"What? Consul Goriti invited to attack the Ottoman Empire fleet?!" Sherlock couldn't believe this. He attacked so decisively at a disadvantage of one to three. For a moment, Sherlock thought that Consul Goriti was worthy of being the leader of the year.

The figure who defeated the old Habsburg emperor and saved the Republic of Venice.

In fact, Shylock once admired this hero very much. Although when the Republic of Venice was going through the test of life and death, he was busy fighting for the position and property of the Knights Templar in Jerusalem and did not feel at all that he had the obligation to return to Venice to defend his motherland.

It’s not that he is an irresponsible person, it’s just that although the Jews who believe in Jergal will worship heroes, they will not accept the concept of motherland. They believe that the Jerusalem area now under the rule of the Ottoman Empire is their eternal homeland, where there were once

The manifestation of Jesus is their true sustenance.

"That's why, for the safety of merchant ships sailing on the Adriatic Sea and the lives of residents along the coast, my father led the fleet of the Republic of Venice to leave the island's military port last night." Little Goriti looked very proud.

"It's so admirable." Sherlock discovered the flaw in the other party's proud attitude. Although the younger brother Liti is not a talented person, he is not a ruthless person either. He is not satisfied with his father leading a fleet that is not as large as the Ottoman Empire.

Half of the Venetian fleet attacking the enemy should be more worried than proud. In fact, this does not include the Barbary pirates, who are also very large.

Even with the help of Siege Crabs, there will definitely be no good results.

The weakness of the Republic of Venice as a city-state prevented it from building a fleet of the same size as the Ottoman Empire. The former hegemon of the Mediterranean was now only a second-rate player on the chessboard.

"Although I don't know much about naval warfare, I think Archon Gritty must be confident before launching an attack." Sherlock decided to put his doubts in his heart and just continue to test.

"Of course, with the huge fleet and the powerful siege crabs, those pagans are doomed to fail. A great victory is waiting for us ahead." Of course little brother Riti would not tell Sherlock himself.

His father had offered the Ottoman Sultan a large sum of money to ensure that the attack would be a great "victory".

"Aha. The siege crab is really impressive." In fact, Sherlock had not seen that siege crab during the naval battle in Trieste Port, but he bought this war giant from the Kuo-Tao murloc tribe.

The beast has appeared numerous times in the diplomatic propaganda of the Republic of Venice in recent months.

Although the Kuo-Tao murloc tribe wandering on the coastline of the Black Continent also believe in the Great Demon of the Star and Moon, the subordinates of the Goddess Wojin naturally have their own passes, the glittering universal passes.

"Then I will first congratulate the Republic of Venice for its victory. At the same time, my master also needs to severely punish the thugs who disrupted the peace." Shylock continued to perform his main work. "I once again ask you to abide by the agreement and open the country's borders. Let me

The army marches into the Milan area."

"Your master not only refused to return Friuli, but also asked the Republic of Venice to open the road again to allow the Austrian army to go to Milan? Do you expect my father and thousands of Venetian people to agree?!" Little Brother Riti said to Shylock

The proposal is quite unfriendly.

"The tens of thousands of invaders entrenched in the Milan area not only destroyed the peace of the Holy Roman Empire but also threatened the prosperity and stability of the Republic of Venice. Wouldn't it be equally beneficial to the Republic of Venice for the magician royal family to fight these enemies?" This is considered to be

There is a very convincing reason. French kings throughout the ages have always coveted the wealth of the Republic of Venice.

"Considering that the Spanish army stationed in Central Italy is not as large as the French army, I think His Majesty Francois is very eager for the friendship of Venice and cannot make any stupid actions at this time." This is obvious.

situation.

"Austria has the right for the next ten years. It is now nine years, which is the power stipulated in the peace treaty." Shylock used his trump card. Although the goddess Wojin and those who believe in her have a good reputation for abiding by contracts,

But implementation has always been a real hassle.

"Yes, but the treaty also stipulates that you must notify the Republic of Venice one month in advance before using this power." This was impossible, because the Austrian army was also preparing for a possible attack by the Hungarian army.

"This is an emergency! The French are ravaging Milan and Mantua." The Marquis of Mantua was punished for his continued support of the Habsburgs.

"There is nothing I can do about this. I can only wait until my father returns to Venice before making a decision." Brother Riti just delayed the reply. In fact, he had no other authority at all.

In short, Shylock was ultimately unable to obtain confirmation from the Republic of Venice. However, Ladislaus still wanted to send troops to Italy as soon as possible anyway, and the Spanish ambassador was asking Ladislaus three times a day to express the emperor's attitude in Madrid.

The French army now has complete freedom of movement in northern Italy.

The siege of Marseille was a complete disaster because there was no effective cooperation from the navy to block the ocean, so the French defenders could get sufficient supplies by sea.

