"The army of the commander of the Legion, Christopher I, Earl of Baden, and Lord Burkey have come, the traps ahead of us..."

The ambush chosen by Frenzberg's "Swiss Army" is not far north of Costale, because there is a fork to the south of Costale, one goes south, towards Orten, and the other goes south to the Lucerne region. The other goes southeast to Arau, the capital of the Algo State, and the Habsburg family's ancestral land is also in the mountains in the northeast of Arau.

Whether the princes' coalition forces went to Lucerne or took the Habsburg family's ancestral land, the consequences were not something Frenzberg could bear. Moreover, with two forks, Frenzberg was not sure how the princes' coalition forces went. Therefore, setting the ambush point on the valley avenue in the north of Costall is the best choice.

"How far is the coalition of princes from Burki and the others?" Frenzberg asked after thinking.

"It took about an hour to go. Lord Christopher had scattered a lot of silver coins on the road before. The other party stopped to pick up the money and spent some time..." Spycat reported.

"Good, you go over now, let Burki and the others accelerate, tell them to enter the town of Costa, and then set up defenses on the spot to block enemies who may break through the trap zone." Frenzberg ordered.

"But those traps... Lord Bulk and the others can't get through..."

"I had sent someone to lay the door panels on the trap just now, so it would be fine to let Burki and the others go there. Remember to inform them to get a little bit away and don't step on the trap. There are wooden pickets underneath... When they go there, I will ask someone to remove the door panels."

"Yes!" The spy took the order and left...

And Burki, who received the order, immediately ordered loudly:

"Everyone, speed up! When you get to the front, go scattered and don't walk together! Especially, a little further away from those carriages!" Then, the entire team began to accelerate...

After Bulky's 1,000 people passed, Frenzberg's men hurriedly took the door panels. These door panels could still block the arrows of the coalition forces of the princes...

...

An hour later, the vanguard of the coalition forces also arrived near the town of Costa. Looking at the steep hillsides on both sides of the valley Avenue, the coalition commander Frederick III, the electorate of Saxony, instinctively felt uncomfortable, and always felt that he had forgotten something...

But looking around from afar, you can't see anything wrong. After all, Frenzberg has learned from Marin for a long time, so he naturally knows how to disguise. How can people easily see the problem?

But Frederick III, who was cautious by nature, changed the way of cavalry walking in front, allowing German mercenaries, mainly infantry, to walk in front. He and the nobles, as well as a large number of knights, to walk in the middle and behind.

In fact, what Frederick III always felt that he had forgotten was the mountain ambush battle in which Marin ambushed Charles VIII 18 years ago. However, because 18 years have passed, and the ambush was fought in the middle of the night, and now it is daytime... Therefore, Frederick III did not remember it for a moment...

...

On the distant hill, Frenzberg, who was observing with a telescope, was a little anxious - what's going on? Did the other party find out?

But after observation, it seemed that it was not discovered. After analysis, Frenzberg finally determined that the other party was out of caution, rather than discovering the ambush...

But the problem is that the ambush he arranged was basically concentrated in the front, and he planned to attack the noble convoy and the Knight Group in front. Now, the noble convoy and the Knight Group have gone to the middle...

"Transfer to my order. The elite soldiers stood up and bent down and moved backward from the tunnel. The target was - the opponent's convoy and the knights' troops! Remember, you will never be allowed to emerge!"

In the past two or three days, Frenzberg had asked his subordinates to use engineer shovels to dig a half-person-high tunnel on each hillside. Now Frenzberg's soldiers are lying in the tunnel, waiting for Frenzberg to issue an attack order...

After receiving the order, the three thousand elite soldiers who were originally planning to rush down in front and attacked each other, stood up and walked from the tunnel to the back. Even the tunnel opposite Frenzberg also passed the message through a hidden area through a gesture from the hillside, and received the order.

...

Fortunately, the coalition of the princes took a lot of time to change the formation, which made Frenzberg's time to mobilize troops very sufficient. After all, the cavalry and infantry of the princes also waste time to change positions.

In fact, when the cavalry and infantry of the princes are transferred, it is most suitable for attack. However, the position is wrong and the opponent has not entered the ambush circle. The main reason is that the opponent's princes' convoy and cavalry units have not entered the circle.

