Vol 7 Chapter 229: Strategy, tactics, battle

There are always people who won’t be bought easily, either because of honor, or because of faith, or simply because the price is not high enough.
But Kotszach did not think that the Marquis of Baden was on the list.
And the facts prove that he did not think wrong.
Most of the property of Marquis Baden is related to his business, and the income from the original territory is clearly no longer sufficient for his needs.
And it’s not just him. Many Austrian nobles have the same relationship with the chambers of commerce as the Marquis.
And as the Marquis of Baden feared, the French established trading posts in cities along the Atlantic Ocean indeed threatened the interests of these Austrian nobles far inland in Europe.
Even Maximian himself does not know whether he has any entanglement with the pervasive chambers of commerce, and whether these chambers of commerce are closely related to the free trade union has become a mystery.
Kotschach saw Maximian in the afternoon a few days later. He did not care about Maximian's deliberate neglect, but knew that the more it was, the more it showed that Maximian cares about the meeting.
Will be deliberately neglected, just because Maximian hopes to get more benefits in the next bargain.
What Maximilian did not expect was that the dismissed palace looks not only not disappointed, but on the contrary, he has a better look, his waist is straighter, and he is somewhat proud of the red light.
Maximilian silently watched Kotschah salute him as before, but then the former Miyazaki straightened up and looked seriously at the emperor on the opposite side.
"Miyazaki, I have to say that I didn't expect to see you again like this," Maximian's face was somber, no matter what idea the Fugor family was playing, now this former Miyazaki has become a lobbyist And with Kotzach’s understanding of him working around him for many years, Maximian couldn’t help but think that this person was a very difficult negotiating opponent
So what have you brought me?

"Your Majesty," Kotszach didn't care about Maximian's indifference. He had long thought that he would be treated coldly, but the more he was, the more he believed that the emperor was really looking forward to this meeting in his heart." I brought what you need."
"So you know what I need?" Maximian glanced at Kotschah disdainfully. "I have to remind you of your performance in the years when you were loyal to me. Disappointed, and because you didn’t do well enough and ended up doing errands, how can you think I will believe you?"
"Actually, you don't need to believe me, but you only need to believe your own judgment," Kotzach smiled at Maximian. "Your Majesty, you must have heard about Jacob from the Marquis of Baden. ·What suggestions did the Fugurian brothers give you?"
Seeing Maximian nodding but not speaking, Kotzach continued: "Those are just to ensure that our business will not be lost. After all, the French are now in a fierce situation and they want to share in the European market. Get a piece of cake."
"Then you are a lobbyist for their business?"
"Of course not. In addition to business, I have another suggestion here from the Duke of Rome Thesia. The Duke thinks that this proposal should be enough to prove his sincerity for peace."
"What is it?"
Maximian did not question the truthfulness of Kotszach's remarks, nor did he get so angry that his former palace was so close to the enemy.
But directly want to know what the other party brought him that interested him.
In fact, at this time, the emperor was still fortunate enough to have Kotzach, a middleman who was not very conspicuous, but certainly quite reliable.
The situation on both sides of Austria is not optimistic. The Bohemia and Wallachia in the east are eager to move, and in the west, although the French have not shown a post of full intervention, the French army in Genoa is approaching Milan.
No one can guarantee that the French will take advantage of Milan.
At this time Kotzach suddenly brought news of the Duke of Rome Thesia, which made Maximus feel a little hope in his heart.
He is looking forward to not only solving the crisis in Milan, but also helping his family in Iberia, but now it seems that he must first solve these troubles.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Rome Theseia believes that with regard to the attribution of Milan, a meeting can be held again."
"meeting?
"Yes, the Duke agreed to reconsider his attitude on the Milan issue, but he hopes you will show enough sincerity."
Maximian deliberately wondered, he did not know that Alexander had deliberately made such a boundary in the south of Lombardy, dividing Italy into two halves of north and south, the intention is to lead him and Louis XII to continue conflicts for Milan.
And he himself took advantage of it.
This can be seen from the declaration of the Duke of Milan by his uncle who supported him.
It's just that even knowing that Maximian has no way to back down, he absolutely can't tolerate Milan falling into the hands of others, especially the French as a long-time enemy.
