However, soon they could not laugh anymore, because the canton of Zug actually surrendered.

The top brass of the Orthodox Alliance made a lot of efforts and spent a lot of resources to hold the canton of Zug, but the result was surrender without a fight, which was a great blow to morale.

Even more demoralizing was the announcement by General Frey Holosey of the Freedom Alliance that he had routed the main mercenary force of the Orthodox Alliance, and that the rest of the forces had largely surrendered.

Once again, the entire Orthodox Union was at a huge disadvantage, and there were rumors that the remaining states were also privately in contact with the Joseph Lowy-led government.

The two heads of the Orthodox Alliance fell into despair, but they always looked at Archduke Karl from time to time, hoping to get an answer like "Austrian reinforcements will arrive soon".

But all they get is a reassurance: "Don't worry, I'm here." This war. Won't lose. ”

Archduke Karl was more aware of the situation at this time, he knew that the war had just begun, and the so-called Orthodox Union did not have a strong leader at all.

There is no need to fight at all, but civil strife caused by mistrust and fear can bring down the entire country.

Therefore, the Orthodox Alliance still needs a big victory to stabilize its position, which is an almost impossible task for the Orthodox Alliance, which is in an absolutely inferior position at this time.

Fortunately, Dufort had already lost a considerable number of troops due to the light enemy advance, so he should have considered bypassing Loisburg again, or waiting for reinforcements before making plans.

Archduke Karl intended to meet the main forces of Augustin Keller in Schwyz, and according to intelligence from both the Orthodox Alliance and Austria, Augustin Keller's main forces did not intend to garrison after conquering the canton of Zug, but wanted to go downstream.

To be honest, Augustin Keller's military literacy was much worse than Dufour's, the former won in the canton of Zug without a single soldier, and the previous battle in Fribourg made him feel that fighting was just that.

So Augustin Keller, a general who had come out of parliament, took it for granted that he ordered his troops to go down the river, preparing to take Schwyz again.

He directly ordered the forced requisition of all the ships on Lake Zug, and then rushed directly to Schwyz without hesitation.

At this time, the government of Schwyz and the army had a conflict, and the army felt that it should fight with Augustin Keller, although its own troops were insufficient, but it could push the other side back into the lake while the opponent's foothold was not stable.

And the state government felt that it was okay to talk, and it was a big deal to surrender like the cantons of Fribourg and Zug.

While the two sides were arguing, Archduke Karl came with the main forces of the Orthodox Alliance, and Konstantin Sigwater and Ulrich Salis saw that the enemy had landed, and Schwyz dismissed the local officials without firing a single shot.

Several state legislators who were going to negotiate were put in jail, and just when everyone thought it was time to do a big job, Archduke Karl told the soldiers to rest first and then go to the showdown with Augustine Keller the next day.

"Why? Aren't we just sitting back and watching each other escape? ”

Field Marshal Ulrich Salis asked puzzled, although he was not a military genius, but he understood the truth of half-crossing.

It was in this way that Prince Eugen inflicted a heavy blow on the main forces of Mustafa II with only the vanguard, creating an exaggerated exchange ratio of 1 to 50.

Now Augustin Keller was obviously careless, and at this time the main force of the Orthodox Alliance, plus the local troops in Schwyz, numbered nearly 40,000 men, as long as the other side had not yet fully crossed the river.

Not to mention playing a 1-50 exchange ratio, as long as it is 1-2 and 1-3, it will be enough to go down in history forever.

Archduke Karl naturally knew this, but the shipping capacity of the ships on Lake Zug was limited, and they could transport about 10,000 people in a day, and 10,000 people was really not a big victory.

Therefore, not only can you not attack in advance, but you also have to let the opponent rest assured and boldly move.

"You have a point, so I think you should send someone to deliver the surrender."

"Huh!?" The crowd exclaimed, "Isn't our blood shed in vain?" ”

"No, not for you to really surrender, but for Augustin Keller to think that Schwyz will surrender like Zug."

"Can they believe it?"

Grand Duke Karl was a little helpless, he began to miss his staff officers, at least this kind of thing didn't have to be taught by himself.

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"But what if there are too many people crossing the river on the other side, and we can't beat it?"

An officer asked in a whisper.

Archduke Karl held his forehead, and Ulrich Salis on the side scolded.

"The battle hasn't been fought yet, how do you know you can't fight?"

The officer muttered something quietly.

"That battle hasn't been fought yet, how do you know you can fight it?"

"You!."

Ulrich Salis was so angry that if an officer in another country dared to speak like this, he would have been convicted of confusing the army by his superiors.

It's just that the so-called Orthodox Union in Switzerland is just a loose organization of a few states, and the so-called leadership core is even weaker, and they still want to negotiate a solution with the Free Alliance.

In the end, Archduke Karl had to come forward to play a round.

"Tomorrow's battle, the Lucerne army will take the lead, and you can wait and see later, and you can choose to join or surrender outright."

Although the atmosphere was more awkward, the dispute finally subsided.

Augustin Keller was so happy when he received the surrender letter from the governor of Schwyz that he directly ordered his troops to turn on carnival mode.

Some lieutenants thought things were very strange, but Augustin Keller didn't care.

"Have you ever fought?"

"Nope."

"Then you know the! We have 50,000 troops, Schwyz has more than 10,000 troops, and tomorrow we will be able to gather 30,000 troops, what can they do if they don't surrender? ”

"But the other states of the Orthodox Union still have armies."

"There's a fart! The main force led by General Dufort is still in the west! Do they dare to withdraw? And you just look at the Orthodox Alliance, these miscellaneous things, even the ruffians and hooligans are not as good, if they have no courage, no guts, they will surrender!

God forbid, the Federation does not want to shed too much blood, otherwise they will all have to die. Ha ha! Be happy! Go find a girl, today I'll please! ”

As soon as Augustine Keller's words came out, the audience immediately boiled, and the officers joined the carnival army one after another.

However, a small number of officers were not at ease, and they urged the troops to cross the river overnight.

The next morning, the sun rose as usual.

Although it was a carnival, only a few officers were able to participate, and most of the soldiers were busy all night under the supervision of some officers, and a simple barracks was built.

The soldiers who crossed the river all night were also physically and mentally exhausted, but they still went to get food first under the urging of the sergeant, and then rested after eating, so that it was easier to recover their strength.

Augustin Keller stretched his waist and walked to the river, supported by two makeshift military prostitutes, ready to wash himself in a stinky sweat last night.

Then they heard the snare drums, and the camp alarm bells rang wildly.