The Rise of the European Emperor

According to the current development of the situation, there is no problem in the complete occupation of West Friesland by the Principality of Gede. You know, at present, the number of Geddes army is as high as 16,000 (thousands of people were lost in the previous decisive battle), while George, Duke of Saxony, only has less than 3,000 people left.

Now, the army of the Principality of Gede has occupied the western half of West Frisian and is marching towards Groningen. Before long, it will reach and surround Groningen.

Marin does not think that George will take the three thousand troops to defend the army of Groningen and the Principality of Geddes, because George is the Duke of Saxony, and he has many retreats. There is no need to put himself in because of the temporary gains and losses of Groningen. .

Therefore, the result after that was nothing more than that George, Duke of Saxony, ran away, and the army of the German company occupied the city of Groningen.

However, anyone who thinks this is the final conclusion would be naive. Because George, Duke of Saxony, no matter how useless he is, he is the Duke of Saxony, not a cat or a dog.

And, afterward, seeing George suffer such a big loss, it was impossible for the Elector of Saxony to stand idly by. After all, Duke Geddes not only hit George, but also hit the Wetting family in the face. Therefore, when the time comes, the Saxon nobles will definitely dispatch their nests to fight in a group.

In addition, Emperor Maximilian I owed the Duchy of Saxony a lot of favor because Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony before 1492, sent troops to help put down the rebellion in Flanders. At that time, there must be Habu in the counterattack coalition. Army of the Fort family. Or rather, the army of the Netherlands, to which the Habsburgs belonged.

Therefore, after occupying West Frisland, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, will usher in a wave of group fights.

However, as long as the army of the Principality of Gedes can survive this wave of group attacks, then it will be considered to have survived. After all, some allies can send troops for George once, but not the second time. Because they are not George's parents and will not be responsible for George to the end. Being able to help form a group to fight a wave has already given a lot of face.

On the side of the Principality of Gedes, the biggest support is probably the Swiss mercenaries. In other words, the supporters behind the Principality of Gede are the French. Because, those Swiss mercenaries were actually acquiesced by the French to help the company of Gede.

However, it is impossible for the French to openly send troops to help the Principality of Gede. Because the French are not willing to openly tear their faces with Shinra. In this way, France will also fall into the situation of being attacked by Spain, Shinra and the United Kingdom. Fortunately, the British fortress of Calais has been conquered by France, and the ability of the British to interfere with France with the army has been greatly reduced. , Of course, if Shinra and the United Kingdom ally, let the British land from the Netherlands, it is also possible. Therefore, France must also prevent the Habsburg family from converging with the British. Therefore, it is impossible to openly send troops to intervene. All the French can do is probably to provide funding and acquiesce to the Swiss mercenaries to help the Ged Company.

Moreover, as long as the current Swiss mercenaries, especially Zig's mercenary group, stay, the next time they face the coalition forces, the Principality of Gerdes may not have a chance of winning.

As long as the old trick is repeated, and the Swiss mercenaries of Ziger suddenly attack from the side when the war is stalemate, even the coalition will have bad luck. Moreover, precisely because it is a coalition, it is easier to end. Because the coalition army is definitely a pieced together force, the combat effectiveness is mixed. At that time, it will definitely be a mixed army who will act as the flank. Zig's Swiss mercenaries will definitely have no major problem in attacking such a mixed army.

Therefore, after some deductions, Marin found that the final result is that the Principality of Gede will continue to win... and this is also in the interests of Marin.

why? Because Marin's ultimate plan is to take advantage of the opportunity of the Gede Company's army to defeat the coalition forces, and put forward a request to buy West Frisian. At that time,

George was desperate, seeing that he could not regain the Principality of Gerd Corporation, he might as well sell it to Marin to recover some of the cost.

In this way, Marin can successfully conquer West Friesland...

As for the war with the Gerd company after buying West Frisian? What is Marlin afraid of? Because the Marin phalanx with powerful long-range capabilities is not afraid of the Swiss phalanx.

Moreover, as long as the reserve team is kept, it is not a problem to defend against Zig's flank assault and defeat the army of the Ged Company. After all, there seems to be nothing else in the Principality of Gede Company except for this killer. In other words, this tactic is almost equivalent to the ultimate move and hole card of the Principality of Gede Company. As long as this hole card is broken, the opponent has nothing to fear.

