"Who pays for the military! We can recruit soldiers at home, and now the economic situation of various countries is not very good, as long as there is food to eat, many people are willing to come to the army, but the question is who pays for the military expenses, as well as weapons, materials and food supplies. ”

In the Dutch war zone, in the midst of a battle in the camp of the Church League Legion, the princes and nobles who thought they belonged to the Holy Roman Empire were asking a very serious question to the British envoy.

The question of this prince and nobleman was echoed by many people.

Yes, the British have been lobbying them for a truce with the Protestant coalition for some time.

But the problem is that the British don't want a truce, they can't control it.

At the same time, the British also planned to make them turn around and fight the Portuguese and French as soon as they ceased war with the Protestant coalition.

But now, the Protestant coalition forces simply do not agree to an armistice, so the military standoff here in the Netherlands will continue.

However, the British made another suggestion, which was to recruit soldiers in the vassal states and reorganize their legions to fight against the Portuguese.

It's a good idea, but the problem is that the British say that they let them do these things.

And what good do these people do for themselves by doing this.

There were some advantages to fighting the Portuguese, which the British had of course explained.

But the explanation of the English did not satisfy the princes of the Church Union.

At the same time, the British never talked about what they would do in the war against Portugal and France.

Could it be that the plan of the British is to let them fight to the death with Portugal and France!

Many people have begun to be a little resentful of the British.

You must know that the smart people in this world are not only British.

Could it be that everyone else is stupid?

Obviously, this is not possible.

Actually, everyone understands. For the war between Portugal and France was definitely going on.

But before that, where will the money and supplies come from?

This is a very real problem and needs to be solved immediately.

So, when the envoy of the English came to them again, the representative of the vassal states asked this question that everyone was concerned about.

Belch!

Faced with such a question, the British envoy was really asked.

Because although his boss has told him a lot of things that can be handled, his boss has not authorized him about how to solve these two points.

It can be seen that the boss and the country may really pay attention to letting others die, and they will reap the benefits in the future.

But. If that's what you think, then it's a pity.

Because none of the vassal states of the Church Union were fools, how could they have listened to the English and sent troops like this.

And there is nothing good to do, and no one wants to do it.

The envoy's face changed several times, and he kept pondering in his heart.

At the same time, the British envoy also cursed the officials in his own heart, cursing them as low-IQ pigs.

I want others to follow their own plans, but it's not like taking out a little benefit.

"You Britons are planning a little better. We were sent to death at the front, but you British got the benefits. And also in tandem let us send troops immediately, but do not solve the problem of military spending and food supplies. ”

The little prince, who had been elected by everyone, sarcastically mocked the British envoy with disdain.

The messenger's face turned pale and blue at the spur of his words.

It can be heard from the words of this little prince. The British side has already guessed the plan.

Therefore, it is useless to say anything on your own, and only by coming up with a little dry goods to solve the problem can you get these people to cooperate.

But the problem is. He didn't have the authority.

Therefore, when he stood there for a while, he didn't know how to answer the other party.

I saw the British envoy standing there. Not a word. The little prince said: "As long as the military expenses and materials are solved, then we will immediately recruit troops to form a legion, and we will pay for you British, I think this is very fair, isn't it." ”

The envoy nodded, agreeing with the little prince's words.

yes, that's fair.

Since you don't want to pay for it, you can pay for it.

But if there is no one, it will definitely have to pay.

I don't want to pay money, but I don't want to be a person, how can there be such a good thing in this world.

It's just impossible.

The earth does not revolve for the British, and it does not mean that the British can do whatever they want.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you are well aware of the importance of Spain to the war. If Spain is allowed to be occupied by Portugal and France in this way, I don't need to say what will happen to the future war. ”

The messenger did not answer questions about military spending or supplies, but reminded the congregation of the importance of Spain.

"You don't need to remind you of this, we also know it. But you also need to know how important the issue of military spending and supplies is. Another nobleman from Poland who was a prince of the Church also spoke at this time.

As for the plans of the British, none of these people here are clear.

And they also have a deep understanding of the importance of Spain.

You know, there are still three Spanish legions here in the Netherlands, with a total of 28,000 people.

It was precisely because of their presence that the war in the Netherlands did not deteriorate.

