King of Mercenaries Chapter 220

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:20:19 AM

Maximilian I didn't know what to think, and suddenly frowned ...

After a while, Maximilian I said to Marin:

"Marin, I suddenly remembered that although the Graubünden area did not join the alliance, last year and the previous year, the three local alliances seemed to have secretly allied with the Swiss Union. In other words, the siege In the Graubünden region, the Swiss Union may be sent for this ... "

这 "This ..." Marin frowned. He knew the combat effectiveness of the Emperor's army and the Swabian army. It was not weak, but compared with the Swiss mercenaries, it was scum.

Although relying on the blockade can also make the Swiss uninformed for some time. But even in the Middle Ages, where messages were passed behind, you can block the news for ten and a half months. If it lasts a long time, it will definitely show off. Because if one area hasn't communicated with the outside world for more than a month, people in other places must be curious about what happened. Immediately after the investigation, he was exposed.

Moreover, Marin did not believe that the emperor's army could sweep the Graubünden area within a month. If the Swiss reinforcements arrive, the emperor may fail.

However, as an important link between Tyrol and Italy, if it is not taken down, its influence on the Italian region will be greatly reduced. Originally, it was because of the failure to compete for the Graubünden area that when Louis XII entered Italy, he successfully cleaned up the Principality of Milan, the Principality of Milan. And because it was impossible to capture Graubünden, the channel directly connected to Milan, Maximilian I could not even rescue Milan. Coupled with the war with the Swiss, in the original history, Maximilian I watched France annex the Duchy of Milan.

"Mistell valley ... traffic route ... Milan ... Italy ..." Marin began to wonder. Maximilian I drank a drink without disturbing him. But he knew that Marin was thinking about something bad ...

Sure enough, almost half an hour later, a traditional Chinese-style strategy was formed in Marin's mind ...

"My Majesty, if you are willing to officially recognize my Count's status, the minister is willing to offer you a way to help you not take the lead and win the Graubünden ..." Marin said confidently.

"Oh? Do you still have this ability?" Maximilian I arrived very surprised, you know, the Graubünden area is not small, about double the size of East Frisian. Moreover, where there are mountains and mountains, the terrain is dangerous and difficult to defend. Marin said that effortlessly, he really made Maximilian a little unbelieving, thinking that Marin was bragging, in order to seek to recognize his earl status.

当然 "Of course, this is a plot that Teacher Einstein gave me at the beginning, and the effect can be compared with the ambush of French King Charles VIII!"

当 "Really?" Maximilian I was immediately interested.

Graubünden has an area of ​​six or seven thousand square kilometers and is very large. Moreover, it borders the Principality of Tyrol on the east of the Emperor. For a long time, the Habsburgs have also penetrated the Graubünden area in an attempt to control the area. It is precisely because of the fast pace of the Habsburgs that Graubünden's three local forces quietly formed an alliance with the Swiss Union.

Although there are many mountains in Graubünden, there are many fertile valleys. Moreover, the local wine-producing area is also a good place. If he can take it down, the emperor will indeed make a lot of money.

"Of course, do you look like I'm a liar? We can sign a written agreement, and if your Majesty easily wins Graubunden, I will recognize my count. If you ca n't win Graubunden, you wo n't admit it. I ... "

"So confident? Okay, talk about it."

"Let's sign an agreement first?" Marin didn't see the rabbit and the eagle. The western emperor is not as inviolable as the eastern emperor. It is okay to talk about the conditions. Moreover, Marin now controls a country, which is barely enough to have the confidence and qualifications to talk to the emperor.

"This ..." The emperor was hesitant. After all, if Marin's status was truly recognized, it would offend the powerful Duke of Saxony.

"My Majesty, as far as I know, Louis XII may enter Italy this year and capture the Principality of Milan ..." This is true. Originally, in history, Louis XII did invade the Principality of Milan and occupied the entire Principality of Milan. , Spurred the Sforza family. At that time, Maximilian I was busy fighting the Swiss, and did not receive the important customs of Graubünden. He could not support his ally Milan, and could only watch the Duchy of Milan occupied by France.

