While Railton was in full swing with the first batch of exiled immigrants to build the town of Kenton across Philadelphia, Marin was escorting more than 100,000 Württemberg serf families home along the Rhine.

This time there were too many people, and the fleet brought by Marin couldn't fit it. Therefore, Marin simply let only the old and weak women and children who had difficulty walking take the boat. As for the men and women in the prime of life, young men and girls, they all followed the fleet along the river. Marin himself, on horseback, escorted him all the way with thousands of men and horses.

With so many people and horses, the vassal states along the way were extremely shocked. But in the end, no one dared to have an opinion. Because, the vassal states along the way, either the episcopal states under the Holy See, or the small vassal states of the Count of Nassau, did not dare to blow up the thorns at all.

Don't look at the Nassau family who later became the rulers and even kings of the Netherlands, but that was later. Now, as long as the Nassau family dares to pretend to be forced in front of Marin, even if Marin only brings a few thousand people, he can destroy him. At this time, the Nassau family could only be regarded as passers-by in the German states. The strength is not bad, but it is not strong either, and it has no say at all.

Moreover, since the return of the Sixth Legion to the homeland, Marin is now confident. If someone dares to provoke, he doesn't mind teaching the other party a lesson.

Fortunately, no one is a fool, and even princes like Frederick III are not willing to provoke Marin easily. What's more, at this time, Marin sent troops to help King Vladislas II of Bohemia suppress the Hungarian peasant uprising. If you provoke Marin at this time, it is equivalent to slapping Vladislas II in the face, which is too risky.

You know, Vladislas II was more than just King of Bohemia and King of Hungary. His younger brother, Sigmunt I, was also the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania. It's not a good idea to offend the Jagiellonian royal family.

Therefore, although he was envied, jealous and hated, Marin still brought more than 100,000 people along the Rhine River to the Ruhr area without danger.

In the Ruhr area, this is Marin's home turf. Any material can be transferred from various warehouses, and any facility can also be temporarily requisitioned.

Subsequently, Marin settled most of the migrants in the Recklinghausen area on the south bank of the Lipper River, a tributary of the Rhine. The first immigrants were first shipped to Emden.

As for Marin himself, after leaving most of the soldiers, he returned to Aurich with a few hundred cavalry. After all, in the territory of the North Sea Country, there is no risk. If someone rushed to rob someone, Marin didn't mind leading troops to "talk" to him.

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Marin's side had a smooth life, while Emperor Maximilian I's side had a more difficult time. Because, on the Swiss battlefield, the Habsburgs have fallen behind......

After the Swiss mercenary general Zieger returned to Switzerland with 10,000 Swiss mercenary veterans, the original advantages of the Habsburgs were gone.

These 10,000 Swiss veterans were not comparable to the Swiss mountain people who were later trained by the French. They themselves are the fiercest part of the Swiss mountain people. Otherwise, he would not be the first to go abroad to fight.

Therefore, in the tug-of-war in central Switzerland that followed, the Habsburg army suffered several losses. In several field battles, Frenzberg suffered defeat.

Since Ziggy was inspired by Marin, he has been particularly fond of sending troops to outflank him left and right. His tactic was to confront the Swiss phalanx head-on, and then, send one or two troops from the flanks to attack the enemy's weak points from behind the flank.

Guided by this tactic, in several battles in central Switzerland, Frenzberg was defeated......

But fortunately, Frenzberg is also a person who has been with this Marin for a long time, and has certain precautions against intrigue and flank sneak attacks. So, despite several defeats, the losses of Frenzberg were not significant, only two or three thousand people. If the commander had been changed, the Habsburg army in Switzerland might have been defeated by this time.

In desperation, Frenzberg had no choice but to retreat, give up the territory gained from the previous counterattack, and retreat to the Lucerne-Arau-Basel line that had retreated before, relying on the complex terrain to defend.

Subsequently, the two sides entered a stalemate. After all, the Swiss spearmen were good at the field, but they were not very good at sieges.

However, with the end of the war in Naples and the withdrawal of 20,000 main forces from Naples by the French, Frenzberg also panicked......

Because, now the French have their hands free. If they join forces with the Swiss Resistance, the balance will be upset.

And, not to mention whether the French would send a large army north, the 16,000 men currently stationed in Milan alone made it difficult for Maximilian I to sleep.

Why? Because it is said that Louis XII has now sent someone to Milan and asked Gudendorff to lead an army to attack Ludovico, Duke of Milan, who is hiding in the Müstur Valley. Sforza and his thousands of remnants are gone.

This is not the main thing, the main thing is that Louis XII's order, in addition to the call for an attack on Ludovico. In addition to the Duke of Sforza's men, he also asked Ludendorff's army, after conquering the Müstair Valley, to take advantage of the situation to attack the Graubünden region in southeastern Switzerland and cut off the connection between Switzerland and Austria.

If this were the case, the more than 30,000 Habsburg troops fighting in Switzerland would be left alone, unable to receive effective and adequate support from Austria proper.

Of course, it's not completely unsupportable. However, it is inconvenient to take a detour from the north of Switzerland. Moreover, if that army had taken over Graubünden, it would have been more than cutting off the supply lines of the Great Army of Frenzberg. Because, as long as this army occupies Graubünden, it can attack Austria, the Habsburg family's homeland, in the east, and the back of the Vrenzberg army in the west......

Therefore, Maximilian I, who got the news, panicked, and some of the six gods were lost. So, he released the carrier pigeon to contact Marin, hoping that Marin would help him with an idea. Moreover, it is hoped that Marin will send troops to help.

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After reading the emperor's letter asking for help, Marin frowned and thought for a long time. It is impossible to send troops directly, not to mention that the local troops of Beihai Country are insufficient now, even if the troops are sufficient, he cannot send troops casually.

Why? Because it would anger France, and at the same time the alliance of princes. If he sent his army to Switzerland to support the Habsburgs, perhaps the French army and the allied forces of the princes would have to fight the Beihai country itself......

Therefore, it is not advisable to send troops directly, and the risk is too great.

But if the emperor is not supported, in the event of a crushing defeat of the Habsburgs, the fun will be great. After all, the existence of the Habsburgs could contain not only France, but also the alliance of princes. If the Habsburgs are finished, Marin's North Sea Kingdom will soon emerge as a target.

This is similar to the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union and China in later generations, with the Soviet Union in front, the United States will not pay too much attention to China, and even will win over China. And after the end of the Soviet Union, Lao Mei came to scold China if he had nothing to do. Fortunately, China also has nuclear weapons, otherwise it would not be suppressed, but really attacked......

Although it is said that the strength of the Habsburgs is not as good as that of the North Sea State at the moment. However, Maximilian I held the title of emperor and had the ambition to unify Germany, and the taunting power was MAX. With the emperor in front, Marin has the opportunity to bury his head in development. Otherwise, everyone will focus on Marin, and it will be very uncomfortable.

Therefore, no matter what, you must help the emperor survive this hurdle, otherwise, the pressure on Marin will be great......