Even the accession of the Grand Duchy of Jutland was nothing - but, in Franconia, there was a kingdom, a powerful family, and a powerful king, of course, only a prince - and with these elements, the Protestant League was fully capable of competing with Kalman IV. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

From territory to military strength, from status to status, from faith to economic foundation. From Jutland to Franconia, the northwest of the empire was in rebellion.

That's it. It's June.

After the unexpected "defection" of Franconia, the situation became unfavorable for Kalman IV. This alliance was in an arc and was semi-encircled in the area controlled by Kalman IV. In the strategic situation, Kalman IV was in a passive disadvantageous position. At the same time, the betrayal of Franconia, a traditional ally, put the emperor at a diplomatic disadvantage.

Since even such a traditional ally as Franconia betrayed him. This would raise doubts about Kalman IV's abilities, and whether his dominance was really solid.

Kalman IV could not sit still.

I don't want to, I don't like it. But for his majesty, to shut up those gossip bastards. At the same time, it is to maintain its own empire. Kalman IV could only oppose this Protestant alliance.

So the Swabians went into action - Kalman IV sent an emissary to the Holy See. Two purposes are expected to be obtained.

The first was simple, and it was to obtain the will to crusade against the Protestant League...... Although there had been contact between the two sides, no formal order had been issued. So a program needs to be added. This is one thing that Kalman IV could most likely succeed in. Because for the Holy See, it's just a matter of words.

But the second thing is difficult. Kalman IV expected to receive other, more practical assistance. His requests include, but are not limited to, monetary assistance, military assistance, and material assistance.

All in all, Kalman IV wanted to take the lead in Karumba at this critical moment. It is hoped that with the help of the authority of the Pope and the Holy See, the nobles in Lombardy will be squeezed and given the money to contribute.

William is not optimistic about this. On the one hand, it is difficult to give up money, and on the other hand, these guys do not want the emperor to meddle in the affairs of Lombardy.

This is the place of the Holy See, as well as the Lombard nobles, large and small. They didn't want an extra Emperor Majesty above their heads.

Of course, this matter has little to do with William. It didn't matter if Kalman IV overwhelmed the Lombard nobility with his own abilities, or if the Lombard nobility worked together to drive the emperor away. The closed topography of the Lombardy peninsula was destined to be incapable of influencing the main part of the human world. All it needs is a conqueror with enough strength.

As long as you have enough power and cross the Alps, you can naturally annex the whole of Lombardy. William had always thought so - that the Lombards were free, cowardly, and incompetent. They're all scumbags and aren't good at fighting. Even the Asturians who are weak enough to conquer it at a very small cost, and then gain untold wealth from it.

That's it, in June, a new round of diplomatic activity continued. William again received a reply from Kalman IV. This time the situation was urgent, and the emperor realized that William was unlikely to budge. Considering the current situation was dire, Kalman IV finally approved William's strategy of getting engaged first and marrying only when the situation stabilized.

Of course, Kalman IV didn't do this casually. While agreeing to the conditions, he also made a note of William in his heart, and vowed to take revenge on William when he had the opportunity in the future.

Of course, of course, William didn't think that guy had any chances......

All in all, after agreeing with William, King Otto's attitude began to soften, and after a little hesitation, King Otto agreed to the engagement to the Tyrolean duchess. It was kind of stabilized the rear a bit, and then it was announced that the Protestants who were now all bastards had rebelled against the party. Then he began to raise an army and prepare to attack the rebels in the north.

At the same time, Kalman IV also issued conscription orders to various parts of the empire. Order the nobles of the kingdoms to organize a large army and participate in this crusade together. At the same time, he has not given up diplomatic efforts. Several messengers traveled to Franconia with his handwritten letters, hoping to convince the Sarians to return to their lost path and get back on the right path...... Of course, this is only a little bit of a try. No one is optimistic about their actions.

At the same time as the emissary of Kalman IV, the Manchurian Empire was wandering around, Prince Henry of Franconia was not to be outdone. The emissaries of the Sarian family are also constantly moving outwards - behind them are a large number of agents and diplomats of the Briton Kingdom and the large Briton Company.

