In the two wars launched by the Ming Dynasty at the same time, the imperial army led by Zhu Zhanji had already taken the lead in solving the problem, and Zhu Zhanji's side was still far away.

It's not that Zhu Zhanji's ability is inferior to Zhu Zhanji, but the enemies faced by the two of them are really far apart.

As for how the world would evaluate these two wars launched at the same time, Zhu Zhanyan didn't care, because although he had not yet reached the point where he could ignore all the eyes of the world, this level of discussion was of little use to him.

Besides, he didn't have the heart to think about it that much now.

Rome.

After the capture of Rome, Zhu Zhan immediately transferred more than half of the fleet to land, and he wanted to bulldoze the area south of the Alps and north of the Kingdom of Naples.

His purpose was simple, he wanted a new base.

Constantinople's words were okay before, after all, his main focus was on the Balkans before, and he only hit the Danube as far as the Danube.

Judging from the situation of last year's war and the transportation of logistics and supplies, Constantinople was the best transit point, so he used it as a bridgehead for his advance into Europe.

However, as the front continued to push northward, and even approached the doorstep of the Hungarian Empire, Constantinople was no longer suitable to continue to be a bridgehead for Zhu Zhan's advance into Europe.

In contrast, the Apennine Peninsula, which is blocked by the Alps in the north and is surrounded by sea in the other three directions, combined with the strong maritime power of the Ming Dynasty, is finally very close to those places that Zhu Zhan has not yet conquered.

There is no doubt that this is a better bridgehead than Constantinople for some time to come.

The only variable is the Kingdom of Naples behind Rome, but Zhu Zhanyan is not worried.

This kind of thing is a backstabbing thing, and only a special theocratic country like the Pope State would make this kind of mistake, as for him, Zhu Zhanyan......

Even if he made this mistake and relaxed his vigilance against the Kingdom of Naples, would the Kingdom of Naples succeed?

It is obviously impossible, after all, the strength of the two sides is not on the same level, Zhu Zhanyan is not Martin V, and Daming is not the Pope's state.

Therefore, after the occupation of Rome, the forces on land did not have time to be mobilized, so he simply directly transferred half of the naval army.

Although it is only half, the Ming army currently has only one enemy of the Duchy of Venice at sea, and it is also the Duchy of Venice whose strength has been destroyed by a third.

As for the question of whether the dispatch of naval forces to fight on land will affect combat effectiveness......

The current Papal State really belongs to the level of stinky fish and rotten shrimp, firstly, because the crusaders have been completely decayed after the original Crusades, not to mention the combat effectiveness or something, and even the style of life has problems, which seriously violates the doctrine of Catholicism.

These two come ......

The previous attacks of the Ming army on Sofia, Nicoburg and other places in the Danube Valley had already caused a headache for the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, and they had long been in the problem of lack of manpower.

Not to mention that the crusaders of the Papal States had been transferred to the Danube Valley as early as the beginning of the war, and even if they didn't, they were now being transferred, otherwise Sigismund would not have been able to face Jian Xiao who was still stationed in the Danube Valley.

Therefore, the matter of cleaning up the Pope's country was very smooth, and even so smooth that Zhu Zhanyan felt a little unbelievable.

For no other reason, the Papal State is so rotten that even Ah San can sweep away the remnants of the Papal State without firearms and other equipment, and even without the help of the Wusi Zangdu Army and Zhu Zhanqi's guards.

It's just that in this seemingly good situation, Zhu Zhanyan is not very happy.

Because he received a war report, and this war report came from the Strait of Gibraltar.

……

"So, they actually have other plans?"

Jane smiled as she held the battle report, her frowning brow unable to hide the dust on his face.

Although he couldn't dispatch soldiers on land in time to rush to the aid of Rome, Zhu Zhanyan called Jian Xiao over, and the Nicoburg side was in charge of Kun Tashi.

"Other intentions must be true, and that's what they thought in the first place." Zhu Zhanyan leaned back in the chair very comfortably, although his face was a little unhappy, but more relaxed.

"Whether it is the Kingdom of Aragon or the Kingdom of Castile, they are the first-class maritime powers on this side of Europe."

"At the beginning, when we first occupied the castle, they knew that our maritime strength was stronger than theirs, which they could not tolerate, and the reason why they still cooperated with us was nothing more than for the vast territory of the Kingdom of France."

"When we succeed in blocking the English Channel, or even driving the English back to the island of England, that's when they turn their backs."

"In our opinion, we will be the greatest contributor to the removal of the English, because if the English Channel is not blocked, the support of the English will be endless."

"But in their eyes, they are closer to the kingdom of France, and it is easier for them to take over and rule the land after the beast of war ravages them."

"When the contradiction of interests cannot be reconciled, it is when we turn against them."

"And, let me tell you......" Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyan straightened up and looked at Jian Xiao with a serious face, as if he was analyzing, but as if he was instructing.

"Yolanda of Aragon is not a general, that lady is very ambitious, and I am afraid that a French kingdom will not be able to satisfy her appetite."

