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    Information about the French and the coalition forces of the church states was continuously sent to the desk of the head of the Marseille Intelligence Department.  This young Chinese-origin chief of the Marseille Concession Branch of the Intelligence Department was really impressed when he saw the intelligence sent by his subordinates.

    Originally, there was a temporary and strange truce between Portugal, France and the allied forces of the Christian princes. According to the intelligence shown by all parties, it is very likely that the French, the allied forces of the Christian princes and even the people from the Church began to liaise in private and prepare to stop fighting.  .

    At that time, the young Marseille intelligence branch officer was very angry about this news.

    You must know that the empire supported the French with such a large amount of materials and money, not to allow them to compromise with the church forces.

    Only if the two sides continue to fight, it will be very beneficial to the empire.

    Peace, that is the last thing the empire wants to see.

    Because once a peace agreement is reached and the two sides cease fighting, the Europeans will focus on the ocean.

    Although the Song Empire is not afraid with its current strength, it will still be very troublesome in the end, right?

    Especially the fight for interests at sea will definitely lead to death.

    The number of Chinese descendants under Zhao Hongyu¡¯s command was not very large, so he was not willing to let the Chinese descendants die.

    In the early wars, there was a need to own a territory and drive Europeans out of the Americas, so there was no way around it.

    And, at that time, Zhao Hongyu gritted his teeth and could bear such a loss.

    ¡°After all, what Zhao Hongyu was facing at that time was not the whole of Europe, right?

    However, once the French and church forces agree to a truce, they might unite to deal with the Song Empire.

    This is an obvious thing.

    Who made the Song Empire rich in products, with a large amount of gold and silver deposits, and built a very prosperous city, which was simply a land of wealth.

    In order to plunder these wealth and make them their own, Europeans united to deal with the young Song Empire.  This is not impossible.

    Once something like this happens, it will be a huge headache for the empire.

    After all, the empire is still developing. Although it is on track, its military strength is not yet able to compete with the entire Europe.

    Today, the total number of ocean-going ships in Europe exceeds 200,000.

    If these ships were gathered together to form a huge fleet for an expedition, Zhao Hongyu would really be unable to withstand it.

    According to normal historical development, this number of ships is not at all the largest period.

    ??History, the Dutch, who are known as the "Sea Coachmen", owned as many as 280,000 maritime trade ships during their most prosperous period.

    certainly.  This is the number of large and small ships combined.

    Think about it, this is the strength of the Dutch at the end of the seventeenth century.

    It is now the early seventeenth century. Although it is far from that developed, the strength of Europe as a whole cannot be underestimated.

    After four years of development, the Song Empire now has thousands of large and small battleships, as well as hundreds of heavily armed battleships.

    But the problem is that these warships have never broken away from the shackles of technology. The hull structure is made of wood, not iron.

    So, even if you have a heavily armored battleship.  It is impossible to fight against the whole of Europe.

    However, if the empire is given some more time to develop, then the Europeans have nothing to fear.

    So, the empire needs time.  It is also necessary for Europeans to continue to be chaotic.

    "As long as Europe continues to have frequent wars, dragging their energy on the war, then they will have no way to think about matters on the ocean.

    Peace on the European continent is the last thing the empire wants to see happen.

    To put it bluntly.  This method of the Song Empire was not much different from the Americans of another time and space.

    In another time and space, Americans did the same thing.

    For Americans in another time and space.  There is no need for peaceful zones anywhere in the world, and even if there are, they will stir up disputes.

    In this way, Americans can develop steadily, while other countries in the world have no energy to develop themselves.

    This method is very fucked up, but it is very effective.

    The method Zhao Hongyu uses against Europeans today was learned from Americans in another time and space.

    People in the Intelligence Department are very clear about this policy of the Empire, especially the Empire who are stationed in the concessions of Marseille and Lisbon in Europe.Xiaxia intelligence agents, this is even more understandable.

    Therefore, during the ceasefire period some time ago, the young chief of the Marseille Intelligence Department had a lot of headaches.

    But now, the French and the Church are gearing up again and deploying troops to prepare for another fierce conflict.

    And because of the recent assassination incident, it can be said that there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, and they can only immerse themselves in fighting until one side becomes defeated.

    Um!

    ??This matter, now it seems that development is still beneficial to the empire.

    Furthermore, the information sent back from subordinates can also be fed back.

