On the third day after Ladislaus sent out his cavalry, he got unexpected good news.

After briefly reading the letter from the Marquis of Pescara, Ladislaus asked the messenger: "So the Marquis of Pescara does not need my reinforcements?"

"The day after the defeat of the French army, the envoy from the Duke of Savoy came to ask for surrender. The Marquis of Pescara is currently on his way to Turin." The Marquis of Pescara claimed that when the French army forcibly crossed the Thescia River, they attacked halfway, and the Spanish army again

The French army was severely damaged, and even the troops he sent

The envoys were all in high spirits. "The Marquis of Pescara is very grateful for your support. It was the reinforcements you led that made the French commander, the Marquis Lautec, feel the pressure and adopt a hasty and hasty strategy. The Marquis of Pescara will mention your support to His Majesty the Emperor."

help."

"What are the casualties between the French army and our army?" Although Ladislaus was the monarch of Austria, it was certainly okay for him to refer to the Spanish army as "our army".

"The casualties of the French army are insignificant, and the losses of our army are negligible." Although Ladislaus exerted pressure by hinting at his identity as a sorcerer royal family, the envoy was a confidant of the Marquis of Pescara and still resolutely upheld his master's will.

, refused to share any information.

It seems that the Marquis of Pescara wants to take the glory of this victory alone.

In return for asking the Austrian army not to enter the Duchy of Savoy to share the spoils, the Marquis of Pescara could say a few good words to Ladislaus and not accuse him of being slow in his actions.

In fact, Ladislaus didn't really care about His Majesty Ferdinand's opinion. After all, Milan, which the French army was now threatening, was his territory. He had no reason to delay either emotionally or rationally.

He really didn't mean to delay, he just didn't march particularly quickly.

Worrying that the arrival of 5,000 Austrian troops would cause him to lose his strength advantage was indeed the only reason for the French commander, the Marquis Lautec, to rush the attack.

However, Ladislaus had no intention of competing with the Marquis of Pescara for the credit for this victory and the subsequent surrender of the Duchy of Savoy. As mentioned before, he and Ferdinand did not have a relationship between monarch and minister, and Ladislaus completely controlled the Austrian State Council.

Routh had no need of Ferdinand's favor.

"Then I congratulate the Marquis of Pescara on his victory, but as for the Principality of Savoy..." Ladislaus originally wanted to remind the Marquis of Pescara of Savoy.

The principality was only forced to surrender, but it did not prevent the French army from retreating, which shows that it actually supported the Kingdom of France more, but in the end he

In the end, he decided not to say anything. How to treat the Duchy of Savoy was within the scope of Ferdinand's power. It would be better for him not to overstep his authority. Although he did not need Ferdinand's favor, for the common interests of the Habsburg family, he still should not take the initiative to cause dissatisfaction.

Okay. "Forget it, let me wish the Marquis of Pescara another great achievement."

Although the Marquis of Pescara was confident that relying on his own army could solve the problem, Ladislaus did not return home immediately, but led his army south to the Ligurian city.

This time Marshal Andre Doria did not retreat, but chose to stick to the city. After all, the Austrian army did not have the size and combat effectiveness of the Spanish army last time.

Moreover, the Battle of the Thessia River was not a great victory like the Battle of Bikka. Through Boss Sirica’s observation of the battlefield and analysis of other intelligence, both Sazastan and Frenzberg determined that the French army’s losses would not exceed two men.

Thousands of people, and based on the wounded soldiers left behind, Sazastan estimated that the Spanish army's losses were also more than a thousand people.

Ladislaus was a little surprised. Was this just an ordinary failure to cross the river? Both sides suffered considerable losses. It was not a decisive battle at all. This loss made the Marquis Lautec flee back to France regardless of the situation.

Isn't the size of the French army actually that large?

Or is it a fake defeat and wants to introduce the Spanish army into the Principality of Savoy?

Ladislaus' speculation about the situation made him move south a little slower. He was always on alert to rescue Spanish troops who might need support. This gave Andre Doria more time to prepare for defense.

A few days later, the real reason for the French retreat was revealed to Ladislaus. It was the Duke of Bourbon who severely damaged the French division at Franche-Condé.

Bourbon, who had certain support from His Majesty Ferdinand, had more than 6,000 soldiers. The French commander thought that there was no large army in the Franche-Condé area. He evenly distributed his nearly 10,000 troops under the two castles and gave them to the Duke of Bourbon.

Every opportunity to defeat.

At present, the Duke of Bourbon has led the "French Peace Initiative" to go south, and has joined forces with the Marquis of Pescara to prepare to invade the Provence region.

Although Ladislaus believes that occupying Savoy first and replacing a weak member of the Savoy family as the duke is a better strategy at present, and informed His Majesty Ferdinand and the Marquis of Pescara of this view in a letter, but

When his messenger arrived, the Marquis of Pescara had already been dragged away by the impatient Duke of Bourbon.

Ladislaus did not receive an invitation to march, so it was not convenient for him to march to Turin. He had already obtained Milan, and entering uninvited would lead to dangerous speculations, and the Marquis of Pescara also left thousands of men in Savoy

The principality ensures a retreat.

So Ladislaus decided to surround his uncle and father-in-law.

It's time for Andre Doria, who plays both ends of the court, to express his attitude.

On June 19, 1524, Ladislaus returned to his hometown as a stranger.

"Why didn't the city wall be demolished when the Spanish army withdrew here last time?" Ladislaus looked at the still intact Ligurian city defenses and asked about the then Spanish Prime Minister Sazastan.

"Although time was tight during the retreat, we still demolished a considerable part of the city wall." Sazhastan explained, "The eastern section should have been rebuilt."

"It's really efficient to protect yourself." Ladislaus couldn't help but recall the difficulty of running between the two major families of Doria and Xibo to repair the city wall. It was really different.

"They have mobilized a large number of troops in the past few days, and I thought Marshal Andre Doria would accept field combat." Frunzberg said regretfully.

"Nowadays, the Spanish offshore fleet has not carried out strategic assembly, and the current scale does not ensure victory for the French-Ligurian combined fleet concentrated in Liguria. As long as the sea route is open, even if the land is completely cut off, the economy of the Republic of Liguria will

The losses suffered are also very limited." Sazastan said while looking at Ladislaus. After seeing the strength of the Ottoman Navy, Ferdinand I protected the Spanish Navy even more closely.

"Separating trade is always a big loss. The Republic of Liguria has suffered from wars in the past few years. Even my uncle's prestige cannot be suppressed. I am here to make him shed some blood."
Chapter completed!