In the Vienna Palace of the Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III sat alone in his study. At this time, a trace of turmoil finally caused a stir in his long-awaited heart. Looking at the telegram translation in front of him, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

It turns out that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire did not mean that he would send troops to other battlefields to help, but that he would send troops to assist the Ming Empire Army in breaking through the German Alliance and approaching the Netherlands, the most powerful maritime power against the Habsburg Alliance!

As the king of a country, he naturally wanted all the princes, nobles, and ordinary people in the entire empire to obey his orders. This is the most basic power of an emperor.

However, the Holy Roman Empire had been in chaos for a long time, and his orders did not work in many parts of the Holy Roman Empire. This was not his fault. It was already like this before the Habsburgs ascended the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.

His father, the talented and powerful Ferdinand II, was unable to change this situation. Moreover, due to the intervention of the anti-Habsburg Alliance, most of the vassal states of the German League were actually independent and did not take him as an emperor seriously.

Now, the Ming Empire is going to send troops to break through the German Alliance. Should we take advantage of this opportunity?

If you do your best, you may be able to obey all the princes of the German League!

If it were before, he wouldn't have dared to think so at all because he didn't have the ability.

You should know that the Habsburg family is actually just one of the seven elected emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. They have never come down since they ascended the throne of the Holy Roman Empire in 1474.

They are a little stronger than the other six electoral families, but they are also limited. The other electoral families have never taken them seriously. This is the main reason why the Holy Roman Empire has been in a state of division.

The Habsburg family originally had only more than 100,000 troops, while the troops controlled by other electoral families were smaller than theirs, but at least 70,000 to 80,000, and even more than 100,000!

In other words, if he attacked the German League, he would face at least 400,000 troops. With the strength of the principalities and kingdoms he controlled, he would not be able to defeat the coalition forces of other electoral families.

It is precisely for this reason that he never thought of unifying the Holy Roman Empire.

It's different now. With the 300,000 army sent by the Ming Empire, he already has 500,000 army here. It should be no problem to defeat the coalition forces of other electoral families.

Of course, this mainly depends on the help of the Ming Empire. If the Ming Empire only wants to fight the Netherlands and does not help him deal with other electoral families, then the 200,000 army he pieced together can't defeat the coalition forces of other electoral families. They must desperately recruit soldiers and expand the army to more than 400,000 before there is hope.

He thought for a long time, but finally sighed dejectedly. After nearly thirty years of war, the Holy Roman Empire had been emptied long ago. Recruiting soldiers, how can I recruit them without money or food?

Forget it, let’s talk about it after following the Ming Empire to deal with the Netherlands first.

So, what was the Ming Empire thinking?

At this time, Hou Shilu, deputy marshal of the Ming Empire Army, was sitting on a passenger train heading to Vienna, looking out the window in a daze.

Shi Kefa sat straight opposite him, as if closing his eyes to rest.

After pondering for a long time, Hou Shilu finally turned around and said to Shi Kefa: "Xianzhi, what do you think of this battle?"

When Shi Kefa heard this, he opened his tiger's eyes and said respectfully: "I will listen to the order of the marshal's order."

Hou Shilu smiled bitterly and said, "Don't be so reserved? I really want to hear your opinion. Although the purpose of this battle is to conquer the Netherlands, most of the time will be spent on the Holy Roman Empire. The situation is a bit too complicated and it is difficult for me to make a decision for the moment."

When Shi Kefa heard this, he pondered: "Before the future, the emperor had also told the general about the complex situation of the Holy Roman Empire."

Is there another thing?

Hou Shilu immediately asked with interest: "Oh, what did the emperor say?"

Shi Kefa replied honestly: "The emperor said that he really doesn't want to care about that mess."

When Hou Shilu heard this, he immediately frowned and thought. After a while, he said, "Yeah, I know what to do."

More than fifty special trains ran continuously for more than ten days, and the First Legion of the Expeditionary Force and the Second Legion of the Imperial Guards finally arrived from Kandahar to Vienna.

At this time, Qin Gongming had already led the Dingliao army to outside Vienna, and the 100,000 troops of the Ming Empire Construction Corps had been stationed near the Vienna Railway Station for a long time. As for the captives of the Mughal Empire, after the Eurasian Railway was built here, they were taken back in batches by the train.

Even the Ming Empire had to transport food and grass for hundreds of thousands of people so far away. It would be a bit difficult for those prisoners to be smart and capable. The problem was like a calculation. If you tick it up, they would move it. If you don't tick it up, they would all lie there to rest, without any efficiency.

Zhu Cijing knew that they couldn't send any useful things, so he simply sent a train to pick them up.

Forget it, the Eurasian Railway has been completed so I would just let them go back to farm. Let them build the railway, which is a waste of food!

After Hou Shilu arrived in Vienna, he did not rush to march towards the Netherlands. After all, the train capacity was limited. It would be great that the trains transferred from various places in the Ming Dynasty could transport 200,000 troops, some weapons, equipment, and food and supplies at one time. There were still many supplies that had not been transported there. At least it would take a month before officially departing.

Of course, Hou Shilu was not idle. It was a fine tradition of the Ming army to plan and move forward. This is a perfect tradition of the Ming army to understand the enemy's situation, then formulate specific tactics, and blindly advance, that is something that only a young man would do. If he was so incompetent, Zhu Cijiu would not promote him to the deputy marshal of the Army and let him take charge of the army.

In fact, the situation in the German League did not require him to send a scout to investigate, because it was originally the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Although the princes were not obedient at all, they did not prevent the civilians and merchants from communicating with each other.

In other words, many people have been there in Vienna, and even Ferdinand III has a detailed map there.

It was easier to deal with a map. Hou Shilu went to visit Ferdinand III in person, and took the entire set of maps of the German League from him, asked him for help, and found some merchants who often went there to do business and asked carefully.

At this time, the benefits of Chinese promotion are reflected.

Since the Ming Empire is now the most powerful country in the entire Ming Habsburg Alliance and is also the most economically developed country, many of them have learned Chinese, whether they are nobles or civilians, whether they are military officers or merchants.

In order to facilitate communication, Ferdinand III basically knew Chinese.

These people communicated with Hou Shilu, and even didn't have to find a translator, they just spoke Chinese!
Chapter completed!