"What are you saying?" Maximilian I immediately took it seriously.

"Of course, according to information provided by my informer in Paris, the French may collude with the Venetian to divide up Milan ..." In history, it was indeed the Venetian who invited Louis XII to clean up the Duchy of Milan. Because the Principality of Milan is very strong, affecting the expansion of Venice in Italy. For this reason, Venice did not hesitate to invite the French to swallow the Duchy of Milan and help clear the obstacles for itself.

"Your Majesty, you know, after the extinction of the Visconti family that ruled Milan that year, it was agreed that Charles I, Duke of Orleans, would succeed. But the locals of Milan established the republic, which was later picked up by the Sforza family. Legally speaking, the Duke of Orleans and his descendants can be regarded as the legal heirs of the Duchy of Milan. "

"And this generation of the Duke of Orleans, Louis XII, has become King Louis XII of France. In other words, the new King Louis XII of France has a reason to invade the Principality of Milan. Therefore, Your Majesty, you must control the Mistelle Valley, To facilitate support for the Principality of Milan. "

"You are right, 米兰 must support the Principality of Milan. Because 朕 queen is still from the Sforza family."

Moreover, the Principality of Milan was an important ally of the emperor in Italy, and a bridgehead for the emperor to interfere in Italian affairs. Therefore, its importance can be imagined.

Not only that, the emperor's army wanted to enter Italy with only two ways:

The first is the western passage from the Mistel valley to the Duchy of Milan; the second is the eastern route from the east into the territory of the Republic of Venice.

However, the Republic of Venice is a powerful country and does not deal well with the Holy Roman Empire. If they want to interfere in Italian affairs, the Venetian may not allow the emperor to enter the Italian region.

Therefore, the western channel connecting the ally of the Principality of Milan is even more important to the emperor.

When I thought of my grand blueprint for Italy, compared with the will of the Duke of Saxony, obviously my grand blueprint was more important.

Finally, the emperor nodded:

"Yes, let's sign the contract. Say, according to your method, you can't let 朕 lose too much ..."

"Relax you!"

Uh ...

After signing the paperwork, the emperor asked:

"Can you speak now?"

"Well, of course. The trick I want to say comes from the distant east. He has a name," Fake Road Cutting "..."

"Fake road cutting?" This sentence is very difficult to translate in German, and the emperor did not understand ...

Alas, Marin had to start explaining:

"In the far east, a king wants to attack two neighboring small nations. However, these two small nations help each other and form an alliance ... Bara Barabala ... King Yu received the benefits of King Jin, so The Jin army was allowed to transit ... After the Jin army laid down Lao, the class returned to the DPRK. When passing Yu Guo on the way, he deliberately stopped the army near the capital of Yu. Later, the King of Jin led his army to Yu to welcome the army of Lao And then invited King Yu Guo to go hunting. When King Yu Guo accompanied King Jin to go hunting, the Jin army took advantage of the opportunity to take the capital of Yu Guo, and easily controlled King Yu Guo who went out to hunt with King Jin ... "

After listening to the emperor, the emperor thought for a while and said:

"Do you mean, let me pretend to go to Italy by way of the Graubünden, and then occupy Graubunden in one fell swoop when Graubunden is not paying attention?"

"Yes, that's what it means!"

"But, what excuse do I use to excuse me to Italy? With my army, I can't always excuse my allies against the Principality of Milan?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? You are the emperor, but unfortunately you have not been crowned ..." Marin reminded.

"What do you mean?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"March into Rome! Such a good excuse, who would doubt? Every generation of emperor must go to Rome, whether it is to enter Rome or low-key to Rome, always go to Rome once. Your Majesty, using this as an excuse, Graubin Can Denen doubt it? "

这 "This ... this ... but isn't this a bit too big?" Maximilian I was a little bitter. Marching into Rome was a provocation to the Pope. It 's okay to succeed, but to lose face ...

"No no no, just write a letter to the pope in secret and explain it ..."

"Yes, it's a good way ..."

His Majesty, "Your Majesty, you want to march into Rome and bring a tens of thousands of troops, is that reasonable?"

