The Rise of the European Emperor

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Reasonably speaking, the Swiss mercenaries are really strong in combat. If they learned that Maximilian I was going to Rome for the coronation, they would definitely want to attack him.

However, because of Marin's cooperation, nearly 17,000 veteran Swiss mercenaries were intercepted and captured by the Habsburg family, and they are still held in the Netherlands.

Therefore, there are not many Swiss mercenaries in Switzerland now, only a few thousand, and they still need to confront Frundsberg's army in Switzerland. Today, the Swiss simply cannot spare many soldiers and horses to intercept and attack Maximilian I. Therefore, Maximilian I led an army of 20,000 troops into Rome, which is too exaggerated. Or, it can be said that his move is full of provocation to the Holy See.

Of course, this is the view of the beholder. In fact, Maximilian I led an army of 20,000 to the south this time to help Pope Julius II work. Therefore, the Pope would not think that Maximilian I was provocative.

However, neither Maximilian I nor Julius II would make it clear. Because, once it is known that Maximilian I led an army south to Rome to "help" Julius II, the French may also send an army south and confront him...

Of course, it is said that there is an army of 20,000, but in fact there is a lot of water in it. Because, among the 20,000 troops, only 10,000 are real soldiers. The other 10,000 people were actually Min Zhuang in disguise.

This is because the Habsburg family really couldn't mobilize more troops...

For now, the Habsburg family can draw up to 20,000 regular troops. However, at present, Frundsberg has brought 10,000 regular troops to confront the Swiss and French coalition forces in western Switzerland, and it is impossible to get away. Therefore, Maximilian I could only bring 10,000 regular troops south.

But the 10,000 regular army is a bit small, and it is impossible to achieve the effect of "strong momentum". Therefore, according to Marin's suggestion, Maximilian I recruited 10,000 people in Austria, quietly trained them, and pretended to be a regular army.

Of course, these 10,000 civilians did not conduct systematic military training, but only queue training. And as long as the queue training is done well, outsiders will not be able to see the problem during the march. Unless there is a real war, these folks who have only undergone queue training will "reveal their original shape".

Frundsberg used to be Marin's old subordinate, so he naturally understood Marin's team training. So when the autumn harvest was over, Frundsberg selected 400 veterans from the 10,000 army under his command. As instructors, he conducted emergency queue training for the 10,000 conscripted civilians.

With one foot bare, the 10,000 people quickly distinguished left and right. Then, further carry out basic queue training content such as turning left, turning right, and turning backward. After just one week, the 10,000 people walked very uniformly.

Seeing that the 10,000 civilians had almost finished training, Maximilian I went into battle and took 10,000 regular troops and 10,000 civilians pretending to be regular troops on the road...

Of course, the outside world will definitely not say that the 10,000 people are not regular troops. Coincidentally, some time ago, entrusted by his daughter Margaret, Maximilian I recruited German mercenaries in Germany and sent 20,000 German mercenaries to the Kingdom of Castile in Spain.

Therefore, Maximilian I simply claimed to the public that while helping his daughter recruit 20,000 German mercenaries, he himself also recruited 10,000 German mercenaries...

In this era of poor information transmission, it is difficult for other countries to verify that what Maximilian I said is true or false. Therefore, everyone really believes that Maximilian I went south with 20,000 regular troops. And through the observation of the marching performance of this army, the intelligence personnel of various countries are even more convinced...

However, the monarchs of various countries did not know that Maximilian I would actually use the trick of "only train in the queue"...

Moreover, Marin's shoe-off training method can make the folks distinguish between left and right in just two or three days, which is very remarkable. If this method is not used, ordinary civilians may not be able to distinguish between left and right after two or three months of training.

Therefore, spies from various countries pretending to be passers-by to observe the march of Maximilian I's army, after seeing that the soldiers under Maximilian I can accurately distinguish the order to turn left and turn right, came to a conclusion—this is It is a well-trained elite army...

Not only that, in order to cover up the immaturity on the recruit's face. Maximilian I also followed Marin's suggestion and deliberately selected a group of veterans who could see murderous looks on their faces from among the 10,000 veterans. of Minzhuang.

And those spies from various countries pretending to be passers-by who came to observe must be standing on the side of the road, and the first thing they saw was the veterans with murderous looks on their faces. From the mental outlook of these veterans, spies from various countries have confirmed their judgment that "this is a well-trained elite army"...

During the march, the chief instructor Lannik, who was transferred from Frundsberg's command, suddenly took the lead in singing a military song learned from Frundsberg - "Our Beloved Lady"...

"Our dear lady,

in the cold,

Leave us poor mercenaries overnight,

Like a warm sun!

Don't let us freeze to death,

Stay in a comfortable hotel;

We come with purses full,

And left empty;

That drum, that drum,

alarm! alarm! alarm!

Hi, la la la la la, la la la!

Get ready and go!

Mercenaries, let's go!

The drummer beats the drum to summon,

Silk flags fly;

With luck and blessings,

Let's go to the battlefield!

..."

...

It's actually a song popular among German mercenaries in the 16th century, and it's about how the mercenaries spend all their hard-earned money on women. Lodging, finding women...the important life of mercenaries in that era...

In later generations, Marin once heard this song on the Internet, and the person who posted the video also called it the "Holy Roman Empire Military Song". In fact, it was just a song popular among German mercenaries in the 16th century. Its content is not too progressive, it just describes the living conditions of mercenaries. Therefore, it is impossible to be adopted as Shinra's military song. Because, this has no morale-boosting effect.

However, in the era of the Holy Roman Empire, there were indeed many mercenaries who liked to sing this song. This song often appears in some old German movies that reflect that era. Then, it was misunderstood as a military song.

Plus, the song isn't out yet. Because the German mercenaries have not yet reached a prosperous period. Originally, in history, the "father of German mercenaries" was Frundsberg. But Frundsberg shined, and it had to wait until 20 years later, when they defeated the Swiss mercenaries and captured the French king François I at the Battle of Pavia (in cooperation with the Spanish army), their prestige reached peak. And this song only appeared in that era.

As for whether this song can appear in advance, do you have to ask? Naturally, Marin, the traverser, made it in advance...

However, Marin thought the song was not positive enough, so he didn't promote it in the army. However, Frunzberg took the song to Switzerland and usually sang it to his staff. And Instructor Lannick happened to like this song very much. Seeing that the march was boring, he took the lead in singing.

And those 10,000 people are used to obeying the orders of the instructors such as Lannick these days, and for some reason, they also sang along...

At the beginning, these folks who were not familiar with the song sang a little sparsely and not neatly. But after singing it a few times, I gradually became familiar with it. And ten thousand people singing in unison, how powerful is it?

Under their influence, the 10,000 regular Austrian soldiers walking in front also sang together...

Those regular soldiers liked this song more than those recruited from farmers. Why? Because, they are serious mercenaries! This song, which describes their lives, resonates very much with them.

Even Emperor Maximilian I, who often led troops to fight in the north and south, was infected, and sang loudly along with the soldiers...

20,000 people sang in unison. Although the quality of the song itself is average, the momentum it can create is also very scary. Then, this aura scared those spies from various countries who pretended to be passers-by to peep...

"Damn! The elite of the elite! This aura...what a shit..."

Then, the high-level leaders of various countries received information one after another—the quasi-emperor of the Holy Roman Empire led the elite of the 20,000 elites, rushing towards Rome with the momentum of a lion king descending a mountain... Maybe, to cause trouble...

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