However, as the box was opened, everyone was dumbfounded. It contained neither gold nor silver jewelry, nor a weapon of mass murder, but stacks of yellowed indulgences.

"Soldiers! This is a indulgence consecrated by His Holiness Himself! As long as you take this, even if you commit many sins, you will ascend to heaven without hindrance.

What are you waiting for! Come on! Bishop Minofel shouted.

The morale of the soldiers of the Orthodox Alliance is plummeting, after all, everyone thought it would be something more practical.

Now it's good, the reward is gone, and the morale is gone.

Pius IX actually really wanted to support the Orthodox League of Switzerland, but the Papal States really had no money, and already owed hundreds of millions of francs to the Bank of France, not to mention the principal, and even the interest had to be borrowed from Austria.

So His Majesty the Pope had to send his strongest generals and the loyal Jesuits to help, but they looked a little shabby empty-handed.

At this time, Pius IX's most trusted secretary of state, Palma Moncey, suggested.

"Is it possible to send the unsold indulgences in the Holy City to Switzerland, so that the Orthodox Alliance can not only thank the Holy See for its blessings, but also digest the inventory, after all, the warehouse also costs money.

And this Swiss civil war is tantamount to propaganda for our indulgences, as long as we can make a reputation, orders from various countries will fly like snowflakes, and then we are afraid that we will not be able to recover the costs?

So I think the investment is worth it. ”

The words of the Secretary of State spoke to the heart of Pius IX, to the latter's great satisfaction. However, Pius IX only nodded, believing that he could increase the mystery and make it easier for him to rule by talking less.

Back on the battlefield north of Fribourg, the soldiers of the Orthodox Union were reluctantly driven into the narrow mountain passes.

The soldiers of the other side's Freedom Alliance were also reluctant, and the other side's strength did not know whether it was dozens or hundreds of times that of their own.

They joined the army just to get a better life, not to come here to die.

Maz Dickkinson was the captain company commander in charge of garrisoning the fortress, but he originally had only more than 50 people under his command, and they were all working every day.

However, to say that the conscription method of the Swiss Confederation was really useful, and the whole armament war immediately expanded his company to five hundred.

But he knows everything here, and as a veteran, he knows even more about what the soldiers are thinking.

If he really fights to the end, I am afraid that before the enemy can attack, this group of big-headed soldiers under his command will push him off the cliff.

But then again, the fortress itself is built on the mountain, very strong, and there is only a narrow mountain road in front of it, which is very steep, and there are hundreds of people guarding here, not to mention tens of thousands, even millions of people can't attack it.

"Captain! Enemy! The enemy is coming! ”

The captain of the sentry ran in in a panic.

"What's there to panic about, can they fly up? There were enough rocks and wood thrown just now for them to move for a while. ”

Maz Dickkinson said impatiently, if the young man in front of him was not his sister's own son, he would not bother to care.

"Uncle, didn't you say you were going to run last night?" The Sentinel Captain asked cautiously.

"What stupid things to say! We Swiss have always been the most honest! If you have accepted the employment, how can you run away casually? Moreover, General Dufort gave a lot of military salaries. ”

Listening to his uncle's righteous and strict words, the captain of the sentry was a little confused, and said in his heart: "How is it different from what was said!" ”

The people around were also a little confused, they didn't know what illness the company commander was committing, and there were at least tens of thousands of people under the black pressure under this mountain.

They are not afraid of bullets when they hide in the fortress, but what if the other side uses artillery? The artillery fired directly at close range, and the scene of shotguns, solid bullets, and flowering shells hitting the human body and then flying flesh and blood was repeated in their minds.

Just as they were wondering if to make an accident by pushing the "stubborn" company commander off the cliff, Maz Dickkinson said.

"We'll have to fire at least a few shots worthy of General Dufour."

"Yes! Your Excellency, Captain! ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, Captain Maz Dickkinson had his plan, the spirit of contract is important, but his own life is more important.

However, it was still necessary to put two shots at random, and if the Orthodox League had won, they said that they did not want to kill brothers for the sake of the peace of the Federation, so they gave up the fortress; If the Freedom Alliance won, they can also say that the enemy offensive was too fierce, and they had to retreat when they ran out of ammunition and food.

However, the reality is that a single shot erodes hundreds of meters, and the lookout is invincible. The valley fortress was at least a few hundred meters away from the Orthodox Union army, but as soon as the guns rang out, the road hundreds of meters through the canyon mountain road was "covered with corpses".

Even if someone didn't fall down at the first time, they all fell to the ground after looking around left and right for a while. The soldiers of the Tiantong Alliance behind watched it for a while, and they all shouted and rushed down the mountain road.

"It's witchcraft! The people of the Freedom Alliance have sold their souls to the demons, run away! ”

Captain Maz Dickkinson looked at the rifle in his hand, which looked like a tactical nuclear weapon, and for a moment wondered what to do.

The surrounding soldiers and relatives don't even know where to boast, because there are slots everywhere. You say he's right, but this scene is a bit indescribable

In short, Captain Maz Dickkinson fired a single shot and repelled the tens of thousands of troops of the Orthodox Alliance.

In fact, when the army first began to rout, Bishop Minofel actually planned to organize an exorcism ceremony, but the defeated soldiers fled too quickly and did not give him a chance.

One of the priests, who was unable to escape, was even trampled to death, becoming the only victim of the battle.

When Henri Dufour, the main force of the Swiss Free Alliance arrived, he did not find a battlefield strewn with corpses and smoke, but a mountain of stones and logs.

Captain Maz Dickkinson's cleverness lies in the fact that he did not choose to fight hard or simply give up escaping, but chose the most primitive way of blocking the road with stones and logs.

It is possible to climb over these obstacles, but it is very difficult to climb over these obstacles and then fight the defenders of the fortress, after all, once you climb over, I am afraid that you will not be able to come back.

That's why the Orthodox Alliance army was burned dozens of meters away by Captain Maz Dickkinson.

Although these temporarily conscripted peasants and unemployed workers were not highly educated, they were not stupid, and it was clear that they could die in battle and those who would definitely die in battle.

Moreover, the indulgences of Bishop Minofel and Pius IX were really ineffective, so as soon as the guns rang out, the army of the Orthodox Alliance was routed.

Historically, the army of the Orthodox Alliance was not much stronger, but only two people were killed and swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.

These obstacles are a big problem for the Orthodox Alliance army, and it is also a big problem for the Freedom Alliance army in Dufour.

As a result, Dufour's main force had to carry out three days of wrecker removal work to allow the army to pass.

(End of chapter)