In addition to the richness of the Lombardy region, there is another important reason that he must not ignore, that is, Lombardy is too close to Rome.
The Habsburg family has been the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire for several generations. Although there have also been short-term translocations, the title of the emperor has been revolving around the Habsburg family for almost a century.
So they have gradually regarded the title of emperor as their own property.
But if the French occupied Milan and ruled the entire Lombardy, then the French's influence on the Vatican is bound to expand a lot, and then any French king can easily enter Rome and then pass the election of the Holy See.
This is a result that Maximian absolutely cannot accept, so even if he knew that the Duke of Rome Thesia was not well-intentioned, but under the gaze of the French, he must insist that he must seize the dominance of Milan.
Now the unexpected news brought by Kotzach makes Maximian faintly hopeful.
But on the face, the emperor still had a gloomy look, and at the same time slightly dissatisfied said to Kotzach: "Why, just negotiation?"
"Your Majesty, you know that the Duke is supporting his brother-in-law, and Constanta de la Rovere of Ferrara became the Duke of Milan," Kotzach was unimpressed by the emperor's obvious unhappiness. "I know you too , Duke to his family," Gong Xiang pondered the wording "Well, very concerned."
Maximian looked at Kotzach with a dull face. Of course he cared about how ridiculous his family's rhetoric was, but thinking that this should be the condition of the Duke of Thesia in Rome.
"If so, I can consider compensating that Constantine, but if they really want to negotiate, they must first explicitly renounce the so-called right to the title of Duke of Milan."
Kotschah nodded silently, he also knew that this was actually Maximian's suggestion of his request, but Kotschah did not intend to immediately negotiate with the emperor.
In the following days, Kotzchag became more active.
Although many people had known that he had returned to Vienna before, he was only semi-publicly dealing with those noble aristocrats. After seeing Maximian, he was completely indifferent to the nobility of Vienna.
During this period, news about Italy came from time to time.
What surprised the Austrians was that the Roman Thesia army quickly moved north after crossing the dividing line. When their western army finally stopped after occupying Pavia, they did not rest in place, but left behind After a small number of troops monitored the Austrian defenders in the direction of Milan, the Western Army suddenly turned around and headed east, approaching the Venetian army entering Lombardy.
At this time, whether it was Maximian who was far away in Vienna or Louis XII who also received this information soon, they finally realized that the goal of the Roman Thesias was actually a Venetian!
Since Venetian general Pitiliuno hit the French army led by Charles VIII at the Battle of Fornovo a few years ago, the French who invaded Italy became depressed, and finally had to retreat after embarrassment. I have participated in several wars, but I did not have the glory of Pitiliuno.
And Venice’s luck is obviously quite unsatisfactory in recent years. The repeated failures at sea have caused them to lose their last overseas colonies. The trade has shrunk and the loss of territory has made Venice from the past wealthy and aggressive. It gradually seems to be a bit frustrating. stand up.
At the same time, internally, the forces of the new and old governors are tumbling against each other, and Venice, which is lined with factions in the aristocratic courtyard, has been constantly wasting their wealth and opportunities that their ancestors gave them to accumulate for centuries.
The embarrassment that the Venetians have now become extremely difficult even to get out of the Adriatic Sea has dissatisfied the nobles, the merchants, and the ordinary Venetians.
They desperately need an opportunity to vent all these dissatisfaction, and they also need to show Venice's strength as soon as possible.
Obviously, there is no longer a war more suitable for all these requirements.
It just so happened that the Roman Thesias broke their own treaty and invaded Lombardy.
The new governor, Leonardo Rollette, made the proposal to dare Lombardy in such an atmosphere and emotion that everyone in Venice needs a war.
It was proposed to support Leonardo Rollette's adventure by almost unanimous vote. At the same time, in order to show his support for this troop dispatch, the House of Lords decided to grant Leonardo Rollette the title of "General". .
However, the old Governor, who has been around for many years, certainly does not need to go to the battlefield personally. As the invasion of Lombardy, it is a general called Rondoba Barbarig.
This man is the nephew of the old dead Barbarig, and now the Barbarig family is regarded as a hope to revive the status of the family.
