To be reasonable, the Swiss mercenaries were indeed very powerful, and if they learned that Maximilian I had been crowned in Rome, they would definitely want to attack them.

However, thanks to Marin's cooperation, nearly 17,000 veteran Swiss mercenaries were intercepted and captured by the Habsburgs, and are still held in the Netherlands.

Therefore, there are not many Swiss mercenaries in Switzerland now, only a few thousand, and they need to confront the army of Frenzberg in the Swiss region. Today, the Swiss simply do not have many troops to intercept and attack Maximilian I. Therefore, it is too exaggerated for Maximilian I to march on Rome with an army of 20,000. Or, it can be said that his move is full of provocation to the Holy See.

This, of course, is the opinion of an onlooker. In fact, Maximilian I went south with an army of 20,000 this time to help Pope Julius II. Therefore, the Pope would not think that Maximilian I was provoking.

However, neither Maximilian I nor Julius II will say it explicitly. For, once it became known that Maximilian I had led a large army south to Rome in order to "give Julius II a fist", the French might have similarly sent a large army south and confronted it......

Of course, it is said that it is an army of 20,000, but in fact, there is a lot of water in it. Because, out of this 20,000 army, only 10,000 are real soldiers. The other 10,000 people were actually pretended to be Minzhuang.

This is because the Habsburgs simply could not draw more troops......

For the time being, the Habsburgs could draw up to 20,000 regular troops. However, at present, Frenzberg has led 10,000 regular troops to confront the combined forces of Switzerland and France in the western part of Switzerland, and he cannot escape at all. Therefore, Maximilian I could only take 10,000 regular troops south.

But 10,000 regular troops are a bit small, and they can't achieve the effect of "strong momentum". So, at Marin's suggestion, Maximilian I conscripted 10,000 people in Austria and quietly trained them to pose as regular soldiers.

Of course, these 10,000 people are not conducting systematic military training, but only conducting cohort training. And as long as the queue training is done well, outsiders will not see the problem during the march. Unless there is a real war, these people who have only been trained in the queue will "show their original form".

Frenzberg used to be Marin's old subordinate, so he naturally knew what Marlin was training in the queue. So when the autumn harvest was over, Frenzberg drew 400 veterans from the 10,000 troops under his command as instructors to conduct emergency queue training for the 10,000 recruited people. Through the method of being barefoot, these 10,000 people quickly distinguished the left and right. Then, the basic queue training content such as left, right, and backward turn is further carried out. In just one week, these 10,000 people walked in a uniform manner.

Seeing that the 10,000 people were almost trained, Maximilian I went into battle and personally took 10,000 regular troops and 10,000 people pretending to be regular soldiers on the road......

Of course, it will definitely not be said to the outside world that the 10,000 people are not regular troops. It just so happened that some time ago, commissioned by his daughter Margaret, Maximilian I recruited German mercenaries in Germany and sent 20,000 German mercenaries to the Kingdom of Castile in Spain.

Therefore, Maximilian I simply claimed to the outside world - while helping his daughter recruit 20,000 German mercenaries, he himself recruited 10,000 German mercenaries......

In this era of poor information transmission, it is difficult for other countries to confirm whether what Maximilian I said is true or false. Therefore, everyone really believed that Maximilian I went south with 20,000 regular troops. And by observing the performance of this army on the march, intelligence officers from various countries are even more convinced......

It's just that the monarchs of various countries did not know that Maximilian I would actually use the trick of "only conducting queue training......

Moreover, Marin's shoe-taking training method can make the people distinguish between the left and right in just two or three days, which is very remarkable. If you don't use this method, ordinary people may not be able to distinguish between two or three months of training.

Therefore, spies from various countries who pretended to be passers-by to observe the march of Maximilian I's army, after seeing that the officers and men under Maximilian I could accurately distinguish the order to turn left and right, came to the conclusion that this was a well-trained elite army......

Not only that, but in order to cover up the immaturity on the face of the recruit's egg. Maximilian I also deliberately selected a group of veterans of a hundred battles who could see murderous on their faces from among the 10,000 veterans in accordance with Marin's suggestion, and stood on the periphery of those people to cover those people who had no murderous faces.

And those spies from various countries who pretended to be passers-by to observe must have stood on the side of the road, and the first thing they saw were those veterans with murderous faces. From the mental outlook of these veterans, spies from various countries are more certain of the judgment that "this is a well-trained elite army......

And during the march, Rannick, the chief instructor who had been transferred from Frenzberg, suddenly took the lead in singing a military song he had learned from Frenzberg - "Our Beloved Lady......

"Our dear lady,

In the cold,

Leave us poor mercenaries for the night,

Like a warm sun!

Don't let us freeze to death,

Stay in a comfortable hotel;

We came with bags full of money,

and when they leave, they are empty;

The drum, the drum,

Alert! Alert! Alert!

Hi, la-la, la-la-la!

Gear up and go!

Mercenaries, go!

Drummers call drumming,

The silk flag flies;

With luck and blessings,

Let's go to war!

……”

……

In fact, this is a popular song among German mercenaries in the 16th century, about mercenaries who spend all the money they get from selling their lives on women. Accommodation, looking for a woman...... It was an important life for mercenaries in that era......

In later generations, Marin once heard this song on the Internet, and the person who posted the video also called it "the military song of the Holy Roman Empire". In fact, it was just a song that was popular among German mercenaries in the 16th century. Its content is not too progressive, just a description of the life of mercenaries. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be adopted as the military song of the HRE. Because, it doesn't have a morale-boosting effect.

However, during the days of the Holy Roman Empire, it was true that many mercenaries liked to sing this song. This song also often appears in some old German films that reflect that era. Then, it was misunderstood as a military song.

Also, the song hasn't appeared yet. Because, the German mercenaries had not yet reached the period of prosperity. Originally, in history, the "father of German mercenaries" was Frenzberg. But the Frentzberg shines until 20 years later, when they reached the height of their fame after defeating the Swiss mercenaries and capturing King François I of France at the Battle of Pavia (in cooperation with the Spanish army). And this song only appeared in that era.

As for the song to appear in advance, do you still need to ask? Naturally, Marin, the traverser, made it in advance......

However, Marin disliked that the song was not positive enough, so he didn't promote it much in the army. However, Frenzberg took the song to Switzerland and usually sang it to his subordinates. And Instructor Rangnick happens to like this song very much. Seeing that the march was boring, he took the lead in singing.

And those 10,000 people, these days, are used to obeying the orders of Rangnick and other instructors, and for some reason, they also sang along......

At the beginning, these people who were not familiar with the songs sang a little sparsely and neatly. But after singing it a few times, I gradually became familiar with it. And 10,000 people singing in unison, how imposing?

Under their influence, the 10,000 soldiers of the Austrian regular army who were walking in front also sang along......

The regular army liked the song more than the people who recruited from the farmers. Why? Because they are serious mercenaries! This song, which describes their lives, resonates with them very much.

Even Emperor Maximilian I, who often led troops to fight in the north and south, was infected and sang loudly with the soldiers......

The chorus of 20,000 people in unison, although the quality of the song itself is average, the momentum it can create is also very scary. Then, this momentum frightened the spies of various countries who disguised themselves as passers-by to peep......

"Nima! The best of the best! This momentum ...... What a......"

Then, the high-level leaders of various countries received information one after another - the quasi-emperor of the Holy Roman Empire led the elite of 20,000 elites to rush to Rome with the momentum of a lion king descending from a mountain...... Probably, something to do......