In addition to giving advice to several bigwigs close to the southern regions of France, Marin also sent someone to inform the Duchy of Lorraine, which was close to France, but not to the south of France. After all, Marin did not dare to guarantee that the French blockade would be successful, and if a French southerner took the mountain road and broke through the blockade line around Lyon and headed north, smallpox could reach Lorraine.

Therefore, it is better that the Duchy of Lorraine also prepares the border area with France to prevent smallpox from entering Germany. Although Anthony, Duke of Lorraine, did not like Marin, Marin's advice was heeded. After all, everyone knows how terrible smallpox is.

Of course, Marin also gave advice to King Juan III of Castile, Spain, and sent a full set of epidemic prevention and quarantine procedures. Spain actually already had a countermeasure, after all, Gonzalo had learned this when he was studying in East Friesland, and he had already given advice to the two Spanish kings. But Marin sent advice anyway, after all, Gonzalo didn't learn completely. In addition, Marin had already made a suggestion to the Emperor, and the Emperor's daughter, Princess Margaret, was the Queen of Castile of Spain, so with their ally-level relationship, it should also be a reminder.

In fact, Marin would have wished that the Spaniards would have died more, and preferably all the sailors. But that was impossible, and besides, he gave the emperor advice, and the emperor would certainly tell his daughter as well. Therefore, since Spain knows that the whole package is inevitable, it is better to take the initiative to say it yourself, and it is better to settle personal favors.

At a time when half of Western Europe was preparing for the spread of smallpox, a major event occurred in the Kingdom of Naples in the south of the Italian peninsula......

Gonzalo knew how to prepare for smallpox and isolate it, and under his command, smallpox in the Kingdom of Naples was finally contained after it spread to hundreds of villages. Gonzalo's army blocked all roads leading to the outside world and ordered musketeers to shoot any Neapolitan who dared to flee outside the area.

In this way, smallpox was finally contained in hundreds of villages south of Vesuvius, and the affected population was only a few tens of thousands. Compared to the 2 million population of the Kingdom of Naples, it is really nothing.

Of course, this was not Gonzalo's big job, he did it - to scare the French soldiers stationed in Naples......

To be honest, if the Spaniards want to storm the city of Naples, it will be very difficult. After all, there were 35,000 elite French troops in the city, including 5,000 powerful French knights. If you want to attack, it's a fool's dream. Therefore, Gonzalo did not mess around and chose to stay for a long time.

Under normal circumstances, the Spaniards naturally had no choice but to wait for the other side to run out of food and grass with the 35,000 French troops in Naples. However, this smallpox epidemic gave Gonzalo a chance......

Gonzalo, of course, was not brainless enough to send smallpox patients into the city. Not to mention that the French would definitely not let it, and he could not resist the wrath of the Pope. Pope Julius II's attitude was clear - whoever spread smallpox would be exterminated! Even, the propagator may be taken to Rome for trial and burned at the stake.

Gonzalo had not lived long enough to throw smallpox into the city of Naples. Although there are no civilians in the city of Naples, all French soldiers, this trick cannot be used casually. As long as it spreads, there is a danger of excommunication and execution.

But Gonzalo has his own way - to prevent the actual spread of smallpox from entering the city of Naples, right? I'm going to scare the French, right?

So Gonzalo had craftsmen built, dozens of trebuchets, and threw some old clothes and blankets into the city by throwing stones. And, threatening - this is the clothes worn by smallpox patients, the owner of which is dead......

The French army in the city was immediately thrown into disarray with fear......

How terrible smallpox is, everyone in Europe knows it. And the clothes left behind by the smallpox victims may indeed be contagious!

In the Americas, European colonists killed many Indians in this way—they gave the Indians the blankets used by the smallpox dead, and then the Indian smallpox began to rage. And the Indians were indeed less resistant to smallpox, and then, many, many people died. It is said that tens of millions of people died, but there are also data on the massacre of European and American colonists such as Lao Mei and smallpox. Either way, smallpox killed the Indians at least 10 million.

Even though the medical level in Europe at this time was extremely backward and what bloodletting treatment was still popular, Europeans also knew that the blankets and underwear left by smallpox patients after their death could not be kept. They gave blankets to the Indians of smallpox deaths, with ill intentions. Because, no matter how stupid Europeans are, they have seen examples of poor people who picked up blankets used by smallpox patients and contracted smallpox. Although they did not understand the principles of the virus, they also knew that the underwear and blankets left behind by smallpox patients were "unclean".

Therefore, many French soldiers were stupid when they saw that the Spaniards actually threw the old clothes and blankets of the so-called "smallpox dead" into the city.

They are 35,000 people crammed into a city, and there is no way to retreat, and there is no escape. Once smallpox does spread, most people will not be spared, and only a small number of people who have had smallpox dare to say that they are fearless.

Therefore, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Charles, Count of Nantes, and others were very frightened and lost the courage to continue to resist.

Gonzalo also sent a shouting message to the French to continue to throw away clothes and blankets if they did not leave......

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In fact, the old clothes and blankets were just gadgets that Gonzalo had stolen from a nearby village, and they looked old. Moreover, the taste is not good. After all, Europeans in this era are not used to bathing, so it is no wonder that old clothes and blankets can taste good.

This "original" thing happened to frighten the French people in the city. Charles III and his men were no longer informed, and they also learned about the recent major event in the outside world through the Flying Pigeon's biography - the smallpox outbreak. Moreover, Toleni, the former governor of Venetian Dalmatia, did send smallpox patients to Naples. Originally, he came to harm the Spanish army, but it didn't seem to have harmed.

But in the blink of an eye, the Spaniards actually threatened them with the clothes and blankets used by the "smallpox dead", and they believed it......

After all, Naples was an endemic area, and it was not surprising that there were clothes and blankets for the smallpox dead. So, they all believed Gonzalo's threat.

In order to save the lives of the soldiers in the city, especially his own "precious" life, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, the commander of the French army, decided to admit it......

The great European aristocrats of this era were not afraid of defeat. Even, there is nothing to be afraid of defeat. Instead of killing themselves, their opponents will let their own family ransom them back. And when he returns, the king will not do anything to himself. After all, a duke is not a cat or a dog, and a king cannot be moved. At most, it will not be favored and reused by the king in the future.

However, the king's favor and reuse are really insignificant compared to his own life......

This idea was also unanimously supported by the French officers in the city. These French officers, who were of aristocratic origin, were not afraid to die in battle, because it was glory. But if he died at the hands of smallpox, what was it? I can't even get the credit......

Therefore, they have always supported the negotiations between Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, and the Spaniards. On the condition that the city of Naples be ceded peacefully, the Spaniards were asked to let them go......