The Battle of Nuremberg did not end with force, and Ladislaus decided to compromise.

Nuremberg was deprived of its imperial city privileges and became part of the Duchy of Bavaria for "supporting the peasant rebellion against the emperor". At the same time, the Duke of Bavaria compensated Emperor Ferdinand and Ladislaus with 30,000 talers each.

After Martin Luther repeatedly strengthened the city defense, Würzburg was finally handed over to Austria peacefully. Even the ten fortified revolving crossbows, which were very rare in Germany, were not destroyed but were left to Ladislaus and Saxony.

The Elector's troops had to turn back to deal with the internal fighting of the Vitim family, and there was no time to move these guys. At the same time, in order to show complete surrender and prevent Ladislaus from intervening in the Vitim family's internal strife, they had no choice but to destroy these weapons.

Cheaper than Ladislaus.

Compared with the wealthy Italian city-states who had a large number of equipment, the German princes rarely owned trebuchets, and the revolving crossbow was a high-end item.

Ladislaus planned to draw 100 men from each of Austria's five standing armies and give them part of the territory that originally belonged to the Archbishop of Würzburg. With a standing army of 500 plus militia that could be mobilized, the city could be considered

It was very strong, and it was used as a stronghold for Austria to manage central and northern Germany.

These shortfalls can be made up by field soldiers who farm in the Württemberg area.

Moreover, Ladislaus also made a last-ditch effort to control the situation along the Baltic Sea. The Duke of Bavaria also needed to support a force of 3,000 men to support the conflict between the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Poland. Those mercenaries from Italy and Germany

Anyway, it doesn't matter who you fight for, as long as you have Yintal.

Although Ladislaus established a puppet regime in Regensburg and annexed Würzburg, these fragmented territories were not as advantageous geographically as the Principality of Bavaria annexing nearby Nuremberg.

This was a helpless choice. Ladislaus and Austria's strategies were affected by the conflict between France and Spain and could only choose to compromise in the German region.

The troops of the Marquis of Pescara and the Duke of Bourbon were driven out of the Provence region. Although they once captured all the key points in Provence except Marseille, after several months of siege, they were still unable to capture this important French town after Paris.

, with the change of climate and the threat of the French siege army that might arrive at any time, the Marquis of Pescara and the Duke of Bourbon had no choice but to retreat.

Just three days after their retreat, an army of 40,000 men led by King François arrived at Marseilles. The King and his relieving troops were of course greeted with great cheers.

After holding a grand entrance ceremony, His Majesty François led his army eastward in pursuit. Unsurprisingly, the Principality of Savoy once again changed its gates and expressed its surrender to the King of France.

The Duke of Savoy once again let the fleeing party go to avoid a big feud. Then he allowed his country to be poisoned by two armies. Although both warring parties can be regarded as the most organized professional armies of this era, there was no

Crimes such as large-scale robbery and rape were committed, but the food and other materials passed by the army were inevitably requisitioned in large quantities.

Of course, both the great Holy Roman Emperor and the King of France compensated the Duke of Savoy. His Majesty Ferdinand exempted the Duchy of Savoy from imperial taxes, and His Majesty François also exempted the surrendered Duchy of Savoy from imperial taxes.

tribute.

In fact, apart from the city of Turin, there is no place in the Principality of Savoy where taxes can be collected.

Although this principality is nominally part of the Holy Roman Empire, it has clearly become a victim of the repeated battles between France and Spain among the great powers. This is also the current situation of the Holy Roman Empire, that is, the princes. Especially the Italian princes.

Both the emperor and the French king were regarded as foreign monarchs.

This time the situation was quite good for the Kingdom of France. The siege of Marseille consumed a lot of supplies and made diseases prevalent among the Spanish army. Although they retreated in time to avoid a battle, it was like losing a battle and being unable to defend the territory.

The Marquis of Pescara retreated all the way east and then directly to Rome, not even caring about Milan, Austria.

The Marquis of Pescara wrote a letter to Ladislaus to explain the reason. Although Ladislaus was furious, he had nothing to do. Since Milan is part of Austria, the obligation to defend it is naturally his own.

He had no choice but to make concessions to the Duke of Bavaria, led his army back to Vienna, and prepared to send troops to northern Italy again.

Boss Sirica and his men still went out to explore the way for the army, but this time the land was already friendly territory. In order to avoid alerting the Duke of Bavaria, they did not stage an attack and reconnaissance as in the past, but only prepared for the army.

Just setting up road signs.

In order to return to Vienna as soon as possible, Ladislaus asked Boss Sirica to choose a straight road with convenient supplies as much as possible.

According to Ladislaus's request, Sirica chose a campsite beside a small tributary of the Rhine River.

Boss Sirica and his men can be said to be the hardest working group of people in the entire Austrian army. They are agents in name, but in actual battles they are getting closer and closer to being the top soldiers performing the most difficult tasks.

So after completing the work ahead of schedule, Boss Sirica allowed his brothers to be lazy. They walked along the lake formed by the stream and found a small town that was not affected by the war.

