In the past, Louis XII valued Milan very much because the Po River Plain where Milan is located is the largest plain and agricultural area in Italy. The city of Milan is also the largest city in Italy.
However, since he learned about the fertilizer effect of volcanic ash soil, the situation in Louis XII's eyes changed - the Po River plain around Milan, which was originally ranked first, was no longer his primary pursuit. What he pursued now was the fertile volcanic ash soil of the Kingdom of Naples...
Moreover, Louis XII did not seize the Principality of Milan in the original plan. It was already a surprise that he could capture Milan before, but he was plundering the city of Milan. Therefore, Louis XII did not care about losing the Principality of Milan. Anyway, in Louis XII's opinion, if he could defeat Spain, he could destroy Ludovico Sforza with just one finger. And if he could not defeat Spain... Milan could not defend it...
Therefore, even if Ludovico Sforza publicly declared war on France after collecting the Spanish money, Louis XII remained indifferent - declared war on France? Is Milan worthy?
Seeing that the French were indifferent and just rescued Milan without any division, the Spanish were anxious. Even the Spanish top player Gonzalo de Cordoba was a little uneasy:
"Why haven't the French divided their troops yet?"
Reports of Spanish spies who pretended to be fishermen to scout the Kingdom of Naples:
"No, it seems that the French don't take Milan seriously at all!"
Gonzalo de Cordova was suddenly a little irritated, and a general next to him suggested:
"Or why we go to the wild continent and get a woman with syphilis back and send it to the surrounding city of Naples to infect the French again?"
He was talking about the reason why France failed to fight against Italy - more than half of the entire army were infected with syphilis and collapsed without fighting...
But the spy shook his head and said:
"I found out that this southern expedition, the French army allowed robbery, but never allowed to find women at will! So, this one is probably not working..."
The French are not fools, and the painful lessons before are there. Louis XII even personally participated in the expedition 19 years ago. How could he make such a mistake for the second time? So, this very good plan was ruled out.
Of course, it is not ineffective. For example, the Italian mercenaries hired by the French do not control their lower body. However, in the eyes of the Spanish, those Italian mercenaries are never opponents. If the main force of the French army does not have any problems, then everything will be useless.
Gonzalo de Cordoba shook his head and said:
"Well, it seems we can only wait until the army is here before we start. By the way, when will the German mercenaries be in place?"
At present, the 20,000 people in Aragon have basically been in place. In the Kingdom of Castile, the 20,000 troops agreed to be gathered and were soon transported to Sicily. Now, Gonzalo de Cordoba is staying on Sicily waiting for the last batch of German mercenaries.
Savaro, the deputy in charge of contact, frowned and said:
"According to the news sent by the carrier pigeons, something went wrong with the German mercenaries. The main reason was that they were blocked by the Venetians. Originally, the 20,000 German mercenaries hired by Spain were gathered in Austria, and they planned to cross the Alps at the junction of northern Venice and Austria. Unfortunately, they were rejected by the Venetians. Obviously, the Venetians were on the side of the French this time..."
No wonder Venice was robbed of the huge profitable spice business by Spain and Portugal, so how could it be without resentment? And these 20,000 German mercenaries were fighting for the Spanish, so it was strange that the Venetians could let them pass through...
In desperation, 20,000 people had to return, heading west from Austria, passing through the Tyrol region to the west. Then, they entered the Graubinden area currently controlled by the Habsburg family, from the only channel south of the Graubinden area to connect Italy, the Mistyre Valley, and headed south into the Italian region.
But after entering the Principality of Milan from the Mistyre Valley, they also encountered problems on the way to the seaside - they were troubled by the people of the Republic of Genea.
Following the normal route, they walked to the Republic of Genea, south of the Principal of Milan, and took a boat to Sicily to join Gonzalo de Cordoba and their convergence was the shortest way.
But the problem is that the Republic of Geneva is a traditional ally of France in Italy...
Originally, France had annexed the Republic of Geneva after 1498, Louis XII became the king of France. Then, after France was defeated by Spain, they took the opportunity to restore their country and parted ways with France and became loyal ally of the Spanish. Even later, the Spanish Empire often borrowed money from bankers of the Republic of Geneva. However, later, the bastard Philip II, the son of Charles V, invented the "state bankruptcy" and
The Republic of Genealogy was relied on the loans of the bankers of Genealogy. Then the Republic of Genealogy also declined. The Austrian super tycoon Fuger family was also the Austrian super tycoon. Because the Fuger family was also the big creditor of the Habsburg family. Philip II caused some "state bankruptcy" and relied on the debts. As a creditor, whether it was a Genealogy banker or a top German banker Fuger family, they could only vomit blood and wait for the decline...
To be honest, the country's bankruptcy is really a rogue. Ordinary people may be ruined if they go bankrupt. Because, even if you make money in the future, a bunch of creditors will come to collect debts. The creditors are not all very reasonable. Many lenders are evil forces. Even if you go bankrupt, as long as you get money, you have to pay them back. Otherwise, you will be repaired and unable to take care of yourself...
However, when the country goes bankrupt, the creditors are really helpless... That is a country, a country with violent institutions. Which evil forces dare to force debts from the country? The army is a decoration? It crushes you in minutes... So, being denied by the country is really a very helpless thing. Even if you want to take revenge, you don't have the ability...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Just like the two developed countries of Greece and Iceland went bankrupt in later generations, a group of losers were watching the fun, and the reporters were talking nonsense in the newspaper, as if both countries were finished.
However, after a few years, everyone discovered that - Damn, why are these two countries still developed countries? Especially Iceland, it is more nourishing than in the past...
Therefore, the country is a country, and individuals are individuals. The bankruptcy of both is not the same thing. If you owe the country money, the country will throw you into prison. The country owes you money... Do you dare to whine? Accept your fate... So, don't look at the American government's closure in later generations, you think the Americans are not good. It's just a process of internal debt and fighting. Your uncle is still your uncle... Don't think that China can turn over and become an uncle because of their closure... Unless the US military disbands, otherwise, the US imperialist will still be your second uncle... If one day, the US military can't pay military salaries and the army mutiny, that is the beginning of the decline of the US. The closure of the government office is just a fight between internal parties. It's not that there is no money, but that the parliament does not agree to the allocation and deliberately slaps a certain public servant in the face...
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Well, it's off topic. Because of the intervention of Marin, the time traveler, the French suffered more serious losses in the First Italian War and paid too much ransom. Therefore, they were unable to annex Geneva. Therefore, the Republic of Geneva is still a French brother and has not changed their camps.
Since the camp has not changed, Genea naturally would not allow the German mercenaries hired by the Spanish to gather in Sicily with their ports and ships.
However, Genea could not afford to offend these 20,000 German mercenaries. So the Genea themselves burned the Longqiao Pier at their port. Then, they drove away all the ships on the pier... There were no ships or piers, and the German mercenaries could only stare at them...
Fortunately, the guide had a pigeon in his hand to contact Sicily. Gonzalo de Cordoba, after learning the news, gave an order - the entire army moved into the Republic of Luca, southeast of Genea, and stood on the dock of Luca. Then, the Mediterranean fleet of the Kingdom of Aragon went back to pick them up...
Chapter completed!