Warlock Royal Family

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Goriti finally decided to accept the excuse that Ladislaus came up with and allowed the Austrian army to go to Northern Italy again via the Republic of Venice. <> wanderer

When Shylock sent the stone lion as a national gift to the city of Venice, Ladislaus led the army quickly through the territory of the Republic of Venice.

Ladislaus is very sorry that the stone lions he made failed to play the greatest role, because the bridge linking the main island of Venice and the mainland has not yet been built, and the stone lions must be loaded on a ship before they can be sent to the main island of Venice.

Of course, Ladislaus's raid plan cannot be implemented. In fact, under the current situation of French soldiers pressing down on the border, Ladislaus may not be able to make up his mind even if he can enter the city of Venice.

However, because the Republic of Venice specially repaired the main roads in the country in order to accept this heavy national gift, the Austrian army moved faster this time.

The Venetian merchants who provided military supplies along the way also contributed a lot. Although the speaker of the Republic of Venice returned and a large number of parliamentarians were very angry at the actions of the Austrian army and launched repeated protests, the merchants along the way still worked hard to provide various military supplies to Austria. Ladislaus got some of the 1525 taxes to restore his ability to pay.

There was no further trouble at the checkpoints along the way. The Austrian army passed Brescia and Verona smoothly and reached the city of Mantua on February 1525, 2.

"Praise be to your piety, my lord Habsburg." Commander of the Spanish Front in Italy.Twenty miles out of town to meet Ladislaus himself.

"Don't be too polite, Marquis of Pescara, please don't call you, there is no need for this between you and me." Ladislaus' words made the Marquis of Pescara quite useful, because of the failed attack on Provence, his position is now quite unfavorable Stable, if it weren't for the fact that changing generals just before the battle was a big taboo for military strategists, he would definitely not be able to keep his position.

"Duke Bourbon, you two have known each other for a long time." The Duke of Bourbon greeted Ladislaus with a smile on his face. He suffered the greatest loss from not being able to conquer Marseille. Ferdinand had promised him to establish a new country in southern France.

The Marquis of Pescara then introduced his deputy to Ladislaus. "This is the Prince of Orange. He led the Netherlands Corps to support him."

"It's been a long time. The elite of the Netherlands and the Prince of Orange are famous in Vienna." Ladislaus did not expect to see the Prince of Orange here. He is an important figure in the power system of the Habsburg Empire. A top nobleman far more powerful than the Marquis of Pescara.

"Praise your piety, it is my honor." His Royal Highness Orange, who holds several titles of earls and is honored as Prince, respectfully kissed the ring of Cardinal Archbishop Ladislaus. To Italy, from the Netherlands to Spain and then to Italy, although sea and land are relatively fast.But this journey is enough to toss people.

This Highness, who has an unconventional honorable title, is quite young, looking less than 30 years old.

After all, it was a war period, and the banquet was very simple.It didn't take long for Ladislaus to return to his barracks. He needed to digest the news from the welcome banquet with Sazastan.

The Prince of Orange lost the position of Governor of the Netherlands, and Ferdinand unexpectedly made his widowed aunt Margarita the Governor of the Netherlands, leaving the Prince of Orange and thousands of Dutch troops. sent to Italy together.

"The Orange family is too powerful in the Netherlands, especially in the North Netherlands. His Majesty Charles V wanted them to move their position, but he never found the opportunity. His Majesty Ferdinand is so amazing that he remained silent. I did it right away." Although Sazastan didn't know the details.But it is also conceivable that His Majesty Ferdinand must have tried his best to achieve this.

"His Royal Highness Sazastan, tell me where the title Prince comes from?" Boss Sirika has always been curious about the honorable and unconventional title.

"This Orange family is similar to the noble royal family of warlocks. They own vast lands in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Greer through marriage, and even theoretically own and Habs in some areas. The lordship of the same level as the Fort family." There were only two audiences here, Ladislaus and Boss Sirica, so Sazastan could directly express his views.

"Because in theory His Majesty Ferdinand ruled the Netherlands as Duke of Brabant, Duke of Limburg, or Earl of the Netherlands in many areas of the Netherlands, and the Orange family also theoretically has the rank of Earl title, and is not legally a vassal of the emperor." Ladislaus said.He is not as familiar with the legal system of the Netherlands as Sazastan, but he still understands the essence of the matter. The Orange family is the Duchy of Bourbon within the Habsburg Empire.

"So even if they don't have the post of governor of the whole Netherlands, they are still local local snakes in the Netherlands." Sirika's boss understood a little bit. "For this family, His Majesty the Emperor wants to suppress it severely?"

"Those questions are all theoretical. In fact, the Orange family is still very reliable to the warlock royal family. Since the Burgundy Heritage War, the Orange family has been serving the Warlock royal family, and has never tried to assert its earl status. Theoretical power. When those local nobles rebelled, the Orange family never participated, but has always firmly supported the warlock royal family." The Orange family is very clear that their power is already tolerated by the Habsburg family The limit is reached, and people are very careful in doing things. "How can such a loyal minister be severely suppressed? This time, the exchange of benefits should be more than enforcement."

But there are some things that Sazastan can't say clearly, no matter how respectful the Orange family is, as long as their strength is there, the Habsburg family can't rest assured.

"This is not my problem. The Prince of Orange came to Italy to defend Milan. Let's try not to get involved in the conflict between the Marquis of Pescara and his authority." Ladislaus set the tone. "Including our 6000 people, the Habsburg coalition forces assembled in Italy have exceeded [-]. This is the limit that Spain plus the Central Italian allies can supply."

After arriving in Central Italy, Austria's military expenditures were relatively low. This time, the small states in Central Italy were basically not required to send troops this time. Although the pressure to bear military supplies was great, the resistance was not great.

The armies of these small states are a great burden on the command system, and the combat power they provide is limited and unstable. Even an excellent commander may be cheated by them.

Although it is said that one of the characteristics of an extraordinary commander is that he is good at using mobs, one of the basic conditions for an extraordinary commander is prestige. If His Majesty Ferdinand personally conquers, his prestige is probably that he can effectively control these servants, but the Italian region is in the Spanish Empire. The status is not enough to let the emperor come.

Both the Marquis of Pescara and the Prince of Orange believed that the rabble in those small states was generally useless, and the key to fighting the war was to rely on professional soldiers from Spain and Austria.

"In any case, with the addition of the Netherlands Corps, France's numerical advantage is very limited." Ladislaus certainly supports the Spanish Allied Forces having more manpower. "We will march into Piacenza tomorrow, and hope this time we can completely solve the Milan problem."