In fact, the song was able to be so sang by Maximilian I's army because of a misunderstanding. As the chief instructor of 10,000 militias, Rangnick's words and deeds were regarded as an order by the civilians. He sang, and the civilians also sang along. In the end, the regular army in front was also infected.
The Austrian army was greatly influenced by Marin. As Marin's army fought and was invincible, Frenzberg, the first general under Marin, was also valued by Emperor Maximilian I.
Nowadays, the queue training method specially designed for the North Sea Army brought by Frenzberg is also popular among the Austrian army. The main reason is that through queue training, the mental outlook of the entire army has changed greatly. Not to mention the improvement of combat effectiveness, but the momentum shown by the uniform movements during the march is indeed amazing.
Moreover, this momentum can not only shock the enemy, but also inspire their own soldiers and make them feel proud. Just like the military parades in later China, they are so majestic and handsome. Although we cannot determine whether those guards of honor are really powerful, they seem to be very encouraging and very morale. Morale is very important no matter which era. Even in this era when soldiers need to charge and fight desperately, morale is often the key to the outcome.
When 20,000 Austrian veterans and Min Zhuang became familiar with this song, they fell in love with the chorus. Because the chorus of 20,000 people was so amazing. When 20,000 Austrian soldiers in a neatly lined up sing "Our Dear Lady" in an orderly manner, marching in the valleys of Italy, the neat and loud singing echoed through the mountains, leaving no resounding. In line with the relatively neat steps of 20,000 people, how scary it is...
In fact, this song has been modified by Marin. For example, the paragraph "The Emperor annexed the entire Flanders, and he wanted to annex the land all day long" was deleted by Marin. This paragraph actually tells the history of Charles V annexed the entire Flanders region and conquering everywhere. Of course, that happened decades later. Moreover, it would not appear in this time and space. Because Marin saved Juan III, Charles V could not become the king of Spain. And the lyrics
The sentence "The strong wind blows out from Geldern" in the later generations also has problems in the translation. Because this "Geldern" should actually be translated as "Geldern", which is the capital of the Principality of Geldern. This sentence also implies that Charles V annexed the Principality of Geldern. It was Charles V's annexed the Principality of Geldern that laid the foundation for the future boundaries of the Netherlands - the Lower Geldern region was included in the Netherlands, and the hundreds of square kilometers of Upper Geldern belonged to Germany...
Because marching on the mountain road was too boring, the Austrian soldiers fell in love with this song and kept singing the chorus. Then, the emperor Maximilian I, who also loved this song, simply ordered that "Our Dear Lady" be used as the military song of the Holy Roman Empire army (one of the military songs). Because singing this song in German is indeed a great boost of morale. In this way, Maximilian I led an army of 20,000 and sang while walking and singing, and arrived in the territory of the Pope.
When 20,000 troops arrived within the territory of the Pope, Maximilian I encountered the 10,000 powerful troops prepared by Pope Julius II for the army, as well as a large number of military rations...
This people's mighty man was summoned by Julius II from the Pope. Italy is even further south. The autumn harvest ended a few days earlier than Austria. The Pope had arranged a monastery under his command to summon the people after the autumn harvest. In addition, simple queue training was also carried out. Of course, they did not need to execute queue orders accurately like the army or the Austrian people who disguised the army. They just needed to be honest and obedient and transport military rations according to the instructions.
Needless to say, these foods were transported by Marin. In exchange for the troops sent by Maximilian I, Marin took the initiative to bear the other party's military rations and sent ships of rye to Rimini on the northeast coast of the Pope. Then, he asked the 10,000 people to take them to the northern border and wait for Maximilian I's army.
After the two teams gathered, the 10,000 Italians were wearing white vests that symbolize the Habsburg family. However, unlike Marin's North Sea army, the Habsburg family's white vests were printed on the black cross, but on the black double-headed eagle that symbolizes the Habsburg family. This was the new logo of the Habsburg family set during the reign of Maximilian I's father Frederick III. Maximilian I later applied this logo to the army.
Of course, wearing white vests was also learned by Maximilian I from Marin. The clothes worn by ordinary German mercenaries were of various types and looked very irregular. However, it was too expensive to make a military uniform for each mercenary. So, in the end, Maximilian I learned about Marin's approach - directly putting a white vest made of inferior wool on the clothes of those mercenaries, with the black double-headed eagle of the Habsburg family printed on it... In this way, everyone knew it was the Austrian army at a glance...
Moreover, tens of thousands of people wear the same white vest, which looks much more comfortable and formal. The most important thing is that the cost is low... How much does a low-quality, thick wool white vest cost? It can't even use expensive dyes, and the black ink of the black double-headed eagle is also very cheap... If you make a full-body military uniform for the soldiers, it will be too expensive, and Austria cannot afford it...
In addition, Frenzberg made the straw sandals technique "invented" by Marin to the Austrian army. Maximilian I was very fond of it! Straw sandals are not as expensive as leather shoes, and they don't want wooden shoes to go long roads. For the poor emperor, this is simply a money-saving and easy-to-use tool...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! So, if you put the North Sea Army and the Austrian Army together, if you don’t look at the signs on the white vest, you might think it is a united army - the same white vest style, the same straw sandals army... the queue is not much different...
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Just as Austria's "20,000 Army" marched, something big happened in Siena...
It turned out that the Bishop of Siena, who was announced to be removed by Julius II, was depressed and went crazy after drinking, scolding Pope Julius II in public...
Originally, this was nothing, just block the news. But there was a French diplomat present at that time. The French diplomat was not clear-headed and thought that Maximilian I was leading the army south to Rome to "force the palace". Therefore, in order to make things difficult for Pope Julius II who is unfriendly to France, the news was deliberately spread...
Then Julius II learned the news. But when the Pope heard the news, he first showed joy. Then he realized that he was so angry that he jumped...
Of course, it is true that he showed joy. Because, Colleni, a pig opponent, was simply giving the Pope a handle. He was so angry that he jumped, just to cover up his eyes and ears...
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With this handle, Julius II "angrily" publicly stated that this time he would replace the position of Bishop Colleni Siena, and whoever opposes it is the enemy of the Holy See...
Moreover, when Maximilian I came to the outside of Rome with the "20,000 Army" singing "Our Dear Lady", Pope Julius II, who seemed to be still angry, didn't even open the city gate, but directly sent someone to yell on the gate tower to tell Maximilian I - want to be crowned? No problem, take your 20,000 troops to escort Giulio Di Giuliano de Medici to Siena to the city of Siena, and replace the "great rebellious" Colleni as the Bishop of Siena...
Chapter completed!