King of Mercenaries Chapter 217

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:20:28 AM

杰 While Jeffrey was still in Vienna, Marin began to think of another way. On the European continent, a prince wants security, in addition to his own hardships, but also enough and strong allies. In this way, other princes dare not make your idea easily. Without allies, even the most powerful princes can easily be beaten to death.

So Marin must be looking for an ally. Fortunately, Marin had allies like the Principality of Clifford. After meeting with the ambassador sent by Marin, Duke of Rivers Duke John II quickly replied, announcing the recognition of Count Marin East Frisian. After all, the two sides are allies in the interests, and the strong allies are good for themselves. Therefore, John II readily acknowledged Marin's status. He was also the first prince to acknowledge Marin's status. In addition, the recognition of Marin's status by the Teutonic Order is no problem. However, the Teutonic Knights had a long way to go, and the head of Philip received the news from Marin much later. Therefore, it will take quite some time until the Teutonic state recognizes Marin.

However, these two allies, one east of Friesland, separated by a large area of ​​the Bishop of Munster, and the other, simply separated by one hundred and eighty thousand miles.

So Marin is glad that the two men recognized his status. However, these two help Marin is actually very limited. After all, far water can't save near fire. The two malicious neighbours, the Saxons in Friesland and Oldenburg in the east, are on the side.

If the Saxons start attacking Marin, Marin can be sure that Oldenburg will definitely rob. So Marin decided to draw in helpers to deal with Saxony and Oldenburg.

伯 The enemies of the Old State of Oldenburg were mainly East Frisian State and Bishop of Münster, because the two countries had forced Gerhard VI to abdicate in 1483. In terms of interests, the bishop of Münster should be on the front line with the East Frisian State. However, the Sexner family, not the Brock family, was allied with the Bishop of Münster. So the current relationship between East Frisian Lumberland and Bishop Munster is a bit awkward. Because, the former allies of the Bishop of Munster were actually the Sykesna family. However, the main members of the Sykesna family were killed by Marin in one breath, leaving the Bishop of Muenster a little overwhelmed.

Because, theoretically, the Bishop of Münster is an ally of the Sexner family and should help the Sexner family. However, Marin attacked East Frisian too quickly, and caught all the immediate members of the Sexner family. They all chopped off before responding to other countries. In this way, even if the Bishop of Munster wanted to help, it lost its meaning. The cooperation partners are all dead. Do we still need to take the lead? We must know that the relationship between nations is the relationship of interests, not the maintenance of emotions. Therefore, after learning that the members of the Sequner family had died, the Bishop of Münster abandoned the idea of ​​confronting Marin. After all, for the bishop of Munster, who has little ambition, it is the most important to fight against the old country of Oldenburg, which dreams of expansion because of its backstage.

As for the invasion of East Frisian, the Bishop of Münster never thought about it. why? Because the bishop of Münster is a religious country with bishop power, not hereditary. Even though this bishop desperately swallowed East Frisian, but after his death, the next bishop was not his son, and for whom? It's just cheaper for an irrelevant person.

So, those bishop nations generally have little interest in expansion. Unless its neighbors are too weak to fight easily, it will consider annexation.

Marin was able to lay East Frisian in a short time, and controlled the situation before neighboring countries reacted, so it was not a soft persimmon. Therefore, the Bishop of Munster did not want to deal with East Frisian. Even, it has been worried that Denmark will be nervous one day and send troops to help Oldenburg expand. In that case, both East Frisian and the gigantic Bishop of Muenster would be the targets of Oldenburg's aggression. Therefore, regarding the identity of Marin, the attitude of the Bishop of Münster is also ambiguous, neither admitting nor opposing. If Oldenburg wanted to take revenge, maybe the Bishop of Münster would join forces with Marin. The reason for not acknowledging is to look less shameless. After all, Marin killed their former allies. If you admit it immediately, it seems too unruly.

As for Saxony's enemies, they cannot be used far away, and only the nine idiot nobles of the dead nation are near. However, they are too weak to use them to trouble Saxony, but the alliance is not enough. Enleg and Marin are allied with the ambitious Duchy of Gerdes ...

The Principality of 格德斯 has only been revived for 6 years, and it is not very strong at present. However, Charles II, his Duke, was an ambitionist and a more powerful character.

