Vol 7 Chapter 284: Armistice agreement

Londoba Barbarig looked at the Venice in front of him, proclaimed.
He knows every letter and every word on this, and his excellent education over the years has also allowed him to learn rhetoric in addition to fighting.
But the content of this announcement has now become a difficult problem in his eyes.
Lundoba Barbarig looked up at the opposite side, who looked like a dusty member of the aristocracy, apparently suffering a lot of hardship along the way. His purple dung robe with gold rim, which was a symbol of identity, was stained with stains, and a pair of boots on his feet were torn. It's tattered, so it was hard for him to catch up.
But these are not the real reasons that moved him.
Let Rondoba Barbarig did not doubt that this announcement was not a reason for forgery, but the identity of this person.
This person is a friend of his uncle Barbarig, and Rondoba Barbarig has reason to believe that if even this person betrayed, then the Barbarig family should come to an end.
But because of this, he couldn't even understand what those people in the Doge's Palace in Venice were thinking.
"Why?" asked Barriguez, a little excited, "are the Venetians willing to watch the French occupy Milan, and then let them stretch their tentacles to our eyes?"
The councillor looked at the indignant minibus Barrig and shook his head with emotion: "You look a lot like your uncle when he was young, but at that time he had learned to see things with his head instead of his eyes."
Londoba Barbarig glanced at the congressman dissatisfied. He knew that the other party was accusing him of his impulse, but he also had a reason to do so.
Although all members of the Barbarig family and high expectations were placed on him, Rondoba knew that he was not an uncle, and he could not become an uncle.
Although only a few years ago, the situation has given people the feeling that everything has changed.
The rise of Rome Thesia, the unification of Sicily, and the threat of the Ottomans, the status of Venice in the Mediterranean is now deteriorating.
Rondoba felt that the original uncle’s set was obviously not suitable for the current situation. More importantly, he clearly did not have the prestige and influence accumulated by the old Barbarig over the years, so he wanted to let the Venetian recognize his as soon as possible. Role and status, we must make enough achievements.
Leading the Venetian army to resist the French invasion and occupation of Lombardy is definitely an opportunity for him to quickly gain a huge reputation in Venice.
And whether it was from the perspective of a soldier or a strategist, Londoba Barbarig believed that uniting Austria against the French would at least benefit the Venetians more than harm.
Rondoba didn't look too far, but at least he didn't want to see the French flag flying at his door as soon as he got out of the water city when he became the governor of Venice one day.
Ensuring control of the traditional Veneto region and then exerting influence on Lombardy is a long-term strategy that successive Venetian governors have been adhering to.
For this reason, his uncle Barbarige even temporarily gave up the contradiction with Milan and the Vatican, and temporarily united with these two years of opponents against the French.
But now, the masters in Venice told him to give up interfering in Lombardy, which made Rondoba Barbarig unacceptable.
"Dear Rondoba, you know that your uncle has always had great hopes for you," the congressman reluctantly persuaded. "In fact, his hopes for you are much greater than you think. He thinks you will be Become a greater Venetian governor than him, but before that he was worried that you might be hurt by your character."
The congressman’s words made Rondoba a little sober, his uncle is the person he admires most and the person who knows him best. Although he thinks he cannot be the old Barbarig, it does not prevent him from listening to his uncle or his good friend’s advice. And criticism.
Seeing that Barbarig was gradually calming down, the congressman smiled with satisfaction. He knew that people who can be valued by Barbarig could not be so impulsive and superficial. Even if he stayed with the soldiers for many years, he was still cunning in his bones. Of the Barbarig family.
"Governor, I mean our new governor, Lolett," the congressman took care of Rondoba's emotions and explained a little bit. "Leonardo Lolett is a pure politician, he hopes to use the Venetian to consolidate his position. , But you have to admit that he was very successful. Now Venice is like a sickly patient. Many people don’t want to hear the truth because of fear.

"So he drew an absurd picture full of beautiful dreams for those people?" Little Barrage asked coldly.
"But this is actually not bad," the councillor stared at Barriguez with piercing eyes. "What Venice needs now is not a hero, but an actor who can maintain their current decent appearance. Leonardo Lorette is like that. A person, you must admit that he has done a great job so far at least."
"But what about Milan, and the whole of Lombardy?" Barriguez asked unwillingly. "The French will stay here for a long time, until one day they are not satisfied with the occupation, then they will announce that Lombardy will be directly merged. Into France."
"No," the congressman smiled. He felt that at this time he could give a lesson to the arrogant young Barrig. "The emperor will not allow this to happen. You will find that this war will last a long time. Over time, this may even consume the extremely powerful national power of the two countries."
Rondoba opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by the parliamentarian from raising his hand to continue speaking: "In addition, do you think Rometesia would want to see France or Austria occupy Lombardy and Milan for a long time? Why don't you think about Rome so far? What did the Duke of West Asia have done? Whether it is an alliance with France or an enemy against Austria, hasn't he always maintained the delicate balance of Lombardy?"
