Chapter 61: Fancy Hanging to France

In Venice, representatives of the parties to the anti-French united front negotiated specific matters of cooperation against France.

Speaking of which, you may not believe it, this is the first war in history in which the European countries united against France, although there was no experience, but the strategy between the countries - strategically! But it is the best in history, this may be because of the first war against France, there is really no intrigue between the countries, and the only common goal of everyone is to beat the French!

For example, England jumped out, in fact, it can't be said that it is due to the character of the-stirring stick, because this time the Italian war, no matter whether France wins or loses, in fact, it has little to do with England, and it is not good to win England, but England just joined, not for anything else, just to find fault with the French!

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Why is this strategy the best? Because it's good enough to ensure that the French lose before they start fighting!

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Here are the minutes of the meeting, and you can see how the nations discussed the abuse of the French......

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"The navy of Venice can be responsible for cutting off the sea transport lines of the French!" Barbarigo, President of the Republic of Venice, said with great ambition. "As soon as the Venetian navy is dispatched, the French will never again want to send their fleets between Genoa, Corsica, the Republic of Pisa and Naples!"

"Aragorn can cooperate!" Ferdinand said that in history, Aragon was ineffective in this war, and the fleet, soldiers, generals, and supplies were all provided by Castile...... And this greatly limited the forces that the Spanish side put into it, such as the fleet and soldiers, especially the latter.

With Venice acting as it has historically done, the French Mediterranean shipping routes are doomed to be completely cut off, and Ferdinand only expresses sincerity and puts a bottle of soy sauce - "The Sardinian fleet will cooperate with the Venetian navy to block the French routes!" ”

"The army and navy of England will rob all the French merchant ships in the Atlantic, and land on the coast of France, plunder their property, harass their inhabitants, and pin down their army!" The representative of England spoke, although the content was exactly that I wanted to rob, but the effect was really not covered, according to history, France was really choked by this trick. In 1490, the Portuguese used this trick against the French.

Yes! I almost forgot about this stubble! Ferdinand also woke up, how could such a good thing be without Castile's share? "Although our Atlantic Fleet has some tasks (supporting the lines of communication of the territory of the New World, providing supplies to the pioneers and colonists, and sending additional personnel), it can also send a dozen ships to attack and harass the French coast!"

"The Duchy of Milan will not allow any French to pass through its borders!" The great justice of Milan was solemnly stated.

Is this the same as not saying? No! Previously, the Grand Duchy of Milan allowed French troops to cross the border, and even supported France for a time, until the French army scourged all of Italy, including Milan, that the Grand Duchy of Milan resolutely defected.

This means that the French supply route to Italy by land across the Alps - which must pass through Milan - will be cut off! And Charles VIII didn't take enough supplies with him when he set out.

"The Holy See will call on all Catholics, mainly Italy, to expel the army of the King of France." Pope Alexander VI said coldly that he had been humiliated by Charles VIII, and that Jeme, who had been controlled by the Holy See, had been taken captive and died violently.

The Pope's call would greatly shake the pro-French heretical regime of the Florentine Republic and encourage the will of the people of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples to rebel, whom the French had already driven to the point of survival.

"The Holy Roman Empire can contact the Marquis of Mandova to send troops to act with the light cavalry of Milan, and can recruit 4,000 mercenaries to participate in the battle!" Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I said.

"Milan can dispatch up to four thousand light cavalry. As for the Marquis of Mandova, they can dispatch two thousand men, and we will be satisfied! The Grand Duke of Milan replied.

"Venice can send 10,000 infantry and militia!" The President of Venice, Barbarigo, showed that I was a mainstay.

"Castile can send 5,000 troops, and Aragon can send 4,000 troops, but we will attack a little later, in July, because both Castile and Aragon are not well prepared!"

Ferdinand was telling the truth, history was already unprepared, Ferdinand rushed ducks to force Gonzalo to march, but was defeated by the French in the first battle of Seminala, but Gonzalo lived up to the name of generalissimo, and finally turned the situation back in the evolution of the entire battle situation, almost completely annihilating the French army. It would be better if you waited until you were ready to do it.

"We landed on the coast of Naples and liberated the people of Naples, ravaged by the French army! In addition...... "Ferdinand looked at his relatives, the representative sent by the royal family of Naples, to raise a dog for a hundred days, and let the dog go for a while!"

"We still have twelve warships, all of which can be used to support Castile and Aragon...... "The representative of the Kingdom of Naples spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he showed an obvious poor sourness, but yes, everyone has become a government in exile, can they still have a strong armed force?

"We will also be able to recruit Calabrian militias loyal to the royal family, which can be used in conjunction with the Castilian and Aragon armies." The representative of the Kingdom of Naples looked humbly at his master, oh no, it was His Majesty Ferdinand, King of Aragon.

"What? Calabrian militia? Ferdinand suddenly felt that he was in big trouble! The first battle of Seminara was lost, and the main reason was that the Calabrian militia did not understand the art of fighting (more on that later) and mistakenly thought that their side had been defeated, and then they themselves retreated first, and then the battle was really lost......

"Ahem, let them take care of the logistics and take over the recovered towns...... Our army can do most of the tasks on its own, and if it needs the assistance of the Neapolitan army, do not mix it with a large number of militia units! Ferdinand took a serious position.

Dad Guo has spoken, how dare his godson not nod his head and say yes? The representatives of the Neapolitan government-in-exile repeatedly expressed their approval and cooperation, boss, you are the strongest, you have the final say, I will listen to you!

"And," Ferdinand did not forget to gossip, "I have heard that many soldiers of the French army have died or become incapacitated by some indescribable disease...... Also, His Holiness has recently pampered a lot of beautiful women in Italy, and he has also drawn a model album (historical facts), and if any soldiers from any country capture them (historical facts), I hope to share them with everyone......"

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The curtain call for the final act of the fancy hanging of the French Congress was done by King Charles VIII of France himself, who heard the news of the formation of the anti-French united front, and immediately panicked and made a rather stupid decision, he decided to withdraw half of his troops and return home, leaving only the other half to defend Naples......

This means that in the event of a supply cut-off, the ratio of French forces on the northern front is 12,000 against 20,000 coalition forces, and on the southern front, the ratio of French forces is 12,000 against 19,000 coalition forces (an increase of 4,000 Aragonese troops)......

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