When the final result came out in written form by decree of the Reichstag, Maximilian I breathed a sigh of relief. Without the powerful Duchy of Guedes and the echo of France, the security of the Dutch territories of the Habsburgs was greatly improved.

So, even if Marin didn't give him money this time, he was actually willing to help out in friendship. After all, a powerful and hateful Habsburg Duchy of Gedes was also something that Maximilian I feared.

Now that the Duchy of Guedes had degenerated from a powerful vassal state with 18 cities and a large tract of fertile arable land, to a small vassal state with only two or three cities, it could no longer be considered a rival to the Habsburgs.

Later, the Habsburgs in the Netherlands only needed to guard against the French in the west, without worrying about someone stabbing in the back in the east.

After signing the decree of the Imperial Diet, Maximilian I signed an order in public, authorizing Prime Minister Clifer Mason the Elder, to organize an army to relieve the siege of the Duchy of Brabant, and ordered him to send troops to take over the Lower Guedes region after defeating the Guedes army......

It was only then that many of the princes remembered - what if they jumped up and down on Worms, even if the verdict was issued? In the end, an army was needed to defeat the 10,000-strong army of the Duchy of Godes......

As fellow German princes, the princes were well aware of the combat effectiveness of the army of the Duchy of Gedus. As for the Duchy of Cleaver, it seems that it has not been at war for many years. Therefore, everyone is not optimistic that the army of the Duchy of Cleaver can defeat the army of Geddes. As a result, many concluded that the Duchy of Cleaver would not be able to complete its mission of defeating the forces of the Duchy of Geddes. So, many people began to gloat and laugh at the decision of Maximilian I.

However, not everyone thinks so. The old fox, Elector Frederick III of Saxony, didn't think so......

After some of the princes questioned it, Frederick III pursed his lips and said:

"I don't think old Mason braggarts, I've heard of this old fellow, and he has a very serious personality. Therefore, he will never brag. Therefore, I think he must have a way to defeat the Guedes......"

"Unlikely, right? Lord Frederick, the army of the Duchy of Godes was able to defeat even the mighty army of the Duchy of Saxony. With the combat effectiveness of the Duchy of Cleaver's army alone, can it really confront the Duchy of Godes? ”

Frederick III shook his head and said:

"The army of the Duchy of Cleaver alone will definitely not be able to defeat the army of the Duchy of God. But what if they have foreign aid? At this, Frederick III's own eyes lit up, and he seemed to grasp something......

"You mean...... Could it be the army of the Habsburgs? No, I remember that under the control of the French, the Habsburgs simply did not have any extra troops to send abroad......"

Suddenly, Frederick III stood up and said loudly:

"I see, the Duchy of Cleaver must have borrowed soldiers and horses from Marin's North Sea Country! That's why they are so confident! ”

"But, didn't that Marlin guy go to America to avenge his brother? How can you still intervene in this war? You know, I've heard that without his special approval, others don't have the right to mobilize the troops of the Beihai Kingdom on a large scale......"

Frederick III despised it:

"Can't you talk about borrowing troops in advance?"

"I see......"

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Just two days after the end of the Worms Imperial Conference, outside the Parson concentration camp of the Duchy of Brabant, the army of the North Sea State under the banner of the Duchy of Cleaver defeated the army of the Duchy of Gedes and captured all the remaining soldiers of the Duchy of Geds.

Coincidentally, when the Vanguedes soldiers were captured, it happened that the Parsons concentration camp could be used to hold these prisoners of war......

The 15,000 people in the Parsons concentration camp who disguised themselves as "Swiss mercenaries" could finally stop pretending to be Swiss at this time. And the shackles they wore in order to play realistically were used to control the Guedes prisoners of war at this time. As for those people, they were all escorted by some of the troops of the North Sea State to the Duchy of Clive. Then, through the Duchy of Cleaver, through the region of South Münster, which is administered by Bishop Conrad, he returned to the territory of the North Sea State......

