The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, until now, the army of the Habsburg family and the allied forces of the princes have been in a state of wrangling with each other, and they have not completely torn their faces.

Although the two sides had already fought a big battle before, both sides claimed that the other party was at fault, and their own side reacted passively. Until now, the Alliance of Princes and the Habsburg family are still arguing about the right and wrong of the ambush in the Costal Valley, accusing the other party of making mistakes first.

In fact, both sides were very aggrieved, and both wished to put the other party to death, but both were afraid.

What are they afraid of? The fear of the Habsburg family is very simple-they are afraid that the French will stab in the back when they are fighting with the coalition forces of the princes. Therefore, even though the army was stronger than the opponent, Frundsberg did not dare to attack the coalition forces of the princes. After all, the more than 20,000 Swiss Resistance Army outside Lucerne, including many French elites, is no joke.

And the fear of the coalition forces of the princes is even simpler-the French haven't ended up in person yet...

Originally, Frederick III and the princes had been persuading Louis XII to dispatch the main force of France, and together with the coalition forces of the princes, wiped out the main force of the Habsburg family in Switzerland. In this way, the Habsburg family will be devastated and no longer have the ability to threaten the princes.

At the beginning, Louis XII was indeed tempted, and planned to mobilize a large army to cooperate with the coalition forces of the princes. However, Marin sent John (now Baron John Rafi) to France by mistake. Under John's flickering, Louis XII believed that volcanic ash was an important fertilizer. Then, I went to Italy with all my heart.

Moreover, John's statement is also quite correct - if France, a large agricultural country, gets enough volcanic ash fertilizer, its financial strength will be extremely strong in the future, and it can explode as many soldiers as it wants. In addition, Spain is deeply trapped in Morocco at this time and cannot show its full strength. At this time, it is indeed the best time to seize Italy...

Therefore, the greatest expectation of the coalition forces of the princes——Louis XII, is busy marching into Italy at this time, so how can he care about the life and death of these German princes?

However, Louis XII was quite kind and did not withdraw the French elite in the "Swiss Resistance Army" outside Lucerne. Otherwise, the allied forces of the princes would have been finished.

However, in order to keep it secret and avoid arousing the vigilance of the Spaniards, Louis XII unkindly did not inform the German Princes Alliance of the truth. So, up to now, the princes of the alliance of princes, such as Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, have been kept in the dark. I don’t know that the French have long since given up their plan to join forces with them against the Habsburg family... …

Without the support of the French army, the alliance of princes did not dare to tear themselves apart with Emperor Maximilian I at this time. Therefore, the two sides are still in the stage of wrangling each other, but neither of them is willing to back down. at the same time,

They also dare not take the initiative to attack, lest the situation get out of control.

Therefore, when Frundsberg came to Basel with an army of 20,000, Frederick III and other princes were very surprised-is the emperor crazy?

The reason why they thought that the emperor did not dare to take the initiative to attack was because they knew that - behind them, there were church princes who occupied half of Germany and did not make a move...

These church princes are very complicated. On the one hand, they usually remain neutral. After all, for the princes of the church, making money is the first priority. Anyway, the position of bishop is not hereditary. Generally, after taking office, bishops are dedicated to making money, and their diplomatic attitudes are more moderate than those of secular princes.

But at the same time, most of the church princes were actually born in secular princes' families. Therefore, in many cases, they will stand together with the secular princes to fight against the Habsburg family. Usually, however, they don't end up. Only when the situation is critical, these church princes will take the initiative to fight.

In other words, if the Habsburg family defeated the allied forces of the princes, those church princes might not be able to help but jump out and send troops to deal with the emperor together. What's more, if the Habsburg family's advantage is too great, France will not ignore it...

Therefore, Frederick III and other princes believed that the Habsburg family would not send troops easily without absolute certainty. Otherwise, if the church princes and the French are forced out, the fun will be great.

However, now that the Habsburg family has indeed sent troops, Frederick III and others are puzzled. Moreover, the opponent only dispatched 20,000 people, which seemed not enough to defeat the 37,000 people of the coalition forces of the princes. Therefore, the princes were full of confusion...

