Chapter 1601： The emperor asked for help again

When Leiden took the first "exiled" immigrants in full swing to build the town of Kenton on the other side of Philadelphia, Marin was escorting more than 100,000 Wurttemberg serf families back home along the Rhine.

This time there were too many people, and the fleet brought by Marin could not fit. Therefore, Marin simply let the old and weak women and children who have difficulty walking take the boat. As for men, women and teenagers, they followed the fleet along the river. Marin himself, riding a horse, escorted along with thousands of people.

So many people have shocked the princes along the way. But in the end, no one dared to have an opinion. Because the princes along the way, either the bishopric under the Holy See or the little princes like Nassau, did not dare to stab.

Don't look at the Nassau family who later became the ruling and even king of the Netherlands, but that was later. Now, as long as the Nassau family dares to act in front of Marin, even if Marin only brings a few thousand people, they can be destroyed. In this era, the Nassau family can only count the goods like passers-by in the German states. The strength is not bad, but it is not strong, and it has no say at all.

Moreover, since the Sixth Army returned to the homeland, Marin is now confident. If someone dares to provoke, he doesn't mind teaching each other a meal.

Fortunately, no one is a fool, even a prince like Frederick III is not willing to easily provoke Marin. What's more, at this time, Marin sent troops to help the Bohemian King Vladislas II to suppress the Hungarian peasant uprising. If it provokes Marin at this time, it is equivalent to hitting the face of Vladislas II, which is too risky.

You know, Vladislas II is more than the King of Bohemia and the King of Hungary. His brother Sigmund I was also King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. It is not a good idea to offend the royal family of Jagiellon.

Therefore, despite being envied, jealous, and hated, Marin still brought more than 100,000 people along the Rhine to the Ruhr area without fear.

In the Ruhr area, this is Marin's home court. All materials can be transferred from warehouses in various places, and any facilities can also be requisitioned temporarily.

Subsequently, Marin resettled most of the migrants in the Recklinghausen area on the south bank of the Lipper, a tributary of the Rhine. The first batch of immigrants first boarded the ship to Emden.

As for Marin himself, after leaving most of the soldiers, he returned to Aurich with a few hundred cavalry. After all, there is no risk in Beihai. If someone rushed to rob someone, Marin wouldn't mind taking the soldiers to find him to "talk".

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Marin had a smooth life, but Emperor Maximilian I had a hard time. Because, on the Swiss battlefield, the Habsburgs have fallen into the disadvantages ...

After the Swiss mercenary general Zieg led 10,000 Swiss mercenary veterans to return to Switzerland, the Habsburg family's original advantages disappeared.

These 10,000 Swiss veterans are not comparable to the Swiss mountain people who were later trained by the French. They themselves are the most fierce part of the Swiss mountain people. Otherwise, it will not be the first to go abroad to fight.

Therefore, during the tug of war in central Switzerland, the Habsburg family army suffered several losses. In several field operations, Franzberg suffered defeat.

Since being inspired by Marin, Sieg especially likes to send troops to outstrip. His tactic is to confront the Swiss phalanx on the front, and then send one or two troops on the side to attack the opponent's weakness from the enemy's side.

Under the guidance of this tactic, in several battles in central Switzerland, Franzberg was defeated ...

But fortunately, Franzberg is also a man who has been with this Marin for a long time, and has certain precautions against conspiracy and tricks and side attack. Therefore, despite several defeats, Frenzberg ’s loss was not large, only two or three thousand people were lost. If you change the commander, maybe the Habsburg family's army in Switzerland has already been defeated.

In desperation, Frenzberg had to retreat, give up the previous counter-attack site, retreat to Lucerne-Aarau-Basel, who retreated before, relying on complex terrain for defense.

Subsequently, the two sides entered a stalemate. After all, the Swiss spearman has a strong field, but he is also not very good at siege.

However, with the end of the Naples war, after the French withdrew 20,000 main forces from Naples, Frenzberg also panicked ...

Because, now the French have freed their hands. If they join forces with the Swiss Resistance, then the previous balance will be broken immediately.

Moreover, not to mention whether the French will send a large army to go north, the 16,000 people currently stationed in Milan City, let Maximilian I sleep and sleep.

Why? Because it is said that Louis XII has sent people to Milan right now, asking Gudendorff to lead troops to attack Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, who is hiding in the Mistel Valley, and his thousands of remaining soldiers.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that in the order of Louis XII, in addition to the attack on the Duke of Ludovico Sforza, he also asked the army of Ludendorff to capture the Mistel Valley. , Taking advantage of the situation to enter the Graubünden region in southeastern Switzerland, cutting off the connection between the Swiss region and Austria.

Once this is done, the army of the 30,000 Dohabsburg family fighting in Switzerland will become a lone army, unable to receive effective and sufficient support from the Austrian mainland.

Of course, it is not totally unsupportable. However, it is inconvenient to take a detour from the north of Switzerland. Moreover, if that army occupies Graubünden, it is not only as simple as cutting off the supply line of the Frensberg Army. Because, as long as this army occupies Graubünden, the east can attack the native Austria of the Habsburg family, and the west can attack the back of the army of Frensberg.

So, Maximilian I got the news and panicked, some of the six gods have no master. So, he released the pigeons to contact Marin, hoping Marin would help with his idea. Moreover, I also hope that Marin will send troops to help.

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After reading the emperor's letter of help, Marin frowned for a long time. It is impossible to send troops directly, not to mention the lack of local military strength in the Beihai country. Even if the military strength is sufficient, he cannot send troops casually.

Why? Because it will anger France ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and it will also anger the alliance of princes. If you send your army to Switzerland to support the Habsburg family, you might be able to hit the North Sea country with the French army and the coalition of princes ...

Therefore, it is not advisable to send troops directly, and the risks are too great.

However, if the emperor is not supported, once the Habsburg family fails, the fun will be great. After all, the existence of the Habsburg family can not only contain France, but also the alliance of princes. If the Habsburg family is finished, Marin's Beihai country will soon become a target.

This is similar to the relationship between the United States, the Soviet Union, and China in the later generations. The Soviet Union is standing in front, and the old United States will not pay too much attention to China, and will even attract China. After the Soviet Union was finished, Lao Mei came to China for nothing. Fortunately, China also has nuclear weapons, otherwise it will not be suppressed, but really ...

Although the strength of the Habsburg family is not as good as Beihai. However, Maximilian I held the title of emperor, as well as the ambition to unify Germany, mocking MAX. Only when the emperor was at the front could Marin have the opportunity to immerse himself in development. Otherwise, everyone will focus on Marin, it will be very uncomfortable.

So, in any case, help the emperor to pass this level, otherwise, Marin's pressure will be greater ...