When Marin introduced to his subordinates the idea of using the worship room he was going to set up and use Maozi's father-in-law, his friends were stunned......

"This ...... It's a little inhumane......" Prime Minister Jeffrey swallowed, only to feel a chill under his crotch.

"What's inhumane? It is only natural to guard against the defilement of bloodline! "Kohler was a die-hard loyalist of Marin and directly supported Marin's approach.

"Well, the young master's decision is all right!" Without saying a word, Karn expressed his support, good or not.

A group of sub-civil officials were a little hesitant, but Schwartz's words dispelled their doubts:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Grand Duke is not a castrated native of his own people, but a foreign race of Rus' purchased from the Crimean barbarians. Moreover, those Rus' were still pagans. So, what does their suffering have to do with us? It's not us who turned them into slaves and castrated them......"

Schwartz's words untied the knot in the hearts of the civil officials - yes, the unlucky Rus, who have a relationship with us? As a result, everyone supported Marin in forming a worship room. It is only a requirement - Germans and Catholics must not be used as eunuchs......

Marin naturally agreed to their request. Anyway, he didn't plan to be a eunuch in the country, it was really inhumane. However, Maozi's business ...... That's what the Crimean barbarians did, too. As for Marlin himself, at most a disinfection scheme was provided...... Well, it seems that it also stimulated the enthusiasm of the Crimean Khanate to capture hairy men - in the past, because of the high mortality rate of castration infection, the Crimeans were not very interested in capturing hairy men......

But whatever, Ma Lin just wanted to suppress the rise of Maozi. Therefore, letting the Crimean barbarians catch more Maozi men can be regarded as weakening Maozi......

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As time passed, the time finally came to free the Swiss prisoners of war. The Habsburgs also sent tens of thousands of cavalry from Austria and Switzerland.

In order to capture these Swiss prisoners of war, Maximilian I suspended his offensive on western Switzerland. Then, he concentrated his horses and sent tens of thousands of troops to the South Münster region, where he was temporarily stationed in the Duchy of Clive, which had good relations with the Habsburgs.

Of course, not all of these 10,000 troops were real cavalry. There were actually only 4,000 cavalry, and the other 6,000 were actually infantry on horseback.

Horse farming is popular in Europe, and there are many ordinary people who own horses. Therefore, there were many infantry in the Habsburg army who could ride horses. Although they may not know how to fight on horseback, they still have no problem riding horses. And in order to hurry, Maximilian I also concentrated 20,000 horses in his hands to give these 10,000 men the need to travel and transfer.

Even, in order to save time, the 10,000 troops did not bring much grain and grass, but brought a lot of money with them to purchase grain and grass along the way.

Although the cost was a little larger, it was nothing compared to the capture of the 18,000 Swiss prisoners of war.

You must know that these 18,000 Swiss prisoners of war, once they successfully return to Switzerland, can be immediately transformed into powerful combat power. Then, the balance of the war in Switzerland will be broken in an instant. The Habsburgs, on the other hand, may have been driven out of Switzerland because of their military inferiority......

Switzerland is the "land of dragons" of the Habsburgs, how can it be abandoned? And Switzerland is really big...... Although there are more mountains, the area is large enough...... Taking Switzerland, most of the losses of the Duchy of Burgundy annexed by France could be immediately recovered......

For this reason, in order to succeed, Maximilian I did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, allowing his soldiers to purchase supplies on the spot along the way, so as to save time and catch those Swiss mercenaries.

When the Habsburgs' army of 10,000 arrived in the Duchy of Cliffor, the leader of the army sent a letter to Marin. After Marin received the letter, he knew that he could be released.

So, Marin pretended to visit the Swiss prisoners of war. Then, they were given a grain bag for each of them, and a few silver coins were given to them to pay for their journey back to their hometowns...... In particular, this is too much like the preferential treatment of prisoners in a certain army......

The Swiss prisoners of war were really touched - Damn, they actually paid back food and travel expenses, so intimate and warm...... However, when the Swiss prisoners of war asked for weapons, Marin sternly refused, explaining that you are all mercenaries, and if you give you weapons, I am afraid that you will not be able to resist robbing the people along the way...... The Grand Duke cannot bear to see you hurt those people...... Therefore I cannot give you weapons, that you may not do evil to the people......

Then, on the border between the South Münster region and the Duchy of Clive, Marin waved goodbye to the 18,000 Swiss mercenaries "reluctantly":

"I'll come back to play more often in the future!" Marin said with a smile.

"the eggs!" The Swiss mercenaries said this from the bottom of their hearts. This was caught as a coolie digging a canal, but they didn't want to do it anymore. Although during the digging of the canal, Marin did not lack food for them. However, I am really tired and tired. Digging and picking soil all day long, the workload, the boss, the sweat that drips every day, it is estimated that it has to be counted in pounds, and the ghost is willing to come again......

After leaving the territory of Münster, the Swiss mercenaries were in a good mood and even sang songs about their homeland as they went......

Soon, however, they could not sing. The next day, when they reached Wessel on the east bank of the Rhine to cross the river, tens of thousands of cavalry suddenly appeared on the side—the Emperor's army had been waiting for them for a long time......

Following the route of these Swiss, crossing the river from Wessel was preferred. Therefore, the men of Maximilian I chose the ambush site on Wessel.

And this is also the agreement between Marin and Maximilian I - don't start arresting people at the border. In that case, a three-year-old child would have understood that he and Maximilian I had already colluded. In this way, the pressure on Marlin will be particularly high. After all, he had already been ostracized by the aristocracy. If he does it again, he will become a thorn in the side of the princes......

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"the eggs!" The Swiss mercenaries said this from the bottom of their hearts. This was caught as a coolie digging a canal, but they didn't want to do it anymore. Although during the digging of the canal, Marin did not lack food for them. However, I am really tired and tired. Digging and picking soil all day long, the workload, the boss, the sweat that drips every day, it is estimated that it has to be counted in pounds, and the ghost is willing to come again......

After leaving the territory of Münster, the Swiss mercenaries were in a good mood and even sang songs about their homeland as they went......

Soon, however, they could not sing. The next day, when they reached Wessel on the east bank of the Rhine to cross the river, tens of thousands of cavalry suddenly appeared on the side—the Emperor's army had been waiting for them for a long time......

Following the route of these Swiss, crossing the river from Wessel was preferred. Therefore, the men of Maximilian I chose the ambush site on Wessel.

And this is also the agreement between Marin and Maximilian I - don't start arresting people at the border. In that case, a three-year-old child would have understood that he and Maximilian I had already colluded. In this way, the pressure on Marlin will be particularly high. After all, he had already been ostracized by the aristocracy. If he does it again, he will become a thorn in the side of the princes......