Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 1022 The hero and the old fox

After listening to Queen Anna's proposal, Felipe IV couldn't believe his ears.

He couldn't help being shocked and said: "Mom, did I hear correctly?
You asked me to order Wallenstein to lead the army to attack Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania! "

Queen Anna nodded without hesitation and said, "Hurry up and order Wallenstein to lead the army to take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, or it will be too late."

Felipe IV couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Mom, I've ordered someone to send an order for Wallenstein to lead his army back to guard the front line of the Strait of Gibraltar."

Are you stupid?

People are not stupid at all.

Queen Anna said indifferently: "What did Wallenstein say, did he lead the army to leave?"

Uh, this.

Felipe IV said awkwardly: "Wallenstein said he doesn't have enough horses, and if a million-strong army marches with grain, grass and baggage carts, they can walk up to [-] kilometers a day.

Therefore, he asked me to send a fast boat to send [-] pounds of silver to the Bohemian border through the Elbe waterway, and he would find a way to purchase war horses there, so that he could travel at least fifty kilometers a day. "

You are so stupid, people don't want to come here and be cannon fodder for you!

Queen Anna asked with a serious face: "Then, how long do you think it will take for him to lead the army over?"

Oh, why is mom suddenly angry?
Felipe IV was a little nervous and said: "If you add the time to transport silver and purchase war horses, it will take him about three or four months to arrive."

Queen Anna shook her head slightly and sighed: "Little Felipe, you were tricked by him, do you know?"

what?
Hearing this, Felipe IV couldn't help being surprised and said, "How dare he play tricks on me?"

Queen Anna hated iron and steel: "Don't you know Wallenstein?
His ambition is bigger than yours. Now that he has millions of troops in his hands, he will listen to your words to fight the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of West Africa? "

Felipe IV was still a little puzzled and said: "Did he dare not obey my order and lead the army over?
If I don't provide him with money and food, what will he use to support a million-dollar army? "

Why are you so stupid?
Queen Anna explained helplessly: "This time he asked for silver to buy horses, but next time he said that there was not enough money and food.

In order for him to come here quickly, do you have to send him a lot of money and food?
Think about it, if he procrastinates so much, it won't be a problem if he procrastinates for half a year?

Do you think the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of West Africa will wait for the first half of the year before taking action?
When the time comes when the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of West Africa come to fight, what will you do?
I'm afraid your only solution is to run to Wallenstein with all the money and food, right?
You, a king with no territory and no army, brought a lot of money and food to find others, what do you think will happen? "

This!
It was only at this time that Felipe IV realized that he had indeed been tricked by Wallenstein.

He couldn't help but anxiously asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Queen Anna couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said, "Didn't I say, you ordered him to lead the army to take the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania!"

Felipe IV was puzzled: "Mom, didn't you say that he wouldn't listen to me?"

Queen Anna explained helplessly: "If you ask him to fight the Ming Empire and the West African Kingdom, he will naturally not listen to you.

You asked him to take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, which is of great benefit to him, why didn't he listen to you? "

Felipe IV was still puzzled: "What good does he have?"

Queen Anna is so helpless.

She could only continue to explain: "Tell him, if you take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, His Majesty the Holy Roman Emperor will make him the King of Bohemia. In the future, no matter what territory he takes, it will be his own." All, is this benefit enough?"

Ah!
This benefit is not enough, but too much.

Felipe IV couldn't help being surprised: "Aren't we raising another wolf like this?"

Queen Anna sighed helplessly: "Little Felipe, you have raised this evil wolf a long time ago. Now this evil wolf must want to bite people. We have to find a way to make him bite the Ming Empire!"

Felipe IV was still puzzled and said, "Didn't you say that he would not follow our orders to fight the Ming Empire?"

I can't tell you.

Queen Anna simply said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to give orders, and I will naturally make arrangements."

Well, he might not believe other people's words, but he still firmly believes in the elder sister's words.

Hearing this, Felipe IV immediately took out a paper brush and began to write.

The Duke of Richelieu received the order written by Felipe IV himself, and immediately took a group of guards and horses to board a group of fast boats that had already docked on the Seine River, and went straight to the Elbe River.

At this time, they also know the benefits of small fast boats, at least it is convenient to land, and they can pass through most rivers.

Therefore, the Duke of Richelieu directly ordered people to build a batch of fast ships like Spike warships.

He probably also had a premonition that once the Ming Empire brought the West African Kingdom to fight again, they could only rely on the inland fortresses and cities to fight hard, and the coastal port cities might not be able to keep any of them.

Of course, at this time, he still hopes to lead the Ming Empire to the western front, causing the Ming Empire to be overwhelmed and have no time to take care of the European continent.

The key to this plan is Wallenstein. Only by fooling this guy into attacking the Ming Empire can they hope to turn around.

And this guy is not a fool, on the contrary, he is very shrewd, and most people can't be fooled.

Therefore, he had to take the clipper to meet Wallenstein himself.

Wallenstein was actually born in a ruined aristocratic family in the Kingdom of Bohemia. After he became Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, he led an army to suppress the uprising in Bohemia and supported his family.

Now after he recruited a million mercenaries, he became the king of Bohemia directly, and Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, was occupied by him.

Naturally, the Duke of Richelieu had already found out.

After he rushed to the northern border of Bohemia by fast boat, he changed to a war horse and went straight to Prague.

He rode over to Prague to have a look, and couldn't help being secretly surprised.

