Holy Roman Empire, Aachen.

Sigismund looked at the Habsburg nobles in front of him, and although the situation he was facing at this time was extremely bad, he was still happy to see one of his enemies in such a situation.

The Habsburgs coveted the position under their ass for not a day or two, although it was not Sima Zhao's heart that everyone knew it, but it certainly couldn't hide it from Sigismund.

If Sigismund hadn't even noticed this, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of Holy Roman Emperor now.

However, seeing his former enemy fall into this field, Sigismund was refreshed, but he couldn't indulge in this refreshing feeling and couldn't extricate himself.

Because he knew that his former enemy, the Habsburgs, was now in a similar position to him, and now they needed to twist together against their common enemy.

Zhu Zhanyan!

"Now is not the time to be angry, you know, I can't help it."

Sigismund looked at Leopold and Albert in front of him, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Vienna is your Habsburg domain, and although I am the king of the Kingdom of Hungary, you created the division of the Hungarian principality between east and west."

"As for how the Ming army knew that the dividing line between the east and west of your Habsburgs was Vienna, you should ask yourself, not me."

Hearing Sigismund say this, Leopold and Albert looked at each other, but were speechless.

Yes, the Kingdom of Hungary is not as simple as it seems, but is divided into two major factions.

Two of these factions refer to the Luxembourg dynasty and the Habsburg dynasty, with the Hungarian king Sigismund having the Luxembourg dynasty behind him, and Leopold and Albert behind the Habsburgs.

The three major forces are different from the two factions, these three forces are actually under two factions, Sigismund's Luxembourg dynasty is still a major force, but the Habsburgs are different.

Leopold and Albert were both Hungarian dukes and Habsburgs, but the other two remaining of the three powers.

True, the Habsburgs were not monolithic, but had their own ideas.

The king of the Kingdom of Hungary was Sigismund, but he only controlled the northern part of the kingdom, and the western and southern Alsace were ruled by the Leopold line, and the central and eastern parts were ruled by the Albert line.

Before the arrival of the Ming army, the Habsburgs were not only fighting with the Luxembourg dynasty represented by Sigismund, but also with Leopold and Albert internally.

Later, it was the unexpected death of Frederick III that gave the Habsburgs a sense of crisis, because Frederick III was the only person related to the Habsburgs and Albrecht, Sigismund's successor.

If this line is broken, it means that the Habsburgs will not be able to take control of the Holy Roman Empire without blood, as they had planned.

For this reason, the Habsburgs reached a brief period of unity and unity, and wanted to act in advance to force Sigismund to abdicate in the face of repeated defeats of the Ming army, and even the loss of Rome.

They had already bribed three of the seven Electors, plus the Habsburgs already had one, so that they could win the re-election of the Holy Roman Emperor and thus take the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor.

However, they did not expect that as soon as they left the house with their front feet, before they reached the capital city of Aachen, their own home was stolen with their back feet.

Although they were able to fight crookedly, they wanted to make this plan a success, but they took most of the troops and let the important members remove the support of the countries and forces that connected them, thus preserving most of the living forces.

However, the theft of their hometown still made them lose a lot.

For example, wives and daughters, and even heirs.

"So what now?"

After staring at each other for a long time, Leopold and Albert did not speak, but they seemed to have reached a consensus, and spoke at the same time.

"There is only one way." Sigismund laughed at this, he was very pleased with the result.

"That is to drive these invaders out, but as for how to get out, there are many ways."

"After all, although there is only one road, like the Danube, there are countless tributaries in addition to the main stream, so we can't just focus on the main stream, that is, only fight a frontal war with these invaders, we have to start with the tributaries."

"After all, without the inflow of tributaries, even the main stream would not be strong enough to flow into the sea."

"Tell me what's an anagram?" Albert smiled disdainfully.

"I understand what you're saying, but the question is where are the tributaries? How do we go about finding it? Once we have found it, what methods do we need to use to make the water in the tributaries of the river use us? ”

"That's the most important thing, what's the use of just talking about the main stream and the tributaries or something? Does it seem like you're very knowledgeable? ”

Albert obviously despised Sigismund's allegorical pretense, and directly explained the point of the problem.

Everyone knows that the Ming army is strong, everyone knows that the Ming army has unsolvable firearms, and everyone knows that today's Europe is a plate of scattered sand.

How to solve these problems, this is the most important thing, there is no point in pretending to be a ghost.

