Chapter 415: Debut at the Peak

The rebellion in Venice received good news and then bad news. The militia of Verona was unfortunately all killed after three days of fighting with the army of Romagna. Verona fell.

The Roman navy in the Adriatic Sea blocked Venice's sea transportation lines and could also transport supplies to Trieste. The former maritime power no longer exists, and they can only fight on land.

"Everyone is quiet, the next thing is to form an army."

The Venice Grand Council was still arguing. The councilors finally finished the work of dividing the spoils, but Verona fell. This deeply stimulated them.

"We should now hold the mayor of Verona accountable. Why didn't he lead his troops to defend it? It's only been three days, and such an important city has been lost."

A councilor from Padua proposed to convict the mayor of Verona before doing anything else.

"Congressman Brugge, you are avenging your personal grudge."

Everyone knows that the congressmen from Verona and Padua are incompatible. In order to compete for the little public funds, they even abandon their blood ties. The hatred between the two places is off the charts.

"Dear sir, I am doing this for the Republic. If those who fail to perform their duties cannot be punished, who will listen to the government's orders?"

This high-sounding excuse made the congressman from Verona angry, "Don't be hypocritical. You should know that Padua is only two days away from Verona. Why don't you go to rescue?"

"Because we don't have enough troops and can't even protect ourselves, why should we throw ourselves into a dead end?"

Everyone: ………

You are really good at talking. You make it sound so noble to not help someone in danger. The congressman was so angry that he hit him directly.

"You actually hit me!"

"I hit you, God will punish you."

Since these two people are fighting, is it okay for others to fight too? So the parliament became a duel, and all kinds of parliamentarians showed their special skills, such as hitting people with fists, scratching faces, grabbing hair, and splashing water. It was like a parliament.

The speaker Luigi looked at the noisy parliament and shouted until his voice was hoarse. He had no choice but to announce a temporary break. And those parliamentarians had not finished fighting yet, so they were left alone.

After the initial excitement, Domenic was also troubled by the daily necessities. The finances were not good, the army was too poor, and the export could only go north. Trieste was still at the doorstep. This was impossible to succeed.

"Now let's talk about it. Verona has fallen, and our war with Rome will be at a disadvantage. Their army has begun to advance westward, and the Croatian allies have also encountered difficulties. Their offensive has suffered setbacks, and we have to provide some supplies to help them."

Browning, who was in charge of diplomacy, told other cabinet members that Venice had formed an alliance with the Croatian Skorro and the gentry of Ljubljana. The three parties assisted each other and joined forces to fight against the Roman Empire.

However, their highlight moment is gone. Skorro failed in the attack on the important city of Banja Luka in the south, and only less than 2,000 of the 6,000 people returned. Hungary also exerted pressure in the north, so he dared not unite his troops and could only hope for their assistance or troops.

"This is impossible. Verona is a lesson. If we can't train our army, it will be the second disaster of Venice."

Another cabinet member opposed sending troops to help. Now Venice's strength is obviously insufficient. Instead of dividing troops to help allies, it is better to concentrate troops and capture Trieste.

"Trieste has always been an important port city. The food and other supplies in it are enough for us to use for three months. My suggestion is to concentrate troops and take Trieste."

There is nothing wrong with this proposal, but the current situation is that Venice must delay the attack of Romagna. In case the western defense is empty, it is easy to be attacked.

"This issue has been passed long ago, but it was delayed because of other things. Now that the Republic has just been defeated, a victory is urgently needed to boost morale. Trieste is indeed a good target, but does our country have troops to go there?"

This question touched everyone's heart. Venice now adopts the policy of universal military service, and all eligible men must go to the battlefield. Therefore, Venice, with a population of less than one million, has pulled out nearly 60,000 troops. But there are people, but weapons and supplies are very scarce, and the navy has only three or two small boats. Everything has to be started from scratch, but Rome will not give him this time.

"Don't worry about this. We have already invited mercenaries from Milan. Their captain is experienced and will definitely lead us to victory."

The governor said to the cabinet that he had finally invited this mercenary. It cost more than 100,000 ducats in three months. Although it is expensive, at least the experience is rich. Hopefully, it can withstand the attack of Rome.

"I don't know which captain the governor has invited. The experienced ones should have heard of him."

"Don't worry, I invited General Muzio Sforza. He has more than 10 years of mercenary experience in Milan. There will be no problem."

Hearing the governor say this, they were relieved. Even if Rome doesn't die, it will be skinned. The mercenaries in Milan are very cruel.

At this time, the Roman army is already on the way. Duke Gion of Argau and his son Stanitsa are waiting for the army to gather in Krushevac. At the same time, he is also looking at the map and adjusting the battle plan at any time.

"Sir, Skro currently occupies Salageb, and Ljubljana does not obey the orders of the empire. If it weren't for the pressure from Hungary, Austria would probably go south immediately."

"We should start from Belgrade now, take them by surprise, hit the city of Zaregbu directly, and force the opponent to surrender."

Stanissa frowned when he heard this. He was sure that if you did this, the emperor would definitely not reward you. Now the palace is filled with voices saying that they should not have been merciful in the first place, and now they want to recruit people. Isn't this laying landmines for myself?

Giang looked at the person who proposed to recruit people, and thought that this person had insufficient political means. Rome was not Western Europe, so recruiting people was impossible. You could only gain the emperor's favor by showing your fangs, not to mention that the opponent was a heretic.

"Everyone, I'm afraid I didn't make it clear. His Majesty the Emperor does not want this situation to happen again in the west. We will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but if they do not return to the embrace of the empire, then only destruction awaits them."

This can be regarded as blocking the path to peaceful settlement, but the emperor also promised that the participating soldiers would receive land or monetary rewards, and in the edict issued to the outside world, the people living in the west except Trieste were directly Make them all slaves. If you don’t want to be a human being, then don’t become one.