In fact, until now, the Habsburg family's army and the coalition forces of the princes have been in a state of dispute with each other and have not completely broken up.
Although both sides had fought hard before, both sides claimed that the other party was wrong and that their side was passive. Until now, the Alliance of the Princes and the Habsburg family are still arguing about the right or wrong of the ambush in the Costa Valley, accusing the other party of being wrong first.
In fact, both sides were very frustrated and wanted to kill each other, but they were both afraid.
What are they afraid of? The Habsburg family's fear is very simple - they are afraid that when they fight to the death with the princes, the French will stab the French in the back. Therefore, even though their military strength is better than their opponents, Frenzberg dares not let go of attacking the princes. After all, it is not a joke that the more than 20,000 outside Lucerne's city includes many elite French Swiss resistance troops.
And the fear of the coalition of the princes is even simpler - the French have not yet ended in person...
Originally, Frederick III and the princes had been persuading Louis XII to mobilize the main force of France and work with the coalition of the princes to eliminate the main force of the Habsburg family in Switzerland. In this way, the Habsburg family would be in a slump and no longer have the ability to threaten the princes.
At first, Louis XII was indeed moved and planned to mobilize the army to cooperate with the coalition forces of the princes. However, Marin sent John (now Baron John Lafite) to France by mistake. Under John's deception, Louis XII believed that volcanic ash was an important fertilizer. Then he went to Italy.
Moreover, John's statement is also correct - if France, a major agricultural country, gets enough volcanic ash fertilizer, its financial strength will be extremely strong in the future, and it will explode as much as the soldiers you want. In addition, Spain is now deeply trapped in Morocco and cannot produce all its strength. At this time, it is indeed the best time to seize Italy...
Therefore, the greatest expectation of the coalition of the princes - Louis XII, was busy entering Italy at this time, so how could he care about the lives and deaths of these German princes?
However, Louis XII was quite kind and did not withdraw the French elites from the "Swiss Resistance Army" outside Lucerne. Otherwise, the coalition of princes would have been finished.
But in order to keep it confidential and avoid arousing the vigilance of the Spaniards, Louis XII did not inform the truth of the German princes. Therefore, until now, the princes of the Saxony Elector Frederick III and other princes of the alliance were still kept in the dark. I don’t know that the French had long given up their plan to join forces with them to deal with the Habsburg family...
Without the support of the French army, the Alliance of Princes did not dare to break up with Emperor Maximilian I at this time. Therefore, the two sides are still in a stage of disputes with each other, but neither of them is willing to retreat. At the same time, they dare not take the initiative to attack, so as not to lose control of the situation.
So, when Frenzberg brought an army of 20,000 to the city of Basel, Frederick III and other princes were surprised - the emperor was crazy?
The reason they thought the emperor did not dare to attack was because they knew that behind them, there were also church princes who occupied half of Germany, who did not take action...
These church princes are very complicated. On the one hand, they usually remain neutral. After all, for the church princes, making money is the first priority. Anyway, the position of the bishop is not hereditary. Generally, after the bishop comes to power, they are committed to making money, and their diplomatic attitude is relatively gentle compared to the secular princes.
But at the same time, most church princes actually came from secular vassal families. Therefore, many times, they would stand with secular vassals and fight against the Habsburgs. However, in general, they would not end. Only when the situation was critical will these church princes take the initiative to end up fighting.
In other words, if the Habsburg family defeated the coalition of princes, the church princes might not be able to help but jump out and send troops to deal with the emperor. Also, if the Habsburg family had too much advantage, the France beside them would not care...
Therefore, Frederick III and other princes believed that the Habsburg family would not send troops easily without absolute certainty. Otherwise, if the church princes and the French were forced out, the fun would be great.
However, the Habsburg family has indeed sent troops, which has puzzled Frederick III and others. Moreover, the other party has only dispatched 20,000 people, which seems not enough to defeat the 37,000 people of the coalition forces of the princes. Therefore, the princes are confused...
