Warlock Royal Family

Prince Orange, like all powerful warriors and spellcasters, felt that a powerful life in the northeast had fallen a few days ago.

But Master Fugger was in the mood to explore the reason, while Prince Orange didn't have that mood at all.

His life was very difficult these days. Although he became the acting commander of the Naples Corps when the Duke of Bourbon went to Vienna to meet his fiancée, he found that he could not control these proud soldiers of Naples at all.

Today is payday, and the bad situation is reaching a new climax.

"When the hell will the salary be paid? I haven't seen Yin Tale for half a year!"

"Send money, send money!"

"If you don't have money, don't fight!"

"Where did the money sent by His Majesty the Emperor go?!"

"Have you been hacked by corrupt officials like you?!" [

The drumming noise outside the duke's mansion was getting louder and louder. The Duke of Savoy had already fled. His duke's mansion was relatively strong, so he was chosen by the Spaniards as the base camp.

The pay-chasing conflict was expanding while the Duke of Bourbon was gone, and it seemed that it was about to pass the critical point of the mutiny.

"Your Highness, this can't be done. It would be terrible if those poor ghosts go crazy." A mage from the Netherlands said tremblingly. She was a private soldier of the Orange family and came to Italy with the owner.

Although Orange's control over the [-] Dutch troops under his opponents is sufficient, even if they can't get money, the Orange family has extended favors in the Netherlands. will support him.

But he couldn't hold back the 1 Spanish and Neapolitan infantry outside. Although the [-] cavalry and the Arcane Corps hadn't been paid for a long time, most of them were relatively wealthy and the officers were born higher, so they were still stable for the time being. .

These 2000 people are also French pressure. If it is the Spanish elite led by the [-] emperors, it may be enough to suppress the situation, but the Prince of Orange can't. If he sends the Netherlands United team to suppress, it is likely to further arouse hostility.

"The captains of the regiment should come to see you. Unify your mind and send the core troops to suppress the situation. The Netherlands regiment and cavalry are reliable." This is not a good idea.

"This is too dangerous. Once the senior officers gather, the troops may lose control immediately. In fact, several regiment leaders have lost control of the troops. At present, some low-level officers are in control of the seventh and tenth regiments."

"When did this happen?! Did the captain get hurt?" Prince Orange was shocked. This was already a mutiny.

"It should have been half an hour ago."

"Why didn't you tell me right away?!"

"Just now a squad leader who hijacked the captain came to negotiate and asked for immediate salary. We only found out about the situation." The staff of the Prince of Orange had already turned around.

At this time, a more dangerous cry came from outside the Duke's mansion.

"Kill the corrupt officials!"

"Kill the French!" [

"Kill the traitors of the Netherlands!"

The Frenchman refers to the Duke of Bourbon, and the traitor of the Netherlands is naturally the Prince of Orange.

"Why don't you just pay them once." The female mage came up with another bad idea. "First send three talers to each person to stabilize the situation, which is only [-] to [-] talers."

"Absolutely not. The Orange family can afford the money. But they can't." If the Duke of Bourbon had the money, he could. A French prince would never be able to control the Spanish army, but as a deep The Prince of Orange, who was jealous of the Madrid court, dared not pay the money.

Although the Prince of Orange was trusted by Madrid because he had supported the Habsburg family in suppressing the rebellion in the past few years, the long-term instability in the Netherlands made the emperor wary of all the local nobles.

This kind of suspicion is not unreasonable. In the future, it was the person who inherited the strength and name of the Prince of Orange that ignited the raging fire of Dutch independence. This fire eventually not only destroyed the rule of the Habsburg Empire in the Netherlands.It also burned the ambition of the Habsburg Empire to dominate the world.

"I absolutely cannot use the private treasury to pay the emperor's army. This is not something that a courtier can do." But that was after the Habsburg Empire fought against France and Ottoman for 50 years, and Spain and Austria both emerged. decline.

This gave the Orange family the opportunity to seize the Netherlands.

