The town of Meers at the intersection of Tamina Canyon and the Rhine Valley in Switzerland is the intersection of the Graubinden area, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the State of St. Gallen, and belongs to the St. Gallen area.

At this time, the state of St. Gallen had not yet been established, and the political power was relatively complicated. Some areas had joined the Swiss alliance, while some were still neutral. St. Gallen was strictly considered a bishop. However, the forces such as Appenzell and Togenberg in the jurisdiction were not controlled by the church. These forces all tended to be the Swiss alliance, but had not yet expressed their intention to join. After all, the Swiss had not yet completely defeated the emperor, and the three major forces decided to see.

However, in the battle of the Swiss attack on Graubinden, the forces of St. Gallen acquiesced the passage of the Swiss army. Because, from the north to the state of Graubinden, only the Tamina Gorge, southeast of the St. Gallen region, entered the Rhine Gorge. Then, follow the Rhine Gorge and arrived at the Graubinden region.

When I learned that the Swiss army was about to come, the emperor sent troops to cross the turbulent upper reaches of the Rhine River (this section, the east valley of the Rhine River belongs to Graubinden, and the narrow area in the west of the river belongs to St. Gallen), occupied Meers, and built solid fortifications to resist the attack of the Swiss.

Because the valley was narrow and the Swiss could not use it, they had to mobilize artillery to bombard the defense line and try to break through the Tamina Canyon. At the same time, in the space of shelling, the Swiss would also send people to forcefully climb the city walls ordered by Maximilian I, hoping to forcibly capture Meles and open the road.

The Swiss did not have artillery themselves, but King Louis XII of France supported the Swiss to take down Graubinden. Because Louis XII hoped that the Swiss would seize Graubinden and cut off the road to Maximilian I interfere in Italy - the Mistyre Valley. So the French sent a lot of artillery for free and also artillery to assist the Swiss in attacking the tough situation. In addition to the Swiss's fearless attack, the Meers' defense line was in danger many times.

But Maximilian I knew the importance of this place and sent many elite troops to guard it. If the Olitian soldiers were on the plains, they might not be able to defeat the Swiss. However, relying on the strong defense line, they could barely withstand the attack of the Swiss. However, under the fire of the French, they were not feeling well and the war was damaged relatively.

At the end of November, Frenzberg finally led reinforcements from Liechtenstein to the Emperor's control area along the Rhine Valley.

The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swabian League were neighbors and had close relationships. Therefore, Frenzberg's reinforcements passed smoothly, including the 20 front-mounted bronze three-pound cannons brought by Frenzberg. Fortunately, the three-pound cannons were easy to maneuver. If he had heavier cannons, he could not reach Meers in the plateau canyon through the rugged mountain roads.

After arriving at Meles, Frenzberg went to Kur first and met Maximilian I, who was in charge, and expressed his loyalty. The emperor was very happy that Marin could send reinforcements. Although he felt that there were a few people, he could also express his understanding given Marin's situation.

After encouraging Frenzberg, Maximilian I sent Frenzberg to Meers again, and asked them to block the Swiss attack. Of course, the emperor also needed to provide Frenzberg's army with enough gunpowder and lead blocks, as well as shells. After all, Frenzberg brought 800 musketeers and 20 three-pound cannons, and the gunpowder was in high demand.

However, despite the consumption of a lot of gunpowder, it is very worth it. After Frenzberg and his men came onto the Meers' defense line, the power of the musketeers was immediately highlighted...

Although the Swiss were brave and fearless, many vanguard soldiers also wore chest armor and helmets, they encountered muskets. The Swiss mercenaries who bravely climbed the high wall had to be bombarded by musketmen like dumplings...

You know, Frenzberg brought 800 musketeers, shooting three stages, and 266 musketeers shot at the same time in each round. However, the defense line of Meers was not wide, and 266 musketeers fired together, and the attack of the Swiss mercenaries was immediately shot back.

The unwilling Swiss stopped their strong attack and pulled out 20 rear-mounted bronze cannons given by the French, and began to slam the city wall. But Frenzberg also brought artillery. So Frenzberg also pulled the three-pound bronze cannons in front to the city wall and began to slam the French cannons...

You should know that the rear-loading guns (that is, Franco machine cannons) of this era are poorly held back and are not as powerful as the front-loading guns. Therefore, in the artillery battle, Frenzberg's artillery gained the upper hand, and the Swiss had to retreat.

After a few days of fierce battle, the Swiss suffered huge losses and had to stop the attack in full. Of course, Maximilian I also spent a lot of gunpowder, which made him feel very distressed. You know, gunpowder is very expensive these days, "A cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold." Therefore, while enjoying victory, Maximilian I was also extremely distressed about the consumption of gunpowder. But no matter what, victory is the most important. Compared with the control of the huge Graubinden area, the large investment in gunpowder is still insignificant.

Under the attack of the guns and cannons of the soldiers under Frenzberg, it was really difficult to attack Meles. In desperation, the Swiss had to find another way. After all, Graubinden still had a pass to attack. So, only a part of the Swiss army on the north road, leaving only a part of the people, and the rest, were pulled to the west, intending to open Graubinden's defense from the west. As long as they enter the Graubinden area, the Swiss were completely confident to defeat the Austrian army and complete the occupation and control of the Graubinden area of ​​more than 7,000 square kilometers.

Even after controlling the Graubinden area, the Swiss could directly threaten western Austria and cut off Austria's route to Italy.

It can be said that whoever controls Graubinden will take the initiative. Maximilian I will have the ability to interfere in Italy and can also use the steep terrain to block the Swiss.

The Swiss also have their own strategic goals. They are not to occupy Graubinden, but because, if they control Graubinden, they can threaten Austria's security. Threatening Austria's security can make Maximilian I surrender and agree to the Swiss autonomy.

The biggest wish of the Swiss people was to hope that the Habsburg family would give up their coveting of Swiss territory and allow Switzerland to be highly autonomous. But this was very difficult, because most of Switzerland was originally the territory of the Habsburg family, but it was forcibly divided from the Habsburg family during the Luxembourg Dynasty. Therefore, the Habsburg family has always been resentful and hopes to retake these territories.

You know, the Argo State of Switzerland is the birthplace of the Habsburg family. Faced with the ancestral land, the Habsburg family certainly refused to give up.

Therefore, the Swiss wanted to force the Habsburg family to give up their covetousness of Switzerland and gain a high degree of autonomy (in fact, there is no difference between them and independence).

In original history, after being involved in the Swabian War, Maximilian I was defeated by the Swiss and was forced to agree to Swiss autonomy.

But because of Marin's intervention and in this time and space, Maximilian I was busy occupying Graubinden and did not rush to intervene in the War of Jinshi Wabian, so naturally he was not defeated by the Swiss and signed the clause agreeing to the Swiss autonomy.

Therefore, the Swiss were naturally unwilling to accept their political goals. Originally, Maximilian I did not interfere with the War of the Jinshi Wabian, and the Swiss were not willing to provoke them. But after Maximilian I finally couldn't help but intervene, the Swiss suddenly targeted the emperor in order to force the emperor to agree to Swiss autonomy and ask the Habsburg family to give up their covetousness of Swiss land.

Therefore, the Swiss were unwilling to give up before they achieved this goal. Although Meers, north of the Graubinden area, did not win, the Swiss quickly mobilized the main force to attack the pass west of Graubinden. In short, if they did not enter Graubinden and forced the emperor to agree with their political demands, the Swiss would not give up...
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