, and now all his thoughts were on war.

Moreover, it was two wars.

First, it was the first time that the Ming fleet went out of the Strait of Gibraltar and waged a war against the ports of the Grape Bud Kingdom.

Second, he had just received the news that his cousin was at war with Warat.

However, no matter how Zhu Zhanyan is still in Europe, coupled with the problem of transportation, the news he got has a great delay.

At this time, he only received the news that his cousin had just arrived at the Yuqu River.

He didn't really care about this news, not that he didn't care about the war between his cousin and Warat, he just said that he cared about this, and what he didn't care about was the news he had received so far.

He cares about the final result, whether Da Ming will win or lose this time, and whether his cousin will act according to the agreement between the old prince and the old Han king.

He didn't care about the news of arriving at the Yunqu River.

However, it is not without news that he cares about.

The first voyage of the Daming fleet has been successful so far.

More than sixty percent of the coastal ports of the Grape Bud Kingdom have been hit, if it weren't for the fact that the Grape Bud Kingdom has decided to develop towards the sea and established many ports, coupled with Wang Jinghong's idea of retaining ammunition to deal with the English Channel, I am afraid that more than eighty percent of the seaports of the Grape Bud Kingdom will be hit.

However, even so, this dismount was enough to terrify the Grape Bud Kingdom, and they were afraid that they would have to cower for a while to repair the ruined port.

After such a round of devastation, I am afraid that even with the strength of the whole country, it will be difficult to recover without three or five years.

This is what Zhu Zhanyan wants to achieve.

The significance of the Age of Discovery can be said to be epoch-making, starting from the Renaissance in the 14th century, and starting the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

If the Middle Age of Discovery is broken, even the above can be ignored, but there is one point that cannot be ignored.

That was the rise of imperialism and colonialism.

Historically, it was precisely because of the great geographical discoveries of the Age of Discovery that gave birth to imperialism and colonialism.

Zhu Zhanyan was also not sure whether he would affect the course of history after breaking off the Age of Discovery, or even let Europe, which was ready to take off, fall, but he didn't care.

Because all he wants is time, as long as he holds down the wings of Europe for a while, he is confident that he will tear these wings off completely, and even tear the whole of Europe itself to pieces.

And in history, the pioneer of the Age of Discovery is undoubtedly the Kingdom of Grapevines.

Now, the bird that led Europe to take off in history has been pressed, and Zhu Zhanyan has time to slowly solve all the problems.

First and foremost, it was the Holy Roman Empire.

But in a war, you can't just look at the enemy.

"Is there any news from Qian Yong?"

Putting down the secret letter in his hand, Zhu Zhanyan looked up at Zhu Sanfeng.

"Not yet." Zhu Sanfeng shook his head.

"There is no movement in the Golden Horde, nor in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, they seem to have discussed it, watching the civil strife in the Grand Duchy of Mosk slowly calm down."

"Even if they knew that Yuri had a good chance of winning the event, they didn't do anything."

Zhu Zhanyan nodded slightly.

This was actually what he expected.

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania prides itself on its strength, after all, they can be regarded as the number one power in Europe today.

The reason why he chose to watch from the wall is that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is trying to do something bigger, and this set of practices is very familiar to Zhu Zhanyan.

Because he's seen it many times.

It is nothing more than letting Yuri commit the following crimes, and then sending troops after Yuri's success, which is the same as when Emperor Taizong used the banner of Fengtian Jingjing, but for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it may be more suitable to hang the people and attack the crime.

When the time comes, the old lord is gone, and the new lord is a sinner, and the Grand Duchy of Mosk is very likely to be swallowed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, even if there is an heir who has already been decided, it will only be a lingering breath for a while.

It's like Zhu Zhan.

Zhu Zhanqi left Louis XI in Constantinople as an important bargaining chip for his future advance into the Kingdom of France, using the method used by Cao Cao to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

For the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the worst and the worst are nothing more than that.

However, compared to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Golden Horde thought differently.

In fact, contrary to what appears on the surface, the Golden Horde has long been in decline, and the Grand Duchy of Mosk had cut off its tribute to the Golden Horde for thirteen years.

Later, although after the succession of Yedigu Khan, he led an army to raid the Mosk states, burning many cities including Novgorod, Gorodets, and Rostov-on-Don in the lower reaches, so that the Grand Duchy of Mosk resumed its tribute to the Golden Horde, but that was only a return to the glory of the Golden Horde.

In today's Golden Horde, let alone the Ming army, even the Grand Duchy of Mosk will tease his beard from time to time.

