"In terms of maritime affairs, you are more experienced in the Duchy of Venice, and since you have said so, then this matter will be put aside for the time being."

After Francesco's reminder, Sigismund also found that his own consideration was biased, and the idea of attacking the Ming from the sea naturally had to be abandoned.

Francesco, however, was dismissive of this.

What do you mean by "since you've said so"? Obviously, Sigismund himself was in a hurry to ignore the potential danger, and to put it bluntly, Sigismund himself was sick, and he could be said to be mentioning or even teaching him.

As a result, he came with such a sentence? Francesco could only say hehe.

However, he didn't say anything about it, because the three people here today, and even the whole of CEIBS, know that CEIBS is now in jeopardy, and it is not the time to lose your temper.

If you want to play your temper, wait until you repel Da Ming, and then there will be time for them to lose their temper.

"The affairs of the sea still have to be handled by you, for now, we can't contact the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, it seems that the rumors are true, they are very likely to unite with the Ming army."

"So, now we are the only ones we can rely on at sea, but I don't want you to give everything."

"The less, so the more we should cherish it, for the time being, we still have to focus on defense, keep the living force, at least maintain the ability to fight to the death with the enemy."

"As for attacking from the sea, let's wait until the war on land has achieved certain results, so that the other side will at least have some."

As Sigismund's words fell, both Martin V and Francesco looked at him in amazement.

It's hard to imagine that Sigismund, who was bent on preserving his vital strength and wanting to come out to pick peaches after the Holy See coalition had done most of his drudgery, was not in a hurry when the enemy had already reached his doorstep.

This is somewhat unexpected.

Because it stands to reason that the more this time comes, the more anxious Sigismund should be, after all, the Ming army has already reached the doorstep of the Principality of Hungary, and further north, beyond Mohachi is the capital of the Principality of Hungary.

In the past, when the Ming army did not set foot near the Danube, Sigismund was in a hurry, and wanted to push the Ming army back and occupy the Balkans, or even occupy Constantinople, which had previously been occupied by the Orthodox Church.

Now, the Ming army has hit the doorstep of his most important home, but he is not in a hurry!

However, although surprised, Martin V and Francesco also thought it was the best option, even if the reaction was out of the ordinary.

At the moment, it is useless to be anxious, the most important thing is to increase the possibility of victory in the war, whether it is in terms of weapons and equipment, or in terms of the number of troops, in short, it is necessary to find a way, but blindly and stubbornly with the other side.

That's the next step.

"What should we do?"

Seeing that Sigismund had regained his senses, Francesco also changed his previous disdain and asked solemnly.

In any case, they were also comrades who fought in the same trenches, and the defeat of the Holy Roman Empire was not a good thing for the Duchy of Venice.

"In addition to uniting the members of the Holy Roman Empire to send troops to the front lines, I also sent people to contact the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Kingdom of France, and the Kingdom of England after Christmas."

"The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and we can be said to be in the same spirit, if the Ming army continues to advance, they will be the next threat, and they should not sit idly by."

"Even if they care more about the land on the side of the Grand Duchy of Mosk and the Golden Horde at the moment, in order to keep their backs from being threatened, at least they will send some people to talk about it, which is better than nothing."

"As for the Duchy of France, I am not optimistic, the Kingdom of Sicily has received news that there are ships of the Duchy of Aragon coming and going in the Mediterranean, and the destination is Junbao."

"It is known that the king of the Kingdom of France...... Well, it should be said that the prince Charles VII is taking refuge in the Kingdom of Aragon, and on the surface the union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Ming army is a union in the superficial sense, but in reality it is difficult to say. ”

"Say so...... Francesco's brow furrowed, his eyelids drooping slightly.

"It cannot be ruled out that the Ming army actually united the Kingdom of Aragon and helped the Kingdom of France against the Kingdom of England?"

"That's right." Sigismund nodded.

"So I also sent people to the Kingdom of England, firstly, to verify, and secondly, it is considered to be impossible, if we fail, we have no loss, and if we succeed, it will be good for us."

"That's true, but ......" Francesco looked up at Sigismund.

"With all due respect, with the exception of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and whether or not the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England will unite with us, it will be a long process."

