Zhu Zhanyan can be said to have come to Aachen in a hurry, but in fact he was still a step late.

This war against the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, which can even be said to be a war of annihilation, had already started two days ago.

When Zhu Zhan arrived, the Ming army had already surrounded Aachen and was engaged in the most common war of attrition in the siege.

"What's going on?"

As soon as Zhu Zhanyan arrived, let alone resting, he got out of the carriage directly and changed horses directly to the front line, and this time he was questioning Qian Yong and Jian Xiao.

In this era, although siege was the most common siege method and the most frequently applied method, it had nothing to do with the Ming army.

Or should I say that it has nothing to do with Zhu Zhanqi.

Whether it is actively initiated or passively faced with the war, as long as it is a war in which Zhu Zhanyan participates, there are only two results so far.

First, the slaughter of the city like a locust crossing the border, not a single grass grows.

Second, the valuable slaves were selectively selected, and the others were disposed of.

Therefore, when the Ming army attacked the city, it was always white phosphorol eggs or fire oil bombs, but now?

I'm afraid that Wu Keqin and Xue Shou, two people who have just come to the European battlefield, can't see it, but anyone else who has fought in Europe can see that this siege is completely grinding.

"Back to His Royal Highness, Sigismund is still in the city......"

Feeling Zhu Zhanyan's displeased tone, Jian Xiao lowered her head a little apprehensively.

After two years of fierce warfare, and even about to enter the threshold of three years, the Ming army's westward expedition to Europe is about to draw a small end today.

After today, although it is still a westward expedition and a European expedition, for the Ming army, attacking Central Europe and Western Europe are completely two different things.

Jian Xiao knew Zhu Zhan's plans, so in this war, which can be said to be the last war, he wanted to achieve what Zhu Zhanyan wanted as much as possible.

"Okay......" Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it.

"Don't worry too much about it, that thing is the icing on the cake for me, and it's best if you have it, or if you don't."

"Give the order to use white phosphors and oil bombs directly."

"Also, these two people are the generals I brought from the imperial court, and this is the first time they have seen the battlefield of the European battlefield, you can take him to familiarize himself."

"Yes!" Jian Xiao and Qian Yong bowed their heads at the same time.

……

After Zhu Zhanyan finished speaking, he left, and he had no intention of commanding here.

In fact, with the Holy Roman Empire and the Ming army today, there is no need to command.

For more than two years, the Holy Roman Empire lost more than half a million people in battles with the Ming army in major battles alone.

During this period in Europe, there was the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France in Western Europe, the 60-year division of the Holy See in Central Europe, and the plague that ravaged the whole of Europe and even Central Asia before, their population was really small.

Besides, the Xiaoice River period has initially begun to affect Daming, although Zhu Zhanyan has always been troubled by this problem, but in fact, Daming is currently the least affected among the world's higher civilizations.

The higher civilization referred to here means that it has come out of the Bronze Age, or even has spied on the threshold of the age of thermal weapons.

In Europe, the latitude is much higher than that of the Central Plains, and Rome belongs to southern Europe in Europe, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, but in terms of latitude, Rome is about the same latitude as Suncheonfu.

From this you can imagine how high the latitude of Central Europe and even Northern Europe is, and how cold the winters are.

With so many disadvantaged conditions, plus the fact that the Ming army can be said to have achieved ninety percent of the fruits of victory, what else needs to be commanded?

However, the thoughts of Jian Xiao and others were different from Zhu Zhanyan.

……

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

After Zhu Zhanyan left, Jian Xiao and Qian Yong returned to the big tent of the Chinese army and talked about the map on the table.

"Do you really want to attack with fire?" Jian Xiao looked at Qian Yong.

"It's not the first time that you and I have used these two weapons, white phosphos and fire oil bombs, so you should know what the result will be after using them."

"But His Royal Highness the Prince ......" Qian Yong looked at the sand table in front of him, a little hesitant.

He knew what Jane smiled and wanted to say.

They are the people who have followed Zhu Zhan Yan for the longest time, and they can be said to be quite familiar with Zhu Zhan Yan, and they know Zhu Zhan Yan's personality and style of doing things.

Zhu Zhanyan has never been a person without a target, as long as he says anything, it proves that he has indeed seriously considered it, although he may not always do it in the end, but it is all situational.

Basically, as long as the situation is appropriate, Zhu Zhanyan has basically done what he has said.

Previously, Zhu Zhanqi said that he planned to hold a ceremony in the Alps, using the heads of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope as sacrifices, which proved that he really wanted to do so.

And why give up now?

Jian Xiao and Qian Yong both understood that Zhu Zhan Yan didn't want to cause too many casualties in the Ming army because he was going to hold the Heaven Sealing Ceremony, after all, the Ming army would go to the battlefield in Western Europe next, and there would be a Northern Europe after Western Europe was over.

Even if Western Europe, Northern Europe and Central and Eastern Europe cannot be compared, the so-called lion fighting rabbit also requires full effort, and making the most complete preparation is the best strategy.

"So be it." Jane smiled and thought about it again and again, and gave a suggestion.

"Let's first seal them with white phosphors and fire oil bombs, that is, the main attack on the city gate, give them a warning, and at the same time let people bring an interpreter to shout, as long as the emperor and the pope surrender, we can not target the civilians."

"If they don't comply, then let's cover it directly with firepower?"

"You can give it a try." Qian Yong also nodded when he heard this.

After reaching an agreement, Jian Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief, and turned her head to look at Wu Keqin and Xue Shou.

"You two, this Wu Keqin, I know, once accompanied the three thousand battalions commanded by His Royal Highness the King of Han to the north, as for this ...... Please forgive us for not knowing ......."

"General Jian laughed, and he couldn't be fooled." Hearing Jian Xiao say this, Xue Shou was a little frightened.

"In Xia Xue Shou, he inherited his father's title when he was young, and he didn't have any achievements, but he was wrongly loved by His Royal Highness the Prince, and he deserved it, he really couldn't deserve it......"

Jian Xiao, Qian Yong and Zhu Sanfeng are highly regarded by Zhu Zhan, even if the three of them basically do not appear in the Central Plains, they are still household names.

Now that Jian Xiao is so polite, Xue Shou is really a little frightened.

"Where." Jane smiled and waved her hand.

"Since it was brought by His Royal Highness the Prince in person, it proves that you have gained the trust of His Royal Highness the Prince, and that is a family."

"The weapons used in this siege are all not used by the imperial court, so the two of you will observe this battle for the time being, how about it?"

"Everything is up to General Jane!" ×2。

……

With a military order issued to all the soldiers, the Ming army's original siege style of siege quickly changed.

The cavalry and infantry quickly withdrew, leaving a considerable amount of space, and a swarm of rockets was carried away, while all the artillery began to be loaded.

The defenders at the head of Aachen didn't know what was happening, and just as they poked their heads out to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the sound of dragon cannons coming from outside the city.

(End of chapter)