Mohachi.

Even if he had made preparations for a long time, even if he had set off immediately after receiving Zhu Zhan's order, it was already May when Kuntashi came to Mohachi.

In May, Mohachi, although it has not yet warmed up completely, is no longer wrapped in a ball like winter and does not dare to go out.

And for Kuntashi, this level of bitter cold ...... I can only say that I have a fight with his hometown.

Without the need to look through a telescope, Kunzashi was able to see the majestic Alps in the distance from the foothills of the Western Carpathian Mountains with the naked eye.

However, in his eyes the Alps were just black, and experience told Kunzashi that this was the real lookout for the mountains.

Looking down at the binoculars in his hand, then turning his head to look south, Kunzashi's face was full of disappointment.

There's something strange about little bassan.

It has been half a year since he was transferred to Europe, and in addition to reuniting this childhood friend after a long absence, little Basan has also seen the changes in this childhood friend.

There is no animate machinery.

In Little Basang's view, the current Kunzashi is like a waterwheel by the river, turning day after day, year after year, and there is only one driving force to turn him.

Zhu Zhan's order.

Now that spring has begun, the Ming army has also walked out of the White Fort and come to the feet of this Mohachi.

Although there was no exact distance, Xiao Basang knew that if the Ming army decided to attack, it would not take half a day to reach Mohachi.

However, Kunzashi did not give the order to attack, but stationed himself on the spot, as if waiting for something.

Others may not know, but Xiao Basang knows that the only thing that can make Kun Tashi wait is Zhu Zhan's order, but what he doesn't know is when Zhu Zhan's order will come.

In other words, what kind of idea did Zhu Zhan Yan have in mind to let all the Ming troops on Kun Taxi's side temporarily be stationed in the old place.

This matter may only be known to Zhu Zhanyan.

……

Papal State, Ferrara.

Unlike Rome, which was at the southern tip of the Papal States, Ferrara was the northernmost part of the Papal States.

In the past two months, the Ming army has completed the cleaning of the main cities of the Pope State, and at the same time has also cleared out some small surrounding countries.

Such as Siena, Florence, Pisa, Bologna, etc.

These states are in fact next to the Papal States, which exist in the form of ostensibly independent but in fact dependent on the Papal States, and are one of the main powers belonging to the Papal States.

Similarly, in last year's conscription for the "Holy War", the young men of these countries were almost all conscripted, and almost all of them went to Zagreb, Mohachi, and even died in the offensive and defensive battles at Fort Nico.

This also provided excellent conditions for Zhu Zhanqi, allowing him to easily complete the purge around Rome in two months.

And now, he's on his way to the next goal.

"Mu Sheng, where are they going, do you know?"

Sitting on horseback, Zhu Zhanyan looked at Jian Xiao while shaking.

"Judging from the news we received when we set out for Ferrara, the Duke of Qianguo should have arrived at the junction of the Papal State and the Kingdom of Naples."

Jian Xiao said as she took out a map of equal proportions, looked at it briefly and then looked at Zhu Zhanyan.

"If there are no accidents, the Qianguo Gong's side should be ready to attack at any time."

"Hmm." Zhu Zhanyan nodded slightly, and then turned his head to look at Zhu Ling beside him.

"Let Zhu Ping hurry up, don't worry too much about the life and death of those people, it will be enough to have 1,800 people when Venice arrives, and if the others can't stand it, they will be disposed of on the spot."

"Pass the order, the whole army speed up!"

"Yes!" Zhu Ling's heart sank, but he still bowed down to receive the order.

In terms of dealing with the enemy, Zhu Zhanyan can be said to have achieved unprecedented results, and it may be an exaggeration to say that there will be no one after him, but it is estimated that it is not very exaggerated.

So far, how many souls are there under Zhu Zhan's name? Zhu Ling didn't know, or should say that no one knew, because he couldn't count them.

But each time, Zhu Zhan Yan was able to have a new idea in dealing with the enemy, and Zhu Zhan Yan's biggest characteristic was that he did not distinguish between prisoners of war and civilians.

If it was just a simple war between countries, then Zhu Zhan Yan would at least not slaughter prisoners of war and civilians, after all, even if these people were unwilling to be naturalized in the Ming Dynasty, they would be good as slaves.

But all the battles he fought stood out with one word: fast.

He did not have the time to deal with so many prisoners of war and civilians, and he did not want to go through the trouble of dealing with them, so he often resorted to the simplest and most efficient methods.

But even in a simple and efficient way, Zhu Zhanyan will always surprise people.

Like this time.

The cities and cities on the Pope's territory were almost dealt with, and those civilians Zhu Zhan Yan were not killed, but were imprisoned by men, women, and children, and asked them to set off with the army.

Because they were captives, they naturally didn't eat well, and they had to hurry, and from Florence to the present, there were more than 30,000 captives who died of exhaustion.

There were a little more than 40,000 left, and these men would be taken to the Duchy of Venice.

It's not that these people will play a role in the Ming army's attack on the Duchy of Venice, in fact, Zhu Zhanyan has long been prepared for the battle of the Duchy of Venice.

After the fall of Rome, and thus the fall of the entire Papal States, Francesco of the Duchy of Venice immediately sensed that something was wrong, and immediately ordered the return of the fleet of the Duchy of Venice cruising at the exit of the Adriatic.

