Marin was right, the Spaniards were indeed planning to do it. Gonzalo's army had begun to regroup towards Sicily. As soon as the autumn harvest was completed, Ding Zhuang and the grain and grass were in place, and they began to launch a counterattack.

But Spain is mountainous, while Sicily is not very large. It seems unlikely that it can be expected to meet the food needs of tens of thousands of troops. Although Sicily is a golden basin, it is rich in expensive durum wheat, which is a high-quality ingredient for pasta, and cannot be eaten by ordinary soldiers. Therefore, Gonzalo asked the Spanish royal family to contact Marin to buy enough military rations.

This time, though, Marin's reaction was strange. Although he promised to provide food, he did not receive his full share. Moreover, he also gave Gonzalo a suggestion - suggesting that he go and grab food!

Where did he suggest Gonzalo to grab food? Duchy of Milan!

The Duchy of Milan was currently under the control of the French, led by the German mercenary general Ludendorff, who had been serving in Spain.

However, Ludendorff was now on the orders of Louis XII and went to attack the Müstair Valley, where he had not been able to conquer and remained deadlocked......

In fact, it was Ludendorff who was bribed to attack the Müstair Valley without doing his best......

None of this is important, the important thing is that the autumn harvest is coming to an end, and the Po Plain of the Duchy of Milan is the first plain in Italy and the most important grain producing area in Italy.

If no one intervened, the grain produced in the Po River Plain of the Duchy of Milan alone would not only meet the needs of Ludendorff's more than 10,000 troops, but even compensate the French army. Perhaps, he could also be requisitioned by the French to help the rain victims in the northeast.

Therefore, Marin suggested that Gonzalo lead his army to land from the south of the Duchy of Milan, and then quickly attack the Po Plain and rob the grain produced in the Po Plain.

In that case, the Duchy of Milan, which could have supported French food, would have to need French food instead. And the Spanish army, which grabbed food, could also save a lot of money on buying food......

As for Ludendorff's side, Marin's opinion is that the two sides acted and faked a fight to fool Louis XII......

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Marin's secret letter was sent to Gonzalo. Morality. After Córdoba was in his hands, Gonzalo took this suggestion very seriously. Because, after repeated calculations, he found that if he went north to Milan to grab food, and Ludendorff did not fight the Spaniards, the French would be very uncomfortable.

When the time comes, do you want to send troops to reinforce Milan? Will the Neapolitan army be sent to reinforce Milan, or will it be sent from the mainland? It's a dilemma......

It was unlikely that reinforcements would be sent from the city of Naples, after all, the French would also have to prevent the Spanish from taking advantage of the situation and seize the city of Naples by the sea. And sending reinforcements from the mainland must be to use those more than 10,000 knights. In this way, the time was ripe for Marin's original plan to launch an uprising in the disaster areas of northeastern France......

In short, it's a big hole that the French have to jump......

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This autumn, not only the autumn harvest in Europe, but also in North America at the same latitude, the autumn harvest is also in full swing. The 26,500 families who moved from Württemberg had to help harvest the wheat as soon as they went.

Seeing the vast wheat fields of the New York and New Jersey colonies, these Württemberg immigrants grew their mouths in astonishment – wasn't this a dangerous "wild place"? How can there be so many wheat fields? Moreover, it is also the most precious wheat field......

This is wheat, the most expensive wheat in grain! The Württemberg region is located in the southern part of Germany, and the locals have seen wheat. Because Württemberg is warmer than the North Sea country, it does not grow rye, but mainly barley and wheat. However, because wheat requires more water, it is generally grown on fertile soil near large rivers. In general, barley is still grown.

Moreover, the white flour made from wheat was only eaten by nobles and wealthy merchants. These civilians can only eat food made from barley......

In addition, in the southern part of Germany, barley is the main source of beer. Only in the northern rye-producing regions will rye-based dark beer be brewed. For example, the main ingredient of Munich beer in later civilizations is barley. Many people may mistake Munich beer for stout. In fact, the local beer is dominated by barley from southern Germany. Don't think that Munich beer is stout, Munich's black is just a place name, and it has nothing to do with whether it is a stout beer or not. But it is Munich's old rival, Dortmund in the north, because in the rye-producing region, the local staple is dark beer.

To the astonishment of 26,500 Württemberg families, local English immigrants and newcomers to Württemberg joined forces to harvest the wheat, threshing it and drying it.

At that time, Albert, the governor of New York, was very bold in grinding white flour with wheat and invited these newcomers to eat a meal of white bread that no one dared to imagine. But the early German immigrants proudly told them – what is this? The locals mainly eat white bread!

In fact, white bread is not as nutritious as brown bread. However, white bread tastes good and is a status symbol in Europe. Only the rich nobles and wealthy merchants could eat white bread at once. This kind of life is simply a heavenly and beautiful life in the eyes of the poor......

Probably suppressed by white bread, the 26,500 Württemberg immigrants did not say anything, and accepted Albert's arrangement very honestly.

In order to prevent them from rebelling against each other, Albert deliberately disrupted the resettlement of the Württemberg immigrants who were already familiar with each other.

Then, Albert also selected 3,000 strong and honest people from the 26,500 farmers to stay in New York with their families as guards.

These men will be trained by the original local garrison to be the main armed force to protect New York.

Moreover, the original local garrison will also suspend foreign expansion during this time, but will monitor this group of new immigrants.

After all, these new immigrants come from a disgraceful background and are rebels. In order to prevent them from rebelling here, the original 2,000 garrisons and the newly recruited 3,000 soldiers and horses were responsible for protecting the security of the colonies of New York and New Jersey.

This vigilance could not be lifted until the disciples sent by Bishop Taylor had educated the rebel-turned-Württemberg immigrants into obedient citizens. In addition, Albert will conduct a second round of recruitment to expand the size of the army.

In fact, the first round of recruitment did not follow the normal recruitment principles of the Beihai State. Because, in the beginning, it was still based on safety. If they recruit people who are not honest enough to serve as soldiers, they may start a rebellion.

Therefore, for the first time recruiting from this group, Albert, according to Marin's instructions, prioritized reliability over bravery. After a year or two, the immigrants have been educated before conscription can be started again. At that time, the principle of recruiting troops from the Beihai Kingdom was used to give priority to the selection of brave and obedient people. Then, a colony legion of 10,000 people was formed. If necessary, the legion will be redeployed to the mainland to participate in a possible religious war......

But first of all, the main tasks of the first armies of the colonies were, first, to supervise the logging of immigrants to reclaim wasteland; Second, it is to cross the Delaware River to the west, and while organizing logging, and driving out the local natives, in order to expand the land of reclamation......