What was Marin's battle for fame? Of course, after the Battle of Fornovo, in the middle of the night the glorious battle of ambushing King Charles VIII of France and capturing thousands of French knights. In that ambush, Charles VIII was almost captured, and more than half of the 8,000 French knights were lost. The French made a big mistake, but they achieved the prestige of Marin, who was unknown at the time, and made Marin knighted in World War I and became an imperial baron.

And the reason why Frentzberg went to find Marin in the first place was to go there. The reason for this was that Frenzberg admired the ambush battle fought by Marin too much.

Later, before Frenzberg turned to the emperor, Marin also trained Frenzberg for a period of time and taught him many art of war. When it comes to sneak attacks and ambushes, Marin is definitely an ancestor-level boss in Europe. And Frentzberg has learned a lot, and he can be regarded as a father.

Through the analysis of the current situation, Frenzberg found that the Swiss Resistance Army, which was dominated by the French elite, did not continue to attack after repelling the large army of Frenzberg, but stopped, as if waiting for something......

Before, Frentzberg didn't understand. But now, he understood perfectly well - the French were waiting for the coalition of princes to do it together......

If the two armies merge, the total number of enemy troops will exceed 80,000. In the face of so many enemies, if the Habsburg army remained in Lucerne, it would definitely be eaten to the ground.

Even, the coalition forces could choose to encircle the point and send reinforcements, wait for the arrival of Austrian reinforcements, and then pack up together......

Therefore, if it is done in order, the future of Frentzberg's army will definitely be dangerous.

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However, Frenzberg saw one thing clearly from this dangerous situation - that is, the French would not really attack him at the moment. Because, too, the French did not want too many casualties among their troops.

The coalition of princes and the Swiss Resistance, which were dominated by the French, colluded with each other because of the same purpose. However, they also have their own ghosts. They hoped that the Habsburgs would be unlucky, but they did not want to suffer too much of their own losses. Therefore, the calculating French will certainly not attack Lucerne before the arrival of the princes' alliance, but will wait for the arrival of the princes' alliance to launch a general attack together.

And this leaves just some time for Frenzberg to operate - the French will not really do it until the arrival of the coalition of princes......

In addition, Frenzberg figured out one thing - why the North Sea Kingdom had sent 1,000 arquebuses to Basel before......

Obviously, the North Sea State had already received information that the alliance of princes might be heading south to Switzerland. The 1,000 arquebuses were clearly used by the defenders of Basel to resist the siege of the princes' coalition. The intention was to buy time for the main forces of the Vrenzberg army to retreat......

Because, Frenzberg remembers what Marin said at the beginning - musketeers are easily slaughtered by the opposing cavalry on the frontal battlefield, and they are also vulnerable to the enemy's artillery and muskets. Without strong cover, musketeers are mediocre on frontal combat. Therefore, the Beihai army liked to dig trenches and used Yu Dayou's chariot with a spearhead in front of the musketeers......

However, once the arquebus was used to defend the city, it was much more powerful......

Because, the battlements on the walls, the cover of the musketeers who guarded the walls of the city walls with natural stones. A musketeer with cover is completely different from a musketeer exposed to the frontal battlefield.

Musketeers exposed to the frontal battlefield, as long as the opponent deals with them properly, or dares to fight hard, can inflict a lot of casualties on the musketeers.

But the musketeers who hide behind the battlements are terrible......

You wanted to raise your head to attack the musketeers on the city walls, but you were blocked by the battlements...... The musketeers on the walls want to hit you - stretch out their muskets and shoot them, then you can safely hide behind the battlements and reload your ammunition......

The same musketeers, one without cover, the other with battlements, the survival rate is very different. The musketeers with the cover of the city walls can knock the opponent out, but the opponent has no choice, even if he fights, it is useless...... Even if you have to fight hard, you have to climb the city wall......

But before you climb the walls, the musketeers on the walls will definitely let you know how terrible buckshot can be - even if you wear plate armor......

1,000 muskets, enough to kill and wound thousands of enemy soldiers. Even if the alliance of princes had 50,000 or 60,000 people, and faced with 1,000 arquebuses, it would be extremely painful - because the casualties were too great......

The alliance of princes is not the regular army of the Beihai State, and the regular army of the Beihai State, including the regiment of Frenzberg who studied the army of the Beihai State, has a strict command order system. Even if the main general dies in battle, someone will step up in time to keep the team in chaos.

And Marin said that the traditional army, once the casualties exceed 10%, most of them will collapse, or at least retreat......

Therefore, the 1,000 arquebuses given to Basel by the North Sea State must have brought great casualties to the allied forces of the princes, and then dragged the allied forces of the princes in Basel for a long time, leaving enough time for the army of Frenzberg to retreat......

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But unfortunately, because of the loss of the Swiss Resistance during this time, Vrenzberg had already transferred all 1,000 arquebuses to Lucerne's side.

Without this letter from Marin, the defenders of Basel would not have been able to stop the coalition of princes. The coalition was then able to break through Basel and then storm Switzerland and join the French to inflict heavy losses on Flensberg's army......

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However, this is no longer the case. After Frenzberg learned of the intentions of the princes' coalition, he had another choice - he planned to fight the princes' coalition first......

However, the strength of the alliance of the princes was too strong, more than 60,000 people. Even if most of the princes' coalition forces are less combative, there are more ants that can bite the elephant to death. If it was a head-on confrontation with the coalition of princes, Frenzberg's 15,000 regular army would not be enough at all.

Even if you are lucky enough to win, you will lose a lot. Then, just wait to be picked up by the French......

So, Frenzberg needed a tactic in which the weak outsized the strong and the losses were small......

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Obviously, Marin's tactics of ambushing King Charles VIII of France were very much in line with Frenzberg's needs......

Ambush the enemy, according to the art of war learned from Marin, preferably on a mountain road with slopes on both sides. Because, the auxiliaries are hidden on the mountain paths, they can throw stones downward, and they can also use muskets and bows and arrows to hit the enemy, how to come easily......

However, as Frenzberg recalls, Basel is located in the Rhine valley and is not surrounded by such a valley with hills on both sides. Because, on one side of the road, there is the Rhine.

Therefore, it is not realistic to ambush the allied forces of the princes on the roads north of Basel and Basel.

However, the road from Basel to Lucerne is steep. Among them, there must be a valley artery suitable for ambushes.

As long as the princes' allied forces take the main road in this valley, and Frentzberg arranges ambushes in advance, even if the princes have many allied troops, it will definitely be unlucky.

Because, the mountain road must be narrow, and even if the alliance army of the princes has 60,000 men, they cannot start and march together, but can only march forward in a long shape.

As long as the location is chosen, suddenly ambushing the alliance of princes will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage......

If the coalition of princes was severely damaged and Frenzberg's casualties were limited, then the plan of the coalition of princes and the French to besiege Frenzberg would be ruined. Even if the alliance of princes was not wiped out, the remnants of the army were defeated, and it would not be enough to cooperate with the French army to destroy the Habsburg army......

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But first, Frenzberg had to choose a good place for the ambush......

So, Frenzberg called the adjutant Karl and instructed:

"Send someone to the south of Basel and find a few hunters who are familiar with the roads."

Apparently, Frenzberg was planning to find a suitable ambush location through the locals......