The capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, Buda.

Zhu Zhan Yan stood at the head of the city of Pest, across the river from Buda, and observed the situation on the other side of the river with a telescope.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or an inevitability, Jian Xiao in the Eastern European battlefield likes to play night raids very much, and Zhu Zhanyan in the Central European battlefield seems to like night raids as well.

Attacking Pace at night, Zhu Zhanqi took down Pace across the Danube River from Buda with a thunderous momentum, and gained a firm foothold.

If it was in the past, it would not have been easy to attack a city like Pest, but now it is different.

The Ming army captured Vienna and, together with the plains of the middle and lower Danube, formed a pocket formation, completely enveloping Buda and Pest.

Although it is not yet the extent of catching turtles in the urn, it is not far off.

Aristocrats have always been extremely afraid of death, and it can be said that they are the most afraid of death, because the higher people stand, the more they cherish their lives, and the more they enjoy, the more they are afraid of losing.

The unfavorable situation of the war caused the nobles in the two cities of Buda and Pest to flee for their lives, leaving the city that would fall sooner or later with their family property and wives and concubines.

Zhu Zhanyan also knew this situation, because he thought of it from the beginning, after all, few people are not afraid of death, and it can be said that it is human instinct to be afraid to run away in the face of death, and it can also be said to be the instinct of any living being.

But he didn't stop that from happening.

In this case, the person who chooses to flee instead of resist will not do much after all, and he just wants to occupy these places and compress the space of the Holy Roman Empire, and he does not have much interest in human life.

Whether it was a frontal war or a flank attack, the Ming army was not afraid of anyone, including the Holy Roman Empire, so as long as their living space was gradually compressed, sooner or later they could be wiped out.

When the time comes, it will be easy to go back and clean up those stragglers.

However, that is all for later, and the most important thing for now is to empty all enemy forces in the area you have captured, so as not to be stabbed in the back.

"His Royal Highness." Zhu Ling appeared next to the stairs at the head of the city, bowed down and said to Zhu Zhanyan.

"The city has been cleaned, and the soldiers have been cleaned up."

"Hmm." Zhu Zhanyan nodded, but he didn't put down the telescope in his hand, and still observed the situation in Buda on the opposite side through the telescope.

In the field of view of the telescope, the city of Buda on the opposite side was empty and completely devoid of defenders, but a closer look reveals that occasionally one or two heads would poke out of the city and observe the situation outside the city.

Under the city wall outside the city, soldiers dressed in Ming army armor were carrying wooden barrels one by one, carefully pouring a liquid on the ground, while the occasional heads poked out on the city head just looked at it without the slightest movement.

They did not allow the Ming army to act recklessly, nor did they not attack them from too far away, but because they were afraid of being beaten.

After capturing Pest, Zhu Zhan ordered people to cross the river and began to pour gasoline under the city of Buda on the other side of the river.

At first, Buda's defenders did not let the Ming army do this, and they counterattacked with their most common longbows, and the effect was excellent, and they successfully drove the Ming army away.

However, before they could begin to rejoice, the Ming counterattack came.

Rows and rows of bee rockets, along with a small number of white phosphorous eggs and fire oil bombs, fell into the city of Buda without stopping.

Under the suppression of firepower, the Ming army that had been driven away ran back and continued to dump gasoline, and the defenders in the city were already taken away by the fleeing nobles, and the few remaining defenders were busy putting out the fire and had no time to take care of it.

When the fire was extinguished, they came back and began to drive the Ming army, and then it was another cycle.

After going back and forth like this three times, the defenders at the head of Buda learned to be obedient and did not dare to attack the Ming army again, because they knew that as long as they made a move, the Ming army would counterattack.

Therefore, even if they knew what the Ming army was doing, they could only watch blankly.

Of course, the reason why they can honestly watch from the city is because their attack and the Ming army's counterattack are not of the same level, and the damage caused is not on the same level.

……

Soon, the Ming troops on the other side of the river all gathered, and a single swarm of rockets rose into the air.

Zhu Zhanyan put down his binoculars and beckoned to the prince guards beside him, and soon a single swarm of rockets took off from behind Zhu Zhanyan.

"Pack your things and get ready to go!"

Zhu Zhanyan turned directly and went down the city, and on the other side, a salvo of swarming rockets brought a moment of light to the dark night, but it was not the end.

The flames burst out from under the head of Buda, spreading at a rapid speed to both sides, and soon formed a belt of fire that surrounded the entire city of Buda.

As the flames rose, the artillery that had been waiting by the Danube River in the morning also roared, and one after another fire oil bombs and white phosphor eggs flew towards the city of Buda.

