In early April 1527, Ladislaus led an army to the city of Treviso.

This time his troops were almost entirely composed of standing troops, well-trained and carrying a large number of trebuchets. Through Machiavelli's unremitting efforts, the road conditions from Vienna to Milan have been greatly improved on the already good basis, and they can

Bear the weight of the trebuchet.

Although the soldiers made preliminary preparations along the way, after entering the city of Treviso, Ladislaus immediately asked the local officials who came to greet him to pay attention to the road conditions in the territory.

"Any place where there is a depression caused by the passage of a trebuchet must be repaired immediately." Ladislaus cherished this road very much. Not only could his troops move quickly through it, but all towns between Milan and Vienna

All developed because of good roads.

After repeatedly emphasizing the importance of roads to local officials, he turned to Sherlock.

"Are you sure there is no chance of smuggling?" Although he had repeatedly confirmed it in his mind a few days ago, Ladislaus still wanted to ask in person.

"No, not only the fleet of the Roman Church State has appeared, but the fleet of Crete has also returned to Venice." Although Shylock buried his head very low, the content of his words was very clear. If it doesn't work, it won't work.

"This little brother Liti actually dares to ignore my army and go south to rescue the real Pope. I wonder if I underestimated his ability or His Majesty the Dark Sun is so powerful?" Although Ladislaus was regretful, he could still drive.

Make a joke.

"You have not underestimated him. His Majesty the Dark Sun's power has its limits." Ladislaus then spoke of Aramis, the former half-master of Venice. Now he can only be regarded as Ladislaus's foreign minister.

"Although his strength has greatly increased after gaining the power of the dark sun, being able to leave so decisively is still not something that little brother Riti can do. I think the red archbishop Fanese beside him should have played a major role.

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"Cardinal Archbishop Fanese? Where have I heard this name before?" Ladislaus couldn't remember it for a moment, and turned his head to ask Sazhastan next to him.

"It was this red archbishop who crowned the rebellious Shaoborai." The information received by Sazhastan seemed to be automatically classified into categories. "The Fanese family is a traditional noble of the Church State, but it has always been only a second-rate top class.

Entering the first class, it was only in the era of Alexander VI that Cardinal Fanese's sister became the official mistress of His Majesty the True Pope, and he received the cardinal's robe. The Fanese family was under his management

It has also become a first-class family in the church country."

"Oh, I remembered that Marchioness Susan Facchetti also mentioned the Fanese family to me once." Marchioness Facchetti called Cardinal Fanese "the sister who came to the throne."

"Shameless people." She was of course very unfriendly to the Fanese family, which took advantage of the Colonna family to shift its center of power and embezzled the interests of the Colonna family. "This red archbishop is very active."

Of course, Ladislaus can look at this issue relatively neutrally. The Colonna family has not only become the hereditary nobles of Siena but also turned to him. So the forces in Rome naturally want other families to invade and weaken them day by day. The only difference is that

It just depends on who swallows more of it.

"In the past two days, the Venetian fleet has gradually moved southward. The blockade has become more dense, and some of the remnants of Aramis have fled here. There are about a thousand people in total." The canal between Venice Island and the mainland

It was not difficult to swim, so during this period, some of Aramis' remnants and supporters gradually fled to Ladislaus's territory.

"Oh? Aramis, how is the reorganization of your troops going?" After listening to Sherlock's words, Ladislaus turned to Aramis and asked.

"I have been contacting the remaining supporters on the island these days. Sherlock is responsible for the training." Aramis's answer was a little beyond Ladislaus's expectations. However, there was no expression on his face.

Despite his joy and anger, his job as a monarch over the years has finally given him a coat of brilliance and splendor.

Sherlock continued what Aramis said: "Aramis thinks that after he has wasted so many of your resources, he is really shameless in taking charge of this army, but I think you should give him another chance. After all, you are so magnanimous.

the monarch."

Ladislaus shrugged, and Sazastain continued: "It is true, it is true, His Majesty the King is the most powerful. So, Aramis, you go to Vienna first. I believe Machiavelli

You and His Excellency Hohenzollern will find a way to accommodate you well. If you need to bring a few cronies with you, that's no problem, they will all get a future."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty the King." Aramis has never been considered a subordinate of Ladislaus. The resources he received from the United Kingdom were all cooperative expenditures. He surrendered his troops and independence in a gesture of surrender, and obtained

A little compensation is also natural.

Of course, if he still wanted to organize an exile army in Treviso, then Shylock might have killed him.

After Aramis left, Shylock continued to say to Ladislaus: "Your Majesty, his men are quite capable of fighting, and almost none of them have any family members. They meet your requirements very well."

"You did a good job." Ladislaus needs to immigrate to Hungary. These mercenaries are a mixture of Germans and Italians, which to him is a good composition of immigrants. "How is their combat effectiveness?"

"The elites were all wiped out by the Roman elite, and their morale was greatly destroyed. However, considering the quality of the enemy, they are still capable of defending the land they were assigned in Central Hungary." Ladislaus purchased it from the locals in Hungary.

Domestic animals and beasts of burden, and then give each strong

The new immigrants each year were given a horse and two sheep so that they could open up wasteland, where it would not be difficult to find women whose husbands had been killed by the Ottomans. "Those who do not want to live a peaceful life can also join our army.

The proportion of Italians in this force is already too high."

Most mercenaries actually hope to have a peaceful life, and a few restless ones can just be recruited into the regular army, of course mainly Italians.

Ladislaus had recently been adding Italians and Hungarians to his army.

"Is Aramis available?" Although Sazastan had just been polite to him, he was actually quite interested in this mercenary leader. The United Kingdom's popularity was rising and there were vacancies everywhere. All the officials were as interested as Ladislaus.

There is an urgent need to recruit capable and courageous subordinates.

Shylock didn't answer for a moment. Aramis was not restrictive and helpful to him in recruiting his subordinates. In return, he should fulfill the oath of the Templars and help Aramis find a future.

It's just that although he promised Aramis to put in a good word for him, when the matter came to pass, various past events prevented him from saying anything against his will.
Chapter completed!