Christmas in 1512 was very uneasy. Two days before Christmas, seven thousand French cavalry suddenly gathered and appeared on the northeastern border of France. Then, quietly passed through the silent Ardennes Forest, passed through the Namurb, belonging to the Netherlands, entered the hinterland of the Principal of Brabant, and continued northward, heading straight to Muldike on the south bank of the Rhine Estuary...

At this time, the people in the Netherlands were unaware of it. Because everyone was busy celebrating the most grand festival in Europe - Christmas.

The Christmas raid plan was proposed by Count Charles. After studying Marin's war thinking, he concluded that during major festivals, if troops were sent, the enemy would basically be unprepared and our army would be more likely to win easily...

"But, will it seem disrespectful to Jesus when it is a major festival like Christmas?" Louis XII said hesitantly after hearing this.

Count Charlie asked:

"Your Majesty, what do you have to worry about? Worry about the Pope's blame? The king of France doesn't seem to have to look at the face of the Pope, right?"

Louis XII immediately reacted - Yes, when did the French king ever be afraid of the pope? Back then, the French king had done a mess of kidnapping the Holy See, and even made Pope Avignon. Isn't it okay?

If it is an ordinary European monarch, or even the Holy Roman Emperor, he would have to worry about offending the Holy See. But who is the French king? He is the top European boss. If he doesn't like the Holy See, he can even send troops to Rome and force the Pope to bow his head. Therefore, sending troops on Christmas is considered a flaw?

Moreover, as Count Charles said, other countries are not as arrogant as France, so naturally they dare not easily send troops on the sacred festival (exceptional to Marin, because he is the pope's son-in-law and is not afraid of the Holy See's blame). In this way, the 2,000 Habsburg soldiers who guarded 17,000 Swiss mercenaries and prisoners of war would definitely not have thought of...

In order to cause suddenness, Count Charles suggested that all the 7,000 heavy French cavalry dispatched should take off their plate armor pants and keep only the breastplate and helmet. Then, one man and three horses were allowed to enhance mobility.

In this way, the 7,000 French heavy cavalry, whose mobility was greatly enhanced, rushed to the vicinity of Muldike on the afternoon of Christmas and dismounted and rested.

After nightfall, the 7,000 French heavy cavalry who had finished resting turned over and rode their horses to the temporary concentration camp in Muldike...

At this time, the Dutch soldiers under the Habsburg family who were guarding the Muldike concentration camp were holding a grand dinner to celebrate Christmas...

As for the unlucky 17,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, they had already finished the hard black baguette for dinner, and had been locked in the simple barracks to rest.

After approaching the temporary concentration camp of Muldike, the French knights did not charge, but dismounted and led their horses to walk, so as not to shock the 2,000 defenders inside.

The reason for this is that the French are afraid of the enemy in despair, slaughtering unarmed Swiss mercenary prisoners of war. If that is the case, even if they kill all the defenders, it would be useless. After all, their purpose is to rescue the 17,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war...

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When they arrived at the gate of the temporary concentration camp, the French were surprised to find that there was no guarding the gate... It seemed that the guardian also went to the concentration camp cafeteria for Christmas dinner...

So, the French knights sent knights who were proficient in climbing the wall to climb over the wall, quietly opened the door of the concentration camp...

At this time, the atmosphere in the concentration camp canteen was warm...

Because it was Christmas, the food was very rich tonight. Each soldier had soft bread in front of him (soldiers often ate black stick bread to save money), and on the table were a lot of roasted geese, roasted suckling pigs, and roasted lamb...

Well, don't blame the Europeans in this era. French dinners are just beginning, and the whole of Europe is eating dark food, and only the food in Italy is slightly more exquisite...

At the same time, the concentration camp also took out a lot of wine to reward the soldiers today. In order to let the soldiers have a good time, a row of wine barrels were moved into the cafeteria - officers drank wine and soldiers drank beer...

It was rare to have such an opportunity to drink openly, and all the soldiers were very excited. A bunch of soldiers gathered in front of the barrel, lined up to scoop out the wine from the barrel with a wooden spoon, poured it into the wooden cup, and then drank happily...

Because I was drinking so much that I didn't even notice that the gate of the concentration camp was opened. After all, these soldiers would not have thought that there would be enemies to attack on Christmas...

However, in the camp where Swiss mercenaries prisoners of war were imprisoned, they left 10 soldiers on duty and monitored the actions of Swiss mercenaries at any time. After all, these Swiss mercenaries were all dangerous figures at the terrorist level in the eyes of the soldiers of the Habsburg family. They were not worried about foreign invasion (after all, this is the hinterland of the Netherlands), but they were worried that the detained Swiss mercenaries prisoners of war would escape...

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After entering the concentration camp, Baron Lavason, a fraction of the French army, waved his hand and ordered:

"Barl Pierre, you bring 2,000 people to control the Swiss prisoners of war dormitory area to prevent the enemy from slaughtering Swiss warriors or burning houses in the dormitory area in despair. Come with me if others!"

After saying that, Baron Lavason pulled out his big sword with both hands and took the lead in rushing to the cafeteria of the temporary concentration camp of Muldike...

At this time, the Habsburg family soldiers in the cafeteria were drinking...

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The 10 night-time soldiers in the Swiss prisoner-of-war dormitory first discovered the enemy's invasion. They drew out their weapons and shouted for warning. However, where were the 10 people opponents of 2,000 people? What's more, these 2,000 people are all French knights with high martial arts skills.

Soon, 10 soldiers on the night-time service in the Habsburg family were cut over by two-handed swords and fell into a pool of blood. Then, Baron Pierre cut open several door locks with his hands and entered the dormitory room to contact the Swiss prisoners of war...

At the cafeteria, the Dutch soldiers who heard the warning were stunned at first, and then their faces changed drastically...

They threw away the wooden wine glasses and hurriedly searched for weapons in the cafeteria. Unfortunately, because they were unsuspecting, they did not bring many weapons. In addition, in order to facilitate meals, they basically took off their armor and wore casual clothes...

When Baron Lavason walked to the entrance of the cafeteria with 5,000 French knights, only a few hundred Dutch soldiers in casual clothes met with weapons. Some even had to hurry to take the chef's kitchen knife to meet the enemy because they did not find the weapon...

"Kill!" After saying that, Baron Lavason rushed forward with his big sword in his hands and slashed hard. The French knights behind him rushed forward with his big sword in his hands...

How could hundreds of Dutch defenders in casual clothes be the opponent of the French knights with great martial arts?

In just a few rounds, nearly two thousand Dutch soldiers in the entire cafeteria area were either killed or captured.

Then, Baron Pierre also ran over happily and reported that the "Swiss Warriors" were all unscathed. However, their shackles were not unlocked at night. Obviously, the Habsburg family was afraid that these Swiss mercenaries would make trouble in the middle of the night...
Chapter completed!