"Of course, 10,000 people are too few ..."

陛 "And Your Majesty Innsbruck, the capital of the Principality of Tyrol, so it is normal to take the western route, right?"

"Yes!"

"You make your voice bigger and more familiar to passersby. In this way, Graubünden will not doubt your motivation ..."

"How can you trick the local leaders out of the city?"

"It's easy, you can make your voice bigger, but you must accept the congratulations of the lords along the way and entertain them along the way. When you are near Chur, the capital of Graubünden, you can also invite locals Celebrities, attend your banquet ... "

"Then, wait for them to feast, catch them together?" The emperor understood ...

"That's it!"

"How to make them believe in 朕 and go out to the city to feast?"

"Did you say that, you started from the Tyrol region and started to feast the lords along the way. It doesn't matter if you go slowly, you must let the Graubünden people of Chur know the news. Let them know and join the emperor The banquet didn't matter, because the emperor was about to be crowned, and he was glad ... "

"Then, after entering the Graubünden area, starting from the border area, you entertained the local gentry all the way to the city of Chur. No one in the front was in trouble, and the people of Chur naturally did not feel dangerous ... "

"Wait until the important figures of Graubünden in Chur come to the banquet together, just hit it all in one fell swoop ..."

"Catch them, can you call the city gate?"

"Not necessarily, but there is a way! You can find an adult Graubünden who is willing to surrender, and let them take the elite guards you have collected, pretend to be the guards of that great person, and enter the city together. , Just take down the gate and you can enter the city with the army ... "

"This ... this ... it's a trick, and it's very poisonous ..."

不过 "However, Marin, 朕 doing this, of course, can easily win Graubünden. However, the reputation will be bad in the future ... And, it is not easy to end in Rome ..."

The Emperor Puppet was right, if Graubinden was overcast this time, it would be known by the lords in other regions. In the future, the emperor's army would like to borrow, who would dare to borrow? In the future, the emperor's army will not have to leave Austria ...

"This ... Rong Chen think about ..."

It wasn't until evening that Marin figured out a way:

有了 "Yes, Your Majesty, at that banquet, you can send your men to disguise themselves as local nobles, pretending to stab you ..."

"Pretend to be a thorn? What do you mean?"

"That fake local aristocracy stabbed you. Do you have an excuse to get angry and win Graubünden? After all ~ www.novelhall.com ~ they tried to assassinate the emperor ..."

"That's the truth ..."

"And, afterwards, Your Majesty, you can also pretend to have been seriously injured and be bedridden. This way, you don't have to go to Italy, and you just cancel the' March into Rome '…”

"It's a good idea!" The emperor shot up.

In this way, the emperor also has ample excuses to seize Graubünden. What's more, the emperor's fraudulent injury can also win the sympathy and support of public opinion. Then "March to Rome" can be cancelled. Everyone was seriously injured, but also went to Rome in P? Naturally, there is no need to conflict with the pope. Therefore, this method is really killing two birds with one stone ...

Moreover, if it took a short time to occupy the Graubünden area, the Swiss Union could not respond even if it wanted to rescue. By the time they responded, the emperor had already set up defenses against the Swiss army.

Although the Swiss spearmen are fierce in the field, their siege capabilities are average. Because the spearman held a few meters long spear, it was not convenient to climb the wall. And with a short knife to climb the city wall, even if they climbed up, they would be poked by the opponent's spearman ... so, of course, the emperor's army could not beat the Swiss in the field. But the words of Shoucheng can completely resist the Swiss attack ...

The only problem is to communicate with Pope Alexander VI in private, so as to avoid misunderstanding. Maximilian I was not in a good position. If the Pope called on all Europe to oppose the emperor, then Maximilian I would not be able to eat and walk around ...

In this regard, Marin's suggestion is simple-send money. The father and son of Pope Alexander VI are most greedy for money. As long as they give enough money, they will not have any opinions ...

In this way, the emperor laughed and settled with Marin on a plot to seize the Graubünden region in southeastern Switzerland ...

Chapter end