Chapter 450: Surprising Unity

The monarchs of Western European countries also received the news from Rome. The good news was that their mortal enemy, Mircea, officially abdicated; the bad news was that Peter came up.

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It would be better not to abdicate, brother, why are you so upset? If Peter comes up, will they still have a chance to survive? Who in Europe doesn't know Peter's name? Just because of his behavior in Venice, the children of the Holy Roman Empire fell asleep quickly at night without crying or making a fuss. They were afraid of Peter coming.

At this time, Sigismund was really mixed up. His heart was like he was playing a random version of Plants vs. Zombies. Finally, a machine gun shooter came, but a balloon zombie came the next second.

No, this war is really coming, and he must make plans early.

Thinking of this, Sigismund welcomed today's guests.

Duke John of Burgundy came to Luxembourg City. As the richest duke in Western Europe, John has the most financial resources available to him in Western Europe. With the rich Friesland, the influence of the Duke of Burgundy is growing day by day.

John also contributed to the election of the German king. After receiving the promise, John paid off half of Sigismund's debt, and paid the other half after he got the title of king.

"Ah, my friend, welcome to Luxembourg."

Sigismund hugged John. As the most powerful support, he, the German king, had to appease him.

"The Holy Roman Empire is now suffering the greatest difficulties. Constantinople is attacking the west. We need to unite to win."

Although John looked down on Sigismund, his vision and political means were indeed unmatched. The aggressiveness of the Roman Empire reached its peak after the capture of Rome. You must know that the Eastern Roman Empire had the greatest legal claim to the ancient Roman Empire. If they rose again to conquer Justinian, would they still have a way to survive?

So, more or less, they should unite, at least to make the other side promise not to expand.

"Burgundy can prepare an army of 20,000 to join at any time. If your country can have 60,000 people, it will be able to defeat Constantinople and recapture Rome."

Sixty thousand people, this made Sigismund deeply worried. Thank God that the Holy Roman Empire can gather 30,000 people. This is when the religious princes are doing their best. Those secular princes don't expect much.

Seeing that the German king was a little worried, John also knew that the other party might not be able to come up with so many troops, so he changed another plan.

"If Poland and Lithuania can attack from the north, and we attack from the west, Constantinople will inevitably fall into chaos. At that time, let the Aragonese navy attack from the sea, which can also resolve the crisis."

John said so much, but it was nothing more than two words: army and money. How to have a large army and a lot of money became Sigismund's problem.

"Well, the Duke is right. As long as we unite, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished."

While the two rulers met, the Vienna Alliance was also discussing the situation. For the first time, the Habsburg family united to fight against foreign enemies. They all knew that if Vienna was gone, they would be the next unlucky ones.

"The threat is around us. Great Austria will face the most serious attack. The foundation of our ancestors must not be taken away."

Albrecht, the ruler of Upper Austria, said to the members attending the meeting that the Habsburg family really liked the names of Albrecht and Rudolf. When they saw these two names, they would think of the glory of the family in the past.

The three family branches of Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Tyrol finally united. They were deeply aware of the threat of Rome. Not only did they take away their Styria, but they also plundered and extorted repeatedly. As the most powerful family in the southern region, they must bear this responsibility.

Bavaria, which had just become the elector, did not want to lose this status and supported the Habsburgs, and so did the bishops in the south. Who made Rome too aggressive in recent years? They could only unite to protect themselves.

Of course, if you want to win, you need to unite all the forces you can get. England and France, the enemies, must also be brought in, and they still have to mediate.

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The people in the alliance are forming alliances everywhere, and they are really afraid that Rome will come with its allies to wipe them out. But in fact, Rome will not do this. At most, it will divide them into several parts and then divide them up.

After signing the brotherly secret agreement, Peter and his brothers continued to discuss the specific territorial conditions. The current revised result is: the border between Frank and Germany is controlled around the Rhine River, and there must be a principality as a buffer between the borders of Germany, Russia and Rome.

The goal is planned, and the next step is to implement it. Rome currently has nearly 30,000 soldiers in Rome and Dalmatia. Once a war breaks out, it can quickly control northern Italy and attack the Holy Roman Empire along the road of the Alps.

However, Rome does not only need to use troops in this direction. According to the report of the Governor of Antioch, the Emir of Damascus has recently talked a lot with the envoys of the Zaragirid Dynasty, and there may be suspicion of joint operations. Woick submitted a memorial requesting to send troops to annex Zaragirid and Damascus and regain the Middle East land that had been lost for hundreds of years.

Peter liked this very much. In the plan submitted by Wojcick, the Roman army would use the Arabs who surrendered to the empire as guides, and divided into two groups to send troops from Aleppo and Van, recapture Damascus and Baghdad before they reacted, completely push the border to the Zagros Mountains, and seize the Persian Gulf port of Basra. Increase the empire's trade.

If this plan succeeds, it will not only add a lot of land and nearly one million people to the empire, but also continue to compress the living space of the Mamluks on the peninsula.

However, the peninsula is mostly dry and desert, and the Syrian Desert lies between Zaragi and Damascus. Materials can only be transported from Van. Even the local people dare not cross the desert, and the local garrison must be stationed in places with water sources.

Peter has just succeeded to the throne and needs a war to establish the authority of the new emperor. Although his prestige was already very high before.

The biggest benefit of this plan is the Baghdad and Basra regions, and Rome can intervene in the Persian Gulf trade. Moreover, the rich local mineral and agricultural resources are also the future capital of the empire. At the same time, it can also push the forces of the Iranian Plateau back to the east of the mountains to ensure that the other side will not make a comeback. It should be noted that since the Sassanid Dynasty, the dynasties that ruled Persia were basically settled in the Mesopotamian Plain. Rome did this to ensure long-term stability on the eastern border.