This guy Wallenstein really deserves to be one of the two heroes in Europe. The mercenaries who have always been known for their loose discipline are actually trained by him like a regular army.

This can be seen from the big camp outside the city. The neat tents and loud drill sounds are generally not enough for elite troops to reach this level.

Wallenstein naturally knew that the old fox was coming.

He didn't turn away.

Because he knows very well that now he has millions of troops in his hands, which can be said to be the strongest force in Europe, and everyone wants to come to him.

Although the Duke of Richelieu is an old fox, he is not a vegetarian.

It's not that easy for this guy to cheat him.

He has already made up his mind, he will not make a move if there is not enough benefit, see what this old fox can do to him?
Seeing that Wallenstein did not come to greet him at the gate of the city, Duke Richelieu couldn't help but become a little ugly.

This guy is so crazy that he doesn't even know who he is with a little strength.

He is the Prime Minister of France, how dare a leading general dare to put on airs with him!
Fortunately, when the officers at the gate of the city led him to the gate of the old palace in Prague, Wallenstein greeted him eagerly and apologized repeatedly: "Oh, Your Excellency, I'm sorry, I'm too busy with military affairs. , I don’t have time to go out of town to greet you, sorry sorry.”

All right, the steps are handed over, let's go down.

He's here to fool people, not to quarrel with them, so there's no need to be so fussy.

Duke Richelieu smirked and said, "Your Excellency the Marshal is too polite."

After speaking, he slowly got off the horse with the help of the guards.

What the hell is this old fox doing here?

Wallenstein simply asked: "Your Excellency, is there anything important that you have worked so hard to come here?"

Duke Richelieu looked at the guards around him, then nodded slightly and said, "I do have something important to discuss with you, why don't we find a place to talk."

Fine.

Wallenstein didn't talk too much, and directly led him into the palace, to a luxurious living room, and invited the old fox to sit down.

Duke Richelieu looked at the luxurious arrangement in the living room, and suddenly asked mysteriously: "Your Excellency, Marshal, do you want to be a king or an emperor?"

You old fox is too stupid, can you talk nonsense like this?

Wallenstein quickly shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you are joking, I don't think so."

No wonder you don't think so.

The Duke of Richelieu smiled slightly: "You can have this idea. I can help you become a king. As for whether you can become an emperor, it depends on your own efforts."

Can you say something else?

Can this kind of joke be messed up?
Wallenstein said helplessly: "Your Excellency, let's get down to business. I don't have time for joking right now."

Duke Richelieu still smiled and said, "I'm not talking to you about something serious?"

Ah!
This is business?

You old fox don't want to persuade me to rebel, do you?
You don't need to persuade me to do this, I'll do it myself when the time is right.

Wallenstein pretended to be inexplicable and said: "Your Excellency, it seems that you have not yet had the power to confer the title of king?"

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Richelieu slowly took out the order written by Philip IV from his arms, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I have already found the opportunity for you, it depends on whether you can seize this opportunity." gone."

Wallenstein was a little baffled now.

He finally ordered a look, and was stunned.

Felipe IV actually asked him to take the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, and said that if he took the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, the Holy Roman Emperor would make him the King of Bohemia, and the territories he won in the future were all his!

real or fake?

This can't be forged by the Duke of Richelieu, can it?
Wallenstein took the order written by Philip IV himself and looked left and right, but he didn't see any problems.

Seeing this, the Duke of Richelieu couldn't help smiling and said, "Don't worry, Queen Anna personally went to Madrid to get this order, so there is absolutely no problem."

Well, it looks like this old fox is trying to instigate him to attack Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania.

Are you kidding me?
Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania are not small countries, but big countries that the Holy Roman Empire dare not provoke!
You asked me to take a group of mercenaries to attack such a big country, didn't you ask me to die?

Wallenstein thought for a while, and simply asked, "Why did we attack Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania?"

The Duke of Richelieu said without hesitation: "Because they have copper mines, very large copper mines, as long as you take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, not only can you become king, but we will also buy a large amount of copper from you at the market price." Mine, what do you think?"

This is good, but I can't solve the problem!
Of course, Wallenstein is greedy for the land of Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania. If he can really take it, he will be the strongest power in continental Europe.

This bait is really big, the problem is that he can't eat it!

Wallenstein frowned and pondered for a while, then said solemnly: "Your Excellency, you should know that with my current weapons and equipment, I can't beat Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania at all."

Duke Richelieu said without hesitation: "You say what you lack, and I will help you find a solution.

You don't need to pay for it, you just need to pay for the copper mines when you take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania. "

Is there such a good thing?

Upon hearing this, Wallenstein couldn't help but excitedly said: "I have a lot of muskets and cannons, as well as ammunition, yes, and horses."

Duke Richelieu nodded slightly and said, "Well, give me a specific amount, and I'll find a way for you."

Have you switched careers to charity, you old fox?

Wallenstein was stunned for a moment, and then tentatively said: "If I want to take Poland and the United Kingdom of Lithuania, I need at least [-] field artillery, [-] matchlock guns, and [-] horses."

Duke Richelieu pretended to think about it for a while, and said casually and seriously: "There are too few war horses. I will find a way to get [-] horses for you."

what?
What does this old fox mean?
Are there even fewer war horses?

Wallenstein was stunned when he heard this.

One hundred thousand war horses, I am afraid that all the countries of the European Continental Union must work together to get them together!

(End of this chapter)