At the same time, because Spain was occupied by Portugal and France, the three Spanish legions began to have a phenomenon of military instability.

If it weren't for the Church sending people to find the commanders of the three legions and announcing to them that they would definitely help Spain recover, the Spanish legions would have collapsed long ago.

And with the collapse of the Spanish legion, the war in the Netherlands was bound to deteriorate.

This is something that no one wants.

At the same time, Portugal and Portugal and France, because they occupied the territory of Spain.

If they don't solve it for a long time, when they integrate the original territory of Spain, they will inevitably grow in strength.

Even if they were to settle the Protestant coalition in the future, they would have to face the growing power of Portugal and France.

Therefore, it is now taking advantage of the fact that Portugal and France are not firmly established. It is still the best choice to launch an attack at this time when the Spanish territory is still stabilized, and to force Portugal and France to spit out the Spanish territory by force.

In this way, after the Spanish returned to the country, the military strength of Portugal and France would be once again involved.

Most importantly, it was clear that Portugal and France did not have a good opinion of the military bloc of the Church League, and it was highly likely that they would join the Protestant coalition.

If such a thing really happens, then the situation is very bad for the Church Military Alliance.

At that time, the alliance of the Church military bloc, in addition to dealing with the war in the Netherlands, also had to face Portuguese attacks from eastern Europe.

Fighting on two fronts. This is a taboo for soldiers.

Under the circumstances of this and the other, how can the Church military clique cope with it?

So, there are only two paths in front of them.

One was to immediately clean up the Protestant coalition forces in the Netherlands, and then turn around and clean up Portugal and France.

One was to make a truce with the Protestants and attack the Portuguese.

But no matter which path you choose, there is one thing that must be done.

That is, they can only face the enemy in one direction.

What a choice!

The war here in the Netherlands has reached a standoff.

It can be seen that it will not be possible to see the light of day in a short time.

Moreover, Spain has just been defeated by Portugal, and Portugal has not yet had a very strong control over Spain's territory. Sporadic revolts continue.

Therefore, after careful research, everyone found that the best option was actually an armistice, and then launched an attack on Portugal.

After all. It is very not in their interest to allow Portugal and France, two countries that have occupied Spanish territory and become behemoths, to exist.

"We, the British, cannot help on the road, but our navy can attack the maritime trade routes between Portugal and France. Supplies from the shores of the Americas were cut off, and now our navy is already on the move. ”

And he said to the people what he asked and what he did not answer.

"There is not much time left for us now, and if we delay for a day, the Portuguese and French will have a stronger grip on the territory of the former Spain. At the same time, the greater the losses of the rebels on the Spanish side, the more dangerous the hidden Spanish royal family became. ”

The messenger addressed the people.

"And after the restoration, I think the Spaniards will be happy to bear the military expenses and supplies, right? So you don't have to worry about that. ”

The envoy's words were very beautiful, but the problem was that there was no basis for his words, and how could he represent the opinion of the Spaniards.

What if they helped Spain recover, but the Spaniards didn't pay for the military expenses and supplies?

Could it be that they could still fight the Spaniards?

If that were the case, wouldn't the church union be in civil strife?

This would have made the Protestant coalition die of laughter.

And it will also give them a good chance to break themselves.

It's not impossible for something like this to happen.

Therefore, no matter how nice the British envoys said, these people just did not nod their heads in agreement.

Everyone is not stupid, you said two powerful sentences, and we quickly nodded in agreement.

In fact, everyone also understands the plans of the British, and it is precisely because of this that the more the British persuade them, the tighter these people will become.

Hum!

If you think about it as a British, these people don't understand it?

It was nothing more than the interests of the Spaniards and the Dutch in the colonies of the Americas and India.

When the time comes, there will be chaos in Europe, and the British will be able to do whatever they want.

Because the naval strength and land forces of European countries are now involved on the European continent.

Only France and Portugal thought that they had not been involved for the time being, so they called it an obstacle for the British.

If they start attacking Portugal and France now, the navies of these two countries will also be dragged along the Mediterranean, so that the British will have a chance.

None of you are stupid!

Why are you alone?

It's so beautiful to think about!

This is the voice of everyone, but the British are still complacent and think that no one sees through it. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )