Yes, the Duchy of Bern, the "Kingdom of Wende" (in fact, there was only one Grand Duchy of Shilonsk), plus the Kingdom of Romania. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Kalman IV gave an order, and brought in three countries that are not big or small, but they are famous. In this way, at least in terms of momentum, Kalman IV surpassed the Protestant Union. It has the support of Lombardy, Great Moravia, Romania, Bern and the territory of "Wende". Among other things, at least on turf, Kalman IV's territory was much larger than that of the Protestant Union.

This also gave Kalman IV a great encouragement. So much so that next, when he negotiated with William and the Russian kingdom, he was not so zealous.

His Majesty seemed to feel that this war could be won without the strength of the Hereford family. So the Hereford family is not as popular as it used to be. Even, because of William's previous attitude of resistance, the Hereford family was blacklisted by the emperor.

Perhaps after he wins this sectarian war, his next target will be the Hereford family.

"Well, His Majesty the Emperor is really confident. William sighed. But then the conversation changed: "But all he has, I'm afraid all he has is faith." ”

"Money, money, and money. Now I know what is most important for war. At William's side, Elise sighed.

"yes, money. The Swabians did not have enough money.

If there is not enough money, there will not be enough mercenaries, there will not be enough weapons and equipment, and there will not be enough logistical supplies. Without these things, then Kalman IV would not have been able to win this war. ”

"Didn't the Lombards do something for their emperor?" asked Elise.

"I did, but it was better than nothing, and it was perfunctory. William smiled sarcastically: "Those guys think that there is an Alpine danger, and no one in the world can beat the heart of Lombardy." So it doesn't matter if the frontal battlefield collapses. They don't care about that. ”

"And what about the Holy See?" asked Elise, "the Holy See must have a lot of money." ”

"Yes, they've made a lot of money. William nodded: "But as far as the greedy and mortal virtue of the Holy See is concerned, it has always been them who sell indulgences, they levy tithes, and they get donations...... When did you hear that they were giving money to others?"

"Those church colleges...... And those charities...... Forehead...... No?" Hearing William say this, Elise was a little surprised.

"Yes, but that's not giving money to others. William smiled: "The church college is a place to train talent for them. The clergy who came out were all their own people. It's a left-handed for right-handed thing, it's not a big deal.

As for the charities...... It's just for show. They don't really care about civilians, old and young, widows and orphans. All they care about is their own power, status, and money. ”

Although "......" could understand a little, what William said still made Elise feel a little difficult to accept. This is a huge difference from the worldview she usually knows. But at the same time, she did not deny William's words, but just frowned, thinking about these things.

"That's it all in all. William sighed: "Even if the Pope wants to do this, I'm afraid he can't do it." Because the Holy See is not alone in his decision, those cardinals, each is a small circle, each is an interest group. They have the Lombard nobility behind them, those families, and other obstacles, so that they will not really sacrifice their own interests for the sake of the interests of the Holy See. This time, Kalman IV was in trouble. ”

At this, William sighed secretly - although he was on the opposite side of Kalman IV, he also felt a little uncomfortable thinking of the doggy things that Kalman IV was facing - after all, he was also a ruler. And he is a ruler who has the heart to win the throne of the emperor.

As long as he persists in moving forward, then one day, all that Kalman IV has to face, he will continue to face. He can't run away.

As William had said, Kalman IV spoke out, but in the end did not get much practical support for himself. So, he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and start thinking of other ways......

First, an additional war tax was levied from within his domain.

Of course, this is dangerous.

The Imperial Civil War had only been fought for less than two years, and Moravia's economy had not yet recovered. It's one thing to start looting now, it's one thing how much money you can get, and it's another thing how much backlash it will cause. If the civilians starve to death too much, then even if these guys are followers of traditional sects, they will still rebel.

And then, there was the borrowing - well, yes, it was the turn of the bank capitalists - and, of course, the Frisia and the Briton bankers did not yet have the courage to disobey the orders of their bosses. So Kalman IV had only one choice, and that was the Lombard bankers.

