Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 160 The Capture of Friuli

After becoming a true god, Barbarossa, the knight of great ambitions, promoted several priests in the guards.

Most of these people who have a dozen or so samurai ranks are very devout in their beliefs, and at the same time, there is not much hope in the way of samurai.

Through these priests, the Knights of Great Will endorse Ladislaus.

The task of "Entering the Sistine Chapel Again" is really no joke, as can be seen from the reputation obtained by Ladislaus.

The role he really played was actually only known to a limited number of people, just based on the performance of the ambitious knight.

The reputation of Ladislaus has reached 8592, which has more than doubled.

This is because the details of the battle of gods must be kept secret by all parties participating in the war, and the scope of influence is very small.

It's a pity that the damage at the soul level was still done, and Ladislaus lost a lot of precious memories.

For example, Yeying Oswald couldn't understand the use of sulfur mentioned by Yeying Oswald.

Of course, the most important knowledge from Li Di came back, and those courses that were all returned after the history exam now made him unbelievably clear.

Li Di wasn't serious when he was taking world history class, but the class hours of world history in the late 21st century accounted for too much.

In the contest with Oswald, he tried his best to protect this part of what he considered the most precious thing, and even handed over the use of sulfur and refused to give up.

Now Ladislaus knows the course of history!

Of course, most of them are just outlines, and it is impossible to know too many details. There are many details about the history of Ming Dynasty, but those seem to be useless for the time being.

What is more troublesome than the lack of details is that he is not very clear about whether this history itself is reliable, after all, it seems that there are not so many gods in his world.

Moreover, Charles V should be dead this time, and this is also a part of the history that is completely different from Li Di's memory.

Ladislaus's current priority is to ensure that the acting Grand Duke Ferdinand can return to Vienna safely.

The warlock royal family can no longer afford any losses.

Charles V's personal strength is much weaker than that of acting Grand Duke Ferdinand, and more importantly, he is too far away from the pool of ambition.

What's more, the brief experience of being integrated with Barbarossa allowed him to feel the situation of believers. The emperor's fire of faith was very small and could be extinguished at any time.

Ladislaus had given up all hope of the Emperor.

Although it has not been completely confirmed, it can basically be said that Ferdinand is already the last member of the Styrian branch of the warlock royal family.

Ladislaus wanted nothing to happen to him.

Ladislaus himself belongs to the very distant Tyrolean branch and his father is not the legal heir of the Tyrolean branch. Even with the support of the ambitious knights, it is impossible for him to inherit the vast Habsburg empire in one step. Heritage especially the Kingdom of Spain.

With the public endorsement of the ambitious knight, he may overwhelm Austria, Württemberg, Alsace and even the Netherlands, but it is absolutely impossible to inherit Spain.

Ladislaus was descended from several Holy Roman emperors and Austrian archdukes, but not a single Spanish king.

The Kingdom of Spain is one of the cornerstones of the entire Habsburg Empire. The navy of this kingdom is the link that connects the scattered empire territories and must not be lost.

Only Ferdinand, who inherited the blood of the ancient royal family of Trastamara from his mother Juana the Mad, could inherit the throne of Spain and preserve the grand strategy of the Habsburg family to win the Continent.

But for the extremely shrewd Venetians, any show of weakness will make these cunning guys pounce on them again.

Ladislaus was determined to extend the war to the extreme before ending it.

July 1523, 5.

After retaining the minimum remaining troops, Ladislaus led [-] Austrian troops south to attack the Republic of Venice.

On May 5th, a thousand Hungarian cavalrymen of the Croatian Governor Federeta of the Kingdom of Hungary were defeated in Styria.

An envoy sent by Ladislaus brought the King of Hungary, Louis Agloni, a letter of credentials asking him to participate in the war to punish the Republic of Venice.

As an important ally of the Habsburg family, the Kingdom of Hungary has basically been unable to support Austria's war in the West in recent years.

The Kingdom of Hungary was under too much pressure in the east. Although the Ottoman Sultan focused his attention on the Knights Hospitaller in Rhodes Island, he had always maintained sufficient troops on the Danube front and still maintained great pressure on the Kingdom of Hungary. .

But the message sent by the messenger sent by Ladislaus to the Austrian ambassador in Buda was not trivial.

This news made King Louis Agloni immediately dispatch a mobile force stationed in Croatia to support Ladislaus.

"His Royal Highness Ferdinand will soon become His Majesty the Emperor, and your sister will also become Her Majesty the Empress."

Ferdinand and Louis married each other's younger sisters. Once Ferdinand gained power, it would be of great benefit to Louis. Once his brother-in-law and uncle became the master of the entire Habsburg Empire instead of just the agent of Austria, he There are allies strong enough to back him in defense against a powerful enemy in the east.

With the full support of the Habsburg Empire, it is not impossible to destroy the two vassal states of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia and Moldova, and to regain the mouth of the Danube.

Of course, the Republic of Venice has many very well-managed territories east of the Adriatic Sea, which are also worth capturing.

The Hungarian king quickly sent considerable support.

Although unable to communicate, Frundsberg and Blavan-Fugger made the same choice as Ladislaus.

After leaving only the Marquis of Pescara to lead a part of the cavalry, an emergency mobilization was carried out in the Milan area, and a militia was pulled up in Yuze, and a black belt mercenary from Florence was urgently hired as the core of the defensive force.

Most of the victorious armies at the Battle of Bikka marched eastward and invaded the Republic of Venice.

This time, the Habsburg army did not have to worry about the enemy's field army, so it could attack Verona regardless of casualties.

