Fortunately, Ladislaus reacted quickly enough, and the so-called "embankment" built by Counts Frundsberg and Slam did not cause serious casualties.

Although Count Slam repeatedly insisted that if Ladislaus had not insisted on pulling him away, he could have withstood the possible collapse of the river embankment together with Frundsberg.

However, it is obvious that this broad-minded suggestion is definitely not acceptable to Ladislaus. It will take an unknown amount of time to find a small bottle in the river bed. Should the senior warrior hold it there all the time?

Ladislaus would not let his important subordinates take such ridiculous risks.

Therefore, he decided to leave a small number of troops to monitor this area and transfer water conservancy engineering professionals from Vienna as soon as possible. He took his troops to Regensburg first to support the mayor who wanted to purge the Ban faction.

Regensburg is a large city in South Germany located on the banks of the Danube River. The Regen River merges into the Danube River here. It can trade with Vienna through the Danube River. Of course, although this section of the Danube River already has great commercial value, its navigability is not as good as

The middle reaches are much worse.

Therefore, compared with the increasingly close economic ties with Buda, Pest and Vienna, Regensburg is still inferior.

However, although it is not closely connected with Vienna, it is the central city of Munich, Nuremberg, and Würzburg, with a population of about 25,000. Because of the prosperous economy, the people's living environment is better. Regensburg is

There was no serious impact during this uprising.

The forces of the local Cyric, Bane and Suni are relatively balanced, and there is no military showdown. Fortunately, there are no large groups of foreign rebels passing through here.

Although slightly inferior to Augsburg, which prospered due to the prosperity of the textile industry, it can still be regarded as one of the top second-rate cities in the Holy Roman Empire.

This is based on the failure of the Regensburg Council to develop important industries such as the textile industry or the brewing industry in time. Although the city has repeatedly made mistakes in economic choices, it has not developed any competitive products in the unfavorable situation.

The reason why it can still maintain prosperity is due to a treasure built by Regensburgers four hundred years ago.

"Is that the Devil's Bridge?" Ladislaus led more than 4,000 people and successfully entered the city of Regensburg without encountering any resistance. They reached a hill where the treasure could be seen from a distance.

It is more than 300 meters long and has sixteen bridge openings. This is a great engineering masterpiece comparable to the Zhaozhou Bridge. Although it is not as old as the Zhaozhou Bridge, it is superior in scale and has its own merits.

"That's right, Your Highness, this is the first and so far the only bridge across the Danube, the Devil's Bridge." Sazhastan is familiar with the allusions. And this is not the first time he has come here. "I was just promoted more than eighty years ago.

When I was in red robe, I worked as a hired mage here recently, and it was here that I killed an enemy for the first time in my life."

"Devil's Bridge? What do you mean?" Boss Silica asked directly without hiding his clumsiness.

"Four hundred years ago, Regensburg's Dark Sun Cathedral and this stone bridge were built at the same time. It is said that the bishop and the mayor were competing for control of the city. The bishop and the mayor at that time made a bet on who could complete their responsibilities first.

Whoever completes the project will become the head of the city. If the cathedral is completed first, Regensburg will become a religious territory under the Dark Sun. If the bridge across the Danube is completed first, Regensburg will become an imperial municipality.

." The weight of history echoed in Sazhastan's long voice.

"Although the cathedral is a huge project, it is rare in Europe. The bishop can get the support of the Roman Church, so it should be easy to win." Boss Sirica's words may seem a bit slow at first glance. In fact, they are just right flattery.

"Indeed, the bishop at the time thought so too." Sazastan was indeed interested. "According to legend, the mayor in charge of the construction of the stone bridge made a deal with a devil king, if the devil could help him complete the bridge

By building the stone bridge, he could get the three thousand souls who crossed the bridge first. The Devil Lord agreed to this condition. From then on, the construction of the stone bridge progressed rapidly, and all the piers that were difficult to lay were successfully completed. Finally, the bridge was completed before the completion of the cathedral.

"

"The price is really not small. Three thousand souls." Boss Sirica continued to cooperate.

"The mayor did not pay such a high price. On the eve of the ribbon-cutting of the bridge, he organized people to drive three thousand chickens across the bridge. This angered the devil king. He tried to destroy the bridge but failed. He only left

Down those arched bridges." The last words were spoken by Ladislaus, but he had considerable reservations about the authenticity of this story.

This story is widely circulated, word of mouth throughout Germany, and is popular. However, in the eyes of a judgmental person like Ladislaus, this story has a strong "Church of the Dark Sun" style. It is very similar to what they have always done after their failure.

means of spreading rumors.

How can it be so easy to take advantage of the Devil King?

However, the Church of the Dark Sun has always had the most powerful voice, so it is natural to use this method to attack the opponent's intelligence and discredit the opponent's cause. It is a very good method to pair the enemy with the devil.

"This story has spread so widely. It is definitely not something that one bishop can do. It must be the overall action of the Roman Church." For this kind of behavior that is willing to gamble but not admit defeat, Sazhastan can't say he despises it. If he wins, he will take revenge.

If you lose, you will spread rumors. This can be regarded as an old drama of political struggle.

"At that time, the leaders of the Regensburg citizen class fought off the erosion of the bishop and retained their sovereignty. However, the Dark Sun Bishop still survived in this prosperous city and became the mainstream faith. I just don't know how big the challenge will be now.

"Ladislaus is more concerned about the current situation of the city, and he hopes that the internal fighting can bring him more benefits.

The Austrian dignitaries were not surprised by the undefended state of Regensburg. They were busy with internal fighting and naturally had no time to defend against foreign enemies. However, Ladislaus had no intention of directly attacking the city. A hasty display of ambition was likely to arouse the locals to unite to resist.

, Emperor Maximilian once intervened in the affairs of this city in 1500, but ultimately returned without success.

Today's big enemy is the Elector of Saxony. Regarding the issue of the Free City of Regensburg, it would be nice to support the mayor and get the rewards he provides.

The Austrian army finally camped on that hill. Ladislaus was not here to attack the city, but just to support the mayor.

Long after setting up camp, it was late at night before Augsburg finally responded. The same envoy who came to contact on behalf of the mayor last time came to the Austrian military camp again.

"Welcome to the Free City of Augsburg, Your Highness." The envoy's words sounded full of surprises. "It's great, Your Highness the Cardinal, that your troops arrived at Augsburg so quickly.
Chapter completed!