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Volume 3 Stormy France Chapter 96 Goodbye

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    "Haha, sir, you also know how much of a burden it is to raise five thousand soldiers. Although Wolfgang is now a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, he actually does not have a huge financial source. If he does not work as a mercenary  Soldiers, how can he feed so many soldiers?" Frank knew more details than Bai Zhou.  In fact, this is not very hidden information. If Bai Zhou is intentional, it can be easily understood.  But after all, Bai Zhou did not focus on the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire, especially this Wolfgang. When leaving Nuremberg, Bai Zhou thought that he would never have anything to do with him again. After all, the two  Human "friendship" is here.

    "You mean, his five thousand private soldiers are actually five thousand mercenaries, and he is a mercenary leader? This seems a bit incredible." Bai Zhou was a little curious about Wolfgang's mental journey.  After all, in medieval Europe, the social status of mercenaries was similar to that of merchants in the Confucian culture of China at the same time. No, it should be said that the status of mercenary leaders was similar to that of merchants. Mercenaries were at best equal to apprentices.  He has one skill, which is killing people. Other than that, he seems to only be able to deceive, kidnap, steal, eat, drink, and bet on women (of course, for the time being, Europa does not have this bad habit of "drawing").

    It is hard to imagine that a prince from a big country would engage in such a "lowly" profession. Moreover, from Frank's tone, it was easy to tell that this Wolfgang was already very famous in this profession.  Of course, I just don¡¯t know whether this fame is caused by the contrast in his own status or because of the strength of Wolfgang¡¯s mercenary group.

    "It is indeed a bit incredible, but this third prince is indeed such a person, and what is even more strange is that Barbarossa does not seem to object to his youngest son doing this. Wolfgang's mercenary group has already  It has been established for three years and has experienced more than ten battles, large and small. Although it mostly carried out tasks assigned by Barbarossa, the few times it used troops externally also allowed us to see the strength of his mercenaries.  . Moreover, you must know that the deputy leader of his mercenary group is the former leader of the Teutonic Knights of the Holy Roman Empire. This guy, in terms of reputation, strength, wisdom, and loyalty, can be called  It is hard to imagine that Barbarossa's right-hand man could have served in a mercenary group without Barbarossa's instruction." Frank was very familiar with his family treasures, which made Bai Zhou wonder whether he was the "young man" he said.  Some of the "foreign military use" are somewhat related to the Swiss Germans.

    "So, now I really have to go over and see this prince who ran over for some reason." Bai Zhou stood up and said to Frank.  Bai Zhou could also hear that Frank was not only introducing him to the strength of this mercenary group, but also repeatedly emphasizing one thing - the establishment of this mercenary group was inseparable from the shadow of Barbarossa, so their appearance also  It should have been Barbarossa's instruction.  But Bai Zhou had previously deduced that Barbarossa would not be able to provide such direct help to Xi Qin at this critical time, so in his answer to Frank, he also emphasized, "I don't know why he came here on his own initiative."

    Immediately, the two people, led by Meng Ge, walked towards the city gate.  Originally, Bai Zhou wanted to see what Weifu brought with him that was not convenient for public disclosure, but now that Frank was by his side, and Bai Zhou also began to be more curious about this Wolfgang,  So I didn't avoid anything and went directly to see the third prince.

    The city of Basel is not large. In addition to the last war, the Western Qin Dynasty basically emptied the city. Since it is still on the front line of the war, the Western Qin people did not let the local residents of Basel come back, but tried to bring them back.  They were relocated to the south in advance.  This has also led to the fact that Basel has really become a fortress at this stage. Apart from generals and soldiers, there are basically no other ordinary people inside, completely serving the war.

    After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Bai Zhou and Frank met Wolfgang at the city gate, as well as the lieutenant who had accompanied him to Basel.

    When Wei Fu saw Bai Zhou coming in person, he took two steps forward and said, "Sir, I'll go over and arrange other things first, so I won't stay here any longer."

    "Okay, you go ahead." Bai Zhou said.  He knew that it was not convenient for Weifu to say something here, and the five thousand new soldiers he brought this time also needed to be handed over to Mengshan for unified deployment, so now was really not the time for the two of them to chat and greet each other.

    After the captain left, Wolfgang also asked the person around him - a middle-aged man, I don't know if he was the former leader of the Teutonic Knights that Frank mentioned - to make him responsible for the placement of the five thousand servants on this trip.  Bing, Meng Ge accompanied the middle-aged man away in time. After all, Xi Qin is now the master of Basel. When guests come to visit, let the guests find a place where they can't stay.

    ? ?In this way, apart from Bai Zhou's covert bodyguards who were relatively far away, and Wolfgang's bodyguards who were also far away, only Frank's position on the field was more awkward.

    If Frank alone can represent the opinions of all Germanic people, then he can stand here and have access to some more confidential information. But the problem is that he can only represent a quarter of the opinions. If Bai Zhou now  Talking about something with Wolfgang and asking Frank for his opinion, Frank wouldn't say it or not.

    Originally, Frank certainly didn't think so much. He just wanted to meet the "famous" third prince of the Holy Roman Empire, or to respect this prince who came from afar to help him. After all, he can't help others.  Coming all the way to send troops to help, he is still half the master of Switzerland, so there is absolutely no reason why he doesn't want to see him.

    Unexpectedly, as soon as the two sides met, the two protagonists immediately sent away their respective entourages, leaving them alone here without any embarrassment.

    "It doesn't matter. You are also the son of the Earl of Zurich. You can completely represent the Earl of Zurich. Just stay here." Bai Zhou could see that there seemed to be some weird feeling in the atmosphere now, as if this Wolfgang wanted to create a  There was a space to talk to Bai Zhou alone, but he was unwilling to "sneak" into the relatively closed living room and arouse suspicion.

    Bai Zhou also understands that in this environment, there seems to be no benefit to letting Frank stay here, but in the current situation, letting him leave is always a way to lose face. After all, isn't this just telling people clearly that you  The status is not good.

    Bai Zhou's relationship with Frank must be closer than that with Wolfgang, so he didn't want to embarrass Frank, so he said what he just said. Of course, this sentence was actually meant for Wolfgang.  , to let him know that Frank is not an insignificant figure.

    ¡°It¡¯s true that it¡¯s not the time to fight for your father yet, but with a good father, like Frank, you can always be tougher on such occasions.

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