Chapter 548: Louis 12 concerns

The European land has caused an uproar since the news that Marin had annihilated the 50,000 elite Allied Forces outside the city of Lübeck.

Fortunately, the German princes, although they knew it early, were already drawn into the anti-Marin alliance by Frederick III, and the confidence in the group fight was not too scared. It is not unreasonable that the Holy Roman Empire is torn apart, but it can stand proudly in the middle of Europa. A German prince is a rooster, and a group of German princes are powerful wolves.

But everywhere else in Europe, everyone was shocked ...

The French were shocked by the size of Marin's army and its powerful fighting power. Now, whether it is a palace banquet or a ball, the French nobles are discussing this rare and unprecedented war in European history. Even, even when the wandering French nobles were cheating, they had nothing to discuss with the object of cheating. Although their military opinions were naive, the incident was still hot, and the whole of France was hot.

The French aristocracy just regarded this war as entertainment after dinner, but King Louis XII did not think so ...

As a good monarch, Louis XII discovered a terrible fact-that is, the 40,000 army of Marines, if they act with the army of the Habsburg family, the Habsburg dynasty will be invincible. , Whether it is reunification of Germany, or against France.

Therefore, Louis XII was worried recently, and his appetite was not good. Even the interest in making offspring was somewhat lacking.

Fortunately, good news soon came from Germany-the defeated Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, organized most of the German princes, intimidating Marin to bow his head, and even forcing Marin to openly draw a line with the Habsburg dynasty . Although he knew that Marin publicly announced that he was forced to draw a line with Maximilian I, Louis XII just felt very happy.

In fact, what Louis XII did not know was that Marin publicly announced that he was drawing a line with Maximilian I, and looked at it reluctantly, but it was indeed resolute.

As a traverser with 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers, how could Marin be willing to surrender? Attaching to His Majesty the Emperor before was also a compelling choice. Now that my wings are stiff, I should have gone solo.

However, if he betrayed the emperor rashly, Marin's face would be gone. Today, those princes forced him and the emperor to draw a clear line, and Marin was very unhappy on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart. Of course, he was in the middle of his arms ... Of course, these twelve kings Louis XII are not clear. Will help your emperor to worry about it.

After that, a bigger piece of bad news came-because almost all the Swiss mercenaries left, the Swiss mainland was extremely empty. So, "sly" Maximilian I ordered a general called Frensberg to lead a 10,000 army and suddenly attacked the birthplace of the Habsburg family, the Aargau canton of Switzerland.

This is more than that, the Habsburg family's army, in one go, not only captured the Canton of Aargau, but also the Swiss canton, the most powerful canton, and the canton of Zurich is about to die.

For France, this is terrible ...

The Canton of Zurich is the most powerful of the ten Swiss cantons. It usually has an army of about seven or eight thousand people. It is the most powerful presence in Switzerland's ten primitive cantons. It has also been the leader of the Swiss alliance against the Habsburg family.

If Zurich falls, the Swiss League will lose its most powerful forces and "take the lead." Although the canton of Berne in the west is also strong, the canton of Bern is more mountainous, not as populous and economically developed as the canton of Zurich.

The terrain of Switzerland is high in the south and low in the north, and Zurich is just north of it. It is also one of the flattest cantons in Switzerland. For a long time, the canton of Zurich has been the most populous state in Switzerland until later. If the canton of Zurich goes down, the Swiss Union's fight against the Habsburgs will be completely worse.

The reason why Louis XII is extremely worried about the situation in Switzerland is because Louis XII saw it-Maximilian I was playing the next game.

What big chess? Louis XII saw that Maximilian I was determined to open the link between Austria and Burgundy ...

Burgundy is in the Franche Comté region of later generations, just northwest of Switzerland. Between it and Austria, there is just a Swiss.

Today, Maximilian I has won the Graubünden region in southeastern Switzerland. If he once again occupied the Canton of Aargau and Zurich, he would take St. Gallen to the east or take the Habsburgs to the south. The canton of Schwyz (the origin of the Swiss name), the canton of Walden and the canton of Uri, and then looking for an opportunity to annex Basel in the northwest, then, the two territories under the name of the Habsburg family-Austria and Burgundy The country will be joined together. And this is what Louis XII is most worried about ...

Why did Louis XII worry that the territory of the Habsburg family would be integrated? This has to start with Burgundy ...

At the beginning, Maximilian I married the only daughter Mary of the bold Charlie and inherited the vast territory of the Principality of Burgundy. This territory includes the present-day Burgundy (the Franche Comté region of later generations), the Principality of Burgundy annexed by France (the later French Burgundy region), and the Netherlands.

However, because of the bold death of Charlie, at this opportunity, the then French King Louis XI (Charlie VIII and his father) took the opportunity to occupy the Principality of Burgundy (Burgundy) and sent to Burgundy Offensive in the United States and the Netherlands. Fortunately, Maximilian I defeated the French invasion in the Battle of Ginegart. However, because of insufficient strength, Maximilian I only kept the Netherlands and Burgundy regions. The fertile and rich Principality of Burgundy (Burgundy) close to Paris fell into the hands of France.

In fact, France is also forced to seize the territory of the Principality of Burgundy. Because the geographical location of the Principality of Burgundy is too special-it is located in the southeast of the Paris basin in France, very close to Paris ...

If Maximilian I mastered the Principality of Burgundy ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~, then his army could easily reach Paris. On the side of the couch, how can others be allowed to snore? For the safety of Paris, the French royal family must die and take down the Principality of Burgundy (Burgundy) ...

But the problem is that from the perspective of Maximilian I, it is clear that France has robbed him of a large area, and it must be dissatisfied.

If Maximilian I opened up the links and roads between Austria and Burgundy (Franche Comté), then France would be in trouble ...

Maximilian I must be thinking of retaking the Principality of Burgundy robbed by the French, but for the safety of the capital, the French certainly refused to return him. Therefore, it is definitely time for both parties to engage in ...

If the road from Austria to Burgundy is clear, the Habsburg family will be able to bring soldiers and supplies from Austria, which can pose a huge threat to the French. Moreover, people have good reasons-I came to regain my homeland ...

Therefore, Louis XII was reluctant to see that the Habsburg family really occupied Switzerland and opened up the connection between Austria and Burgundy. Because it means that the army of the Habsburg family can threaten the hinterland of France ...

Therefore, after careful consideration, French King Louis XII made a decision to fully support the Swiss against the invasion of the Habsburg family. To this end, he decided to send all Swiss mercenaries in the French army and the Principality Army of Geddes to France and return to Switzerland, first defending the Swiss canton of Bern, and then trying to counterattack ...

However, what worries Louis XII the most is whether Marin will go to war ...

If the 40,000 troops under Marin also fought in the war, then the fall of Switzerland is almost inevitable. If Marin does not participate in the war, Swiss talent has a chance ...