Chapter 1375: Christmas Rescue
Christmas in 1512 was very uneven. Two days before Christmas, seven thousand French cavalry suddenly gathered and appeared on the border of northeastern France. Then, quietly pass through the silent Ardennes forest, pass through the Namur Kingdom, which belongs to the Netherlands, enter the hinterland of the Principality of Brabant, and continue northwards, directly into Murdek on the south bank of the Rhine estuary ...
At this time, people in the Netherlands have no knowledge. Because everyone is busy with the most grand festival in Europe-Christmas.
The Christmas raid was proposed by Count Charles. After studying Marin ’s war thinking, he came to the conclusion that during major festivals, if troops are sent out, the enemy will be basically unprepared, and our army will more easily win ...
"However, if sending troops on a major holiday like Christmas, would it seem to disrespect Jesus?" Louis XII hesitated after hearing it.
Count Charles asked rhetorically:
"Your Majesty, what are you worried about? Worried about the Pope's guilt? The King of France does not seem to have to look at the Pope's face?"
Louis XII reacted immediately-yeah, when did the French King fear the Pope? At that time, the French King had also done the affair of kidnapping the Holy See, and had also made Pope Avignon. Isn't there anything wrong?
If the general European monarch, even the Holy Roman Emperor, should worry about offending the Holy See. But who is the king of France? That's the top European gangster. If the Holy See is not pleasing to the eye, he can even send troops to Rome to force the Pope to bow his head. So, sending troops at Christmas is a gross?
Moreover, as Count Charlie said-other countries are not as bullish as France, so naturally they dare not easily send troops at the holy festival (except for Marin, because he is the son-in-law of the pope, and he is not afraid of blame by the Holy See). In this way, the 2000 Habsburg family soldiers guarding 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war will certainly not think of ...
In order to cause suddenness, the 7000 French heavy cavalry recommended by Earl Charlie took off all plate armor and kept only the breastplate and helmet. Then, one person and three horses to enhance mobility.
In this way, the 7000 French heavy cavalry with greatly improved mobility, arrived on the afternoon of Christmas Day near Murdek and dismounted.
After nightfall, the rest of the 7,000 French heavy cavalry, turned their horses, and Zema approached the temporary concentration camp in Murdek ...
At this time, the Dutch soldiers under the Habsburg family guarding the Murdek concentration camp are holding a grand dinner to celebrate Christmas ...
As for the hapless 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, who had already finished the hard-breaded black loaf for dinner, they were locked into a barracks and rested.
After approaching the temporary concentration camp in Murdek, the French knights did not charge their horses to charge, but dismounted to lead the horses on foot, lest the hordes of horseshoes startle the 2000 defenders inside.
This is so because the French fear that the desperate enemy will slaughter unarmed Swiss mercenary prisoners of war. If that were the case, they would be in vain even if they killed all the defenders. After all, their purpose was to rescue the 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners ...
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At the entrance of the temporary concentration camp, the French were surprised to find that the gate was not guarded ... It seems that the gatekeeper also went to the concentration camp canteen to have a Christmas dinner ...
So, the French knight sent a knight who was proficient in climbing the wall to enter, quietly opened the latch, and pushed the gate of the concentration camp ...
At this time, the atmosphere in the canteen of the concentration camp is warm ...
Because it is Christmas, the food tonight is very rich. In front of each soldier there is soft bread (the soldiers often eat black loaf of bread, so save money), and on the table, there are many roast goose and roast suckling pig, and roast lamb of……
Um, do n’t blame the Europeans of this era, the French meal is just sprouting, all Europe is eating dark dishes, only the Italian side is slightly more exquisite ...
At the same time, today the concentration camp also took out a lot of wine to reward the sergeant. In order to make the soldiers have a good drink, a row of wine barrels was moved into the cafeteria-officers drink wine, soldiers drink beer ...
It is rare to have such an opportunity to open drinking, all the soldiers are very excited. A pile of soldiers surrounded the wine barrels, lined up to scoop out the wine from the barrels with a wooden spoon, pour them into wooden cups, and drink freely ...
Because I drank too much, I didn't even notice that the concentration camp door was opened. After all, these soldiers wouldn't think that there will be enemies at Christmas to sneak attack ...
However, in the camp where the Swiss mercenary prisoners were held, they actually left 10 soldiers on duty to monitor the movement of the Swiss mercenary prisoners at any time. After all, these Swiss mercenaries, in the eyes of the soldiers of the Habsburg family, are dangerous terrorists. They are not worried about the invasion of foreign enemies (after all, this is the hinterland of the Netherlands), but they are worried that the Swiss prisoners of war that are being held out of the trap ...
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After entering the concentration camp, Baron Lavasson of the French army waved and ordered:
"Baron Pierre, you take 2,000 people to control the dormitory area of the Swiss prisoners of war, to prevent the enemy from killing the Swiss warriors or burning the dormitory houses in despair. Others, follow me!"
With that said, Baron Lavasson drew out his two-handed sword and took the lead towards the canteen in the temporary concentration camp in Murdek ...
At this time, the Habsburg family soldiers in the cafeteria are planning to drink alternately ...
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Ten night soldiers on duty in the quarters of the Swiss prisoners of war first discovered the enemy's invasion. They pulled out their weapons and shouted for warning. However, where is 10 people the opponent of 2000 people? What's more, these 2,000 people are all French martial arts martial artists.
Soon, 10 night soldiers of the Habsburg family were cut by two-handed swords and fell into the pool of blood. Later, Baron Pierre used his two-handed sword to open several door locks and entered the dormitory to meet the Swiss prisoners of war ...
On the side of the canteen, the Dutch soldiers who heard the warning were stunned, and then their faces changed a lot ...
They threw away the wooden wine glasses and hurriedly looked for weapons on the side of the canteen. Unfortunately, they did not bring many weapons because they had no sense of security. In addition, in order to facilitate meals, they basically take off their armor and wear casual clothes ...
When Baron Lavasson walked 5,000 French knights to the entrance of the canteen, only a few hundred soldiers dressed in civilian clothes greeted them with weapons. Even because some people did not find a weapon, they could only hurriedly take the chef's kitchen knife out to meet the enemy ...
"Kill!" After finishing it ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Baron Lavason rushed up and slashed with his two-handed sword, and the French knights behind him rushed up with his big sword ...
How could hundreds of Dutch defenders dressed in casual clothes be opponents of martial arts French knights?
In a few rounds, nearly two thousand Netherland soldiers in the entire canteen area were either killed or captured.
Subsequently, Baron Pierre also happily ran over and reported that the "Swiss Warriors" were unscathed. However, their shackles were not unlocked at night. Obviously, the Habsburgs are afraid of these Swiss mercenaries making trouble at night ...
Baron Lavasson occupied the entire temporary camp of Murdek, and soon found a large number of shackles in the office of the leader of the concentration camp, Devin. Then, 70,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war finally broke away from a few years of tragic and hard work ...
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