The Spanish army exposed in the wild suffered greater losses in Provence than Ladislaus expected, in terms of personnel and material losses. Although there was no battle. However, the Marquis of Pescara declared that if the Austrian army could not rush to the Milan area quickly, then

Pavia, the last stronghold in the Milan area, is about to fall.

Although this is probably an exaggerated diplomatic term, it is fair and natural that Ladislaus must be responsible for the defense since he has occupied Milan. Now Austria does have interests that exceed Spain in northern Italy. It must be rushed as soon as possible.

In the conference room in Vienna, Ladislaus held an all-night meeting with senior military officers.

"If you ask me, we should draw confidence from victory. Just like last time, we can just cross the Alps again." Count Slam was not very disappointed with the incompetence of the diplomats. He crossed the Alps and then made a surprise attack on Milan last time.

I was so fascinated by the achievement that I thought I could do it again.

"Last time we only had to deal with more than 10,000 Venetians in Milan. This time there are about 40,000 French people in the city." Sazastan objected. "We will not succeed."

"Although I respect you very much, Lord Sazastan, I think I didn't see you in the team when we crossed the Alps last time." Count Slam added an emphasis on the word 'we'.

Although Frunzberg warned Count Slam, as Harna gave him a lot of benefits through his daughter, Count Slam became more and more interested in dealing with Sazastan, who came from Spain and believed in Cassus.

The more unfriendly it becomes.

No way, who needs a brain once you have a butt?

"You have behaved unbecomingly, Count Slam, I am giving you a serious warning. Your allowance this month will also be donated to the church of His Majesty the Lord of Fire." Of course, the Hohenzollern Chief would not allow such a provocation, although this is not

Such provocative behavior is not allowed at the State Council, but at the highest-level military conference.

Of course, the above are only official reasons. The Hohenzollern Chancellor just seized the opportunity to make the relationship between the Machiavelli faction and the Sazastan faction even worse. Count Slam will only blame Sazastan for his anger.

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While Earl Slam apologized, he decided to go to Harna to reimburse the fine later.

"I'm sorry, His Highness Sazastan, you understand my feelings for you, but this time we can also send a much larger force. Now that we have control of Schwyz, we can mobilize and send out a large force.

"An army of ten thousand men." Count Slam continued to talk about his military proposal, "The Austrian army and the Spanish army are advancing from the north to the south, and the French will definitely be frightened."

"I don't know if this plan will frighten the French, but it definitely frightens me. This kind of north-south advance that cannot coordinate with each other or even knows each other's actions will only make it easy for the other side to defeat each other."

Frunzberg also opposed his old buddy's plan. Relatively speaking, Frunzberg always thought with his brain.

"Perhaps the French will not guess that we will attack again from the same direction?" Jones is somewhat supportive of this plan. People engaged in intelligence work always like to take risks.

"The French have enough manpower to deploy sufficient security forces in castles such as Lodi, Como, and Cremona. The quality of these French troops is much higher than that of the Venetians." Frundsberg continued to veto. "

Last time we were convinced that the quality of the Venetians could help us. This time the French, even if they don't believe we dare to do it again, can dedicate a force to monitor the northern front."

Without the tactical surprise and having to face a more powerful enemy, Ladislaus shook his head. The Alps was indeed not an effective path.

"Should we take the sea route? Depart from the Port of Trieste and disembark at a port in Ferrara or Romagna and then go to Milan? The Spanish Navy should be able to do this." As a Spaniard, Boss Sirica suggested taking the sea route.

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"No, Silica, have you forgotten that the Ottoman Empire's fleet is having fun in the Adriatic Sea?" Jones said.

"The Spanish Offshore Fleet is the overlord of the four seas, so what are the small ships of the Ottoman Empire?" He is right. The Spanish galleons are indeed invincible at sea.

However, this kind of invincibility is based on a certain number. After all, this is only a powerful weapon, not a super-era weapon. Hayredin also defeated a few such capital ships last time.

Boss Sirica only knows the strength of the Spanish fleet, but does not know the price to pay for assembling this fleet that maintains the entire trade and colony.

"It will take at least three months for the Spanish offshore fleet to assemble. This is still not the time to gain an advantage over the Ottoman fleet. If we want to gain an overwhelming advantage over the infidels, it will take at least six months. Not only Pavia must insist

For such a long time, there are still a large number of fortresses in Central Italy that the Marquis of Pescara has to defend. If we ignore those small families, they will fall to the French, and by then Naples may not be able to hold it either." Sazastan said about Spain.

The importance of the fleet is very clear, and it is impossible for Ferdinand to launch a decisive battle with the Ottoman Empire fleet before the fleet has been assembled.

Moreover, it is not certain whether the emperor is willing to assemble the fleet. The Adriatic Sea is not Spain's core interest.

"It seems we have no choice, doesn't it?" Ladislaus made the final conclusion. (Your support from this site (.) is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!