The Rise of the European Emperor

Just when Marin was evading Maximilian I in Rome, George, Duke of Saxony, finally gathered all the troops and prepared enough food supplies, and planned to fight to the death with the army of the Duchy of Gedes, who had controlled West Frisian. .

Duke George took the 80,000-strong coalition army assembled by the Saxony Department, and set off from Dresden in a mighty way to West Frisland. The 4,000 elite soldiers that Maximilian I promised to be drawn from the Flemish Legion were transported by ship to the port of Emden in Marin, and then by the Ems River, waiting to join the main force of George. .

At this time, East Frisian was also on guard nervously. Although George's coalition was just crossing the border, God knows if they would take the opportunity to take East Frisland. Schwartz, who was in charge of military affairs, remembered what Marin often said - "For any army that crosses the border, you must be on alert, even if it is a friendly army!"

It goes without saying that the army of those unfriendly forces should be alerted. When the relationship is not good, it is definitely necessary to guard against the other party's sneak attack.

The main purpose of guarding against friendly forces is to prevent friendly forces from making troubles and looting. You must know that in ancient times, whether in the East or the West, most armies were no different from living bandits. Wherever the army passes, if there is no strong force restraint, it is easy for soldiers to oppress the people. In the era of European mercenaries, the problem was most acute. Because one of the major characteristics of mercenaries is that they like robbery.

Marin's troops, although also mercenaries hired from the mountains of southern Germany. However, because these mercenaries had no previous experience as mercenaries, they were trained from a blank sheet of paper into a regular modernized army. Therefore, the East Frisian army, discipline is very good. Without an order, there will never be a robbery. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the East Frisian army is the most disciplined army of this era.

But the armies of other countries, especially the armies of European countries in this era, robbery is the basic skill of their army. Therefore, in the face of the passing of the army, the East Frisian army must stand by and monitor the whole process to avoid looting.

As the army of Prince Philip, the only son of Marin's nominal boss, Maximilian I, Schwartz was quite respectful. Not only helped the 4,000 soldiers of the Flemish Legion to build the camp, but also provided a lot of food, which made the Dutch people very face.

As for the Saxon coalition led by George, there was no such treatment. When George, Duke of Saxony, brought 80,000 Saxon troops and 10,000 people into East Frisian territory, he was under surveillance by 7,000 elite soldiers to prevent their soldiers from looting.

Schwartz's worries are indeed justified. Some soldiers of the Saxon army who were borrowed by George were not very honest and wanted to loot some manors. However, it was quickly stopped by the East Frisian army. In the face of the seven thousand most elite East Frisian troops, the armies of the small Saxon princes did not dare to make a fool of themselves.

However, Duke George looked at the seven thousand troops and drooled:

"It would be great if these seven thousand men would help me in the attack on West Frisian! That way, the victory over the other side would be assured."

Unfortunately, George also knows very well that the possibility is very low. The main reason is that his Lao Tzu once led an army to invade East Frisland and made a grudge against others. Today, in East Frisian, it seems that George's emperor's cousin, who did not stab the Saxon army in the back, was a good face, so don't even think about sending troops to help him.

According to the emperor's cousin, the emperor's cousin originally wanted Marin to send troops to help in the battle, but unfortunately, they refused and went to Rome to escape. For this reason, George has no choice. Moreover, Marin was indeed summoned by the Pope, but after finishing the work, Lai refused to come back in Rome...

On the banks of the Ames, the 20,000 coalition troops organized by George were finally assembled. Looking at so many troops, Duke George is also very proud, and his self-confidence has also been greatly improved.

In fact, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, at this time,

Self-confidence is even more explosive than him...

why? The duchy of Guedes received the secret support of King Louis XII of France. The French have a close relationship with the Swiss. This time, King Louis XII of France specially paid for himself to help hire 5,000 Swiss mercenaries and send them to the Principality of Gedes to help the Principality of Gedes defeat the Germans of George, Duke of Saxony. coalition.

Under normal circumstances, Louis XII might not be willing to make such great efforts to help. However, after hearing that there were 4,000 elites from the Flemish Legion of the Habsburg family in the coalition, Louis XII took it upon himself and took great pains to hire 5,000 people to help Gedes fight and defeat this army. coalition. By the way, frustrate the spirit of the Germans and the Habsburgs.

Louis XII knew very well that the reason why France lost the Duchy of Milan was inseparable from the support of Maximilian I for Ludovicos Forza. Therefore, the Habsburgs are considered their own enemies. It was definitely something that Louis XII liked to see the bad luck of the enemy. So, he hired 5,000 Swiss mercenaries to help Charles II in defeating the Allied Saxons.

In this way, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, sent a total of 90,000 troops in West Frisian (not including the 3,000 West Frisian resistance army waste).

The most terrifying thing is that among the 90,000 troops, 20,000 are simply Swiss mercenaries. So, this is a powerful army that ranks all over Europe. The 20,000-strong army of George, Duke of Saxony, was a patchwork army. Seemingly powerful, but the combat effectiveness is actually average.

Among them, in this coalition, the most effective ones were the thousands of Saxon heavy cavalry and the 4,000-strong Flemish Legion elite. However, Swiss mercenaries are specially designed to restrain German knights. Therefore, the thousands of Saxon heavy cavalry could not play at all. And the 4,000 Flemish Legion elite, the combat effectiveness is not as good as the Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, no matter how it is calculated, the chances of winning the company of Gede Corporation are even greater.

Therefore, the self-confidence of Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was much greater than that of George, Duke of Saxony. In terms of combat power, it is true that the Geddes army surpassed the Saxony coalition.

However, what makes Charles II, Duke of Geddes strange, is that before the French supported his 5,000 Swiss mercenaries, he actually sent people to Switzerland to recruit mercenaries.

However, it was not recruited. When asked why, it is said that 20,000 troops were hired away by a mysterious employer. Therefore, for a while, there was a shortage of mercenaries in Switzerland. Most of the remaining Swiss mercenaries were hired by the French. Therefore, as a last resort, the Principality of Gede Company went to France for help. When King Louis XII of France heard that Maximilian I had sent troops to fight, he did not hesitate to lend him 5,000 Swiss mercenaries.

With so many powerful Swiss mercenaries, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, did not care about the pressure of the Saxons. because he won...

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