Today, the fleet of the Duchy of Venice has been staying on the coast of Croatia and other places on the northeastern side of the Adriatic Sea.

But in fact, this is actually the next strategy, because after they shrink, they are equivalent to turtles entering the clay pot, waiting for the Ming army to catch them.

This time, Zhu Zhan Yan personally led his troops to the Duchy of Venice by land, and at the same time asked Mu Sheng to enter the Adriatic Sea with the fleet to put pressure on the Duchy of Venice from the sea.

And those civilian prisoners captured from Florence and other places were to be used after the capture of the Duchy of Venice.

For the sake of precaution and for the occasional need.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ling couldn't help but look in the northeast direction.

"What to see......"

Zhu Ling's movements were very small, but Zhu Zhanyan still found out and said nonchalantly.

"Your Highness, the villain ......"

Zhu Ling suddenly stirred, lowered his head, and stumbled a little between his words.

"Let it go." Zhu Zhanyan didn't care, and said lightly.

"Yes!" Zhu Ling's heart sank, pulled the reins, and controlled the war horse under his crotch to walk backwards.

Zhu Zhanyan said that if he let them go, naturally he would not have released those prisoners, otherwise he would not have said earlier that he didn't have to care too much about the life and death of those prisoners, and he would have moved forward at full speed.

Zhu Ling quickly stopped next to a carriage and knocked on the wheel with a scabbard, and soon a head poked out of the car, and after seeing Zhu Ling, he cast an inquiring look.

What answered him was Zhu Ling's nod.

Soon, a birdcage was taken out of the carriage by the prince's guard, and inside was a blindfolded eagle.

The prince opened the cage with great skill, carefully removed the eagle from the cage, first took two pieces of fresh meat and fed it, and then tore off the cloth that blindfolded the eagle's eyes and untied the chains on the eagle's feet.

......

The sound of the eagle's cry pierced the sky, and soon a black and golden figure also soared into the sky, cutting through the cloudless blue sky and flying towards the sky.

The eagle's cry was so sharp that some people raised their heads for some reason, as if to find where the eagle was, while others lowered their heads and quickened their steps.

Whether there is anyone playing eagle in Europe, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty do not know, but they know that in the Ming Dynasty, there are two nationalities that play eagles very well.

The first is the soldiers that Emperor Taizong pulled away from King Ning, and they later became the main members of the 3,000 battalions during the Yongle period.

Second, although it is a member of the Ming Dynasty, it adopts the monk system to govern the Wusi Tibetan Division.

Eagles, are carnivores, and their appearance is often accompanied by blood.

……

At the same time, Venice.

Francesco looked at the people of the city and regretted it.

He had thought that with the Alps as a barrier and the Papal States on the ground, his Duchy of Venice should be the safest.

At the very least, even if it were to be destroyed, it would probably be in front of the Papal States, but it would also be behind the landlocked countries of the Kingdom of Hungary.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zhu Zhanyan did not play cards according to common sense.

Rome was so important, it had its own naval army stationed outside, and the internal resistance to the Ming army was the strongest, so it can be said that as the city with the least possibility of surrender, it should not have been destroyed so early.

Francesco once put himself in the shoes of Zhu Zhan and thought that if it were him, he would choose to turn around and clean up the Papal State after inflicting heavy damage on the Kingdom of Hungary and other countries.

The reason is simple, everyone in Europe is religious, and all believe in Catholicism, and Rome, as the center of Catholicism, will be destroyed prematurely, and the whole of Europe will be agitated.

However, Zhu Zhanyan did just that, seemingly without considering the consequences of angering the whole of Europe.

Thinking of this, Francesco's heart was filled with endless regrets.

He shouldn't put too much treasure on the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire, maybe the Kingdom of Naples is right, although because of the betrayal of the faith and the surrender of the Ming army, the interior of the Kingdom of Naples is a mess, and the country is full of voices from the top and bottom of Jeanne II to step down.

But what ruler cares about that? If the Ming army can really succeed, then these fools will eventually die down.

The reason is very simple, no one will be able to get along with their fate, the success of the Ming army represents Catholicism, and it also represents the fall of the whole of Europe, and they still resist a fart?

Even if it didn't work, but at least they survived, unlike themselves, and now they have to worry about how to face the Ming army......

Thinking of this, Francesco sighed deeply.

It wasn't that he didn't want to escape, but he didn't know where to run.

The north is the Alps, the west is the Papal state occupied by the Ming army, and the Adriatic Sea in the south has long been blocked by the fleet led by Mu Sheng......

Yes, it is possible to escape to the east, but where can you flee to?

To the east was Mount Velebit, and beyond Mount Velebit was the plain of the middle reaches of the Danube, which eventually fell into the hands of the Ming army......

"Your Excellency the Governor......"

Just as Francesco was annoyed, a voice made him slowly raise his head.

The gloom in his gaze made the herald's body tremble.

"The Legion of Ten has sent word that you have brought the Duchy of Venice into a land of no return, so they want to remove you from your position as Doge......"

Francesco was stunned, but soon laughed.

Oust yourself? Pretty good...... cut off the last trace of concern in his heart......

Thinking of this, Francesco stood up and looked up at the south, his eyes full of determination.

(End of chapter)