Waiting for a rainy day is not so easy, and when you want a sunny day, it may be raining continuously. But when you want it to rain, the sun is shining all day long. This is the case with Bonitz, who hoped to wait for a rainy day and then launch a siege, but the eastern part of the Netherlands, where the rain is not small, has a series of sunny days......

In the days when the Geddes waited for the rain, their opponents were not idle. Although it is only to cooperate with the acting, the Habsburgs really hope that the Duchy of Guedes, the collusion with France, is finished. Therefore, the young handsome Wang Philip also performed hard. Even Maximilian I, who was far away in Innsbruck, actively cooperated with the performance.

Pretending to have just received information, Maximilian I, in the name of Emperor Shinra, publicly condemned the invasion of the Duchy of Brabant by the troops of the Duchy of Geddes. At the same time, he asked the princes of the entire German region to stand up and help relieve the siege. Even, Maximilian I promised that if any of the princes would help to relieve the siege, he would be given the largest area of the Duchy of Guedes, the region of Lower Guedes.

However, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was also prepared. Just after Maximilian I sent a letter publicly accusing the Duchy of Guedes for a sneak attack, Charles II also made a public statement. He pointed out that the Principality of Guedes sent troops only to rescue the innocent Swiss "people" who had been captured by the Habsburgs. Moreover, he accused Maximilian I of illegal and violent abduction of the 17,000 "Swiss people". Therefore, he sent troops justly, just to rescue the innocent "Swiss people" who had been kidnapped......

But Maximilian I's public appeal to the princes of Germany proved that the Habsburg army in the Netherlands was not enough to deal with the army of the Duchy of Gods...... Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was very pleased with this......

Then, as Charles II had predicted, the vast majority of the German princes chose to wait and see. As for several people in power in the Imperial Council of Worms, such as the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Cologne, and the Elector of Saxony, although they did not explicitly support the Duchy of Geddes, they said that they needed to send someone to investigate and collect evidence...... This is clearly delaying time......

You know, on the surface, the investigation and evidence collection are for fairness. However, now that the Duchy of Guedes had besieged Parson, the Habsburgs were severely underarmed in the Netherlands. And delaying time is equivalent to supporting the Duchy of Godes.

Not only that, but after the Duchy of Guedes sent troops, Louis XII was not willing to be lonely. Although the French sent 10,000 troops to Switzerland for reinforcements, there were still 10,000 or 20,000 on the mainland. In order to put pressure on the Habsburgs, Louis XII openly sent tens of thousands of men to the Flemish kingdom on the border between the northeastern kingdom of France and the westernmost kingdom of Flanders in the Austrian Netherlands.

Nominally, Louis XII announced that he had discovered rebel forces in Artois and was going to put down the rebellion. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the French army is there to scare the Habsburgs......

After all, the Flemish Lap is the most central region of the Ottodigital Netherlands. Even Ghent, where Prince Philip lived, was the capital of the Flemish kingdom.

The French deployed tens of thousands of troops on the border, apparently to put pressure on the Habsburgs. Ghent had an army of 7,000, but when the French reached the border, they would not dare to move. After all, the 7,000 men were the last major Habsburg military force in the Netherlands (the rest were sent to Switzerland). If they leave Flanders for Brabant, the French may actually attack the most prosperous part of the Austrian Netherlands......

Obviously, the forces of the Habsburg Netherlands alone were not capable of breaking the siege of Parsons in the Duchy of Brabant. Then all of Europe turned its attention to the Grand Duchy of the North Sea. Because, as everyone knows, the only thing the Habsburgs can count on now is Marin......

On the surface, Prince Philip did openly ask for help from the Grand Duchy of Beihai on behalf of the Habsburgs, hoping that the Beihai Kingdom would send troops to help relieve the siege.

However, soon the military commander "Schwartz" in charge of the remaining military commander of the Beihai Grand Duchy announced that because the Grand Duke of Marin had left the mainland and gone to the wild continent, he was only given the right to mobilize troops to defend the mainland before leaving. Therefore, he did not have the right to mobilize troops and horses to fight abroad. Thus, the Grand Duchy of the North Sea remained neutral in this conflict. Unless, he can receive orders from Marin himself......

But everyone knew that Marin had gone overseas, and the Habsburgs didn't know where the Savage Continent was. Therefore, everyone thought that it was only a matter of time before the Duchy of Guedes captured Parson......

Apparently, Charles II of the Duchy of Geddes also thought so:

"Hahaha, the North Sea Kingdom is not on the side of the Habsburgs this time, I see what the old boy of Maximilian I can do this time!"

"But, Lord Duke, now the Beihai Kingdom has sent several huge troops, disguised as caravans, to take over several cities in the Lower Geddes region! Lord Duke, how are we going to deal with it? De Bruyne, the new foreign minister of the Duchy of Godes, said worriedly.

Charles II waved his hand and said:

"It's nothing, the capture of Parsons is the main thing right now. In this case, you first let those cities put the troops of the North Sea Kingdom into the city...... By the way, did those people carry weapons? How many people are there? ”

De Bruyne recalled:

"According to reports from those below, only a small number of those people dressed as guards were armed. The rest of the people are all dressed as civil officials, and it seems that they have come to take over the executive power......"

"It's good if it's not an army......" Charles II breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he admonished:

"Remember to pacify this group of people, now that we have not captured the Parson concentration camp, we must not offend the Beihai Kingdom. Otherwise, if they send troops at this time, we will fall short. ”

"But...... Lord Duke, do you really intend to hand over the Lower Guedes region to the North Sea Kingdom? De Bruyne asked.

"How can it, I'm just going to drag the other party first. When we have defeated all the Habsburg armies in the Netherlands, we have stabilized the situation. When the time comes, we will join forces with the French army, and with the 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, we will have enough strength to turn against the North Sea State......"

"Lord Duke is wise......"

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It was at this time that Maximilian I issued a second wave of orders, claiming to have conclusive evidence of collusion between the Duchy of Guedes and France. If any of the vassal states were willing to send troops to relieve the siege of Parson, he would have good reason to declare Charles II, Duke of Guedes, treason, and to award him the area of Lower Guedes......

However, when the Imperial Diet asked Maximilian I for conclusive evidence, Maximilian I was secretive...... This led the vast majority of the German vassal states to consider Maximilian I to be bluffing......

In fact, the relevant letters had long since been brought to the Duchy of Criver by Schwartz. And these previous performances were just for Schwartz to hand over the letters stolen from the royal palace in Paris to John II, Duke of Cleaver......