Chapter 533 Everyone sends troops together
Kosdorf chose the spring of 1036 to invade the south, which made the entire Rhine League very uncomfortable.
The Rhine League occupied Linden City in the middle and upper reaches of the Elbe River in 1034. In the past two years, its operations have gained a firm foothold. It is expected that the railway to the Duchy of Wesson will be built this year and the railway to Han next year. Horse city.
At the same time, the railway invested by the Principality of Mainz extends northward from the railway networks of the three principalities of the Upstream Regional Cooperation Organization and is expected to reach Cologne this year.
The railway invested by the royal family is also extending from Cologne City to Hanma City and Linden City, and is expected to be opened to traffic next year.
According to the plan, after several railways are completed next year, the Rhine League will begin a large-scale attack on the east bank of the Elbe River using Hanma City in the north and Linden City in the south as fulcrums.
Now the Kingdom of Gaul is involved in the civil war of the Kingdom of Tarago, the Osmaga Empire is internally unstable, the Kingdom of Piast has captured the three Yelgarods in the east, and regaining its homeland is just around the corner. .
As a result, the Kingdom of Sverriers crossed the sea and moved south. Firstly, it threatened the northern flank of the Rhine League. Secondly, it attracted the attention of the Piast Kingdom back to the area east of the Elbe River in the west. The strategic environment suddenly changed. Gotta get bad.
There are currently no fools among the nobles in power in the Rhine League. Even Rudolf believes that the target of the Kingdom of Sverrier must be more than just the Kingdom of Damma. After Kosdorf occupied the Kingdom of Damma, he went south to the wealthy Hanma City. With the surrounding agricultural area, there is no reason not to occupy it.
In the conference room of the telegraph office, Count Pisto revealed to Frederick the bottom line of the Rhine Alliance: "The Kingdom of Denmark wants us to send troops to expel the army of the Kingdom of Sverriers. The domestic opinion is to defend If the Kingdom of Sverriers attacks, it will use defense to consume their strength. In the future, they can wait for an opportunity to occupy the captured area east of the Elbe River in the name of expelling them.”
Frederick could see that the nobles of the Rhine League had not changed their stated goal. They just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then the fishermen would benefit.
From the perspective of the Rhine League, there is no problem with this strategy, and it can save a lot of trouble.
As for the Kingdom of Danma, Frederick asked Count Pisto: "Are we also going to occupy the Kingdom of Danma?"
Count Pisto said seriously: "Sorry, I didn’t hear clearly what you said just now.”
The two looked at each other and laughed. If the Kingdom of Danma is destroyed and the army of the Rhine Alliance drives out the occupying forces of the Kingdom of Sverrier, this land will be destroyed. It's from the Rhine League.
Frederick had some thoughts about the land of the Kingdom of Dama.
This time Kosdorf occupied the Kingdom of Danma first, and could rely on the Kingdom of Sverier at the southern end of the Dark Land, the Simbrica Peninsula of the Kingdom of Danma, and Lanxi Island to gain geographical advantages. The eastern part of the North Sea was firmly sealed off.
After the Battle of the Elbe nine years ago, Frederick planned to dig a canal south of the Cimbrica Peninsula so that sea ships could bypass the Cimbrica Peninsula and the many islands to its east. Blockade travel between the two sea areas, while reducing the navigation distance by nearly 800 kilometers.
But the Danma Kingdom did not agree at that time and had no choice but to give up.
So Frederick had reason to keep pace with the other nobles of the Rhine League and take the canal into his own hands, which was equivalent to holding a chicken that laid golden eggs.
Frederick asked Count Pisto to convey his request back to the city of Cologne. He wanted the canal area about one hundred kilometers long and twenty kilometers wide. Everyone else was free to do whatever they wanted. As soon as the Duke of Wesson agreed, he would immediately send troops.
