While Marin was hiding from Maximilian I in Rome, George, Duke of Saxony, finally gathered all his troops and prepared enough food supplies to fight to the death with the army of the Duchy of Gedes, who controlled West Friesland. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Duke George, with 18,000 allied troops from the Saxon department, set out from Dresden to West Friesland. The 4,000 elite soldiers from the Flemish legion that Maximilian I had promised were transported by ship to the port of Emden in Marin, and then to the Ames River, waiting to join George's main force.

At this time, East Friesland was also nervously on guard. Although George's coalition forces were only transiting, God knows if they would take the opportunity to seize East Friesland. Schwartz, who was in charge of military affairs, remembered a phrase that Marin used to say - "Be on guard against any army that crosses the border, even if it is a friendly one!" ”

Needless to say, the armies that are on guard against those unfriendly forces. When the relationship is not good, it is definitely necessary to guard against the other party's sneak attack.

On the other hand, guarding friendly forces is mainly to prevent friendly forces from causing trouble and looting. You know, in ancient times, whether in the East or the West, most armies were no different from living bandits. Wherever the army passes, if there is no strong force to restrain it, it is easy for soldiers to oppress the people. And in the era of mercenaries in Europe, the problem was most acute. Because, one of the major characteristics of mercenaries is that they like to rob.

Marin's troops, though also hired from the mountains of southern Germany. However, because these mercenaries had no previous experience as mercenaries, they were trained from a blank sheet of paper to a regular modern army. Therefore, the army of East Friesland, the discipline is good. Without orders, there will be no arson. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the East Frisian army was the most disciplined army of this era.

But the armies of other countries, especially the armies of European countries in this era, robbery was the basic skill of their armies. Therefore, in the face of the passage of large armies, the East Frisian army must be on standby and monitor the whole process to avoid looting.

As the army of Prince Philip, the only son of Marin's titular boss, Maximilian I, Schwartz is still quite face-saving. Not only did they help the 4,000 soldiers and horses of the Flemish legion build a camp, but they also provided a lot of food, which made the group of Dutch people very face-saving.

As for the Saxon coalition led by George, there was no such treatment. When George, Duke of Saxony, entered East Friesland with 18,000 Saxon troops and 10,000 people, he was monitored by 7,000 elite soldiers to prevent their soldiers from looting.

Schwartz's fears were justified, and some soldiers of the Saxon army, who had been borrowed by George, were not honest enough to want to sack some of the estates. However, it was soon stopped by the East Frisian army. In the face of the 7,000 most elite East Friesian army, the army of those small Saxon princes did not dare to make a mistake.

It's just that Duke George looked at the seven thousand troops and drooled:

"It would be nice if these seven thousand men helped me to fight against West Friesland! In that way, the victory over the other side will be stable. ”

Unfortunately, George also knew very well that the probability was very low. The main reason is that he once led a large army to invade East Friesland and made enemies with others. Now, East Friesland seems to George's emperor cousin to save face, and he didn't stab the Saxon army in the back, which can be regarded as a very face-saving thing, so don't think about others sending troops to help him.

According to the emperor's cousin, the emperor's cousin originally wanted Marin to send troops to help in the war, but unfortunately, they refused and ran to Rome to hide. For this, George has no choice. Moreover, Marin was indeed summoned by the Pope, but after the incident, Lai refused to come back in Rome......

On the banks of the Ames River, the 22,000 coalition troops organized by George were finally gathered. Looking at so many troops, Duke George is also full of pride, and his self-confidence has also been greatly improved.

In fact, at this time, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was even more self-confident than him......

Why? The Duchy of Guedes was secretly supported by King Louis XII of France. The French were already close to the Swiss, and this time, King Louis XII of France paid for it himself, helping to hire 5,000 Swiss mercenaries and send them to the Duchy of Guedes to help the Duchy of Guedes defeat the German coalition forces of George, Duke of Saxony.

Under normal circumstances, Louis XII would not have been willing to make such a great effort to help. However, after hearing that the coalition had 4,000 elite members of the Habsburg Flemish legion, Louis XII took it upon himself and spent great efforts to hire 5,000 men to help Guedes fight and defeat the coalition army. By the way, to frustrate the Germans and the Habsburgs.

Louis XII was well aware of the loss of the Duchy of Milan by France and the support of Maximilian I for Ludovico. Sforza is inseparable. Therefore, the Habsburgs were their enemies. Seeing the bad luck of the enemy was definitely something Louis XII was happy to see. So, he hired 5,000 Swiss mercenaries to help Charles II defeat the Saxon coalition.

In this way, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, sent a total of 19,000 troops in West Friesland (not counting the 3,000 West Friesian Resistance Corps).

The most terrifying thing is that of the 19,000 troops, 12,000 are simply Swiss mercenaries. So, this is a powerful army that ranks first in all of Europe. And the army of 22,000 men of George, Duke of Saxony, was a patchwork army. It seems to be powerful, but its combat effectiveness is actually average.

Among them, the most effective in this coalition army is the thousands of Saxon heavy cavalry and the elite of the 4,000-strong Flemish legion. However, the Swiss mercenaries were specialized in restraining the German knights. Therefore, those thousands of Saxon heavy cavalry could not play at all. And the elite of the 4,000 Flemish legions is not as effective as the Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, no matter how it is calculated, the Principality of Gedes has a better chance of winning.

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, had much greater self-confidence than George, Duke of Saxony. And in terms of combat effectiveness, it is indeed the Gedes army that surpasses the Saxon coalition army.

It's just that to the surprise of Charles II, Duke of Guedes, he actually sent people to Switzerland to recruit mercenaries before the French supported him with 5,000 Swiss mercenaries.

However, it was not recruited. When asked why, it is said that 20,000 troops were hired by a mysterious employer. So, for a time, there was a shortage of mercenaries in Switzerland. Most of the remaining Swiss mercenaries were hired by the French. Therefore, as a last resort, the Duchy of Guedes went to France for help. When King Louis XII heard that Maximilian I had sent troops to the war, he did not hesitate to lend him 5,000 Swiss mercenaries.

With so many powerful Swiss mercenaries, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, did not care about the pressure of the Saxon army. Because, he won......