The Rise of the European Emperor

80,000 Swiss prisoners of war were captured by the Habsburg army, which shocked the whole of Germany. After capturing the Swiss prisoners of war, the generals who led the team did not dare to escort the Swiss prisoners to Austria in order to avoid being robbed halfway.

The Netherlands is also a fief of the Habsburg family, and it is natural and safe to escort prisoners of war here. Moreover, in the Netherlands under the Habsburg family, the Duchy of Brabant and the Duchy of Clifford are only separated by a river. It is very easy to transport people across the river.

However, the Principality of Gede, which has colluded with the Swiss, is on the side, and it is very powerful. Therefore, in order to avoid unforeseen problems, the Austrian army took the Swiss prisoners across the river and quickly took the prisoners to the hinterland of the Duchy of Brabant.

However, when Marin learned that the Austrian army was escorting the Swiss prisoners quickly into the hinterland of the Principality of Brabant to avoid the robbery of the Principality of Gede, he suddenly had a bold idea...

What's the idea? Naturally, it was to seduce the Principality of Gede to take the initiative to rob the camp...

Of course, it wasn't that the 80,000 Swiss mercenaries were actually stolen by the Ged Corporation. If that were the case, it would be a disaster. The Principality of Gede has more than 10,000 troops, and its combat power is not bad. If they grabbed the 80,000 Swiss mercenaries and armed them, they would be able to annex the Netherlands...

Therefore, Marin obviously did not really want the Principality of Gerd to succeed in taking Swiss prisoners of war. His purpose was to use a group of fake "Swiss prisoners of war" to lure the Principality of Gede to take action. Then, using this as a charge, he found an excuse to attack the Principality of Gede Company, and then realized the strategic intention of annexing the Principality of Gede Company.

To this end, Marin sent someone to urgently contact Maximilian I, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor would cooperate with him in a play...

The content of the play is that Marin provided more than 10,000 fake "Swiss prisoners of war", and let the army of the Habsburg family deliberately escort them to a place not far from the principality of Gerdes. Moreover, deliberately sending fewer defenders...

In this way, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, will definitely be moved. What's so special, as long as the camp is robbed, 80,000 strong warriors will be added... No, it seems that there are only more than 70,000 people left. Some of them died in the previous battle with the Habsburg family army. ...But anyway, saving these people, the strength will definitely skyrocket... Even, annexing the Netherlands is not a problem...

Of course, the people who were rescued were definitely not the real "Swiss mercenaries", but the people of the electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg captured by Marin. Before the Battle of Lübeck, Marin captured tens of thousands of enemy troops and strong civilians. Those regular troops were all redeemed by the two countries. But according to the agreement, those strong people were all given to Marin. Moreover, they have to send over the family members of those who are strong enough to offset a lot of indemnity.

Today, the small canal in the South Münster area is almost finished.

Marin planned to recruit 50,000 prisoners of Minzhuang, put on wooden shackles and put on fancy cut-out clothes of Swiss mercenaries, and let them pretend to be Swiss mercenary prisoners of war. Moreover, the place of detention is close to the territory of the Principality of Gede Company, enticing them to attack...

As long as the Principality of Gedes could not resist the temptation to send troops, it would be taking the initiative to attack the emperor! Although the emperor of Shinra is not as authoritative as the emperor of the east. However, taking the initiative to attack the emperor's territory, the emperor can also punish him. Of course, the premise is that the emperor has the ability to punish.

And if the Principality of Gedes really succeeded in the rescue, and there were more than 70,000 Swiss mercenaries, they would not be afraid of the emperor's punishment. Even, it may kill the emperor and seize the Netherlands...

Of course, the premise is that Marin's strength is not that strong. Otherwise, with such a super fierce thug, the Principality of Gede may not dare to do it.

To tell the truth, if these 70,000 prisoners of war can be rescued, plus the original 10,000-strong elite army of the Principality of Gedes, it would be an easy task to defeat the army of the Habsburg family Holland.

