Warlock Royal Family

Both sides in the contest on Venice Island are close in strength, and Ladislaus hopes that a small amount of support will allow Aramis to control the situation.

Treviso could support him with a few hundred militiamen and a priest or two. He already had the upper hand, and it should be enough.

The United Kingdom has a lot to gain from this turn of events.

After all, Aramis is not someone in Venice's original relationship map, and he and his boss need more time to stabilize the situation.

During this period, Ladislaus will further expand his influence.

But things still seem to be a little bit wrong.

"Is there any movement on Crete?" Ladislaus asked after thinking for a while.

"According to the last notification from the Spanish side, no Cretan fleet appeared in the southern Adriatic Sea." Once Ladislaus is involved in affairs in the Mediterranean Sea, he is very dependent on Spain's maritime information network.

"Is it news from Madrid or Naples?" This is a crucial question. [

"It's the news from Naples. A Spanish captain is now providing us with information." Under normal circumstances, the information provided by the Spanish squadron in Naples needs to be sent to Madrid first, and then relayed by Madrid diplomats according to the request of the United Kingdom ambassador.

Although Madrid supports Vienna, the necessary intelligence vetting must be carried out to ensure that the intelligence shared will not harm Madrid's interests.

It's not that Ladislaus doesn't understand this kind of action. After all, it is impossible for countries to be truly close, and being able to distribute information to him for free is already a manifestation of the closest alliance.

But the most important thing about intelligence is timeliness. After going around in this system, no matter how valuable the information is, there is only a little residue left.

Not to mention that there is still a risk of leaks in this circle.

So Ladislaus had no choice but to stretch his tentacles in Naples regardless of the emperor's feelings.

"It's better to be careful." After thinking for a long time and unable to figure out what the problem is, Ladislaus finally shook his head, "The standing army also sent two regiments to Treviso, and asked His Royal Highness Sazastan to take the card Sano Knights go."

Send out a little bit of strength.

Ladislaus still made up his mind to go to the east to fight against Shaobo Raoyi.

Although there are many benefits to attacking Venice, the most important thing is that it can completely solve the strategic enemy of the United Kingdom in one direction.Although the Republic of Venice still has some islands in the east, if the city of Venice is swallowed up, there will be no other countries in the south of the United Kingdom.

This can bring Ladislaus a lot of geographical freedom, and even if Hungary occupies it, it will greatly lengthen the border between him and Poland, increasing the conflict between them that may erupt at any time.

It's not that he doesn't understand all this, and he also knows that Venice is a cornucopia.

However, the cornucopia of Venice is good.But he does not have a sea fleet to maintain commercial routes at all, and there are still some businessmen trading in Venice because of inertia. If Ladislaus really swallows the city of Venice, it will only collapse the original system.

By then, the hard-won cornucopia has become a mud bowl.

The resistance of the original system will be enormous, and even a small part of the wealth accumulated over the centuries will be inspired to rebel against his rule.The United Kingdom without a navy would be in immediate trouble. [

And for their own hometown, the fleet on Crete is bound to fight hard.

At that time, unless Ferdinand is really willing to do something for his distant cousin, even if the Ottoman Empire does not openly participate in the war, the Barbary pirates alone will be enough to help the Venetians restore their country.

So Ladislaus had no choice but to restrain his desire to seize the island and concentrate on running his own east.

However, he decided to strengthen his relationship with Aramis, expand his influence in Venice, and take advantage of the fire again: "Sherlock, you take your son-in-law and go to Treviso to see if you can collect more Shipbuilders, if possible, move some shipbuilding equipment, the naval armament factory in Venice is world-famous."

"Yes, I will leave immediately." Sherlock was very satisfied with this mission. Although Aramis was his personal enemy, this was also a good opportunity to restore the strength of the Knights Templar.It is also a good opportunity for him to strengthen his position within the Knights Templar. It is not a trivial matter to lose that treasure cloak that symbolizes inheritance. If he does not make some achievements, he will be useless within the Knights Templar.

Shylock is very aware of the natural disadvantages of his foundation. As a Venetian merchant, if he can't borrow external strength, he will never be a member of the State Council, and he will never be able to gain real power.

This is the ultimate dream of all members of the Ladislaus system.

Excited Sherlock and his son-in-law have just arrived in Treviso.Then I learned that the battle on the main island of Venice was over.

