On the ninth day of the seventh month of the 32nd year of Tianwu, the second day after the Ming army retreated.

Schelin, a small place with no sense of existence, is 700 miles from Warsaw, the frontier base of the Ming army, and 800 miles from Vienna, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

This land faces the southeast, and most of the terrain is gentle. However, the surrounding mountains are undulating and hills are continuous. There are many grasses and rocks in front of the ridges, and there are also rivers and swamps. Only elite infantry troops can be used, but not cavalry and chariots.

On a ridge of several miles in size, there is a small mountain city, about a hundred steps from east to west, and there is a gate to the east of the city.

This was originally the former Ming Army Fortress, where Zhu Cilang's imperial camp was located. Standing on the mountain city, looking around, you can see the surrounding situations.

At this time, seven colorful flags, with bright bells and whistles, were clattering in the city in the wind.

These seven big flags represent seven European anti-Ming alliance countries, including France, Spain, Sweden, and several king flags in the middle.

Yesterday, the Ming army retreated thirty miles as promised. Zhu Cixuan led his army to the east, but the coalition forces took the opportunity to suddenly destroy the "peace agreement" and took the initiative to pursue the Ming army, wanting to learn from Liu Bang's Honggou peace agreement and attack Xiang Yu, and wanting to destroy the Ming army in one fell swoop.

When Louis XIV personally led the elite coalition troops to Schelin, he patrolled all over the place and found that the mountain was bare and the original trees had been cut down or burned by the Ming army.

Louis XIV, who was familiar with military affairs, immediately understood the significance of the Ming army's move: First, it was to enhance the vision of the defenders on the mountain to facilitate the defense of the army; second, it was to prevent the enemy from using the strategy of setting fire to the mountain.

Louis XIV glanced at it a few times and decided to use the city as the key place for his camp.

Not to mention anything else, the Ming army’s defensive arrangement is simply amazing!

Except for the bare surrounding the mountain city, surrounding the mountain city, the Ming army dug many shallow trenches and deep trenches, and built countless earth and stone walls.

Some of these walls were poured with the most advanced and sturdy reinforced concrete in the Ming army!

These earth wall trenches are distributed in steep and slow places. They are generally two trenches and three walls, that is, two trenches in front of one wall. Each wall is less than two hundred steps away, making it easier to support each other.

Under the management of the Ming army, the entire Schelin had become a war fortress. Even if it was placed in Europe, it was a place where it was easy to defend and difficult to attack!

Louis XIV walked on his horse, his eyes swept across indifferently, like a wild beast looking down at the forest coldly. Looking around, Schelin flags were everywhere, people were calling and horses were neighing, and dense coalition tents seemed to cover the entire mountain range.

Next to him, the princes and nobles of France stood there. A distance between them were the monarchs and generals of the other countries. They were all watching the "relics" left by the Ming army like a tour guide.

This place forced the generals of the coalition forces to admire the rigorousness of the Ming army in establishing a village!

If the Ming army persists and never retreats, if the coalition forces take this place, they will probably have to pay a huge price!

After concentrating for a long time, Louis XIV asked coldly: "How is the situation between Dakong Dai, Zhu Tianwu and the others?"

Prince Conde stepped out and came to Louis XIV and leaned over and replied, "Go back to your Majesty, and report to the investigation. The Ming army built fortifications north of Schelin and relied on the small hill city to build defense postures."

After a pause, Prince Kong Dai continued: "The Ming Dynasty's military power is extremely powerful, with a vast number of people, soldiers, horses, strife, cavalry and cannons, and the number is 100,000."

At this time, Da Kong Dai was still unwilling to take the initiative to fight with the Ming army and make the final advice.

"Um"

Louis XIV responded lightly, with inexplicable eyes and said calmly: "Please go back to the mountain city and discuss military affairs."

In the festive music, Louis XIV left.

Soon, the monarch and general of the Seven-Nation Alliance slowly returned to the mountain city after receiving the invitation. Their pomp was no worse than Louis XIV.

Thirty miles northwest of the mountain city, the Ming army re-established camp, dug deep trenches around the camp, and set up wooden fences.

In the major camps of the Ming army, people were neighing, and the locals were busy. The auxiliary soldiers of the brigade carried their own buckets and fetched water where there was a source of water.

In this land of Europe, rivers are crisscrossing, and several large rivers pass by near Schelin. The terrain is low-lying and the groundwater resources are also very rich. You can get water by digging deep water wells.

