After the battle, the Gedes army, in the camp of the Saxon coalition, captured numerous small leather bags, which were full of grain. It took half a day just to collect these grain bags. The last statistic is enough for everyone to eat for a while.

George, who was on the run, was close to Groningen when he met more than 10,000 Saxons who were carrying food to the front......

"Stop, stop! Listen to my orders and turn around and go back! George commanded loudly.

The front has already been defeated, and these Saxons send the grain convoy over, so don't they send military rations to the Gedse army? Moreover, it is also a prisoner for the other party......

In this way, George returned to Groningen with more than 10,000 people and many grain carts. When he went back and counted it, George cried......

It's a real cry, not a fake cry. After counting, George found that there were only more than 1,000 Saxon plate armor heavy cavalry left in his hands and more than 1,000 infantry who had stayed in Groningen to defend the city. And, of course, the more than 10,000 Saxons......

Obviously, George is completely planted this time, and he no longer has the ability to turn over. Why? The ransom of those eight or nine thousand prisoners of war alone would have bankrupted George.

While it is not clear how many people were captured, George was well aware that there were at least a few thousand, possibly tens of thousands. If it was an ordinary soldier of the Duchy of Saxony, George would not redeem it, but the armies of the allies of the Duchy of Saxony must be redeemed. Because, that's the allies' troops.

If George didn't redeem the prisoners of war of his allies, then he wouldn't want to mix in the aristocratic circles in the future. At least, in the future, no one will send a soldier to help George.

So, no matter what, George had to redeem the soldiers......

However, with tens of thousands of prisoners of war, the ransom cost almost a million gold coins......

A few years ago, the previous Duke of Saxony, Albrecht, was forced to pay a million gold coins because he was captured by Marin with 10,000 people. Although the Duke of Albresette repaid the ransom by borrowing money, the Duchy of Saxony signed a lot of debts as a result. Until now, the money hasn't been paid off.

Now, if they are extorted by the Geddes for a million-dollar ransom, it is estimated that no one will be willing to lend money to the Duchy of Saxony. Because, the previous debt, the Duchy of Saxony has not been paid off......

Moreover, now George has only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he can't resist the Swiss mercenaries with amazing combat effectiveness. Therefore, the abandonment of Groningen became a top priority for George.

Although it is said that with more than 2,000 elites and those people who carry grain, George can barely defend Groningen. But what's the use of that?

Because, George will not have any more reinforcements. The Saxon coalition that had been formed before was actually the last reinforcement that George begged for everywhere.

Now that even the last reinforcements have been captured, George has lost any point in holding on to Groningen. Therefore, abandoning Groningen and withdrawing to the mainland is the best option.

To this end, George, Duke of Saxony, ordered that all the grain in the city, as well as the property of the merchants, be forcibly "confiscated" and carried out of Groningen by more than 10,000 Saxons.

That night, the big families in the city of Groningen were robbed by the Saxon army, which was planning to retreat......

Unfortunately, the city of Groningen has changed hands several times and has been sacked several times by rebels. Those big families have either been robbed almost completely, or their property has long been dug and hidden.

Therefore, in the end, the Saxon army only grabbed 150,000 gold coins, which was far from the 1 million gold coins that Duke George had in mind......

But there is food, and the city is very rich. This is because the army of Göddes, who had been in the city of Groningen before, had enough food for 20,000 troops to eat for two months. Coupled with the food that George brought with him enough for more than 20,000 Saxon troops to eat for a few months, there is now a lot of food in the city.

But George was to retreat, and all the looted goods and food were to be taken with him, so as not to be left to the Gedes. In addition, George also planned to take the two or three thousand prisoners of war captured during the previous breach of the city, but he did not bring them back home, but took them to East Friesland on the east bank of the Ames River, and used them to bargain with the Geddes in exchange for some prisoners of war.

Among them, the three most important prisoners of war are probably the former Governor of the Frisian Noble Republic, Fyskefrijheid, the former Frisian Noble Republic Baron Leeuwarden Ztel, and the former Commander of the Armed Forces of the Frisian Noble Republic, Sivag.

When Marshal Bonitz fled for his life with his troops, he didn't bother with these three guys who were treated as puppets, but withdrew directly with the main force. In this way, the three fell into the hands of George.

George retreated this time and decided to take the three of them away as treasures. Why? For the Governor of Fyskefrijheid can testify that it was not the West Frisian Resistance that occupied West Friesland, but the army of the Duchy of Godes......

As long as the Governor of Fyskefrijheid was present, Duke George could file a complaint with the Imperial Diet against the Duchy of Gedes for an invasion of West Friesland. When the time comes, even if George can't get the army to fight back, he will be able to create political trouble and pressure on the Duchy of God, forcing it to dare not open his mouth.

Once it can be confirmed that it is the Duchy of Godes that secretly controls West Friesland, it is tantamount to the Duchy of Godes breaking the rules and slapping the emperor in the face......

After all, it was Maximilian I who publicly announced that West Frisland would be awarded to the Duchy of Saxony. Now, if you want to annex West Friesland, did you ask Emperor Maximilian I for his opinion? Isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor?

At that time, in order to preserve his face and dignity, Maximilian I will have to stand up and help mediate, and demand that the Duchy of Guedes stop the illegal occupation of West Frisland and seek to restore the status quo ante. In this way, Duke George will be able to take back West Friesland.

George's biggest fear was that he might have to fight to go bankrupt and redeem those friendly soldiers. But if you can't get West Frisland back even if you redeem those friendly soldiers, you will lose a lot.

Therefore, Fyskefrijheid, the former governor of the Frisian aristocratic republic, was a very important witness to testify at the Imperial Council to confirm the wolf ambitions of the Duchy of Geddes. When the time comes, the problem will be solved.

Fyskefrijheid seems to be willing to cooperate, on the condition that if Duke George retrieves West Frisland diplomatically because of his testimony, then Fyskefrijheid will be canonized as hereditary baron of the Duchy of Saxony.

With a baronial title and a little land, in exchange for a country that is not small, George obviously does not lose. But the problem is that the Imperial Conference is usually held in June and July, and if George wants to appeal, he will have to wait until a few months later. Will George be able to make sure that his Duchy of Saxony won't go bankrupt these months? After all, so much ransom is waiting...... [.]