Field Marshal Bonitz led an army of less than 10,000 men, fought and retreated, all the way to the west. In fact, by daylight the next day, the morale of the Geddes army was restored and they were ready for a fight.

However, this is of little use. Because, during the hasty retreat from Groningen, Bonitz's army did not bring out a single grain of grain. If there are a few hundred people, maybe a village can barely solve the problem. However, he has an army of nearly 10,000 with him......

Therefore, even if the soldiers are no longer panicking, Bonitz, as a qualified commander, knows very well that his first task at present is to find food so that the tens of thousands of troops will not starve.

To make matters worse, Zigger's 5,000 Swiss mercenaries, who were tasked with going out of the city to ambush the Saxon coalition, only brought enough food for 5,000 of his men for 10 days. Therefore, at this moment, Field Marshal Bonitz could not go to Zieg for help in order to obtain food.

For this reason, Bonitz did not bother to engage the Saxon coalition army, and went all the way west, looking for towns with food in order to obtain supplies. However, in order to prepare for the war, Bonitz had already received most of the grain from the small towns near Groningen to the city of Groningen. At this moment, it can be regarded as lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot......

In desperation, Bonitz forcibly requisitioned food from several small towns along the escape route, but it was only enough to eat for a few days.

Therefore, in desperation, Bonitz had no choice but to lead a large army, and after arriving in a small town, he first set up a defensive line to resist the attack of the Saxon coalition army. Then, scavenging for food in the town. Once you've scavenged for food, look for an opportunity to retreat and head to the next town for more food supplies.

A few days later, when Bonitz's army was about to reach the central region, when the armies of Marin and Ziegy had jointly ambushed the town of Malham (see chapter 108 of The King of the German Mercenaries), Zigger, who had been moving south with his army, suddenly realized something. As a result, Siegze, with a few of his own soldiers, took the lead in riding to catch up with Bonitz's main force......

"Captain Ziggy, what is your purpose in coming here now?" Bonitz didn't quite know why Zieg had abandoned his army and came to him, so he was a little puzzled.

"So, Lord Bonitz, do you know where that town is in front of you?"

"Malham, Tanma has already reported."

"Yes, Malham, back then, I was employed by the Duke of Marin, and it was here, using the streets and houses, that I ambushed the ...... of the main army of the Frisian aristocratic republic"

Marshal Bonitz raised an eyebrow and asked:

"What does Captain Ziggy mean - we're also running an ambush in Malham?"

Ziggy shook his head and said:

"Impossible, this battle is not the same as the reward. Last time, our army had 3,000 people, and the enemy army was more than 2,000, adding up to more than 5,000 people. Even so, the town of Malham is a little overwhelmed. This time, there were too many troops on both sides. There are 20,000 people on the other side, and your main force has nearly 10,000 horses, so it is impossible to set up an ambush in such a small town......"

"And what do you mean?" Bonitz was a little confused.

"Lord Bonitz, do you know why Duke Marin chose this place for an ambush in the first place?"

Of course, Bonitz shook his head, where did he know the details of Marin's deeds?

Ziggy nodded, then said:

"Mainly because the town of Malham is the main east-west traffic route in West Friesland, and there is a Roman road that runs from east to west. Crucially, the town of Malham was a vast swamp to the north and south, making it impossible for the troops to pass through. Therefore, even if we cannot ambush the town of Malham, we will be able to line up in this area to fend off the Saxon coalition. ”

"I've seen the terrain of the area, and if you take up a position in the open space east of the town, you can put 2,000 men and horses at the front, fend off the attacks of the Saxon coalition, withstand the attacks of the coalition forces, and demoralize the other side. When the morale of the other side declines, I can suddenly appear from the rear of the enemy army with my troops and crush the enemy army......"

As they spoke, the army soon arrived in the town of Malham. Bonitz briefly observed the terrain of the town of Nizhny Malem and had to admit that it was indeed a good place to stop the attack of the Saxon coalition army.

After all, apart from the large swamps in the north and south, there is only one road in the middle of this town. At that time, as long as the middle road is controlled, the road to the west of the Saxon coalition army can be blocked.

As a result, Field Marshal Bonitz and his army quickly took control of the small town of Malham, and deployed more than 2,000 troops at the intersection to the east of the town to block the attack of the coalition army.

Then, Zieg and his men rode back, intending to wait for the two armies to collide for a while, and then lead his army to suddenly attack the flank and rear of the Saxon coalition army, in an effort to crush the enemy's main force......

The next day, George arrived with an army of 20,000 men and launched a furious attack on the defenders. However, there is only one road to take here, the town of Malham, and it is impossible to send troops to make a detour and outflank from the north and south. Therefore, despite the absolute superiority in troops, the Saxon coalition army was unable to break through the defense line of the Gedes army.

