As the sole emperor of Europe, Maximilian I was eager for the Habsburgs to become strong and effectively unify Germany. Even, unify Western Europe and build a powerful empire like Charlemagne's Empire.

Therefore, the rivalry between West France and Spain, whether France overpowers Spain or Spain overpowers France, is not what Maximilian I wanted to see. In his opinion, it would be better for both countries to lose and then let Austria take care of France and hold Spain down.

Of course, from the perspective of a pure politician, there is no problem with the emperor's choice, which is the choice that an old politician should have. After all, Spain, although an in-law ally of the Habsburgs, was two families.

Originally, the reason why Spain and Austria were able to beat France was because the monarchs of both countries were Charles V. Since it is a family, it is natural to cooperate closely and work together to beat France.

But because of Marin's intervention, Juan III did not die and gave birth to a son. Then, the two families cannot merge into one. In this way, it is not surprising that each has his own thoughts.

In fact, the Habsburgs have fallen behind in the current continental race. Because, the Habsburgs were too poor......

The struggle for hegemony also requires capital, not to mention anything else, the money and food for the army to fight is a huge pit!

France is naturally not afraid, it is the largest agricultural country in continental Europe, and it has a thick foundation. Therefore, Maximilian I and France faced each other and suffered all the time. If the French had not faced Spain at the same time, God knows if the Habsburgs would have been able to keep the Netherlands and Franche-Comté.

And Spain, an ally of the Habsburgs, was originally not much better than Austria. However, because of the great voyages, especially under the influence of Marin, after obtaining the windfall profits of the Indian spice trade, the national power rose rapidly, and at once Austria was thrown away, to the extent that it could fight against France alone.

In other words, the original competition for hegemony among the three European continents has now become a rivalry between West and France. Austria, on the other hand, was reduced to a spectator and could only be busy cleaning up the Swiss Resistance......

How could this make the arrogant Maximilian I stand it? So, this time, even though Maximilian I understood that joining forces with England to attack Paris would be the best blow to France, he still chose to reject Marin's suggestion and instead devote himself to the seemingly short-sighted clean-up of the Swiss......

And without the assistance of Austria, England alone would not be able to attack Paris. At most, it can only harass the coastal areas of northern and western France, and the damage caused to France is not painful like a pirate. At least, it won't break the French.

Therefore, the emperor's short-sighted behavior made Marin very angry!

Uncle Ma is very angry, and the consequences are serious!

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was so ignorant, Ma Lin also had evil thoughts in his heart......

"Hmph, you're going to annex Switzerland, aren't you? I won't let you get your wish! "Angry, Marin decided to cause trouble for His Majesty the Emperor......

How to mess around? It's very simple, it is to secretly inform Zig and inform Gudendorff of the secret news of joining the emperor's side. At the same time, support Ziggy with a batch of arquebuses......

Obviously, with 16,000 new troops joining, the balance of power on the Swiss battlefield has changed dramatically. If it's just head-on, the Swiss are doomed!

But what if you don't just face it......

Marin's plan for disruption was simple – the Swiss would certainly not be a match for the Habsburg army by now. However, if you retreat and hold on, you can still do it......

But when it came to defending the city, it was difficult for the Swiss spearmen alone to parry the Habsburgs' superiority in numbers. In this way, the importance of the arquebus comes out......

The Habsburgs did not have heavy artillery to blast through the walls, and such heavy artillery was difficult to transport on the Swiss plateau. And small-caliber infantry artillery is simply difficult to blast through the city walls, and even the city gates.

As long as the Swiss retreated to the fortified city and covered the gates with iron sheets. Then, having a bunch of arquebuses ready on the city walls, it would be extremely difficult for the Habsburgs to conquer the city.

In addition to holding the fortified city and fighting against the superior forces of the Habsburgs, the Swiss Resistance Army can actually divide some troops and horses to take advantage of the familiar terrain in the Swiss mountains to fight guerrilla warfare against the Habsburgs.

The Swiss Resistance is made up of local mountain people and is most familiar with the local terrain. Moreover, Swiss mercenaries are personally combative. It would be really difficult to provoke the Habsburg army by taking advantage of the complex mountainous terrain of the local area......

The city was defended by arquebuses, and the resistance of Swiss mountain people in the field made up of small roads from time to time, and the Habsburg army had a headache even if it was superior.

If it were to be replaced in a plain area like the Netherlands, with a large number of troops, it would naturally be very advantageous. However, Switzerland is different, with only some plains in the northern part of the country, while the western part of the country, which is mainly mountainous, is very suitable for guerrilla warfare.

If you can line up a small group of elites, detour from the small road to the back of the Habsburg army, and attack those grain and grass supplies, it will be difficult for the Habsburgs to eat so many times......

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After the plan was made, Marin asked Kohler to find an absolutely trustworthy spy and go to Switzerland to report to Zieger in the name of a "French agent".

This is no joke, if the news to the Swiss leaks out, Marin will not be human inside and out. After all, it is taboo to betray allies. That's why Marin asked for an absolutely reliable, French-speaking spy.

A few days later, a spy from the North Sea Kingdom under the pseudonym Giroud finally arrived in Bern under the pseudonym of Giroud, and sent the information to Zig, who was planning an attack......

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Zigger, who received the secret protection, was surprised, he did not expect that the army of Gudendorff, who had previously said that he would return to his hometown in Germany, would all be transferred to the emperor. After all, with the financial resources of the Habsburgs, they should not be able to afford to hire them......

Marin is to blame for this. Previously, in order to encourage the emperor to send these men to the Netherlands to participate in the attack on Paris, he gave the emperor a loan in advance. Unexpectedly, after the emperor got the loan, he turned around and said that he would take western Switzerland first......

Giving money but not doing anything is what angers Marin......

In short, Uncle Ma is very angry, and the consequences are really serious!

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Ziggy was frightened into a cold sweat after receiving the secret report, because of the lack of intelligence sources (in the past, the Swiss Resistance mainly relied on the French to share intelligence, but the French sent intelligence officers to Italy, and Ziggy and they lacked intelligence sources), and the Swiss Resistance did not know that Goodendorff's entire army had defected to His Majesty the Emperor.

They assumed that the Habsburgs could not afford to hire such an army, so they did not pay much attention. If they were not prepared to attack the army of Frentzberg, the opponent's 50,000 troops would suddenly be exhausted, and the Swiss Resistance would have been caught off guard.

It can be said that the information provided to him by Marin in anger this time can be regarded as saving the Swiss Resistance. At the same time, it also pitted the emperor. Hmph, who told His Majesty the Emperor not to listen to Uncle Ma's persuasion, and took a loan in a flash. Uncle Ma got angry, and the consequences were very serious!