As a student of Marin, Frenzberg even said that "shooting people first, shooting horses, capturing the thief first." He knew that although the vassal coalition had 50,000 or 60,000 people, the real essence was still the 10,000 cavalry. As for infantry, most of them were mercenaries and recruiting soldiers. Even if the infantry died, the nobles would not feel sorry for them. Because as long as they spend money, they could recruit them again. Only those cavalry units that were vassals and confidants were the foundation of the vassal states.

These plate-armored knights and heavy cavalrymen from the Knight family are not only the core of the army of the vassal states, but also serve as local officials of the vassal states. Because the literacy rate in Europe is now very low. These rude knights are the largest literacy group.

Therefore, in many vassal states, the method of "fixed knights in charge of rural administration" was implemented, allowing those knights to take charge of local military and political affairs. After all, there are too few people who know how to read in the countryside, and in addition, hiring literate civil servants has to pay an extra salary. It is better to let these knights take charge. Only in towns can those intellectuals be appointed to manage them.

Similarly, even the Ming Dynasty, which had a high literacy rate, did not have enough officials to manage the countryside. Therefore, the countryside of the Ming Dynasty was mainly managed by the clans, gentry and country scholars. As for county officials, they did not go to the countryside at all.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Ming Dynasty, which had a higher literacy rate, did not have enough officials to manage the countryside, let alone Europe, which had a lower literacy rate? Therefore, in the European countryside, these little feudal lords have always been in charge. Although these knights have low cultural level, they are always better than illiterate.

Therefore, as long as these knights are eliminated, they can not only attack the opponent's military power, but also cause chaos in the other party's domestic rural management.

Moreover, if you catch the knight, the other party will have to pay the ransom. Unlike the conscripted soldiers, you will be captured and the princes don’t care…

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After exchanging positions, the mercenaries in the front row of the coalition forces of the princes lined up into a snake formation in an orderly manner and marched forward...

When the princes in the middle approached the predetermined position under the protection of the knights, the mercenaries in front also stepped on the trap...

"ah--"

“There are traps!”

"John was poked to death by the wooden picket in the trap!"

...

The mercenaries in the front row were in chaos...

"What? Trap? Could it be..." Frederick III was shocked, and then a sense of familiarity surged into his heart...

"Oh no! There is an ambush! Turn around and retreat!"

"Change! Retreat!" Frederick III shouted with all his strength. He finally remembered the valley ambush, which was a big deal that Marin had done. And the enemy commander Frenzberg was once Marin's subordinate...

...

At this time, Frenzberg had just arrived at the predetermined position with his elite troops. Seeing that the enemy had actually started to turn around, he suddenly became anxious.

He stood up from the tunnel on the hillside, pulled out his command knife, and shouted:

"Attack! Attack!"

Then, the soldiers of the "Swiss Army" of Habsburg emerged one after another, raised their stones and smashed them down...

"Is there really an ambush?" Many soldiers of the coalition forces of the princes had not yet reacted. But soon, the stones falling from the sky caused huge casualties to the coalition forces on the mountain road...

"Ah-My head was injured!" someone screamed.

"My legs..."

"My arm..."

...

These are still alive, and some unlucky guys were shot directly by stones and died on the spot...

In order to avoid the stones rolling down the hillside, the coalition of princes on the mountain road dodged left and right, and the long snake formation was twisted so much...

At this time, many of the vassal coalition forces in the second half had already completed their turn and began to escape...

Frenzberg suddenly became anxious - if the princes and cavalry could not be left behind, even if he won, it would not be of great value. So he made up his mind, raised his command knife again, and shouted:

"The warriors of the stormtrooper (the suicide squad specifically responsible for the storm), the enemy is about to escape, and they must not be allowed to escape! Now, you pick up your swords and guns, rush down with me, kill the enemy cavalry formation, kill those cavalry, and capture the vehicles where the hostile princes are located!"

"Your will!" The elites of the three thousand stormtroopers shouted in unison, shaking the valley.

"Except for the stormtroopers, other people who don't throw stones or shoot, follow me down the mountain to chase after me!" Frenzberg asked those soldiers who did not throw stones and shoot enemies on the mountain to search...

Before going down the mountain, looking at the narrow mountain road, Frenzberg remembered a passionate slogan that Marin had once shouted, and couldn't help but shout it out:
Chapter completed!