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Text Chapter 1316 European Storm (Twenty-Two)

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    Just when Jenny and the others started to implement their plan in the Vatican, a fierce debate was breaking out among the coalition forces of the church princes who were still facing off against the Portuguese and French alliance forces.

    Behind the coalition front, in a village belonging to the Prussians, more than a dozen generals of the coalition gathered here.

    In an inconspicuous building, loud arguments were heard constantly.

    The soldiers guarding outside the building are no wonder they are used to this.  Because such heated arguments and sounds that sounded like quarrels had occurred for several days.

    ?????????????????????????????? Although the voices of those big men are very high, they seem to be very powerful, but they only use their mouths to do so, and it is impossible for them to take action.

    The soldiers guarding the outside knew this very well.

    Therefore, these soldiers still maintained such a cool look on their faces and stood there motionless.

    It can be seen from the clothes of these soldiers guarding outside that they definitely do not belong to the same army.

    Presumably, these soldiers should be brought by the generals who came here and belong to their own soldiers.

    Thinking about it, even though we are at the rear, we still need to take care of ourselves when it comes to safety, right?

    Only in this way can we feel at ease.

    Who knows if the Portuguese-French Alliance on the opposite side will come up with any tricks to deal with them.

    Although the possibility of this is unlikely, we have to guard against it.

    This building in the village looks like an ordinary farmhouse, a typical Prussian rural courtyard.

    The generals who came here for the gathering requisitioned the farmer's house and used it as a temporary gathering place.  The owner's family who originally lived here have been kicked out long ago.

    "These generals are not so easy to talk to. If they commandeer this dilapidated house as a gathering place, it would still be a favor to the owner of the house, right?"

    With the noble status of these people.  They were already very unhappy to have a temporary gathering here instead of a splendid environment.

    Inside the house, a dozen generals were noisy, making the place look like a market.

    In the coalition of church princes and states, these people are all powerful factions.

    Although there are different statuses, they are all the same as counts or dukes.

    In this era in Europe, counts and dukes are already very high status.  Basically, it's like being a king.

    At this time, many countries on the European continent had not yet been formed.  Most of them appear in the form of a principality.

    For example, Prussia, the Netherlands (Netherlands), Austria and Poland, etc., all have principalities of various sizes.

    ¡°In fact, within Prussia alone, there are more than thirty independent small countries, large and small.  These countries are all controlled by some nobles, and Dingtian just unites together in the face of crisis, under the name of Prussia.

    In addition to Prussia, Poland and Austria are also like this.

    Far from being a future where continental European countries have already gone through integration.

    The nobles, big and small, of these principalities.  Although they are all leaning towards the forces of the church.  But they also have some interest entanglements and conflicts with some people within their own power.

    It¡¯s just that these conflicts of interest and entanglements have been suppressed by everyone at this time.

    Especially the forces from the Netherlands.  And the forces of the old church are even more incompatible enemies.

    If according to the normal historical process, if the Spanish Empire had not been destroyed, then the Dutch princes who now support the Protestant religion would be in power.  At this time, they are fighting to the death with the forces that support the old church faction.

    And it lasts for thirty years.

    But now, the two sides that were supposed to be fighting to the death have united because of the destruction of the Spanish and the strength of the Portuguese-French alliance.  The conflict was temporarily stopped, and they turned around to deal with Portugal and France.

    For them, no matter what, the two forces belong to the church.

    Even if it is a war, it is an internal issue.

    But Portugal and France are different.

    Their strength made both forces feel pressured and threatened. Therefore, in order to avoid some accidents, they had to temporarily put aside their prejudices. After solving the Portuguese and French countries, they would go back and start the fight between the "brothers".

    Originally, everyone thought that Portugal and France should be easily defeated, and it would not take too long at all.

    ?After all, although the French are powerful, they cannot compare to the power of the church.

    Even if the French unite with the Portuguese, the Portuguese have been overthrown by Spain for so long, and it is impossible for the Portuguese to have much fighting power just after their restoration.

    What's more, when Portugal returns to the country, their country's internal economy is in a mess.

    How could it have the potential for war?

    Therefore, the Portuguese and the French teamed up and definitely held the French back.

    "The French shemale will definitely devote a large part of its troops and energy to taking care of such a thin 'little brother'.

    On this basis, how could victory not belong to our side?

    But in fact, the church forces are really wrong, and they are terribly wrong.

