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- As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad.
While the Protestant coalition took a breath, the Portuguese and French forces became nervous.
The 100,000-strong Legion of the Church Alliance was divided into three parts and broke in from three regions in eastern France.
Although the French were prepared for this, they were still taken aback.
Fortunately, the French army was not a vegetarian. After losing a small area, the war situation finally stabilized.
In three areas of eastern France, the offensive momentum of the church's army was blocked, and a confrontation began.
??And French cities connected to the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea were frequently attacked by the church's coalition fleet. The troubles from the sea and land made the French miserable.
The Portuguese were relatively relaxed. They only had to face sea attacks from the British.
After learning that the church had begun an attack, the British, who had been despised by the church and the entire European continent, suddenly became energetic again.
Because of the presence of the Portuguese, the sea routes from the Mediterranean to Africa have been blocked, which caused a great headache for the British.
Now, the British plan to take advantage of this opportunity to use the waterways under Portuguese control to open a maritime road to Africa.
As for Europe being in chaos, the British don't care.
They only care about their own interests.
Of course, the British¡¯s excuse was to help the church and attack the Portuguese so that they could not help the French.
But I know that the British church, Portugal and France all despise this.
Damn it, if you want to take advantage of the chaos, just say it.
But I still have to make an excuse for myself.
It can be seen that the island country is full of liars and thieves. This is not unreasonable.
Although the Europeans once again despised themselves, the British ignored it.
They were focused on fighting with the Portuguese at sea, and their energy was as if they had taken Viagra.
Fortunately, the pressure faced by Portugal is not as great as that of the French, and the British have also consumed a lot of maritime military power some time ago, so the newly restored Portuguese can deal with it.
even. While dealing with the British, the Portuguese also organized an army of 20,000 people and went to the conflict area between France and the church to provide reinforcements to the French.
The Portuguese also understand the principle of dying with cold lips, and with the persuasion of the Zhao and Song Empire envoys in Lisbon, Portuguese reinforcements will definitely appear.
A legion of 20,000 people is not too much, even if it is too little.
In the East. Probably nothing.
¡°But this is on the European continent.
The total French military strength in the three eastern regions is only 70,000 people.
Facing the 100,000-strong army of the church, they are still at a disadvantage.
The French originally did not have such a small army. Only one-third of the army was stationed on the land of the original Spain to maintain public order and kill those who resisted.
Thus. The French army became smaller.
Now, with 20,000 army reinforcements from the Portuguese, the French breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure has also become less.
At the same time, because of the food, weapons and financial assistance from the Zhao and Song Empire, as long as the French can withstand the church's early attack, the future will become much smoother.
To know. The church and the Habsburg princely states had little assistance.
They and the Protestant coalition forces have been fighting each other for such a long time. The domestic economies of various countries have long been ruined and the people are miserable.
This time, they are fighting on two fronts, and their economy is even worse.
"If the church hadn't used private money to subsidize this iron rooster, this army would not have been able to be formed at all.
Fortunately, Iron Rooster became shrewd for once and was not so stupid.
I can see that the situation is not good, if they continue to be so stubborn. It is very likely that there will be no recovery.
The church also spent a lot of money this time, constantly purchasing large amounts of grain and other supplies from Egypt and Turkey, gritting its teeth and fighting the French.
And because the French had a steady stream of material aid and support from Zhao and Song, they were able to fight effectively against the fierce three-way church army.
Even if it is actually carried out in France. And many small villages and towns were destroyed by the war, and the French didn't care.
Mary also thought about it. If the villages and towns were destroyed, they would be destroyed. Then they would just borrow money from Zhao Song to rebuild them. As long as they had money, everything would be no problem.
With Mary¡¯s thoughts like this, she would start to regard the Zhao and Song Empire as being taken advantage of.
¡°It¡¯s just that the Zhao and Song Empire are really idiots, are they really taken advantage of?
?Obviously, this is completely impossible.
Little Louis XIII went to America to sign a large number of secret agreements, including loan matters.
Although these agreements were not published in this era, they were still made known to the world hundreds of years later.
The French signed a large number of agreements, including the establishment of concessions in many ports to the Zhao and Song Empire, and a treaty that France would provide assistance when the Zhao and Song Empire entered Europe in the future.
"Moreover, there are some seemingly unreasonable jumps.
For example, if the Zhao and Song Empire attacked Egypt or Turkey in the future, the French would have to send troops to accompany them to offset the debt.