After placing tens of thousands of prisoners of war, Schwartz ordered Kevin, the former general of the defending army, to continue to take more than 3,000 defenders to guard the prisoners of war. Schwartz himself, with the main force of more than 24,000 people left, went to the Nizhny Gedesi area, attacked those cities, and completed the occupation of the Nizhny Gedesi area.

In this battle, Schwartz led 27,000 men into the battle, but lost about 3,000 people in total, the largest loss in any battle. Among them, more than 800 people were killed and wounded in the confrontation with the Guedes musketeers, which was the most miserable. Because, these more than 800 wounded people are all seriously injured. 50 grams of lead bullet is not a joke, anyone who is injured by these lead bullets will end up miserable. Of the more than 800 people who were shot, more than 200 were killed on the spot. In addition, more than 300 people were seriously injured and basically disabled. Even if he survives, there is no possibility of returning to the battlefield in the future. As for the more than 100 minor injuries, most of them were beaten on the breastplate. This kind of injury, although a few ribs are broken, if treated properly, there is still a certain chance that it can be healed. Of course, you have to meet the master of bone correction first to put the bone back in place. Otherwise, the bone is not properly replaced, and once it grows well, it will be over. After that, the broken bones will be crooked there forever......

Fortunately, there were many students of the two Mongolian doctors, Mozhigen and Batel, in the Marin army. Mongolian doctors' strengths are bruises and bone corrections, and as long as the bones are well connected, there is still a high possibility of healing.

But even so, the more than 800 people who were shot and finally found intact are estimated to be no more than 100 people, which is very miserable......

The other two thousand or so were wounded, all from swords sustained in close combat. This kind of injury may seem terrible, but it is not a big problem. As long as you don't die on the spot, it's easy to get back. After all, these cold weapon injuries can still be easily cured by using gold sore medicine, as well as alcohol and disinfectant gauze. Although there were more than 2,000 wounded, no more than 300 died in the end. Only a small percentage of the remaining injured will be disabled, while most of the rest will be cured. This is the power of modern medical technology, if it is replaced by other armies, because of the backward medical level, the mortality rate after injury is extremely high. However, in the Beihai Army, which promoted alcohol and gauze, the soldiers who were injured by supercooled weapons still had a very high chance of being rescued......

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After settling the wounded, Schwartz took the remaining 24,000 men and attacked the 12 cities in the Nizhny Guedes region......

In fact, because Charles II, Duke of Guedes, had placed his treasure on the "captured Swiss mercenaries" in Parson, most of the garrison in the Lower Guedes area was withdrawn. So, now the cities in the area of Nizhny Guedes are seriously under-fortified. Moreover, there are spies sent by Kohler in the city......

Originally, there were only two or three hundred defenders left in each city on average in the Lower Guedes area, and it was enough to guard a few city gates. When Schwartz's army arrived, Kohler's spies, who had been disguised as civilian officials, suddenly put on armor and held swords and shields, and rushed to the city gate......

Therefore, Schwartz's sweep of the Lower Guedes area this time should not be too easy. Even, so to speak, this is not a siege, but a "takeover". After all, after seeing the hopelessness of defending the city, many people wisely chose to surrender......

Within a week, Schwartz had taken over all 12 cities in the Nizhny Guedes region. Most of the time was spent not on sieges, but on the road...... After all, there are also big ...... in the Lower Guedes region If it weren't for the fact that it took most of the time to travel, Schwartz might have taken over all 12 cities in a day......

However, after capturing all 12 cities in the Nizhny Guedes region, Schwartz did not immediately hand them over to the Duchy of Clifford, but instead stationed a large army and waited for John II, Duke of Clifford, to "wake up" and sign a document to transfer the kingdom of Mark to the North Sea State. Only when Marin's highly prized kingdom of Mark was in his hands would he hand over the Lower Guedes region to John II, Duke of Clifford......