Vol 7 Chapter 106: 15001: The European Situation

The bright sunshine shone in the huge rose garden, and the colorful flowers looked flamboyant and charming.
Prato was staring at a rose, and he had been looking at the flower in front of him for some time. Because Her Royal Highness had to coax two children to take a nap, so he could only wait here.
There was a sound of the swaying of Sosso's swarm. Prato turned around and saw Sophia, who was accompanied by her entourage, walking along the steps from an exit of the corridor. He immediately took a few steps to meet him.
"His Royal Highness, I sent you a batch of goods needed in the Bucharest court this time, many of them are considered to be the most luxurious treasures even in Rome, and the other are those you let me buy from Naples for you. Things, "seeing Sophia's eyes lit up, Prato quickly said," There is still some news about the Principality of Rome. "
Sophia nodded irritably. She was obviously already impatient. After waved her hands to save Prato from those red tapes, she couldn't wait to take over the list handed over from the merchant, just looking at the densely packed one above. The figures and figures, the female granddad's complexion gradually looks bad.
"Does your Highness need me to read it to you again?" Prato asked cautiously, seeing the murderous eyes of the female granddaughter from the list, the merchant immediately shrank his neck.
Prato is now a little afraid of Sophia, which is somewhat related to the stupid things he did before.
Soon after Alexander left Wallachia, a businessman brought a letter from Valentina from Montina, but because Alexander had already left, the letter fell in the hands of Sophia.
Although I really wanted to know what was written in the letter, Sophia was not stupid enough to let others read the letter for herself, so she had been patiently curiosity until Prato arrived, and then let the businessman read for herself. Last thought.
This is somewhat difficult for Prato, because in addition to the quasi-duchess's affection for the duke, some of the content in the letter is not enough for outsiders, so Prato's clever decision slightly changed the opening method.
When he wanted to come, the fact that the female grandfather did not know how to read was a good thing at this time, and there should be no major trouble.
But he still underestimated Sophia's curiosity and caution. When Prato stuttered her faith, her suspicions became more and more serious, so she simply copied some words on different papers. Others watch.
The result is conceivable, and the businessman is completely tragic.
Prato, who was ordered by Sophia to hang on a wooden pile for a long time, has been a laughing stock in the Bucharest court for a long time, and since then he was really a little afraid of this grumpy, and There is a female prince who develops towards moodiness.
Sophia motioned to the waitress next to read the contents of the list to her. Listening to the figures above, her original rumpled face slowly spread out.
"20 artillery guns, 50 light-angle guns, and 300 bohemian rifles." The waitress read the contents above and from time to time glanced at the proud businessman standing in front of him "and specially for you This is the Cavalry Breastplate prepared by the Guards. "
Sophia looked at Prato with a serious look, and then nodded solemnly, just to say something. She suddenly beckoned to the distance in the garden. Prato turned her head and looked at it. "Adoptive Father" walked slowly, Prato frowned secretly.
Like Prato, who didn't like Nashan very much, Nashan also didn't like this cunning businessman. When he saw the list in the hand of the waitress, Nashan grunted: "Oh, I'm cheating again. "
"My goods are all genuine," Prato said dissatisfiedly. "And these are all tight-fitting products, that is, some of the Romantsia troops are not equipped, let alone they are in trouble now."
Prato's words made Sophia stand up, her eyes staring straight at Prato, as if to ask him to continue.
"You don't know yet, the French are in trouble with the Duke," Prato reported quickly. "The army of King Louis XII is attacking the Principality of Rome Theseia. I heard that many countries, including the emperor and the Venetian, have already communicated with the Duke. United, but the French are too strong, and the Duke does not seem to be in the country now, which is really awful. "
Sophia listened in a daze, she tilted her head to see if her father seemed to want to know if Prato said it was true. Seeing Na Shan shrugging indifferently, Sophia's face sank.
"My dear, I do n’t want to tell you, but you know that your troubles are not small now, that Helva is now entangled in the border of Wallachia, and the Bosnians may fight you at any time," Nashan originally said. He thought that this explanation would make it through, but seeing his daughter's still complexion, he could only continue to say helplessly, "This is indeed what the nobles told me to say, but you know this is for your own good."
Sophia made an angry expression. She looked a little cute, but the people around her were somewhat afraid. They knew that the Grand Duke had a bad temper, and more importantly, she had a bold and almost reckless Determined, often when others think that she should be cautious, she has completely resolved things in a sudden way.