Or maybe after Europe becomes stable, when the Zhao and Song Empire attacks the coast of Africa, the French will also send a fleet to help.
It can be seen that the French will simply become the servant army of Zhao Song in the future.
These treaties were criticized by some extremists in the later European provinces of France.
However, the circumstances faced by the French in this era forced them to sign these treaties.
¡°Besides, these treaties did not harm their French interests.
This is an absolute act of generosity towards others.
Therefore, little Louis XIII, who had received Mary's authorization, signed it one by one after thinking about it for a long time and feeling that it would not be harmful to France.
"I borrowed so much money and supplies from others, so it's not impossible to help out in the future. Isn't this a normal thing?"
It¡¯s just that neither Louis XIII nor Marie could have imagined that France in the future would actually be controlled by the Zhao and Song Empire. They were smashed with money and turned into a servant army and mercenary-like existence.
And after losing its maritime trade rights, France has no way to talk about its rise.
Of course, these are all many years later.
The war taking place on the European continent before us, under the control and promotion of the Zhao and Song Empire, will definitely not end so early.
Europe is in chaos. This is good for the Zhao and Song Empire, isn't it?
And those who had the same idea as the Zhao and Song Empire were the British.
However, compared with the Zhao and Song Empire, the British at this time were even more like clowns.
They are not as defiant as the Zhao and Song Empire.
¡°Moreover, the British¡¯s plans and ideas have seriously conflicted with the Song Empire.
Under the plan of the empire. The interests on the African side are already our own.
Now, what the empire lacks is population and time, so how can it look at the British's hands for no reason.
This is absolutely impossible.
Therefore, under the guidance of the Lisbon Concession, a large amount of money began to pour into Portugal and began to build old warships for Portugal to fight against the British.
The old battleship is good. It just needs to be able to hold off the British.
As for defeating the British, that is not necessary.
With regard to Portugal, the Song Empire also had to be on guard against its own mistakes.
The worst thing was the Zhao and Song Empire, but this approach of the Zhao and Song Empire won the gratitude of the Portuguese.
I have to say, this is really a big irony.
Because of Zhao Hongyu¡¯s earlier plans in Europe, there are now many more concessions in coastal cities in France and Portugal.
These concessions. In addition to bringing huge profits to the Song Empire and exploiting the wealth of Europeans, it also brought many good things to Europeans.
Snow-white sugar, fine salt, a large number of thirteen spices, and a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits have greatly enriched European recipes.
At the same time, the Europeans plundered a large amount of silver and gold from the Americas more than a hundred years ago, and also flowed back to the American continent through the concessions and entered the pocket of the Song Empire.
Just when the French were at odds with the church, in the major concessions of the Zhao and Song Empire. He also began to aggressively recruit troops and form mercenary groups to prepare for emergencies.
The fact that the Zhao and Song Empire formed mercenaries in the concession certainly alerted the Portuguese and French.
However, after the concession formed these corps, it made it clear to the Portuguese and French governments. As long as the two countries have money, these corps can be rented to them.
It¡¯s all about money.
This attitude made Portugal and France feel a little more at ease.
Moreover, now is the time when a large number of soldiers are needed, so Portugal and France immediately agreed to the mercenary plan for the concession.
¡°Besides, Portugal and France are still counting on assistance.
????????????? If the Zhao and Song Empire were offended by this matter and cut off aid, it would be more of a loss than a gain.
Besides, although the concession has organized mercenaries, they have limited the number.
Each concession only recruited a mercenary group of 6,000 people at most, and the slogans they used were to maintain the security of the concession and prevent attacks from the church.
Therefore, although they were alert, Portugal and France turned a blind eye for the sake of the mercenary group.
¡°Besides, these mercenaries are all Europeans, not people from the Song Empire on the American continent.
Considering this, Portugal and France will certainly not be in trouble.
At least, Portugal and France do not see any ill intentions from the Zhao and Song Empire.
If you have any bad intentions, you won¡¯t let them see it.
At the junction of France and the Holy Roman Empire, 8,000 American volunteers are still stationed here.
It is precisely because of the existence of this volunteer army that a large number of Holy Roman Emperor troops were restrained.
Because of last year¡¯s conflict, the Holy Roman Empire¡¯s army suffered great losses.
Therefore, when they faced the American volunteers again, they appeared to be extremely cautious.
It is precisely because of this caution and caution that they missed an opportunity to defeat the French. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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