At this time, in the commander's tent in the camp of the Protestant coalition army, the Marquis of Bissef was looking at a map in front of him in a daze.

Although the Church coalition has now stopped its offensive, everyone knows that the Church is not taking care of them for the time being.

For the Church had an even more important enemy to deal with, and that was the Portuguese and French that had destroyed the Spanish Empire.

It was precisely because Portugal and France suddenly wiped out the Spanish Empire that the pressure on the Protestant coalition was greatly reduced and they were given a respite.

You must know that the war here in the Netherlands was extremely unfavorable to Protestantism in the first place.

If it had not been for such an action by Portugal and France, the Protestant coalition would have been in jeopardy.

It can be said that it was Portugal and France that resolved the crisis of the Protestant coalition at that time and reversed the unfavorable situation at that time.

But now they don't have the strength to attack the church.

If they have such strength, they can work with Portugal and France at this time to attack the church on both sides to make them look good.

But the problem is that the Protestant coalition is still too weak in military strength compared to the church, and there is no comparison at all.

Therefore, now the Protestant side can only take this opportunity to rest its troops in order to prepare for the next wave of war in the near future.

Yes, as a military commander on the Protestant side, Bissef knew very well what the future would hold. Now don't look at the Church to deal with Portugal and France, but as soon as Portugal and France are wiped out, then the Church will come back against them.

Originally, it would have been a very good opportunity, if the Protestants had seized such an opportunity. Maybe we can unite with Portugal and France and deal with the Church together.

No, it's not necessarily possible to defeat the vassal states of the Church at once.

Only, because the economy on the Protestant side is on the verge of collapse. They really don't have the strength to continue fighting.

If it weren't for the Song Empire giving them some help through some secret channels, they would not have been able to support this war for such a long time, and the army would have been dispersed long ago.

Even so, some on the side of the Protestant coalition were shaken.

They felt that they should take this opportunity to give in to the people on the side of the church.

Come to think of it, the church can't do anything to them.

It's a big deal, just lose some money.

Bissef scoffs at people who think this way, thinking that they are all short-sighted idiots.

Can't the church see that they are no longer able to do so?

People have already seen it.

Otherwise, the church would not have looked for another stall. Turn to the Portuguese and France, and just have the army stationed here to confront them.

In fact, the confrontation here is nothing more than to contain them.

So that they can deal with Portugal and France with peace of mind.

It is ridiculous that some idiots in the Protestant coalition want to take this opportunity to make peace with the church.

Well, even if it is acceptable to the Church, as long as the Portuguese and French countries are resolved, the Church will still use all kinds of means to deal with them.

Now, they are under a lot of pressure. But it's not without opportunities.

After all, they are all united, and the church has to work hard to solve them.

But if they make peace with the church now, then Protestantism will immediately fall apart.

When the time comes. It will definitely be cleaned up by the church one by one.

At that time, even if everyone wants to, they can't resist.

Bissef was not a fool, he had foreseen what would happen if he negotiated with the church.

But those who have been scared out of their hearts. I don't have the courage to continue fighting the church.

Bissef was disgusted by these guys.

Because they can't see the situation clearly at all, they just care about such a little interest in front of them.

If only they had a little vision. Then you will know that only by continuing to fight with the church, and taking advantage of the fact that most of the church's energy is on the Portuguese and French sides, can we give the church in the Netherlands a little bit of military strength, so as to create a life for itself.

To know the way, even the Dutch saw this.

Otherwise, they would have been furious the moment they learned that the people of the Song Empire in the Americas had seized their American colonies.

However, the Dutch not only did not get angry, they endured.

Isn't that the big picture?

But unlike the Dutch, some of the other forces were intimidated by the Church.

After all, the church is strong and financially well-off.

It's really not something that a small group of theirs can handle.

But what's the use of regretting it now?

They should have thought of this when they first joined forces.

It's all brainless guys.

Bissef sighed helplessly, a tired expression on his face.

To be honest, he is really physically and mentally tired now commanding this coalition of churches.

Although everyone is united, there are still a lot of intrigues.

It can be seen from this that even if they defeated the coalition of churches, Protestantism was recognized.

But in the end, there is still no way to escape a cycle of infighting.

At that time, there will be a high-level struggle for power and profit, and some powerful territorial battles will be on the table.

At this time, it is time to let the army take the initiative to attack the enemy on the opposite side, instead of confronting the other party here.

The current situation is that the other side is completely led by the nose, and the other side does not have the slightest initiative.

This is very unwise in war.

However, Bissef's proposal did not win the understanding and support of many people.

On the contrary, everyone thought that it was time for the army to take this opportunity to recuperate.

It is rare that the Church has now focused its attention on the Portuguese and French sides, and this place can finally be cleansed.

There are too many dead people here in the Netherlands, and it's time to ease up.

It's all a bunch of idiots!

There is not a little military vision.

I really don't know what they think, why did they have to fight against the church in the first place?

Since the choice has chosen to use military and military confrontation, then it is necessary to stick to this.

It's not halfway.

Now this trend of thought has begun to spread in the barracks, and many soldiers have no intention of fighting.

Everybody wants to end the war and go home and see.

It can be said that morale has fallen to the extreme.

With such a military spirit. When the time comes, the Church has defeated the Portuguese and the French, and if they continue to fight again, perhaps a line of defense against the Protestant coalition will be breached.

