After the farce of the emperor's assassination, all the guests present were controlled by the emperor's subordinates, and they were not allowed to return to the city. The next day, the main commander of the emperor's army, Count Heinrich von Fürstenberg (the chief general who died in the Swabian War), took the opportunity to search for the assassins in the name of progress and took the The guests attending the banquet entered the city together.
However, Heinrich von Fürstenberg came to the city with several thousand people. After entering the city, he immediately took control of the city gates and re-arrested the local nobles who had been released for the convenience of entering the city.
As a result, the local noble leaders finally realized that the emperor wanted to control the city of Chur...
However, it was too late. Not only were the main leaders of the three local alliances in Graubünden under control, but the Habsburg army after entering the city also strictly controlled all the city gates, prohibiting anyone from going out, in order to "search and arrest In the name of "Assassin", arrest those important members of the three major alliances who did not go to the banquet. Even the distinguished Archbishop of Chur was restricted in his movements.
In this way, the main members of the three major alliances were either arrested or trapped in the city, unable to ask for help from the Swiss alliance at all.
Moreover, in order to prevent the towns to the west of Chur from surrendering to the Swiss Confederation, Maximilian I instructed Heinrich von Fürstenberg to divide his troops quickly and go west to capture several cities close to the Swiss Confederation. towns, without giving them reaction time and access to the Swiss League. Similarly, the emperor also sent troops to attack the northern pass...
The terrain of Graubünden is very complicated, and there are only a few mountain roads connected to the west and north. It is precisely because of the inconvenient transportation and the poor communication between the Graubünden region and other regions in Switzerland that it has not joined the Swiss Union.
Maximilian I obviously also knew the terrain of Graubünden. He knew that as long as he sent troops to control the passes leading to the west and north and stationed a few thousand people, he would be able to resist the attack of tens of thousands of Swiss.
The Swiss are brave in battle, but as long as they don't face them on the plain, the army of the Habsburg family, relying on the cover of the city wall, can also resist it. After all, the Habsburg family's army is considered top-notch in terms of combat effectiveness in the German region, but it is much worse than the Swiss. Compared with other princes, the army of the Habsburg family is not bad at all.
As for the eastern and southern regions of Graubünden, Maximilian I was in no hurry. Because, sooner or later, these areas are the fat in his mouth. Not to mention the eastern region, directly facing the Tyrol region controlled by the Habsburg family. To the south, it is separated from Italy by the Alps. Not to mention the tall and steep Alps, and the Shannan area is the Duke of Milan, the emperor's ally. Therefore, there is no uncontrollable factor in the south, and enemies will not emerge to compete with the emperor for territory.
Of course, Maximilian I was not unprepared. At the junction of the east and Graubünden, Maximilian I had quietly deployed 5,000 soldiers and horses, ready to attack the east of Graubünden at any time.
Moreover, the 1,000 soldiers sent by the emperor to the Mistel Valley to fight in the front line, it's time to do it now...
Sure enough, on the agreed date, the Habsburg family army, which had been "waiting" for the arrival of the emperor's main force in the Mistel Valley, suddenly turned against the local garrison, attacked the garrison camp, and took control of the Mistel Valley.
The local controlling force in Mistel Valley, the Alliance of Ten Jurisdictions, responded quickly and wanted to send troops to retake the area. However, on the same day, on the eastern border, 5,000 Habsburg family troops entered the area controlled by the Ten-District Alliance.
In fact, the Habsburg family had infiltrated the neighboring alliance of ten jurisdictions for many years. Therefore, when the emperor's army entered the territory of the alliance of ten jurisdictions, many local forces cooperated and acted as leading parties.
In this way, the eastern region was quickly controlled by the emperor's army. Only the southern region remains, which has not yet been controlled. However, the southern area of Graubünden is mostly mountainous and there are not many river valleys. It was originally the poorest and underdeveloped area of Graubünden. Anyway, as long as the three directions of east, west and north are controlled, there is no need to rush to control the southern region. Because there is no local power here. When the other three directions are settled down, as long as a troop is sent over, this side can be controlled smoothly.
The battle for control of the passes to the west and north was a near-miss. Because the passes in these two directions were built to defend against foreign enemies, and did not pay attention to defending against internal attacks.
Therefore, when the troops of the Habsburg family appeared behind several passes, although they were resisted, they eventually fell into the hands of the Habsburg family because of the lack of defense behind the passes.
After the Swiss League in the west learned of the news of Graubünden's change of ownership, it was already too late. Thousands of troops were stationed at several passes leading to Graubünden. Moreover, Graubünden's request for help has never been delivered. Therefore, the Swiss Union was unprepared for the fall of Graubünden. By the time they reacted, the other party had already controlled the traffic arteries.
Allies are already dead, and there is no request for help sent. Even if the Swiss Union is dissatisfied, there is no reason to send troops. Even if troops are sent, it will take a huge price to win a few passes.
Among them, the Swiss are in a state of hostility with the Swabian League in the northeast. If they go all out to attack the pass of Graubünden, it may give the Swabian League in the northeast an opportunity to take advantage of.
Therefore, the Swiss decided not to gnaw at the tough bones of the Graubünden Pass for the time being, but the emperor's ally, the Swabian League, will next bear the anger of the Swiss League... because, in comparison, the Swabian League This alliance is a soft persimmon that is easier to pinch...
When Marin rushed to Chur with 300 cavalry, this side was already under the control of the emperor's army. At the city gate, Marin accidentally saw Bowen Gardner, a former subordinate who had been promoted to the leader of the phalanx...
Bowen Gardner was one of the two knights specially arranged by the emperor to enter Marin's phalanx. After learning the method of military training with Marin, he returned to the Habsburg family army. Bowen Gardner It was reused by the emperor.
Moreover, Bowen Gardner, who has learned Marin's strict modern army training methods, trained the army, not to mention the combat effectiveness, but the army's discipline and mental outlook, which are far beyond the army of this era. Therefore, when the emperor was happy, he promoted Bowen Gardner and Height Basque, who had been with Marin, to the ranks of the phalanx.
When Marin arrived at the north gate of Chur City, he happened to meet Bowen Gardner who was in charge of guarding the north gate. When old friends meet, it's natural to exchange pleasantries.
Bowen Gardner still has a good impression of Marin, his former boss. Not to mention anything else, relying on the military training skills learned from Marin, he was promoted from a company captain to a phalanx leader, which benefited him endlessly.
You know, most of the general phalanx leaders are barons. Only knights who are highly valued are eligible to be the leader of the phalanx. Obviously, because of "outstanding ability", Bowen Gardner has become a very popular knight, so he became the captain of the phalanx at a young age.
Therefore, Bowen Gardner was very happy about Marin's arrival, and warmly invited Marin to drink. However, as soon as Marin arrived, he "heard" that the emperor was "assassinated", so naturally he had to show his loyalty first. After "inquiring" from Bowen Gardner about the bad news of "the assassination of the emperor", Marin "disregarded greetings with his old friends" and went straight to the emperor in the city with the Mongolian doctor and the medicines he had prepared. Go to the mansion where you are. And the 300 cavalrymen under him were handed over to Bowen Gardner according to the rules. Beside Marin, only Kahn and other powerful bodyguards remained, accompanied by two Mongolian doctors...