"Since I said so, I naturally have a preliminary idea." Sigismund smiled confidently.

"First of all, before the murder of His Excellency the previous Pope, the Holy See had gathered some of the faithful in the name of jihad, which was later suspended because of the fall of Rome."

"Now that the new pope has established that the plan to call the crusaders in the name of jihad can be carried out."

"In addition to this, I have also won over two powerful allies, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, and although they are now in a quagmire, I have a way to solve their troubles."

"Oh?" Albert seemed to be on a par with Sigismund, and whenever Sigismund spoke, he would say a word.

"As far as I know, the Ming army has sent a total of more than 100,000 troops to encircle and suppress Eastern Europe, and so far, the Golden Horde and the Grand Duchy of Mosk have been defeated, and their people have been slaughtered by the invaders."

"At present, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland have fully returned to defense, and the group of invaders has driven the two powerful allies you mentioned back home, and they will not be able to get out of a single step."

"Besides, do you remember why we came to Aachen this time? Isn't it because the fleet of invaders sailed over the heads of our Holy Roman Empire and into the Baltic Sea. ”

"Now your two powerful allies are surrounded by the tiger and wolf armies of the Ming army in the south, and blocked in the north by the huge sea force that has annihilated the fleet of the Duchy of Venice."

"That's what you call a strong ally?"

"It seems that Duke Albert knows a lot about the situation in the battlefields of Eastern Europe." The truth was revealed, but Sigismund was not flustered, and still smiled calmly.

"Yes, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland are in a deep quagmire, but I have found a solution."

With that, Sigismund took out a letter and pushed it in front of Albert and the others.

"It's ......"

Albert was still very disdainful, because he had always felt that the sea power of the Ming army was an unsolvable problem, but after seeing the seal on the letter that Sigismund had taken out, Albert was not calm.

As a Habsburg man, he naturally recognized it as the exclusive seal of the Danish royal family.

"Will it be ......?"

"That's right." Sigismund leaned back in his chair, a confident smile on his face.

"Previously, the Ming army's naval fleet had a conflict with the Kingdom of Denmark when it entered the Baltic Sea, and I contacted them after receiving this news."

"In the end, they promised that I would do my best to stop the Ming army's naval fleet in the Baltic Sea, and during this time we could not only free up our hands, but also think about how to attack from the sea."

"Oh? That's a good thing......" Albert straightened up and turned to look at Leopold beside him.

After seeing Leopold nod, Albert turned to look at Sigismund.

"So, go all out?"

"Hmm!" Sigismund nodded vigorously.

"Go all out!"

……

As the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Aachen was not affected by the fall of Vienna, and it was as prosperous as ever, but no one knows what lies behind this prosperity.

What kind of impact would the union of the Luxembourg and Habsburg monarchies have on the Ming army? Zhu Zhanyan didn't know, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

What about the union of the Luxembourg and Habsburg monarchs? Reduced food production, and it will continue for several years, is not something that can be solved by a short-lived coalition of interests.

Moreover, the Luxembourg and Habsburgs did not count more than that.

……

On the Atlantic.

A huge fleet is sailing on this vast sea, in this era, the only one who can have a fleet of this scale is the Ming family.

On the deck of Zheng He's handsome ship, surrounded by ships, horse boats, and warships, Zheng He was holding the telescope given to him by Zhu Zhan and observing the situation at sea.

Behind him were large chests, barrels, and baskets filled with all kinds of plants.

"Commander Zheng!"

Just when Zheng He was still looking at the south in a daze, a voice forcibly pulled back his wandering thoughts.

"Say."

"Discover the island to the northeast!"

When Zheng He heard this, he immediately cheered up, pulled out the monoculars and looked in the northeast direction.

……

Sigismund still missed the calculation, not only did he miss the problem of food, he also missed it, and he also miscalculated the sea power of the Ming army.

What's more, he miscalculated the currents at sea.

The Atlantic Ocean is a magical and mysterious existence, and this magic and mystery lies in its ocean currents.

The magical Atlantic Ocean is divided by continental plates, forming two magical currents, one in southern Africa and South America, and the other in the northern hemisphere.

One starts from the English Channel, follows the Eurasian plate and North Africa southward, meets the north-west North Equatorial Stream in the Gulf of Guinea, reaches Central America, and then goes northeast with the Gulf Stream to join the North Atlantic Current, and the destination is ......

Ireland and the island of Great Britain!

(End of chapter)