The Rise of the European Emperor

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This is simply a divine turning point that stunned European countries! Originally, everyone thought that Maximilian I came to Rome aggressively with an army of 20,000 to coerce the Pope to crown him. Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Rome, just because of a word from Pope Julius II, the 20,000 Austrian army turned around and headed north without saying anything. Moreover, just to escort a bishop to Siena to take office...

Not only the representatives of various countries in Rome were stunned, but the people of the Republic of Siena were also dumbfounded. They wished they could kill the pig Collenny, but at this time, they must not give in to the Pope's request. Because, once this opening is opened, the right to investiture bishops in the Republic of Siena will belong to the Holy See in the future. This is secondary, the most important thing is that they will have nothing to do with "tithes" in the future. Without these taxes, the official Republic of Siena would be in financial distress immediately.

Therefore, even though he wished to kill the idiot Coleni, the governor of the Republic of Siena, Pandolfo Petrucci, had to stand up and say at this time that the rumors about Bishop Coleni scolding the Pope were purely fabricated. Bishop is very disciplined...

However, Coleni was scolding Julius II at a public banquet, and there were many people present. In addition to French diplomats, there are many businessmen and diplomats from other Italian states. After their propaganda, it is really difficult for the Republic of Siena to deny it...

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And just when the Siena people were tangled up, news came from the southeast border that made them even more tangled-Maximilian I had brought an army of 20,000 to escort Giulio di Giuliano de The Medici's car came to the southeast border pass on the Avenue of Francisco - Radicofani...

At the same time, the attitude of the Holy See is quite tough-take it or fight...

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Julius II gave the Republic of Siena three days to consider, but even if it was given three years to consider, the Siena people would not be willing to return control of the Siena Church to the Holy See. So, three days later, there was no movement from Siena. And the people of Siena are also betting that Maximilian I will not really help the Holy See fight...

It's a pity that the people of Siena miscalculated, and the Austrian army of Maximilian I really did it...

Of course, the Austrian army did not storm Radicofani, but began shelling the pass walls of Radicofani...

Even so, the Sienese were scared to death. Because, although Radicofani has a steep pass, there are only 3,000 defenders.

If Austria's "20,000 elite army" launches a strong attack, Radicofani's 3,000 Italian mercenaries will absolutely not be able to resist.

At this time, the French also felt that something was wrong, and began to send people to Maximilian I's barracks to mediate, hoping that the emperor would give up his attack on Siena.

But Austria and France are mortal enemies. Maximilian I forced the French envoy back with one sentence—return the land of the Principality of Burgundy, and I will withdraw my troops immediately...

How could the French envoy agree? Had no choice but to leave in despair. The northwest of Burgundy is close to the southeast of Paris, like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of France. Otherwise, France would not have taken the risk of war to take it here.

Moreover, France was very lucky at the time. Because, at that time, Austria happened to be at war with Matthias I of Hungary, and they were defeated, even losing their hometown Vienna. In desperation, Maximilian I signed the humiliating treaty, recognizing France's occupation of most of the Duchy of Burgundy.

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Seeing that Maximilian I could not be persuaded, the French had to make another plan. On the one hand, the French suggested that Siena deploy a large army to support Radicofani. As long as Maximilian I's army is blocked at Radicofani, the first pass, it will be considered a success. Because, although Maximilian I's army is powerful, it may not be willing to fight for the Holy See.

On the other hand, the French diplomats in Rome wrote to the country, suggesting that France send troops to support Siena to prevent Siena from being conquered by Maximilian I's army.

But what the French didn't know was that at the same time, Frundsberg, far away in Switzerland, also commanded an army of 10,000 under his command to launch an attack on the defenders composed of Swiss and French in western Switzerland. The offensive is fierce...

In fact, whether it was Maximilian I or Frundsberg, their attacks were feints. Of course, in order to make the performance more realistic, the momentum was still quite large, and the shelling was frequent enough. Otherwise, I can't scare people...

Which is more important to France, Siena or Switzerland? This is needless to say. Even if Siena wins, it is nothing more than Pope Julius II, who was disgusted and did not deal with King Louis XII of France. And Switzerland, for France, is what really matters...

Switzerland can recruit many powerful Swiss mercenaries to fight for France. However, if the Habsburg family is allowed to occupy the whole of Switzerland, the Habsburg family who ruled this area will definitely not allow the locals to fight against their enemy France. Even, the locals will be absorbed by the Habsburg family army...the positive and the negative, then France will become weaker, and the enemy Austria will be stronger...Therefore, the French regard Switzerland as an extremely important strategic location . Its importance is much higher than Siena...

After all, France does not seem to have any deep hatred for Pope Julius II. Before, when Charles VIII was on the throne, Julius II was even an ally with France. It wasn't until Louis XII came to power and chose to form an alliance with Alexander VI, the sworn enemy of Julius II, that the relationship between the two sides deteriorated, but it was not to the point of life and death...

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From the time when Maximilian I's army began shelling the walls of Radicofani, the Sienese knew that things could not go well this time. So, as a last resort, the Sienese began to gather a large army to support Radicofani.

Because I didn't expect it to rise sharply, the standing army of the Republic of Siena is actually less than 10,000 people at this time. Among them, the capital city of Siena has 4,000 troops, Radicofani has 3,000 troops, and the province of Grosseto on the west coast has less than 3,000 troops.

In order to defend Radicofani, the governor of the Republic of Siena, Pandolfo Petrucci, ordered that 2,000 people be drawn from the city of Siena and 2,000 people from the province of Grosseto to form an army of 4,000 people. Reinforcement team, supporting the Radicofani Fortress.

At the same time, Pandolfo Petrucci issued a general mobilization order, requiring the 10,000 militiamen of the Republic of Siena to gather urgently and concentrate in the direction of Siena City.

These 10,000 militiamen were not regular troops, but the Sienese were martial and rich. Therefore, these 10,000 militiamen gather from time to time for training during the slack season. Although the combat effectiveness of these militiamen is relatively average, they are definitely enough to defend the city. At least, it is much stronger than a pure minzhuang who has not been trained.

In the end, the defense plan of the Republic of Siena was: 7,000 regular troops and 5,000 militias jointly defended Radicofani; 1,000 regular troops were left to defend the mountain road from Grosseto to Siena; the remaining 2,000 The regular army and 5,000 militiamen are mainly responsible for guarding Siena City and the pass north of Siena City...

Of course, Marin didn't know about these arrangements. At this time, Marin had already arrived in Grosseto. With a group of men, he took a special path and went to a hidden mountain village a few kilometers west of Siena, which he had chosen before the army. There, Marin piled up a lot of grain there.

At this time, the army under Marin's command has just begun to prepare for the final preparations before landing in Grosseto...

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