Chapter 2176: Adolf Mueller

On the Austrian side, all the generals gathered in Graubünden, and His Majesty the Emperor also visited Graubünden, an important place in southeastern Switzerland, and began to discuss the plan of dispatching troops with the generals.

Because the Habsburg family had made preparations in advance, after months of training, they already had the conditions to send troops. It is the beginning of September, and the autumn harvest will not be long before. At this time in previous years, the Habsburgs would never send troops. Because, before the autumn harvest, it is often the most financially difficult time for the Habsburg family, which relies on the agricultural output of the territory.

But thanks to Marin's support and a loan from Spain, the Habsburgs this year have enough financial resources to keep going to war before the fall harvest.

Moreover, His Majesty's new valet, Adolf Müller, said that the Swiss resistance would suffer the most when the war was launched before the autumn harvest. Although Switzerland is mainly mountainous, there is also arable land. Although the Swiss are now vigorously developing the mercenary industry, it does not mean that they are no longer farming. At most, the arable land is much less than in the plains. The food of the Swiss also depends on the scattered arable land in the valleys, valleys and lakeside flats of these high mountains.

Once the war broke out, the Swiss Resistance Army would definitely be mobilized. At that time, it will definitely affect the autumn harvest. The autumn harvest is affected, meaning there will be a shortage of food. Another long-term siege by the Habsburg army could starve the Swiss resistance to death, even if it could not break through.

Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor knew that the autumn harvest was imminent, and he chose to start a war before the autumn harvest, in order to disrupt the autumn harvest order in the western cantons of Switzerland.

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In addition, the identity of this Adolf Mueller needs to be mentioned. On the face of it, this person was the third son of a poor family of knights in the Austrian fief, who was originally a wandering knight. It was only this spring that he returned to Austria, and he became one of His Majesty's attendants, thanks to the relationship of the popular man in front of the emperor, Frenzberg.

But secretly, Adolf Mueller was actually a spy of the North Sea Kingdom. When he became a wandering knight in his early years, he came to Beihai Kingdom and wanted to join the idol of the wandering knights, Marin (after all, Marin was the best among all the wandering knights, and he became a prince). However, because of his thin body, the army did not welcome him very much. Then, he wanted to switch to a clerical job, after all, the children of knights were all literate.

Coincidentally, because of his good memory, Kohler's subordinates took a fancy to him and thought he had the potential to be a spy. Then, he was trained as a spy. Kohler also took a fancy to him and let him enter Aurich University for two years.

Now, 27-year-old Adolf Mueller has become a very intelligent spy, belonging to Kohler's ace.

Probably inspired by John Lafite's infiltration into the French court and becoming a favorite of the French king, Marin suddenly felt that he should also place a high-level spy in the Austrian emperor's court.

It's not to inquire about the emperor's secrets, because the spies of Beihai Kingdom have infiltrated the Austrian court, and it is not difficult to get the secrets. Marin sent Adolf Muller to stalk the Emperor, not to inquire about secrets, but to give advice to His Majesty the Emperor for convenience.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor is a native of this era, and he has few ideas. As for Marin, he did not completely turn to the emperor, so he could not give advice to the emperor at any time. Therefore, this requires a microphone that can give advice to the emperor. Of course, it cannot be revealed that it is Marin's meaning.

And by giving advice to His Majesty the Emperor, this high-level spy can also gain a high position. At critical moments in the future, it may be useful.

Then, Adolf Müller, who had an Austrian background, was selected and sent to the emperor. In order to get close to the emperor quickly, Marin also asked Kohler to use his connections to find Frenzberg, a big red man in front of the emperor, and asked him to recommend Adolf Muller to join the emperor's attendants. Of course, the request for this relationship was circumstantial, and Franzberg did not know that this was handled by Kohler. Otherwise, you will be wary.

Moreover, Kohler also sent someone to revise Adolf Muller's resume in the past few years. From spending a few years in Beihai to a few years in Teutonic. As for the modification of the files on the Teutonic side, you can ask Marin's uncle Jules to handle it. After all, Yule is now the chief state secretary of the Teutonic Grand Commander, so it shouldn't be too easy.

After successfully becoming one of the emperor's attendants, Adolf Muller began to follow the emperor, and he also had the opportunity to give his opinions. No, Adolf Müller made a lot of comments about this war. Of course, most of these opinions were secretly given to him by Marin through espionage channels.

After all, the Habsburg family is a poor family. Once the war breaks out, if it cannot gain an advantage in a short period of time, the Habsburg family’s garbage finances are likely to give up halfway. Therefore, in the early stage, Marin must support the Habsburg family. At the very least, give the Habsburgs a major advantage to boost confidence.

Therefore, Adolf Muller's suggestions to the emperor were all secretly suggested by Marin. And by raising these opinions, Adolf Muller really fell into the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor and became one of the favored attendants. No, the meeting of generals, Adolf Müller also attended. Of course, the generals were sitting, he was standing...

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In fact, very few European generals in this era paid attention to tactical tactics. Most of them followed traditional methods. They could maintain military discipline and keep their soldiers in formation, even if they were qualified. In addition, you must be able to count and understand the calculation of certain material distribution. Of course, some officers who are poor in mathematics will also contract logistical tasks to businessmen, and let the businessmen help with calculation and distribution. However, doing so is easy to be corrupted by the quartermaster who was a businessman. Therefore, most officers from aristocratic backgrounds will learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division equivalent to elementary school level, in order to know what they are and avoid being fooled.

In addition to calculating ability, the most important thing for officers from noble children is the basic management ability of the army. just do

Dear, this chapter is not over, and there is another page to go. ^0^ Keep the formation in the marching battle, let the army obey the order, and send a simple phalanx to meet the enemy. Basically, it is qualified. A politician with a complex mind like Maximilian I is relatively rare in Europe in this era.

Therefore, after the military conference began, the generals could not provide much advice, nothing more than to go straight to Huanglong-Berne City, and then to cut off the line for the French to support the Swiss Resistance Army in the west. After all, the Swiss Resistance could not last long without the support of the French.

Because our own troops have an absolute advantage, and the armor is sufficient, and the artillery and ammunition are fully prepared, everyone does not think it is difficult. Therefore, the military meeting opened by the emperor quickly reached an agreement - the army will be led by Count Ettel Frederick III (responsible for cavalry) and Franzberg (responsible for infantry and artillery) to stabilize Play steadily and advance towards Bern.

At the meeting, Adolf Müller did not speak out to show his ingenuity. Because, he knew, at this time, although he would win the emperor's appreciation, he would also offend many generals. You are a servant officer, not even a fief knight, but you steal the limelight of the dukes and earls here, don't you want to get involved?

Therefore, after waiting for the generals to leave, Adolf Muller found a chance to say to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, I have some thoughts..."

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^