Just when war broke out in the east of the island of Ireland and the north of Naples at the same time, Stader in the city of Rome, who received the news, was also ready to attack Florence. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info However, whether the city gate can be opened requires a signal from the Medici family to confirm that it can be combined inside and outside, and then Stader will be notified. Then, it was Stader who led the army to Florence.

At the same time, Julius II also needed to prepare enough horses for Stader's army. After all, the city of Rome is two hundred kilometers from Florence. With such a long distance, if you want to travel long distance, even if it is fast-paced, it will take at least more than two days to arrive. Moreover, one person and two horses are also needed. Therefore, Julius II needed 14,000 horses, whether they were war horses or horses, which required a certain amount of time to prepare. By the time Julius II had his horses ready, Staad's army was almost ready to go, and they were all lightly armed, and they were not going to bring artillery. Otherwise, it will delay the trip.

Of course, once the attack was successful and word reached Rome, Rome would hire some Italian mercenaries to help take over Florence. Although the frontal combat power of Italian mercenaries was lower than that of German mercenaries, it was still enough to defend the city. The premise is that as long as you don't touch the inside and the outside.

As for the problem of internal and external cooperation, Marin has actually made preparations. Since the capture of the city of Rome, in order to avoid being joined by the outside again. Now, every night, the defenders set up a defensive line behind the city gate, and arranged for hundreds of people to guard the defense line to prevent the city gate from being captured.

Moreover, on the inside of the city gates, no longer only the bolt is used, but a large iron lock is added to each gate. Even if the raiders broke through the line and reached the back of the city gates, they would have to face a huge iron lock. And the key to the iron lock was not in the hands of the defenders in the cave of the city gate, but in the hands of the officers in the barracks in the city. Every morning, the officer sent a group of soldiers to the gates to issue iron locks and keys to open them.

In this way, even if an assault team breaks through the city gate, it will not be able to open the big iron lock in a short time. And after such a delay, the defenders on the city walls have already reacted, come down to support, and will destroy those enemies who break through the city gates.

This approach has already begun to be implemented in cities in East Friesland, making it extremely difficult to integrate the approach from the outside world. However, in the city of Rome, for the time being, only the method of increasing the defense of the inner side of the city gate was implemented, and the method of large iron locks was not yet implemented. This is mainly because I am afraid that I will learn from Florence. Florence now has more commercial ties with Rome, and Marin is afraid that this secret will be learned by the Florentines, so that the city of Florence will not be able to fight. Even if it was to increase the defense line on the inside of the city gate, Stader, at the request of Marin, tried to increase his strength as much as possible to avoid attracting the attention of the Florentines and copycats.

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

Previously, Marin and Julius II had consulted. Both agreed that it would be easy to award the Bishopric of Münster to Marin, but it would be troublesome for Marín to actually take control of the Bishopric of Münster.

Therefore, in the process of accepting the Bishopric of Münster, it was necessary for Marin to flex his muscles and suppress the group of people in the Bishopric of Münster who were unwilling to lose power.

According to the agreement between Marin and Julius II, the religious authority of the archbishop of the Münster Episcopal States would be retained. However, secular power will be gained by Marin.

But the problem is that all the glory and wealth are obtained because of worldly power. Even if the Bishop of Münster was willing to give it up, neither would the officials and nobles of the Bishopric of Münster, who were in charge of secular power. Therefore, a rebellion is indispensable. After all, no one wants to be easily withdrawn from the stage of history.

What Marin has to do is to use a strong army to march into the Bishopric of Münster, force those who resist to bow their heads, and make them realize the cruel reality of "disobedience or death".

Moreover, the capture of the Bishopric of Münster also required a large number of troops to garrison it. The Bishopric of Münster was at its most glorious period, with an estimated total land area of 7,000 square kilometres, which was larger than the Bishopric of Münster on the map of the German region of 1648 that Marin had seen. It seems that during the wars of religion that broke out in the mid-16th century, the Bishopric of Münster lost some territory. Later, only more than 6,000 square kilometers remained.