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But soon, the vassals of the vassal alliance knew why the Habsburg family had made such a change—emergency information came from the north, and Marin, the Grand Duke of the North Sea Kingdom, survived the shipwreck by luck. After returning home, he used two legions to The strength of the army, together with the army of the Third Army who rebelled and surrendered in the east, defeated the more than 40,000 army of the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms. Then, that guy Marin not only quickly captured 8 vassal states, but also led an army of 40,000 to the south at this time...

"Why would the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms be defeated? Don't they have more than 40,000 people? No matter how powerful Marin is, the Second Army composed of the First Army and recruits will not defeat them! Tell me, what happened? What's going on?" Frederick III was very concerned about the situation in the north. Because, as the deputy leader of the Eight-Nation Alliance, Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, is his brother-in-law...

"It's like this, Lord Elector—originally, the princes of the Eight Kingdoms planned to use half of the money and food worth 2 million gold coins snatched from Oldenburg to buy Steindorf of the Third Army. However, because The old aristocrats of the North Sea Province of Bremen formed a private army of 7,000 nobles to help. Then, the two Duke Henrys of the Eight-Nation Alliance thought that there was no need to give money to buy Steindorf, and canceled the previously promised heavy money Bribes, and sent 10,000 conscripts to defend the Elbe to prevent the Third Army from crossing the river... It seems that this action angered Steindorf. Then, Steindorf returned to the North Sea Army with the Third Army , and raided the coalition forces of the princes of the eight countries from the rear, leading to the defeat of the coalition forces of the princes of the eight countries..." The spies sent to the north to inquire about the news reported the information in detail.

In fact, this news was deliberately spread by Marin. After all, Steindorf's rebellion had to be justified. Otherwise, the princes will suspect that Marin deliberately set the trap.

Moreover, after Baron Ginter brought 7,000 private troops of the nobles of Bremen to the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms, the two Dukes of Henry did decide to take the huge amount of money and food that they planned to bribe Steindorf and sent 10,000 conscripts to defend Yi. Beihe... And this just gave Steindorf the best excuse to "betray and return"...

Frederick III was so angry that he threw away the china teacup:

"Are these two guys pigs? They angered Steindorf for some money and food. If the North Sea Kingdom is taken down, Aurich's money and food alone will be inexhaustible!"

However, not all princes can see the overall situation like Frederick III. At least, the two Henry Dukes of the Welf family couldn't do it. After all, half of Oldenburg's money and food is 1 million gold coins...

Of course, it's useless even if the two Dukes of Henry are willing. Because, that itself was a bureau set up by Marin, in order to trap them...

"Then, apart from the 40,000 troops of the Beihai Kingdom that went south this time, in addition to the First and Third Legions, Jutland's Second Legion has also been built? The other 10,000 people are the recruits of the new Second Legion?" Luo Lin Duke Anthony asked.

The spy in charge of inquiring about the news said in a deep voice:

"No, it is said that the 10,000 recruits were left in the country. In addition to the original First, Second, and Third Legions, the Sixth Army who just returned to Beihai Kingdom went south this time. It is said, I heard that After Marin came back alive, the original Sixth Army also came back from Scotland..."

"Hiss——" All the princes present took a breath—Nimma, that guy Marin brought 40,000 elite veterans to the south...

"What does he want to do? Could it be..." Thinking of the 20,000 Habsburg army outside the city of Basel, the faces of all the princes present changed drastically...

If there is only the army of the Habsburg family, the princes are not very afraid. Because, if those church princes are stimulated, everyone will join forces, and they will not be afraid of the Habsburg family at all. Moreover, the advantage of the Habsburg family's army is not great, and they can fully survive until the army of the church princes arrives.

But the problem is - if Marin brings 40,000 elite soldiers into the mix, then the problem will be big...

After all, where is the combat effectiveness of Marin's Beihai Army. Most of the veterans of the First Army and Second Army of the Beihai Kingdom are veterans of more than ten years, and their combat effectiveness is very good. With this 40,000 army, plus the army of the Habsburg family, destroying the coalition forces of the princes is as easy as playing. Even if the church princes end, I am afraid it will be too late to rescue them. Because it takes time for church princes to gather soldiers and horses. And Marin's powerful army has gone straight to Switzerland...

Perhaps, before those church princes gathered an army to rescue them, they became Marin's prisoners...

Therefore, at this moment, many princes were filled with fear...

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