The Rise of the European Emperor

"God, we've finally ended that damn slave life!" The Swiss mercenary leader Ziger moved his feet and felt a little uncomfortable walking without shackles.

Zig is a mercenary head among the Swiss mercenaries, and belongs to the middle-level general in the entire Swiss mercenary system. He has a thousand-person mercenary group in his hand, and the combat effectiveness is very good.

Moreover, in his early years, Ziger was also hired by Marin to ambush the army of the West Frisian noble republic at that time. After that, he also accepted the employment of the Principality of Gede and attacked the army of the Principality of Saxony.

However, in the Battle of Lübeck a few years ago, he and 20,000 Swiss mercenaries were collectively defeated and captured by Marin as a prisoner. He also helped dig the Münster Canal.

However, this is only the beginning of the misery. When Marin agreed to let them go, they soon encountered a large army of Habsburg cavalry. Unarmed, they could only be captured and captured again. After that, Ziger and his compatriots worked as coolies in the Netherlands, helping the Habsburg family to dig many ditches and reclaim a lot of farmland. This has been done for several years, and people can't see the future...

In the past few years, the Habsburg family has been rude to their once "rebellious" group. A group of high-ranking generals at the previous level, such as legion commanders and deputy legion commanders, were persecuted to death by the Habsburg family under various pretexts. Even the phalanx leaders were killed several times.

Then, when the 17,000 Swiss mercenaries got out of trouble, they were surprised to find that the highest commander who survived among these people was the former phalanx commander Ziger...

"Okay, then I will do my part and serve as the temporary commander of this army first!"

After finishing speaking, Sieg changed into a suit of armor he had snatched from the prisoners of war, dressed neatly, and followed the Baron Lavasson to the high platform...

"Commander Ziger, we must evacuate the Netherlands as soon as possible and go to Switzerland. We must not let the army of the Habsburg family occupy Switzerland!" Baron Lavosson finished and gave Ziger a detailed introduction to the current situation in Switzerland. .

"Where's Marin from the North Sea Kingdom? Where is their army now?" After listening to Baron Lavasson's introduction, Ziger suddenly asked.

"They seem to have withdrawn to the country. Now, they should be busy with Christmas..." Before leaving, the French must confirm the movement of Marin. Because, in the eyes of the French, Marin is a "destabilizing factor".

"Returning to the country... That is to say, the main force of the North Sea Kingdom has returned to East Friesland... No, East Friesland is not far from the Principality of Brabant, it is only separated by West Friesland! General Vasson, we must leave here as soon as possible, and we cannot be entangled by the Beihai army!" Zig said with some worry.

Baron Lavosson was also a little nervous when he heard it. Indeed, East Frisian, the mainland of North Sea Country, is not very far from here. If the light cavalry is dispatched, it will arrive soon.

But the two do not know, this moment, that moment. At first, Marin worried that the Habsburgs were too weak to defeat Switzerland, so he held them back. Now, the Habsburgs have gained a firm foothold in eastern Switzerland, and their military has begun to double. So, even if he heard that these Swiss mercenaries got out of trouble, Marin wouldn't mind their own business...

"Then what do we do now? Commander Sieg, please order!"

Zig thought for a while and ordered:

"Let's go find enough clothes and shoes first to ensure that you won't be frozen on the march!"

The Swiss mercenaries in the audience responded loudly, expressing their understanding.

"Secondly, find enough weapons..."

For this, they only captured 2,000 long hairs and swords of the defenders, not enough for 17,000 people.

To this end, Zig thought for a while and said:

"Since this is the case, then I order - the first phalanx commander Zaka and the second phalanx commander Behrami, each with the troops of the headquarters, receive the existing 2,000 weapons, and attack immediately!"

"Attack? Now? It's Christmas night!" Both Zaka and Behrami were dumbfounded - they'd never done this before...

"Just to act tonight,

Our target is defenseless! "Obviously, Ziger was inspired by the ease with which the Frenchman touched the camp.

"Then, Lord Commander, where are we going to attack now?"

"You are divided into 4 groups of 500 people each, and go to attack the nearby noble manors. Remember, give priority to attacking those noble manors, and do not attack the manors of civilian landlords for the time being!" Zig ordered.

"Why?" Zaka was puzzled. Because the civilian manor is much easier to attack. Aristocratic manors usually have a strong warrior, which is more difficult to deal with.

Zig explained:

"There are many horses in the noble manor, and some weapons will be stored. We are most short of weapons now, and the second is short of horses. By capturing those noble manors, we can quickly get a lot of weapons and horses. This will help us return home safely. Yes, tonight is Christmas, and those nobles will basically get drunk so that we can attack..."

Immediately, the subordinates were convinced. Even Laval and Pierre, two French officers, agreed with Zig's judgment.

"That... Commander Zig, the brothers haven't been drinking and eating meat for several years, and have never touched a woman..." Acting second phalanx commander Behrami suddenly said awkwardly...

It is no wonder that these 17,000 Swiss mercenaries have been tortured as slaves for several years, and they have not eaten meat or slept with women for a long time.

You know, the European mercenaries of these years are not good people. When they don’t usually fight, they like to drink and eat meat, and “talk about ideals in life” with women. Many mercenary groups go out, and they are followed by women’s teams, specializing in mercenary business...

Zig thought for a while and said:

"Wait for tomorrow... Tomorrow let you drink and eat meat to find women. Tonight, we will focus on collecting enough horses and weapons!"

Zaka frowned and said:

"It's hard to get a complete set of weapons. We are most proficient in using spears. However, we must not find 15,000 spears now!"

Zig also thought of this, nodded and said:

"If you don't have enough weapons, the others will use the shovels we usually use to dig rivers first!"

These 17,000 Swiss mercenaries have been digging trenches with shovels for the past few years, and the shovel skill points have been filled.

Moreover, in this era, European farmers mainly still used all-wood farming tools, and shovels were rare. The reason why the Netherlands had 17,000 shovels was that Prince Philip personally ordered them from the North Sea Kingdom. After all, Marin has an iron blast furnace that can mass-produce iron farm implements. And with shovels, these 17,000 Swiss mercenaries are also very convenient when digging trenches.

Ziger's plan was to bring all the 17,000 shovels back to Switzerland if possible. Even if you don't need it later, you can also give it to people in your hometown for farming. After all, iron farm implements are still in short supply in this era in Europe.

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In order to obtain accurate information, Ziger specially found living prisoners of war, and through torture, he obtained a lot of information about the nearby manor. Then, according to the information provided by the prisoners, tasks were assigned...

After the tasks were assigned, Zaka and Behrami took two square formations with a total of more than 2,000 Swiss mercenaries, divided into four groups, and ran towards the target...

Although they have been farming for the past few years, most of these people are veterans of the battle formation, and they are all ruthless men with blood on their hands. Now that he is out of trouble, he is like a beast coming out of its cage, aggressively killing the target manor...