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The younger Gorriti finally decided to accept the excuse that Ladislaus came up with and allowed the Austrian army to go to northern Italy via the Republic of Venice again.

When Shylock sent the stone lion as a national gift to the city of Venice, Ladislaus led the army quickly through the territory of the Republic of Venice.

Ladislaus regretted that the stone lions he made could not play their full role because the bridge connecting the island of Venice and the mainland has not yet been built, and the stone lions had to be shipped first before they could be sent to the island of Venice.

Of course, Ladislaus's raid plan cannot be implemented. In fact, under the current situation of French troops pressing the border, Ladislaus may not be able to make up his mind even if he can enter the city of Venice.

However, because the Republic of Venice specially renovated its main roads in order to accept this heavy national gift, the Austrian army moved faster this time.

The Venetian merchants who provided military supplies along the way also played an important role. Although the Speaker of the Republic of Venice and a large number of MPs who returned were very angry about the actions of the Austrian army and launched repeated protests, the merchants along the way still worked hard to provide various military supplies to Austria.

Ladislaus received some taxes in 1525 to restore his ability to pay.

There were no more troubles at the checkpoints along the way, and the Austrian army successfully passed through Brescia and Verona and arrived at the city of Mantua on February 1, 1525.

"Praise for your piety, His Highness Habsburg." The commander of the Spanish front in Italy personally went out of the city twenty miles to greet Ladislaus.

"Don't be too polite. Marquis of Pescara, please don't address yourself. There is no need for you and me to be like this." Ladislaus's words were very helpful to the Marquis of Pescara. Because of the failed attack on Provence, his position is now quite disadvantageous.

Stable, if it weren't for the fact that changing generals before the battle was a taboo for military strategists, he would definitely not be able to keep his position.

"Duke Bourbon, you two have known each other for a long time." The Duke of Bourbon greeted Ladislaus with a smile on his face. He suffered the greatest loss in failing to capture Marseille. Ferdinand originally promised him to establish a new country in the south of France.

The Marquis of Pescara then introduced his deputy to Ladislaus. "This is the Prince of Orange. He led the Dutch Army to support."

"I have admired it for a long time. The reputation of the elite of the Netherlands and the Prince of Orange is also well-known in Vienna." Ladislaus did not expect to see the Prince of Orange here. In the power system of the Habsburg Empire, he was far more powerful than the Prince of Orange.

The Marquis of Pescara is a powerful and top noble.

"I praise you for your piety. It is truly an honor for me." His Royal Highness, who holds several earl titles and is honored as Prince, respectfully kissed the ring of Cardinal Ladislaus. In fact, he had just arrived.

When we arrived in Italy, from the Netherlands to Spain and then to Italy, although sea and land were faster, the journey was still tiring enough.

His Highness, who has an unconventional noble title, is quite young and looks to be less than thirty years old.

After all, it was very simple to receive the feast during the war. It didn't take much time for Ladislaus to return to his barracks. He needed to digest the news about the feast with Sazastan.

The Prince of Orange lost his position as Governor of the Netherlands. Ferdinand unexpectedly made his widowed aunt Margaretta the Governor of the Netherlands, leaving the Prince of Orange and thousands of Dutch troops behind.

Sent to Italy together.

"The Orange family has too much power in the Netherlands, especially the Northern Netherlands. His Majesty Charles V wanted them to move their position, but he never found the opportunity. It's amazing that His Majesty Ferdinand remained calm.

It was done." Although Sazhastan didn't know the details, he could imagine that His Majesty Ferdinand must have gone to great lengths to achieve this.

"Your Highness Sazastan, tell me where the title Prince comes from?" Boss Sirika has always been curious about the noble and unconventional title.

"This Orange family is similar to the noble sorcerer royal family. They own vast lands in the Netherlands, Zeeland, Utrecht and Grell through marriage, and even theoretically own the Habsburgs in some areas.

The Lordship of the same level as the Fort family." There were only two audiences here, Ladislaus and Sirica, so Sazastan could express his opinions directly.

"Because in theory His Majesty Ferdinand ruled the Netherlands in many areas of the Netherlands as Duke of Brabant, Duke of Limburg, or Earl of the Netherlands, and the Orange family theoretically also has the rank of earl.

title, and is not legally a vassal of the emperor." Ladislaus said. He is not as familiar with the legal issues of the Netherlands as Sazarstan, but he still understands the essence of the matter. Orange

The family is the Duchy of Bourbon within the Habsburg Empire.

"So even if they don't have the position of Governor of the Netherlands, they are still local gangsters in the Netherlands." Boss Silica understood a little bit. "His Majesty, the Emperor, wants to severely suppress this family?"

"Those questions are all theoretical. In fact, the Orange family is very reliable to the Warlock Royal Family. Since the Burgundy Heritage War, the Orange Family has not served the Warlock Royal Family, and has never attempted to exercise its status as an earl.

Theoretical power. When the local nobles resisted, the Orange family never participated, but always firmly supported the warlock royal family." The Orange family knew very well that their power was already tolerated by the Habsburg family.

It's the limit, and I'm very cautious in everything I do." How can such a loyal minister be severely suppressed? This time, it should be more about exchange of benefits than enforcement."

But there is something that Sazhastan cannot say clearly: no matter how respectful the Orange family is, as long as their strength is there, the Habsburg family cannot rest assured.

"This is not my problem. The Prince of Orange came to Italy to defend Milan. We just try not to get involved in the conflict between the Marquis of Pescara and his authority." Ladislaus set the tone.

Including our 6,000 men, the Habsburg Allied Forces gathered in Italy now exceeds 25,000, which is also the limit that Spain and its Central and Italian allies can supply."

After arriving in Central Italy, Austria's military expenditures were relatively less. This time, the small states in Central Italy were basically not asked to send troops. Although the pressure to only bear military supplies was great, the resistance was not great.

The armies of these small states are a huge burden on the command system, and the combat effectiveness they provide is limited and unstable. Even excellent commanders may be fooled by them.

Although one of the characteristics of an extraordinary commander is that he is good at using the mob, one of the basic conditions for an extraordinary commander is prestige. If His Majesty Ferdinand was conducting the expedition himself, his prestige would probably be enough to effectively control these servant armies, but the Italian region was in the Spanish Empire.

His status was not high enough for the emperor to come.

The Marquis of Pescara and the Prince of Orange both believed that the ragtag groups in the small states were generally of little use, and the key to fighting the war was to rely on the professional soldiers of Spain and Austria.

"In any case, with the addition of the Netherlands Corps, France's numerical advantage is very limited." Ladislaus certainly supports the Spanish allies to have more manpower. "We will march into Pia tomorrow."
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