In fact, the reason why Charles II targeted the Duke of Saxony is not only because of ambition, but also to prevent the greedy Weetin family from expanding in the future with West Frisian as a springboard.

Charles II knew that Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was an ambitionist, always thinking of expansion. Regarding his long-awaited focus on West Frisian, Charles II had heard of it.

Saxony is powerful. It is not only a large country with a large population, but also a strong Hansa business circle. Therefore, no matter whether it is military strength, financial resources, or the number of allies, Gerders cannot match.

If the Saxons established a solid rule in West Friesland, they would probably surrender 觊觎 's eyes to the Duchy of Gerdes ...

加上 In addition, Charles II had long been fond of West Frisian, who had no master. So when the Duke of Saxony occupied West Frisian, Charles II's inner anger was inconceivable.

因此 Therefore, when the nine former Frisian nobles wanted to flee to the Principality of Gerdes, Charles II accepted it without thinking.

Although the Duchy of Gerdes is currently not strong enough, he cannot face up to Saxony. However, relying on these 9 idiots to create trouble for the opponent is still possible, by the way weakening weakens the opponent.

However, after letting these 9 men take a trip to the southwestern part of West Friesland, Charles II was completely disappointed with the IQ of this group of goods ...

说 You said that you have a group of unlucky people thinking about reunification. In order to reunify, you should mobilize the people to help you as much as possible. But these 9 idiots are all right. They directly robbed the locals and avenged them. Can they still count on the local people to help them fight against Saxony?

So, after seeing the army of Saxony coming over, and fleeing back to Gerdes in a panic, Charles II could not wait to see them, and their support for them was greatly reduced. However, although these 9 second goods lost the hearts of the people, they also regained a lot of money and food, but they can also support for a long time ...

Marin knew the mind of Charles II and thought that the Duchy of Gerdes was a strong prince. Maybe, the Duchy of Gerdes and Saxony are not sure. However, with the alliance of Marin against Saxony, the Duchy of Gerdes is expected to be happy.

After all, if Saxon took the initiative to attack East Frisian, the pressure must be on Marin, and the Duchy of Gerdes was not the main force to be beaten. When the Principality of Saxony attacked East Friesland, the Germans dispatched an army, robbed the fire in the south, and by the way, attracted the attention of the Saxons.

In order to form an alliance with Gedesi, Marin himself took a boat and went to Gedesi to see Charles II ...

"Sir Marin, do you say you want to ally with me?" Charles II was very surprised at the arrival of Marin. In fact, Charles II has been very low-key in recent years, showing no ambition at all. No one knew of West Frisian's puppet.

"Yes, Lord Charlie. You can also see that the Saxon werewolves were ambitious and the annexation of West Frisian was unsatisfactory and they wanted to move to the East Frisian State. I am worried that if East Frisian is also annexed , They are not satisfied ... "

"Even if they are greedy, they will not necessarily attack the Principality of Gerdes." Charles II was somewhat undeniable, and at the same time, he was covering up his ambitions.

For this, Marin naturally will not point out, but explain from a security perspective ...

Marin took out the prepared map and pointed it to Charles II:

"Master Charlie, look, this is West Friesland, this is East Friesland ..."

"If Saxony captures East Frisian, then there are only a few of the neighbors on their side-the south is the Principality of Gerdes, the Archbishop of Utrecht, and the Archbishop of Münster, To the east is the Oldenburg State, to the north is the sea, and to the west is the region of the Netherlands under Her Majesty ... "

"Both bishops belong to the Holy See. I think that the Duke of Saxony is not bold enough to grab the Holy See's territory. Moreover, the Bishop of Münster is also a vassal of the Elector of the Archbishop of Cologne. So, They generally do not act against the Archbishop of Münster and the Archbishop of Utrecht. "

"And the Oldenburg State, it goes without saying that it is a family with Denmark. If you understand Oldenburg, you are turning your back on Denmark. The Duke of Saxony is a smart man, and he certainly will not do this. As for the emperor to the west It is even more impossible for the Duke of Saxony to move. "

那么 "Then, only the Duchy of Gerdes is the best choice for expansion. Because there is no Holy See behind the Duchy of Gerdes and there is no such powerful country as Denmark ..."

