"The general has an order to camp here today." A messenger officer on horseback galloped past, and his words made the soldiers cheer.

After walking on the mountain roads of the Apennines for a day, the soldiers from Venice were finally able to take a rest.

"I took so many unnecessary steps back and forth today, and those guides were really deceptive." A soldier looked at the water on his feet and cursed the guides.

"Put it down and walk slowly. Haven't you heard that the Spanish army did not go to France, but came to Rome. If we go too fast, wouldn't we be dead if we bump into each other?!" A team leader was quite well-informed.

."None of those Spanish elites can beat ten of you."

"If we had 100,000 troops, we would definitely not be afraid of them." Although the soldier understood that this was better, he did not quite agree with his commander's statement of ten to one. "Besides, we have taken back Dalmatia!"

After Ladislaus defeated the Ottomans, the Venetian Republic also successfully regained several key fortresses on the east coast of the Adriatic. Venice ruled that area for a long time, so the younger Gorriti was able to mobilize the local

The Venetians joined his army.

However, compared to the combat effectiveness of the Venetians, the main reason for this victory is obviously that the Ottomans were reorganizing and shrinking.

It's just that Cardinal Fonese doesn't seem to like this situation very much.

"Your Highness Gritti, what happened? Why didn't your army follow you?" Cardinal Fanese led the leading troops to clear the way for the Venetian army the day before yesterday. However, after he walked more than thirty kilometers first, he

The contact person left behind never found the Venetian army. He had to turn back to find Brother Riti's troops, and then he discovered that the Venetian army had only advanced less than ten kilometers from where they separated the day before yesterday.

"Is this my fault? The Duke of Urbino and his troops broke camp and escaped overnight. Now the whole army is in fear and panic. It is not easy for me to control their entire army. Moreover, the information you provided

There was something wrong with the guide. We were led into the wrong river valley, which delayed our journey to defend Rome!" Little Brother Riti's anger and disappointment seemed very real. Cyric's divine power not only made him powerful, but also made him stronger.

His acting skills have improved greatly.

The little Gorrity had a close relationship with the Church of Cyric, so he had no choice but to accept Cardinal Fanese's request. But the Duke of Urbino had no such need.

He thought that the Duke of Bourbon would attack France, so he agreed to take his troops and follow Little Brother Riti.

Unexpectedly, the Duke of Bourbon was heading straight to Rome, and behind him was the equally powerful Ladislaus.

He is very interested in going to the empty Naples area to rob him, but not in confronting Spain's ever-victorious field regiments.

He had no hope that what Fanese said could be divided and attacked.

Because the Duke, who had been dealing with Spain and the Church of Rome for a long time, knew that even if the two Habsburg armies did not merge, the Naples Army would be far stronger than their so-called army.

As a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles, the Duke made a very clear judgment about fighting the Duke of Bourbon, that is, "there will be no battle at all, only a massacre."

After saying these words, he directly returned to his own territory with some of the cash given to him by the peasants and Fangnes who had been brought from the Roman Church.

His envoy had already met Ladislaus and presented tens of thousands of talers of food and supplies, asking Ladislaus to forgive him for his helplessness in being unable to prevent the powerful Venetian army from landing.

"The Duke of Urbino escaped in fear of the enemy. He will definitely be severely punished by His Majesty the True Chosen Pope. But even without him, we are still capable of defending Rome. The three guides I provided are excellent native hunters. Could it be that all three of them will do it at the same time?"

Can't tell which river valley leads to it

Heading to Rome!" In order to guide the reinforcements, Cardinal Fanese provided very thoughtful services. Not only did various churches and monasteries along the way do their best to provide supplies, but there were also various guides who were familiar with the terrain. "Not to mention.

.You have Justinian’s map!”

"You know very well that your Justinian's map has lost its ability to provide precise guidance. It is insensitive in many places and is only worthy of being a decoration in the monarch's room. One or two of the three guides are Habsburgs."

The family's spies." Little brother Riti knew that he couldn't deceive the Cardinal of Fanese, but he still killed all the guides without hesitation. Believe it or not, it's up to me. "He killed the others.

The guide then misled me and made us take dozens of miles of detours before he was killed by me."

After a brief silence, Cardinal Fanese took a deep breath, and then said in a still calm voice: "So you have made a decision."

