In this era, the transmission of information is very backward. Even if they are tens of kilometers apart, it may take days for the news to arrive. If it is deliberately blocked, it will be even more difficult to deliver.

For example, now the army of Gedes has obviously been completely defeated, but Charles II, Duke of Geddes, ...... Oh no, it's time for Charles I, Earl of Geldon...... He didn't know that the battlefield ahead had been completely defeated......

The biggest feature of the army of the Beihai Kingdom is that it attaches great importance to the use of reconnaissance cavalry. Sauer was now a big man, but Marin still let him take the scout troops. In order to do a good job of secrecy, these scout cavalry will often intercept and kill the enemy's scouts to prevent information from leaking.

For example, the battle outside Parsons was over for 10 days, and the new Earl of Geldon, Charles I, did not know about it. Of course, he was also not heard of when he was condemned by the Imperial Diet as treason and demoted to the rank of Earl of Gelldon. It's just that he hasn't received news from the front line for 10 days, and the secret agents sent out to contact him haven't returned.

At present, the area of Upper Guedes has not been attacked, and there are still 3,000 garrisons in the city of Gelldon. So, despite the inner turmoil, Charlie didn't worry too much. In his opinion, it should have been a big battle between Bonitz's army and the soldiers and horses sent out by the Cleavers. As a result, the message cannot be delivered. As for those spies, it is normal to be intercepted and killed in the melee. However, Charlie believes that the final victory must belong to Guedes. For, he took into account, most of the princes would not help the Habsburgs, who were held back by the French, and the other North Sea state, which he feared the most, had promised not to interfere in the matter. After all, Marin swore in the name of God that the North Sea Kingdom would never interfere in this matter. Therefore, he is still relatively relieved......

So, even if the Duchy of Cripple hired a group of mercenaries, in the end, they were certainly no match for the army of Godes......

However, Master Charles clearly overestimated Marin's discipline. As a junior clerk who often signed contracts in later generations, Marin was very proficient in how to manipulate contracts. So, even if he signed a secret agreement in private, Marin could find a suitable excuse to push two or five or six - you see, I just let my mercenaries take over the work, and I didn't get involved...... So, we didn't break the contract, and we didn't break the oath...... As for how you are always unlucky...... We didn't know that Duke Cleaver hired my soldiers to fight you...... Alas, if I had known that, I would not have accepted that employment contract......

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Like Marin, there is also John II, Duke of Clifford. The grandson was afraid of taking responsibility, so he was cowardly at a critical juncture and lay on the bed pretending to be faint...... So, when the dust settled, he could have gotten up from his hospital bed - what's wrong? What's wrong? I was dizzy for a while, and so many things happened? Oops, it must have been a good thing done by the traitor old Mason...... Well, the bad things have nothing to do with me...... I am wise and righteous......

The so-called smell of the same smell probably refers to Marin and John II......

This time, Marin not only took the initiative to send troops, but also paid all the food, grass and expenses by himself. Not only that, but the Duchy of Cleaver also received a fertile region of Lower Guedes and a benefit fee of 100,000 gold coins...... And his price is to exchange the country of Mark for Marin......

John II was still very curious as to why Marin went around in such a big circle to seize the not very wealthy kingdom of Macbeth. But who is Marin? That's the goods that the festival has thrown out of the earth. Moreover, this thing's brain reacts very quickly. In the face of John II's question, Marin directly learned from the overlord of Chu - "Wealth does not return to his hometown, such as brocade clothes walking at night, who knows?" ”

Of course, the specific explanation is not so literary. Here's what Marin told John II – Lao Tzu's family was originally a poor knight's family near the city of Bochum in the kingdom of Mac. Now, Lao Tzu's family is developed, and if he doesn't go back to his hometown to show off, he always feels a little uncontrollable...... Therefore, only by becoming the master of your hometown and standing tall in front of your hometown fathers and elders can you pretend to be B......

John II really believed this excuse. For the hair? This kind of behavior of being rich and noble in front of the old folks is too ordinary and normal in the world. John II, though of noble birth, did not feel this way himself. But how much does he see......

Many small aristocrats who developed after being appreciated by him always like to take leave to return to their hometown to feast guests after they are developed, and pretend to show off in front of the villagers and elders. And many favored ministers around him often tell him this kind of thing as a joke. So, when Marin found this excuse, he didn't even have the slightest doubt......

It's just that he doesn't know how big his loss is in this deal......

Although the country is not large, the northern half of the country occupies a small half of the Ruhr area. Moreover, the famous coal and steel industry cities of Bochum, Gelsenkirchen (the city where Schalke 04 is located), Herne and Witten are located in the territory of the Markberg country.

