Just as the Danish monarchs were planning to save Denmark with the help of France and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, they did not know that the French were also in trouble......

It turned out that after the signing of the Treaty of Granada, France and Spain divided the Kingdom of Naples. The French occupied the northern part of the Kingdom of Naples, including the city of Naples, www.biquge.info the French The Spaniards, on the other hand, occupied the southernmost part of the Apennine Peninsula.

Strictly speaking, the Spaniards suffered and the French took advantage. After all, France is the number one power on the European continent. And Spain, on land, is not as strong as HRE and Poland. Of course, this is in the case of Turkey, which is open, not participating in the competition......

However, at the time of the signing of the Treaty of Granada, an area called Capitanata, at the junction of the two sites, was overlooked.

However, this Kapitanata is a very important area. The land is fertile and is a fine pasture. Of course, this is not the most important thing. On top of that, it is a huge valley and an important area of the Apennine Peninsula from north to south.

The Kingdom of Naples has a well-developed cattle industry, and during the winter and summer, a large herd of cattle passes through the Capitanata region to spend the summer in the north or in the south.

And when a large number of cattle pass through this place, the local authorities can set up a card to collect a "transit tax", and the amount is not small.

In an era when kings could only rely on the collection of customs duties, commercial taxes, entry taxes, and transit taxes, transit taxes were definitely an asset that could not be ignored.

And, more importantly, both France and Spain were unhappy that the Kingdom of Naples would share the richness of the kingdom with them.

As a result, the two countries quarreled over the Capitanata region, which could collect large taxes, and neither of them would give in......

Originally, the French were dominant. Because, there are many people in France. France was so strong that there were as many as 20,000 standing heavy cavalry, not counting the infantry. Moreover, they can also recruit Swiss mercenaries to fight, which is considered the top power in Europe.

However, Spain is not bad either. Especially, before Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba also went to East Friesland to learn from Marin the famous "Marin Phalanx". And the biggest feature of the Marin phalanx is the restraint of heavy cavalry. So, the Spaniards were not afraid of the French either.

Although, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba had only 10,000 men at his command, most of them infantry, but he was not afraid of the French, and as early as last winter, he began to boldly confront the French army for the transit tax.

When the news reached Paris, France, Louis XII was very upset. Moreover, he had long had the idea of kicking Spain out of the Kingdom of Naples. As a result, Louis XII suspended support for the confrontation between the Swiss and the Emperor, and hired 13,000 Swiss mercenaries from the Swiss side. This move temporarily halted the Swiss offensive against the Graubünden region controlled by Maximilian I, and also relieved the emperor.

In addition, Louis XII also planned to hire 17,000 Italian mercenaries from Italy, and then draw 10,000 French heavy cavalry from the mainland, and raise a full 40,000 army to go south to fight Spain, and then completely drive the Spaniards out of the Kingdom of Naples.

By the time Danish Foreign Minister Eriksen arrived in Paris, Louis XII had already planned to lead his army south......

So, with the French having a war to fight, the Danes' dream of getting military support from the French side was shattered......

However, Louis XII did not want Marlin to be arrogant. Although it is not possible to directly send a large army to support Denmark. However, the French generously transferred 50 6-pounder breech-loading bronze cannons from the arsenal and a large amount of gunpowder and shells to Denmark to help Denmark defend Copenhagen.

In addition, Louis XII lent 200,000 gold coins to King Hans of Denmark, encouraging him to hire more mercenaries to fight against the Four-Power Alliance. With this money, the Danes had no problem recruiting an army of ten thousand.

The most important thing is that the 10,000-strong army, put into the field, may not be the opponent of the 30,000 coalition army commanded by Marin. However, Copenhagen, which is tall and strong to guard the walls, is sufficient.

After all, it was an army of tens of thousands, and if you send thousands of people to block the city gate, you can block the city gate......

In this way, Eriksen left France with a little disappointment. However, he did not return empty-handed. With so much artillery ammunition and 200,000 gold coins that can hire tens of thousands of mercenaries, I can go back and have an explanation. However, it was inevitable that he was a little disappointed that he did not receive the expected support from the French army.

In fact, what Erickson didn't know was that Marin's musketeers specialized in restraining French knights. Even if France had sent a large army to support Denmark, it would not have been effective. The French did not come to Denmark's aid, but they escaped.

It's just that the French army will face the 10,000 Spanish troops who also use the "Marin phalanx" when they go south, and they will not be pleased. Because, Gonzalo. Morality. Since returning from study, Córdoba has trained its 10,000-strong army in the "Marin Phalanx" for a year or two. Moreover, Ferdinand II also generously equipped him with 50 rear-loading bronze cannons, which further enhanced their firepower.

That's not all, since Columbus acted as the lead party and brought back a large amount of spices from the Americas with the Spanish fleet, by selling spices, the Spanish kings suddenly became rich with a firepower of 100,000 gold coins.

So, Ferdinand II, who had the money, ordered another 10,000 Spanish mercenaries to be hired to pass through Sicily and send them to the Spanish-controlled area of the Kingdom of Naples to receive Gonzalo. Morality. Command of Córdoba.

According to information from Paris, King Louis XII of France led an army of more than 20,000 men south with his own (he did not know that Louis XII had already sent people to Italy to recruit 10,000 mercenaries). Now that he had money, Ferdinand II was reluctant to admit it. So, he increased his army by 10,000 troops, intending to have a good wrestling with the French in the Kingdom of Naples. It is better to be able to defeat the French and drive them out of the Kingdom of Naples completely......

In this way, while the war was raging in the northern European region, the two great powers of Italy, France and Spain in southern Europe, also began to secretly accumulate strength, all thinking of driving away each other and annexing the Kingdom of Naples alone......

In order to build momentum for the conflict, the kings of Spain and France have begun to use diplomatic documents to accuse each other of provocation in order to find an excuse for their own troops. Preferably, you can put yourself on the side of justice......