When Lyerton brought the first "exiled" immigrants to build the small town of Kenton on the other side of Philadelphia in full swing, Marin was escorting more than 100,000 Württemberg serf families back home along the Rhine.
There were too many people this time, and the fleet brought by Malin could not accommodate it. Therefore, Malin simply allowed the elderly, weak, women and children who were struggling to walk on the boat. As for the middle-aged men and women and young girls, they followed the fleet along the river. Malin himself rode a horse and escorted thousands of people all the way.
So many people shocked the vassal states along the way. But in the end, no one dared to have any objection. Because the vassal states along the way were either bishops under the Holy See or small vassal states like Nassaubet, they did not dare to blow up the thorns at all.
Although the Nassau family later became the Dutch ruler or even king, that was later. Now, as long as the Nassau family dared to show off in front of Marin, even if Marin only brought a few thousand people, they could destroy it. In this era, the Nassau family could only be considered as passerby in the German states. Its strength is not bad, but it is not strong, and there is no right to speak at all.
Moreover, since the Sixth Legion returned to the local area, Marin is now very confident. If someone dares to provoke, he doesn't mind teaching the other party a lesson.
Fortunately, no one is a fool. Even a lord like Frederick III is unwilling to provoke Marin easily. What's more, Marin sent troops to help Bohemia King Vladislas II suppress the Hungarian peasant uprising. If Marin is provoking Marin at this time, it would be like to hit Vladislas II in the face, and the risk is too great.
You know, Vladislas II was not only the King of Bohemia and the King of Hungary. His younger brother, Zigmont I, was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania. It was not a good idea to offend the Jagelon royal family.
Therefore, although they were envied, jealous and hated, Malin still brought more than 100,000 people along the Rhine River and arrived at the Ruhr District without any danger.
When you arrive in Ruhr District, this is Marin's home court. Any materials can be transported from warehouses in various places, and any facilities can be temporarily requisitioned.
Subsequently, Marin placed most of the immigrants in the Recklinhausen area on the southern bank of the Lipper River, a tributary of the Rhine River. The first batch of immigrants boarded the ship and transported it to Emden.
As for Marin himself, after leaving most of the soldiers behind, he brought hundreds of cavalry back to Orich. After all, there is no risk in the territory of the Beihai Kingdom. If someone comes to rob people, Marin doesn't mind leading the troops to "talk" to him.
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Marin's life was smooth sailing, while Emperor Maximilian I was in a difficult life. Because, on the Swiss battlefield, the Habsburg family had already fallen into a disadvantage...
After the Swiss mercenary general Zieger led 10,000 Swiss mercenary veterans to return to Switzerland, the original advantages of the Habsburg family disappeared.
These 10,000 Swiss veterans are not comparable to those of the Swiss mountaineered people who were trained by the French. They themselves are the most fierce part of the Swiss mountaineering people. Otherwise, they would not have taken the lead in going abroad for battle.
Therefore, in the subsequent tug-of-war in central Switzerland, the Habsburg family army suffered several losses. Frenzberg suffered several failures in several field battles.
Since being inspired by Marin, Zieg especially likes to send troops to surround the left and right. His tactic is to use a Swiss phalanx to fight head-on, and then send one or two troops on the side to attack the opponent's weakness from the enemy's side and backwards.
Under the guidance of this tactic, Frenzberg was defeated in several battles in central Switzerland...
Fortunately, Frenzberg was also a person who had been with Marin for a long time, and had certain precautions for conspiracy and side-to-back sneak attacks. Therefore, despite the defeats several times, Frenzberg suffered not much loss, only two or three thousand people. If the commander was changed, the Habsburg family's army in Switzerland might have been defeated at this time.
In desperation, Frenzberg had to retreat, give up the territory he had obtained from his counterattack, and retreated to the Lucerne-Alau-Basel line that he had retreated before, and relied on the complex terrain to defend.
Then, the two sides entered a stalemate. After all, the Swiss spearmen were very good at fighting in the field, but they were not very good at siege.
However, with the end of the Naples War and the French withdrew 20,000 main force from Naples, Frenzberg also panicked...
Because, now the French have freed up their hands. If they join forces with the Swiss Resistance Army, the previous balance will be immediately broken.
Moreover, not to mention whether the French would send troops north, the 16,000 people currently stationed in Milan made Maximilian unable to sleep or eat.
Why? Because it is said that Louis XII has sent people to Milan and asked Gudendorf to lead his troops to attack Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, who was hiding in the Mistyre Valley, and his thousands of remnants.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that in Louis XII's order, in addition to attacking Duke Ludovico Sforza, Ludendorf's army also required that after conquering the Mistyre Valley, they took advantage of the opportunity to enter the Graubinden area in southeast Switzerland and cut off the ties between the Swiss region and Austria.
Once this happens, the more than 30,000 Habsburg armies fighting in Switzerland will become lonely and cannot receive effective and sufficient support from Austrian land.
Of course, it is not completely incapable of support. However, it is inconvenient to take a detour from the north of Switzerland. Moreover, if that army occupied Graubinden, it would be more than just cutting off the supply line of Frenzberg's army. Because, as long as this army occupied Graubinden, it could attack Austria, the Habsburg family's homeland, and the Frenzberg's army in the east, which was easy to attack...
Therefore, Maximilian, who received the news, was so panicked that he was a little confused. So he released the pigeon and contacted Marin, hoping that Marin would help him make an idea. Moreover, he also hoped that Marin would send troops to help.
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After reading the emperor's letter of help, Ma Lin frowned and thought for a long time. It was impossible to send troops directly. Not to mention that the Beihai Kingdom is short of troops now, even if the troops are sufficient, he cannot send troops casually.
Why? Because this will anger France and also anger the alliance of princes. If you send your army to Switzerland to support the Habsburg family, maybe the French army and the alliance of princes will attack the land of the Beihai Kingdom...
Therefore, it is not advisable to send troops directly, and the risk is too great.
However, if the emperor is not supported, the fun will be great if the Habsburg family fails miserably. After all, the existence of the Habsburg family can not only restrain France, but also restrain the alliance of princes. If the Habsburg family is over, Marin's North Sea Kingdom will soon emerge and become a target.
This is similar to the relationship between the United States, the Soviet Union and China in later generations. With the Soviet Union leading the way, the United States will not pay too much attention to China, and will even win over China.
Although the strength of the Habsburg family is not as good as that of the Beihai Kingdom at present. However, Maximilian I held the title of emperor, and had the ambition to unify Germany and the ability to mock MAX. Only with the emperor in front of him can Marin have the opportunity to develop. Otherwise, if everyone looks at Marin, it would be very uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!