"This ......," Jane's eyes widened in disbelief.

Ask yourself, if you are talking from the heart, Jian Xiao doesn't think Yolanda dares to turn his face, because the strength of the two sides is not on the same level at all.

Needless to say, the sea power is not too much, let alone the union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, even if the whole world is united, it may not be able to surpass the Ming in terms of sea power.

As for the forces on land......

Jian Xiao didn't even think about it, because he thought that a white phosphorous egg would solve all the problems on land!

However, what Zhu Zhanyan said subverted his three views, and he couldn't imagine the scene where the Kingdom of Aragon and the Ming Dynasty turned their faces, because in his opinion, it was a one-sided massacre.

And now, Zhu Zhanyan said that Yolanda's ambition is far more than that?

Thinking of this, Jian Xiao couldn't help but look up at Zhu Zhanyan.

"Remember to watch more and learn more." Zhu Zhanyan raised his right hand and pressed it down, motioning for Jian Xiao to sit down.

"It's been so long since you fought in Europe, you should have found that this place is the most different from our Daming, right?"

"Hmm......" Jian Xiao nodded with a little hesitation, because he wasn't quite sure if what he was thinking of was what Zhu Zhanyan said.

"The religious color here is very heavy, if we talk about it in the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid that only the Uszangdusi side is somewhat similar to this side, and other places ...... Especially in the Central Plains, it is very different from here. ”

"That's right." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

"Basically everyone in the Usizangdu Division believes in religion, if it weren't for that, Emperor Taizu Gao would not have set the monk official system."

"As for the Central Plains, the imperial court has suppressed the barbaric growth of any sect, basically as long as it is beyond the scope allowed by the imperial court, no matter which sect it is, it will suffer a catastrophe."

"But it's different here, Catholicism can be said to be all over every inch of land here, and you may not know that less than a hundred years ago, the power of the pope here was far greater than the power of the king, because the pope even had the right to execute the king."

Jane's eyes widened slowly, and an incredible expression slowly appeared on his face.

For Jian Xiao, divine power is greater than royal power...... This is somewhat similar to the theory of celestial and human induction, that is, the theory that the monarch calls himself the Son of Heaven, but as early as the Western Han Dynasty when the theory of celestial and human induction appeared and promoted, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the emperor who single-handedly promoted the theory of celestial and human induction, found something inappropriate.

After that, although the statement of the Son of Heaven has continued with the feudal dynasty to the present, in fact, there has not been a situation in which divine power has taken precedence over royal power, not even in the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At most, when a natural disaster occurs, the emperor will issue an edict against himself, but there will never be a situation where someone can directly execute the emperor.

The reason is very simple, it is impossible for the Central Plains to allow the birth of such a position as the Pope, let alone the existence of such a person.

So it's hard for Jian Xiao to imagine what it would be like for divine power to override royal power.

But in the same way, Jian Xiao also found the key point of the problem.

"You mean ......," Jane smiled as she looked underfoot.

"That's right." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

"Conflict with the Holy See is always inevitable if we want to conquer this land, and even if we do not conquer Rome, which has a special meaning in the hearts of Catholics, the contradiction still exists, the difference is only that it erupts one day earlier and one day later."

"Therefore, when the day comes when the English are driven out of the Kingdom of France, and it may not even be that day, when the tide of war is settled and there is no reversal, Yolanda will proceed in this way and drive us away from the cake after the victory."

"Then you say Yolanda's ambition ......" Jane smiled still a little unintelligible, but before he could say half of his own words, he reacted sharply, and then his eyes widened.

"Do you want to say that she wants to use our attack on the Holy Roman Empire to unite with the weak Holy Roman Empire, and finally ......?"

"Why not?" The corners of Zhu Zhanyan's mouth curled.

"So I'm asking you to think about the difference in this land, because if you believe in the same religion, and you can say that the whole people believe in religion, their union is a very simple thing."

"That ......" Jane smacked her lips with a smile, and after learning that this might be Yolanda's idea, he calmed down instead.

After all, the soldiers will come to block, and the water will cover the earth.

"What are you going to do? This time, the Kingdom of Aragon did not send troops on land to put pressure on the Grape Bud Kingdom as agreed, and secondly, it did not support the Kingdom of France as agreed, causing Wang Jinghong to bear more pressure. ”

"Although with the strength of our Da Mingbao fleet, we are not afraid of this pressure, and it will not even cause any impact, but just let Yolanda openly play a little trick under our noses......"

"Hmph......" Zhu Zhanyan snorted coldly, the expression on his face was very disdainful.

"Yolanda, that old lady is almost trying to stumble in front of me, although she is older, but the old stubbornness of the old era should accept the new era, if she is not willing to accept it, then let her die!"

"The order goes down, and the trade with the Kingdom of Aragon is suspended, and the trade with the Kingdom of Castile remains unchanged."

"At the same time, let someone send a message to Wang Jinghong and ask him to withdraw from the English Channel! When the support of the Kingdom of Aragon reaches the north of the Loire, we will enter it again! ”

(End of chapter)