Chapter 788 Bishop Minofel
After thinking for about a minute, the representative of the Orthodox Alliance signed the document and stamped it with a seal symbolizing the supreme power of the Orthodox Alliance.
After returning to Lucerne, the representative handed over all his powers to the then State Secretary Konstantin Sigvort.
A month later, tax collectors from the Liberal Alliance began to enter the states of the Orthodox Alliance to prepare to take over state taxation.
Only then did the states of the Orthodox Union discover that their state representatives had actually sold their states' fiscal and taxation powers to their enemies.
When angry people began to search for the representative, the latter had already arrived in the United States and lived a wealthy and leisurely life.
Of course, the money also came from the alliance's reserve fund, and half of the money raised for the war was directly taken away.
In order not to alarm the bank, the representative specially found a French black marketeer to help. The intermediary fee was already close to one million Swiss francs.
This incident directly put the Orthodox Alliance into a passive situation, but fortunately, it was only a personal signature of the state representative and not recognized by the states.
Since the power of fiscal and taxation is related to the livelihood of each state, it is naturally not easy to give up. Therefore, the tax officials of the Free Alliance have been rejected. No state in the Orthodox Alliance is willing to give up its power of fiscal and taxation.
This situation cannot continue forever. The Orthodox Alliance proposed a negotiated settlement, but the Free Alliance obviously did not want to negotiate. When the former thought that things would continue to be stalemate, the latter issued an ultimatum.
"If the two sides cannot reach an agreement, then the Federation will declare the Orthodox Alliance unconstitutional."
When things have developed to this point, both sides have understood that a war is inevitable. The Free Alliance has notified the British ambassador before, so the news of the Swiss Civil War is already on its way to Britain.
In addition, the Freedom Alliance has also made many deployments, and has been intensifying its troops over the years. Although it did not meet the expectations of veteran Dufour, it still managed to create an army of 130,000 people, but the equipment was ridiculously poor.
In order to ensure victory, the Free Alliance will seal various mountain passes while the great powers intervene, and at the same time send fleets to intercept all ships on Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, waiting for the British to deal with the great powers.
But before that, the Free Alliance must win the war, otherwise everything will be in vain.
The Orthodox Alliance was much more chaotic. In addition to a group of idiots who naively believed that the Free Alliance would come to Lucerne (the nominal capital of Switzerland at this time) to negotiate, there were also Jesuit priests from the Papal States who were causing trouble.
That’s right! Pius IX came again, and this time he sent the strongest general in the Papal State, Bishop Minofil the "Invincible".
This man only participated in three battles in his life. One was to wipe out an army of unbelievers who desecrated the holy city. In fact, he was a criminal gang composed of only three people.
Another time was the elimination of an evil witch and her evil army, which was actually an old woman and her five sons who couldn't pay taxes.
The last time, and the greatest victory achieved by the Papal States in recent years, Bishop Minofil the "Invincible" led half a million Papal State troops (actually 20,000) to put down the rebellion in San Marino.
Note: At that time, San Marino had a permanent population of 4,300 people, and fewer than 200 people participated in the rebellion.
Constantin Sigvort has admired the "Invincible" for a long time, and Bishop Minofel also decided to show his hand.
"Bring the defense map!" Pastor Belit on the side immediately offered it respectfully, and Bishop Minofel just looked at it twice before saying.
"Garbage! Garbage! It's all garbage! As timid as a rat! Short-sighted as a rat! How can such a rat lead you to victory?
Tell me who that trash commander is? I must put him to shame. "
As soon as Bishop Minofel said this, the senior leaders of the Orthodox Alliance immediately hesitated. Minofel already knew this and said with a smile.
"You are still young, and war requires experience.
Setting up defenses is indeed a bit too naive, but you don't have to feel ashamed, let alone be afraid, because I, the "Invincible" Minofel, am here, and I lead you to victory on the orders of Pope Pius IX.
As long as I'm here, don't worry! "
After Bishop Minofel finished speaking, the expected sounds of admiration and admiration did not ring out, and everyone in the combat command room looked strange.
"What's going on? Don't you believe me?"
The new state representative Konstantin Sigvort pointed to the side awkwardly.
"We didn't make this defense map."
"Who is that?"
"Archduke Karl of the Austrian Empire."
"Crazy Carl?"
"No, the one who fought with Napoleon"
Minofel was speechless for a moment, then burst into laughter after a long silence.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Bishop Minofel, why are you laughing?"
"I laugh at Archduke Karl for being a famous general, but he only knows how to stick to the old ways and doesn't know how to adapt. No wonder even Napoleon can't defeat him."
In fact, theoretically speaking, such outrageous remarks will be ignored, if not ridiculed.
However, the reality is that there are very few people in the entire Orthodox Alliance who understand military affairs. They are either bishops, nuns, or some businessmen and lawyers.
Except for Pastor Belit and Captain Ulrich Salis, who had studied in Austria, the other senior leaders of the Orthodox Alliance not only did not refute Bishop Minofel's words, but also showed signs of joy.
Everyone praised the name of the "Invincible", as if this man could have pressed France to the ground and rubbed him if he had been born decades earlier.
The most exaggerated performance was a nun named Brandi, who actually knelt down and started praying.
"Please lead us to glorious victory!"
Soon everyone in the house, either infected by it or forced by pressure, knelt down to pray.
Bishop Minofil didn't sue either.
"If we want to win, we must be brave, determined, and not afraid of sacrifice!"
"Yes, Lord Bishop."
"Don't interrupt, I haven't finished speaking yet." Minofel finished speaking and walked towards the map.
"Look! Here! Friborg is the key!"
Friborg should be regarded as an enclave of the Orthodox Alliance. It is surrounded by the forces of the Free Alliance, but in terms of terrain, it should be easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has its own natural barrier and only a small number of troops can block the entrance of the valley.
This is a microcosm of Switzerland. As long as they blow up the road and defend it, the attackers will have no choice for a while.
But that's not what Minofel wants to say...
"We should concentrate our forces here and take the initiative to achieve the goal of the center blooming."
"But our troops are not as strong as the separatists." said the new state representative Konstantin Sigvolt.
"Stupid! It's not about having many soldiers, it's about being pious. As long as we have God in our hearts, the weapons of those villains can't hurt us!
Moreover, those villains will definitely encircle us from all sides when facing our lone army in Friborg. As long as we focus on a few breakthroughs, we can win!
Once there is a gap in the enemy's defense, we can go north along the Salin River and go straight to their base.
I want to tell you that offense is the best defense! "
Minofel's theory was indeed much more exciting than Archduke Carl's contraction strategy. Everyone couldn't help but applaud and lamented that the bishop was indeed the most powerful general in the history of the Papal State.