King of German Mercenaries

After Marin's superstition was sent, nine former Frisian nobles agreed with Marin's suggestion of attacking during the autumn harvest. Because they really lack money and food.

Moreover, although Europe in this era is backward, the city walls are made of stone, tall and strong. With the hundreds of people in the hands of these nobles, ordinary cities cannot be beaten. According to the customs of the nobles of this era, most of the property and money were hidden in the city and were difficult to obtain.

But the autumn harvest season is different. The crops grow in the fields and there are no walls around them. Even if the army wants to protect, it must know the enemy's action time and route.

If you launch a raid, grab some food, don't be too easy...

Without the obstruction of the city wall, hundreds of troops can grab a lot of food. Therefore, several Frisian nobles are tempted...

After the autumn harvest began in the Friesland region in October, 670 Friesland soldiers in exile in the principality of Gedes began to gather in secret.

Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was taken aback, but he also appreciated the plans of the nine nobles. Because, this is the best chance to hit the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, these 9 idiots grabbed enough money to reduce his financial burden.

As for Marin's side, he is also waiting, waiting for news from Friesland's side. As long as the launch of the other side attracts the main force of the Saxon army in Groningen to encircle and suppress, then Marin will immediately launch an attack on East Frisian.

When some villages in the southwest of West Frisian began to harvest rye and began to spread the grain on the threshing floor, the nine Frisian nobles finally couldn't hold back...

Thus, 670 Frisian veterans, spearheaded by 120 knights, left the border of the principality of Gedes, passed the junction of Gedes and the archbishopric of Utrecht, and entered the territory of West Friesland, far from Groningen. far away...

The rye grains of the local people are still drying on the ground. As a result, suddenly broke into the army of the former Frisian. These soldiers, each with a pocket. After rushing into the village, send someone to guard the main road, then go straight to the threshing floor and put rye in your pockets...

Then, the gang rushed into the village and started looting the property of residents' homes. When it was over, the peasants’ animals were taken away, and they were put into carriages to transport the looted rye and goods…

For several days, the Frisian army sacked more than a dozen villages and looted tens of thousands of sacks of rye (a sack of rye weighed about 100 pounds), leaving nothing for the local residents...

When Marin heard the news, he was really worried about the IQ of these second-hand people - Nimad,

These people used to be your people. You want to restore your rule over Friesland, don't you want the support of these people? Doing things like this is almost forcing the people to die...

Moreover, in this era, few lords have the habit of putting food to help refugees. Therefore, the people who were robbed were unlucky, and God knows how many people will starve to death...

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly decided to bring some people to East Friesland...

Because, he is about to enter East Frisian, and the population of East Frisian is far less than that of West Frisian. It just so happened that these idiots made the victims artificially, and they could get them to East Frisian to help them work and farm the land.

Upon receiving the news from the southwest of West Frisland, George, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony stationed in Groningen, did not dare to neglect, and immediately sent troops to inquire.

At this time, the number of Frisian rebels had reached as many as 2,000. Of course, those recruits were all captured, none of them voluntarily. Because a few idiots did not give the people a way to survive, the people were very disgusted with them.

Therefore, when several former Frisian nobles began to recruit troops, no one responded. In desperation, they had to forcibly arrest those strong-looking serfs and fill them into the team, bringing the total number of the team to 2,000.

A team of 2,000 people is indeed huge. You know, in the former Frisian Republic, only the main force of 5,000 Saxons in Grenningen can compete with it.

Even in Leeuwarden, the second largest city in Friesland, only 800 Saxon soldiers were stationed. As for other small towns, they simply do not have the courage and strength to fight against this team.

In fact, the 670 veterans in this army had some combat effectiveness, and the more than 1,200 newly recruited serfs had basically no combat effectiveness. However, with so many people, it is indeed quite bluffing...

George didn't know that most of the 2000 rebels were recruits with no combat capability, and thought they were all elite soldiers. So he hurriedly brought 4,000 troops out of the city and headed to the west to counter the rebellion. In Groningen, only 1,000 soldiers and horses were left to protect...

As soon as George's army left Groningen, a reconnaissance team under Sauer immediately dispatched two cavalry to report in different directions.

One of the way, went straight to Harlingen, and then changed boats and went straight to Texel Island, reporting to Marin. The other way is to inform the nobles of the Frisian rebels. The idea that Marin gave them was very wise, and it was learned from the great men of later generations - "The enemy advances, I retreat, the enemy retreats, I come back and grab..."

In short, try to avoid confrontation with the main force of the Saxon army. When the Saxon army comes, hide. When they are gone, continue to come out and grab.

In doing so, the Saxon army led by George would be in a dilemma. When their army arrives, the Frisians will run away. If George withdraws with the army, they will reappear in the Friesland region, continue to loot and loot the population, leaving George in a dilemma...

At the same time, in East Friesland, the autumn harvest is halfway through and is in full swing. However, the arable land in East Friesland is very unevenly distributed.

Because East Frisian farmland is mainly distributed in the southern county of Lyle. Arable land accounts for the vast majority of the entire Lyle County. Unlike other areas, some are cultivated and some are grassland. In addition, there are many swamps.

According to Sauer's reconnaissance report, nearly one-third of East Friesland is swampy. Moreover, these marshes are mainly distributed in the western and northern coastal areas of East Friesland.

Coincidentally, the confirmed landing site this time, the small fishing village of Krumhern, is also surrounded by swamps. Then there is only one big road leading to Emden here.

There are swamps on the edge, and the natural population is sparsely populated. In this way, when Marin's army landed, it was not easy to be detected. At that time, it is enough to send a small number of people to watch the residents of the small fishing village and prevent them from sending people to Emden to report the news.

After receiving Sauer's reconnaissance report, Marin was overjoyed. The main force of the Saxon army, which he feared most would be disruptive, had left, and nothing could stand in the way of his conquest of East Friesland. So, he immediately organized troops, horses and supplies, and officially sent troops to East Friesland...