"It's not that I made the decision, but that we really couldn't fight the Duke of Bourbon before the Spanish and Austrians joined forces." Cyric can tolerate lies and self-protection, but he will severely punish such straightforward behavior.

"Then I can only let the real Pope make the decision!" Fanese's words touched the nerves of little brother Riti.

"I sincerely want to protect the great church and Rome, and for this I must be careful. The guide you provided makes me doubt your loyalty to the Roman church." Little Brother Liti waved his hand.

A Venetian warrior rushed forward and dragged Fonese and his party off their horses in full view of everyone.

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"Your Majesty, a letter from Cardinal Fonesse has arrived." In the Sistine Chapel, Cardinal Orsini was presenting reports from various places to the truly elected Pope, and His Majesty the Medici listened to the report while eating.

Because of several transactions with Ladislaus, the Orsini family gained a large amount of wealth and expanded their influence in the city of Rome.

The Orsini family was a pure Roman aristocracy with deep roots, and His Majesty the Medici Pope needed his support in order to regain control of the Florentine Republic and attack the Pisa area.

Now the senior cardinal has secured the position second only to the elected pope.

"Just read it to me." The real Pope picked off a piece of garlic pork ribs and said without raising his head.

The pork ribs on the plate were arranged neatly and looked symmetrical and exquisite. However, they were very loose in his hands. He pulled the bones with his fingers and all of them slipped into his mouth.

"Your Majesty, Cardinal Fonese impeached Magistrate Corretti for being afraid of the enemy and avoiding war. After he wrote this letter, he reprimanded him and suggested that you take back the fleet in Venice Island as punishment."

"Well, well." Cardinal Orsini didn't know whether His Majesty the True Pope was listening.

The hot pieces of meat mixed with expensive spices danced on the tongue of the True Chosen Pope. The charming fragrance made it difficult for Cardinal Archbishop Orsini to concentrate. Although he was considered a wealthy man, his cook was better than the true Chosen Pope.

The cooking skills of the popes are really far behind. The traditional dishes of Europe may be good, but this kind of exotic delicacies are really beyond their capabilities.

"He provided quite a lot of testimony and evidence, showing that Brother Riti not only deliberately delayed the march, but also despicably murdered several of the loyal guides he provided." But no matter what, the leader can be happy, and the subordinates must report respectfully.

His Majesty the True Pope ate very elegantly, but he ate very quickly. After a while, only the bones were left in the large plate full of garlic bones.

"Gu Gu." Every taste bud on his tongue was intoxicated by the mellow, sour and sweet taste. Half a glass of cognac wine fell down his esophagus and finally mixed with the pork in his stomach.

"Next is the letter from Consul Goriti." Archbishop Orsini put all this out of his mind and continued to report.

"Just keep saying it." The garlic bones are followed by the smooth shrimps. Although the shrimps are simply dipped in egg white, the protein elasticity of the Mediterranean shrimps is perfectly retained, and it is paired with Oswald's careful preparation.

The dipping sauce is really refreshing from the tongue to the soul.

"Original Grit accused the Archbishop of Fanese that the guide he provided deliberately led him astray so that he could not reach the scheduled battlefield in time. What follows are his exact words, although he did not want to doubt Cardinal Fanese

The Archbishop's faith and devotion to His Majesty God, but at this critical moment, no one can be too careful. He has already controlled the Cardinal Archbishop Fanese and is waiting for your judgment. He is so bold!

"The Cardinal Archbishop of Orsini didn't read too much of this kind of letter accusing each other. He saw the problem almost at a glance. "The letter said that he had killed all the guides. This was obviously to silence this shameless boy.

A man who has received such support from you and so much love from His Majesty God actually repays kindness with hatred. We must not spare him lightly! However, the top priority is to cancel mobilization and the five thousand troops who are preparing to support the Venetians should not leave Rome."

Of course, don't say that the facts are so clear. Even if Fonese is talking nonsense, the Cardinal Archbishop of Orsini will still support him.

The Orsini and Fanese families were ancient allies in Rome.

"And please reprimand the bold Gritti and tell him never to harm Cardinal Fanese." Although he didn't believe that Griti really dared to hurt Fanese, Orsini still asked the real Pope.

Wail.

However, His Majesty the True Pope did not react very positively to this. He just rolled the always plump and juicy shrimp into his mouth.

"This... This is just a small matter. Please tell me about the meeting between Habsburg and Doria in Mantua."
Chapter completed!