In the land of Europe, since the news spread that Marin had annihilated 50,000 elite troops of the Bossa coalition outside Lübeck, it caused an uproar.

Fortunately, the German princes, although they knew it early, had already been drawn into the anti-Marin alliance by Frederick III, and with their confidence in the group fight, they were not very afraid. It is not for nothing that the Holy Roman Empire is torn apart, but it stands proudly in the middle of Europa. A German prince is a rookie, and a group of German princes is a powerful wolf pack.

But in the rest of Europe, everyone was stunned......

The French were struck by the size of Marin's army and its prowess in battle, and now, at court banquets and balls, French aristocrats are enthusiastically discussing this great war of unprecedented scale in European history. Even, when the prodigal French aristocracy cheats, he has nothing to discuss with the cheating partner. Although their military opinions were relatively naïve, this incident still caught fire and became popular throughout France.

The French aristocracy only used the battle as an after-dinner entertainment, but King Louis XII of France did not think so......

As a capable monarch, Louis XII discovered the terrible fact that if Marin's army of 40,000 were to act together with the Habsburgs, the Habsburgs would be invincible, both in the unification of Germany and in opposition to France.

Therefore, Louis XII has been worried lately, his appetite is not very good, and he has not even been interested in making offspring.

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

In fact, what Louis XII didn't know was that Marin publicly announced that he had drawn a line with Maximilian I, and he looked reluctant, but in fact he was very willing.

As a traverser with thirty or forty thousand soldiers, how could Marin be willing to be subservient? Previously attached to His Majesty the Emperor was also a forced choice. Now, his wings are stiff, and he should have flown solo.

However, if he rashly betrayed the emperor, Marin's face would be gone. Now, those princes forced him to draw a line with the emperor, Ma Lin was very unhappy on the surface, but he was actually happy in his heart, which can be said to be in the middle of the heart...... Of course, these French kings Louis XII did not know, and he was still worried about whether Marin would help His Majesty the Emperor.

After that, an even bigger piece of bad news came - because almost all the mercenaries in Switzerland were gone, and the Swiss mainland was extremely empty. So, the "cunning" Maximilian I ordered a general named Frentzberg to lead an army of 10,000 and suddenly attack the birthplace of the Habsburgs, the Swiss canton of Aargau.

And that's not all, the Habsburg army, in one fell swoop, not only captured the canton of Aargau, but also invaded the most powerful state in Switzerland, the canton of Zurich, and was about to destroy the canton of Zurich.

For France, this is fatal......

The canton of Zurich is the most powerful of the ten cantons of the Swiss Union. Its usual army, which remained at about seven or eight thousand men, was the most powerful of the ten primitive cantons of Switzerland, and it was always the head of the Swiss alliance against the Habsburgs.

If Zurich falls, the Swiss League will lose its most powerful power and "leading brother". Although the canton of Bern to the west is also strong, it is more mountainous and not as populous and economically developed as the canton of Zurich.

The topography of Switzerland is high in the south and low in the north, with Zurich due north and one of the flattest cantons in Switzerland. The canton of Zurich has always been Switzerland's most populous canton until later generations. If the canton of Zurich fell, the Swiss Union's good fortune against the Habsburgs would be completely bad.

The reason why Louis XII was extremely worried about the situation in Switzerland was because Louis XII saw that Maximilian I was playing a big game.

What kind of big chess? Louis XII saw that Maximilian I was determined to open a channel between Austria and the Count of Burgundy......

The Count of Burgundy was located in what was later the Franche-Comté region, just northwest of Switzerland. It is separated from Austria by exactly one Switzerland.

Now that Maximilian I has taken Graubünden in southeastern Switzerland, if he takes Aargau and Zurich and then takes St. Gallen in the east, or in the south he takes Schwyz (from which the name Switzerland), Walden and Uri have always been obsessed with in the south, and then seeks the opportunity to annex the canton of Basel in the northwest, then the two major territories of the Habsburgs, Austria and Burgundy, will be connected. And this is what Louis XII feared the most......

Why did Louis XII worry about the Habsburg possessions being united? It has to start with Burgundy......

Maximilian I inherited the vast territory of the Duchy of Burgundy when he married Mary, the only daughter of Charles the Great. This territory included the present-day Count of Burgundy (later Franche-Comté), the Duchy of Burgundy (later French Burgundy), which was annexed by France, and the Netherlands.

However, because Charles the Bold was killed, King Louis XI (Charles VIII's father) took the opportunity to occupy the Duchy of Burgundy (Burgundy) and attacked the Count of Burgundy and the Netherlands. Fortunately, Maximilian I defeated the French invasion at the Battle of Ginegat. However, due to lack of strength, Maximilian I only kept the Netherlands and the Count of Burgundy. The fertile and fertile Duchy of Burgundy (Burgundy), close to Paris, fell into French hands.

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

If Maximilian I had mastered the Duchy of Burgundy, his army would have easily reached Paris. On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore? For the safety of Paris, the French royal family will definitely take the Duchy of Burgundy (Burgundy) to death......

But the problem is that from the point of view of Maximilian I, it is obvious that France has robbed him of a large piece of territory, and he must not be convinced.

If Maximilian I had opened up the links and roads between Austria and the Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté), then France would have been in trouble......

Maximilian I must have wanted to regain the Duchy of Burgundy, which had been robbed by the French, but the French would not return it to him for the sake of the safety of the capital. Therefore, when the time comes, it will definitely be a two-way affair......

If the road from Austria to the Earl of Burgundy was clear, the Habsburgs would be able to bring in a steady stream of soldiers and supplies from Austria, posing a great threat to the French. Moreover, there is a good reason - I have come to reclaim my homeland......

Therefore, Louis XII did not want to see the Habsburgs actually occupy Switzerland and open up the link between Austria and Burgundy. Because it meant that the Habsburg army could threaten the heart of France......

So, after careful consideration, King Louis XII of France made the decision to fully support the Swiss against the Habsburg invasion. To this end, he decided to send all the Swiss mercenaries in the French army and in the Duchy of Guedes back to Switzerland through France, first to hold the second strongest Swiss canton of Bern, and then to counterattack......

It's just that Louis XII worries the most - will Marin go to war......

If Marin's 40,000-strong army had also joined the war, the fall of Switzerland would have been almost inevitable. If Marin had not entered the war, the Swiss would have had a chance......