Geneva, Switzerland.

The delegation of the Orthodox Union was once again at the temporary meeting place of the Federal Parliament, and the representative of the Freedom Union was again Joseph Loy.

There was still no consultation and negotiation, not even a cup of coffee. Joseph Loy threw a prepared document to the delegates of the Orthodox League.

The delegates looked at each other, not knowing why. But he still carefully picked up the document that was deliberately thrown close, and there were just two sentences on it:

"End the civil war and dissolve the Orthodox Union."

Representatives from the states of the Orthodox Union were even more confused.

"Negotiations haven't started yet! You've already drawn up an agreement? A representative of the Orthodox Union asked angrily.

Joseph Loy replied softly as he sat down in his seat.

"No, it's over."

"You've gone too far! You have no sincerity at all! I'm not going to sign this agreement! We'll see you on the battlefield! ”

The delegate who had spoken earlier angrily got up to leave, and the representatives of the Orthodox Alliance around him also got up.

But they were not able to leave, but were forced back to their seats with bayonets by two Free Alliance soldiers.

Joseph Loy asked unhurriedly, "Are you trying to provoke a civil war?" ”

"You are the ones who will start the civil war!" The Valais representative replied angrily.

"No, I'm giving you a chance. Peace or war, I hope you will choose carefully. ”

"We will not accept your peace, we are federal parliamentarians, and you have no right to restrict our personal freedom and let us go."

"What is your name, sir?" Joseph Loy asked politely.

"Representative of the canton of Valais, Hulocle"

Before he could finish his words, he heard a "bang", and the man fell down clutching his chest.

The gun in Joseph Lowy's hand was still smoking, and Sister Brandy, who was present, immediately let out an exclamation, and the remaining delegates tried to escape, but were stopped by the guards.

"Quiet! Be quiet! Shut up!!! Joseph Loy roared, and the room was quiet at last.

"I just executed the traitors who broke the peace. You can choose to sign here, so that you can still retain your official position and the corresponding benefits.

But if you want to destroy the peace of the peaceful country, Mr. Hulokle is your fate. Okay I don't want to waste time, can I get an answer before I finish this cigarette? ”

Joseph Loy lit a cigar and smoked it with a click.

He looked leisurely, but the representatives of the Orthodox Union were sweating and trembling.

Finally the representative of the canton of St. Gallen walked up to the agreement and signed his name, then the representative of the canton of Aargau, and then the representative of the canton of Ticeno

As soon as everyone saw that someone had signed, they stepped forward one after another to sign their names and stamped the seal of the state government to which they belonged.

In the end, only Sister Brandi from the canton of Lucerne refused to sign.

Joseph Loy was satisfied, but in fact the representatives of the cantons of St. Gallen, Aargau, and Ticeno had long been bribed by him, and it was much more than he expected that only two states would not sign their signatures.

But he still has to curse in his heart, "A group of soft bones is not as good as a woman." If the virtue of the Orthodox Alliance does not perish, then there is no heavenly reason. ”

"You can all leave except Miss Branty."

Three days later, the officials of the Liberal Alliance took the agreement between the two sides to take over the states of the Orthodox Union, but they refused.

The reason was that there was no signature and seal of the State Representative, and this time the Orthodox Union was a little smarter, and they only recognized documents signed by the State Representative and the state governments.

January 26, 1847.

After negotiations between the two sides failed, Joseph Loy declared the Orthodox Union unconstitutional, and the war officially began.

When the news reached Fribourg, the officers of the Orthodox Union could not help but admire the "undefeated" Bishop Minofel.

The bishop had anticipated the war of the Free Alliance long before the negotiations began, so the Fribourg canton was well fed and fortified.

And the armies of the Freedom Alliance really began to encircle on all sides, as the bishop said.

Now, as long as Bishop Minofel said, concentrate your forces to break through a little, and then victory in the war is just around the corner.

In the face of everyone's praise, Bishop Minofel showed extraordinary bearing, and raised his hand to stop the commotion.

"Soldiers! Evil heresies have surrounded us! But the light of the Lord is everywhere! ”

“eghieghoa!” (There were all kinds of noisy cheers, because there were a lot of dialects besides German, Italian, and French.) )

"We have only 50,000 soldiers in Fribourg at this time, but the heretics besieging us have an army of 100,000. But our 50,000 people are like a fist, and their 100,000 are like a blank sheet of paper.

With a single poke of our hands, we can break through their defenses! Soldiers go with me! Sweep away heresy! ”

"Victory!"

"Hooray!"

At the same time as the war began, the Swiss Confederation of Freedoms granted Henri Dufourre the rank of commander-in-chief and general.

To be honest, this veteran of the French Revolution really didn't want to be stained with the blood of his own countrymen, but he knew very well that there were not many experienced generals in Switzerland.

This is not to say that the Swiss did not fight, but that none of them had ever fought in a corps battle, or even commanded a contingent of tens of thousands.

As soon as he took office, Dufort said he would "minimize the evils of war."

His tactics were regular, concentrating his main forces first to take the isolated area of Fribourg.

However, before Dufour's main force was assembled, he received the news that the northern fortress of Fribourg had been attacked.

North of Fribourg, fortress of the Free Alliance.

This time Bishop Minofel could almost be regarded as an all-army attack, and the 50,000-strong army faced a fortress with no more than 500 garrisons, and everyone looked confident.

Although the war had not yet begun, the Jesuit priests were already singing praises to the bishop.

The officers of the Orthodox Alliance were also very confident, and begged Bishop Minofel to speak in front of the battle, and the latter naturally gladly agreed, after all, such a feat as if it was a reconquest of the Holy City was not common.

Bishop Minofel was eloquent, and he spoke for two hours, enough for the defenders to block the road with stones and trees.

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This is the Orthodox Alliance fighter who is watching the enemy army block the road-

After walking for half a day, Bishop Minofel was already dry, and after talking for a long time, he had to ask the attendant to bring him a glass of honey water and drink it all.

"Soldiers! I know you're afraid, afraid, it's human nature. That's why His Holiness the Pope has prepared this for you! ”

At this time, Bishop Minofel had his Jesuit priests carry up several heavy chests, which even stirred up dust when they landed.

The soldiers in the audience whispered.

"His Holiness the Pope has prepared a reward for us."

"Long live the Pope's crown!"

Several officials of the Orthodox Union also felt that it was still the atmosphere of the Papal States, and the surrounding countries had not sent assistance, and it seemed that only God could be relied on.

(Actually, all that aid was sent to the enemy, but they didn't know it at this time.) ）

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