The two sides competing on the island of Venice were close in strength, and Ladislaus hoped that a small amount of support would allow Aramis to control the situation.

Treviso can support him with hundreds of militiamen and one or two priests. He already has the upper hand, which should be enough.

The United Kingdom could benefit greatly from this turn of events.

After all, Aramis is not a member of Venice's original relationship chart. He and the boss he introduced will need more time to stabilize the situation.

During this period, Ladislaus would further expand his influence.

However, there still seems to be something wrong somewhere.

"Is there any movement on Crete?" Ladislaus thought for a moment and then asked.

"According to the last notification from Spain, no Cretan fleet appeared in the southern Adriatic Sea." Once Ladislaus was involved in affairs in the Mediterranean, he relied heavily on Spain's maritime information network.

"Is it news from Madrid or Naples?" This is a very crucial question.

"It's news from Naples. A Spanish captain is now providing us with information." Under normal circumstances, the information provided by the Spanish squadron in Naples needs to be sent to Madrid first, and then relayed by Madrid diplomats at the request of the United Kingdom Ambassador.

Although Madrid supports Vienna, necessary intelligence reviews are still required to ensure that the intelligence shared does not harm Madrid's interests.

It's not that Ladislaus doesn't understand this kind of action. After all, countries can't be truly intimate. Being able to share information with him for free is already a sign of the closest alliance.

But the most critical thing about information is its timeliness. After going through such a circle in this system, no matter how valuable the information is, there will only be a little residue left.

Not to mention the risk of leaks in this circle.

So Ladislaus had no choice but to ignore the emperor's feelings and extend his tentacles in Naples.

"It's better to be careful." After thinking for a long time and unable to figure out what the problem was, Ladislaus finally shook his head, "The standing army also sent two regiments to Treviso and asked His Highness Sazastan to take the card with him.

Knight Sanno goes."

Let's use a little more force.

Ladislaus still made up his mind to go to the east to attack Shauporai.

Although attacking Venice has many benefits, the most important one is that it can completely eliminate the strategic enemies of the United Kingdom in one direction. Although the Republic of Venice still has some islands in the east, if it swallows up the city of Venice, there will no longer be any in the south of the United Kingdom.

Other countries.

This can bring a lot of geographical freedom to Ladislaus, and even if Hungary is occupied, it will greatly extend the national border between him and Poland, increasing the conflicts between them that may break out at any time.

It’s not that he doesn’t understand all this, he also knows that Venice is a cornucopia.

However, although Venice is a good cornucopia, it does not have a maritime fleet to maintain commercial routes. There are still some merchants trading in Venice due to inertia. If Ladislaus really swallows the city of Venice, it will only make the original system worse.

collapse.

By then, the cornucopia of hard-earned treasure will turn into a mud bowl.

The resistance to the old system would be enormous, and even a small fraction of the wealth accumulated over centuries would be mobilized to rebel against his rule. The United Kingdom without a navy would be in immediate trouble.

And for the sake of their homeland, the fleet on Crete will definitely have to fight hard.

By that time, unless Ferdinand is really willing to go out of his way for his distant cousin, even if the Ottoman Empire does not openly participate in the war, the Barbary pirates alone will be enough to help the Venetians recover.

Therefore, Ladislaus had to restrain his desire to seize this island and concentrate on running his own east.

However, he still decided to strengthen contact with Aramis, expand his influence in Venice, and take advantage of the fire again: "Sherlock, take your son-in-law to Treviso and see if you can collect more

Shipbuilders, if possible, relocate some shipbuilding equipment, the naval armament plant in Venice is world-famous."

"Yes, I will set off immediately." Sherlock is very satisfied with this task. Although Aramis is his personal enemy, this is also a good opportunity to restore the strength of the Knights Templar. It also strengthens his position within the Knights Templar.

Good opportunity. Throwing away that treasured cloak that symbolizes inheritance is not a trivial matter. If he doesn't make some achievements, he won't be able to borrow any strength within the Knights Templar.

Shylock is very aware of his inherent disadvantages. As a Venetian merchant, if he cannot borrow external help, he will never become a member of the Council of State and will never gain real power.

This is the ultimate dream of all members of the Ladislaus system.

............

The excited Shylock and his son-in-law had just arrived in Treviso and learned that the battle on the main island of Venice had ended.