Two days later, George, Duke of Saxony, at the suggestion of his generals, suddenly began to stand still. Why? Because, the Saxons realized that the enemy army did not seem to have much food. Since it is difficult to carry out a strong attack, it is better to drag it first, consume the opponent's food, and know that the opponent will collapse automatically......

In the days that followed, the offensive of the Saxon army began to become "thunderous and rainy......

On the fourth day, the 5,000 Swiss mercenaries led by Zieg finally rushed to the rear of the Saxon coalition army, and also saw the armies of both sides that were "fighting fiercely".

But what Ziggy didn't know was that the Saxon coalition seemed to be attacking fiercely on the surface, but in fact, the thunder was loud and the rain was small, so it was just a show. Only Field Marshal Bonitz, who was defending the small town of Malham, felt the perfunctory attack of the Saxon coalition forces in the past two days. However, he had no way to get the news through the Saxon coalition front to Zieg.

For unknown reasons, Zieg rashly launched an attack on the rear of the Saxon coalition forces in the "fierce battle......

At first, the rear of the Saxon coalition army was indeed in chaos for a while, and Duke George was also panicked for a while. But then, Duke George was overjoyed. Because, he knows, these 5,000 people are probably the opponent's last hole cards......

So, after commanding a small number of coalition soldiers to block the Guedes army in the small town of Malham, George led the main force and killed Zigger's army......

Zieg was stunned for a moment, wondering why the enemy dared to abandon the opponent in front of him and attack him with all his might. However, the excellent military qualities formed over a long period of time made him immediately order his 5,000 soldiers and horses to form a defensive formation to resist the impact of the main force of the Saxon coalition army.

Although the Swiss mercenaries were more combative, the 5,000 Swiss mercenaries also suffered heavy losses in the face of the impact of the Saxon elite soldiers with a high armor rate, losing more than 900 people in one day.

Field Marshal Bonitz also saw the crisis of Ziggy's army, and he knew very well that if Zigger's army fell, the 10,000 men he led would not be able to escape. Because, they are short of food...... If you really have to run out of food, the other party must win......

In desperation, Field Marshal Bonitz decided to make a final desperate effort......

That night, all the nearly 10,000 troops in the town of Malham, having eaten and drunk, armed with spears, bravely launched a fierce charge against the Saxon barracks......

In order to boost morale, Marshal Bonitz personally put on a blanket and charged with the soldiers.

The roar of the cries resounded through the night sky and reached the camp of Zigger's Swiss mercenaries......

"That's ...... Marshal Bonitz's army went on the offensive? Ziggy was taken aback at first, but then, too, understood. If Field Marshal Bonitz did not fight hard at this time, and waited until he was defeated, the army of Guedes would be completely defeated......

Therefore, regardless of his own fatigue and the fatigue of his soldiers, Zieg immediately gathered his troops and horses, and took advantage of the night to kill the camp of the Saxon coalition army......

Originally, Duke George's Saxon coalition army was still very confident in resisting Bonitz's army. Because the narrow terrain of the small town of Malham not only blocked the offensive of the Saxon coalition army, but also hindered the counterattack of Marshal Bonitz's army.

Therefore, as long as the Saxon coalition army sent 4,000 elites, coupled with the fortification of the camp, it could steadily block the counterattack of Marshal Bonitz.

However, despite his own exhaustion, the commander of the Ziggy army led the remaining 4,000 troops from the east to kill, forming a situation of flanking from the front and rear.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the Saxon coalition army were a little panicked. They did not know which army to stop first, and the frenzied shouts of the soldiers led by Field Marshal Bonitz also affected the morale of the Saxon coalition army.

After a night of fierce fighting, Field Marshal Bonitz finally succeeded in breaking through the defense line of the Saxon coalition army, breaking into the camp of the coalition army and defeating the main force of the coalition army.

And more than 4,000 people of Ziggy also risked their lives to break through the eastern gate of the coalition army, which had a huge impact on the Saxon coalition army.

The Swiss are not good at fighting after all, and in the desperate hand-to-hand combat with the Saxon coalition, the Swiss are superior after all. Moreover, the most elite plate knights of the Saxon army were useless in the chaotic camp at night......

By daybreak, although more than half of the casualties had been paid, even Marshal Bonitz himself had been wounded in three places. However, the Geddes army was eventually defeated by the Saxon coalition......

But the miraculous thing is that Duke George seemed to have the help of the gods, and at the last moment, he actually took a thousand Saxon knights, rode on war horses, and from the northeast, the weak point of the attack of Zige's mercenary group, killed a bloody way, and fled......

If Marin knows, he will definitely have to comment - rely on it, is George a Xiaoqiang who can't be killed? [.]