On the other side of the river, Zhu Zhan was already draped in his whole body, and rushed out of Pest City on a war horse, but his direction was not Buda City on the other side of the river, but all the way to the northwest.

A large number of Ming troops rushed out of the city of Pest with Zhu Zhan and headed northwest, while the Ming army in Buda City on the opposite bank began to gather their artillery, loaded it on the carriage that had been waiting for a long time and divided it into two parts.

Some of them took the carriage and chased in the direction that Zhu Zhan Yan left, while the other part waited quietly by the river.

All the Ming troops were firm, following Zhu Zhan and running towards the north, and behind them, the city of Buda burst into flames, lighting up the entire night sky.

The cold wind in the air blew on the city of Buda with a moist feeling, but it did not play a role in extinguishing the fire, but reflected a brilliant color in the sky.

Ice crystals in the air, invisible to the naked eye, reflected the firelight of Buda City, making the sky above Buda City glow like the Tyndall Effect.

The lamppost on a cold night is beautiful, but in this era, the price of wanting to see this beautiful scenery is also very great.

This time, it was the city of Buda that used its own century-old city to create this spectacular scene.

After that, it will be reduced to ruins, only to prove that it was once visited and left behind a terrible history.

……

At the same time, the Kingdom of Poland, Rava.

As the saying goes, if the sword goes sideways, you will either win by surprise or suffer the consequences.

But one of the advantages of the sword is that everything you do is unexpected by the enemy, and it will not have time for the enemy to react.

In terms of rapid marches, the Ming may not be the strongest, but they must be stronger than Europe, especially on the terrain of Yima Pingchuan.

After all, the Central Plains may not be as good as the steppes in this regard, but it is not the same compared to Europe.

"How?" At the head of Lava's city, Wang Jinghong walked behind Jian Xiao and asked with a smile.

"I'll just say that these grandchildren have bad intentions, right?"

"Well, the idea is good, but the execution is too weak." Jian Xiao put away the binoculars in her hand, turned around and leaned against the observation port at the head of the city.

Outside the city behind him, about five hundred paces or so, a large number of enemy troops were gathering, but Jian Xiao was unconscious.

"If they were a little faster, they would have been able to stop us before we did, and they could even find time to come to Rawa to report and be ready to meet us in advance."

"But unfortunately, they are still too far behind in this regard, and I don't know how this kind of army can become a powerful force on the separatist side."

"Eh, that's not a good thing to say." Wang Jinghong smiled and leaned against Jian Xiao.

"According to what you say, we have been fighting for almost three years in this land in the face of such an army, doesn't that mean that we are also very ordinary?"

"That's not what I said." Jane smiled coldly.

"We are fighting across borders, we don't know the terrain and the distribution of cities, and even because of the language barrier and the different skin colors, even spying on intelligence is a problem."

"Believe it or not, if the battlefield is changed and we fight in Daming, they won't even be able to enter the Great Wall!"

"It's true." Wang Jinghong did not refute when he heard this, but nodded in agreement.

It's not that it's arrogant, the unfamiliar environment, the overly cold climate, the lack of intelligence, and the elongated supply lines are the reasons why the Ming army has been fighting for three years, not that the strength of Europe is too strong to withstand the Ming army for three years.

"By the way, when are you going to leave?" Thinking of this, Wang Jinghong suddenly changed the topic.

Although it sounds like a donkey's lips are not on the horse's mouth, only the two of them know that Jian Xiao's answer is related to how the battle situation will develop in the future.

"Wait a little longer......" The sneer on Jane's lips disappeared and she let out a long sigh instead.

"I can wait for three days, this is the limit, otherwise I won't be able to return in time before Sanfeng attacks Minsk."

"If there is no reaction from the other side within three days, then we will have to withdraw to Warsaw, Masovia."

"You've figured it out." Wang Jinghong frowned when he heard this.

"Although it is not impossible to fight again in the future, it will definitely be much more difficult, and it will be half the effort at that time."

"Don't worry." Jane smiled when she heard this, and her smile was full of confidence.

"The news has already been delivered, according to my understanding of His Royal Highness the Prince, he should be on the way now, unless there are some force majeure factors, otherwise he will definitely arrive."

"Besides, how can you do half the work?"

"In the next attack, the defensive strength near this Rava will definitely increase, but the enemy's soldiers will not be more out of thin air, and the increase in defensive strength here means that the defensive intensity elsewhere will decrease."

"According to my estimates, this area of decline is very likely to be the north, after all, with the support of the Kingdom of Denmark, it is relatively safe."

"So......" Wang Jinghong suddenly realized when he heard this.

"The north side is by the sea, isn't that your world?" Jian Xiao took Wang Jinghong's words and said with a smile.

(End of chapter)