However, it was not Aramis who had the upper hand at the beginning, but Goriti who turned the situation around.

Aramis is still alive, but in a bad condition, having swam out of the island of Venice by the canal last night.fled into the United Kingdom.

"Pordos is dead, crushed to death by the collapsed building." As soon as he saw Sherlock, Aramis told the bad news.

Porthos is the name of the Venetian bigwig, who is also a secret Templar member, very influential on the island of Venice, and very important in the Church of Woking.

"What's going on? Didn't you have the upper hand two days ago?" Sherlock was annoyed by the situation in front of him, which meant that Ladislaus' interests could not be upheld, and he naturally couldn't make meritorious deeds.

What made him even more distressed was the death of Porthos, Shylock's guide and one of his main supporters within the Knights Templar.

After his death, Sherlock's plans became more difficult.

But Sherlock didn't show this emotion on his face, he remained calm and calm.

Aramis was a little surprised why Sherlock could speak again, but he wisely didn't ask this question. If he was the master of Venice Island, he would not be afraid of Sherlock's revenge, but now he has become a bereaved dog, with less than two hundred subordinates following him After he swam out, he couldn't offend Ladislaus' important minion Sherlock at all.

Aramis knew Shylock, he was not a very vengeful person, but he would not let it go if he had the chance, not to mention cutting off his tongue himself was not the real enmity between the two of them.

"My mercenaries are much stronger than those mobs in Little Goriti. More than half of the local nobles and priests also support me. I still controlled [-]% of the city at noon yesterday, and the remaining fleet also supported me." Aramis Shaking his head while talking, his arrangement of fate is really painful. "I once thought I was going to rebuild the glory of the Lord of the End of All Things in Venice."

"What happened? I have a warrant from His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom. I can mobilize a thousand militiamen in Treviso. I also bring a lot of cash and money orders. I can temporarily hire another five hundred mercenaries. Thousands of 500 people cross the sea with you, can you turn the situation around?" Sherlock still had the strength to make a last-ditch effort, and although he was very disappointed with the current situation, he still behaved very organized.

There was great hope in Aramis' eyes for a while, but after struggling for a while, he finally shook his head and gave up: "Hey, it would be great if you came earlier, with these troops joining us, we can occupy a stronghold and wait for Warlock The royal army has arrived, and we can control at least half of the city of Venice."

"What, even with the aid of the United Kingdom, you don't have the confidence to drive the enemy into the sea? Are you frightened? It seems that I have to sell you to my brother Liti." Sherlock was not threatening, he Said while putting his hand on the soft sword at his waist.

Several local Treviso masters in the room also made fighting stances.

Although Ladislaus wanted to do something, he didn't have time after all. As long as Aramis was tied up and given to Goriti, the friendly relationship between the two parties should be restored.

After all, Ladislaus helped him "counter the rebellion" before, so it's okay to do it again.

"Haha, I have climbed a high branch, so I may not like you." Aramis finally laughed, he was not the only one who was tricked, which made him feel better.

"Hmph, who wouldn't want the friendship between the United Kingdom and His Majesty Ladislaus-Habsburg?" Sherlock only thought that his old enemy was mad because of the blow of losing power, but he didn't draw his sword either. unsheathed.

"Haha." Sherlock's words made Aramis laugh even louder. "That's true, but do you know what happened to me last night? I surrounded Goriti's mansion with thousands of troops and then launched an attack. That little Gritti's command and judgment were still so bad, no After a while, I broke through the defense. Then you know what happened? Huh? This kid and dozens of subordinates around him suddenly sprayed purple flames from their weapons and armors. My subordinates If you touch it, you will die very ugly. The little brother Liti, this drunken guy, beat me so hard that I couldn't fight back. If I slowed down by one step, I would die in his hands. At the same time, several people suddenly appeared in the city. The archbishop in red led hundreds of elite troops and defeated all my subordinates."

Sherlock was finally moved, and couldn't keep his composure anymore, did he intervene? !

"Now, my Sherlock, who do you think that little bastard in Goriti got the favor of?" Seeing the anxiety on Sherlock's face, Aramis finally stopped laughing and recovered his expression. With the might of the Templars, he asked coldly.

He deliberately kept this news until now, just to see Sherlock's gaffe.

But Sherlock didn't lose his mind, he just left immediately and went to another room to write to Ladislaus. (to be continued...)