The size of the enemy troops that came off the ship in the night was much greater than the Pope's expectations. Although Grand Marshal Doria had warned him that there might be enemies in this direction, he only thought that Ladislaus might send a small force.

Attack from the south.

Only a small force can pass through the Ligurian-Siena coalition blockade in the Siena area. Although that force has poor combat effectiveness, Marshal Doria also admitted that his son's force can only fight with peace, but as long as it is not

A dead man can't let the enemy's army come over like this.

However, the number of enemy troops advancing towards the Roman city walls clearly exceeded 5,000, far exceeding the United Kingdom's maritime transportation capabilities.

The appearance of such a large-scale enemy meant that the troops in Siena City had either defected or perished. The Pope believed that it was unlikely that Generalissimo Doria would defect.

The true Pope had seen this man's eyes with his own eyes, and he could see the firm will and noble faith in them.

"It seems to me that it is not the flag of His Majesty the United Kingdom, but the flag of His Majesty Spain." A cardinal archbishop suddenly shouted.

Although it is difficult to see the color of the enemy's cloak in the dark, the content of the flag is even harder to see.

But these cardinal archbishops were able to distinguish in the dark night that the troops under the city were Spanish. Although they were not from Spain or the United Kingdom, the cardinal archbishops of these two countries could only stay in their own homes.

In the mansion, at this time, the cardinals of Italy and France truly shared life and death with the Roman Ecclesiastical State.

The subtle differences in the flags of Ladislaus and Ferdinand were all found out one by one. There were many heraldry experts among the cardinals who were able to find out all the differences between the flags of the two.

Of course, even if you are not an expert in heraldry, you should be able to spot most of the differences between the two, because this family is so important. The differences in the coats of arms of various branches of the Habsburg royal family cannot be regarded as professional knowledge, but common sense among the nobility.

The most important difference is that the double-headed eagle on Ferdinand's coat of arms bears the purple dragon mark of the royal family of Trastamara, while Ladislaus's double-headed eagle has several leaping dolphins under it.

This image from the old enemy of the Medici family did not appear in the dark night.

"Is it the Spanish native regiment brought by the emperor himself? How many people are there???" Although it was the Naples Legion, known as the elite of the Kingdom of Spain, that was defeated in the morning, the native regiment was more rigorously trained and had better equipment. Even if its combat effectiveness was not

To say it was better than the Naples Corps, it wouldn't be much worse if the emperor personally held the battle.

"Look! They removed the giant trebuchet from the ship!" The red archbishop, who had a particularly good eye, saw the weapons that Spain relied on to command the world arrive at the gates of Rome. His nervousness caused his voice to rise and fall.

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"Where did they come from? Hasn't the Spanish fleet not left its home base yet?" This cardinal archbishop couldn't accept the reality.

Confused whispers spread on the city walls. Although they were mentally prepared for the siege, they all only expected Ladislaus. No one, including Grand Marshal Doria, expected that the emperor's fleet would not be there.

Villa stopped and headed straight for the Tyrrhenian Sea, thus directly threatening Rome.

In the dark, more and more troops were lowered from the fleet on the Tiber and spread out along the city walls.

"Haha, hahaha." In the midst of fear, the calm voice of the true Pope rang out. "I didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to come all the way to give me a gift. The silt at the mouth of the river is accumulating deeper and deeper. It has an increasing impact on the business of the city of Rome.

.I have wanted to clean up the Tiber River for many years, but in order to fight against heretics and heretics there has been no available funds. This time someone actually dredged the mud for me for free."

"Indeed, His Majesty the Emperor's hospitality is amazing." Tony immediately joked with his master. "This is really a simple thing, and their big ship can come in in just a few days. They must have worked hard.

You can only do it with your life.”

Said to be a large ship is actually only relative to the Roman merchant ships. It is impossible for a real Spanish battleship to enter the estuary. It is impossible to clear the channel that has been filled with sediment for hundreds of years after several days of dredging.

Even if he could sail in, the emperor would never dare to let his fleet go deep into the Tiber River in the dark. Once this fleet, which commands the world, is lost, the great cause of the Spanish Empire will immediately be greatly threatened.

Failures can result from repeated defeats. Once the navy loses one battle, it will take a generation to recover.

The ships that appeared on the rivers near the city of Rome were only secondary warships of two to three hundred tons at most.

But Tony was right. In the past few days, the Spaniards had been digging day and night at the mouth of the Tiber River, clearing less than half of the mud at the mouth of the Tiber River. Only then could their sails and boats be able to sail into the river.

However, after arriving near the city of Rome, the Spanish fleet inevitably ran into trouble, and their deployment of troops was very slow.

Of course, although it is very slow, if it is in normal times, if it cooperates with the northern army and the emperor's banner, it is still possible to plunge the city of Rome into chaos.

But today, after the true chosen pope spoke, the mood on the city wall immediately stabilized.

"Since His Majesty the Emperor has so generously cleared the river for the great Church State, I will allow him, his unfortunate subordinates and their comrades who came from afar to experience the supreme treasure given by God." Compare.

For those enemy cardinals who observed with mortal eyes, the scene in the eyes of the truly chosen pope with the blessing of Cyric was much clearer.

He could pinpoint the shadowy spot in the night, where Ferdinand was surrounded by his men.

However, even if the emperor personally pressed the battle, the Spaniards did not land very quickly.

The Spanish's slowness allowed the Roman defenders time to mobilize enough cannons to the southern wall.

"Don't worry, we are protected by the city wall, just do it step by step like during training." General Ferrucci eagerly hoped that his subordinates could load their ammunition quickly, but he knew that the more critical the moment, the more important he had to tell himself.

Don't be anxious, subordinates. "You are all well-trained elites. You can do it. Don't be nervous or anxious."

The stable mood of the top commander will permeate layer by layer. Middle-level officers will not panic, and grass-roots officers will not panic. In turn, the soldiers will perform to the level of their training.

In the commander's steady voice, most of the artillery crews only took a little longer than the training time to complete the loading, and the slightly flustered artillery crews were only delayed for a short while.

When the Spaniards entered the city gate within the effective range of the cannon, the Pope was satisfied to see that all the artillery groups were ready to attack.

He nodded to General Ferrucci with satisfaction. Even if Siena's troops were wiped out by the Spanish landing force, as long as he still has this city wall and these cannons, then victory will still belong to God and the true elect pope.

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Then he raised his hands in front of everyone's attention.

The cardinals on the city wall recited Cyric's statement silently in their hearts, while the soldiers held their breath and stared at the scepter in the hands of the true chosen pope.

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