Chapter 441: An alliance that collapsed in an instant

Daring to transfer 150,000 people and set up such a maze array for Sigismund, Zhu Zhanyan was naturally sure, otherwise he would not have risked a complete rout on the frontal battlefield to do so.

The arrival of Chen Mao and Zheng Heng not only brought Zhu Zhanyan two trustworthy and capable generals for the time being, but also represented that the next wave of personnel replenishment was coming.

And he learned from the letter sent by his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi that his eighteen years of assistance to the Usizangdu Division finally saw results.

Eighteen years, this time can be said to be enough to support a generation.

Since the ninth year of Yongle became a domain in Yunnan, Zhu Zhan Yan has provided assistance to the Usizang Division, which made the Usizang Si Si unable to rise on its own like Tubo during the Tang Dynasty because of the cold climate, but it rose with the help of Zhu Zhan Ge.

However, this rise did not blind the Eight Kings of Uszangdusi.

If the climate did not warm, the Uszangdu Division would not have the rations to support a large number of people, which means that such a rise was dependent on Zhu Zhan's uninterrupted funding.

Once Zhu Zhan Yan stopped funding the Usizang Du Division, a large number of people would starve to death in the first winter due to insufficient food rations.

After understanding what kind of existence it was to imprison him, the Eight Kings of Uszangdu made the most correct decision: to become the most loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty, just like the former Joseon.

Eighteen years of uninterrupted assistance were finally reflected in this troop transfer.

100,000 soldiers of the Wusi Zangdu Division have boarded the ship in Xiangzhou Mansion and are heading for the European battlefield.

Zhu Zhan was confident that as long as Sigismund dared to send troops, he would be able to pass through the two passes between the Alps and the Western Carpathians, the Alps and the Velebits.

At that time, as long as the transferred soldiers of the Uszangdu Division arrive, they will be able to counterattack directly.

It is impossible to make the Holy Roman Empire lose its ability to resist, but Zhu Zhanyan estimates that it should be able to lose half of its living force, at least one-third.

However, what he didn't know was that Wang Jinghong's action of stationing in the Baltic Sea made Sigismund worry about being attacked from behind, which directly caused Sigismund to hesitate whether to "encircle and suppress" the Ming army on the frontal battlefield.

……

"His Royal Highness."

The sudden knock on the door interrupted Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts, and through the voice of the visitor, Zhu Zhanyan also knew that it was his personal guard Zhu Ping knocking on the door.

"Enter."

"His Royal Highness."

Zhu Ping pushed open the door in response, first bowed to Zhu Zhanyan, and then opened his mouth to report.

"There is news from the Mu family that the soldiers of the Usizangdu Division mobilized this time have arrived in the Suez area, and they will be able to reach Junbao in a few days."

"Don't let them come." Zhu Zhanyan took a deep breath.

"Just let them go to the Adriatic Sea, land from there and land a pass that can directly reach Mount Velebit, and let them go directly to the battlefield."

"Yes!"

……

As Zhu Ping retreated, the house returned to calm.

It's just that under this calm, there are turbulent waves that can change the pattern of the world.

Moreover, this kind of turbulence is not limited to one place.

Kingdom of Aragon, Zaragoza.

Yolanda clenched the secret report tightly in her hand, the anger on her face beyond words.

At the beginning, she was cautious, not only did she not send troops to put pressure on the Grape Bud Kingdom as agreed with Zhu Zhan to ensure the smooth passage of the Da Ming Bao fleet through the Strait of Gibraltar, but she also did not give support to the Kingdom of France.

There is only one reason for this, that is, she wants to preserve more living forces, and when the Ming Dynasty drives the English people away from the land of the Kingdom of France, she has the ability to flip the table and enjoy the results of the battle alone.

However, you can only play this kind of small means with people who are weaker than you, and if you want to play with people who are stronger than you, then the other party's casual action can make you breathless.

However, she is not out of breath now, after all, the foundation of the Kingdom of Aragon is still there, and she will not be so uncomfortable because of this little thing.

There were two things that really made her uncomfortable.

The first is that Zhu Zhanyan concealed her and did not do her best as agreed.

After leaving the control of the Grape Bud Kingdom, the Great Ming Bao fleet split into two groups, and the news of Zheng He's westward journey had reached Yolanda's hands.

The second is Wang Jinghong's entry into the Baltic Sea to exert pressure on the Holy Roman Empire and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

At the beginning, Zhu Zhanyan asked Wang Jinghong's fleet to withdraw from the English Channel on the grounds that the support of the Kingdom of Aragon to the Kingdom of France was not in place, which caused the pressure on the Ming fleet to be too great to bear.

However, now Wang Jinghong has killed all the way to the Baltic Sea, and he doesn't even have the slightest intention of concealing it, which is tantamount to slapping her in the mouth in a grand manner.

However, she had nothing to say.

