The Rise of the European Emperor

Christmas in 1512 was very uneventful. Two days before Christmas, seven thousand French cavalry suddenly gathered and appeared on the northeastern border of France. Then, quietly passed through the silent Ardennes Forest, passed through the Namur County belonging to the Netherlands, entered the hinterland of the Principality of Brabant, and continued northward, heading straight to Murdec on the south bank of the Rhine Estuary...

At this time, people in the Netherlands did not know about it. Because everyone is busy with the most solemn festival in Europe-Christmas.

The Christmas raid plan was proposed by Earl Charlie. After studying Marin's war thinking, he came to the conclusion that if troops were sent during major festivals, the enemy would be basically unprepared, and our army would be more likely to win easily...

"However, sending troops on such a major festival as Christmas, will it appear disrespectful to Jesus?" Louis XII hesitated after hearing this.

Earl Charles asked back:

"Your Majesty, what do you have to worry about? Worried about the Pope blaming me? The King of France doesn't seem to care about the Pope's face, does he?"

Louis XII immediately realized—yes, when was the King of France afraid of the Pope? Back then, the King of France did the stupid thing of kidnapping the Holy See, and even made the Pope of Avignon, isn't there nothing wrong?

An ordinary European monarch, even the Holy Roman Emperor, would have to worry about offending the Holy See. But who is the king of France? That's the top European boss. If you don't like the Holy See, you can even send troops to Rome to force the Pope to bow his head. Therefore, sending troops on Christmas is a big deal, right?

Moreover, as Earl Charles said-other countries are not as arrogant as France, so naturally they dare not easily send troops on holy festivals (Marin is an exception, because he is the son-in-law of the Pope and is not afraid of the Holy See's blame). In this way, the 2,000 Habsburg family soldiers guarding the 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war certainly would not have thought of...

In order to cause suddenness, Earl Charles suggested that the 7,000 French heavy cavalry dispatched should all take off their plate armor trousers and only keep their breastplate and helmet. Then, one person and three horses to enhance mobility.

In this way, the 7,000 French heavy cavalry, whose mobility was greatly enhanced, rushed to the vicinity of Murdek on the afternoon of Christmas Day, and dismounted to rest.

After the night fell, the 7,000 French heavy cavalry who had rested got on their horses and rode close to the temporary concentration camp in Murdek...

At this time, the Dutch soldiers under the command of the Habsburg family guarding the Murdek concentration camp are holding a grand dinner to celebrate Christmas...

As for the unlucky 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, they had already finished eating the hard black baguette for dinner, and had already been locked in a simple barracks to rest.

After approaching the temporary concentration camp in Murdek, the French knights did not ride their horses to charge, but dismounted and led the horses on foot, so as not to startle the 2,000 defenders inside with the dense sound of horseshoes.

This was so because the French feared the massacre of unarmed Swiss mercenary prisoners of war by a desperate enemy. In that case, even if they killed all the defenders, it would be useless. After all, their purpose was to rescue those 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war...

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When they arrived at the gate of the temporary concentration camp, the French were surprised to find that the gate was unguarded... It seems that the gatekeeper also went to the concentration camp cafeteria for Christmas dinner...

Therefore, the French knights sent knights who were proficient in climbing the wall to climb over the wall, quietly opened the latch, and pushed open the gate of the concentration camp...

At this time, the atmosphere in the canteen of the concentration camp was lively...

Since it is Christmas, the food tonight is very plentiful. There is soft bread in front of every soldier (soldiers usually eat black stick bread to save money), and on the table, there are many roast geese, roast suckling pigs, and roast lamb. of……

Well, don’t blame the Europeans of this era. French cuisine has just sprouted, and dark cuisine is eaten all over Europe. Only Italy’s food is slightly more delicate...

At the same time, the concentration camp also took out a lot of wine today to reward the sergeants. In order for the soldiers to have a good drink, a row of wine barrels were moved into the cafeteria - the officers drank wine, the soldiers drank beer...

It is rare to have such an opportunity to drink openly, and all the soldiers are very excited. A bunch of soldiers gathered in front of the barrel, lined up to scoop out the wine from the barrel with a wooden spoon, poured it into a wooden cup, and then drank happily...

Because he was so drunk, he didn't even notice that the gate of the concentration camp was opened. After all, these soldiers would not have thought that there would be an enemy attack on Christmas...

However, in the camp where the Swiss mercenary prisoners of war were held, they left 10 soldiers on duty to monitor the movements of the Swiss mercenary prisoners of war at any time. After all, in the eyes of the soldiers of the Habsburg family, these Swiss mercenaries were terrorist-level dangerous figures. They are not worried about the invasion of foreign enemies (after all, this is the hinterland of the Netherlands), but they are worried about the escape of the imprisoned Swiss mercenary prisoners of war...

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After entering the concentration camp, Baron Lavaisson, who was insignificant in the French army, waved his hand and ordered:

"Baron Pierre, you take 2,000 people to control the Swiss prisoner-of-war dormitory to prevent the enemy from massacring Swiss warriors or burning the dormitory houses in desperation. Others, follow me!"

After finishing speaking, Baron Lavoisson drew out his two-handed sword, and took the lead in rushing towards the large dining hall of the Mouldek temporary concentration camp...

At this time, the soldiers of the Habsburg family in the cafeteria were drinking together...

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The 10 night soldiers in the Swiss prisoner-of-war dormitory area first discovered the enemy's invasion. They drew their weapons and shouted warnings. However, where are 10 people against 2,000 people? What's more, these 2,000 people are all French knights with high martial arts skills.

Soon, 10 Habsburg family night soldiers were cut down with two-handed swords and fell in a pool of blood. Afterwards, Baron Pierre hacked open several door locks with his two-handed sword, and entered the dormitory to contact the Swiss prisoners of war...

As for the canteen, the Dutch soldiers who heard the warning were stunned for a moment, and then their faces changed drastically...

They threw away the wooden wine glasses and hurriedly searched for weapons on the side of the dining hall. But unfortunately, because they were unsuspecting, they did not bring many weapons. In addition, for the convenience of eating, they basically took off their armor and wore casual clothes...

When Baron Lavazon rushed to the entrance of the dining hall with 5,000 French knights on foot, only a few hundred Dutch soldiers in civilian clothes came out with weapons in hand. Some people even took the chef's kitchen knife out to meet the enemy hastily because they didn't find any weapons...

"Kill!" After finishing speaking, Baron Lavason rushed up to slash with a big sword in both hands, and the French knights behind him rushed up with big swords...

How could the hundreds of Dutch defenders in civilian clothes be the opponents of the highly skilled French knights?

Within a few rounds, nearly two thousand Dutch soldiers in the entire canteen area were either killed or captured.

Afterwards, Baron Pierre also happily ran over and reported that the "Swiss warriors" were all unharmed. It's just that their shackles were not unlocked at night. Obviously, the Habsburg family is afraid that these Swiss mercenaries will make trouble in the middle of the night...

After Baron Lavason occupied the entire Murdek temporary camp, he quickly found a large number of shackle keys in the office of the concentration camp leader Diwen. Then, the 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war finally got rid of the miserable life of coolies for several years...

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