King of German Mercenaries

"Asshole! Asshole! Albrecht, this bastard, actually stole my territory!" In Denburg's castle, Marin was furious when he learned the news of Saxony's capture of Groningen. Even, in order to vent his anger, Marin swung a one-handed sword and broke a lot of furniture.

However, Marin had nothing to do. Because, in terms of strength, Marin was no match for Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Even if Marin wanted to oppose, he didn't have the strength.

More importantly, it was an edict from the emperor to give Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, the edict stated that this was an agreement reached in 1492 and was only implemented in 1497.

However, Malin clearly remembers that the history books say that the Duke of Saxony won Friesland around 1500...

In fact, Marin did not know that historically, the Duke of Saxony did not occupy Friesland until 1498. The reason why he started to occupy Friesland in advance was because Marin had crippled the Friesland army, which caused Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, to see the opportunity ahead of time, so he sent troops to occupy Friesland in advance.

To make matters worse, Marin detained 1,000 Friesian veterans and sent them to work in the Wadden Islands (West Frisian Islands). This also resulted in Friesland lacking sufficient troops to deal with the invasion of the Duke of Saxony.

In other words, all of Marin's previous efforts have made wedding clothes for the Duke of Saxony...

So, Marin was pissed, pissed and sick...

Even when he was sick, Marin was indignant in his bed, cursing in his mouth or in his heart the Duke of Saxony who picked peaches, and the Emperor Maximilian I, who supported the Duke of Saxony in taking Friesland. Of course, cursing the emperor is cursing in his heart, and he does not dare to cursing on the surface. Because, after all, he is considered to be the emperor's person, he cursed the emperor, and it was not good for him to spread it out. However, in his heart, Marin hated the Duke of Saxony and the Emperor together...

In fact, the emperor is actually very wrong. This matter is really a verbal agreement reached with the Duke of Saxony in 1492. In fact, the emperor did not want to implement this agreement. However, the emperor lacked help in the quarrel in the imperial parliament, and had to win over the Saxon nobles. Therefore, he could only accept the handover of Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. In this way, the emperor himself can get some money as compensation. It's just that he didn't know that Marin, his powerful thug, hated him because of this. Moreover, this hatred was so powerful that Marin later ruined the emperor's affairs. Of course, even if it is broken, the emperor is not very clear about it...

After all, Marin is very young and in good health. After recovering from the illness, Marin still had a fire in his heart that had nowhere to vent. So he went out hunting with a gun. After killing many innocent animals, Marin finally vented his grievances.

After his anger subsided, Marin began to think about countermeasures...

The Duke of Saxony has occupied the main cities of Friesland, and complete control of Friesland is just around the corner. According to information from Marin's subordinates, Governor Fyskefrijheid and several other Friesian nobles, as well as several hundred elites under them, are still hiding in the swamp area to the north of Leeuwarden near the North Sea.

The Saxons were not familiar with the swampy area, and rushing into the swamp was liable to be in danger of falling into the swamp, especially the cavalry. So, for the time being Fyskefrijheid et al are safe. They can indeed hide for a long time, relying on their familiarity with the swamp. But as long as the Duke of Saxony finds a guide who is also familiar with the swamp, they are in danger.

Marin felt very aggrieved that he did not get Friesland. Therefore, Marin, whose anger has not dissipated, decided to block the Duke of Saxony, so that he could not obtain a stable Friesland.

The Frisians have been independent for hundreds of years, and these local nobles have a great influence on the local area. Earlier, these local nobles were actually the chiefs of the local Frisian tribes,

High prestige within their respective clans.

As long as these people are alive, with their appeal, it is easy to do something locally. So, Marin decided to help these people against the Duke of Saxony.

According to the European history that Marin had read in his last life, after the Duke of Saxony occupied Friesland, he aroused the covetousness of the Duchy of Gedes in the south of the Friesland Republic.

The Duke of Geddes, Charles II of the Egmond family, was an ambitious man. The Duchy of Gedes was once conquered by the daring Charles, but during the Flemish uprising of 1491-1492, Charles II took the opportunity to free the Duchy of Gedes from the rule of Maximilian I, only on the surface. Surrender, in fact, achieve autonomy.

In the original history, after the Duke of Saxony occupied the Republic of Friesland, he was always dissatisfied. Friesland is close to the Principality of Geddes, and it is a "land without owners", which has always been the target of the Principality of Geddes. Now, suddenly occupied by the Duchy of Saxony, Duke Charles II is naturally dissatisfied and unhappy.

So, in the original history, Duke Charles II privately supported the Frisians and resisted the rule of the Duke of Saxony. Even, sometimes the Principality of Geddes is shirtless and heads-up with the Principality of Saxony.

Although, the Duchy of Saxony is stronger than the Duchy of Gede. However, Friesland is too far away from the Duchy of Saxony, and there are many mountains and rivers. Even if the Duchy of Saxony can gather tens of thousands of troops, it cannot be kept in Friesland forever. And every time a large army is mobilized from Saxony to fight in Friesland, the cost is huge.

Charles II supported the Frisian incessant rebellion, and sometimes sent troops to harass him, which caused great headaches for George, the successor of Duke Albrecht. In order to prevent the harassment of the Ged Company, Duke George spent too much money and energy on preventing the infiltration and attack of the Ged Company. To this end, the exhausted Duke George finally sold Friesland to the Habsburgs.

