Your Majesty......"

"I know what you're going to say." John sat on his armored warhorse, his face gloomy. Vasika followed behind him, trying to speak but was blocked back.

The fortress of Sinva was reopened on John's orders, and with it a new defense system for the Serbian border area. But all these acts of making amends happened after the loss of the sheep, so John's mood could not be happy.

"Go back to Combrigne first, let the light horses go back, and tie up the Jewish doctor from Constantinople."

Behind the army was a long line of bound mercenaries, all disarmed and unarmoured. The few war horses that the mercenaries had also became the supplies of the Phoenix Legion.

"You don't really want to start a head-on conflict with Austria like Miss Carrouette said?"

"Frederick has made a threat to my life and the princess's life, why should I keep that boring kindness?" John's eyes were cold, "Sinwa is just a starting point. Such a provocation, as royalty, is no different from blasphemy. Frederick was only a mere Duke of Austria, and even if the Pope were to crown him, he would be no more than a symbolic leader of the many barbarian states of Germania. Once the Bohemian conflict breaks out and spreads, how many people in the whole of Germany can protect themselves? Someone should pay for the sins that the red fox has done in Bohemia. ”

Although he can't feel anything yet, Vasica can also faintly feel from the daily communication between Giovanni and Jeffrey that the contradictions hidden between the Bohemian kingdoms will definitely not end so easily.

Under the care of the logistic doctors and supply officers accompanying the legion, Sophia was getting better day by day, so much so that by the time the troops marched to Epirus, the little girl was able to abandon the cart and move on her own on the docile military horses that were not too bumpy.

However, when Caluejie told Sophia about John's determination to fight with hope, the little girl remained unusually silent. In Kalujie's impression, Sophia will give her opinion when John makes any less rational decisions, and John seems to carefully analyze and think about Sophia's opinion.

However, Sophia, who was still surprised by John's almost crazy decision in the cave that night, did not intend to say anything at this time.

"Your Royal Highness, that's the Duchy of Austria, that's the empire of the Germans, that's most of Europe!" Kalujie covered her forehead in despair, "According to the current size of the empire, it shouldn't be ......"

"He shouldn't be the slightest bit angry, my dear sister Kalujie." Sophia smiled leisurely on her horse, "What's more, I'm actually quite angry. ”

"Your Majesty?!" Kalujie looked at the little girl in amazement, "You shouldn't be dominated by your emotions...... In the hands of you and His Majesty John is the fate of the Empire......"

"Carlujie, let me tell you a very simple truth."

"Your Majesty......"

"Since the founding of the city of New Rome, the empire has grown from a huge empire to a crumbling appearance more than a dozen years ago, and has always held the Bosphorus, the only barrier to the barbarians wielding the crosses of heresy." Sophia said word by word, with a calm smile on her face, "Our great empire, the country of the true Romans, the heart of the entire world civilization. Year after year, we fought fiercely against the infidels, and the blood of the soldiers of the Roman Empire was enough to stain the entire Eastern Mediterranean. We have created a hotbed, a beautiful cradle for those barbarians, and their ridiculous civilization has gone from blood-drinking and looting to now finally mixing up a little bit of humanity...... Calujie, think about it, how did they repay the empire? ”

"Rome has long been accustomed to rebellion, has long been accustomed to betrayal. The devastated land and the extremely deformed bureaucracy had indeed brought down the empire long ago...... But this is not a reason for them to look greedily at the promised land behind the walls of Theodosius again and again. ”

Sophia gradually retracted her smile: "Rome is too gentle, too kind. They thought that the empire, already confined to a corner of the Balkans, was already in the end of its day. They watched the rest of Constantinople's wealth with impunity, and prepared to leap over the corpses of Rome and launch a new charge against the infidels. I'm afraid that the stupid Pope of Rome is still convinced of the weakness of the Ottomans......"

"Raid on the royal family of the Eastern Empire...... With such a decision, what qualifications does a mere duke of the Duchy of Austria have to point fingers at the imperial power in the Purple Chamber? ”

"Your Highness......" Kalujie seemed to have never seen Sophia burst into such emotions.

If John and Sophia on weekdays only show the natural calmness of the heirs of the approachable aristocratic families, now Sophia in front of her, wrapped under her shoulder coat, is the empire's Barcelona Lisa.

The royal family had been in decline to such an extent that the whole continent seemed to think that Rome had become an object of slaughter, blackmail, and plunder. The empire that changed the world in the palm of his sleeve has long since disappeared into the long river of history.

"Kalujie, you will definitely be my brother's right-hand man in the future. In many cases, as core staff, we should provide feasible help and reference for his decision-making, rather than blindly questioning it. Sophia waved her whip, and the horse caught up with John in front of her in three or two steps.

"Then Your Highness...... What do you think is the capital of the Reich that currently rivals Austria? ”

"Kalujie, not all competition and resistance need corresponding strength. Well, these are some of the things that were promised to you before. John threw a purse to Caruette, which should have been a lot of ducats, "If the strength is equal to be qualified to launch a challenge, then the Empire's decision to hold Constantinople in the first place seems a little stupid now." Frederick must have thought the same way, the Empire was now helpless in the face of the Ottoman Empire, how could it be possible to take time out of Austria to interfere in internal affairs? ”

Kalujie wondered, "Isn't that the case?" ”

"Our task on the Balkan coast is now to defend, and only when the rear is completely quiet will we be able to cross the Aegean Sea with peace of mind. Actually, this is a very simple truth. We will pay all our strength against the Ottomans, and at this time, if the tragedy of the Crusades is staged again,"

"So, let the Habsburgs be for their arrogance...... Give something for it. ”

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