Chapter 492: Advancing Into Central Europe
In Innsbruck, the Roman army was stationed here, and the soldiers rarely had some time to relax. The city was as lively as the New Year.
In the castle in the center, Peter was thinking about his next plan, whether to attack Munich or Vienna.
In terms of geographical location, both Munich and Vienna are important, one is the Bavarian Gate and the other is the Eastern Gate of HRE.
But Munich is closer to Innsbruck, and its defense is not as good as Vienna. Because it is located in the hinterland of the HRE, the urgency of defense is naturally not as high as that of cities close to the front line. But this place was also expanded on a large scale during the reign of Emperor Louis IV of the Shinra, and it was also a tough nut to crack.
"Your Majesty, Sigismund has sent a message."
At this time, sending a message was either asking for mercy or fighting to the end. It was obvious that Sigismund belonged to the latter category.
Sigismund wrote to Peter that if the two countries could live in peace, Florence and Siena would give him a gift as a gift. In addition, he would give up his claim to Hungary. As for the other two, they could take it easy. Talk slowly.
These things are not enough to impress Peter. These things can be obtained as long as he waves his hand, and he will not let him say anything in the letter at all. Final verdict: Sigismund was stalling for time.
Since the other party wants to delay time, then I will not give him this opportunity, and it is time for Hungary to take action.
"There can be many kings in this place, but there can only be one emperor." Peter looked at the map and the letter, and thought of his future ideas. It is the dream of every ruler to pass down the empire for generations to come, and Peter is no exception.
As a courtesy, Peter also wrote back to Sigismund, emphasizing that he did not want to send troops in the first place and that it was the aggressiveness of the anti-Roman alliance that caused today's situation. Peter asked Sigismund to dissolve this alliance against Rome, otherwise he would be threatened by Rome. The fury of the Empire and its allies.
John, Duke of Burgundy, finally led his army to Stuttgart, only two days' journey from Munich. There are also six armies of the Elector, and the Duke of Orleans will have a few days to arrive.
Time was running out, and the coalition forces rushed to rescue Munich. Led by John, the armies of the other electors were under his command. But before setting off, something went wrong with his army.
"What's going on? Didn't we give them a month's salary? Why haven't we moved?"
John was furious, what time was it now, and he dared to strike. If you want wages, you can negotiate. How do you do that?
"Sir, they said that the enemies this time are all God's people. They think it is too cruel..."
"Ha!" John thought this was the funniest thing he had ever heard. The mercenary talked about believing in God. He had never been so merciless in killing his own brother before. Saying this now is nothing more than asking for more money.
"Go and tell them, if Rome calls, don't talk about money, their lives will be lost. If we fight them off, their wages will be doubled."
This is the limit of what John can do. His own levies are insufficient in combat effectiveness, and mercenaries can greatly supplement them. Moreover, Rome's attack on the countries on the Apennine Peninsula caused a large number of mercenaries to flee to the HRE, directly driving down the price of local mercenaries. I thought I could save a lot of money, but ended up having to pay more.
Relying on their superiority over the conscripts, these mercenaries bargained with their employers and sometimes defected on the battlefield. They really have no way to deal with such a take-all group, because they still have to use them in battle.
The Count of Tyrol, who has gone to Linz, is begging his relatives to save his territory. This time when Rome sends troops, his Tyrol territory will be the most injured. Once the opponent is stationed for a long time, he will become a poor nobleman with only a title. .
But the two relatives really didn't have the energy to take care of him. Vienna was the most important thing. If it disappeared, the Hungarian army would march in, and wouldn't it still be a disaster?
As for Tyrol, with Munich supporting them, the pressure on them is much less. Habsburg also had to thank Wittelsbach for sharing the firepower with them.
----Dividing line----
Aragon received the result of the naval battle of Cagliari and the entire army was annihilated, which directly caused a major earthquake in the political arena. Their Aragonese navy has been developing for hundreds of years, but it was gone in just one day after the war started?
This was not just his country, the fleets of Castile and Portugal also joined it. The combined fleets of the three Iberian countries were wiped out together, and the other two countries must hate them to death?
Don't think about how to deal with Rome now, just choose the king quickly. It's a pity, they want to hold on to power for a while, but they don't want to take the blame, so they can only find someone to take advantage of.
After screening, Fernando, the former king's nephew and current regent of Castile, was selected as King of Aragon, and people were sent to ask him to inherit the throne.
At the same time, Granada announced that it would not continue to pay tribute to Castile and stationed troops on the border to prepare for the enemy.
After solving the Iberian fleet, the Roman navy finally let itself go. Along the way, they robbed many merchant ships from Iberia, and even went to Mallorca to intimidate the local people.
With the fleet annihilated, the remaining Sardinian resistance surrendered to the Roman army. Iberia must re-plan. The ships transporting troops from Genoa can help, and Milan must not fall.
Milan's position became important. As an important country connecting Iberia and the Shinra by sea, Sigismund not only squeezed out some funds from his teeth, but Iberia also stationed troops there to protect Milan.
As all fronts became active, the anti-Roman alliance was at a disadvantage from the beginning. They did not have enough troops deployed in all directions, so Western and Central Europe could only maintain the defense of basic cities.
The situation in the east was better because the Grand Duke of Moscow died. It was the same as Jobst, except that his younger brother Yuri openly rebelled. He directly said that the Grand Duke of Moscow died due to overwork, and he, as the only heir, naturally inherited the position of Grand Duke.
Then, his first order was to remove Mihaly from the position of Governor of Novgorod and grant him a noble title to live in Moscow.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was going to seize power, so Mihaly began to delay. He also stepped up the attack on Livonia, continued to advance after occupying Narva, occupied the Dorpat region, and the capital Riga was in danger. Vytautas assisted Livonia with 1,000 soldiers, and personally led his troops south to Kiev to attack the Cossack Emirate.
Moscow was also divided internally, and the boyars began to take sides. One is the Grand Duke's younger brother, and the other is the Grand Duke's brother-in-law. Both of them have the ability to inherit, but considering the current international situation, it is too early to take sides now, so let's remain neutral.