Marin knew this, and naturally knew the weakness of the Duke of Saxony. Although the Duchy of Saxony is powerful, Friesland is too far from its homeland and it is difficult to deploy troops. Therefore, inciting the local people to rebel and instigating the participation of the Principality of Gede, even if the people of the Principality of Saxony cannot be defeated, can make the Principality of Saxony lose more than the gains.

As for the resistance of the Frisians, it would be more appropriate for these nine native nobles to lead. Although, these people are very limited. However, if they have the support of Duke Geddes, they can also burst into a powerful force, causing huge trouble to Duke Albrecht.

For this reason, Marin thought again and again and ordered Sauer to quietly take people to the swamp north of Leeuwarden to find Fyskefrijheid, the former governor of the Friesland Republic, and others, and to help them leave Friesland.

Most of Friesland was already under the control of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, and it was meaningless to stay in Friesland at this time. Moreover, these 9 great nobles are also afraid of death. If surrounded by Saxon troops, they might surrender.

However, there was no problem in sending them to the country of Gede. The Principality of Gedes has thick thighs and is not afraid of the anger of the Duke of Saxony, so it can completely accommodate these people. And with these few well-deserved native Frisian nobles, Charles, Duke of Geddes, he can also make a big fuss and bring huge trouble to the Duke of Albrecht...

Sauer quickly found Fyskefrijheid and others, and persuaded them to leave Friesland and go to the principality of Gede. However, Fyskefrijheid is also in a dilemma. From the north of Leeuwarden to the southwest frontier bordered by Geddes, many Saxon troops were stationed at this time. With more than 300 subordinates, it is difficult to safely reach the country of Gede Company. Moreover, these few people did not know what Duke Geddes was thinking.

Governor Fyskefrijheid shook his head when Sauer told them that Duke Geddes also had ideas for the Friesland region:

"No, no, I don't want to go to the Duke of Charles. Since he is also eyeing Friesland, what's the difference between him and the Duke of Saxony? When we go to him, aren't we looking for skins with lions (there are no tigers in Europe)?"

"No, Your Excellency Governor, you are wrong. Of course the Duke of Geddes covets Friesland, but the Duke of Saxony is currently occupying Friesland. Although Duke Charles has no good intentions, before occupying Friesland, he must have He will keep you as a treasure. Because of you, he has an excuse to interfere in Friesland's affairs! Now, to Duke Geddes, you are a treasure and an excuse!"

"Are we useful?"

"correct!"

"But I'm afraid that the Duke of Geddes will attack us..." Governor Fyskefrijheid worried.

"You can rest assured, before he captures Friesland, he won't play tricks on you. Of course, when he occupies Friesland, you have to flee in advance. But before he occupies Friesland, you can completely Use them to fight against the Duke of Saxony. When two lions fight, both sides will inevitably suffer damage. After the battle between the two sides, the strength of both sides will definitely be greatly reduced. At that time, when you pull up your own team, you can be independent again..." Sauer Looking at the notes that Marin gave him, he said a lot of "lines"...

"It makes sense... We use the strength of the Duke of Geddes to weaken the Duke of Saxony. When the Duke of Saxony becomes weaker, we can completely rise up again... Don't forget the Paris..." Baron Leeuwarden Tell reminded.

Everyone came to their senses and realized that they had a lot of trump cards...

As a result, the nine noble members agreed to go to the Principality of Gede Company for temporary shelter. For traffic problems, this is not a problem either. Marin had already prepared two warships that had been snatched from Friesland to transport them in batches...

However, this trick seems to be useless. After arriving at the seaside, the original local lord Zitel directly requisitioned a large number of local fishermen, drove fishing boats, and sent them to the port of Lelystad in the company of Gedes.

At the same time, Marin also sent a message, if the governor of Fyskefrijheid and others pulled in sponsorship, Marin would return the 1,000 former Frisian veterans who worked as coolies on the archipelago to facilitate them against the Duke of Saxony.

The 9 members were overjoyed. They only have 370 people in their hands, and they can't find any waves. If the 1,000 veterans came back, they would have 1,000 or 100 soldiers. These forces may not be enough to confront the Duke of Saxony, but they are enough to cause huge damage to the Friesland region, and even occupy a small area to survive.

Moreover, with more than a thousand people in their hands, they don't have to worry about being killed by Duke Geddes at any time. After all, they now have 120 knights with high martial arts skills, plus more than 120 elite epee warriors among the 1,000 prisoners of war, as well as experienced generals such as Siwager. With this group of people, they have more confidence in returning to the country.

After doing this, Marin felt a lot better. What is certain is that these arrangements can definitely bring great trouble to the Duke of Saxony. And he seemed to feel a lot better because of it. After all, the opportunity to become a big lord was destroyed by the Duke of Saxony, and he had to continue to be the island owner, and Marin was full of resentment after all. Marin will not be reconciled if he does not cause trouble for Duke Albrecht.

In fact, Marin's real plan was to let the Duchy of Geddes torment the Duke of Saxony to the point of collapse. Finally, he came forward again, pretended to be a good person, bought Friesland from the Duke of Saxony, and cleaned up the mess. The process may be long, but it's definitely enough for the Duchy of Saxony to drink a pot. And in the process, Marin will accumulate enough strength, fortunately, he can calm down the scene in the end...

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