"You mean the Duke of Rome Thesia has been coveting Lombardy?"
The councillor noticed that when Rondoba asked this question, his tone was more like he finally got the answer. He smiled comfortedly and looked at Londoba with appreciation in his eyes.
"The Duke is very young. If nothing else, he will have a long time in the future to firmly control the vast land from Parma to Naples, including Rome," the member looked at Barrego Jr. "If you recall carefully You will find that he has accomplished this incredible miracle with a dazzling series of methods, and now his eyes are on the throne of Castile."
Rondoba Barbarig took a deep breath, and only then did he really feel the tremendous pressure from the Duke of Rome Thesia.
"It now appears that both your uncle and Leonardo Rowlet are actually old," the congressman sighed softly. "Everything is so fast, it seems that everything has changed, but you are still young Rondo. Bar, you will become the governor of Venice in the future, whether you are an opponent or a friend, you will have a long time dealing with him, so don’t worry, you will have a long time to do in the future."
Listening to the congressman’s words, the minibus Barrag once again looked down at the declaration in his hand, and then he carefully put the declaration away, and then seriously said to the congressman: "I will obey Venice’s order, and I will order a ceasefire now. I will send an envoy to Rome Thesia Army to discuss the detailed steps of the formal truce between the two sides with the Gompati."
The congressman stood up and exhaled slightly, only then did his nervousness relax.
In mid-August, as the Roman Theesia Frontline Commander Gompati and the Venetian Expeditionary Force Commander Rondoba Barbarig signed their names on the "Simple Armistice on the Po River", between Rome Thesia and Venice The state of war was also lifted.
Afterwards, the two sides sent back this simple armistice to their respective countries, and asked their respective courts and governments to approve it, so as to form an armistice agreement officially signed by both countries.
This is a very simple process, but it does involve too many people.
Even the Governor of Venice, Leonardo Lloret, stopped several times to make various promises and impromptu speeches during the signing. It was not until he received warm applause from all the nobles and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce present, that he was very stable on the armistice agreement. Signed his name.
It is said that for this solemn ceremony, several well-known painters were also found, intending to record this precious moment on the canvas forever.
It's just that among these famous painters, there is an apprentice kid who runs around, and because he always likes to go around among the groups of ladies and ladies, he almost destroys the sacred and solemn atmosphere.
This little kid is said to be called Titian.
In Montina, the signing ceremony was a bit heinously simple.
In the vault, the desertedness with only a few related people present in stark contrast with the excitement of the Doge’s Palace in Venice. If it weren’t for the commander of the Eastern Legion, Ophrei, who happened to come back to report on his duties and collect the number, this signing ceremony could only be used To describe it shabbyly.
And compared with the excitement when Lolett signed, Barendi's expression is a bit too perfunctory.
She picked up an ordinary quill pen, dipped it in ink, and quickly signed her name on the agreement, and then asked the seal officer waiting next to bake the stamping oil for her, and then picked up the heavy seal "Pa "Click on it.
Then she just tossed aside the pen that according to Rowlett was "the pen of peace that ended a war and saved countless lives".
"Masters, please remember that this is an armistice agreement," Barendi said to several people standing at the table, and then her tone was slightly accentuated and repeated, "and it's just an armistice agreement."
The words of the Duchess made everyone present could not help but noticed a few maps spread out on the slightly messy table, and Lombardy and the Trentino region, which borders Austria further north, were just like In it.
The Po River contract, called "just an armistice agreement" by Valenti, became the end of the state of war between Rome Tesia and Venice. One of the changes brought about by this contract was that the Eastern Legion ceased operations and moved into At the semi-permanent camp, Offley handed over his command to Gompati, and then returned to Montina.
For the surrender of command, Offley did not feel a pity.
In Alexander's officer system, Gompati and Offley are two very special examples.
One of these two men can be Alexander's right-hand man alone, while the other is good at handling the planning and coordination of the entire army, acting as Alexander's army chief.
This kind of expertise in one inside and one outside made the two of them indispensable helpers around Alexander.
This made them, regardless of their prestige and status, have become important figures in the Roman Theesian army second only to Alexander.
And because they are good at different things, to a large extent, they try to avoid conflicts caused by direct competition.
However, even so, there is still more or less estrangement between the two, this is because although they were awarded the command staff on the same day, they still have a position that has gradually been revealed because of a sequence.
In fact, when he first entered the army of Alexandria, Offley never thought that one day he could have his current position, so when he took over the commanding baton representing majesty and status from Alexander, he seemed calm. After returning home, Offley asked his wife "Is this true" all night.
As for the competition and contradiction between him and Gompati, Offley knew that this might also be something Alexander would like to see.
So when the command was transferred along with the debriefing, Offley was somewhat relieved.
