"Surrender without killing?" In the face of the siege, and this vaguely familiar slogan, Marshal Bonitz's face changed dramatically.

He remembered that this slogan was clearly characteristic of the East Friesian army. Moreover, shouting so neatly, there was definitely a rehearsal.

"Marin. Hoffman, you two-faced villain! "Field Marshal Bonitz finally understood in whose hands he had planted.

He understood, he understood completely. He understood why John II, Duke of Cleaver, had the audacity to challenge the mighty Duchy of God, and was able to muster an army of 30,000 men—clearly because Marin was behind him...... Poor Charles II, Duke of Geddes, really thought that Marin was out of the way......

On the way to the concentration camp, Marshal Bonitz cursed incessantly. Schwartz couldn't listen anymore and stopped:

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense, our Grand Duke did not declare war on the Principality of Gedesi, nor did he send troops, so he can be regarded as abiding by the agreement!"

"And where did this army come from? And what's going on with you, General Schwartz? Have you betrayed the North Sea Kingdom and taken refuge with John II, Duke of Clifford? Bonitz said coldly.

"Well, Marshal Bonitz, you should know that our Grand Duke started as a mercenary. Before, we were hired by the King of England to fight in England. So, I took this army and accepted the employment of Duke John II, do you have any questions? Schwartz asked rhetorically.

Field Marshal Bonitz was suddenly speechless - yes, he was originally a famous mercenary in Germany, and he accepted the employment of John II, Duke of Cleaver, to fight for him, and there was nothing wrong with it......

"So, you see, the Grand Duchy of the North Sea did not break its promise to Duke Charles II and did not send troops. However, we have already negotiated with John II, Duke of Clifford, and we will help him fight if necessary......"

"But when did your army go south? Why hasn't there been any rumors? If we knew that you were employed by the Duchy of Cleaver, how could we send troops so easily? Marshal Bonitz said with grief and indignation.

"This ...... This is what our employer, His Holiness John II, has specifically asked us to quietly go south. At the time, we didn't know why, but now we do......" Schwartz said with a non-changing face.

Field Marshal Bonitz stared at Schwartz for a long time before he said slowly:

"You are despicable and extremely cunning. This time, the Duchy of Gedes is a ......"

……

At the same time as the two armies were fighting at the Parsons concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant, the Prime Minister of the Duchy of Cleaver, Mason Sr., also came to Worms, where the Reichstag was located, with several secret letters from the Duchy of Guedes handed over to him by Schwartz.

Before coming, the elder Mason had joined forces with the Habsburgs to call an emergency meeting to discuss the Principality of Guedes' unprovoked attack on the Parsons concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant. The Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop Jacob, Speaker of the German Grand Parliament, and the Archbishop of Baden, Archbishop Trier of Burgundy, also agreed to the convening of the extraordinary council and invited the princes to attend.

Most of the German princes liked to hear about the deflated Habsburgs, who made Maximilian I speak freely when he was young, saying that he wanted to unify Germany in fact. Therefore, for the things that made the Habsburgs unlucky, although it was inconvenient for the princes to support them openly, they were sure to gloat secretly.

Therefore, there were quite a few princes who came to the provisional meeting this time, but most of them came to see the Habsburg jokes. As for Prime Minister Cleaver Mason, who jumped up and down and patted his chest to say that he wanted to be "the king of diligence", everyone regarded him more as a clown. Why? Because the princes did not think that the Duchy of Cleaver would be able to defeat the army of the Duchy of Godes. After all, the armies of the Duchy of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Mack have been peaceful for a long time, and they have forgotten how to fight. And the army of the Duchy of Gedes has fought a few battles with the Duchy of Saxony before and is very experienced.

Emperor Maximilian I also came to Worms in person, and showed a posture of "I am in a hurry", and did not stop interviewing those powerful princes, as if he wanted to ask everyone for help.

However, the princes did not know that this time, Maximilian I was only here to act. Because, a lot of things have actually been arranged a long time ago. Moreover, this time the Imperial Council was held improvised, and the Habsburgs and Old Mason did not ask everyone for help, but invited everyone to be a witness. What do you witness? Naturally, it was those secret letters......

Maximilian I, the emperor, has not been crowned in Rome so far, and can only be regarded as a quasi-emperor. And, even if he was crowned, the Emperor would not be able to speak for himself in the shattered country of the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, even if you have ironclad evidence, you need to ask the princes to notarize it at the Imperial Council. Only after the notarization was completed was Maximilian I able to take out the emperor's shelf and announce the sanctions against the Duchy of Guedes. After all, the Duchy of Guedes was in collusion with France, the great enemy of the Habsburgs, so Maximilian I also hoped that the Duchy of Guedes would be unlucky.

……

Before the impromptu meeting began, the elder Mason went to visit the emperor on a special basis. Then, from the emperor's line, inside information came - Maximilian I gave old Mason something......

After the extraordinary meeting began, after the Archbishop of Mainz, the Speaker of the Reich, finished his speech, Maximilian I, as the monarch of the Reich, also came to the podium and began to preach......

Unlike the princes had imagined, Maximilian I was not carefree. I saw His Majesty the Emperor say:

"As you may know, before that, we in the Habsburgs arrested a group of rioters from Switzerland......"

There was a commotion from below, and the princes thought to themselves - is it a rebel or a righteous man, and you, the emperor, don't have a B number in your heart? Of course, Maximilian I was, after all, the titular monarch, and it was not easy for them to say it directly. Slapped the emperor in the face in the face, isn't this a handle to the other party? Although the emperor of the HRE did not have any real power, it was also illegal to openly provoke. Therefore, everyone is making trouble in private, and they will not openly disagree, otherwise, they will send the handle to the emperor......

"The Duchy of Guedes, taking advantage of the fact that our Habsburg armies were all transferred to Switzerland, blatantly colluded with the Kingdom of France, launched an invasion of the Duchy of Brabant, and tried to rescue the mob......"

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, coughed at this time and said:

"Your Majesty, if you say that the Duchy of Guedes colluded with France, you have to talk about evidence. Otherwise, even if you are an emperor, you can't blame a noble duke at will! ”

Maximilian I took a deep look at Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and then spoke:

"Of course, you should know that just before the Duchy of Guedes sent troops, the French sent 10,000 troops to support several western Swiss cantons. And that's not all, they also sent tens of thousands of men to the border between France and Flanders to deter the garrison in Ghent......"

Frederick III shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, what you have said does not prove that the Duchy of Guedes is colluding with France. Perhaps, it's just a coincidence. Unless, you can come up with hard evidence! Otherwise, Duke Charles II could not be convicted of colluding with France. ”

After Frederick III finished speaking, most of the princes present nodded their heads:

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, you need to come up with conclusive evidence!"

Maximilian I, seeing that most of the princes supported Frederick III's statements, sneered, and continued:

"Of course I have evidence, otherwise, I would have brought it up in front of you? If you don't have evidence, I don't think you will admit it! ”

With that, Maximilian I nodded at Old Mason. Old Mason stood up at this time, took out a few letters, and said to everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have conclusive evidence of the collusion of the Duchy of Guedes with the Kingdom of France!"

……