Warlock Royal Family

After listening to the ambassador's explanation.

Ladislaus was convinced that the Medici cardinal's illness was very, very serious.

In medical terms, the main organs, including the heart and gallbladder, are unstable.

Of course, after there were no officials from the Republic of Florence around, the Marquis of Pescara's supplementary statement was also correct, "This coward is terrified."

The Cardinal's condition worsened as more and more Venetian troops joined the battlefield.

After the Republic of Venice joined the war, the Army of Northern Italy under the command of the Duke of Bourbon swelled to nearly 4 people. The mobilization ability of the Republic of Venice was a little higher than expected. Twenty thousand field troops were invested in the Italian battlefield alone. Coupled with the garrison monitoring Austria in the east, it fully demonstrates the war potential of the first commercial city-state in the Mediterranean.

Of course, although the number even exceeds the French army itself, the commander of the coalition army is still the Duke of Bourbon, which is determined by the national strength of the Kingdom of France several times that of the Republic of Venice.

Consul Anthony Gremani was also very satisfied with everything in the city of Milan, he just stayed in the city to enjoy the joy of expanding the territory, and did not go to the front line to fight for command.

Now that there are sufficient troops, the Duke of Bourbon sent the Marquis of Lautco, the Count of Montmorency and several other deputies to lead the troops to surround Parma, Piacenza, and Modena. All the pro-emperor nobles in northern Italy are in precarity.

After comparing the strength of the two sides.

The top officials of the Florentine Republic, including the Medici Cardinal, once again, unsurprisingly, have been shamefully shaken. Recently, not only the Cardinal is seriously ill, but the hearts and gallbladders of the senior officials of the Florentine Republic have also burst out. The problem is that they either went out to seek medical treatment, or went to the country house to recuperate. Those who are usually close to each other, now the emperor's ambassador can't see any of them.

To make matters worse, although the Medici Cardinal was unable to participate in the entrance ceremony to welcome the old Colonna and Ladislaus due to illness, he was able to hold closed-door consultations with the ambassador of the Kingdom of France for days.

The Marquis of Pescara, who received the news, unceremoniously sent troops to control the key points in the city of Florence. This process did not encounter any resistance from Florence.

The conflict did not escalate further.

Florence didn't even deliberately make trouble for the supply of the Spanish army, although it is certain that it is not active.

These two points made Ladislaus a little relieved, which means that the Medici Cardinal should just want to stay out of the matter and have no intention of defecting.

However, neutrality in good faith is the current state of the Republic of Florence. Although material support can be obtained, further help is impossible.

In spite of the enormity of the ambassador's efforts over the next few days, and the activities of Ladislaus and old Colonna, it was of no avail.

Relying on the superiority of troops in Florence, a plan to hijack the Medici Red Sect was also proposed.

But after they plotted, they were planning to buy some neiying so that they could capture the thief and the king.

On February 2th, the Medici Cardinal suddenly left Florence under the protection of the "Guardian" Tony and the 20 Florentine Army, and went to the port of Pisa. The situation was very clear, and the Republic of Florence could not directly participate in the war.

Although extremely angry at the actions of the Medici Cardinal, this group of course would not remember that they planned to hijack someone, and only hated the opponent's first and second ends.

The Marquis of Pescara strongly advocated a forceful attack, and the old Colonna could only appease him by saying something bad.

Any drastic action at this time will lead to worse consequences.

A neutral Florentine Republic is better than a hostile Florentine Republic.

In the end, Ladislaus and the others could only watch Cardinal Medici and Tony the "Guardian" leave the city.

Losing the 2 Florentine army expected by Emperor Charles V, the Spanish army and the Roman army had a combined total of less than [-] people, facing twice as many enemies as them.

Although the French army never stormed the fortress in order to ensure their advantage in field battles, the petitions of the relatives of the lords in the encircled areas were still urgent.

These relatives who took refuge in Rome or Florence mainly sought Ladislaus, who was relatively junior and difficult to thank guests, but also had the prominent status of the royal family of sorcerers.

In fact, they don't need to ask, Ladislaus also opposes delay and advocates positive action.

But even Ladislaus, who was most active in the battle, hesitated to invite less than 2 people to attack the French army, and he had little qualifications, so he was determined to keep silent.

At the same time, Prime Minister Sarzastan's diplomatic actions are not without progress.There are still three countries caught in the army of the emperor and the king of France, the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Lucca, and the Marquis of Mantua.

The Republic of Lucca has always remained neutral. 30 years ago, they had proudly fought against France. The price was a massacre that caused the republic to lose two-thirds of its population. Obviously, they no longer have the courage.

The Marquis of Mantua, Frederico Gonzaga, finally decided to join the emperor's side, because once the surrounding cities of Modena and Piacenza fell, the Marquis of Mantua would be in an extremely unfavorable position of being completely surrounded by the territory of the Kingdom of France .

Although this brave Marquis immediately launched an attack on the supply line of the Franco-Western coalition forces, the mere Marquis of Mantua could only mobilize a total of [-] field troops. Although his efforts broke the siege of Modena and Piacenza, But his own fortress was soon surrounded by the Franco-Wesleyan coalition forces coming from all directions.

The wailing of the nobles of Parma and Piacenza can be ignored. In fact, from a purely military point of view, the brave Marquis can also ignore him, but Sazastan strictly ordered that the siege of Mantua must be quickly untied.

The attack of the Marquis of Mantua allowed the French army to withdraw the siege of several castles of the Drovilla family, and the Marquis of Mantua had made full preparations for the siege before the attack, so the castle of Mantua did not seem to be short-term can be conquered.

The Habsburg family will never sit back and watch this brave ally suffer. The life and death of the Marquis of Mantua is not only related to the personal commitment of the Prime Minister of Sazastan, but also linked to the honor of Emperor Charles V.

Under the prime minister's strict order, the Marquis of Pescara and the old Colonna had no choice but to start mobilizing troops north to Modena.

The Duke of Bourbon only left a small number of security forces around Modena, and they entered the city smoothly. Everyone recognized that the Duke of Bourbon was clearly determined to fight a decisive battle in the wilds of Mantua.

Regarding this situation, the reinforcement commanders including Ladislaus were very helpless, although they received a total of 2000 reinforcements from Modena and Ferrara after entering Modena, the Derovilla family and Este The family also provided several secret priests, and the Drovilla family, the lord of Modena, who regarded the Marquis of Mantua as their benefactors, even tried their best to find some cattle and sheep from the city that had just escaped the siege, and raised a little. The morale of the troops.

But none of this changed the balance of power. The [-] army of the Duke of Bourbon was unscathed, and the situation was still extremely unfavorable.

Moreover, compared with Modena and Piacenza, Mantua is closer to the base camp of the Northern French Army, which facilitates supplies.

A field battle in which the balance of power reached one to two, and they had to take the initiative to attack in order to clear the siege, was something that the veteran pair of Colonna and the Marquis of Pescara would not accept.

They stayed in Modena for a few more weeks, and at the beginning of March, the situation finally became too much for Prime Minister Sazastan, who dispatched the emperor's last mobile strategic reserve left behind in mainland Spain, the Spanish Arcane Corps and himself.