    A certain Duke of Lyon, France, was assassinated in the military camp.  The killers chanted the slogan "Punish the sinners who disrespect the Holy Spirit, the Son, and the Father" and stabbed the unlucky duke with more than fifty swords. In the end, the unlucky guy died on the spot.

    There were a total of six assassins at that time. After these assassins killed the unlucky Duke, four of them escaped the pursuit of the French, and two of them were killed during the pursuit.

    However, the French have confirmed that these six assassins are killers affiliated with the Inquisition under the church.

    The reason why the French are so sure is because someone recognized one of the dead assassins.

    After all, many of the French nobles have had dealings with the church, so it is not surprising that they know people from the Inquisition.

    After confirming this, the French were really angry.

    This is a duke, not that kind of petty noble.

    ¡° Moreover, this Duke still has the right to inherit the royal family, not those little fish and shrimps.

    But this matter was not just a joke. Before the news of the unfortunate Duke's death reached the French royal family, several nobles were assassinated that day and died miserably everywhere.

    This is great.  The French are really full of anger.

    Immediately, the Queen of France, who got the news, that is, the mature woman who had been in contact with Zhao Hongyu, immediately dispatched the royal court's elite musketeers to form an assassination team and sneak into the areas controlled by the church, and began to attack the people of the church and the princes.  The country's generals retaliated.

    It was not easy for the French to take action. On the third day, there were reports that many priests and priests had been assassinated in areas controlled by the coalition forces of the vassal states.

    At the same time, some individual generals of the coalition of vassal states were also attacked by killers.

    The luck is just injured.  Not that he lost his life.

    ¡°However, there are also those damn unlucky ones who fall under the sword of French killers.

    At this point, the two sides started fighting in secret, and it became more and more intense.

    In front of the head of the Marseille Concession Intelligence Department, there is a latest intelligence report showing that this wave of assassinations has become extremely intense.

    Just yesterday evening, little Louis XIII, now King of the French.  When he was about to leave the suburban villa, he was attacked by a group of assassins numbering around twenty people.

    The little guy¡¯s guards suffered heavy casualties, and he himself died in the attack.

    This is not a small matter, it can even be said to have broken the sky.

    The future king of France.  Louis XIII, who was also relatively famous in history, died like this!

    This little prince of the Bourbon dynasty is really unlucky.

    Regarding this news, the young Chinese officer in the Intelligence Department in Marseille was very concerned about it.  The death of Louis XIII will certainly make the current Queen Regent Marie-de-Medici angry.

    When a woman becomes violent, no one knows what she will do.

    And, this Queen Mary serves as regent of France.  Mainly relying on her son's reputation.

    Now that her son is dead, won¡¯t it make many people look at her covetously?

    You must know that no one lacks power and ambition.

    And without the support of her son, a widow without a husband is completely a delicious target for those careerists hiding in the dark.

    But what I have to say is that the church¡¯s assassination was really very effective.

    If Louis XIII is killed, the French will inevitably fall into a whirlpool of power struggle.

    Such chaos would be very beneficial to the coalition of churches and vassal states.

    After reading this information, the young director of the Marseille Concession Intelligence Office placed the information on the table in front of him, and then pondered for a long time.

      After careful consideration, he felt that the current situation could never cause civil strife among the French.

    "Otherwise, it would be a great threat to the empire's plans and policies.

    But, can she continue to support the regent queen who has lost her son as her support and excuse?

    ¡°Perhaps, I should provide her with strong help to help her get through the current difficulty.

    Thinking of this, he said hello, and soon his secretary opened the door and walked in.

    "Immediately send this news back to the headquarters, and at the same time ask Lisbon to send people to the French, and mobilize the imperial volunteers already stationed in the Egyptian concession to come back."

    As he spoke, he handed the three letters he had written to his secretary, and at the same time explained the matter solemnly.

    At this time, Mary, who learned that her son had been assassinated, was devastated in a palace on the outskirts of Paris.

    However, she was not an ordinary woman after all. After the initial sadness, she immediately resisted the heartbreaking feeling, and her mind began to spin rapidly.

    It is certain to avenge her son, but before that, the first thing she has to do is to ensure her power and status.

    "Come here, summon Monsieur Richelieu!"

    Wiping the tears on her face, Mary braced herself up, and at the same time, her mind began to 'turn' rapidly (To be continued)
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