Kingdom of Aragon, Zaragoza.

With the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, Yolanda of Aragon finally waited for his chance.

It's just that, unlike what she thought at the beginning, the Ming army that destroyed the Holy Roman Empire did not suffer much damage.

Not to mention that the vitality is greatly damaged, it is not even the stage of hurting the muscles and bones, at most it is a scratch of the skin.

This was something Yolanda had not anticipated.

Originally, she thought that the Holy Roman Empire, which was entrenched in Central Europe and influenced Eastern Europe and even Western Europe, even if it could not repel the Ming army, would be able to bite the Ming army fiercely when it was dying.

But......

Thinking of this, Yolanda couldn't help but take a sip and secretly scolded angrily.

He knew that there were many twists and turns, but the main thing was that the Holy Roman Empire was not unified enough, and there were disagreements among those who held important powers.

But it can't be helped, because in Yolanda's plan, the Kingdom of Aragon is not the one to come out too quickly.

As the saying goes: The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows.

In Yolanda's plan, the Holy Roman Empire was a cicada and the Ming army was a praying mantis, but the Kingdom of Aragon was not a yellow sparrow.

Yolanda defines herself as a hunter, a character after the Yellow Sparrow.

Originally, she wanted to let the Holy Roman Empire consume the strength of the Ming army first, stage a praying mantis to catch cicadas, and then let the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England play the role of the Yellow Sparrow.

Although this yellow finch is a little weak and may not be able to defeat the mantis, as long as it can make the strength of the mantis weaker, it will be the turn of the hunter of the Kingdom of Aragon to appear.

The result?

The praying mantis caught the cicada after only being scratched, and there was little damage, which made it difficult for the weak yellow finch of the Kingdom of France and England to deal with.

Tuk-tuk.

Just when Yolanda felt a little difficult to do, there was a sudden knock on the door, which made Yolanda startled.

"What's the matter?"

Previously, the Ming army left Aachen and marched in the direction of Paris, and Yolanda knew that his small movements were known to Zhu Zhanyan.

Paris is a special place, and it must not be occupied by the Ming army, because it has a special meaning for the Kingdom of France, once the Ming army occupies it, the Kingdom of Aragon will be hindered from trying to eat the Kingdom of France.

So, Yolanda has always been on the lookout lately.

"Dear Lady Yolanda, King Juan II of the Kingdom of Castile has come to visit."

……

Kingdom of Aragon, Banquet Hall.

"What!? You're going to withdraw from the alliance with the Kingdom of Aragon!? ”

A sound far beyond the normal decibel echoed in the banquet hall, but the host who made this sound was unconscious, looking at Juan II in front of him with a "shocked" expression.

"That's right." Juan II nodded slightly, his expression calm, and he was not surprised.

"The Holy Roman Empire is gone, and as a first-class empire, they don't do much damage to the enemy, which is enough to make us realize how strong this ally you are looking for is."

"There's nothing inherently wrong with working with someone like that, but the problem is that you have other ideas, and that's not appropriate."

"Today's Ming army is already overwhelming, not only cutting off the English Channel, but also sending troops to Paris, I don't see the possibility of victory in this cooperation, so I think the most important thing is to stop losses in time."

Juan II's analysis was straightforward and methodical, leaving Yolanda unable to refute it.

However, she didn't think to refute it.

In fact, every move of the politician is full of deeper meanings, as in the case of the visit of Juan II.

If it was true that he wanted to unilaterally withdraw from the alliance, then there was no need for Juan II to come in person, or it should be said that he could not come in person.

This is not an alliance, both sides have common interests and needs, so in order to show sincerity, they appear together, so that some people can feel at ease.

At present, the Kingdom of Castile is about to withdraw from the alliance, which means that in the future they will no longer be allies, and may even become enemies.

For such a thing, there was no need for Juan II, the Castilian past, to risk his life, but he did it anyway.

That would indicate that Juan II's real purpose was to do something else, not to withdraw from the alliance.

Since it is not to withdraw from the alliance, the rest may be an uneven distribution of benefits, which makes Juan II feel that the pay is not proportional to the benefit.

Thinking about it, although the Kingdom of Castile has always been a staunch ally of the Kingdom of Aragon, that was before, there was no conflict of interests between the two sides, and there was no situation where one family was dominant.

But now it's different.

Yolanda's thoughts about the Kingdom of France were already in the heart of Sima Zhao, and everyone knew that the Kingdom of Castile was indeed an ally of the Kingdom of Aragon, but it was also a rival.

If the Kingdom of Aragon successfully swallows the Kingdom of France, then the Kingdom of Aragon can be said to be the largest in history, and the alliance between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile will be unbalanced with the change of strength.

Previously, the Kingdom of Castile had been providing aid to the Kingdom of Aragon, but if they couldn't even get a bite of the cake in the end, then this ally would be unnecessary.

Therefore, Juan II is ostensibly here to withdraw from the alliance, but in fact he is here to ask for benefits.

If you want the two countries to remain allies, you have to make sure that the power gap between the two countries is not too large, and neither can be sure of the other's extent.

"That's it......" After thinking about it for a long time, Yolanda finally came up with a solution.

"This year you will send some more troops, and it is up to you to decide how many you want to send, and I will persuade Joan of Arc to hand over the western areas of Gasconi and Aquitaine, mainly the coastal areas, to you."

"How?"

The confrontation of politicians is actually sometimes so unpretentious.

Juan II came up and showed his intentions, and Yolanda also took Juan II's words, and then gave up part of the land in the name of the war garrison and handed it over to the other party.

In fact, the kingdom of Aragon did not lose anything, except to make concessions on the issue of dividing the cake after the victory.

The place Yolanda is referring to is actually the coastal area of the Bay of Biscay, south to the Pyrenees, where the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of France meet, and north to the vicinity of the Loire River, which is the northernmost point that the Kingdom of France can control today.

However, this land may seem small, accounting for only about one-fifth of the territory of the Kingdom of France, but in fact it is quite an elite place.

This area, in fact, is the Aquitaine Basin, which is a good grain producing area, and it is located next to the Bay of Biscay, which is very important for countries with certain maritime strength such as the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile.

It can be said that in order to compete with the Ming army and keep the Kingdom of Castile as an ally, Yolanda has made a bloody investment.

However, all this had to be based on their drive out of the English and their victory over the Ming army.

(End of chapter)