Few people knew who the old man who had suddenly visited Giovanni was, but after Giovanni had met and talked with the guest, who had looked very old, for a while, and when the guest had said goodbye and left, Giovanni suddenly ordered the cancellation of the order to go to Alexander, and immediately summoned several of his cronies to a meeting.

However, Giovanni still sent a letter to Alexander, and after thanking him for helping him remove the threat from behind, he asked Alexander to lead troops to join him as soon as possible.

As for the supplies and artillery that Alexander swallowed, Giovanni said nothing.

Alexander knew that he had no reason to refuse Giovanni's request.

So he ordered to bring enough food with him to join Giovanni, who was confronting Pitigliano.

It was at this time that the two armies, who were facing each other in Reialo, were shocked by the sudden news that an emissary from the Ottoman Empire had appeared in Rome.

The man's name was Hoassan Folgazi Ashulk, an emissary from the East, a plenipotentiary envoy of the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Bayezid II, and so on.

If the news did not come as a surprise, the mission of the Sultan's emissary, who had sailed through Sicily and then disembarked in a seaport near Rome, was enough to make people pay close attention to his trip.

According to the news that the Sultan's envoy had come to deliver peace to his master, many people did not believe it in the first place, and when the contents of a letter brought by the envoy to Pope Alexander VI were revealed, people seemed to smell a strong smell of blood and war.

In that letter, which is said to be written by Bayezid II, the Sultan of the mighty Eastern Empire expressed to Alexander VI his goodwill and desire not to start a war lightly, and one of the reasons for this was that he asked Alexander VI for his consent to renounce the sending of priests to some further parts of the East, and for Alexander VI to promise as a "noble man of equal dialogue with the Sultan" that he would never agree to or accept any European monarch's proposal, A war against the Ottoman Empire waged in the name of the Church.

The Crusades, which had involved all of Europe in one greater or less way for centuries, had long been a great way for the Vatican to rallier people and demonstrate the power of religion to the entire secular world.

Since the 11th century, there is no European country that has nothing to do with the Crusades, and many monarchs and nobles have led their armies on the long road of the Crusades under the inspiration of the cross, and the famous speech of Urban II has set countless Europeans on the road of no return to the East in search of spiritual liberation and material wealth.

Even after many years, the Crusades were no longer able to attract wealthy seekers to the so-called holy war, but centuries of strife with the pagans of the East were enough to make Europeans extremely sensitive to threats from the East.

But with the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire and the fall of Constantinople, Europeans have changed from coveting the East to fearing it, and the mighty Crescent Empire is growing like an inescapable shadow looming over the continent of Europa.

In fact, the Ottomans had already established roots in Europa decades earlier, and the invasion of the Greek peninsula by the Orthmans had destabilized southern Europe, but few people had been willing to face such a crisis for so many years.

Now the appearance of an emissary from the Sultan's court has finally forced the entire Christian world to face up to the threat they face from the East.

When he heard the news of the arrival of the Sultan's envoy named Ashulk, Alexander was encamping not far from Giovanni's camp.

In Reialo, a small but steep place, the Milanese chose to camp here and wait for the Venetians to meet them, apparently deliberately.

The city of Reyaro is located at the northern end of an open plain, in front of which is a large plain that leads to Montina, with a river running through it on the left and a forest on the right that leads to the Lombardy region.

Ciudad Realo is located on a high ground jutting out of this forest.

The war was actually good news for the people of the city, who were vying to sell their goods to the Milanes and Venetians, and some of the women soon found an ancient business that could make money from the large groups of men, and with the arrival of the papal army and the Genoese, the business of the Rearo became bigger and bigger, so when Alexander came outside the city, he saw a thriving scene.

Although he has seen it no longer strange, Alexander has always found it a little strange to see this strange phenomenon.

It was sometimes really hard for him to understand what the armies on both sides were thinking, and just by imagining that perhaps some prostitute who was in her own business was doing the same thing the night before in a bed on the other side of the enemy, Alexander felt that there were probably no secrets in this era.

So when he heard that Ofleiil had brought news of the Sultan's envoy from the papal army, Alexander was not surprised, believing that the news had been heard not only by the Genoese, but probably by the Venetians and Milanes on the other side.

Sure enough, when he arrived at Giovanni's camp, he looked at his brother-in-law with a strange look on his face when he saw him coming, and before he could open his mouth, he was attracted by the words spoken by Calgino, who had come before him.

"We can't fall for the Venetians, they are all untrustworthy pirates, I don't believe they will obediently truce with us, I think we should attack them at this time, and do you really believe their nonsense, just because of the rumors that the Ottomans might start a war, they are willing to make a temporary truce with us? I'd rather believe that Pittiliuno was pulling up some kind of machime, so I thought the best answer would be to attack immediately. ”

As he spoke, Cargino glanced at Alexander, who had entered the room, and his gaze did not hide his obvious dissatisfaction, saying that since the outbreak of this war, it seems that only Alexander has taken advantage of it so far, and neither the Holy See nor Genoa has gained anything.

"You're finally here, I hope my food and wine don't make your soldiers unable to walk," Giovanni looked at Alexander, his gaze a little complicated, and he couldn't tell what was hidden inside, "and the cannons, I want you to bring them all, knowing that if we really want to attack the Reialo, those cannons are a good way to deal with the Venetians." ”

Alexander nodded silently, not only did he bring those cannons, but he also sent men to Montina to ask for help from Gompati, telling him to send him a few gunners who could be said to be reasonable.

Alexander had no illusions about the ensuing battle against the Venetians, after all, with his army of less than 2,000 men, it really didn't make much use of the war in which the number of troops on both sides had reached nearly 60,000.

In that case, it is better to simply be a pure temporary artilleryman.

As for returning the guns to Giovanni, Alexander had no idea.

