"You want to ......" the old man spoke again, but unlike last time, this time he spoke with a sense of abruptness.

"That's right." Leopold nodded, a confident expression on his face.

"The English have always wanted to take the Kingdom of France, and in fact they are indeed about to do it, and the Kingdom of France is already in danger under their attack."

"If it weren't for the incessant help of Yolanda of Aragon, the English would have crossed the Loire and swallowed up the entire kingdom of France."

"And before, Yolanda of Aragon reached an agreement with the Ming army, and the Ming army's naval fleet sent troops to the English Channel to block the way south for the English, so the Ming army was the natural enemy of the English."

"And Paris ......"

Speaking of this, Leopold glanced at the people present and said in a firm tone: "It is currently under the control of the English!" Even the king of the Kingdom of France on the surface is Henry VI of England! ”

Leopold's calculation is quite reasonable, after all, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, even if it is only a short-lived friend, but it is also a friend.

After the First Battle of Braunschweig, the Habsburgs finally knew the horror of the Ming army, and also understood that the Ming army was on par with the Yuan army back then, and even better with the addition of firearms.

So, union is necessary.

"I have a question." Albert seemed to be on the same page as Leopold, and questioned again.

"I'm not against this decision, because I know that we don't have anything particularly good to go so far, but there is a question that I don't know if Duke Leopold has thought about it."

"I know that our goal is the Holy Roman Empire, even if the Holy Roman Empire is destroyed in the future, as long as the Ming army is repulsed, we will not participate in the competition for the Kingdom of France at most, but what about Yolanda of Aragon?"

"Yolanda of Aragon is an ally of the Ming army, and Yolanda is bent on swallowing the Kingdom of France into his belly, and he doesn't want to leave it to anyone else."

"And the kingdom of Ragon and the kingdom of Castile are one and the same, and the two have been allied for a long time, both in appearance and in fact."

"The Ming army's naval fleet is already extremely powerful, and even the Duchy of Venice is powerless to resist, and the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile are both old maritime powers."

"Do the English have any hope of victory? Or rather......"

Speaking of this, Albert looked directly into Leopold's eyes without flinching: "Do we have hope?" ”

Hearing Albert say this, everyone present fell silent.

From the contempt at the beginning, to the later recognition of reality, and now to the fear of the Ming army, the people of the Habsburg dynasty have experienced several ups and downs in mood and cognition in just three years.

The madness of the Ming soldiers was far more efficient and distant than the longbow team, coupled with the white phosphors and fire oil bombs that they could not extinguish or shoot like hellfire......

For a while, the Habsburgs really didn't have much confidence.

"Don't worry." Unlike the others, Leopold always seemed optimistic.

"I know Yolanda of Aragon that she has great ambitions, she doesn't want the English to annex the Kingdom of France, and likewise she doesn't want the Ming army to annex the Kingdom of France, because in her opinion, the Kingdom of France is already in her pocket."

"When the war enters the second half or even nears the end, Yolanda of Aragon will definitely be the first to jump out and stab the Ming army."

"Therefore, as long as we make a good deployment in the early stage, if we can control it well, our losses should not be very large, and after the Ming army is expelled, we also have the strength to compete for the distribution of interests."

"In that case......" Hearing Leopold say this, Albert leaned back. Spread your hands.

"I'm okay with that."

"What about the others?" Seeing Albert compromise, Leopold looked at the people around him again.

……

"Since everyone has no opinion, then ......" Seeing that no one spoke, Leopold stood up.

"In three days, let's set off, and the destination ......"

"Paris!"

……

At the same time, Rome.

Today, Rome has completely become the garrison of the Ming army, and even the former papal state has now been purged.

Today, the only indigenous European people who can live on this land are slaves.

"Look, this is where you're going to fight in the future."

After getting off the boat, Zhu Zhanyan said to the Wu brothers and Xue Shou.

"This place is different from the Central Plains, although the way of war is not different, but the culture here is very different from ours, and if you ignore it, it is very likely to have a different result."

"When you get to Vienna, I'll arrange for someone to tell you what to pay attention to here, you have to remember."

"Yes!" ×3。

The Wu brothers and Xue Shou didn't think there was anything, in their opinion, war was nothing more than a contest of strength and strategy, but seeing that Zhu Zhanyan was so serious, they still kept this sentence in their hearts.

In fact, it's not that the three of them are arrogant, but that this is beyond common sense for them, and it belongs to the gap in vision.

After all, there is no situation in the Central Plains where one religion covers the sky and the divine power is greater than the royal power, right?

"Greetings to His Royal Highness!" Liu Qingwen saw that Zhu Zhanyan had finished speaking, so he came up to salute.

"Why are you here?" Although he didn't say it at first, Zhu Zhanyan was still a little surprised that Liu Qingwen appeared here.

After all, Liu Qingwen and Xing Kun are important generals guarding Vienna, Xing Kun is still a little jerky, although his ability is not bad, but the degree of being alone is not yet up, and he needs a mature and stable veteran to take charge of him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince!" Hearing Zhu Zhanyan say this, Liu Qingwen's expression instantly became serious.

"You just came back, and the information was sent out a month ago, and it may have been separated from you, so you didn't receive the news."

"During your time back in Beijing, the Holy Roman Empire has gathered forces and wants to fight to the death."

"You wait a minute!" Zhu Zhanyan raised his hand violently, interrupting Liu Qingwen's words.

"If I'm not mistaken, you just said that during the time I left and returned, the Holy Roman Empire gathered forces and wanted to fight to the death?"

"His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, yes!"

"Are you sure it's during the time I'm away? Winter? ”

"His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, yes!"

"You go on." Zhu Zhanyan put his hand down, but his expression became serious.

"Yes!" Liu Qingwen also breathed a sigh of relief and continued to report.

"After General Jian and General Qian received the news, they immediately summoned the soldiers to organize a defense, and later General Qian began to use a large number of sleds as an item to transport artillery, white phosphorus eggs, fire oil bombs, etc. to the front line, wanting to block the enemy from Vienna and Krakow."

"In the end, the enemy and the enemy met in Braunschweig, and General Jane inflicted heavy damage on the enemy with white phosphors and fire oil bombs! Victory! ”

"What about enemy movements?" Zhu Zhanyan didn't want to hear this, all he wanted to know was the result of the war.

If the war is lost, then he needs to listen to the process and the reasons for the defeat, but if the war is won, then he is not concerned with the process, but more concerned with the subsequent movements of the enemy.

"Back to His Royal Highness! According to the latest battle report from the front! General Jane has led his men to approach the Imperial Free City of Bremen! General Qian Yong has also begun to leave Krakow and move towards the front line! ”

Zhu Zhanyan nodded slightly, war, it is normal for news to have a time difference, it is impossible to know the movement ahead all the time like later generations, and all that can be known is the news brought by the last battle report.

"Looks like we don't have time to rest." Zhu Zhanyan turned his head to look at the Wu family brothers and Xue Shou.

"Liu Qingwen! Prepare the car! Troop transfer! I'll go to Vienna first, then to Braunschweig! ”

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)