This may seem very reckless, but it is clear that just after the war ended, there was still chaos everywhere, and the aristocratic system that originally maintained order had not experienced a catastrophe in Wallachia recently. But it is very clever at this time played a role that other people did not think of.
Sophia walked back and forth, she suddenly stood, grabbed a rose with her hand and twisted it down, and then shattered the beautiful petals with her hand.
'S inability to make a noise indeed caused Sophia a lot of trouble, but this did not prevent her from expressing a certain determination. Seeing her daughter's annoying look, Nashan knew that Sophia was really angry this time.
Suddenly Sophia began to make gestures towards the waitress. After finally getting the answer, she beckoned to Prato and beckoned him to follow her to the office where the courtiers worked.
The sudden arrival of the Grand Duchess surprised a group of ministers in the meeting. They stood up and bowed, while looking at Prato who was following.
Everyone knows that this person is the mouthpiece of the Duke of Rome Theseil, or the Duke's private diplomat, so no one will ignore his presence when he appears.
Sophia cannot speak, but she now has some other ways to communicate with her ministers. She skillfully picked up the pen, wrote the two words Bosnia and Bohemia on a piece of paper, and then stared closely The ministers who apparently just kept arguing.
"Your Highness, we are debating this matter," a Wallachian minister stood up and said carefully, "Although there is no evidence, it is certain that the Bosnians clearly have the support of King Ladislas. We It was even found that some Bohemians had joined the Bosnian army, and as far as we know, the Bohemian King seemed to have an attempt to regain the whole of Hungary again. "
Sophia seemed to be looking at her ministers with some surprise. She knew that Herva had been less restless, and although she had heard of Bohemian King Ladislas II before, she seemed to want to get away from Maxi. Mian recaptured the western region of Hungary controlled by the emperor, but at that time she thought it had nothing to do with her, but now Sophia doesn't think so.
Almost just a little bit of thought, Sophia made up her mind. She threw it the bohemian paper with her kind of slightly irritable action, and then watched the ministers with fear. He reached down and made a throat-cut gesture on his neck.
The Wallachia immediately showed excitement, but the Greek nobles couldn't help but show their worries. They secretly looked at Bodped, who was standing aside, and wanted the representative of the Greek nobility to persuade the woman. Grand Duke.
Bodpeide groaned a little, not knowing when he had a fear of the Grand Duchess, not because of her identity but because of her character and means, even if Bodped believed what Sophia had done before In fact, there is no so-called deliberate or pre-planned conspiracy, but it is her wanton destruction that soon made her break the Wallachia noble's monopoly on the court.
And nowadays, Wallachia actually presents a situation where nobles still have great power, but they often endanger themselves because they do n’t know when Sophia will bring their anger to them.
And with this situation, the new army formed by Sophia.
This is not a large number, but a well-trained army, these troops composed of Greece and the Transylvanians led by Sophia have become the elite of the Wallachia army, and they are now defending While in Bucharest, while following Alexander ’s suggestion, other armies in Wallachia are gradually beginning to receive new adaptations and training.
This made Bodped sometimes have to think about whether this reckless female grandfather is really a girl who is not good at words, and does not know a few big-brained big leaves like her appearance.
"His Royal Highness, the Ottomans have recently frequented Stefan of Moldova, and we dare not guarantee that Roy? Will it appear again, if we intervene in the war in Hungary at this time, it may be very harmful to us."
Bodped carefully explained the current situation to Sophia. He did n’t know whether the Grand Duke really understood her situation now, and Prato ’s appearance also made him mind. He did n’t know that this businessman What Your Highness said, but it has obviously succeeded in angering the Greek princess.
What makes the Greek nobles, including Bodped, even more worried is that the decision of the Grand Duchess is clearly in line with the ideas of the nobles of Wallachia, and before that they were focusing on whether to focus on Bosnia or Greece. The Ottomans on the peninsula argued endlessly.
This is not just a matter of choosing the enemy for both parties. It is more about taking the opportunity to fight for the dominance of the Bucharest court. Regardless of the result, the winning party is bound to prevail in the court.
But now Sophia has made a decision.
I want to declare war on Hungary!
Although he did not say this sentence from his mouth, Sophia's move has told everyone her thoughts, which makes Bodped's view of Prato even worse.
