In fact, when Julius II attacked Siena on the grounds that "Siena violated the rules and paid enough tithes to the Holy See not far away", the countries of Europe were a little confused.

Why? In these days, not paying enough "tithes" to the Holy See is not the unspoken rule that everyone tacitly asquies? Even the episcopal state of Germany is usually uneven. Only when the previous bishop dies and the successors need to be recognized by the Holy See will the "tithes" for that year be paid in full. As for those sovereign secular countries, they have even less. Of course, there will be fewer diplomatic relations with a major power that the Holy See cannot afford to provoke. And the small countries with poor strength will make a little more contact, so as not to offend the Holy See.

The Republic of Siena is neither strong nor weak, and its economy is not as good as that of Florence, but it is not too bad. In general, the Republic of Siena is a wealthy country because of its developed commerce, handmade textile industry and banking industry. At least, if you put it in Germany, it is definitely a rich country. It and the Republic of Florence are mortal enemies because they are so close to each other, and they have the same business, which is of course full of competition. This is like China and Japan in later generations, Japan originally relied on manufacturing exports. As a result, after Huaxia was reopened, it also vigorously engaged in export-oriented manufacturing, which was completely a business of robbing devils. Let's put it this way, as long as Huaxia can make products, the devils will not dare to sell them at a high price. Because, the same product of Huaxia is so cheap that it is deadly. Therefore, later, ordinary devil citizens were also hostile to Huaxia, in addition to the reason for being misled by the devil media, there was also the anger factor of being robbed of jobs......

In the early years of Siena, Siena was prosperous and powerful, and as early as 1260, the powerful Republic of Siena and the then more powerful Republic of Florence fought a war - the Montaperti War. In this war, the Republic of Florence sent 33,000 troops into the territory of the Republic of Siena from the north through the Via Francecona, the most important of Siena, in an attempt to eliminate the rival of the Republic of Siena.

As a result, relying on the terrain and luck, the Sienese army, with only 20,000 men, was defeated by the Florentine army of 33,000. After that, the Florentine Republic no longer dared to easily send troops to attack Siena.

It should be noted that the terrain in the Republic of Siena is quite complex. The most important road in the country is the Via Francicona from Montapelti on the north-west border to La Dicofani in the southeast. The city of Siena, located right on this avenue, is a fortress in a river valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In addition, the second most important road in Siena is the mountain road from Grosseto on the west coast to Siena. But the road is narrower and more mountainous, not as wide as the Via Francicona. You know, Via Francecona is a classical Roman avenue that can accommodate several carriages in parallel. The southwest-northeast mountain road from Grosseto to Siena can only accommodate one horse-drawn carriage. It was thanks to these two paths that Siena's commerce flourished and became an important business nation in Italy.

However, in 1348, Siena was struck by the Black Death, which swept across Europe, and its population was greatly reduced. Then, in the 15th century, Siena began to decline, and the gap between the merchant states of Venice and Genoa gradually widened. However, it was not too much to be pulled away by Florence. Siena and Florence, although they did not develop as quickly as Venice and Genoa after the Black Death, were not weak. At least, Venice and Genoa are third (Florence) and fourth (Siena) in the commercial sector of the Italian states, if they are first and second.

Moreover, for now, if the Republic of Siena is ruthless, it will be able to raise 20,000 troops. However, they are all Italian mercenaries, and in terms of combat effectiveness, Marin is not worth it.

Of course, the combat effectiveness mentioned here is the combat effectiveness of field warfare. If it was to defend the city or the passes, these Italian mercenaries could also cause great trouble for the Beihai army. Because, in any case, these Italian mercenaries are always better than the militia. In the field, they are cowardly, but if they stand behind the city wall or behind the pass, they can also block the army of the Beihai Kingdom.

Therefore, Marin did not dare to send troops to face Siena openly, so he could only ask Emperor Maximilian I to help him act and attract Siena's army head-on.

In fact, with the combat strength of the Beihai Army, if 30,000 troops were transferred, they would be able to defeat Siena's 20,000 troops head-on. After all, the combat effectiveness of the army of the North Sea State is there. However, if they fight like this, the casualties of the Beihai army may be very large, and it will take a long time.

Marin did not dare to let go of the emptiness of the country, and led the three main armies south to fight Siena. If the losses are heavy, maybe the Beihai Congress will be besieged in its lair.

Therefore, Marin intended to use the Austrian army of Maximilian I to launch a feint from the front, attracting most of Siena's army. While most of the Sienese army went to the pass on the Via Francego to stop the Austrian army, there were certainly not many troops in the city of Siena. Marin's 15,000 men were enough to storm the city of Siena. As long as the city of Siena is breached and the head of this state is captured, the Republic of Siena will be destroyed.

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After accusing Siena of "tax evasion", Julius II dismissed the bishop of the Cathedral of Siena, Colani, on the pretext of not being religious, and chose a man named Julio from the city of Rome. Advance. Giuliano. Morality. Auxiliary priest of the Medici, appointed as the new bishop of the Republic of Siena.

As you can see from his name, this product is also a member of the Medici family. Moreover, Marin, who is well versed in the history of the future, knows that this is the future Pope Clement VII.

He's Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. Medici's cousin, whose father was Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici's father, Lorenzo. Morality. Medici's own brother Giuliano. Morality. Medici. He was born in 1478, more than Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici were 3 years younger, the same year as Marin.

Of course, the appointment of him as bishop of Siena, in fact, the Holy See did not expect the Sienanese people to accept it. Sure enough, the Sienaeans were furious when they learned that the Holy See was removing their bishop. This is because the Holy See is not in charge of the appointment of bishops of the Republic of Siena. In general, it is the Church of the Republic of Siena that reports the list to the Holy See after electing its own bishops. And the Holy See also knows that it cannot control the affairs of Siena, and generally does not interfere in the affairs of that side. And Julius II's move was obviously a provocation against the Sienes. Therefore, Siena's side was extremely angry.

Governor of the Republic of Siena, Pandorf. Petruch openly stated that there was nothing wrong with Bishop Coleny, and that there was no need for Julius II to interfere in the affairs of the Republic of Siena......

Julius II, on the other hand, said that the Holy See had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Republic of Siena, but the Church of Siena belonged to the Church under the Holy See, and the Holy See naturally had reason to interfere. Therefore, he hoped that the authorities of the Republic of Siena would not meddle in the internal affairs of the Church. Otherwise, severe punishment will be imposed......

But the Republic of Siena, accustomed to self-confidence, did not pay any attention to the orders of the Holy See. Moreover, the Holy See has indeed violated the unspoken rules and is vexatious. So when Julio. Advance. Giuliano. Morality. The Medici led a convoy from Rome to Siena when they were stopped at Radicofani, on the southeastern border of the Republic of Siena. And Giulio. Advance. Giuliano. Morality. The Medici themselves were denied entry by the defenders of Siena......

In this way, the matter can be regarded as completely big......