The next day, after the day's party, Julius II summoned Marin, Schwarz, and the newly arrived Stader for a meeting, mainly on the attack on the Republic of Volence. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Florentine Republic was so rich that the famous gold florin coins came from Florence. The Venetian Ducats that are now used in Europe are all knock-offs of gold florins.

Although, under the autocratic rule of the Medici family, the Florentine Republic, which was once commercially as famous as Venice, was gradually left behind by Venice. However, emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Even if it was left behind by Venice, the economy of the Florentine Republic was still at the forefront of Italy. The degree of commercial prosperity ranks in the top three, surpassing the Papal States.

Therefore, the Florentine Republic generates no less tax revenue every year than the Papal States. And the whole Papal State, whether it is the pope or the cardinals, is full of saliva about the rich Florentine Republic......

The problem, however, is that the Florentine Republic recognized France as its big brother. If you want to move the Florentine Republic, you have to ask France if it agrees.

At present, although France has been defeated in the conflict with Spain, there are still more than 30,000 people left in the 40,000 army, which is far from being something that the Papal States can contend with.

Therefore, if you want to attack the Florentine Republic, you must wait for the Spaniards to defeat the French. In fact, according to Marin's report on the eyes of Naples, the Spaniards had long planned to drive the French out of the Kingdom of Naples completely. It's just that the Spaniards are waiting, and when the autumn harvest is over, they will fully start.

Because, at this time, tens of thousands of troops will fight, which will inevitably bring damage to the crops. Moreover, by this time, the autumn harvest in southern Italy had already partially begun. The Spaniards simply waited for the autumn harvest to end, and then concentrated their forces on attacking the French and driving them away completely.

Julius II obviously understood this, so he was willing to wait until the Spaniards had defeated the French before attacking Florence.

However, the Pope still had doubts about whether the Spaniards would be able to capture the French defenses. After all, according to the number comparison, the French had more than 30,000 people at this time, and the Spaniards had 20,000. Even if the Spaniards mastered the "Marin phalanx" of Niubi, they could abuse the French in positional warfare, but if the French chose to defend to the death, with their numerical superiority, the Spaniards would be helpless.

When Julius II voiced his concerns, Marin laughed:

"Yue ...... Uh, His Majesty the Pope...... Your worries are unfounded, have you forgotten my trick in the Danish siege? Among those present, Schwartz instructed Julius II to be Marin's father-in-law, but Stade did not know it. So, Marin didn't call it broken.

"You mean...... Tactics of bombardment of city gates + powder keg blasting? "Obviously, Julius II knew about the Danish war, and Marin didn't hide it from him.

"Yes, according to intelligence, although I used this tactic on the battlefield in Denmark, this tactic is currently only more influential in the northern part of Germany, and many cities have been replaced with iron gates."

"However, all parts of Europe, with the exception of northern Germany, continue to use oak gates. For example, in Naples, the French had no intention of replacing the iron gates. When the time comes, I only need to provide a batch of heavy artillery to the Spaniards, and it is not trivial for the Spaniards to break the city? As long as a few major cities such as Naples were captured, the French would have to collapse on all fronts......"

"But the French still have the Duchy of Milan to rely on......," said Julius II worriedly.

The Duchy of Milan was a powerful country with developed industry, commerce and agriculture, and with the Principality of Milan as a logistical base, it was not difficult for the French to retreat to the Duchy of Milan and make a comeback.

"Rest assured this year, I have already met His Majesty Maximilian I last night. You know, Ludovico. Sforza is currently taking refuge in Graubünden, with a few thousand soldiers and a lot of money and food. I have already suggested that His Majesty Maximilian I support Ludovico. The Duke of Sforza, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the French army was transferred to the Kingdom of Naples to confront Spain, took the opportunity to recapture Milan! ”

"Great idea! In this way, once the French were defeated by the Spaniards, they had no way to retreat but to retreat in the direction of their homeland. In that case, the French army would be completely driven out of Italy! Julius II exclaimed.

"Well, yes, at that point, it's time for us to attack Florence. The core of the Florentine Republic is the city of Florence, as long as the city of Florence is taken, the Republic of Florence will be finished. ”

"Or do you use the tactics of combining the inside and the outside? Send someone to infiltrate the city, open the gates, and let the army in? Julius II asked with concern.

