Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 180 The Reality of the Duke of Bourbon

The meeting between Ladislaus and the Duke of Bourbon did not go well.

The Duke of Bourbon came to Vienna to gain some material support, and the local officials in Franche-Condé certainly had very limited support for him.

The two thousand people under his command are barely able to eat enough, let alone get military supplies.

The Duke of Bourbon originally thought that the master of Vienna was recruiting to reorganize his troops and use this as a front to counterattack France.

When he learned that Ladislaus wanted him to harass western Switzerland, he objected very fiercely at first.

The Duke of Bourbon stated to Ladislaus his plan to counterattack Paris, and said that he would be welcomed by the French people.

Ladislaus is very clear that although the Duke of Bourbon's words are exaggerated, they are indeed partially true. The behavior of the French queen mother and son made the Duke of Bourbon definitely have a group of sympathizers in France.

He himself is also a direct descendant of the Capet family and is very charismatic.

The Duke of Bourbon described to Ladislaus a beautiful blueprint for Spain and Austria to advance east and west, completely destroy the François puppet regime, and establish a harmonious continent.

By then he would have ceded the duchy of Burgundy to Spain and recognized du li of the duchy of Brittany.

Compared with the dignified conditions when he still had an army of tens of thousands, the current conditions show that the Duke of Bourbon is already a leading party through and through.

But it is not so easy to be a leading party.

Ladislaus knew very well that the reason why the newly elected Emperor Ferdinand did not recruit the Duke of Bourbon, a very useful pawn, to Brussels but let Ladislaus control him was because he did not want to start a new round of war with France immediately. war.

Although the betrayal of the Duke of Bourbon greatly weakened the French southern corps, the troops under the control of the perfect knight Bayard still exceeded 5000 people enough to control the Duchy of Savoy and defend against possible attacks from Milan.

Although the main corps led by the King of France had withdrawn to Paris, Ferdinand's corps was also unable to invade France, and the rebellion in the Netherlands was in full swing.

In particular, the northern provinces have been completely controlled by the rebels, except for a few key forts that are still controlled by the Orange family loyal to the warlock royal family.

Although these nobles resisted spontaneously, although there was no organization, they could not organize large-scale field battles, but resisted the Spanish army in isolated castles.

This made it easy for Ferdinand to counter the rebellion, but it took a lot of time.

His rule in Spain was also unstable. Although Florentino, who was loyal to him, controlled the situation, he was unable to mobilize a large army to attack France from the Spanish mainland. The offensive across the Pyrenees was very difficult militarily.

Both France and Spain need counterinsurgency.

There is only one Austria left capable of launching an offensive.

The main conflict between Austria and France is in Milan, but in fact Austria cannot effectively control Milan at all.

Only by capturing the eastern part of Switzerland can the territories be linked.

Ladislaus has no interest in the plan to attack central France through Alsace and Franche Condé, and it is impossible to achieve effective results with Austria's strength.

He just wants to open up the connection between Tyrol and Milan as soon as possible, digest the wealth and population of the Po River Plain as soon as possible, and use this to strengthen his authority in Austria. This goal is sensible and feasible.

Therefore, even though the Duke of Bourbon tried his best to talk, he could not make Ladislaus change his plan.

Ladislaus told the Duke of Bourbon that he would have no audience with the emperor and no supplies from the Netherlands for the remaining months of 1523.

However, the emperor would provide Franche Condé with military supplies of [-] thalers a month to maintain his troops.

In addition to this, Ladislaus promised him recognition and protection if his military campaign in western Switzerland achieved anything.

That means he might be able to seize a small piece of land in Switzerland.

At the same time, Ladislaus assured the Duke of Dial that once the rebellion in the Netherlands was put down, the Habsburg family would concentrate on attacking France and drive the Angoulême branch off the throne of the French king.

The Duke of Bourbon still has a task on his head, "Find a noble German daughter for the Duke of Bourbon as a wife", and the reward for this task is to "weaken the du lixing of the Duke of Bourbon."

Of course, Ladislaus's temptation was unsuccessful, and the Duke of Bourbon, who was disappointed with the strategy of the Habsburg family, avoided this question.

After spending only a few days in Vienna and obtaining a meager supply of weapons and armor, the Duke of Bourbon was ordered to return to Franche-Comté and begin harassing western Switzerland as soon as possible.

Ladislaus did not meet with the Duke of Bourbon again, and most of the details were handed over to the Hohenzollern officer.

He wants to complete another mission: "Recruit Cassano Cavaliers."

Although he had already had lunch with the Duke of Bourbon, Ladislaus prepared a rich afternoon tea for the hungry cavaliers of Cassano.

Cassano Cavaliers ate very relaxed, of course, the guards around him who ensured that he would not explode into trouble were not so relaxed.

Ladislaus chose a balcony with a good view to talk to Cassano Cavaliers.

He drank two cups of nai tea, and did not speak until the other party was almost done eating.

"Miss Millier died painfully?"

This question was quite unexpected for Cassano Cavaliers.

Ladislaus met him in person. He originally thought that the other party was a pure and cold monarch who was just trying to recruit himself.

While eating, he made up his mind that he would change sides only if Ladislaus spared the Sibo family.

Knight Cassano was silent for a long time.

During his silent hours, Ladislaus just turned his back to him and watched the galloping horses in the courtyard.

Unable to see the expression on the other party's face, Cassano Cavalier said softly: "It's not painful, she was chasing His Highness Xibo at that time, and she didn't expect that I would have discovered this pursuit long ago. That treacherous Luerna The magician wanted too much credit, the team of the Doria family dragged too long, and I seized the opportunity to cut off the team and killed the mage lady who was supposed to be protected by the group."

"Where's her body?"

Ladislaus still did not turn.

"Pastor Steve, me, and a few warriors from the Sibo family flanked the team of the Doria family. They were completely defeated, and then we left the battlefield in a hurry. If there is no accident, I think we should have been eaten by wild beasts. "

This time it was Cassano Cavaliers waiting for Ladislaus to make a sound.

It was also silent, but Cassano Cavaliers, who were in a weak position, were sweating profusely after a while.

Knight Cassano realized that Ladislaus was telling himself that it would be unimaginably magnanimous just to let him live, and it would be a wise choice not to make any demands.

"You are already one step away from protecting the country. I will give you an annuity of [-] talers every year. I will also redeem your family from my uncle, Marshal Doria. Alright, His Royal Highness Jones will arrange a place for you. of."

Ladislas waved his hand, indicating Cassano Cavaliers could step back.

But Ladislaus waited for a while and did not wait for the expected thank you.

After hesitating for a while, Knight Cassano knelt on one knee and said firmly: "Thank you for your tolerance and kindness, Your Highness Cardinal, but I cannot accept it. Unless the Xibo family can be pardoned, I cannot serve you."

This answer made Secrecy Officer Jones and several monitors hold their weapons nervously.

Ladislaus' wrist today is really not bad, but he actually got such a result.

Ladislaus finally turned around and looked at the loyal man in front of him.

He only had a piece of civilian clothes on him, no weapons or armor, and he was not a threat.

But Ladislaus did see unyielding fire in his eyes.

But it is absolutely impossible to let the Xibo family go!

He made a gesture, and Jones grabbed Cassano Cavalier's neck from behind.

Cassano Cavaliers did not resist in vain and lost consciousness a few seconds later. (To be continued.