On May 22, after Zhu Cilang occupied Warsaw, he felt the seriousness of the situation.

He made a quick decision and quickly adjusted his deployment, striving to advance westward as soon as possible to cut off the retreat of the Polish army on the Inn River line. He wanted to encircle and annihilate the Polish army in the area south of the Danube before Louis XIV led the coalition forces to Poland.

Zhu Cixuan ordered Duke Li Dingguo of Song to stay for a moment and continued to cross the Danube River north to pursue.

At the same time, Xu Qingshan was ordered to continue westward along the Inn River from Warsaw to ensure the security of the right wing of the army, and make a big statement to create the illusion that the main force of the Ming army was in this direction, attempting to confuse Louis XIV.

The Han king Zhu Heqin was ordered to lead the Beiting army to advance northwest, responsible for monitoring the second wave of the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden and Denmark's army, and to ensure the safety of the left wing of the army.

At this time, due to the defeat in the Warsaw Battle, the Duke of Krakow immediately stopped after entering the Inhe River, attempting to organize defenses with favorable terrain to prevent the Ming army from continuing to attack westward.

Or, he wanted to fight a beautiful sniper battle and save his few faces.

The Duke of Krakow wants face, but someone doesn't give it to him.

Polish King John III was possessed by a wise man and was extremely wise to force the Polish army to quickly evacuate the Inn River defense line before the Ming army launched an operation, despite the opposition of the Duke of Krakow, and continued to retreat westward despite the opposition of the Duke of Krakow.

In order to prevent the Ming army from pursuing, when the Polish army retreated, almost all the bridges on the Danube River were blown up, leaving only a bridge carrying the main traffic route.

The reason is very simple. The Duke of Krakow thought that the Ming army would not pursue too far, and he hoped to fight back, so he was reluctant to blow up the bridge.

The Count, who was responsible for defending the bridge, received an order and could only blow up the bridge if he had no choice.

As a result, Li Dingguo made a clever plan and took only a few minutes to easily seize the intact bridge. The Ming army ran past with a smile and continued to pursue the Polish king.

The Ming army soon drove to the north bank of the Danube River and surrounded the chaotic Polish army at any time.

John III was like a broken dog, and continued to run wildly with his family members, his soul almost scared away.

Because it penetrated too deep into the heart of Europe, during the pursuit, the Ming cavalry was stubbornly blocked by the Polish defenders.

The Polish army blocked the Ming vanguard troops with 20,000 men as rear guards, including 5,000 grenadiers, for one day at the cost of 15,000 casualties.

Under the bloody sunset, the Ming army stepped across the corpses all over the ground and continued to pursue them.

The one who chased the fiercest was a cavalry regiment of the Dragon Martial Army. They were less than 500 meters away from the ceremonial guards of John III and were only a forest.

But this cavalry regiment was always too cautious. He was worried that one regiment would advance alone, and that the surrounding situation would be detrimental to him and would be easily ambushed by the enemy. Therefore, he made a fuss and ordered the pursuit to stop and wait for his teammates to come and chase him again.

Just by missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, John III, who was almost scared of heart attack, escaped by chance. Two days later, he successfully met with Louis XIV's army, and the Ming army could no longer wipe out the main force of the Polish army.

The cavalry regiment's cowardly and stupid behavior made Zhu Cilang very angry and killed him for the crime of delaying the opportunity to fight.

In mid-June, the European Union, which was strengthened by reinforcements, met in Austria. After the Ming army chased after that, they stopped advancing. The two sides were about one hundred miles apart, each occupying favorable positions and actively notifying friendly forces.

When Zhu Cixuan looked at the scene opposite, he knew that the day of the decisive battle was not far away. He did not delay for a moment, and urgently mobilized troops and chose favorable terrain to confront the enemy.

The chess game that Emperor Zhu faced was quite difficult. First of all, the Ming army could not afford it, so they had to quickly find an ideal location and have a clean and neat decisive battle with the European Union.

But obviously, Europeans are not all fools. They are very clear about the situation of the Ming army. The richest and most warlike French Marshal Da Kong Dai advocated avoiding war and suggested dragging the Ming army to death.

Previously, the Ming army had been in a chasing position for the coalition. After the second wave of coalition forces led by King Louis XIV of the Sun arrived, the strength comparison of the two sides under warring changed dramatically.

Today, the total strength of the coalition forces is as high as 300,000, while the Ming army has only about 100,000 troops in Austria, including Poland, and the rest are basically left behind in the towns and places in Russia.

The Ming army had to guard against fires in the backyard, as well as the Ottomans and Swedes stealing their homes.

Fortunately, the Holy Roman Empire was not a unified empire. It was composed of hundreds of lords and nobles, and it was impossible to achieve a strong wall and clear the fields. The Ming army replenished supplies on the spot, which reduced great trouble.

Otherwise, let alone continue to fight westward, Ming Jun would have to pat his butt and go home if he had food and clothing.

It can be said that every time the Ming army took a step west, Emperor Zhu had to carefully calculate, consider the gains and losses in all aspects, and strive to win stably.

During this Western Expedition, the Ming Dynasty gathered many generals who were good at fighting, as well as powerful soldiers from all battles. If a ship capsizes in the gutter here, it will be no less than a catastrophic consequence of repeating the Tumu Fort.

The Ming army was very cautious from top to bottom, but the coalition was not so united. As the comparison of troops changed from inferiority to superiority, there were differences within the coalition regarding the next combat operations.

In the coalition camp, the monarchs of the seven kingdoms had a fierce debate with the generals. There were dozens of translators alone, and it was very difficult to communicate.

Most generals, led by the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and French Field Marshal Prince Conde, advocated greed.

It is recommended that the coalition forces should temporarily avoid the Ming army's edge. If the Ming army comes to attack, we will "go first" without hesitation, dragging and waiting for the opportunity to take a fatal blow.

Polish King John III and the Polish generals immediately agreed that they were chased by the Ming army and were already scared, so they would not fight if they could.

After all, the land can be slowly recovered. If people are gone, they will be gone...

Another group of people was led by the Sun King Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire's Great Vizier, including the French Grand Duke Xuanye, and Spanish generals.

They believed that after the Ming and Russian War, the Ming army was exhausted and its combat effectiveness was greatly weakened. The coalition had French troops who were good at fighting and participated in the war, and the monarchs of the seven kingdoms personally fought. The morale was greatly boosted and they had already won. It was advisable to fight quickly and go home after the battle.

Just as the public was making a fierce argument, Louis XIV suddenly stood up and looked around and said in a deep voice: "We already have absolute troops, and we still have to continue to escape. It is simply a cowardly act! I want to use Zhu Tianwu's head as a bowl commander!"

The Sun King's arrogance is well-deserved, and the opposition from several emperors, kings and a group of coalition generals gradually faded.

On the European continent, there are not many people who can confront the Sun King in person. At least everyone present dares to be angry but not speak out even if they are dissatisfied. They can only complain behind their backs.

This time, Louis XIV brought 100,000 French troops, plus the previous 30,000, the troops were nearly half of the coalition forces, so naturally they had the right to decide the war.

But Louis XIV is a smart man. He knows that fighting is like this, so he cannot force people to fight, and he must unite.

Therefore, he retained his ideas and continued to discuss with the monarchs of various countries, hoping to convince them to fight this battle well.

In this way, the coalition forces were still struggling with the next combat operation and were ready for response.

The most important thing is that if the Ming army attacks in large numbers, it will focus on avoiding war. After all, the fight requires the joint combat of the armies of various countries, so it will be much easier to run.

Moreover, dragging the Ming army is considered to fight without fighting, and is the most conservative way to win.
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