Bissef is very pessimistic about the future.

In fact, judging from the current situation, the spread of various pessimistic emotions, and the shame of the army's heart, he can't help but have this pessimistic view.

Because that's the truth.

For the brain-dead people in the Protestant coalition, Bissef really felt helpless.

As long as the thought of their style, faces and thoughts, Bissef felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

In today's Protestant coalition, only the Swedes and the Dutch have the same idea.

The rest of the people basically want to surrender.

These bastards!

They don't want to think about it either. Will the church really let them go in the future?

Bissef still knows the church very well, and it is precisely because of this understanding that he does not think that capitulation peace talks are a good choice.

In fact, the church is very mysterious and high up to ordinary people.

The same is true for some minor aristocrats.

However, for some of the great nobles who controlled the army and the real power, the church was not so much.

In fact, everyone knows what kind of virtue everyone is.

For some of the darkness of the church, the powerful nobles are also clear.

The reason is simple. Because many nobles will unite with the church and oppress the people together.

At the same time, the church will also try its best to woo some nobles who hold real power to let them 'serve' the church.

To put it bluntly. It's a relationship where we all take advantage of each other.

The aristocracy used the theocracy of the church, and the church used the secular power of the nobility and military power.

It's just that the people at the bottom can't understand these things.

But for someone like Bissef, it's no secret.

Bissef himself came from a family of great nobles in the Holy Roman Empire. It's just because he is not a son-in-law and has no inheritance rights in the family that he will come out alone.

With his own efforts, he got to where he is today.

It used to be when it was still in the Holy Roman Empire. He'd seen so many shady things about the church.

So, he was very uninterested in the church.

Don't look at him as a member of a noble family in the Holy Roman Empire, but he doesn't have a lot of feelings for his original family.

Because he was not a son-in-law, and his mother's background was not good, he was bullied at home.

It can be said that he not only has no feelings for the original home, but also hates it very much.

And his original family, some people in the United Church, always bullied those commoners.

He was very unaccustomed to such things.

It can be said that Biceff joined the war with hatred for the Church and the Holy Roman Empire.

It is well known on the European continent that the Church had two gold medal fighters, one was the Spanish Empire and the other was the Holy Roman Empire.

With the support of these two big empires, plus some small vassal states, that's why the church is so strong.

But now, one of the church's two hands has been killed.

For Protestantism, it was really an opportunity.

Bisef looked at the military situation map in the Netherlands, and the expression on his face was very serious.

Because after his continuous efforts to lobby, but those short-sighted guys were not impressed by him at all.

Although the Dutch and the Swedes expressed their support, it was of little use.

Because whether it's the Dutch or the Swedes, they are all in trouble with the domestic economy right now.

Therefore, they have no way to give themselves substantial support.

At the same time, they had to consider the meaning of other Protestant forces.

Besides, it would not be a problem to take the initiative to attack the side of the Church in the confrontation now, relying only on the Swedes and the Dutch, as well as Bissef's 600-strong private army.

Therefore, the only way to do this is to convince everyone in the Protestant coalition to send troops together.

And without the big guys acting together, neither the Swedes nor the Dutch, they would not dare to take risks.

Even if the Dutch and the Swedes knew that what Bissef said was true, the situation would not be the same.

Alas!

Bissef sighed deeply again, his shoulders sagging slightly.

Bissef was in his thirties, with curly brown hair and two mustaches, which was very much in line with the standards of a beautiful man of his time.

Dressed somewhat like a Spanish aristocracy, it made him very energetic.

It's just that because of the recent hard work and hard work, it makes him look a lot older.

"My lord, there are people outside who claim to be the Song Empire of America who want to see you. I wonder if you want to meet them, Lord Ludao? ”

At this time, the guards came in from outside the tent to report.

"People from the Song Empire? They're probably bringing some food, and you can take them to the quartermaster. ”

Bissef waved his hand.

In the last six months, the Song Empire has set up concessions on the European continent and given them a lot of assistance.

It's just that the amount of aid each one is not very large.

Basically, it's just some food and clothing, and as for cash, there is no cash at all.

But after all, they were given some aid free of charge, and the Protestant side was indeed short of food, so no one refused.

Now that Bissef was in great difficulty, he didn't have the heart to see each other.

In Bissef's opinion, the other party's visit this time is nothing more than this little thing, and it is not a big deal at all.

However, the guard who had come in did not leave.

He said loudly again, "My lord, the other party has indicated that they want to see you, and it seems that they are not here to deliver goods. ”

The outfit of Jenny and his party, this guard saw it.

Moreover, Jenny and her party came on horseback.

Behind them, there were no vehicles at all.

So no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you're here to deliver something.

At the same time, the girl on the other side, who seemed to be the leader, was very serious when she said that she wanted to see Biseph, thinking that there must be something important.

Bissef retracted his thoughts when he heard the guards say this.

"Alright, alright, let it in. After all, they gave us so many things, and it was not good for me not to see them. ”

Bissef only looked at the small amount of assistance in the past six months, so he reluctantly wanted to meet the other party.

Because he also doesn't want to make the relationship too stiff.

You must know that from the war with the church to the present, only the Song Empire has continued to give small assistance to Protestants.

So, they can be regarded as friends.

Now is the time when the Protestant coalition is in trouble, so the more times like this, the more you can't offend too many people. (To be continued......)