Chapter 2177: Fort Tactics and Construction Battalions

Maximilian I, who was about to rest, was stunned and said:

"You have an idea? Why didn't you say it at the meeting just now?"

Adolf Muller hesitated, then lowered his voice and said:

"In front of all the nobles, I dare not be in the limelight..."

The emperor is also a person, and after a little thought, he suddenly realized. Then, he motioned to Adolf Müller to elaborate his thoughts...

What is Adolf Mueller's idea? He was actually paraphrasing Marin's thoughts:

"That's what I think. Our army is superior in strength, so it is suitable to fight steadily. As for the way of advancing, we can adopt the method of 'fortress advance, step by step'..."

"The fortress is advancing, every step of the way?" Maximilian I obviously didn't understand.

Adolf Mueller actually didn't quite understand it, but Marin had already explained it in the secret letter. So, he introduced to His Majesty the Emperor Shitou Jiang's tactic that originated from the "fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign" in later generations. Of course, this wasn't what bald Jiang Jiang came up with, but it was jointly thought up by Guo Jun's staff.

Later, the devils also used this method when dealing with the Eighth Route Army in North China. However, Ba Lu was too "cunning" and was cracked by means of night raids and the use of the puppet army as an internal response.

However, that is the eight-way with extremely flexible tactics. Where can Europeans in this era come up with a solution? Moreover, guerrilla warfare did not appear until the "Boer War" period in the late 19th century. How could the Swiss mountain people at this time come up with a solution?

Therefore, this tactic of using the fortress to blockade, in this era, is very restrained by the Swiss Resistance Army, which has few means. As long as the fort is built enough, it can not only protect the transportation line well, but also suppress the resistance teams in various places.

Moreover, Adolf Muller directly suggested to introduce Beihai Kingdom's "beacon tower" technology and set up a beacon tower on top of the fort for warning. In this way, if the Swiss resistance dared to attack a certain fortress, the support of other fortresses could easily be found and supported in time.

After hearing the introduction of Adolf Muller, His Majesty the Emperor nodded again and again:

"Very good, very good! With the protection of the fortress, we are not afraid of the Swiss rebels attacking the logistical supply line. And some materials can also be stored in the fortress for emergencies!"

After thinking about it, Maximilian I asked again:

"By the way, how is this fort built? Like a noble castle? It will take a long time, we can't wait!"

Adolf Mueller shook his head and said:

"It's much simpler than the castle, but with the addition of a moat and a drawbridge. When I passed the North Sea Kingdom on my travels, I took in a mason named Schmidt. He had participated in the North Sea Kingdom Simple The construction of the fort and the beacon tower is under his command, and His Majesty will mobilize thousands of masons and masons, and it is not difficult to build the fortress!"

In fact, Schmidt was the helper that Malin specially sent to Adolf Müller, and he was also the craftsman who was sent to the emperor to help build the fort.

Unlike Beihai Kingdom, Beihai Kingdom uses a lot of cement to build bunkers, which is cheaper and faster. And His Majesty the Emperor does not have this condition, so he uses more masonry. The Swiss region is more mountainous, and there are many stone resources. As long as you bring enough masons, it is easy to get enough stone from the Swiss mountains. Then, the masons are responsible for building the stone blockhouses...

As for the work of digging the moat around the bunker, just send the army to force the local people to dig it...

Because of the protection of the moat, it is impossible for the Swiss Resistance to have large-caliber artillery to bombard the wall. Therefore, the walls of the fortress do not need to be built to be strong at all. In the beginning, just get a wall of dirt and deal with it. Anyway, without the drawbridge, the Swiss Resistance could not even get in. Even if the opponent wants to fill the moat, it will take a long time. During this time, the smoke was rising, and the reinforcements had already arrived.

Of course, this is the most economical method, and it is also suitable for the Habsburgs who are extremely financially ill. If it were changed to Beihai Kingdom, every fortress would be built with cement. The cement-built fortress could not be broken for ten days and a half months with the ability of the small-scale rebels in this era.

You must know that the eight-way with guns and medicine bags has a low success rate in conquering the bunkers, not to mention the troops that are mainly cold weapons in this era? Therefore, the fort tactic is really the only magic weapon for the occupying army.

In order to break through such a fortress, a large number of people must fill in the moat, and at the same time, heavy artillery bombards the gate or wall. But this kind of fortress is only aimed at the civilian resistance army, and it is impossible to have these conditions. Therefore, this simple fortress is highly targeted and is used professionally to suppress resistance. Without guerrilla tactics and without modern blasting weapons, it is almost invincible in the face of civilian resistance. Unless, the resisters use a combination of inside and outside to break through.

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His Majesty the Emperor has also heard of this kind of fortress. When I went to Beihai Kingdom to see Marin, I saw this kind of fortress along the way, but I just didn't go in to see it.