    Although the church forces responded quickly, after the collapse of the Spanish Empire, the old and new factions quickly made a temporary ceasefire and transferred their weapons, but the progress of the war was not at all what they expected.

    The French fought very tenaciously, and had sufficient supplies and sophisticated weapons. They withstood the crazy attack of the coalition forces of the church princes in the early stage, causing the coalition forces of the church princes to lose their vitality.

    At the same time, I don¡¯t know what advantages the French used. They actually hired thousands of mercenaries from the American Song Empire to fight in the early days.

    These mercenaries from the American Song Empire used their novel tactics and sharp weapons to guard the southeastern border of the French. At the same time, they also severely damaged the Holy Roman Empire on the side of the church's military power, causing it to be attacked.  A big loss.

    In this way, the war suddenly became anxious and slowly turned into a confrontation.

    These are all things that are very unexpected by the church military group.

    And, the war lasted for two years.

    In the past two years, the military groups on the church side have not received any benefits at all.

    At the same time, the war also led to the collapse of their respective domestic economies.

    But in this case.  In order to maintain the possibility of the war continuing, the leaders of the coalition of church states had to continue to plunder the wealth of the domestic people to support such a war.

    Otherwise, they will have nothing if they lose the war.

    The two-year war, which was neither long nor short, consumed too much money.

    Even some of the nobles in the church alliance no longer have any wealth to invest.

    In other words, this war has led to their bankruptcy.

    Therefore, more than two-thirds of the soldiers in the church coalition have been owed their military pay for half a year.  at the same time.  Even the supply of food began to be in short supply.

    This is a very bad signal and gives those generals a headache.

    If this problem is not solved, then this war will be hell for them.

    If Portugal and France win the war, it will not be of any benefit to them, the nobles and nobles who belong to the church.

    Even an idiot knows this truth.

    Therefore, in order to avoid such a thing, teach the generals in the military group.  We must come up with a solution to alleviate the current economic dilemma.

    Originally, everyone thought, the church sold indulgences every year.  There are so many donations from believers and various endless ways for the church to make money. The church should be rich no matter what.

    ¡°Besides, the fight against Portugal and France was also in response to the church¡¯s request, wasn¡¯t it?

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the public opinion.  To teach you a lesson from the enemy, the church must show some expression.  Especially at such a critical time, are you able to get some money out?  What about emergency response for guys?

    Unexpectedly, when the generals mentioned this idea, the envoys sent by the church did not agree at all.  He even complained about poverty to everyone, saying that the church had no money and so on.

    In short, the church is a pain 13.

    "Of course the generals don't believe this, because they are not stupid.

    But no matter what they said, the church envoys would not let go and even asked the Vatican for instructions.  The Vatican also gave the same answer. If you want money, you have to figure it out on your own. The church just doesn¡¯t have the money.

    This made these generals very angry.

    Thinking about it, everyone is fighting for the benefit of the church.

    If this were not the case, the devil would start a war with Portugal and France.

    ¡°Moreover, everyone is a force that supports the church, so how can the churchNo support at all.

    Is it possible that you just want to get benefits but don¡¯t want to pay at all?

    ??There is no such good thing in this world.

    Therefore, the soldiers from the allied forces of the church vassal states, from the nobles to the bottom, are really complaining.

    In other words, the church has been brainwashing Europe for too long, and everyone is too afraid to show their dissatisfaction because of their lust.

    "Otherwise, things would have deteriorated long ago.

    But even so, the situation is deteriorating day by day. If it is not controlled, the generals know that it will eventually collapse.

    Once such a situation occurs, it will be difficult to recover.

    When the time comes, Portugal and France will definitely not miss this opportunity and will definitely inflict heavy losses on them.

    In the room, there was a priest wearing a bright red robe and several black robes. Looking at the commotion, they looked like the lowly people in the vegetable market. The generals who were shouting loudly at themselves, the expression on the face of the man in the red robe.  Very indifferent.

    These people, who heard about what happened here and were sent by the Vatican to discuss countermeasures with the nobles who had passed by the princes, were also one of the twelve cardinals in the Vatican.

    "Bishop Ruhr, you now understand the situation, and we can no longer drag it out. Otherwise, the situation will definitely collapse. Fortunately, we can still control it now, but if the problem is not solved, once  Once the corruption starts, it will be too late."

    The Earl of Basel, who belonged to the Netherlands, that is, the Protestant military group, said to the cardinal from the Vatican with a sincere and serious look.  (To be continued)
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