Now, facing the flourishing Habsburg Empire, the Prince of Orange of this generation did not have any courage and plan to resist, and even had no thought of resisting at all.

He just didn't dare to bear the emperor's suspicion.

"But if you don't give money, the situation will get out of control." Another elderly Dutchman didn't know what to do, although he knew that paying money was just drinking poison to quench his thirst.But going on like this is definitely a dead end.

The long-term instability of the Lowlands had always been the reason for officers of all ranks to explain the delay in paying their salaries, so there was great resentment against the Dutch among the Spanish officers and soldiers in the middle and lower ranks.

This cannot be said to be a lie, and it is certainly not entirely fair.

Madrid's finances weren't just bad because of unease in the Netherlands.

"My lord, look at that flag, the Viscount Senas of the fifth regiment has also joined the mutiny! That is his coat of arms." This is a very prestigious and experienced captain, and his joining means that the situation is over. Further upgrades.

The shouts and clamor grew louder.

A viscount has enough prestige to incite other regiments to rebel.

There is no time to hesitate any longer.

The Prince of Orange clenched his fists tightly.He stood up and said to his subordinates: "Tell all the captains that they can collect their own rewards from the city of Turin at will before sunset, but if they have not returned to their respective camps before midnight, then this is a betrayal of the emperor. His Majesty the emperor must will be severely punished."

"Those captains whose personal freedom has been restricted should be released immediately, otherwise they will be betrayed. As long as all the captains regain their powers before midnight today, then I guarantee with the power and honor granted to me by His Majesty the Emperor, there will be no Any prosecution at any time, whether for mutiny or robbery, will not be punished by a court-martial."

"The Dutch troops are not allowed to participate in the robbery. All directly subordinate troops must be ready to fight at night, and then go to the Italian mercenary cavalry regiment in an emergency. I want even the worst stuff. Make sure to gather 1000 people before dawn tomorrow." .”

"Go and contact the cavalry troops outside the city immediately, and prepare to counter the rebellion with me." The Arcane Corps is also in the city, and the town mage Bravan Fugger and his troops who always get their salaries in time will definitely not participate mutiny.

After all the subordinates filed out, the Prince of Orange sat down as if exhausted.

"The right choice, Your Highness." There was another person in the room, but she had been hiding in a dark room behind the prince.

It wasn't until everyone left that Lurna walked up to the prince.

"Please rest assured, my master will fully compensate you for the losses caused by the Dutch troops not participating in the robbery this time. The 15 talers will enter your account tonight." Joy.

The Principality of Savoy is a long-standing enemy of the Republic of Liguria. It is really worth 15 talers to destroy the capital of this country.

"I don't care about money. I just want you to help me contact the most senior Spanish captains so that they are ready to counter the rebellion." The Doria family has hidden evil intentions. The Prince of Orange asked himself that he didn't understand, but he still needed their support.

The damned Duke of Bourbon was absent at the critical moment, and he didn't want to take the blame for the mutiny. The Prince of Orange had no hope that the soldiers who had been robbed for a day could return to the camp honestly, and blood must be seen in the end.

But don't shed too much blood. This army is an important property of the Kingdom of Spain. If the damage is huge, you will definitely lose the trust of the emperor.

The Republic of Liguria has the most effective intelligence network in Turin. At this time, Prince Orange needs the support of the intelligence network to contact the noble commander who is most loyal to the warlock royal family.

"Please rest assured that this mutiny will never expand, nor will it harm the interests of you or His Majesty the Emperor. This is Marshal Andre Doria's guarantee."

Prince Orange's mood didn't improve at all because of Lurna's rhetoric. He really didn't want to be involved in such a thing, but he really couldn't avoid it.

There were bursts of cheers from outside, which were the cheers of Spanish soldiers after they learned that they could rob.

But although the Prince of Orange couldn't hear it, he knew that these cheers were based on the screams and wailing of the citizens of Turin, and it was just for the Orange family, so he didn't choose. (to be continued...)