This was simply a god-turning turn that shocked European countries! Originally, everyone thought that Maximilian I came to Rome with an army of 20,000 to force the pope to crown him. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Rome, he turned around and went north without saying anything because of Pope Julius II. Moreover, it was just to escort a bishop to Siena to serve his post...

Not only were the representatives of all countries in Rome stunned, but the people of the Siena Republic were also stunned. They wanted to kill the pig Coriani, but at this time, they could not succumb to the Pope's request. Because once this opening was opened, the bishop of the Siena Republic would be in the Holy See. This is secondary, and most importantly, they would have nothing to do with the "tith tax" in the future. Without these taxes, the official Siena Republic would immediately be financially distressed.

So, although I wish I could kill this fool, Pandov, the governor of the Republic of Siena, had to stand up and say at this time that the rumors about Bishop Kolani scolding the pope were purely fabricated, Bishop Kolani was very rules...

However, Colleni cursed Julius II at an open banquet, and there were many people present. In addition to French diplomats, there were also many businessmen and diplomats from other Italian countries. After their propaganda, it was really difficult for the Republic of Siena to deny it...

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Just when the Sienas were extremely entangled, news came from the southeastern border that made them even more entangled - Maximilian I had already escorted Giulio di Giuliano de Medici's car to the southeastern border pass on the Avenue of Francisco - Ladikofani...

At the same time, the Holy See is quite tough - either accept it or fight...

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Julius II gave the Republic of Siena three days to consider, but even if three years were given, the Siena people would not be willing to return control of the Siena church to the Holy See. So, three days later, there was no movement on Siena. And the Siena people were also betting that Maximilian I would not really help the Holy See war...

Unfortunately, the Siena people made a mistake in their estimates, and Maximilian I's Austrian army really took action...

Of course, the Austrian army did not attack Radikofani, but began to shell out Radikofani's pass walls...

Even so, the Siena was scared to death. Because, although the pass was steep, the defenders were only 3,000. If the "20,000 elite army" in Austria attacked fiercely, the 3,000 Italian mercenaries in Ladikofania would definitely not be able to withstand it.

At this time, the French also felt something was wrong and began to send people to Maximilian I's military camp to mediate, hoping that the emperor would give up his attack on Siena.

But Austria and France were mortal enemies. Maximilian I forced the French envoy to retreat with one sentence - to return the land of the Duchy of Burgundy, and I immediately withdrew my troops...

How could the French envoy agree? He had to leave in shame. The northwest of the Burgundy region was close to the southeast of Paris, like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of France. Otherwise, France would not have taken the risk of war to seize the place.

Moreover, France was very lucky at that time. Because Austria happened to fight with Magash I of Hungary, and was defeated, and even lost his old nest Vienna. In desperation, Maximilian I signed a humiliating treaty, recognizing France's occupation of most of the Duchy of Burgundy.

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Seeing that he could not persuade Maximilian I, the French had to make other plans. On the one hand, the French suggested that Siena draw a large army to support Ladikofani. As long as Ladikofani's army first blocked Maximilian I's army, it would be successful. Because, although Maximilian I's army was powerful, it might not be willing to fight for the Holy See.

On the other hand, French diplomats in Rome wrote to the country, suggesting that France send troops to support Siena to prevent Siena from being conquered by Maximilian I's army.

But what the French didn't know was that at the same time, Frenzberg, far away in Switzerland, also commanded a 10,000 army under his command to launch an attack on the defenders composed of Swiss and French in western Switzerland, and it seemed that the offensive was very fierce...

In fact, whether it is Maximilian I or Frenzberg, their attacks are all feints. Of course, in order to be more realistic, the momentum is still quite large and the shelling is frequent enough. Otherwise, it will not be intimidating...

Which one is important to France, Siena or Switzerland? This is not to be said. Even if Siena wins, it is just a disgusting Pope Julius II who is not in the face of King Louis XII. And Switzerland is the real importance to France...

The Swiss region can recruit many strong Swiss mercenaries to fight for France. However, if the Habsburg family is allowed to occupy the entire Switzerland, the Habsburg family that ruled this region will definitely not allow the locals to fight against their enemy France. Even the locals will be absorbed by the Habsburg family army... One positive and the other reversed, France will become weaker and the enemy Austria will be stronger... Therefore, the French regard Switzerland as an extremely important strategic location. Its importance is much higher than Siena...

After all, France did not have any deep hatred with Pope Julius II. Before, when Charles VII reigned, Julius II was even an ally with France. It was not until Louis XII came to power and chose to form an alliance with Julius II's mortal enemy Alexander VI that the relationship between the two sides deteriorated, but it was not yet to the point of life and death...

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From the time when Maximilian I's army began to shell out Radikofani's walls, the Siena people knew that this matter was impossible. So, the Siena people began to gather a large army to support Radikofani.

Because I didn't expect to fight, the Republic of Siena was actually less than 10,000 troops at this time. Among them, the capital city of Siena was garrisoned with 4,000 troops, Ladikofani was garrisoned with 3,000 troops, and the province of Grosseto on the west coast was less than 3,000 troops.

In order to defend Radikofani, the Governor of the Republic of Siena, Pandov Petroch, ordered the transfer of 2,000 people from Siena, and at the same time, two thousand people were drawn from Grosseto Province to form a reinforcement team of 4,000 to support the Fortress of Radikofani.

At the same time, Pandov Petroch issued a general mobilization order, requiring 10,000 militias from the Republic of Siena to gather together urgently and concentrate in the direction of Siena.

These ten thousand militias were not regular soldiers, but the Sienas were good at martial arts and were rich. Therefore, these 10,000 militias gathered to train from time to time during the slack farming. Although these militias had average combat effectiveness, they were definitely enough to defend the city. At least, they were much stronger than the pure people who had not been trained.

In the end, the defensive plan of the Republic of Siena was - 7,000 regular troops and 5,000 militias jointly defended Radikofani; 1,000 regular troops were left to defend the mountain road leading to Siena; the remaining two,000 regular troops and 5,000 militias were mainly responsible for guarding the passes to Siena and the north of Siena...

Of course, Marin did not know about these arrangements. At this time, Marin had already arrived in Grosseto and took a group of subordinates to a hidden mountain village a few kilometers west of Siena that he had selected before. There, Marin had accumulated a lot of food there.
Chapter completed!