At Yi Eung-bu’s question, Collione could not hide his doubt, and Lorenzo de Medici also wore a similar expression.
Among those who seemed to understand from Yi Eung-bu’s query were Giovanni and the mercenaries nearby who had come along.
Seeing the split reactions, Yi Eung-bu asked Giovanni, “Have Lorenzo de Medici and that mercenary troop ever witnessed or experienced the Suez War?”
Giovanni responded immediately, “When the war broke out, Lorenzo was too young...”
“And the mercenary troop?”
“They were the core force defending Florence, so they couldn’t move.”
“Is it the same for other cities?”
“Similar.”
“Ha!” Yi Eung-bu made a look of disbelief and thought to himself, ‘They are just frogs in a well!’
But this was partly due to the nature of the Italian city-states.
Since they grew based on commerce, they absolutely had no intention of engaging in sieges.
Therefore, most battles between cities happened in the outer plains far from the city, and most were decided by clashes between cavalry units.
Because of this situation, the backbone of these city-states was mercenary units made up of cavalry, and sending them to Suez was out of the question.
Thanks to this, though the Italian city-states led in commerce, their military was the most backward.
Yi Eung-bu collected his thoughts and continued questioning.