Speaking of which, the wishes of the bankers were one of the reasons why the Lombardy region did not respond positively to the call of Kalman IV - money, perhaps, could be given to Kalman IV. However, we must not give money in the form of fundraising, but must lend money to them in the form of loans.

Lend money to the nobles, and the nobles take the money to fight, and if they win or lose, they have to repay the money and eat interest...... For the bankers, the so-called knights of the war economy are just that~

The third option...... Just continue to beg grandpa to sue grandma to see if any idiots have been fooled into borrowing money. However, William feels that there are many idiots in this era, but this should be said separately. When it comes to money, it seems like everyone gets as smart as they get. After all, these are troubled times. It is impossible for the genes of idiots to be passed down.

But even if this were the case, Kalman IV would probably have scraped together enough money...... Whether it was the mercenaries of the southern Gothic Empire, the mercenaries of the Bernese mountains, or even the Lombard mercenaries and the Romanian mountain mercenaries. These guys are all waiting to exchange imperial gold for rice......

On the other hand, the situation of the Protestant Alliance is much better than that of Kalman IV, with the big money lord Briton on its back, and the Continental Alchemist Alliance, those who dream of a "second perfect capital country". Coupled with the well-developed industrial and commercial support of Frisia itself, the Protestant Union had a much better time. They easily recruited a large number of mercenaries, and with their own Praetorian Guard, even a hundred thousand troops could be gathered.

-- Dressed in Frisian skins, the troops of the Bretons were known to be about 30,000 people. One of the things that caught William's attention the most was a large army armed with flintlock pistols, which seemed to be the result of Victoria's reforms after seeing the Hereford family army in the New World.

Moreover, the noble alliance of Lotternia has taken out more than 20,000 men - this is mainly an army cobbled together by the strength of the Alchemist Alliance. They are basically mercenaries, and only a very small number of nobles are armed. The quality is so-so and passable.

The Grand Duchy of Jutland also mustered together 20,000 troops. There were several regiments in it, the Praetorian Guard of Christian, Grand Duke of Jutland. The rest are mercenaries. At the same time, the army of the Franconians was twenty thousand. Probably about the same configuration as Archduke Christian.

A kingdom with the same number of troops as a Grand Duchy made Prince Henry a little unhappy. It's just a pity that although he also hooked up with the alchemist alliance and the Briton people before, his original identity as an ally of the emperor was not white enough. So I didn't get much support from the financiers...... Of course, in addition to this, Victoria's driving force is also one of the reasons.

She didn't want to find a real leader for the alliance who could unite all the forces in the process of defeating Kalman IV - that would be completely uncomfortable for herself. Therefore, it is only natural that this alliance should remain divided and disunited.

In the end, there were some other fragmented troops. Some of them were spontaneously organized Protestants, while others were adventurers, hooligans and mercenaries who wanted to take advantage of the chaos. These guys probably have less than 10,000 troops, and they are all over the world. Most of them are attached to the names of the above-mentioned powerful princes and coalition forces, and will not be described separately here......

All in all, the population of the Old World is more than ten times that of the New World, or even dozens of times. Therefore, the scale of the war in the Old World is naturally much larger than that of the War in the New World.

After just a few months of preparation and conscription, the Protestant alliance against Kalman IV gathered nearly 100,000 troops, almost equal to the number of troops participating in the New World War last year!

The Protestant League organized an army of 100,000 men, and at the same time, Kallman IV was still struggling with the lack of military spending. It can be said that now is the time when the power of the two sides is most unbalanced - if William were the leader of the Protestant League, then he would have marched on Moravia as fast as he could, without hesitation. And it's a full-scale war. In this way, the Protestant League was able to settle Kalman IV in the shortest possible time, and thus win the war.

But-

But William was not the leader of the Alliance. This leads to two outcomes.

First, there is no good leader - no, it should be said, the Protestant coalition without a leader is riddled with internal contradictions, competing for power and profit, so slow to move and miss opportunities.

Second, William was very happy to see this.