The Rise of the European Emperor

A month passed quickly, the recruits on Marin's side had not been trained yet, and the Pope's decree was delivered there. Of course, for confidentiality, the order was first sent to the Archbishopric of Cologne, the Bishopric of Münster, the Bishopric of Osnabrück and East Friesland. Leave a buffer period for the parties to deal with, so as not to make it public at once and attract external interference.

When the Pope's order was delivered to the Archbishopric of Cologne, except for the following people who were a little surprised, the seven high-ranking officials of the Archbishopric of Cologne were as stable as Mount Tai. It was the Holy See's pot anyway, they were just doing what they were ordered to do. Moreover, they have enough benefits. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the Archbishopric of Cologne, but some priests are angry.

On the Bishopric of Münster and the Bishopric of Osnabrück, it's just frying...

Coincidentally, at this time the bishops of the Bishopric of Münster and the Bishopric of Osnabrück were both Conrad from the Count of Rietberg, and Conrad, the Count of Rietberg. The second son of King V. In the Bishopric of Münster, Bishop Conrad is called Conrad II. In the bishopric of Osnabruck, he was called Conrad IV.

However, Bishop Conrad became Bishop of Osnabrück in 1482 and Bishop of Münster in 1497.

One person is also the bishop of two bishoprics. Originally, Bishop Conrad was very trusted by Hermann IV, the archbishop of Cologne. However, in the face of personal interests and family interests, Herman IV decisively sold Bishop Conrad...

Speaking of which, Bishop Conrad is also unlucky. The two bishops he held concurrently were all sold to Marin by the Holy See.

"Even if you leave me a bishopric of Osnabruck..." Bishop Conrad was full of tears. The Pope's decree almost caused the originally powerful Bishop Conrad to lose all his secular power at once. How can he not be angry?

Power, like drugs, is nothing if you never enjoy it. However, if you have tried the feeling of being in control, and then lose it, it will be very uncomfortable. Therefore, some leaders of later generations will age very quickly after abdication. Not as high-spirited as when he was on stage.

Bishop Conrad, who originally had the secular governance of two bishoprics of more than 12,000 square kilometers, was suddenly deprived of all secular governance, as if his muscles and bones had been pulled out, which made it very unbearable.

So, the unwilling Bishop Conrad decided to appeal. He knew that it was impossible for the Holy See to take back its fate completely. Therefore, he decided to appeal. For example, keep the largest southern half of the Bishopric of Münster. Or, keep a bishopric of Osnabruck for him...

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but,

Marin could not have given Conrad a chance. As soon as he received the Pope's order, Marin began to gather troops and prepare to go south.

After careful consideration, Marin decided to choose 5,000 veterans and 7,000 recruits to go south together. In East Frisian, 3,000 veterans and 5,000 new recruits are left to guard.

At the same time, the East Frisian militia was also summoned to 3,000 people and marched to the Counties of Oldenburg, under the command of Adler, to prevent the Counties of Oldenburg from being attacked by the enemy.

In addition, Marin once again summoned 10,000 strong people to act as people's husbands and transport baggage. Mainly, a lot of artillery and shells, and a lot of supplies.

Moreover, with 10,000 strong people accompanying them, they can also be strong, scare and frighten those who have different ideas...

At the expedition ceremony, the whole family came to see him off except for the Adler and his wife, who were far away in the county of Oldenburg. Sr. Hoffman and Mrs. Mary took Simon, Albert and Anne to wave goodbye to Marin. Angela hugged little Caesar and kissed Marin affectionately goodbye before the battle...

On the side, Ferris also held a "little radish head" and said goodbye to Marin affectionately. Of course, Ferris had no name or distinction, but she didn't dare to hug and kiss Malin in public.

At the beginning of December last year, Ferris gave birth to a boy, who looked like Marin. Marin was finally relieved—there was no green on his head... Then, Marin happily named this "little radish head" Robert...

Everyone doesn't know why, I don't know why Felice's son was named Robert, but Marin would tell them that it was because he suddenly thought of the "little radish head" mentioned in the previous life language... If you say To be honest, I will be beaten by the violent Ferris...

"Hey, boy, I hope you can become the Pope in the future! With your grandfather taking care of it, it is not difficult to canonize a cardinal, and then your father, I will prepare 1 million Ducat gold coins for you. "Looking at the aggressive little guy, Marin thought proudly. Caesar succeeded to the throne and Robert became Pope. Moreover, these two goods are his own sons, that feeling is very exciting just thinking about it. However, the great Holy See will also welcome their first radish-headed pope...

"Pope Radish I...haha..." Looking at the stubborn little Robert in Ferris' arms, Marin almost laughed out loud.

After saying goodbye to his family and his left-behind subordinates, Marin led a 12,000-strong army and 10,000 strong people, and set off with 30 short-barreled Karen heavy artillery.

Unlike the dozen or so 18-pounder short-barreled Karen guns used in Denmark before, 24-pounder Karen guns have been produced through the efforts of craftsmen in the gun foundry. Moreover, its overall weight is also very light, only 750 kg. If 30 24-pounder Karen cannons were to attack together, the ordinary oak city gate would not be able to stand it.

In order to confuse others, Marin ordered copper paint to be painted on the exterior of the Karen cannon, making people mistakenly believe that it was a bronze cannon. How many countries in Europe have the financial resources to make so many copper heavy artillery? Anyone who engages in an arms race with Marin and believes that Marin used bronze cannons will definitely be bankrupted...

In addition, the Bishopric of Münster and the Bishopric of Osnabrück, because of the support of the Holy See and the Archbishopric of Cologne, never thought that any vassal state would dare to attack them. Therefore, they have no plans to replace the iron gate.

When Marin led a large army into the Bishopric of North Münster, the army here was defenseless. Moreover, the North Münster area seems to be a remote area of ​​the Bishopric of Münster. The development efforts are not enough, and there are not even a few cities. Even if there were, they were all micro-cities not much bigger than the town, and there was no need to talk about city defenses and defenders.

After forcing down several outposts on the northern border of the Bishopric of Münster, Marin's army easily broke into the hinterland of North Münster, unstoppable...