For a time, the entire Schelin was dozens of miles in a radius, with clouds covered with battles. There were flags all over the mountain and the mountains were filled with a strong atmosphere of the battlefield.

On that day, the two sides kept going back and forth, chasing each other, but no large-scale conflict occurred, and they seemed to be nervously preparing for the war they were about to face.

As night fell, the battalions roared and horns were blowing, and the cannons and drums were set off. The originally noisy and noisy battalions gradually became quiet, leaving only the sound of drums coming from night patrols.

Zhu Cilang was wearing soft armor and wearing a cloak, climbing up to the high and quietly looking at the coalition camp in the distance.

The coalition forces have hundreds of thousands of troops, and the camps stretch for dozens of miles. At night, a sea of ​​lights can still be seen in the distance between the night.

Zhu Cilang had no expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Behind him, King Zhu Heqian of Han, King Zhu Hekun of Qin, Duke of Xiangguo Cao Bianjiao, Founding Duke Xu Qingshan, and Duke of Shenjihou Zhao Jinglin also stood quietly.

Only Duke Li Dingguo of Song was elsewhere at this time and was not with Zhu Cilang.

Behind the commanders of each army, dozens of Ming generals stood seriously, following Zhu Cilang to climb high and look out.

Finally, King Zhu Hekun of Qin looked at his father and couldn't help asking: "Father, what are you thinking?"

Zhu Cixuan turned his head, smiled, and asked, "Do you know why I withdrew my troops here?"

Zhu Hekun looked around. Although the night was dark, he could still see many fortifications that the Ming army had just built, and the terrain was even more visible.

He judged that after the army retreated here, the father immediately ordered the construction of fortifications and put it into a defensive posture, and he must have chosen this place as the main battlefield!

Thinking of this, Zhu Hekun replied: "Report to my father, my son, I see that this place is steep and easy to defend."

"Let's talk about it in detail." Zhu Cixuan said.

Zhu Hekun turned north and pointed: "First of all, the northern edge of our army is a great road leading to a small town called Rous. There is a river that runs straight to the north and south to the west, which is called the Bach River by the locals; there is also an east-west river called the Niz River to the east."

"A swamp zone was formed at the confluence of the two rivers, forming several lakes, two of which were relatively large, forming a natural obstacle to the south of the battlefield."

Zhu Hekun pointed to the southwest and continued: "The Niz River extends southwest again, called the Litava River. This river converges with the Bach River to the west. There is a triangular area between the three rivers. The north is relatively flat, with a protruding terrain in the middle, forming a small plateau, which can be observed and controlled by the vast area around it."

"Not only that, I heard Long Xiang's report at night. There was only a narrow passage between this highland and the swamp in the south. I judged that this was a key place that could affect the overall situation!"

"After withdrawing his troops, he immediately occupied the high ground. I thought that my father planned to fight here and teach the Baiyi coalition a lesson!"

Zhu Cilang looked at the fifth son, King Qin, with appreciation, and asked him to go to Longxiong to avoid tempering. Sure enough, it was not in vain. After only half a year, Lao Wu seemed to be more mature and calm.

He patted Zhu Hekun on the shoulder and laughed: "The terrain is the help of soldiers. It is expected that the enemy will win, the plan will be dangerous and the obstacles will be far away, and the general's way will be. My son can see these things, and he has really grown up!"

Zhu and Kun smiled silly: "It's all taught by the father, and there is also the old general Yang."

Boyuan Marquis Yang Qili hurriedly came out and said, "The Fifth Prince is smart and studious, brave and resourceful, and he will not dare to take credit for the last generation."

Zhu Cilang waved his hand and said, "I don't like this fake politeness. Students learn well and need a good teacher. Boyuan Hou doesn't have to be humble, just accept this student!"

Upon hearing this, the King of Qin hurried forward and bowed solemnly to Yang Qili.

Zhu Cilang laughed and everyone laughed together. King Zhu Heqi of Han also looked at his fifth brother with bright eyes.

The smart people have already seen it. His Majesty the Emperor said that the King of Qin "grown up", which means that he intends to let him become a vassal.

The King of Qin wanted to take Old General Yang as his teacher to help the King of Qin. When he retired, he refused to hand over Long Xiangye to the King of Qin.

Yang Qili's family was assigned to the King of Qin.

In short, there were so many heroes and descendants in the Ming Dynasty. We could not all stay by the emperor's side and always let them go out to enjoy the happiness.
Chapter completed!