He didn't understand why the Grand Duchess suddenly made such a decision, thinking that maybe he could try to change Sophia's thoughts after knowing the reason, and Bodpeide glanced at Nashan who had just followed in slowly.
It was just Nashan who cast his eyes that made Bodped quickly realize that it might be difficult to convince the stubborn female grandpa this time.
The continent of Europe in the summer of 1501 is destined to be uneven. Even though the chaos that suddenly emerged inside the Ottoman Empire has not been threatened for a while, in the Balkans, a Europe called gunpowder barrels in later generations, it is still filled with heavy war clouds.
Since the beginning of summer, the connection between North Bosnia and Bohemia has caused Wallachia's vigilance, and the frequent friction between the two parties before has even more so that the two countries are struggling.
And at this time, the act of the Grand Duchess of Wallachia, Sophia Alexandra Barooli, suddenly decided to send troops to Hungary, which made the tension in the area even stronger.
At the end of June, a Wallachian army first advanced from the direction of the Mures Plain to Hungary. Although this team was not strong, it quickly aroused the vigilance of the Hungarians.
But even so, the Hungarians were only cautious and only strengthened their vigilance, and at the same time they sent the news to the palace of Prague.
Although the Wallachia nobles were cheered, many people were still puzzled by Sophia ’s sudden decision, and when the ministers understood the true intentions of the female prince, they did not know how to evaluate it. This is decided.
Sophia ’s purpose of sending troops to Hungary was actually only one, that is, he did not want Emperor Maximian to deploy troops because Ladislas II tried to reunite Hungary, and even delay the war against the French.
When this reason was known, the ministers of Wallachia couldn't help but silence, they didn't know whether to cheer for the wisdom of the female prince, or to lament that they had such a reckless irrational monarch.
Obviously, the timing of Sophia ’s troop dispatch was quite subtle, or even the monarchs in history who were regarded as heroes may not be able to seize such a clever opportunity to join a battle for territorial resources and crowns.
But Sophia ’s reason was so frustrating, especially when she saw the new Wallachian army equipped with weapons purchased from Naples for a large price into the war, and those who began to rejoice The noble Baladia nobles could not help but start to worry.
Sure enough, in early July, the King of Bohemia, Ladislas II, announced that he would take back the western part of Hungary occupied by Emperor Maximian.
If Alexander heard the news, he would remember that it would be the last of a series of wars launched during the reign of Ladislas II, and it would also be a war that had made his reputation annihilated.
Alexander didn't know what Sophia did for him. If he knew, he would only persuade Sophia to be patient a little more. That might work better.
It was precisely because of Ladislas II ’s attempt to reunify the whole of Hungary, Emperor Maximian ’s reaction to the French invasion of Italy was somewhat affected, and he had to consider how to stop Ladisla while sending troops to Italy. His ambitions clearly influenced his actions in sending troops to Italy.
However, out of vigilance against the French, the Vienna court did its best to send all the troops it could mobilize to join the anti-French alliance.
Now the Austrian army has not only surrounded Milan, but has also crossed Parma, and has entered the eastern part of Rome, Venice, and Ferrara troops, marching towards the direction of Montina.
The messenger sent to Pisa had not returned, but Charlene could not wait.
His previous uneasiness has now become a reality. When he heard that the Austrian army had crossed Parma, Charlene realized that what he was most worried about had finally happened.
In fact, such signs have already appeared before, and the Montina defenders' active counterattacks have become frequent. Their artillery is almost no money to bombard French positions. Although such damage and damage are limited, Charlene But realized that this is not a good sign.
Sure enough, without waiting for a reply from Bowenken in Pisa, Charlene received the bad news that the Venice and Ferrara forces had finally arrived in the suburbs of Montina.
Xia Erlun no longer hesitated, he issued an order to withdraw troops.
"Everyone, this will be a terrible march. I do n’t know how far we have to go, or where to stop next, but I know that if you stay here, it ’s a dead end. So after starting the march, I want to Do n’t stop, we will be safe only if we get rid of the enemy ’s pursuit as soon as possible. Now you are fighting for yourself.

Xiaerlun's words made the officers look at each other. They didn't understand why this legendary general was so pessimistic, but looking at Xiaerlun's serious expression, they also knew that the situation was probably really serious.
