The Rise of the European Emperor

Maximilian I, who was about to rest, froze for a moment, and said:

"Do you have an idea? Why didn't you say it at the meeting just now?"

Adolf Muller hesitated, lowered his voice and said:

"In front of all the nobles, I dare not show off..."

The emperor is also a fine individual, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly understands. Then he gestured to Adolf Müller to explain his thoughts...

How could Adolf Muller have any ideas? He's actually paraphrasing Marin's thoughts:

"This is what I think. Our army is superior in strength, so it is appropriate to fight steadily. As for the method of marching, we can adopt the method of 'fortress advance, step by step'..."

"The fortress is advancing, step by step?" Maximilian I obviously didn't understand.

Adolf Muller actually didn't quite understand it, but Marin had already explained it in the secret letter. Therefore, he introduced to His Majesty the Emperor Shitou Jiang's tactics derived from the "fifth anti-encirclement campaign" in later generations. Of course, this was not the idea of ​​the bald Jiang, but the idea of ​​the Guojun staff.

Later, the devils also used this method when dealing with the Eighth Route Army in North China. However, the Eighth Route Army was too "cunning", and it was cracked by means of night raids and the use of puppet troops as internal responses.

However, that is an extremely flexible eight-way strategy. How can Europeans in this era come up with a solution? Moreover, guerrilla warfare did not appear until the "Boer War" period at the end of the 19th century. At this time, the Swiss mountain people, how can they think of a way to crack it?

Therefore, this tactic of using fortresses to blockade, in this era, is very restrained by the Swiss Resistance Army with few means. As long as enough fortresses are built, not only can they protect the transportation lines well, but they can also suppress the resistance teams in various places.

Moreover, Adolf Muller directly proposed to introduce the "Beacon Tower" technology from the North Sea State, and set up a beacon tower on the top of the fort for warning. In this way, if the Swiss Resistance Army dares to attack a certain fortress, the support from other fortresses can easily find out and provide timely support.

After listening to Adolf Muller's introduction, His Majesty the Emperor nodded repeatedly:

"Very good, very good! With the protection of the fort, we will not be afraid of the Swiss rebels attacking the logistics supply line. And some supplies can also be stored in the fort in case of emergency!"

After thinking about it, Maximilian I asked again:

"By the way, how to build this fort? Like a noble castle? It will take a long time,

We can't wait! "

Adolf Muller shook his head and said:

"It's not the same as a castle, it's much simpler, but it adds a moat and a suspension bridge. When I passed through the North Sea Kingdom during my travels, I once accepted a servant named Schmidt who was a mason. He once participated in the North Sea Kingdom Simple The construction of the fortress and the beacon tower is under his command, and His Majesty will mobilize thousands of masons and stonemasons, and it will not be difficult to build the blockhouse!"

In fact, Schmidt was the assistant sent by Malinte to Adolf Muller, and also the craftsman sent to the emperor to help build the fortress.

Unlike the Beihai State, the Beihai State used a large amount of cement to repair the bunkers, which was relatively cheap and fast. But His Majesty the Emperor did not have this condition, so more bricks were used. However, Switzerland is mountainous and has a lot of stone resources. As long as you bring enough masons, it is easy to get enough stone from the Swiss mountains. Then, the masons are responsible for building the stone into the bunker...

As for the work of digging the moat around the bunker, just send the army to force the local people to dig it...

Because of the protection of the moat, it is impossible for the Swiss Resistance Army to have large-caliber artillery to bombard the wall. Therefore, the walls of the fortress do not need to be repaired too strong. In the beginning, it would be fine to make an earthen wall to deal with it. Anyway, without a drawbridge, the Swiss Resistance couldn't even get in. Even if the opponent wants to fill the moat, it will take a long time. During this time, the smoke was soaring into the sky, and the reinforcements had already arrived.

Of course, this is the most economical method, and it is also very suitable for the Habsburg family with extremely poor finances. If it were changed to the North Sea country, every fortress must be built with cement. The fortress built of cement, with the capabilities of the small-scale rebels in this era, cannot be broken for ten days and a half months.

You know, the success rate of conquering bunkers with guns and medicine packs is not high, let alone the troops that use cold weapons in this era? Therefore, fortress tactics are really the only magic weapon for the occupying army.

In order to break through this kind of fortress, a large number of people must fill in the moat, and at the same time, heavy artillery bombards the gate or wall. But this kind of fortress is only aimed at the civil rebels, and it is impossible to have these conditions. Therefore, this simple fortress is highly targeted and is used for professional suppression of resistance. Guerrilla tactics and modern blasting weapons were not available, and they were almost invincible in the face of civil resistance. Unless, the resisters use the method of internal response and external cooperation to break through.

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His Majesty the Emperor has also heard about this kind of fortress. When he went to Beihai country to meet Marin, he saw this kind of fortress along the way, but he didn't go in and see it.

