Whoever is willing to pay a big price, we will fight for him desperately-"mercenaries" are all the rage in European history, and their nature is somewhat similar to that of professional killers, except that killers are individual attacks and mercenaries are collective attacks. Johann Tserclars von Tilly, a veteran of the Thirty Years' War, is a special mercenary. Although he is a mercenary, no matter which boss he goes to, he will be particularly loyal to this boss, and with his superb military command ability, he won the battle with his famous "Spanish War", and his reputation is far-reaching and respected.
Tirineh is a native of Holland and Belgium. He was a devout Catholic when he was a child. Even though he later led thousands of troops to lick blood on the battlefield, he was still obsessed with Catholicism, holding a spear in one hand and a cross in the other, so people nicknamed him "Armored Monk". In other words, it is "a monk with weapons." Tilly gloriously became a mercenary at the age of 15, and he was employed by the following bosses: the Duke of Palma in Spain, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and the Duke of maximilian in Bavaria.
In the days of serving the bosses seriously, Tilly learned a killing skill to defeat the enemy-"Spanish War" composed of lancers and musketeers (the inventor of this tactic is Gonzalo de Cordoba, who is the greatest military reformer in Spanish history and one of the best military reformers in world history. He thinks this tactic is invincible, so he comes every time. Not to mention, the effect is really good. Many armies were defeated by Tilly's "Spanish War", and Tilly became a star in European military circles.
Just as Tilly devoted herself to studying the Spanish War, Europe broke out, and the Thirty Years War broke out. Before that, although there was a war in Europe, there had never been such a large-scale super war (which was then equivalent to a world war). In fact, a group of Catholics and Protestants in Germany are malicious. Later, European countries watched with envy and intervened, which became the first international war in European history.
At that time, Tilly was serving as the general of the Bavarian army. Bavaria was an important vassal country of Germany, with deep pockets and powerful power, and had the right to elect the emperor of the "Holy Roman Empire" and was also the boss of the "Catholic Union". Since Tilly became the commander of the Bavarian army and taught the Bavarian soldiers about the "Spanish War", the Duke of Bavaria felt even more invincible-why shouldn't the Protestant army be destroyed when Tilly and his "Spanish War" started? !
If the Thirty Years' War is compared to a game of breaking through barriers, then the first barrier is "Czech barrier (Czech was called Bohemia at that time)". The Protestant alliance in the Czech Republic made a lot of noise, and Tilly was the first to clean them up. This Czech Protestant army looks magnificent and occupies favorable terrain, but it is actually "garbage", inexperienced and poorly disciplined. Is it Tilly's opponent? 1620, Tilly defeated the Czech Protestant army in the famous Battle of White Mountain, and then looted the Czech capital Prague. The "Spanish War" once again showed its great power. The hapless Czech Protestant army wandered around after the defeat, and when it got hungry, it stole and robbed, just like gangsters.
The second stage of the Thirty Years' War was the "Danish Pass". The ambitious King Christian IV of Denmark (he is one of the greatest kings in Danish history) wants to make a fortune in the war. 1625, he shouted to help Protestantism and send troops to Germany. Unfortunately, he met Tilly, who killed more than half of the Danish army. Christian IV came in high spirits and left dejectedly, promising never to interfere in German affairs again.
The third level of the Thirty Years' War was the "Swedish Pass", which was quite difficult to break through, because King Gustav II of Sweden, known as the "Northern Lion", came to challenge. After all, how powerful this man is, as I said before, is on a par with the super-awesome people such as Alexander the Great, Caesar, frederick the great and Napoleon in the history of western wars. The "lion" is rampant in Germany, and it is unstoppable! In order to stop the lion, Tilly first captured the city of Madeborg, which supported Sweden. I didn't expect something big to happen! When Tilly was thinking about how to make this city a defense and military base, his mercenaries went crazy, burned and looted, killed 30,000 soldiers and civilians in one breath, and turned the whole city of Fort Madre into a hell on earth! This atrocity shocked Europe, and the hapless Tilly was nicknamed "the butcher of Fort Madre". To make matters worse, this nickname is even more famous than his nickname of "armored monk". Someone wants to ask, doesn't Tilly care about her subordinates? Let me tell you that this mercenary is notorious for corruption in discipline. They want to do bad things, not to mention the commander-in-chief of the army, even the king Lao Tzu can't control it! This is also one of the reasons why the Swedish "lion" resolutely does not use mercenaries.
The Battle of Fort Madre became Tilly's last victory in her life. Since then, he has been ineffective, and his Spanish War can't be played. In the battle of Bula's debut on 163 1, the 72-year-old "monk in armor" was severely punished by the 37-year-old "master", who died 7000 and was captured 6000. Although Tilly stood up again the next year and had a fight with the lion (the Battle of the Lek River), she was bitten badly by the lion and Tilly was seriously injured. This lion is also a generation of heroes, very chivalrous. He sympathized with Tilly's hero and sent a private doctor to heal Tilly, but the old general was too injured and too old to die.
At that time, Johann Tserclars von Tilly won every battle with the help of the "Spanish War", but the times are developing, the society is progressing, the military is updating, and the "Spanish War" is out of date. Gustav, the "Lion of the North", is a "modern army" with super mobile and convenient artillery and cavalry infantry. How can Tilly be unbeaten when she meets such a strong enemy (of course, it is not shameful to lose to a superstar like Gustav, who has never met in a century)? ! However, this does not detract from Johann Tserclars von Tilly's reputation as a famous soldier. He is brave, tenacious, conscientious and resolute, much like Lian Po and Ma Yuan, veterans of ancient China. He was one of the most famous soldiers in the first international war in European history and an influential strategist in German history and mercenary era.