"And even if we succeed in the end, we get the help of the other side, it will take a lot of time for reinforcements to arrive on the battlefield."

"The time in between......"

Halfway through his words, Francesco looked at Sigismund with some hesitation and a little tentativeness.

Sigismund, however, turned his head to Martin V.

Martin V was stunned when he saw this, and then he had a bitter face, and scolded his mother in his heart.

Just now he was dissatisfied with Francesco and Sigismund's complete ignorance of his conversation, although he was the pope elected by Sigismund, he was still a pope no matter what!

However, at this moment, Sigismund is not just ignoring him, he wants to push him out!

Doing the hardest errands and gaining the least prestige, Martin V's heart was already overturned.

Let's put it this way, according to later generations, even if the mother in Sigismund's household registration book was copied and pasted, it was not enough for Martin V to scold like this.

However, in this chaotic era, all honor and fame are false, and only strength is really effective.

As a pope who had just experienced sixty years of schism in the Holy See, or a puppet pushed out by Sigismund, Martin V was not qualified to refute it.

"I see." Martin V, with his head bowed slightly, made a compromise.

"I will call on all the missionaries in the world to spread the news of the holy war to every inch of the land, so that every believer can contribute to this holy war."

Sigismund nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Francesco, and saw that the other party also nodded with satisfaction, Sigismund smiled happily.

He couldn't remember the last time he laughed, but he hadn't laughed in at least two years.

This laugh made him very happy.

This scene looks dramatic, in the dark Middle Ages, even in the second half of the Middle Ages, who would have thought that the pope, who should be high above the royal power, would be so humble as a pariah at this moment.

Even a predominantly commercial Doge of Venice could override him.

Thinking of this, Martin V secretly clenched his fists, but there was nothing he could do.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that although he is extremely uncomfortable at the moment, Sigismund and Francesco, who feel good when they step on him, can't laugh for long.

Kingdom of Sicily, Syracuse.

It is arguably the southernmost point of the Kingdom of Sicily, and further south is the island of Malta, which has been occupied by the Kingdom of Aragon since the eighties of the thirteenth century.

It's ridiculous to say, it's obviously a pirate at the door of his own house, but the Kingdom of Sicily can't take a Malta, but let the Kingdom of Aragon, which is 108,000 miles away, snatch it.

This also shows from the side that the maritime power of the Kingdom of Aragon has indeed stood at the top of the Mediterranean countries.

But Frederick III didn't think so much about it at this moment.

He left Palermo, the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily, and came to this Syracuse in order to see how powerful the sea power of the Ming Dynasty was, and to bring back the Duchy of Venice, which was known as the strongest maritime state in the eastern Mediterranean.

However, although this is said, in fact, Frederick III did not have much hope, after all, although the Tunis Strait is not very wide, it is also nearly 300 miles.

See the true face of the Da Ming Bao fleet from Syracuse? Frederick III did not think about it.

Take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the fire? Frederick III didn't even think about it.

For the Kingdom of Sicily, as strong as the Duchy of Venice has been defeated, they naturally don't dare to think about it, and they are an island country, if they really provoke the Ming Dynasty, the Pope State and the Holy Roman Empire can't even help in a hurry.

Therefore, Frederick III came here just to see what kind of strength supported the Ming Dynasty to carry out such a long voyage, and what kind of fleet could make the Duchy of Venice return.

However, he never imagined that he would one day be able to see such a scene.

Three hundred miles seems to be a long distance, but in the case of more than 600 ships, including more than 100 and nearly 200 treasure ships, even if they only pass by, they still occupy a large part of the Tunisian Strait, and even Frederick III can see it from a high point of view.

What kind of power is this? Frederick III had no concept at all.

He only knew that the Duchy of Venice could not reach this level, and neither could the Kingdom of Aragon, which was stronger than the Duchy of Venice.

Now, Frederick III's heart suddenly rose with a feeling called regret.

At the beginning, it was they who united with the Holy See, and also brought the Kingdom of Naples to launch the first round of attacks against the Ming army, although they did not cause losses to the Ming army, but the position was already settled at that time.

The current Frederick III has only one thought, and that is to regret it now...... Can't get it yet?

(End of chapter)