With the accession of Kalman IV, he issued orders to the nobles everywhere, as well as the activities of Franconia and Briton. The second round of expansion of this war began. The two camps, which have clearly stated their positions, are pulling people for their own camps.

The focus of their contention is, of course, a few behemoths that have not ended up at the moment.

The Visigothic kingdom, the kingdom of Asturias and the kingdom of Russia. It's their top priority.

Whether it was an envoy of the emperor, an envoy of the Pope, or a diplomat of Briton, there were envoys of the Sarian family. Novgorod diplomatic circles were bustling with activity during this time. All diplomats, spies, spies, aristocrats, courtesans...... They are all trying their best to get rid of their opponents while not letting themselves be done.

If it weren't for the consistent strength of the Hereford family and the strength of the Cheka members, Novgorod would have become a mess for a while.

In this case, the Hereford family remained silent. William remained in Riga, while King Otto learned wisely and returned to his hometown in the Duchy of Mystia to spend the summer. All in all, the Hereford family is full of strength and resolutely refuses to be the first to end.

No matter what the Salian family of Franconia, Victoria, and the Continental Alchemist Alliance say, the Hereford family will not move...... However, at the same time, those who are interested have also discovered that the three Praetorian Guard regiments of the Hereford family have recently strengthened their training. At the same time, William's Fourth Legion of the Praetorian Guard, which used the original White Legion as the skeleton, also began to step up recruitment.

In addition to these four elite legions. The Herefords could also recruit more than 20,000 nomadic cavalry from the steppe tribes that were attached to them at any time. At the same time, it is possible to recruit more than 30,000 Gothic mercenaries through Bolotsk and through the Wende region......

It's not that the Hereford family is not uninterested in this war. They're still waiting to be sold. This has become the consensus of the entire aristocratic circle. This made the diplomats on both sides itch with hatred and at the same time be helpless.

If Russia is selling at a price. Then Visigoths and Asturias are more than enough to do so.

For the war between the old and new sects of the empire that is currently unfolding. Louis XVI was very interested. As the most important enemy of the Empire, the Visigothic Kingdom never misses any opportunity to weaken the Empire. If he could, he really wanted to raise his hands and feet to support the Protestants, even though he himself was actually a traditional denomination.

But what is the so-called sect, the so-called faith, compared to the actual interests?

But the problem is that he wants to support him, but people don't want to take him to play.

The Protestant sect has enough of its own circles. The big guy behind them has Briton. Russia's powerful allies were Russia, and its own powerful allies were the Duchy of Jutland and the Kingdom of Franconia. They also have the Continental Alchemist Alliance as an organization. Both the strength and the level of chaos are enough. I don't want to add a Visigoth to add chaos or decentralization.

In addition to this, in addition to the moral support, the Visigoths were able to give them very limited practical support.

Their economy is terrible -- their economy is terrible, and they don't have enough military money to organize their army. Therefore, if you have money to contribute, Visigoths who have neither money nor strength, just stand by and cool off.

Furthermore, Kalman IV was also very kind to the Visigoths - after all, he was an imperial orthodox, and he looked down on the imperial traitors to the Visigoths, and he did not want to cooperate with them, although both sides were traditionally sectarian according to their beliefs. But it didn't work.

Visigoths and Asturias were thus excluded from the war, and neither the Protestant or traditional sects had any intention of playing with them. And the strength of the two countries is not enough to form a camp alone to play on their own. So, at least at this stage, these two countries are excluded.

None of the three largest countries entered the war. But some small, marginal countries can't stand the pressure.

The first choice was made by the small imperial state Duchy of Bern, sandwiched between Visigothic, Franconia and the third state of Lombard. Believing in the traditional sect, they thought about it and finally decided to join the emperor's side. As a result, a new threat has emerged in the southwest of Franconia.

Next is the Kingdom of Romania. As an ally of Kalman IV in the fight against the Dark Elves, the country ultimately decided to support Kalman IV...... However, the mountain troops that Romania was able to fight were concentrated on the border against the Ottoman Empire. Their support is only verbal, and it is better than nothing.

Then, at the end of June, His Majesty Henry, the great King of Wende, also made a decision - or rather, William made the decision for him - and this guy decided to ally with Kalman IV.