Two days later, outside Oldenburg, in the camp of the alliance of the eight princes, eight princes were discussing the siege of the city.

Antonios, Count of Ravensburg, has already thought of retreating:

"I didn't expect the Italian mercenaries to resist so stubbornly, otherwise, let's attack from another place?"

Charlie, Earl of Geldon, asked rhetorically:

"Where? It is said that most of the money and food in the province of Oldenburg were sent to the city of Oldenburg, and it would be no good to attack the rest of the province of Oldenburg! ”

"Then let's attack the East Friesland!"

Count Charles glanced at Count Antonios speechlessly:

"The First Legion is much stronger than this Italian mercenary unit......"

However, Count Charles did not know that at this time the East Friesland region was not yet ready. Of course, what he said was not wrong, and the coalition attack on East Friesland at this time was definitely not pleased. At most, they will force Marin out in advance and disrupt Marin's plans. However, there is absolutely no bargaining.

"Shall we then go east and sack Bremen?" Count Antonios proposed.

Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, objected:

"No, most of the land in Bremen is in the hands of the old nobles of the North Sea Kingdom. Those old nobles are not of the same mind as Marin, and even many old nobles have secretly contacted us. In the future, maybe we will still be useful to them, and we will not be able to rob them of their belongings! ”

Duke Henry wasn't smart, but he wasn't a fool either. He knew very well that the group of nobles in Bremen were all old aristocrats abandoned by Marin. In essence, it is on the same path as the princes, but it is the opposite of Marin.

In terms of identity, those old nobles who were abandoned by Marin were more accepted by most of the princes. If the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms moved the new nobles promoted by Marin, the princes of the Imperial Princes' Court might not see it. But if you move those old aristocrats, you will definitely be blamed.

Moreover, after occupying the Beihai Kingdom, in order to calm the local people, Duke Henry felt that he also needed these old nobles to help pacify the people.

Even, after taking the Beihai Kingdom, Duke Henry also needed these veteran nobles to play a "persuasion" drama similar to ancient China, that is, to make them cry and beg the eight princes to rule the Beihai Kingdom and "not to mess up"......

In the eyes of the veteran princes, the real public opinion does not matter. Only these veteran barons and knights truly represent the "will of the people". They support it, which is called "the expectation of all". As for what the serfs think, are serfs considered people?

Another Duke of Henry agreed:

"That's right, we can't touch those old aristocrats. We are here to represent justice, to 'rescue' the suffering old aristocrats, not to murder them. And, I heard, Marin didn't give fertilizer to those nobles. Therefore, the grain production of those aristocratic estates is still very low, and there is nothing to grab ......" I am afraid that this last sentence is what Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttle, really wants to express......

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"Why don't we go around East Friesland, pass through North Münster, and then go around to the west and sack West Friesland first? I heard that the new fertilizer technology is used over there, and the oil and water must be very sufficient! Otto VIII, Count of Bentheim-Tecklenburg, suggested.

"That's even worse, we're either going to take Oldenburg or we're going to attack East Friesland proper. Otherwise, we will be laughed at by the princes of all Europe! Everyone will think that we are afraid of the First Army of the North Sea Country! Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttle, shook his head.

From the point of view of interests, there is nothing wrong with Otto VIII's proposal. But who are you here? They are all the most numbered princes in Germany. Since he is a big man, face is very important. Sometimes, face is more important than profit.

So, even if Otto VIII's proposal was fine, it would not be carried out. Otherwise, outsiders would really misunderstand that they were afraid of the only remaining First Legion of the Beihai Kingdom.

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While the princes were arguing, suddenly a personal soldier entered the tent and whispered in the ear of Simon V, Earl of Lipper, whose eyes lit up......

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just heard the news that according to a citizen who escaped from the city of Oldenburg, which my soldiers captured, the reason why the Italian mercenaries in the city are so desperate is because of the wealth of about 2 million gold coins in the city of Oldenburg. Moreover, the North Sea Kingdom promised that if the war was won, it would be at the disposal of the Italian mercenaries. That's why they went berserk and went from cowardly gamblers to gamblers who were not afraid of death! ”

The other seven princes were stunned for a moment, and Henry, Duke of Lüneburg, was short of breath in Braunschweig, and he asked urgently:

"Is there really anything worth 2 million gold coins in the city?"

Simon V nodded affirmatively:

"It is true, according to my men, the citizen who fled from the city, swears in the name of God that there must be so much money in it. You should know that no one dares to joke in the name of God. Otherwise, you will go to hell after death! ”

But the suspicious Earl of Geldon, Charlie, was still a little unconvinced, so he personally interrogated the spy sent by Kohler, who had been deliberately caught. The spy cursed and swore that he had not lied. Of course, he wasn't lying.

Then, the Earl of Charles sent more people to arrest more residents of the city of Oldenburg for interrogation. After many interrogations, although the residents around the city could not determine that there were 2 million gold coins worth of property in the city. However, they can all be sure that before the alliance of the princes of the Eight Nations marched into the city of Oldenburg, there were indeed many wagons that brought the wealth of Oldenburg Province into the city.

At this time, the 8 princes did not doubt it. Even the richest of the richest, Duke Henry, Wolfenbüttle, had a look of greed in his eyes:

"It's done! Just take Oldenburg and we'll make a lot of money! ”

"Wait, if you take the city of Oldenburg, how will the property be divided?" Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, first raised this question. If the spoils are not evenly divided, something big will happen to the coalition forces.

Charlie, Earl of Geldon, rolled his eyes and said:

"Well, let's see how well the armies besiege the city. Whoever has the hardest effort in attacking the city and the most brilliant results will get the most share! ”

Count Charles was afraid that the two Duke Henry would be powerful and would not be able to attack the city, but he wanted to take the lion's share afterwards. So, such a scheme was proposed. And this plan is indeed very fair.

As a result, all eight princes expressed no opinion. Then, each family selected their strongest troops and prepared to storm it. After all, 2 million gold coins are in front of you, and no one will let it go...... And if you want to take more, you have to do your best......

When they saw that the allied forces of the princes of the Eight Nations no longer contributed to the work, but began to storm the city of Oldenburg, the spies of the North Sea State hurriedly left quietly and returned to Aurich to inform......

"Hey, I got hooked!" After reading the information, Marin said happily. It is really cost-effective to use an Oldenburg city to drag the progress of the allied forces of the princes of the eight countries!