"I brought those guns, but I don't think I need them anymore." Alexander looked at Kargino: "I heard about the Sultan's envoy on the way here, and if this is true, we may not need to fight this battle soon." ”

"Maybe so," Giovanni glanced at Calgino, who was about to speak, "the Venetians have sent us to negotiate, but if the Ottomans really want to start a war, I think it will be enough for the Venetians." ”

Alexander nodded, he knew what Giovanni's words meant.

As a peninsula, Italy's foot has stepped deep into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea from the land of the European continent, and the Ankle of the Terrene Sea and the Adriatic Sea have submerged the ankles from both sides.

Just as Genoa is at the top of the Edelnian Sea, Venice is located at the top of the Adriatic Sea, and the Adriatic Sea, which is sandwiched between the Italian peninsula and even from Taranto, which Venice considers an important port, across the Adriatic Sea, is the now volatile Balkan mountains.

Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire is now coveting this land.

And once the Sultan's army did one day occupy this land, not only would the Venetian fleet bear the brunt of the complete blockade of the Adriatic without access to the Mediterranean, but even the whole of Italy would face the great threat of a full-scale invasion by the Ottomans at any time.

By that time, the Ottoman fleet would only have to depart from the Balkans, cross the narrow Adriatic bay, which is less than 2 days away, and then the wanton ravaging of all the ports along the Italian coast would begin.

Alexander believed that such a possibility, which would make people feel creepy just to think about, should really frighten not only the Venetians, but almost all of Christenical Europe.

Although he was the only one who knew that such fears had never materialized, it was true that the Ottoman Empire was launching a full-scale invasion of Europe from the current situation.

And Alexander had no doubt that the Ottoman sultan really intended to do this.

"Do you think the Venetians will negotiate with us over this?" Calgino asked Giovanni, "Even then they will make conditions that you absolutely cannot accept, and then they will put the blame entirely on you after you refuse, and I believe that the Duke of Venice will be able to do such a thing." ”

Giovanni ignored Cardino and looked at Alexander.

"Tell me what you think about this," Giovanni asked, "I know that the only thing you care about right now is your Montina, but you have to understand that if you don't solve the trouble of the Venetians, your Montina will always be threatened, not to mention," Giovanni rolled his eyes slightly upward, "and the Milanese." ”

Hearing the Milanese, Alexander felt that he could not stop talking.

After all, the reason for this war was the death of Giovanni Sforza, and now his inexplicable relationship with Lucrezia made him at least outwardly stand with the Borgia family.

"We can prepare to attack, but later, so that we can give the Venetians a chance, and if they want to send someone to negotiate then as soon as possible, otherwise we will go to war."

"That Pittiglino is not qualified to negotiate at all," Calgino still tried to convince them, "unless he is the Doge of Venice, it makes no sense for him to send someone at all." ”

"So that's why I'm going to make a temporary truce," Giovanni stood up and gestured to Alexander, "I'm waiting for him to send someone to Venice to ask what to do." ”

With that, Giovanni beckoned Alexander out of the room, leaving only Calgino's whispered curses of displeasure.

Giovanni's private room was in a courtyard in the middle of the town where they were stationed, a short walk through the demolished courtyard wall in front of them.

The moment Alexander entered the room, Alexander suddenly wondered if there was an assassin in ambush with a sharp blade in the room, and only after he walked in did Giovanni to smash the glasses and attack.

However, he was "disappointed" that there was only one good-looking woman in the room, and when Giovanni came in, the woman bowed and then obediently withdrew after serving them two glasses of wine.

Then Alexander looked at the glass that Giovanni couldn't stop playing with, and couldn't help but have the idea of smashing the glass again.

"How did you do that," Giovanni asked with sudden interest, "I mean how did you make Lucrezia like you, knowing that she is my sister and I know her too well." Lucrezia is a spoiled child, she can get everything she wants, but despite this, she never disobeys my father, and you can not only make her like you, but even make her stay in Pisa for you and refuse to go back to Rome, Alexander, Alexander, it seems that I really underestimated you before. ”

Giovanni looked Alexander up and down as he spoke, and after glancing at Alexander with interest, he lowered his voice and said, "Maybe you are making her want in some way, you must know that Giovanni Sforza has a bad reputation in that regard." ”

Alexander glared at the short-lived brother-in-law, and suddenly felt the urge to punch him in the nose when he looked at his ambiguous eyes.

"But I'm Alexander who supports you," Giovanni pointed forward with a finger in his hand holding the glass, "I think you've heard that Caesar is now in Naples, and his mission is to find another husband for Lucrezia." ”

"I know." Alexander nodded.

"So, if I support you in Lucrezia, then I want to get you in return," Giovanni looked at Alexander, "I need someone to negotiate on my behalf, I mean if Pitigilino proposes to negotiate, I need someone to negotiate with him and sign an agreement." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Duke you need someone who will not have to bear any responsibility for losing your faith even if he signs the armistice agreement on your behalf, but when you need to reverse it in the future."

Giovanni clenched his fist hard.

"Alexander, you've always been so smart, and I like that."

"It seems that you have already made a decision on how to deal with the Venetians, but this armistice seems to be important to you," Alexander suddenly smiled lightly, "Then if I promise you what I can get, please don't say that you will support me and Lucrezia, we all know that it is not unlikely." ”

Giovanni stared at Alexander for a moment, then pursed his lips.

"Well, you can get those cannons and the rest of the things you stole from me," Giovanni pointed to Alexander, "you can now justifiably transport them into your castle, and I can intercede for you before my father, who is now eager to wage a holy war against you." ”

After saying this witty remark, the playful look on Giovanni's face suddenly stopped, and he looked at Alexander with serious eyes.

"I mean, really, I can help you with Lucrezia, or rather myself."