"Master, are we going to retreat with Earl Provence?" An officer asked "You know that if we drop the Earl, this will be a very serious crime, so ..."
"The knight doesn't need you to worry about it," Charlene waved his hand to stop the officer's next words. "I just need you to take the king's army safely, and I will bear the blame."
Xiaerlun's words made the officers even more uneasy. They knew that even the most stupid generals would only make such a cowardly decision to drop their friendly troops when the situation had reached an irreparable point.
And Charlene is doing this now, which makes them feel like a catastrophe.
"Destroy everything you can't take away!" Some people have already begun to give orders to the people around them.
"No," Charlene uttered a voice to stop "Leave all those things, especially the valuables that are not easy to move, don't destroy them. This can keep our enemies busy for a while, so now we have to do our own thing. Well, I hope we can leave here before the Venetian appears. "
The officers who heard the order immediately took action, and the barracks that had already heard the wind became panic-stricken were suddenly busy.
"Roman Thesia, here is the end of my life."
Charlene sat down slowly, looked up at the sun above him, and looked in the direction of Pisa. Charlene sighed slightly disappointed.
Although he is a life-and-death political opponent in the court, Charlene does not think that Bowwicken is a man of will, especially Bowwicken is a shrewd general on the battlefield.
But now Bowwicken has not responded for a long time, which makes Charlene realize that maybe Bowwicken is already in greater trouble.
As to whether he will retreat to Charlene alone, he still has the last luxury. He hopes to meet with Bowwicken to increase the strength of self-protection. Because the French army has been sporadicly divided into different parts, it seems that Florence was the center of the coalition that gradually carried out centripetal attacks, and it had the momentum of destroying each French army and eventually annihilating the whole army.
But the late and unreported Bowwicken reminded Charlene that maybe there was something wrong with the pizza, but now he has completely ignored the Count of Provence.
Bowwicken was indeed in trouble. The coalition forces that had been dead in Pisa City suddenly became active in the past few days. They first dropped their troops along the coast behind the French army through the pier, and attacked several French troops. After the troops, Bowwicken destroyed an important supply camp on the south bank of the Arno River.
When the French arrived, the coalition retreated immediately, but soon another coalition landed again, and then they began to destroy bridges along the river bank on the south bank of the Arno River.
The pizza's unusual behavior caused Bowwicken to be vigilant, but for a moment he did not know what the enemy wanted to do.
Until the early morning of July 15, several gates of the blocked Pisa city suddenly opened, and a force composed of Taranto, Pisa, and Catalans poured out from inside.
At the same time, the fleet upstream from the estuary of the Arno River sent the coalition forces to the plains outside the city of Pisa.
This is a Catalan mercenary who looks sturdy and like a barbarian. Unlike the frontal unit that is engaged in combat with the French army, this unit immediately frantically began to face the French position after landing. Headlessly rushed.
After being surrounded for nearly a month, the Pisa started to fight back.
Bowwicken didn't expect the enemy to counterattack suddenly, and what surprised him was that the enemy's strength was obviously much larger than he thought ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Especially those Catalans joined, Bowenken seemed to see Ferdinand's shadow.
Of course, he did not know that this was actually the product of the strong financial strength of the trade union.
A wealthy businessman far from the Iberian peninsula employed large amounts of gold to hire these Catalans, known for their bravery and bravery, and then transported them to the Italian peninsula endlessly.
Gold can hire powerful mercenaries, but what really insists on the defense of Pisa is the city defense army mainly based on the pizza group commanded by Nikolai Machini.
Fighting, saw-like offense and defense, the inevitable mass casualties, and the hot season and harsh environment have gradually consumed the sharpness of the French army.
Fatigue and war exhaustion have gradually covered the French army.
"It is the most appropriate time to launch a counterattack at this time. The Duchess will thank you for this, and the Pisa branch openly opened by your daughter, the distinguished Estelles can be a pivotal part of the future Alexander dynasty. . "
This is what Rev. Valverde said to him privately when he convinced Lucrezia. It does n’t matter how much this hint means, but Lucrezia is suffering from all the officers of the City Defense Army headed by Mazzini. After a hard night's discussion, he finally made a decision to fight back.
As for the Pisa Legion ’s mission, it was not to eliminate the enemies in person, but to delay the French army ’s actions as much as possible.
Xia Erlun's most worrying thing finally appeared, and his connection with Bowwicken was completely cut off.