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Volume 3: Stormy France Chapter 103: Race (Part 2)

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    Assuming that Bai Zhou's prediction is correct, then this problem will be very difficult.

    ??Although the matter of talents is really serious, it should not be the first issue that Xi Qin and Bai Zhou consider now.  After all, there are enemies outside and the Burgundian army is pressing down on the border. In just a few days, Bai Zhou needs to unify tactics with other leaders of the coalition, adjust logistics and supplies, etc. These things are complicated and important.

    But in the final analysis, people who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. Some things cannot be postponed blindly because they are not important at the moment.  Now, how the Western Qin can gain the hearts and minds of the local people and then promote the generals in Europe is also a top priority.

    Not to mention anything else, there are Winkelried who is still idle, William Tell who is in a semi-idle state, and even the Burgundian Alan who was captured by the Western Qin in the Battle of Basel.  They are not mediocre in terms of military attainments, especially the three thousand Swiss Guards who are very coveted by Mengshan. Without Winkeled's support, it would be almost impossible for these soldiers who were originally very loyal to the former Swiss Archduke to defect to the Western Qin Dynasty.  Something that might be accomplished.

    Speaking of these three thousand personal guards, Bai Zhou's original arrangement was to collect their weapons and armor and then put them under house arrest. Of course, this was not house arrest in the usual sense, but to give them considerable freedom. However, they could not  Leaving the city of Bern, while returning to a fixed place to sleep every night.

    After all, these guys are the most elite among all Swiss soldiers. Even if we don't consider the trouble they may cause after releasing them, in terms of the combat effectiveness of these soldiers, Bai Zhou and Meng Shan have always hoped to recruit these troops to supplement the Western Qin Dynasty.  Their fighting power was so strong that they were reluctant to let them go at first.

    But as the Burgundian army pressed forward, food and grass became a huge headache for Western Qin.  The Western Qin Dynasty, which no longer had the energy to provide food for these three thousand guards, ordered the release of them at the behest of the Wei Fu and allowed them to return to their hometowns.

    At the same time, Weifu also started to set up a banner to recruit soldiers in Bern. His idea was very reasonable. Since it was impossible to accept all three thousand guards, it would be good to recruit as many as possible.

    In fact, Weifu also did it. Among the 5,000 soldiers he recruited, about 200 were the original Grand Duke's personal guards.

    But this number was far lower than the Weifu's expectation - there were only more than 200 people, less than one-tenth of the original Guards. This made the Weifu have to lament the cohesion of this unit.

    Of course, there is also emotion about their wealth.  Because most of these guards have fixed properties such as houses and fields. Even if they are not soldiers, even if they go back to hire people to plow the fields for them, most of them can live without worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and those more than two hundred  Soldiers, due to various reasons, have no choice but to stay as soldiers in order to continue to have full stomachs.

    Loyalty is only due to insufficient chips for betrayal.  This is a cruel fact - people know etiquette in a practical way, and they know honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing. If a person can't even have a full stomach, it is obviously impossible for most people to be loyal to the past.

    It is precisely for this reason that Wei Fu¡¯s small means can be said to have achieved the goal, or it can be said to have failed to achieve the goal.

    After talking about the three thousand elite guards, we have to turn to Winkeled and William Tell.  Both of these two people can be regarded as Swiss national heroes. In Switzerland and even the whole of Europe, their deeds have been sung by bards everywhere, and they have become famous throughout the ages. Even Baizhou, a native of China, knows about them.  Name.

    It can be said that the old Swiss Grand Duke entrusted his personal guards to Winkeled, and Winkeled later found Tell, who was defeated by the Western Qin in Liechtenstein, all because they knew that this proud army  , apart from the Grand Duke himself, there are only these two people who are qualified and capable of commanding them and commanding them well.

    Although the reality is cruel. The three thousand personal guards who had raised the army for thousands of days were defeated by Bai Zhou before they took action in the battle with the Western Qin Dynasty. However, their strength is beyond doubt.  , and as their supreme leader, Winkelried is still "honestly" staying in the small room arranged for him by the Western Qin. His calmness not only surprised the Western Qin people, but also surprised a few former Swiss nobles.  We are disappointed.

    But no one will doubt that if Western Qin recruits Winkelred and Tell, then relying solely on their reputation in Switzerland and among the entire Guards, at most 3,000 Guardsmen will be able to surrender.  Two to three hundred loyal soldiers did not surrender to Western Qin, instead of only more than two hundred soldiers surrendering now.

    Some time ago, Bai Zhou went to see Winkelried and Tell a lot. Tell's side was better. Maybe it was because Bai Zhou left a good impression on him during the battle in Liechtenstein, so he didn't embarrass Bai Zhou.  , also said that if some minor matters cannot be handled by Xi Qin, he can serve as a mercenary.Someone comes forward and offers cooperation.  For example, the last trip to Nuremberg.

    Of course, it is only limited to cooperation. If you want him to join the Western Qin Dynasty, it is currently impossible.

    When they arrived at Winkled's place, they didn't speak at all. Bai Zhou ignored him and didn't even move his eyes, leaving Bai Zhou with nothing to say even if he wanted to speak.

    Putting aside the conflicts and disapproval between the two sides due to previous battles, Bai Zhou now believes that this ethnic factor is also a very important factor.

    In medieval Europe, religion bore the brunt and was the first excuse for launching wars.  Although this excuse seems illogical in later generations when freedom of belief is promoted, today it is the most sacred and inviolable excuse.

    Secondly, there are ethnic conflicts, and wars caused by ethnic differences will still be the cause of disputes in many regions even in later generations (however, the most fundamental reason is interests).

    Today's Western Qin also openly believes in Christianity. Of course, this approach is like Xuande Gong's status as an imperial uncle. Whether it is true or false is secondary. The key is that someone believes it and someone proves it.

    Frederick (Barbarossa) has announced the appointment of Bai Zhou as the Duke of Switzerland, which means that he, and the Holy Roman Empire he represents, recognize that the Western Qin people are also a nation that believes in God. Then other countries are also at this stage.  There is no reason to go to war against Western Qin in the name of religion, unless Rome has any objections.

    The ethnic issue is a very difficult matter, especially because the ethnic attributes of the Western Qin Dynasty are completely different from most of the aboriginal people in Europe. It can be seen just from the skin color, let alone other more profound aspects.  For example, living habits, cultural characteristics, etc.  And this kind of ethnic differences is not just as simple as the Germans and the Gauls.

    Compared with hundreds of ethnic groups, large and small, in the European continent, Western Qin is completely different, and this difference is reflected in all aspects. In fact, these are basically two cultures and two thoughts.

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