Chapter 1249: Earl Charlie
At this time, the duke on the throne suddenly said to one of the princes:
"What do you think, Lord Charlie?"
This Lord Charles is Charles II, the former Duke of Guedes, and now Charles I, Earl of Geldon......
When it comes to hatred for the North Sea Country, Count Charles is far more than anyone else here. Even, it can be said that several other people are because they covet the agricultural secrets of the North Sea Country, and Charlie is to take revenge on the North Sea Country. Of course, you can also take advantage of it by the way.
After all, if it weren't for the North Sea Kingdom sending troops to help John II, Duke Cleaver, the Duchy of Cleaver would not have been able to defeat the Principality of God, which was powerful at the time.
At the beginning, the Duchy of Gedes was one of the few powerful countries in Germany that could pull out tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and it was even more able to compete with the Habsburgs. Otherwise, the French would not have supported the Duchy of Guedes.
However, because of the intervention of Marin's North Sea Country, Charlie lost the West Frisland that he had already obtained. Later, even the largest source of finance and the largest territory of the Duchy of Gedes - the area of the Lower Geddes. Moreover, he was demoted to the rank of earl, and was only in charge of a small territory of several hundred square kilometers in the Upper Guedes area.
You must know that before, the strength of several dukes and counts here was far inferior to him. If they were together, they would definitely let him take the seat and give orders. Like now, because he lost most of his fiefdoms, he was even demoted to an earl. Therefore, when the meeting was held, the current duke had to sit on the throne. After all, he was only an earl now, and his fief was small, so he had to bow his head.
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Moreover, the union of these countries was actually made by Count Charles.
At the beginning, several countries were aware of the high grain yield of Beihai because of their proximity to Beihai countries. So, they all sent their own men to steal secrets, but they all failed.
Later, Charlie's men discover that several other groups of men are also trying to steal the secrets of the North Sea Kingdom. After thinking about it, he decided to unite the group.
So, the real mastermind of this small alliance of princes is Charlie. As for the duke on the throne, because he is a duke, and now he is the strongest, he became the leader.
However, the princes here are actually not as capable as Charlie. After all, Charles is very capable of recovering the Duchy of Geddes, which had been destroyed by Charles the Darling, from the hands of Maximilian I, and making the Duchy of Gedes one of the most powerful countries in Germany. If it weren't for the BUG Marlin...... Well, it looks like it was over later......
Because, in history, it was Charles V who killed the Duchy of Guedes, who was rampant in Europe. That guy has the powerful power of the Spanish Empire and the Habsburgs, and even France, the backer behind the Duchy of Godes, has been overturned, so it is naturally not a problem to clean up a Duchy of Godes that depends on France......
So, with or without Marlin, it's actually pretty much the same. It's just that the appearance of Marin made the Duchy of Gedes end decades ahead of schedule......
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Charlie didn't know that Marin would be doomed in the Duchy of Guedes, but he knew that without Marin bullying him, he would still be a strong duke in the powerful Duchy of Guedes. Even, they have already taken West Frisland.
Therefore, he wants revenge. Not only to seize the agricultural secrets of the Beihai Kingdom, but also to occupy the land of the Beihai Kingdom......
In his opinion, without Marin, the decline of the North Sea Kingdom was inevitable. It's just that he didn't expect that Beihai Kingdom would start to mess up so soon......
His goal was clear: to share the secrets of agriculture with several princes, and at the same time to secure the western part of the Ruhr region, which was close to the Upper Guedes region, the territory that Marin had exchanged for the Duchy of Cleaver. At the very least, more than double the land area of the Duchy of Godus. In this way, it will be possible to ascend back to the principality......
Moreover, he actually has even greater ambitions in his heart......
The reason why these princes were attracted was not only because they were trying to keep the North Sea Kingdom secret like the Gerdon Kingdom, but also because they were not strong enough and needed an alliance, which was the most important reason why Charles drew them together.
In addition, there is another important reason why Charlie didn't say it - he feels that these allies are not strong, and joining forces with them will not be kicked out......
If he cooperated with real bigwigs such as Frederick III, Charles was very worried. Because, he was worried that after the incident, because of the weakness of the Gerdon Country, he would not be able to share any spoils. After all, the partner is too powerful, and you have to be mentally prepared to be kicked away.
That's why he chose these princes - each of them is not weak, but not strong either...... Together, several families can reach a balance, so that no one swallows whom......
When the time comes to divide the land after the victory, even if the Earl of Gardon can't get the big head, it's okay to take a small head. After all, Beihai Country has tens of thousands of square kilometers of land, and if you can take a few thousands of square kilometers of land back, you can make up for most of the previous losses......
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Even, in his heart, Count Charles actually looked down on these allies. If possible, he even intends to annex these stupid allies in the future. At the very least, swallow one or two of them so that your territory can be expanded as much as possible......
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Hearing the duke's inquiry, Charles, Earl of Geldon, concealed the disdain and ambition in his eyes, cleared his throat, and said:
"The civil strife in the army of the Beihai State is naturally a great thing for us. But don't forget, on the other side of the North Sea, England and Scotland, and the 20,000 troops of the North Sea Country. If these two legions return to help in the war, our coalition forces will still not be able to defeat them...... Therefore, we need to send a group of spies to England to find out the news and see what is happening with those two legions. ”
"Only when those two legions are also out of Aurich's control will we have a chance of victory. Otherwise, we could still lose a lot......"
Several of the princes present nodded their heads, so the duke on the throne immediately ordered to send a group of spies to England to find out the movements of the two legions......
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And to the great delight of these princes, a few days later, the news came from England that the two legions of the North Sea Kingdom in England had switched to King Edward......
It turned out that while Marin arranged for the domestic army to pretend to be civil strife, he also specially arranged for the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps to pretend to defect to Edward.
Of course, in order not to let Edward really misunderstand, Marlin specially sent a letter to Edward, explaining the reason......
When King Edward received Marin's secret letter, he was also in a cold sweat......
He didn't know that Marin was still alive, and if he did, how dare he co-opt Marin's army?
You must know that in his eyes, Marin is an out-and-out old yin, the kind who sees who cheats whom. Offending this kind of person almost scared Edward to death. You know, there are now nearly 40,000 standing troops in England. Of those, 20,000 belonged to Marin. And the 20,000 people under his own control, in terms of combat effectiveness, are no match for Marin's two legions.
Therefore, in order to appease Marin's anger, he immediately replied and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the acting. Moreover, the validity of the marriage contract between the daughter Margaret and Caesar was reaffirmed. The subtext is - in-laws, we are in-laws, I won over your subordinates before, okay?
Marin wouldn't really have a bad relationship with Edward, so he also replied - I will send a top pediatrician from Daming to London in a while to protect Princess Margaret's health...... Obviously, Marin has already revealed the matter......
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Then, according to the script, King Edward openly threw an olive branch to Saqqara and Sivag......
And Saqqara and Sivarg, who received Marin's signal, also openly expressed their willingness to fight for the British king......
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When the news reached Germany, several princes of the Beihai Kingdom were overjoyed, and they got together and drank happily, and they all got drunk happily.
After sobering up, several princes returned to their respective countries and officially began to prepare for war......
And their goal is clear - to first capture the fertilizer processing plants in North Münster and obtain the secrets of fertilizer. Then the army continued north, besieging Orich and forcing the North Sea State to cede territory......
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