Therefore, in the face of the advance of the Ming army, the Golden Horde could only cower as much as possible and let itself survive longer.

Because the Golden Horde knew very well that the day of the war with the Ming Dynasty would most likely be the prelude to the fall of the Golden Horde.

"Tell Jane to shrink the line of defense, retreat to the east of Fort Nico, and not cross the line of Fort Nico."

"Send an order to Mu Sheng and let him lead the fleet to the Kingdom of Sicily."

"Yes!" Zhu Sanfeng didn't speak, but Zhu Ling, who was standing behind Zhu Zhanqi, suddenly spoke out and was ordered to leave.

"His Royal Highness."

It wasn't until Zhu Ling left that Zhu Sanfeng cautiously spoke.

"Attack the Kingdom of Sicily, do you plan to feint, or do you ......"

"When did you see me doing this feint?" Zhu Zhanyan raised his head and looked at Zhu Sanfeng very seriously.

"The so-called feint attack means that you don't have enough confidence to win on the frontal battlefield, so you attract the enemy's attention by flanking feints, so as to increase your chances of winning on the frontal battlefield."

"But in fact, whether it is Jian Xiao's side or Mu Sheng, who is about to leave for the Kingdom of Sicily, they are confident enough to win head-on."

"The reason why I let Jane laugh shrink temporarily is just to make the war a little easier, with the current situation of the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, you don't know what the result of running on both sides will be, right?"

Zhu Sanfeng nodded slightly when he heard this, and then saluted and apologized: "Your Royal Highness has educated well, but Sanfeng is short-sighted." ”

This is actually a very simple truth, Zhu Sanfeng doesn't understand, but the recent Zhu Zhan Yan, especially after returning to Shuntian and successfully taking over Shuntian and the imperial court, Zhu Zhan Yan in Zhu Sanfeng's eyes has become a little unpredictable.

In the past, she could roughly guess what Zhu Zhanyan was thinking, but now, even if she guessed, she was not sure.

However, it is indeed that simple.

The strongest sea force that the Holy See can use at present is the Duchy of Venice, but the fleet of the Duchy of Venice is not even afraid to go out of the Adriatic Sea because of the shadow of the last defeat, but only dare to go around the Adriatic Sea.

Attacking the Kingdom of Sicily at this time, no matter whether the fleet of the Duchy of Venice came to help or not, Mu Sheng had a 100% chance of winning.

And the Kingdom of Sicily, as an ally of the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, should it help when it is attacked? It's obvious.

However, this was a dilemma for the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire.

In a practical sense, it is definitely better not to help, because even if you help, it will not help much.

As I said just now, the only sea power that the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire can call on is the Duchy of Venice, and the Duchy of Venice previously fought against the Ming Dynasty with one-third of its strength, and the result was a crushing defeat.

Let's not talk about whether they have a chance of winning in the naval battle, just say that the Daming fleet that sailed away before was enough to scare them.

The power at sea is not good, and the power on land cannot be freed up.

A Jane laugh who occupied Fort Nico made Sigismund almost lose his hair, and he had to withdraw to aid the Kingdom of Sicily, facing the same Ming army, and even the stronger sea power of the Ming army.

Without even thinking about it, Sigismund knew what the result would be: the coalition forces withdrew, and the Kingdom of Sicily fell.

You can't help it.

After several defeats at Sofia and Fort Nico, the prestige of the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire in the hearts of the people was so badly damaged that the Ming army was allowed to destroy a Sicilian kingdom......

Sigismund couldn't even think about it.

No, I should say that I don't have to think about it anymore......

However, having said that, Sigismund should still be grateful, because if God really exists, then it may be the only chance God has given them.

If they don't have a chance, it will be Zhu Zhan Yan who has come to Europe to conquer with the power of the entire Ming Dynasty, not just the soldiers of the Wusi Zangdu Division and some Ah San who can only be said to have barely escaped from the rabble.

……

Daming, the mouth of the Three Gorges.

The mouth of the Three Gorges is located north of the Luqu River and south of the Hunan River, and is also the easternmost outlet of the Kent Khan Mountain.

Strictly speaking, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, because although it is a buffer zone recognized by both sides, it is actually the land that the Ming Dynasty acquired after the destruction of the Tatars.

At this moment, Mahammu of Wara was leading a group of cavalry to stand at the exit of the Three Gorges Estuary, and about 400 paces away from him, Zhu Zhanji was also standing there with a group of cavalry.

Regardless of whether the Ming soldiers are willing or not, today, here, with two teams of cavalry, to decide the victory or defeat of the Ming Dynasty's northern expedition.

(End of chapter)