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But soon, the princes of the Alliance of Princes knew why the Habsburg family had such an abnormal movement - emergency information came from the north, and Ma Lin, the Grand Duke of the North Sea, survived the shipwreck. After returning, he defeated more than 40,000 troops of the Alliance of Princes of the Eight Kingdoms with the strength of the troops of the two legions and the army of the Third Legion that rebelled and surrendered in the east. Then, the guy Ma Lin not only quickly captured the eight princes, but also led the 40,000 troops south at this time...
"Why would the coalition of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms be defeated? Don't they have more than 40,000 people? No matter how powerful Marin is, he will not defeat them by relying on the Second Corps composed of the First Corps and the recruits! Let's see, what's going on?" Frederick III was very concerned about the situation in the north. Because, as the deputy leader of the Eight Kingdoms Alliance, Henry, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was his brother-in-law...
"It's like this, Lord Elector - Originally, the princes of the Eight Kingdoms planned to use half of the 2 million gold coins worth of gold coins he grabbed from Oldenburg to buy Steindorf of the Third Legion. However, later, because the old nobles of the Bremen province of the North Sea formed a private army of 7,000 nobles to assist in the war. Then, the two Dukes of Henry of the Eight Kingdoms Alliance thought there was no need to give money to buy Steindorf, so they canceled the bribes promised, and sent 10,000 troops to defend the Elbe River to prevent the Third Legion from crossing the river... It seemed that this move angered Steindorf. Then, Steindorf returned to the North Sea Army with the Third Legion and raided the Eight Kingdoms coalition from the rear, resulting in the defeat of the Eight Kingdoms coalition..." The secret spies sent to the north to inquire about the news reported in detail.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! In fact, this news was deliberately spread by Marin. After all, Steindorf's rebellion and surrender must be reasonable. Otherwise, the princes would suspect that Marin deliberately made a trap.
Moreover, after Baron Gentle brought 7,000 Bremen's private army to join the coalition of the Eight-National Princes, the two Dukes of Henry did make the decision to lose the huge amount of money and grain that they originally planned to bribe Steindorf and sent 10,000 troops to defend the Elbe... This just found the best excuse for Steindorf to "rebellion and surrender"...
Frederick III was so angry that he threw away the porcelain tea cup:
"Are these two guys pigs? They angered Steindorf for some money and food. If they take down the North Sea Kingdom, Orich alone will be ineffective!"
However, not all princes can have a big picture view like Frederick III. At least, the two Dukes of Henry of the Welf family cannot do it. After all, half of the money and food in Oldenburg City is 1 million gold coins...
Of course, even the two Dukes of Henry were useless. Because, it was a bureau set up by Marin to cheat them...
"Then, in addition to the First and Third Legions, Jutland's Second Legions have also been built? The other 10,000 are the new recruits of the new Second Legion?" asked Anthony, Duke of Lorraine.
The secret spy in charge of inquiring about the news said in a deep voice:
"No, it is said that the 10,000 new recruits were left in the country. In addition to the original First Legion, Second Legion and Third Legion, there were also the Sixth Legion that had just returned to the North Sea Kingdom. It is said that after Marin came back alive, the original Sixth Legion also came back from Scotland..."
"Nee—" All the princes present took a breath-Damn, that guy Malin brought 40,000 elite veterans south...
"What do he want to do? Could it be..." Thinking of the 20,000 Habsburg army outside Basel, all the princes present changed their faces...
If there were only the Habsburg family army, the princes were not afraid of it. Because if the church princes were stimulated and everyone would jointly send troops, they would not be afraid of the Habsburg family at all. Moreover, the Habsburg family army had little advantage, and they could completely support the church princes' army.
But the problem is - if Marin brings 40,000 elite soldiers, the problem will be big...
After all, the combat effectiveness of the Beihai Army of Marin is there. Most of the veterans of the First and Second Army of the Beihai Kingdom are veterans over ten years, with great combat effectiveness. With just these 40,000 troops, plus the Habsburg family's army, it's as easy to destroy the coalition of princes. Even if the princes ended up in the church, they probably wouldn't have time to rescue them. Because it took time for the princes to gather troops. And Marin's powerful army has already headed straight to Switzerland...
Perhaps, before the church princes gathered a large army to save them, they became prisoners of Marin...
Chapter completed!