Obtaining the country of Makber is equivalent to obtaining nearly half of the coal reserves of the Ruhr area......

However, the industrial revolution has not yet risen, and although Marin has made a steam engine, he has not shown it to others. Therefore, no one knows the role of coal in the Ruhr area.

Moreover, the fireplace that is currently popular in Europe burns firewood and does not burn coal. Only the steel industry and the smelting of non-ferrous metals will use coal in small quantities. Therefore, the coal mines in the Ruhr area at this time were not taken seriously. Even, because coal mines affect the fertility of the land, crops do not grow well. For this reason, the Ruhr area is even considered barren.

Under such circumstances, when Marin was willing to take the area of Lower Guedes, which was agriculturally developed and populous, and offered more money in exchange for the kingdom of Mac, John II agreed without thinking about it. Even, John II privately thought that Marin must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. Otherwise, such a stupid decision would not have been made......

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After hearing reports from his men that Schwarz's army had taken control of the Nizhny Guedes region, John II decided to "wake up...... Of course, it refers to the kind of "waking up" that is conscious, but still lying in bed......

After hearing that the Imperial Council of Worms had convicted Charles II, Duke of Geddes, of treason, and promised to award the Lower Geddes region to the Duchy of Cleaver if the Duchy of Cleaved could occupy the Lower Geddes region, John II couldn't wait to go down the next day and said that he was "recovered" to the outside world......

"It's a big deal! Now you make a lot of money! John II walked around the palace excitedly. With the backing of the Imperial Council and the loss of most of the territory of the Duchy of Godes, John II did not feel that Godes still had the ability to make a comeback.

For a moment, John II even greedily thought - should I tear up the agreement with Marin? In that case, he would be able to take the region of Geddes to himself, and he would not have to pay for the kingdom of Macbeth......

However, he recalls the news from his number one general, Wolfgang, who admits that Cliffor's army is far inferior to the North Sea State. In the war report, General Wolfgang reported that the army of the Duchy of Cleaver attacked the weakest right flank of the Duchy of Gedus, but the result was not defeated, and the morale of the opponent was greatly boosted. But then the Beihai Kingdom sent a team of 100 people to directly break through the enemy's defense line and break up the enemy's formation...... Therefore, General Wolfgang's judgment is that the army of the North Sea State is stronger than the army of the Duchy of Godside, but the army of the Duchy of Gods is more effective than the army of the Duchy of Cleave...... The conclusion is that the army of the North Sea State is much stronger than the Principality of Cleave......

With this in mind, John II had to be discouraged and decided to carry out the agreement with Marin according to the original plan......

So, the day after he "woke up", John II announced that Prime Minister Mason Sr. would be relieved of all his duties, and even deprived him of his barony and fiefdom...... This was clearly done for the sake of the princes - look, it's none of my business, it was old Mason, a traitor, who did it behind my back, believe me, everyone......

But in private, Old Mason was not depressed at all, but packed up his family property and moved his family to Beihai Kingdom. Because, he will still make a comeback in Beihai Country...... Moreover, before leaving, John II also privately sent him a lot of money as compensation......

Although John II expelled the old Mason for "making an assertion", he did not mean not to go down to the Guedes area. He issued an order to strictly implement the decision of the parliament and take over the Lower Guedes region......

However, in view of the fact that the mercenary of the North Sea Country hired by Old Mason before refused to leave the Lower Guedes area, he asked for a salary, and he asked for a high salary of 1 million gold coins......

John II declared that the Duchy of Cleaver could not afford to pay such a high salary. Therefore, it was decided to use the barren Macbeth territory as collateral in lieu of a salary of 1 million gold coins to pay the mercenaries of the North Sea Kingdom invited by the elder Mason. Of course, in order to retain the seat of the Mark Kingdom in the Imperial Diet, John II said that the entire Mark Country could be handed over to the North Sea State, but only the capital of Mark Fort could be retained. In this way, he, the Earl of Mark, is also worthy of his name. Of course, in the future, the territorial scope of the country of Markburg changed to the area of Markburg plus the Lower Guedes......

When John II signed a decree formally handing over all the territory of the Marker Kingdom to the North Sea State, Schwartz finally withdrew his troops from the Nizhny Guedes region and handed over control of the Nizhny Guedes region to John II. At the same time, Schwartz sent some of his troops to Marqueb's country to take over control of the area. At the same time, let the local local nobles of the country make their own choice - leave the country with John II, or stay there to be allegiance to Marin......

At this point, the North Sea State finally possessed the territory of the Mack Peer Kingdom and also had control of nearly half of the Ruhr area......