Chapter 801: Diplomatic foreshadowing
Waiting for a rainy day is not so easy. When you want a sunny day, there may be continuous rain. But when you want to rain, it's full of bright sunshine. This is the case with Bonitz. He hopes to wait for the rain, and then initiates a siege. However, the rainfall in the east of the Netherlands is not small, and there is a series of sunny days ...
In the days when the Gede people waited for the rain, their opponents were not idle. Although it only cooperates with the acting, the Habsburg family really hopes that the Principality of Geddes, the colleague of France, will be finished. Therefore, the young and handsome Wang Philip also performed hard. Even Maximilian I, who is far from Innsbruck, also actively cooperated with the performance.
Pretending to have just received information, Maximilian I publicly condemned the invasion of the Principality of Brabant in the name of Emperor Shinra. At the same time, I asked the princes of the entire German region, hoping that a prince could stand up and help to clear the siege. Moreover, Maximilian I promised-if any prince was willing to help the siege, he would be awarded to the Lower Geddes region with the largest principality of Geddes.
However, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was also prepared. Just after Maximilian I sent a letter publicly accusing the Principality of Geddes of secret attacks, Charles II also publicly published. He pointed out that the dispatch of troops by the Principality of Geddes was only to understand and save the innocent Swiss "population" captured by the Habsburg family. Moreover, he accused Maximilian I of illegally violently kidnapping the 17,000 "Swiss people". Therefore, he is just to send troops, to understand and save the innocent kidnapped "Swiss people" ...
But Maximilian I ’s open request for assistance from all German princes just proved one thing-the Habsburg family army in the Netherlands area is not enough to deal with the army of the Principality of Geddes ... For this reason, Geds Duke Charles II is very pleased ...
Then, things really happened as Charles II expected-most German princes chose to wait and see. As for the power holders of the Worms Imperial Parliament, such as Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Cologne, and Elector of Saxony, etc., although they did not explicitly support the Principality of Geddes, they said that they need to send someone to investigate and obtain evidence ... Obviously delaying time ...
You know, on the bright side, investigation and evidence collection are for fairness. However, now that the army of the Duchy of Geddes has besieged the Parson concentration camp, the Habsburg family's military strength in the Netherlands is seriously inadequate. The delay is equivalent to supporting the Principality of Geddes.
Not only that, after the troops of the Principality of Geddes, Louis XII was not alone. Although the French sent 10,000 troops to Switzerland for reinforcements, there were still 20,000 or 20,000 locals. In order to put pressure on the Habsburg family, Louis XII publicly sent tens of thousands of horses to the Flemish State on the border between the northeast of the Kingdom of France and the Flemish State in the westernmost part of the Austrian Netherlands.
Nominally, Louis XII announced that it had discovered the rebel forces in the Atawawa State and went to rebel. But everyone with a discerning eye knows-the French army is just to scare the Habsburgs ...
After all, the Flemish country is the most central area of Austrian Netherlands. Even Ghent, where Prince Philip lived, was the capital of Flanders.
The French had tens of thousands of soldiers at the border, apparently putting pressure on the Habsburgs. There are 7,000 troops in Ghent, but the French have reached the border, and these people must not dare to move. After all, these seven thousand people were the last major military force of the Habsburg family in the Netherlands (the rest were transferred to Switzerland). If you leave Flanders for Brabant, the French may really attack the most prosperous Netherland region of Austrian Netherlands ...
Obviously, the strength of the Habsburg family in the Netherlands alone does not have the ability to go to the Parson concentration camp in the Principality of Brabant. Then, all of Europe turned its attention to the Grand Duchy of the North Sea. Because everyone knows that the only thing the Habsburg family can count on now is Marin ...
On the surface, Prince Philip did indeed openly appeal to the Grand Duchy of the North Sea on behalf of the Habsburg family, hoping that the North Sea could send troops to help the siege.
However, soon the military commander "Schwartz" who was responsible for staying in the Grand Duchy of the North Sea announced-because Grand Duke Marin left the mainland and went to the wilderness continent. Before leaving, he was only given the right to mobilize his army to guard the local territory. Therefore, he does not have the power to mobilize soldiers to fight abroad. Therefore, the Grand Duchy of the North Sea remained neutral in this conflict. Unless, he can receive orders from Marin himself ...
But everyone knows that Marin went overseas, and the Habsburgs don't know where the wild continent is. Therefore, everyone believes that it was only a matter of time before the Principality of Geddes captured Parsons ...
Obviously, Charles II of the Duchy of Geddes thought so:
"Hahaha, the North Sea countries are not on the side of the Habsburg family this time. I see what the old boy of Maximilian I can do this time!"
"However, Lord Duke, now the North Sea State has sent several huge teams, transformed into caravans, and asked to take over several cities in the Geddes region! Lord Duke, how should we respond?" Minister De Braun said worriedly.
Charles II waved his hand and said:
"It's nothing. The most important thing is to capture Parsons. Now, let's get those cities to put the North Sea team into the city ... by the way, are those people equipped with weapons? many?"
De Braun recalled, saying:
"According to the following report, only a small number of those dressed as escorts carried weapons. The rest of them were dressed as civil servants and appeared to be taking over administrative power ..."
"It's not just the army ..." Charles II breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he urged:
"Remember to appease this group of people. Now that we have not captured the Parson Concentration Camp, we must not offend the Beihai Kingdom. Otherwise, if they send troops at this time, we will be defeated."
"But ... Lord Duke, do you really plan to hand over the Lower Geddes region to the North Sea State?" De Blaunet asked ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ How can I just hold the other side first. When we defeated all the Habsburg family troops in the Netherlands, we stabilized the situation. When the time comes, we will join forces with the French army, and with the 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, we will have enough strength to turn over with the North Sea ... "
"Master Duke wise ..."
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At this time, Maximilian I issued a second wave of orders, claiming to have solid evidence of collusion with the Principality of Geddes. If any princely country is willing to help send troops to clear the Parson Concentration Camp, he has enough reason to declare the rebellion of Charles II, Duke of Geddes, and award him the Lower Geddes region ...
However, when the Imperial Parliament demanded conclusive evidence from Maximilian I, Maximilian I concealed it ... This made most of the German princes think Maximilian I was bluffing ...
In fact, the relevant letters were already brought to the Principality of Cliff by Schwartz. The previous performances were just for Schwartz to hand over letters stolen from the Royal Palace of Paris to John II, Duke of Cliff, to build momentum ...
