The Rise of the European Emperor

According to the previous discussions between the North Sea Kingdom, the Duchy of Clever and the Habsburg family, although Duke John II of Clever agreed to send troops in name, he obviously refused to carry the words of "stealing letters from the Royal Palace of France" on his back. Black pot. And Marin's North Sea Kingdom did not dare, so the "provider" of the final letter could only be the Habsburg family. After all, the Habsburgs were not afraid of France. Moreover, they and France have long been torn apart by the problems of Burgundy.

However, Maximilian I was also unwilling to bear the notoriety of "sending someone to steal letters from the French royal palace". It is not that he is afraid of France, but that he is unwilling to bear the notoriety of "instructing people to go to France to steal". This reputation, for a monarch, is very disgraceful.

So, Maximilian I finally came up with a solution-he claimed that a robber named "Pedro" was willing to provide him with a batch of evidence that could prove that the Duchy of Gede colluded with France, and offered 10,000 gold coins. . If someone is willing to take over the job of helping Parsons to rescue the siege, he will pay for the batch of evidence and authorize it to the princes who are willing to lead troops to relieve the siege...

The name Pedro is very Spanish, and Maximilian I was also a chicken thief. By saying this, he is obviously throwing the blame on the Spaniard. Spain and France are also mortal enemies, and the two sides were still fighting in Italy before. Therefore, it makes sense to throw the blame for such theft on the Spaniards. Unfortunately, the Spaniards could not refute. Because, Maximilian I just pointed out that a thief named "Pedro" had a batch of evidence, but he didn't announce that Pedro was sent by Spain... He just made a hint, and he didn't clearly says...

As such, things get complicated. Because, Maximilian I is clearly implying that Spain, together with the Habsburg family, is looking for trouble with the French...

If there were only the Habsburg family, in the current form, there might be German princes who would stand in line with the French. However, now it seems that the Spaniards are also involved, and things are complicated...

You know, the Spaniards are not easy to mess with. Before in Italy, they beat the French away. Moreover, the Spanish army is now on the Italian peninsula, not far from the German region. If you rush to stand in line, and the Spanish army goes north... that's the end...

Therefore, the hand of Maximilian I really frightened a lot of people, even Louis XII was frightened by the chrysanthemum - he almost forgot, in the south, there is a Spain who beat France...

But in fact, in Spain at this time, there is also endless infighting, and there is no time to manage foreign countries...

What's going on in Spain? The main problem is the Kingdom of Castile...

After the death of Isabella I, Prince Juan inherited Isabella I's Castile throne as a matter of course. However, Ferdinand II, the king of Aragon, wanted to unite the kingdom of Castile.

Therefore, on the grounds that Prince Juan was too young, he asked Prince Juan to accept his "guidance", and the father and son "co-rule" the Kingdom of Castile.

Prince Juan listened to his father's words, but it didn't matter. However, the great nobles of the Kingdom of Castile were not happy. After all, when Prince Juan, who has no opinion, is the king, they will have a greater right to speak. And if the old fox of Ferdinand II still ruled Castile, they would be suppressed. Therefore, the ministers of the Kingdom of Castile opposed the co-governance of Ferdinand II. And, for good reason - co-rule with Queen Isabella I, which is customary and lawful. After all, husband and wife co-governance is indeed reasonable. However, your son is an adult and has inherited the throne. You still want to "govern together", shameless? Also, there is no precedent in history...

Therefore, for the right of "co-governance" of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II and the nobles and ministers of Castile launched a fierce infighting, which resulted in Spain being unable to focus its energy abroad.

However, Ferdinand II did not clarify the speculation that Spain was involved in a conspiracy against France with the Habsburgs. Because, Ferdinand II thought - it's good to be misunderstood, just to scare the French...

The acquiescence of Ferdinand II did indeed help the Habsburg family. Some German princes who originally wanted to take advantage of the troubles of the Habsburg family and plan to stab them in the back, saw the powerful Spaniards involved, they retreated, and the Habsburg family escaped... …

You know, the Habsburgs are currently putting their main forces on the Swiss battlefield. If a powerful feudal state stabbed the Habsburg family at this time, the Habsburg family would really be overwhelmed...

Although it had been negotiated in private, in the end, the Principality of Clifford came forward and organized the army to go to the Parson concentration camp to relieve the siege. However, John II, Duke of Clever, did not intend to announce the news too soon. Because, he intends to give the Principality of Gede a surprise attack, lest the other party be prepared.

And just before everything was announced, the 500 scout cavalry under Sauer was dispatched in advance...

Under Schwartz's arrangement, Sauer's 500 elite scout cavalry all changed into the clothes of other countries and quietly entered the territory of the Duchy of Brabant. Then, these people will be responsible for finding out the guards that are scattered outside the Principality of Gerd, and quietly remove them...

The army of the Principality of Gedes is not a fool. They are naturally prepared to prevent the Habsburg family from sending reinforcements. Therefore, the other party will inevitably send out sentries and place them on the periphery to avoid being taken advantage of.

Of course, because they were worried that the Habsburgs would send reinforcements. Therefore, Schwartz concluded that the main direction of the other party's sentry defense must be the west direction...

Therefore, this time, the 500 scout cavalry that Sauer has no less than 500, is also the priority to clear the sentry of the Gede company from the west direction...

Are you worried that these scout cavalry will be discovered by enemy scouts first? That's impossible...because the scout cavalry under Sauer is equipped with binoculars, and the enemy doesn't...even if the scout to intercept the enemy fails, it is difficult to be discovered by the enemy first... After all, Sauer's reconnaissance The cavalry is more formal than the opponent, and it is also equipped with a reconnaissance weapon such as a telescope...

Therefore, the scouts of Beihai Kingdom generally find their opponents before the enemy. Even if there is a mistake, you can rely on the enemy to find the opponent's advantage first and retreat in advance...

The reason why Schwartz first sent people to clear the enemy's outposts from the west, in addition to preventing the enemy from discovering the army of his own sneak attack, also has the meaning of misleading the enemy to guard against the west. After all, the number of enemy sentries is limited, and if there is a problem in the west, they will definitely give priority to the western direction. In this way, the east and northeast sides are empty, which is convenient for the sneak attack of the Beihai Kingdom...