But although it really depends on the uncle's shadow, Rondoba Barbarage is not completely useless.
He once participated in the battle of Fornovo where Pitilino defeated the French. At that time, he was one of the captains of Pitiliuno's four combat teams, and his performance in the battle was quite extraordinary.
What makes Rondoba Barbaregh's deepest battle against Fornov is not the course of the battle and how to win.
On the contrary, what he could never forget was the difficulty of Pitiliuno after returning to Venice.
Despite the victory, the casualties of the Venetians in the battle made the aristocratic house very annoyed. When it was heard that the losses including the escape to the Venetian were as high as 2,000 people, Pitiruno was severely reprimanded by the aristocratic house.
For this reason, Rondoba Babarig had privately asked his uncle to complain about his commander-in-chief, but Babarigo told him very harshly at the time: "Venice can't afford such a big loss."
At that time, Rondoba Barbarage didn't understand the meaning of his uncle's words, and after a few years, when he became a general of the Venetian army, he finally understood what his uncle meant.
When an army with a total of less than 6,000 people was in his hands, he remembered the strange look of many members of the House of Lords who decided to accept Leonardo Rollette's proposal to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the front of Venice. .
6000 people, which is all the strength that the Venetian Governor and the House of Aristocrats can give him, and he not only needs this army to deal with the invading Roman Thesia army, but also establish an effective defense in the lower reaches of the Po River.
Rondoba Barbarig felt that his current situation was far worse than that of Pitiliuno. He approached Pitiliuno who was facing a French army, no matter how strong his morale was. , And what he has to deal with is an army who has defeated the Ottomans, but also because of the newly established country, and a strong and energetic army.
So while deciding to divide the army into two batches and send 3,000 troops to Lombardy, Rondoba Barbarig ignored the opposition of his generals and still left the other half of the troops near the lower Po river to prevent Romant. Possible invasion of the West Asian army.
It was just that this decision was not only opposed by many people, but after hearing this news, the Venetian House of Aristocracy sent people to the front line and expressed its strong dissatisfaction with the move. .
"We have been able to use a small amount of troops, and the Venetian government cannot send more troops while restoring the navy, and your division will undoubtedly weaken the effect of this invasion of Lombardy..."
Looking at the harshly worded letter from Governor Leonardo Rollette brought by the messenger, Rondoba Barbarege could not help frowning, and he somewhat understood why Pitiliuno insisted on retiring.
"General, you left the army in the lower reaches of the Po River to guard against enemies that could never have appeared. This decision was clearly wrong. There was no indication that the Roman Thesias would take the initiative to attack the Veneto region. All their main forces are in Lombardy. First, so we must redeploy the army as soon as possible, and we must give the Roman Thesia a heavy blow in Lombardy, not Veneto."
Looking at the letter, Rondoba Barbarage was supposed to be angry, but at this time he was nervous for some reason.
From the line of words, he found that no one except himself thought that the Roman Thesias would take the initiative to cross the Po River to attack, and then think about the attitude of his generals when he came up with this idea. Rondoba Barbarig suddenly I felt a strong unease.
If everyone thinks it is impossible, then besides him, who else is really going to prevent possible invasions?
Isn't Venice at this time like a beauty who is completely undefended, standing in front of a gangster full of evil thoughts?
If the commander of Rome Thesia on the other side happens to be a courageous and adventurous opponent...
Rondoba Babarig did not dare to imagine it. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
While writing back to Leonardo Rollette to explain his speculation, he also reminded Venice to be more vigilant, while ordering troops on the north bank of the Po River to be more vigilant.
It was just the day after he issued the order, on a rainy afternoon, a soldier who suddenly broke into his room at the Ostia headquarters, and a panicked soldier brought him Rondoba Barbarig Frightened news.
The Orphei Division of the Eastern Army of Roman Thesia suddenly crossed the lower reaches of the Po River at noon on April 17, and then the Roman Theea army was pushed along the road leading to Padua.
Their goal is Venice!
What Rondoba Babarig did not know was that just a week after the Eastern Army crossed the Po River, the Battle of Sevilla-Rio broke out in Andalucia.
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