First of all, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is stronger than that of the Kingdom of Aragon, not to mention anything else, the power of the sea alone is enough to overwhelm the Kingdom of Aragon.

Secondly, she was careful in this matter, although Zhu Zhanyan's counterattack was not very moral, no one dared to find fault.

After all, you have all raced people's faces, and you don't allow others to fight back, is it difficult for people to suffer?

"Someone ...... coming"

In desperation, Yolanda's voice became a little tired and old.

……

The stationing of Wang Jinghong's fleet in the Baltic Sea did not only have an impact on the Kingdom of Aragon.

Mosk, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Mosk.

Yuri looked at the battle report in his hand, and his face was covered in cold sweat.

Previously, with the help of the Ming army, he drove out his elder brother Vasily I and thus ascended to the throne of Grand Duke Mosk.

However, after success, he did not fulfill his promise, and even tore up the original cooperation with the Ming army, and turned to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, turning against the Ming Dynasty.

Actually, the reason is very simple.

Anyone knows that a careerist who is bullying your neighbor suddenly comes to your aid, not because he is kind to you alone, but because he wants to weaken you when you get what you want, and finally swallow you at the lowest cost.

Even, he wants you to help him bully your neighbors.

Although Yuri wanted to get rid of his brother and become the new Grand Duke, it didn't mean that he had lost his mind, and he knew very well what the Ming army was helping him for.

But now it seems that his betrayal of the agreement with the Ming army may have been really out of his mind.

Now, the treasure fleet of the Ming Dynasty appeared in the Baltic Sea, beating the Teutonic Knights that had once made the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland have to unite to resist, and also made the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland have to transfer troops back to defense.

Looking at the Ming army, which had already destroyed Astrakhan and was approaching Sarai, Yuri only felt that he was hollowed out.

He knew very well that when the capital of the Golden Horde, Sarai, was broken, the next target of the Ming army would be his Grand Duchy of Mosk.

However, the ally who had given him confidence and made him betray the Ming army was now too busy to take care of himself.

Yuri seems to have seen his own end, and saw the end of the Ming army that after destroying the Golden Horde, he marched north and entered Mosk to burn and loot.

What to do?

That's all Yuri has on his mind right now.

He didn't know how to dispel the anger of the Ming army, nor did he know how to regain the trust of the Ming army, let alone how to guarantee that he would not be swallowed by the Ming army in the end.

However, this seems to be a bit far away, because now he has nothing to do with the anger of the Ming army.

However, it seems that the road ahead is not unclear at all.

At least Yuri knows that the first step at the moment should be to completely dissociate himself from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, just like the one who tore up the agreement with the Ming Army in the first place, and tore up the agreement with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Otherwise, the saber of the Ming army will soon be on his neck.

……

The southernmost point of the highlands along the Volga River.

When the Volga River flows here, it does not merge with the adjacent Don River like a normal river and then merge into the sea, but rather abruptly makes a ninety-degree turn, changing its direction from north to south to west to east.

All of this is due to the fact that the Volga highlands cut off the Volga and Don rivers and forced the Volga to flow to the lower Caspian coastal lowlands to the east.

Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, one of the four khanates, is located here.

"Congratulations to the general!"

On the south side of Sarai, where Qian Yong once launched a surprise attack on Sarai, is now the garrison of the Ming army, and Sarai is only two miles away.

Visible to the naked eye.

"Say!" Zhu Sanfeng's eyes were fixed on Sarai, and his tone was cold.

"We have received a reply from General Chen Mao, General Chen Mao has arrived at the pre-agreed place, and is ready to cooperate with our army to launch an attack at any time!"

"Pass the order, all arms for war!" Zhu Sanfeng's eyes lit up suddenly, and his tone became high.

"The scouts immediately set off and went to the west side of Sarai to send a signal to General Chen Mao, and at the same time notified the whole army to launch an attack after a stick of incense!"

"Yes!"

As the herald retreated, Zheng Heng slowly walked up.

Along the way, in addition to the initial burning of Astrakhan, on the way to Salai, Zheng Heng also met Zhu Sanfeng's methods many times.

Decisive killing, this is Zheng Heng's only evaluation.

Previously, Zhu Zhan Yan has always been the most decisive person in Zheng Heng's heart, it can be said that from the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, Zheng Heng has not been able to find a person as decisive as Zhu Zhan Yan and has such a record.

Killing the god in vain? Decisiveness is enough, but in terms of combat performance, the current Zhu Zhanyan has surpassed Bai Qi by much, much.

If the title of Wu Anjun used to be Zhu Zhan's gaze, now it is the chaser who was left behind by Zhu Zhanyan.

And now, he feels that Zhu Sanfeng may not be inferior to Zhu Zhanyan.

At the very least, Zheng Heng knew that the Sarai in front of him would definitely not be much better in terms of ending than Astrakhan who he had witnessed from prosperity to ruins.

(End of chapter)