Imperial Diet

[GeneralHankerchief]

Kaiser Heinrich:

Good Swabian elector, I appreciate your concern. As we speak I am preparing a report that will detail everything, including the situation and my plans. I ask for patience.

(OOC: Report will be up probably in around 30 minutes, maybe less)

[Kagemusha]

"Thank you mein Kaiser. I will wait for the report,so we can see the full seriosnes of the situation."

The Fith Elector sits down and curses silently: "Damned.I shouldnt be here.I should be in Bern or somewhere where i could help my countrymen with my own sword."

[TinCow]

This is outrageous! The Papal lapdogs will be crushed! The House of Bavaria will not rest until every last Milanese bastard lowers his head before the Kaiser. Those who do not do so on bended knee will do so with a severed neck.

No doubt the Usurper will refrain from interfering in this matter, as it is surely his work. I have refrained from revealing this information as I was unsure of its truth, but these actions make its validity unquestionable. While I was in Stettin, Bavarian agents brought me the following document:



As you can plainly see, Pope Gregory was personally meeting with the Milanese just before their move on Bern! This cannot be a coincidence. The Milanese are acting under his express orders! Yet he has surely blundered. By unleashing his urchins to strike at us first, all nations will view our overwhelming retaliation as fully justified. First we will deal with the puppets, then we will deal with the master.

[Ignoramus]

A messenger hurries into the Diet. He is out of breath and looks exhausted.

He bows before the assembled Diet.

Noble electors, I bear this message from Count Sigismund der Stolze. I managed to slip through the Milanese lines besieging Bern.

"Noble elcetors, I will hold Bern to the last, I will not surrender to these Milanese dogs. I feared that Bern would be attacked; I am now sadly proven right.

Sigismund der Stolze, Count of Burgundy"

The messenger is carried out by a couple of guard to be attended to.

[Kagemusha]

Fifth Elector reads through the new report carefully and asks permisission to speak:

"Mein Kaiser.The situation is indeed threatening. But as i poundered our forces in Italy and distances to Milan i came to an conclusion that Immediate siege of Milan in order to divert the Milanese force besieging Bern is indeed possible. I suggest that Kaiser sends all his troops from Bologna to siege Milan immediately and rides speedily from Florence to lead them, in order to keep order in our Italian areas i suggest the redistribution of the forces of Florence to keep order also in Bologna. After this season we can then move more capable units to the siege force and return the militia units back to the Bologna. If we send also reinforcements from Innsbruck we have soon a mighty host sieging Milan. This should enforce the Milanese force to lift the siege of Bern and the dogs will find out that their siege effort has turned into siege of their capital by Imperial forces."

[GeneralHankerchief]

Kaiser Heinrich:

A good idea, Elector Kagemusha. However, I am not sure if we would be able to keep Bologna secure long enough for the militia to return - public order has been annoying with them.

Anyway, most of it is moot. I have received intelligence that Sigismund is attempting a sally in order to drive the Milanese from Bern. I ask that your prayers go out to him and his men.

(OOC: Ig, I forgot to put this in the PM but make sure you send me a screenshot of the casualties afterwards. Your inbox is full)

[Kagemusha]

After hearing Kaisers words about Sigismunds plans on sallying out. Fifth Elector looks into his feet for a moment and then raises his head up and speaks:

"I hope that Sigismund is succesfull on his sally. But sometimes bravery walks hand on hand with foolishnes. I pray the Lord that this will not be the last message we hear from Lord Sigismund."

The fifth Elector of Swabia sits down on his place,places his head between his hands rubbing his temples and stares the floor without blinking.