The Rise of the European Emperor

Just as war broke out in the eastern part of Ireland and northern Naples at the same time, Stade in Rome, who received the news, was also ready to attack Florence. However, whether it is possible to open the city gate requires a signal from the Medici family to confirm that the inside and outside can be combined, and then Stade will be notified. Then, the army led by Stade attacked Florence.

At the same time, Julius II also needed to prepare enough horses for the army of Stade. After all, there are two hundred and dozens of kilometers from Rome to Florence. Such a long distance, if you want to run a long-distance attack, even if the pace is fast, it will take at least two days to arrive. Moreover, one person and two horses are also required. Therefore, Julius II needed 14,000 horses, whether it was a war horse or a draught horse, which took a certain amount of time to prepare. When Julius II prepared the horses, Stade's army was almost ready to set off, and they were all lightly armed, and they didn't plan to bring artillery. Otherwise, the trip will be delayed.

Of course, once the raid was successful and the news came back to Rome, Rome would hire some Italian mercenaries to help take over Florence. Although the Italian mercenaries had lower frontal combat power than the German mercenaries, they were still enough to defend the city. The premise is, as long as you don't encounter the inside and outside.

For the problem of cooperating inside and outside, Marin actually made preparations. Since the capture of the city of Rome, in order to avoid being reconciled again. Now, every night, the defenders will set up a line of defense behind the city gate, and arrange for hundreds of people to guard the line to prevent the city gate from being captured.

Moreover, now the inner side of the city gate is no longer just a door bolt, but a large iron lock is added to each city gate. Even if the attackers broke through the defense line and reached the back of the city gate, they would have to face a huge iron lock. And the key to the iron lock was not in the hands of the guards in the city gate hole, but in the hands of the officers in the barracks in the city. Every morning, the officer sends a team of soldiers to each city gate to issue iron lock keys, which are used to open the city gates.

In this way, even if a commando broke through the city gate, they would not be able to open the big iron lock in a short period of time. And after such a delay, the defenders on the city wall had already reacted, came down to support, and would destroy those enemies who broke into the city gate hole.

This approach, which has already been implemented in the cities of East Frisian territory, makes it extremely difficult to combine the inside and the outside. However, in the city of Rome, only the method of increasing the inner defense of the city gate has been implemented for the time being, and there is no method of implementing large iron locks. This is mainly because I am afraid to learn from Florence. Florence now has more commercial connections with Rome, and Marin is also afraid that this secret will be learned by the Florentines, so the city of Florence will not be able to fight. Even if it is to increase the inner defense line of the city gate, Stade, at Marin's request, tried his best to conceal his strength to avoid attracting the attention of the Florentines and the cottage.

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While all parties on the Italian side are gearing up, Marin in East Friesland is not idle. What is Marin doing? He is preparing to take over the Bishopric of Münster...

Before,

Marin consulted with Julius II. Both of them believed that it would be easy to award the Bishopric of Munster to Marin, but it would be very troublesome to get Marin to actually take control of the Bishopric of Munster.

Therefore, in the process of accepting the Bishopric of Munster, it is necessary for Marin to show his muscles and suppress those who are unwilling to lose power in the Bishopric of Munster.

According to the agreement between Marin and Julius II, the religious authority of the Archbishop of Münster will continue to be retained. However, the secular power will go to Marin.

But the problem is that all glory and wealth are obtained because of secular power. Even if the Bishop of Munster is willing to give up, the officials and nobles who are in charge of secular governance in the Bishopric of Munster are not happy. Therefore, some resistance is inevitable. After all, no one wants to easily withdraw from the stage of history.

What Marin has to do is to use a powerful army to enter the Bishopric of Münster, forcing those who are rebellious to bow their heads and make them realize the cruel reality of "disobedience or death".

Moreover, winning the Bishopric of Munster also requires a large number of troops to be stationed. The Bishopric of Münster is currently in its most glorious period. The total land area is estimated to be 7,000 square kilometers, which is larger than the Bishopric of Münster on the map of the German region in 1648 that Marin had seen. It seems that during the religious wars that broke out in the mid-16th century, the Bishopric of Münster lost some of its territory. Later, only more than 6,000 square kilometers remained.