"I'm afraid it's a bit of a problem......" Schwartz suddenly interjected.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Both Marin and Julius II looked at Schwartz with concern.

"After the capture of Rome, I have sent a caravan to the city of Florence. But, knowing why, the inspection of the city of Florence has become particularly strict. It is said that it was ordered by a high-ranking official named Machiavelli. This official ordered that all foreign chambers of commerce, stationed in the city of Florence, and buy a separate courtyard, must be put up and subject to official inspection of the Florentine Republic, and it is strictly forbidden to carry armor and other prohibited weapons. Otherwise, all of them will be arrested and hanged...... "In ancient times, swords were generally not banned in ancient countries, but armor was definitely contraband, and this was the case in both Eastern and Western countries, and the qualification examination was very strict. In ancient China, the private possession of armor was definitely a major crime of rebellion, and the whole family would be killed, along with the death of relatives.

"Machiavelli......" Marin has a headache...... Although I really wanted to recruit this talent, I didn't expect that this product had already caused problems for itself.

Obviously, Machiavelli had somehow heard about the fall of the Roman gates, and that they had been breached from the inside by a German "caravan" in makeup. Moreover, it is also 100 elites wearing full-body plate armor and holding swords and shields. Therefore, people are already guarding against this.

In this regard, Marin also had a headache......

"Then let's blast it with shelling + powder kegs......" Stader interjected.

"It's difficult, we will attack the city of Florence, and it will definitely be after the Spaniards have defeated the French. And when the Spaniards attacked the French fortress, they must use this method first. When the time comes, with Machiavelli's shrewdness, he may respond accordingly. Marin said with a headache.

It had only been a month since Schwartz's army captured Rome with a combination of internal and external methods, and Machiavelli responded appropriately. If Spain attacked the city garrisoned by the French army, using the tactics of artillery bombardment + powder keg blasting, with Machiavelli's ability, he would definitely be able to come up with a countermeasure. After all, this method has already been used by Denmark. As long as you arrange someone to inquire carefully, it is not difficult to get information.

"What then? Storm? As far as I know, there were six or seven thousand defenders in the city of Florence. It is unlikely that with 7,000 East Frisian troops will storm the city of Florence......" Julius II said helplessly.

Marinto frowned and thought for a long time, and then said to Julius II seriously:

"I think of a solution, but it may come at a cost......"

"What's the solution? You say......" said Julius II with interest.

"...... with the Medici family"

"What?" Julius II was somewhat surprised.

The Medici family was originally the overlord of Florence, and cooperated with the Medici family to win Florence, who knows if it would make a wedding dress for the Medici family......

Historically, after the Papal States army captured Florence in 1511, most of the fruits of victory were soon swallowed up by the Medici family. After the death of Julius II and Pope Leo X of the Medici family became the new pope, Florence was completely annexed by the Medici family, and then split from the Papal States to become the "Grand Duchy of Tuscany......

Julius II's concerns, Marin understood perfectly. However, in the current situation, only the Medici family has the ability to quietly plant hundreds of elite armor in the city of Florence without being discovered.

After all, Machiavellicha is an outsider. The Medici were the local tyrants, although the main members were driven out of the city of Florence. However, the peripheral members belonging to the Medici family, in the city of Florence, there are still many people, it is still easy to arrange a hundred soldiers, smuggle hundreds of sets of weapons and armor into it, and avoid the eyes and ears of the defenders.

In the end, Marin's advice to Julius II was to take Florence and never give the Medici a chance to get their hands on the army. As for the other interests, divide them with the Pope and other cardinals. Anyway, there is no more of him and no less of him......

After repeatedly emphasizing to Julius II the truth that "power comes from the barrel of a gun", Julius II finally agreed to this plan and began to contact the Medici family, asking them to help arrange hundreds of elite soldiers and smuggle hundreds of weapons and armor into the city. At the same time, on the premise of avoiding the guards' interrogation, the hundreds of elites were arranged near the city gate, so that the hundreds of elites could quickly kill the city gate when attacking the city, open the city gate from the inside, and welcome the army into the city......