Moreover, if it is the annexation of the Habsburg family's territory, the French will definitely support it, and it can be said that it is a sure win. The only variable is Marin's army of 40,000...

With this in mind, Marin publicly announced that 20,000 of the 40,000 army had been sent to England and temporarily lent to Edward to maintain domestic stability. I won't be able to come back in a year or two...

As a result, Marin's local army is only ten or twenty thousand people. Coupled with the support of the French, the Principality of Gede may not be without the power of a war. Moreover, on the issue of West Frisian, the Principality of Gerd has actually been torn apart with Marin. From the bottom of his heart, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, must have hated Marin. If he finds an opportunity, he will definitely be happy to defeat Marin and retake West Frisland. Even, acquiring a large territory in the Münster area...

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While announcing that he would send 20,000 men to England, Marin expressed his extreme surprise that the Swiss mercenaries were captured by the Habsburg family:

"This is none of my business. Probably, His Majesty the Emperor learned that the Swiss mercenaries were about to be released by me, and urgently sent people to capture them. After all, His Majesty the Emperor was fighting the Swiss to death in Switzerland. If these 80,000 mercenaries successfully return to the country, His Majesty the Emperor is very likely to lose the battle. If it were me, I knew that the enemy would have 80,000 reinforcements coming back to the country, and I would definitely send someone to intercept it..."

"Really, it's none of my business, I swear..." Malin explained innocently to some of the princes' messengers who came to question him. However, Marin was cunning when he said this. He said "I swear", but didn't say what he swears. And the messengers sent by the princes did not dare to force Malin to say the oath, after all, they were not of sufficient rank. But what Marin thought was "I swear, what I said is false"...

When Marin was explaining, John II, Duke of Clifford, who was in line with the emperor and received many benefits from the emperor, was also explaining to the various princes:

"Old irons, I just didn't know that His Majesty's army would intercept the released Swiss mercenaries in my borders! Moreover, they said that they would pass by directly by road. Do I dare to deny His Majesty's face?"

Then, the old fritters politician changed his face again, and said with a serious face:

"I declare that I protest against His Majesty's army provoking war in my country. Therefore, I will make a solemn protest against His Majesty Maximilian I, and ask for an apology and compensation..."

Then, the thing really wrote a diplomatic letter in public, sent to Vienna, and protested against Maximilian I...

The messengers were immediately stunned - Nima, is there such an operation?

Such open questioning of His Majesty the Emperor really made all the princes feel very relieved. But——Is there an egg? Those 80,000 Swiss mercenaries have been captured by His Majesty's soldiers. Without those mercenaries returning to the country to fight, who would defeat the emperor's "invading army" against Switzerland?

Then, the princes were tricked by the whole old fritters of John II...

In fact, this routine was taught to him secretly by Marin. This kind of diplomatic rhetoric, Marin learned a lot from the later Chinese diplomatic spokespersons. It sounds grand and uplifting, but Mao Ying is useless...

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Before long, Maximilian I wrote back to Marin. In the letter, Maximilian I was very interested in the company of Geddes. The reason for this was that the French and Swiss, the enemies of the Principality of Geddes and the Habsburgs, got too close. In the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, the Principality of Gedes is a standard anti-bony boy, and it is very difficult to clean up. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor is very happy to design the pits.

As a result, under the arrangement of His Majesty the Emperor, a concentration camp dedicated to "Swiss mercenary prisoners of war" was built in the Duchy of Brabant in the Austrian Netherlands, not far from the Duchy of Geddes.

This place was originally a wasteland. According to the order of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the more than 70,000 surviving Swiss prisoners of war will reclaim the wasteland here to reclaim a large number of fertile fields...

As for the 50,000 people from Saxony and Brandenburg who played the "Swiss prisoners of war", Marin also secretly arranged for them to travel day and night, passing through the Principality of Clifford, to the Principality of Brabant, and to the under-construction Concentration camps, pretending to be "Swiss prisoners of war", just waiting for the Principality of Gerd to jump into the pit...