The Rise of the European Emperor

Waiting for a rainy day is not so easy. When you want a sunny day, it may be raining continuously. But when you want rainy days, the sun shines all day long. Bonitz is like this. He hopes to wait for the rainy day before launching a siege, but in the eastern part of the Netherlands, the rainfall is not small, and there are actually a series of sunny days...

While the Guedes waited for the rainy day, their opponents were not idle. Although it is only for acting, the Habsburg family really hopes that the 25-year-old who colluded with France, the Principality of Gerdes, is finished. Therefore, the young and handsome King Philip also performed diligently. Even Maximilian I, who was far away in Innsbruck, also actively cooperated with the performance.

Pretending to have just received the information, Maximilian I, in the name of Emperor Shinra, publicly denounced the invasion of the Duchy of Brabant by the army of the Duchy of Geddes. At the same time, I request the princes of the entire German region, hoping that one prince can stand up and help relieve the siege. Even Maximilian I promised that if any prince was willing to help relieve the siege, he would be awarded the Lower Gedes area, the largest area of ​​the Gedes company.

However, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was also prepared. Just after Maximilian I sent a letter publicly accusing Ged of the attack, Charles II also made a public letter. He pointed out that the Principality of Gerdes sent troops this time only to rescue the innocent Swiss "people" captured by the Habsburg family. Moreover, he accused Maximilian I of the illegal and violent kidnapping of the 17,000 "Swiss people". Therefore, it was just for him to send troops to rescue the innocent "Swiss people" who were kidnapped...

But the behavior of Maximilian I openly asking all the German princes for help just proves one point - the Habsburg family army in the Netherlands is not enough to deal with the army of the Principality of Geddes... For this reason, Geddes Duke Charles II was very pleased...

Then, things were as expected by Charles II - most of the German princes chose to wait and see. As for the several leaders of the Worms Imperial Council, such as the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Cologne, and the Elector of Saxony, although they did not explicitly support the Duchy of Gedes, they said that they needed to send people to investigate and collect evidence... Apparently it's procrastination...

You know, on the surface, investigation and evidence collection are for fairness. However, now that the army of the Principality of Ged has besieged the Parson concentration camp, the military strength of the Habsburg family in the Netherlands is seriously insufficient. And delaying time is equivalent to supporting the Principality of Gede.

Not only that, after the Principality of Geddes sent troops, Louis XII was not alone. Although the French sent 10,000 troops to Switzerland for reinforcements, there were still 10,000 or 20,000 people in the country. In order to create pressure on the Habsburg family, Louis XII publicly dispatched tens of thousands of troops to the County of Flanders, which borders the northeastern part of the Kingdom of France and the most western part of the Austrian Netherlands.

Nominally, Louis XII announced that he had discovered rebel forces in the Counties of Artois and was going to quell the rebellion. But everyone with discernment knows that the French army is there to scare the Habsburg family...

after all,

The Earl of Flanders is the core region of the Austrian Netherlands. Even Ghent, where Prince Philip lives, is also the capital of the county of Flanders.

The French have tens of thousands of troops on the border, apparently putting pressure on the Habsburg family. Ghent has seven thousand troops, but when the French reach the border, these people will not dare to move. After all, these 7,000 men were the last major military force of the Habsburgs in the Netherlands (the rest were transferred to Switzerland). Leaving Flanders for Brabant, the French might actually attack the most prosperous part of the Austrian Netherlands...

Obviously, only relying on the strength of the Habsburg family in the Netherlands region is not capable of going to the Parson concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant to relieve the siege. Then, all of Europe turned their attention to the Grand Duchy of the North Sea. Because, as everyone knows, the only thing the Habsburgs can count on now is Marin...

On the surface, Prince Philip did openly ask the Grand Duchy of Beihai for help on behalf of the Habsburg family, hoping that Beihai would send troops to help relieve the siege.

However, the military commander "Schwartz" who was in charge of staying behind in the Grand Duchy of Beihai soon announced that because Grand Duke Marin left the mainland for the wild continent, he was only given the right to mobilize troops to defend the mainland before leaving. Therefore, he did not have the power to mobilize troops and horses 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 knew that Marin went overseas, and the Habsburg family didn't know where the Wild Continent was. So, everyone thought that it was only a matter of time before the Principality of Gerd took down Parsons...

Apparently, Charles II of the Duchy of Gerdes also thought so:

"Hahaha, Beihai Kingdom is not on the side of the Habsburg family this time. I see what that old boy Maximilian I can do this time!"

"However, Lord Duke, now Beihai Kingdom has dispatched several large teams, disguised as caravans, to request to take over several cities in the Lower Gedes area! Lord Duke, how should we respond?" Minister De Bruyne said worriedly.

Charles II waved his hand and said:

"It's nothing, the most important thing is to capture the Parsons concentration camp right now. Well, let those cities put the Beihai Kingdom's team into the city first... By the way, do those people have weapons? How many people are there? many?"

De Bruyne recalled and said:

"According to the report of the following people, only a small number of people dressed as guards carried weapons. The rest were all dressed as civilians, and it seemed that they came to take over administrative power..."

"It's better if it's not the army..." Charles II breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he warned:

"Remember to appease this group of people. Now that we haven't captured Parsons concentration camp, we must not offend Beihai Kingdom. Otherwise, if they send troops at this time, we will fall short."

"But... Your Excellency, do you really intend to hand over the Lower Geddes region to the North Sea Country?" De Bruyne asked.

"No way, I just intend to hold the other side first. When we defeat all the Habsburg armies in the Netherlands and stabilize the situation. At that time, we will join forces with the French army, plus With those 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, we have enough strength to turn against the North Sea Kingdom..."

"The Duke is wise..."

...

At this time, Maximilian I issued a second wave of orders, claiming to have conclusive evidence that the Duchy of Gerdes had colluded with France. If any vassal state is willing to help send troops to rescue the Parson concentration camp, he has enough reasons to declare that Charles II, Duke of Geddes treason, and sentence him to the Lower Geddes area...

However, when the Imperial Council asked Maximilian I for conclusive evidence, Maximilian I was secretive... This made most German princely states think that Maximilian I was bluffing...

In fact, the relevant letters had long been brought to the Principality of Clifford by Schwartz. And these previous performances were just for Schwartz to hand over the letters stolen from the Royal Palace of Paris to John II, Duke of Clive, to create momentum...