However, the emperor himself is not familiar with it, but Schmidt, Adolf Muller's subordinate, is familiar with it. Therefore, the emperor simply asked Adolf Muller, an attendant, to organize a team of engineers. The military rank was also promoted from an ordinary attendant (equivalent to a company captain) to a phalanx commander, and the title was the construction battalion general manager. Of course, the name of the attendant is also retained, and it is considered that one person holds two positions concurrently.

Adolf Muller was also overjoyed. Although his construction battalion was on the same level as the phalanx, the number of people it could manage could reach several thousand people.

As for the position of the phalanx leader, in Europe in this era, by convention, at least titled knights must be held, and many of them are held by barons.

The emperor appointed him to build a battalion, which meant the end of the war, as long as

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ Make no mistake, you will definitely get the title of knight. Moreover, because this war is likely to occupy a large area of ​​western Switzerland, it is very likely that the fief will be obtained after the war.

Although the spy department of the North Sea Kingdom privately gave him a high salary, it exceeded the income of ordinary knights. However, it was all invisible, and Beihai Kingdom could not give him the honor on the face of it.

Moreover, because the North Sea Kingdom will probably not turn against the Habsburg family. Therefore, he may have been lurking in the court of the Habsburg family. Therefore, the honor on the bright side can only be obtained on the side of the Habsburg family.

Well, most people are good-natured. Obtaining a respected noble title, or even a fief, is definitely the ultimate goal of the children of the nobles who have no right of inheritance in Europe in this era.

Of course, Adolf Mueller would not dare to betray the North Sea State Intelligence Organization. As a member of an intelligence organization, he knew the ruthlessness of Beihai's intelligence services towards traitors. Even if the emperor sheltered him, he was not confident that he would be able to escape the pursuit of Beihai State's intelligence department. Therefore, he will still serve the Beihai State intelligence department. However, the benefits and honors given by the emperor are not taken for nothing. Because it does not conflict with his work.

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His Majesty the Emperor was miserly again. Although he gave Adolf Müller the establishment and title of the battalion, he refused to give the money needed by thousands of people. In the end, the emperor only gave the food and provisions needed to build the camp for a hundred people. As for most of the masons and masons in the construction camp, His Majesty the Emperor said that the local mountain people were forcibly recruited on the spot to serve as...

Switzerland has many mountains and rocks everywhere, and there are many people who know the craftsmanship of masons. The mason craftsmanship, basically every village has a group of people. After all, in this era, ordinary farmers can't afford professional masons and can only do it themselves. Although the craftsmanship cannot keep up with the professional construction craftsmen, it is enough to build a simple house.

And the fort built by Adolf Muller for the Habsburg family is also very simple, and ordinary folk masons and masons are enough to serve.

What, you ask how to solve the food problem of the masons and masons who were recruited by force? Don't you know that ancient peasants served labor and needed to bring their own rations? Officials provide rations only if they go far away for corvee service. Because the journey is too long, it is difficult for the laborers to carry enough rations to travel far.

However, that is what happens in a country with a large land area. In this era in Europe, in order to save food, the government often forced the people to perform corvée labor on the spot. If you are serving labor near your home, you must bring your own food rations.

The reason why His Majesty the Emperor asked Adolf Müller to forcibly conscript the people on the spot was because he had the idea of ​​saving food. After all, these days, European food is really expensive...

But he also knew that the construction battalion needed a group of technical backbones to ensure that there were no mistakes in building the fort. Therefore, he gave money to 100 people and asked Adolf Muller to recruit 100 core craftsmen as technical backbones~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to be responsible for the supervision of the construction of the fortress, so as to avoid serious quality problems.

Of course, the average officer will definitely not recruit 100 core craftsmen, but recruiting 80 is not bad. The 20 vacant places are naturally free. The bad habit of eating empty pay is not unique to the East, but is found all over the world...

However, some young people who want to make progress, in order to better complete their tasks and promote with the ball, often act very honestly. Those who take empty pay are often old oil officers.

Adolf Muller is obviously a young man who wants to make progress, so he didn't plan to take empty pay, but did his best to do it well. After all, getting a title and a fief is much better than eating that little bit of empty pay. Besides, he can now get a high annual salary of up to 300 gold coins from the Beihai spy department every year, which is more than the salary of many local officials, and he doesn't care about the free salary.

On the Marin side, they also worked very hard in order for the Habsburgs to successfully occupy most of western Switzerland. After learning that Adolf Müller had become the general manager of the construction battalion, he immediately secretly dispatched a dozen craftsmen who were familiar with the construction of bunkers and quietly went south to help Adolf Müller build a simple fort. With the help of these dozen craftsmen, even a simple version of the bunker is more than enough to withstand the small-scale army of Swiss mountain people...

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