Charlie II was shocked when he heard Marin's commentary. Listening to Marin said that if Saxony won East Frisian, he really could only expand in the direction of the Duchy of Gerdes. Thinking of it, Charles II was not only worried.

那么 "So, Lord Marin, what do you mean?"

"I want to ally with the Duke! One person is not strong enough, then the two are united. The strength of a fist is better than a finger ..."

"What you said makes sense, but what's your confidence? You know, you don't just come alone and you are qualified to form an alliance with the Duchy of Gerdes."

"You are right, Lord Duke, please allow me to introduce the current military strength of East Frisian ..."

"East Friesland currently has more than 5,000 well-trained main forces (excluding the 500 returned to the Frisian nobles), divided into four squares. In addition, the entire territory of East Friesland, You can also mobilize 5000 conscripts ... "

"Recruiting has no fighting power and can be easily defeated ..." Charles II said undeniably.

"Yes, Lord Charlie, it is not possible to call up a confrontation on the battlefield. But, what about defending the city?"

"Shoucheng ... 唔 ...... You can also use it ..." Relying on the solid walls, even if it is conscripted, it can fight the regular army.

所以 "So, even if East Frisian Lambo could not confront Saxony, it is still possible to use the strong city defense on the front to drag the main force of Saxony!"

"What else do you need to do for the Duchy of Gerdes? It will be difficult for the Saxons to survive?"

"No, Lord Charlie, if the war is prolonged, the impact on East Friesland will be very unfavorable. Moreover, there will always be a day when food is eaten ..."

"How can I help you? If you send troops to support you, I'm afraid it's too late ..."

"If East Frisian is attacked by Saxony, you don't need to send troops to East Frisian to support me ..."

"Don't support you? What's the point of an alliance?" Europeans are not very good at strategy in this era. Naturally, they don't know what it means to be "Wei Weishou Zhao". So, Marin told the story of Huaxia's "Wei and Zhao rescue" ...

"You mean, when the enemy went under siege, I sent troops to Groningen, the capital of West Friesland, to force the other side to retreat?" Charles II quickly responded.

不 "No, you don't have to go to Groningen. Groningen is too close to East Friesland. If the Saxon army comes back, it is easy to bite your army."

"That ..."

"You can send troops to siege Leeuwarden! Although Leeuwarden is not the capital of West Friesland, it is also an important city. Moreover, the West Friesland region and the Greater Groningen region are mostly. You only need to lead troops in West Frisian. The region is rampant and ransacked, aggressively attacking Groningen, and it will scare the Saxons. "

"What if they called? Wouldn't we have to die with the Saxons? That wouldn't make any difference ..."

"If Saxony's main force is attacking you westward, my East Frisian army can also leave while their main force is ~ www.novelhall.com ~ chase them and force them to dare not force the whole army westward. If the number of westward troops is not Many, what threatens you? "

"Dare you chase after the city?"

"Of course, Lord Charlie, don't forget, I have more than 5,000 regular troops, the enemy's main force has gone, I beat their tails and threatened Groningen close at hand. If I can do it, If the army attacked, the Saxony army would have a dilemma. If they turned around and attacked me, I could return to defend the city ... In short, if the two of us joined together, the Saxony army would have a dilemma ... "

而且 "And, if the Saxon army is defeated, what do you think of the two of us separating West Frisian Langa?" Marin threw out another bait of interest.

怎么 "How to divide up?" Charles II had already tempted, but still asked calmly.

您 "Look, West Friesland is vast, but the generation of Groningen is smaller ..."

"Do you want Groningen? Wrong? Although the area around Groningen is indeed much smaller than the West Friesland area around Leeuwarden. However, Groningen is a Hanseatic business city, and the revenues of the two places are completely different. of……"

"Then ... the West Frisian region belongs to you, the region around Groningen belongs to me. As for the city of Groningen, how do we share it and share the tax?" Anyway, Marin does not mind opening a bigger check. As for the end, it is not impossible to turn his face.

"Well, this plan is quite reasonable ..."

As a result, Charles II, the ambitious Duke of Gerdes, signed an alliance with Marin and publicly recognized the identity of Marin East Frisian ...

Marin, with a powerful ally like the Principality of Gerdes, has a lot of confidence ...

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