In Geldon, the capital of the Duchy of Godes, Duke Charles II was entertaining nine former Frisian nobles in exile in the Duchy of Gods, as well as the commander-in-chief of the West Frisian Resistance Army, Sivag. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the beginning of the year, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was overjoyed upon learning of the death of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. He had been coveting West Friesland, which was occupied by the Duchy of Saxony. However, due to the great prestige and strong personal ability of the Duke of Saxony, Charles II did not dare to make much of a move. Even though the Saxon coalition was defeated by Marin, Charles II, although he felt that the opportunity had come, did not openly express his coveting of West Friesland, but began to secretly accumulate strength for the future.

As an opponent, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, naturally investigated the Duke of Saxony up and down. Therefore, Charles II knew very well that the Duke of Albrechette was strong in personal ability and prestige, but his heir, Prince George, was a straw bale.

It's not that George is too incompetent, but compared to Duke Albresit, he is indeed a straw bale. Although the Duke of Albrecht was only the duke of the Duchy of Saxony, with his prestige and means, he was able to gather all the nobles of the Saxon family under his command, and he was stronger than the de jure Elector Frederick, the first nobleman of the Saxon system. In fact, it was Frederick the Elector who was supposed to be the leader of the Saxon aristocracy. However, the Duke of Albrechette was the uncle of the Elector Frederick and was the elder. Moreover, the Duke of Albrechette was more prestigious than the Elector Frederick. Therefore, the previous nobles of the Saxon department were actually headed by the Duke of Saxony. And Frederick the Elector, he still has to listen to his uncle.

However, after the death of Duke Albresit, the situation changed dramatically. As soon as the old duke died, Elector Frederick naturally took over the position of leader of the Saxon aristocracy. George, the new Duke of Saxony, was of average ability and prestige, and de jure was a head shorter than his cousin. Therefore, the death of the Duke of Albrechette shows that the Saxony system has the right to speak from the Duchy of Saxony to the Elector of Saxony again.

Moreover, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, was also a very wise ruler. Before, because of his youth, he did not have the prestige of his uncle, Duke Albresit. So, the light of Frederick III was overshadowed.

But in reality, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, was a very wise and wise ruler. Martin Luther, the reformer who made waves in Germany more than a dozen years later, was in fact the regor of Frederick. However, Frederick the Elector was very clever, although he protected Martin Luther, he used superb political skills to deal with the later powerful emperor Charles V, so that the Electorate of Saxony did not tear up with Charles V. However, after his death, his successor tore his face with Charles V, and as a result, the Elector of Saxony, which had originally belonged to the family branch, was given by Charles V to the descendants of the Duke of Albresit. Members of the long branch were stripped of their electoral titles and stripped of most of their fiefdoms and reduced to petty vassals (such as Saxony-Coburg, from which Queen Victoria's husband Albert was born).

At present, Frederick is 37 years old, with enough wisdom and experience. After the death of his uncle, he naturally took over the leadership of the Saxon aristocracy. And George, the son of the Duke of Albresit, although he is 29 years old this year, is still very immature politically. Even, George had a very unpleasant quarrel with his cousin Frederick before.

The reason is actually very simple, George is a guy with big ambitions and talents. Previously, because the Duke of Albrecht had snatched the leadership of the Saxon aristocracy, George had inflated his self-confidence and believed that the Duchy of Saxony was the core of the Saxon aristocracy. Therefore, he somewhat looked down on his cousin Frederick the Elector. Even, once drunk, George pointed to the nose of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, in front of everyone, and openly expressed his contempt and contempt......

When Duke Albrecht was alive, the Elector Frederick naturally pretended not to care. However, now that the Duke of Albrecht had died, the Elector Frederick had regained the leadership of the Saxon nobility. Then, at this time, it is difficult to talk about it......

Charles II, Duke of Geddes, who heard the news, believed that from now on, the new Duke of Saxony, George, would not be able to use the power of the entire Saxon aristocracy if he clashed with others. Because, not only did he not have the leadership of the Saxon aristocracy, but also did not have that prestige and ability......

In addition, George had offended the Elector Frederick in the past, and if the Duchy of Guedes and the Duchy of Saxony were at war at this time, the Elector Frederick might not have supported George. Even if it is supported, it will be very limited, and it will not be fully supported.