Isn't it because the Bishopric of Münster is bordered to the south by the Ruhr area? Even part of the territory extends into the Ruhr area.

At present, the control of the Ruhr area belongs mainly to the Duchy of Criver (the westernmost part of the Rhine, mainly an agricultural area, without much coal); The County of Vest (which has a lot of coal, and the famous steel city of Essen is currently in the territory of Westber), which is next to the Duchy of Cliffor; Further east is the Ruhr part of the country of Macbeth, which is the largest and most coal-mining area; There are also parts of the Free City of Dortmund, which have an area of several hundred square kilometers...... In addition to these forces, there are some other forces further east of the Ruhr area, but there are basically no coal mines there. The most central areas are mainly the Ruhr region of the country of Marqueb and the kingdom of Westerber.

(It should be noted that the Westerberg was a country that was annexed by the Archbishopric of Cologne during the Cologne War of 1582-83.) The reason is that Westberg is Protestant, pagan. Then, the whole country was wiped out. The aforementioned statement that this belongs to the Bishopric of Münster is wrong, the map that Lao Niu got is the map after the Cologne War, and the color of the original Westborg-State part of the Ruhr area is the same as the Bishopric of Münster, which belongs to the Archbishopric of Cologne, so Lao Niu is wrong. But the strange thing is that the country of Westerberg, which is not detailed in English on the wiki, is a blank. ）

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

In order to take over the Bishopric of Münster smoothly at that time, Marin sent Schwarz, who had just returned with him, to recruit troops in the mountains of southern Germany. This time, Marin intends to recruit 7 thousand troops.

These 7,000 men were actually intended to be stationed in the Münster region in the future. After all, the Bishopric of Münster was so large that it needed to be manned.

Also, because there were 7,000 centaurs in the south of Rome. When the matter of Florence was over, Marin planned to keep 5,000 men stationed in Rome for a long time to ensure his influence in Rome. As for the other two thousand, they withdrew to the mainland, either stationed in East Friesland, or stationed in the Münster region.

However, the battle to take over the Bishopric of Münster could not have been completed by Marin with these 7,000 recruits. For this reason, Marin planned to dispatch the 8,000 main forces remaining in the country to do this. The 7,000 men followed the main force, training and gaining experience. After the opposition in the Bishopric of Münster had been extinguished, the 7,000 men remained in the city as a garrison.

Moreover, according to Marin, the core top of the Bishopric of Münster is in the city of Münster. As long as the city of Münster is taken, then the highest part of the Bishopric of Münster will be under their control. As for people in other areas, they can be picked up slowly.

Therefore, Marin has long been ready to conquer the city of Münster. Just take the city of Münster and force the Bishop of Münster to comply. At the same time, the general who controlled the army of the Bishopric of Münster in the city of Münster. The small characters below can't make waves......

To this end, Marin asked Kohler to form a new chamber of commerce and send people to the Bishopric of Münster to gather all kinds of intelligence. In addition, he also sent men and horses to lurk in the city of Münster to see if there was a chance to cooperate with the Marin army.

Now, as the details of several major battles gradually began to circulate in Europe. It is estimated that there will be fewer and fewer opportunities for such cooperation between the inside and the outside. After all, those princes are not fools. In the case of frequent hits, the defense of the city gate will definitely be taken seriously. Therefore, it is very difficult to do such a thing as internal and external cooperation in the future. This time, it was also a stroke of luck to send someone to Münster to see if there was such an opportunity. If the military commander of the Bishopric of Münster were idiots, he would have given Kohler's men a chance to work together. If the head coach of the Episcopal State of Münster is a shrewd man. Then, Marin intends to take a strong attack. Anyway, as for the matter of internal and external cooperation, Marin has now seen it. His point of view is that I am fortunate to have gained, and I have lost my life......

Anyway, Marin has made many preparations, and if one method doesn't work, then change to another...... In short, as long as you are well prepared, there is always a way to suit you......