It was followed by a series of other castles of the Venetian Republic.

In addition to the 5000 people of Ladislaus in the East, the Venetians, who did not expect that there would be enemies in this direction, had only insignificant troops in several major towns in the East.

After Ladislaus mobilized highly morale mages and priests to forcibly attack the city, Friuli, an important town on the northeast border of the Republic of Venice, quickly fell.

The main force of the Kingdom of Hungary, under the leadership of the number one Hungarian general, General Szabo Rai, attacked the Istia region and the Dalmatia region.

The number of troops in the Kingdom of Hungary is small but the proportion of cavalry is high, and it has been mobilized and moved very quickly.

The important officials of the Republic of Venice were terrified in the face of the full attack of the Habsburg Empire.

The prospect of the Kingdom of Hungary fully participating in the war made them lose their courage to fight.

The territory of the Republic of Venice on the east side of the Adriatic Sea is fragmented and disconnected. In the past, it had a powerful navy and the Capital Mobile Corps. The Republic of Venice can effectively protect these territories, but now the Mobile Corps no longer exists. Although the Venetian Navy is still very strong Has strength, but can't sing with one hand.

What's more, this navy is already the last guarantee of the Republic of Venice. If you rush to sea and be attacked by the Spanish navy, the consequences of losing it will be disastrous.

Unbeknownst to them, the Royal Spanish Navy has now canceled all offensive cruises.

After some tense negotiations, the Venetian Republic ceded Friuli, an important town opposite Austria, to the Grand Duchy of Austria, and Istia across the Adriatic Sea to the Kingdom of Hungary.

Several places controlled and surrounded by Austria in the west, such as Brescia, Verona, Padua, and Treviso, were all returned to the Republic of Venice.

In the south, Szapolai lifted the siege of Dalmatia.

In addition, the Habsburg army was allowed free of charge for the next ten years to move through the territory of Venice, between Austria and Milan.

It is unrealistic for the two lands to be connected through the passes of the Alps.

Of course, this kind of connection through the enemy country is also very bad. The Venetians still have many ways to make trouble, but it is better than nothing.

The ransom of the Gremani Consul, the ransom of the Venetian Consul robe given by Woking and the truce cost a total of 150 million talers, which will be paid off in three years.

Fortunately, the Venetian was lucky enough to deal with Ladislaus. If it was the vampire Prime Minister Sazastan, he would have to pay at least [-]% more interest in the past three years.

Of course, His Excellency the Cardinal Cardinal Ladislaus was recently promoted, so he wanted to buy some new clothes for him, so the Republic of Venice gave him a small favor of [-] talers.

Yes, Cyric suffered a big loss from the warlock royal family, but he still held his nose and admitted the position of Cardinal of Ladislaus.

After all, the winner of this trick of "destroying Ladislaus' mind and soul" was actually released by Adrian VI with the support of Cyric.

Now that he has lost a lot, although the Grand Wish Knight is still nothing in the God Realm, Cyric needs to avoid further confrontation with the Habsburg family and the Grand Wish Knight in the Main Material Realm.

He needs the faith of the material world to support his vengeance against the two elemental gods.

Therefore, on May 5, the Marquis Facchetti came to the Ladislaus army with a cardinal robe.

After much hesitation, Ladislaus decided to accept the red dress.

The power of the Church of Cyric is still very strong, and Bane, the black hand, is not a good idea, especially for the centralization plan of the Holy Roman Empire strengthened by the warlock royal family.

The Mafia has a strong tendency towards nationalism, advocating the use of language and customs to delineate national boundaries.

This is incompatible with the multi-ethnic empire of the Habsburg family.

Since all secretly decided to endure, there is no reason for Ladislaus to turn his face immediately.

Of course, Ladislaus, who has regained most of his memories, understands that the power of nationalism will one day ignite a raging fire all over the world, but this is not a recent thing.

The current top priority is to bring the dying Prime Minister of Sarzastan and Ferdinand, who is not much better, back to Vienna as soon as possible.

This is also the reason why he opened up to the Republic of Venice. Although it is possible to get tens of millions of thalers or even more land to connect Austria and Milan together, he can't afford to wait. up.

Andre Goriti, the diplomat in charge of the Republic of Venice, thought that Ladislaus was inexperienced, and he was abruptly cut down to a middle-best by him in a big-best situation, showing the limit of a diplomat's ability.

In fact, he did a good job, but not because Ladislaus was inexperienced, but because it was naturally disadvantageous for the person in charge not to be able to stay on the negotiating table for too long.

He couldn't let the other party see his itinerary, so he had to authorize Austrian diplomats to negotiate.

And Andre Goriti is not only a diplomat, but also the leader of a major faction in the Venice Parliament, with much greater freedom.

The stiff side is naturally easier to see the bottom line, so that the loss of the Republic of Venice is not extreme.

Ladislaus didn't even take part in the signing of the contract and city handover ceremony in Friuli.

He also didn't wait for his direct cavalry unit for a few days. Kessell-Viting and his 500-man army had already entered the territory of the Republic of Venice.

As early as the beginning of peace negotiations, Ladislaus took the lead in going south to meet Ferdinand and Prime Minister Sarzastan.

Acting Grand Duke Ferdinand still hasn't woken up, and the situation of Prime Minister Sazastan is even worse. It is only because there are two new Aspirational Knight Priests in the army who spilled their own blood in time to renew his life several times before hanging him. Last breath.

Ladislaus directly returned to Vienna with two seriously wounded ships, and the situation of Prime Minister Sarzastan was already in jeopardy. (To be continued.