However, the emperor himself is not familiar with it, but Adolf Muller's subordinate Schmidt is familiar with it. Therefore, the emperor simply asked Adolf Muller, an attendant, to organize a team of engineers. The military rank was also promoted from an ordinary attendant (equivalent to a company captain) to the level of a phalanx commander, and the job title was the construction battalion chief. Of course, the name of the attendant will continue to be retained, and it can be regarded as one person holding two positions at the same time.

Adolf Muller was also overjoyed. Although his construction battalion was on the same level as the phalanx, the number of people he could manage could reach several thousand people.

As for the position of the phalanx leader, in Europe in this era, according to the convention, at least a titled knight must be held, and many of them are held by barons.

The emperor appointed him to build the battalion, which means the end of the war, as long as

Dear, this chapter is not finished, there is another page ^0^ Make no mistakes, you will definitely get the title of knight. Moreover, because this war has a high probability of occupying a large area of ​​land in western Switzerland, it is very likely that a fief will be obtained after the war.

Although the salary given to him by the North Sea State spy department in private is not low, which exceeds the income received by ordinary knights. However, that was all shady, and the Beihai Kingdom couldn't give him honor on the surface.

Moreover, because there is a high probability that the North Sea State will not turn against the Habsburg family. Therefore, he may have been lurking in the court of the Habsburg family. Therefore, the honor on the surface can only be obtained by the Habsburg family.

People, most of them are good-faced. Obtaining a respected noble title, or even a fiefdom, is definitely the ultimate goal of the children of nobles who have no inheritance rights in Europe in this era.

Of course, Adolf Muller did not dare to betray the intelligence organization of the North Sea State. As a member of the intelligence organization, he knew how ruthlessly the North Sea State intelligence department treated traitors. Even if the emperor protected him, he was not confident that he would be able to escape the pursuit of Beihai State's intelligence agencies. Therefore, he will still serve the intelligence department of the North Sea State. However, the benefits and honors given by the emperor are not for nothing. Because it doesn't conflict with his work.

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His Majesty's miserliness happened again. Although he gave Adolf Müller the establishment and title of the construction battalion, he refused to give thousands of people the money and food they needed. In the end, the emperor only gave the construction battalion the money and food needed for one hundred people. As for most of the stonemasons and masons in the construction camp, His Majesty the Emperor said—the local mountain people were forcibly recruited on the spot to serve as...

There are many mountains in Switzerland, and there are many stones everywhere. There are many people who know the craft of stonemasons. As for the craft of masons, there are basically a group of people in every village. After all, in this day and age, ordinary farmers can't afford professional masons, so they can only do it themselves. Although the craftsmanship can't keep up with professional construction craftsmen, it is enough to build a simple house.

And the fort that Adolf Muller built for the Habsburg family was also very simple, and ordinary stonemasons and masons in the folk were sufficient.

What, you ask how to solve the food problem of those forced masons and masons? Don't you know that ancient farmers were required to bring their own rations when they served hard labor? The official will only provide rations if you go to a faraway place to serve corvée. Because the journey is too long, it is difficult for the laborers to carry enough rations for the long journey.

However, that is something that only happens in countries with a large land area. In this era in Europe, in order to save food, the government often forced the people to serve in corvee on the spot. If you do labor near your home, you must bring your own rations.

The reason why His Majesty the Emperor ordered Adolf Muller to conscript the people to do labor labor on the spot was because of the idea of ​​saving food. After all, food in Europe is really expensive these days...

But he also knew that the construction battalion needed a group of technical backbones to ensure that no mistakes were made in the construction of the fort. Therefore, he gave money and food to one hundred people, and asked Adolf Muller to recruit 100 core craftsmen as technical backbones to be responsible for the supervision of the construction of the fortress, so as to avoid serious quality problems.

Of course, ordinary military officers will definitely not recruit 100 core craftsmen, but recruiting 80 is not bad. The 20 vacant places are naturally free. The bad habit of eating empty wages is not unique to the East, but is common all over the world...

However, some young people who want to make progress, in order to better complete the task and get promoted with the ball, tend to do things very honestly. It is often some veteran military officers who are paid without pay.

Adolf Muller is obviously also a young man who wants to make progress, so he didn't plan to pay for nothing, but tried his best to handle the matter well. After all, obtaining titles and fiefdoms is much better than eating that little salary. Besides, he can now get a high annual salary of up to 300 gold coins from the North Sea State spy department, which exceeds the salary of many local officials, and he doesn't care about the little salary income.

On Marin's side, in order for the Habsburg family to successfully occupy most of western Switzerland, they are also working hard. After learning that Adolf Muller had become the head of the construction battalion, he immediately secretly dispatched more than a dozen craftsmen who were familiar with the construction of bunkers, and quietly went south to help Adolf Muller build the simple fortress. With the help of these dozens of craftsmen, even a simple version of the bunker is more than enough to withstand the small Swiss mountain army...

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^