Count Pistol asked his confidant to send a telegram. There was no one else in the conference room. He pretended to be casual and asked: "Archduke Wesson, I heard that you and Margaery of the Kingdom of Danma The relationship between the special queens is very special?"
Frederick was stunned and replied: "There is no such thing, who did you hear that?"
Frederick? Lie and Margaret only met once after the Battle of the Elbe, eight years ago. He only remembered that she spoke inappropriately and was so angry that he beat her once.
Count Pisto breathed a sigh of relief when Frederick said this, and said casually: "I think someone is spreading rumors."
The nobles of the Rhine League were most afraid that Frederick would be out of step with everyone due to personal reasons and send troops to participate in the war in the Kingdom of Damma. In the end, they would not be able to take over the land of the Kingdom of Damma.
Now that he says he has nothing to do with Margaret, it really means it doesn’t matter, even if he really had a relationship before, it doesn’t count. "I have a question to say." Frederick made Count Pistor nervous. "There are some members of the Elbe Convention Organization along the eastern coast of the Elbe River. This war may affect them, so this organization may There are troops stationed there.”
Count Pisto knew about this organization and asked with some surprise: “This organization has an army?”
The Elbe Treaty Organization is doing business. Yes, there are banks and a parliament that regulates internal conflicts, but I haven’t heard of an army.
Frederick shrugged and said: "The army has not been established yet. I plan to send a telegram back later for other members to discuss. If it is passed, I will hire retired veterans to form an army for defense."
Pi Earl Stowe rolled his eyes and said to him: "Why don't you coordinate with us? Our garrison needs their help for supplies and intelligence."
Frederick nodded. This matter is easy to handle. He can take the lead. Bringing in big business can strengthen the cohesion among members.
Count Pisto asked another question of great concern: "How many troops can the Principality of Wesson send?"
Frederick did not answer immediately, but began to think.
The third division of the Wesson Army will go out in June. This is an established matter and will not change.
After the Third Division left, the two main divisions in the territory, the First Division and the Second Division, had to come to hold the place.
The north, west and south directions of the Principality of Wesson are okay and are basically allies. However, the Bohemian region to the east has been affected by the influence of the Osmaga Empire and the Piast Kingdom for many years. The tug-of-war has been severely disrupted, social order has collapsed, and something could easily go wrong, requiring another main force to watch.
Don't worry about the second-line troops. They are mainly city defense troops who maintain law and order, and border guards who detect smuggling at the border.
Not to mention the city defense troops, if the border guards were removed, those people would dare to smuggle out the tractors and fertilizers that Frederick subsidized and sold to local farmers at a low price.
Now there are people smuggling urea like ants moving, one and a half pounds at a time, and the little they add adds up to a lot. They dare to use horse-drawn carriages to pull it when the border guards are gone.
The main division sent cannot be deployed dispersedly, so it cannot take into account the member states of the Elbe Treaty Organization.
Frederick decided to return a team to the establishment.
The Black Iron Security Company is a holster company he established eight years ago for military training. It mainly sends outstanding soldiers to the area east of the Elbe River to gain experience as mercenaries and allows military school students to intern. At the same time, it solves the problems of some veterans. There are two to three thousand people employed.
Frederick intended to adapt this company into the main body of the military force of the Elbe Treaty Organization, which was sufficient as a defensive force.
The city of Cologne quickly called back and agreed to Frederick's request for a new canal.
Anyway, the land is still in the hands of the Danma Kingdom, so I agreed.
Frederick immediately decided: "Okay, I will immediately arrange for the first division to be ready and set off as soon as the order comes."
A big stone fell in Count Pisto's heart, and Wei Grand Duke Mori has sent out the main force. This battle will not be lost no matter what.
Cologne City is also ecstatic. With the golden thigh, it is difficult for them to lose.
The Rhine League was activated instantly, and grain sales on the market began to be controlled. The main force of each lord's private army was given extra meals and training every day, and each village began to draw lots to recruit farmers.
(End of this chapter)