Isn't the reason why Marin wants the Bishopric of Münster so much because the Bishopric of Münster is next to the Ruhr area to the south? Even part of the territory extends into the Ruhr area.

Now, the control of the Ruhr area mainly belongs to the Principality of Clifford (the westernmost part of the Rhine River, mainly agricultural areas, without coal); next to the Duchy of Clifford, the County of Vest, There is a lot of coal, the famous steel city Essen is currently in the territory of Westerbosch); to the east is the Ruhr area of ​​Markboro, which is the largest and has the most coal mines; some belong to Dortmund. The Free City has an area of ​​several hundred square kilometers... In addition to these few forces, there are other forces in the east of the Ruhr area, but there are basically no coal mines there. The core areas are mainly the Ruhr region of Mark Count and the Wester Count.

(It should be pointed out that the country of Westerbosch was annexed by the Archbishopric of Cologne in the Cologne War that broke out in 1582-83. The reason is that the country of Westerbok is on the Protestant side. Infidels. Then, the whole country was destroyed. The previous statement that this place belongs to the Bishopric of Munster is wrong. The map Lao Niu got is the map after the Cologne War, and the Ruhr area was originally The color of the Westerland is the same as that of the Bishopric of Münster, and it belongs to the Archbishopric of Cologne, so Lao Niu misunderstood. But the strange thing is that the country of Westerland is not described in detail on Wiki English. is blank.)

The Bishopric of Münster also has a part of its territory across the Lippe River and deep into the Ruhr area. This part, which happens to be connected to Dortmund, seems to be aimed at strengthening economic ties with Dortmund. After all, Dortmund is also a commercial city, and with Dortmund, there must be great trade interests.

In order to successfully take over the Bishopric of Münster at that time, Marin sent Schwartz, who had just brought back, to recruit troops in the mountains of southern Germany. This time, Marin intends to recruit 7,000 troops.

These 7,000 people are actually intended to be stationed in the Münster area in the future. After all, the Bishopric of Münster is so big that it also needs manpower to station it.

Plus, because there are 7,000 people in Rome to the south. When things happened in Florence, Marin planned to keep 5,000 people stationed in Rome for a long time to ensure his influence on Rome. As for the other two thousand, they were withdrawn to the mainland, either stationed in East Friesland or in the Münster area.

However, Marin could not count on these 7,000 recruits to complete the battle to take over the Bishopric of Munster. To this end, Marin planned to dispatch the 8,000 main troops who stayed in the country to do this. The 7,000 people followed the main force, while training and gaining experience. After the opposition forces of the Bishopric of Münster were eliminated, the 7,000 people remained in Münster as a garrison.

Moreover, Marin believes that the core high-level leaders of the Bishopric of Münster are all in the city of Münster. As long as the city of Munster is taken, then the top part of the Bishopric of Munster will be under his control. As for people in other areas, you can slowly clean up.

Therefore, Marin had already made plans to conquer Munster City. Just take the city of Münster and force the Bishop of Münster to submit. At the same time, the general who controls the generals of the Bishopric of Münster in Münster city. Those little characters below will not be able to turn the tide...

To this end, Marin asked Kohler to form a new chamber of commerce and sent people to the Bishopric of Münster to collect various intelligence. In addition, they also sent troops to lurk in Munster City to see if there is an opportunity to cooperate with the Marin army.

Now, with the details of several major battles gradually starting to circulate in Europe. Opportunities like the cooperation between the inside and the outside are estimated to become less and less. After all, those princes are not fools. In the case of frequent people being recruited, the defense of the city gate will definitely be taken seriously. Therefore, it is very difficult to do such a thing in the future. This time, sending someone to Munster City to see if there is such an opportunity is also a chance. If the military commander-in-chief of the Bishopric of Münster is an idiot, he will give Kohler's men a chance to cooperate with each other. If the coach of the Bishopric of Münster is a shrewd person. Then, Marin intends to take a strong attack. Anyway, Marin is now open to the matter of cooperation between the inside and the outside. His point of view is - I am lucky, I lose my life...

Anyway, Marin has made many preparations. If one method doesn't work, then try another... In short, as long as you are fully prepared, there will always be a method that is suitable for you...