This is not a problem for the alliance between Marin and the Gerd company. Because, when Marin formed an alliance with the Principality of Gede, it was actually a secret alliance without any legal documents.

Therefore, even if it turned against the company of Gede, it doesn't really matter. Because no one knows we are allies...

Even the reason why they chose to form an alliance in secret was because both Marin and Charles II had ghosts. At the beginning, the two parties agreed that they would jointly carve up West Frisland. However, both Marin and Charles II had ambitions to swallow West Frisian by themselves. Therefore, their covenant has no paper documents. In other words, both sides are scheming, waiting to defeat each other after the fact and monopolize West Frisian. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before the two finally turned against each other.

For now, however, all Marin has to do is to appease Charles II and let him face the Saxon gang fights in the area without any worries.

To this end, Malin specially wrote to Charles II, stating that he had launched the West Frisian contest and was willing to give Groningen to Charles II. As for the reason? I have already occupied such a huge vassal state as the Bishopric of Munster, and I don't care about West Frisian or something...

When Charles II received Marin's letter, he was really happy. As long as Malin gave up his coveted West Friesland, then he could own West Friesland.

Moreover, Charles II was not worried about Marin turning his face after the incident. At least, when George organized the multinational coalition to attack him, Marin would not intervene. And if his own army defeated the multinational coalition, then Marin's army could also be defeated. Therefore, for the threat of Marin, Charles II thinks that there is nothing terrible.

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When Marin was thinking about West Frisian's plan, Rome suddenly sent an invitation letter inviting Marin to participate in a negotiation after the autumn harvest.

As for what negotiation? Naturally, Spain and Portugal are about to revise the Treaty of Tordesillas...

Originally, in order to win over Spain, Julius II naturally agreed to the original version of the Treaty of Tordesillas. Moreover, in the original history of Spain, there is no other idea, just want to keep it as it is.

But this life was different. Because of Marin's intervention, the Spaniards took aim at India's spice trade interests. Therefore, the original "Treaty of Tordesillas", the Spaniards must want to amend. Only the Portuguese, because the original Treaty of Tordesillas was in their favor, would want to keep it as it is.

In fact, Marin had already negotiated with Julius II to support the Spanish trade interests in India. However, the Spaniards cannot take advantage of everything. Therefore, it is necessary for them to spit out the interests of the Americas. Because, Marin has taken a fancy to America...

In order to force the Spaniards to give up their interests in the Americas, Julius II even planned to invite French representatives to participate in the negotiations to force the Spaniards to give up America. In any case, for Spain, the enemy of the Spaniards, France, what is not good for Spain is what they are happy to see...

And Marin's role in participating in the talks is mainly to explain the Songhai Empire in West Africa and the ancient Zimbabwe Empire in southern Africa, let Spain and Portugal choose one of them, and then spend the efforts of the two countries to let them put more energy on Go and conquer these two golden kingdoms.

Therefore, in this negotiation, Marin was actually a commentator in the past, in the name of "Einstein" disciple, explaining the information of the next two golden kingdoms to the two countries in detail, and tempting the two countries to conquer these two countries.

As for the objection to Spain's continued domination of the Americas, Julius II has already picked a suitable object - France. The French are definitely opposed to the Spanish taking all the benefits. Moreover, because of its strong national strength, France has a strong voice. It would be most appropriate for them to force Spain to give up its American interests. It is not appropriate for other people or other forces to persecute Spain. Marin, for example, or even Julius II himself, would not be suitable. Only the powers like France, the power of discourse, and the enemy of Spain, are the most suitable for them to make trouble for Spain. In this way, Julius II and Marin can both take themselves out.

Even, the invitation to France to participate in the negotiations was not invited by Julius II himself, but Julius II implied that the Portuguese invited France to be a "notary".

The Portuguese were hinted that a foreign power like France not only had the right to speak, but was also an enemy of Spain, and it would definitely be in their own interest to invite them to help. Therefore, the French participated in the talks, which were openly invited by the Portuguese. And Louis XII was also willing to block the Spaniards, so he also agreed to send representatives to participate in the talks.

When the autumn harvest is over, Marin will be able to ride his horse south to Rome, and participate in the renegotiation of the Treaty of Tordesillas as a commentator...