There was a big fish hanging at the door of the restaurant in the town. Boss Sirica and his friends went in and asked for some and then asked the store to cook the fish.

Boss Sirica has reaped huge benefits from several conquered cities. This is naturally a trivial matter.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, this fish has been ordered by the mayor." The boss was quite surprised. The price of this fish was very expensive. He just wanted to display it outside to make an advertisement. He didn't expect that it would be sold again.

Meet customers who can afford it.

This is still the Nuremberg area, and Boss Sirica unexpectedly discovered that there were already tax collectors from the Principality of Bavaria working in the town.

Just when the arrogant subordinates of Sirica were about to attack, the hotel owner ran to the door and nodded to the people who came in: "Mr. Mayor, why didn't you tell me in advance that the shop can prepare a full meal for you? Damn it.

Woman, hurry up and get some good wine, Mayor Hoeness is here."

"These are gentlemen from Munich. You have to entertain me." Mayor Hoeness said majestically.

This is considered the best hotel in the town, and the mayor also plans to entertain the new owner from Munich here.

"The big fish will be cooked immediately for the Baron." The mayor has already decided that the fish will be used to entertain the big shots who are coming. "Baron Rummenigge is the tax director of Bavaria, and this Master Gotze is also a wizard with a bright future.

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Although the vicious subordinates were eager to try, Sirica's boss stopped them with a look. There was no need to conflict with Bavaria over a mere fish.

The mayor's efforts to please seemed to be of no use.

"Mr. Mayor, does your town look quite prosperous?" Baron Rummenigge said with a compliment that frightened the mayor. "Why are the taxes of a mere hundred thalers still being delayed?"

"This matter is too hasty, and this year's taxes have just been settled. How can we collect taxes after the autumn harvest?" The mayor was really helpless. The Free City of Nuremberg managed to collect autumn taxes before it perished.

"What? You can pay the taxes of the Free City of Nuremberg, but you can't pay the taxes of His Royal Highness the Duke of Bavaria?" Baron Rummenigge has a majestic appearance, and his words are like a storm.

"My lord, Baron, please be clear to me. Although I am the mayor of this town, I have never had the power to collect taxes multiple times. The Free City of Nuremberg only collects taxes at the beginning of each year..."

...." Before the mayor could speak, he was slapped by the baron's attendant and fell to the ground.

"Old guy, you dare to combine the words Nuremberg and freedom. It's really treasonous. Someone come and take him down." This relative, who relied on being a senior executive in the city defense force of the Free City of Nuremberg, had been in the business for several years.

The mayor of the town for ten years was suddenly thrown into hell because of such a crime. "He was sent to Munich for trial for treason, and all his property was immediately confiscated."

"Baron..." The mayor was really heartbroken when he heard the other party's accusation. Didn't you just say that he was from the Free City of Nuremberg?

Everyone was shocked by the sudden attack of the Bavarian tax director. After all, the tax collector was never a good person who could do a good job, but the mayor, who was still relatively submissive, was about to be killed like this. It was really ugly.

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The few customers in the restaurant stood up one after another and walked away without paying the bill. Boss Sirica and the others certainly couldn't run away with their heads in a hurry.

Boss Sirica showed his double-headed eagle badge, and then said: "This mayor's heart for his motherland is a destabilizing factor. Your Excellency, Baron, is so vigilant."

"No, no, I don't dare not serve His Highness the Duke wholeheartedly." Baron Rummenigge said a few words politely when he saw that he was a minion of the Habsburg family, "We are destined to meet today, why don't we enjoy this together?

A big fish."

Although the hotel owner was extremely hesitant, he still hurriedly started work. Although the mayor also sucked a lot of blood from his business, he finally managed to build a relationship.

This business has been doing well, but now the Free City of Nuremberg has lost its freedom. Even a big shot like the mayor has his family ruined in minutes. He is really worried about his business.

This baron is a big shot in Munich, so naturally someone will do the dirty work. He doesn't want to stay in this town for a long time, he just wants to take advantage of the big victory he just won to let all the old people know the power of the new owner. The mayor is a

An unfortunate chicken.

He sent away the other subordinates and stayed in the hotel to eat with only the Master Gotze and a powerful guard.

The town is very small. Sitting in the main hall of the hotel, you can hear the whining and crying coming from the mayor's house on the other side of the town. The owner of the hotel was so upset that he didn't hear Keilal's question.

"What, what did you say?" He didn't react until Keilal said it again.

"Boss, how long has this fish been fighting?" Kelal didn't care about the mayor's slowness. His question was quite strange.

"This is the villain's son. He caught it from the lake the night before yesterday." This is a giant catfish, which looks close to 150 pounds. "How can the villain keep flushing it with water these days to keep it alive? .”

The boss used to make a small fortune from this fish, but now he has no hope for anything.

After Keilar asked this, Boss Sirica and Baron Rummenigge all noticed that after the fish was taken down by the store clerk, the six long whiskers on its mouth were still swaying slightly, and it seemed that it was not yet fished. die.
Chapter completed!