In fact, Charles II's judgment was quite accurate. Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, as a smart man, would never gamble on the interests of the entire Saxon aristocracy to help the Duchy of Saxony expand its territory. Before, the old Duke of Saxony, Albrecht, was his own uncle, and his prestige was also very high, and he had no choice. Now, George, who was at odds with him, became the Duke of Saxony. Then the Electorate of Saxony will no longer unconditionally support the Duchy of Saxony......

Originally, this is how things have developed in history. After Charles II's attack on West Friesland, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, did not support Duke George. As a result, Duke George was forced by the Duchy of Guedes to be helpless, and finally sold West Frisland to Charles V.

You know, that's history. Originally, in history, the Duchy of Saxony did not have the appearance of Marin, and there was no such thing as a super defeat so early. Although George was defeated in 1516 in an attempt to East Friesland, it was only a failure, and although he did not capture East Friesland, he did not lose much.

And in this time and space, because of the appearance of Marin, the Duchy of Saxony suffered a super loss, not only lost many people, but also paid 1 million gold coins.

Because of the huge indemnity, the Duchy of Saxony now has to have financial difficulties for several years. And without money, the army can't afford to support it.

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, saw this opportunity and decided to launch it in advance, taking the new Duke of Saxony George by surprise.

Therefore, Charles II invited nine great nobles of the former Frisian Republic and encouraged them to attack West Frisland.

After all, the Friesian Resistance now, with 3,000 soldiers and horses, is also a strong force. Moreover, the commander of the Friesian Resistance Army, Sivarg, had learned modern military command methods from Marin. Although Sivag did not learn the knowledge of the entire Spanish phalanx, he also learned a lot of basic methods such as modern queue training. Under his training, the combat effectiveness of the 3,000 Frisian Resistance Army is not weak, although it is not as strong as the army under Marin's command, but it is also stronger than the combat effectiveness of the ordinary vassal army.

Charles II, Duke of Geddes, wanted to annex West Friesland, and the original nine nobles of Friesland were actually obstacles. However, in the current situation, it is the best choice to support these 9 former Frisian nobles and Duke George.

In this way, Charles II himself can completely hide behind the scenes, so that these 9 guys can attract everyone's attention. Of course, these 3,000 people are not enough to fight against the Duchy of Saxony.

Therefore, at the banquet, Charles II made it clear that he was willing to send 5,000 troops to fight as a mercenary, under the banner of the Friesian Resistance Army, and together with the Frysian Resistance Army, against the Saxon army.

At present, due to financial difficulties, the garrison of the Duchy of Saxony in West Frisland has been reduced to 3,000 men, most of whom are stationed in the eastern capital of Groningen.

The 3,000 Frisian Resistance Army, plus the 5,000 men of the Duchy of Godes, a total of 8,000 men, will definitely be able to take the western part of West Frisian in a short period of time and control the western town of Leeuwarden.

As long as Leeuwarden is taken, the Friesian Resistance will have enough capital to confront and confront the Duchy of Saxony......

Not only has the Duchy of Saxony lost its cunning old duke, but it is also in financial difficulties and unable to gather enough troops again.

And if the number of troops who came to suppress it was not enough, the 8,000 combined forces of the Friesian Resistance Army and the Geddes were enough to compete with the Duchy of Saxony......

In front of the nine former Frisian nobles, the cunning Charles II disguised himself as a kind-hearted nobleman with a strong sense of justice, saying that the Duchy of Geddes helped West Frisian and was completely in justice. If it were another cunning nobleman, or Marin, he would never believe this thing's words.

However, the 9 exiled Friesian nobles, perhaps taking more care of Charles II, plus their IQ arrears, really believed that Charles II had helped them out of kindness. Although Sivarg didn't feel quite right, the nine bosses all believed in Charles II, and others couldn't help it......

After the banquet, the commander of the Friesian Resistance Army, Sivarg, left Gaardon directly on the orders of nine former Frisian nobles and went to the garrison of the Frysian Resistance Army in the north of the Duchy of Guedes to prepare for the dispatch of troops. He was accompanied by 5,000 Gedes troops. It's just that these 5,000 people have changed into the traditional clothing of the Frisian people (the army generally did not have a unified uniform in this era, and they all wore the clothing of their own ethnic groups), and played the banner of the Frisian Resistance Army......