But it wasn't Aramis who had the upper hand at the beginning who won, but little brother Riti who turned the situation around.

Aramis is still alive, but his condition appears to be dire. He swam out of Venice last night along the canal and escaped into the United Kingdom.

"Porthos is dead, crushed to death by the collapsed building." As soon as he saw Shylock, Aramis broke the bad news.

Porthos is the name of that Venetian boss. He is also a secret Templar member who is very influential on the island of Venice and plays a very important role in the Woking Church.

"What's going on? Didn't you have the upper hand two days ago?" Sherlock was angry at the situation before him, which meant that Ladislaus's interests could not be promoted, and he naturally could not make meritorious deeds.

What made him even more sad was the death of Porthos. Porthos was Shylock's guide and one of his main supporters within the Knights Templar.

After his death, Shylock's plan became even more difficult.

However, Sherlock did not show this emotion on his face, he remained calm and calm.

Aramis was a little surprised as to why Shylock could speak again, but he wisely did not ask this question. If he were the master of Venice Island, he would not be afraid of Shylock's revenge, but now he has become a lost dog, with less than two hundred subordinates following him.

Once he swam out, he couldn't afford to offend Ladislaus' important minion, Shylock.

Aramis knew Shylock, he was not a very vindictive person, but he would not let it go if given the opportunity, not to mention that cutting off his tongue himself was not the real big grudge between the two of them.

"My mercenaries are much stronger than the rabble mentioned by Little Brother, and more than half of the local nobles and priests support me. I still controlled 90% of the city at noon yesterday, and the remaining fleet also supports me." Aramis

As he spoke, he shook his head. He felt really painful about his fate. "I once thought that I was going to rebuild the glory of the Lord of the End of All Things in Venice."

"What happened? I carry with me a warrant from His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom. I can mobilize one thousand militiamen in Treviso. I also brought a lot of cash and money orders to temporarily hire five hundred more mercenaries, a total of

Fifteen hundred people are crossing the sea with you, can you turn the situation around?" Sherlock still had the strength to make a last-ditch effort. Although he was disappointed with the current situation, he still behaved in a very orderly manner.

Aramis' eyes once exuded great hope, but after struggling for a while, he finally shook his head and gave up: "Hey, if you had come earlier, it would be better. With these troops joining us, we can occupy a stronghold and wait for the warlock.

The royal army has arrived, and we can control at least half of Venice."

"What, even with the assistance from the United Kingdom, you don't have the confidence to drive the enemy into the sea? Are you scared out of your wits? It seems that I have no choice but to sell you to my little brother Liti." Sherlock was not threatening.

As he spoke, he put his hand on the soft sword at his waist.

Several local Treviso masters in the room also made fighting stances.

Although Ladislaus wanted to take action, he didn't have time after all. As long as he tied up Aramis and gave it to his little brother Riti, the friendly relationship between the two parties should be restored.

After all, Ladislaus had helped him "put down the rebellion" before, so it wouldn't matter if he did it again.

"Haha, I have climbed a high tree, so I may not like you." Aramis finally laughed. He was not the only one who was fooled, which made him feel better.

"Hmph, who wouldn't want to gain the friendship between the United Kingdom and His Majesty Ladislaus-Habsburg?" Sherlock only thought that his old enemy had gone crazy because of the loss of power, but he did not draw his sword.

Unsheath.

"Haha." Sherlock's words made Aramis laugh even louder. "That's true, but do you know what happened to me last night? I led thousands of troops to surround the Goriti Mansion and then launched an attack.

, that little guy Liti’s command and judgment were still so bad, and I broke through the defense after a while. And then you know what happened? Huh? This guy and the dozens of subordinates around him suddenly all had weapons.

Purple flames spewed out from the armor on my body, and my men would die ugly if they got in contact with it. Little brother Liti, an overly drunk guy, actually beat me so hard that I couldn't fight back. If I slowed down a step, I would have died.

In his hand, at the same time, several red archbishops suddenly appeared in the city with hundreds of elite troops and defeated all my men."

Sherlock was finally moved and could no longer remain calm. He intervened?!

"Now, my Sherlock, do you think which Supreme Being favored that little bastard?" Seeing the anxiety on Sherlock's face, Aramis finally stopped laughing and regained his composure.

The Templar asked coldly with all his power.

He deliberately kept the news until now just to see Sherlock's gaffe.
Chapter completed!