He did not want to see that the relationship between the two was too tense because of the competition between the two, and Offley knew that what he was good at was not frontline command. During this time, he had been cautiously expending energy on the Eastern Front, even more than before. There is more planning and preparation for the entire war.
But what he didn't expect was that after listening to his report, Barendi told him another unexpected news.
"His Royal Highness wants me to go to Castile?" Offley asked in surprise.
"Yes, Alexander's letter." Barendi did not notice the smile on her flat face when she said that Alexander's letter. "He wants you to go to Castile as soon as the war with Venice ends. He I need your help there."
Offley was surprised, but more excited.
When Alexander officially claimed the throne in Castile, even if he had known it for a long time, the people around him were still very excited.
As one of the oldest kingdoms in Europe, Castile has become the guardian and holy country of the European continent in the eyes of many people because of the year-round wars with the Moors.
This is also the basis for Isabella's ambitious attempt to fight against the Vatican, and being able to be crowned in Castile, which is an extremely glorious thing for many European nobles.
As for the upstart such as Offley, he didn't even dare to imagine that such a good thing would fall on him.
So when Alexander declared Castile, the Romantesia talent would be very excited, but Offley did not expect that he could go to Castile so soon.
"The Duke wants you to help him build a new type of army in Castile as soon as possible," Barendi frowned slightly. Although she wanted to make her tone as calm as possible, she inadvertently revealed it. A little indifference "I think you should know that the Queen of Sicily is now in Castile, but obviously you can't count on her for this."
Offley nodded cleverly.
As the chief of staff of the Roman Thesian army, he must be loyal to the duchess at the same time he is loyal to the duchess. His wife Ashley is a female officer next to the duchess, and his old father-in-law Pompeni is now Montina’s. The Director of Engineering, so whether in public or private, he belongs to the Duchess' faction, which makes him and the Queen of Sicily have to keep a proper distance.
"Alexander needs a helper," Barendi said with a slight sense of sorrow. Alexander had been away for a long time, and he left with so few people with him. This made Barendi very worried that he was in Casty during this time. How did Leah live "You are the duke's most trusted subordinate, I hope you can shoulder this important task."
"Mrs. Obey." Ofley bowed and nodded, the golden-handled baton in his hand tightly clenched.
"Well, go and see Ashley, you may be separated for a long time next."
Barendi smiled to Offley and said, looking at the back of the young officer leaving, Barendi walked to the table and took out a surprisingly thick letter from the drawer.
This was sent by Alexander not long ago. Every time his letter is written more like a book. In addition to detailed explanations of his current inferences and strategies for Italy, France and Austria, there is a lot of space in it. It's more of the feeling of longing for his wife.
Barendi actually knew that he had written such a letter to Lucrezia, and even because of the geographical advantage, that woman would receive the letter earlier than her.
But Barendi decided to selectively ignore those unpleasant details.
Now she is the hostess who gives orders in the castle of Montina, not the pope’s daughter or some nasty wild girl. Even Ruosa, the queen of Sicily, never has the opportunity to sit in the dome in public. Behind this table in the room.
that's enough.
For Barendi, as long as she is the one who wins in the end, she can be generous to ignore the others.
And Alexander's letter made her extremely excited.
Because in this letter, Alexander revealed for the first time her intention to go to Castile.
"I am about to set off for Valaridod. This meeting is a very difficult trip. I have considered the worst possible outcome, but please rest assured that I will not let myself take risks. I will choose if the situation is not good. Retreat wisely instead of blindly rushing to the giant, so please don't worry about me..."
When she saw this, Barendi was still very nervous, although she knew that Alexander never did anything with no certainty, but in a corner of Europe, the distance separated by almost the entire Mediterranean made her feel uneasy.
It seems that when I wrote the letter, I had a premonition that this would cause his wife's anxiety, so Alexander wrote in the following letter:
"I think if the time is right, I can consider letting you come to Valladolid. Know that when I wear the crown I want my wife to stand on my right, and I must admit that I haven't gotten it from you for a long time. Consolation, so please rest assured, even in order to enjoy your tenderness at ease, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, I will make our situation better."
Such a letter of decree, family letter, and love letter finally relieved Barendi’s original worry a little bit, and she also knew that Alexander would consider sending her to Castile, which showed that he was concerned about the situation. Still very sure.
A trace of unbearable excitement surged from the heart, a queen, which Barendi had never expected back then.
If becoming the Duchess of Rome Thesia has made her proud of choosing Alexandria at the beginning, now Barendi even feels that she can stand proudly in front of the old Rovere and tell him "Father, I have more vision than you."
But what really concerns Barendi in this letter is not that she may soon become the Queen of Castile, but a paragraph that Alexander deliberately marked with obvious traces.
"The peace talks with the Venetians are necessary because we must maintain sufficient reserves to invest in more important directions. So here I suggest you consider organizing a new legion, because although we will not intervene in Lombardy in the near future Disputes, but soon we may have to use these forces."