The Rise of the European Emperor

Gelden, the capital of the Ged Company, Duke Charles II is entertaining nine former Frisian nobles exiled in the Ged Company, as well as the commander-in-chief of the West Frisian Resistance Army, Siwager.

At the beginning of the year, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was overjoyed when he learned of the death of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Before, he had been coveting West Frisland, which was occupied by the Duchy of Saxony. However, due to the great prestige and formidable personal ability of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, Charles II did not dare to do much. Even though the Saxony coalition was defeated by Marin, although Charles II felt that the opportunity was coming, he did not publicly express his desire for West Frisian, but began to secretly accumulate strength for the future.

As an opponent, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, naturally investigated the Duke of Saxony up and down. Therefore, Charles II knew very well that the Duke of Albrecht had great personal ability and prestige, but his heir, Prince George, was a bum.

It's not that George's ability is unbearable, but, compared with Duke Albrecht, he is indeed a scumbag. Although the Duke of Albrecht is only the duke of the Duchy of Saxony, with his prestige and means, he can gather all the nobles of the Saxon family under his command, which is stronger than the first nobleman of the Saxon family, Frederick the Elector. . In fact, Frederick the Great Marquis should be the leader of the Saxon aristocracy. However, the Duke of Albrecht was the uncle of Frederick the Great and the elder. Moreover, the Duke of Albrecht was more prestigious than the Elector Frederick. Therefore, the former Saxon nobles were actually headed by the Duke of Saxony. And Frederick the Great Marquis had to listen to his uncle.

However, things changed dramatically after the death of Duke Albrecht. As soon as the old duke died, Frederick the Great Elector naturally took over the position of the leader of the Saxon noble circle. The new Duke of Saxony, George, has average ability and prestige, and from a legal point of view, his status is also lower than his cousin. Therefore, the death of Duke Albrecht shows that the right to speak of the Saxon family has returned from the Duchy of Saxony to the Electoral State of Saxony.

Moreover, the great prince of Saxony, Frederick III, was also a very wise ruler. Before, because of his youth, there was no uncle of the Duke of Albrecht with high prestige. So, the light of Frederick III was covered up.

But in fact, the great prince of Saxony, Frederick III, was a very wise and wise ruler. Martin Luther, the religious reformer who made waves in Germany more than ten years later, actually took refuge in Frederick the Elector. However, the Elector Frederick was very smart. Although he protected Martin Luther, he used his superb political skills to deal with the later powerful emperor Charles V, so that the electoral state of Saxony did not tear up with Charles V. However, after his death, his successor broke with Charles V, and caused the Electoral State of Saxony, which originally belonged to the family branch, to be given to the descendants of the Duke of Albrecht by Charles V. The members of the long branch were abolished as aristocrats and reduced to ordinary people.

At present, Frederick the Great Elector is 37 years old, and he has enough wisdom and rich experience. After the death of his uncle, he naturally took over the leadership of the Saxon noble circle. The son of the Duke of Albrecht, George, who is 29 years old this year, is still politically immature. Even before, George had a bad time with his cousin Frederick.

The reason is actually very simple, George is a talented guy. Before, because the Duke of Albrecht grabbed the leadership of the Saxon noble circle, George's self-confidence was inflated, and he believed that the Duchy of Saxony was the core of the Saxon noble circle. Therefore, he looked down on his cousin Frederick the Elector. Even after being drunk once, George pointed to the nose of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, in front of everyone, and publicly expressed his contempt and contempt...

This matter, when Duke Albrecht was alive,

Frederick the Great Emperor would naturally pretend not to care. However, now that the Duke of Albrecht has died, the Elector Frederick has also regained the leadership of the Saxon nobles. Well, at this time, it's hard to tell...

Charles II, Duke of Geddes, who heard the news, believes that from now on, if the new Duke George of Saxony conflicts with people, he will not be able to use the power of the entire Saxon noble circle. Because, he not only does not have the leadership of the Saxon noble circle, but also does not have that prestige and ability...

In addition, George had offended the Elector Frederick in the past. If the Duchy of Gede and the Duchy of Saxony went to war at this time, the Elector Frederick might not support George. Even if you support it, it will be very limited and will not support it with all your might.

In fact, Charles II's judgment was very accurate. Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, as a smart man, would never bet on the interests of the entire Saxon noble circle to help the Duchy of Saxony expand its territory. Before, the old Duke of Saxony, Albrecht, was his uncle, and his prestige was also very high. He had no choice. Now, George, whom he did not deal with, became the Duke of Saxony. Then, the Electorate of Saxony will no longer support the Duchy of Saxony unconditionally...

Historically, things have indeed developed like this. After Charles II's attack on West Frisland, Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, did not support Duke George much. This also led to the fact that Duke George was forced to do nothing by the Duchy of Geddes, and finally sold West Frisian to Charles V.

You know, that's the original history. Originally, there was no Marin in the Duchy of Saxony in history, and there was no such thing as a super defeat so early. Although George tried to defeat East Friesland in 1516, it was just a fortification. Although he did not capture East Friesland, he did not suffer much.

In this time and space, because of the appearance of Marin, the Principality of Saxony suffered a huge loss, not only lost a lot of people, but also lost 1 million gold coins.

Because of the huge reparations, the Duchy of Saxony is now in financial difficulties for several years. And if there is no money, the army can't support it.

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes seized this opportunity and decided to launch it in advance to catch George, the new Duke of Saxony, by surprise.

Therefore, Charles II invited 9 great nobles of the former Frisian Republic and encouraged them to play the vanguard and attack West Frisian.

After all, now the Frisian Resistance Army, with 3,000 troops, is considered a relatively strong force. Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the Frisian Resistance Army, Siwag, had learned modern military command methods from Marin. Although Siwager did not learn the knowledge of the entire Spanish phalanx, he also learned a lot of basic methods such as modernized formation training. Under his training, the combat effectiveness of the 3,000 Frisian resistance army was not weak. Although it was not comparable to the army under Marin's command, it was also stronger than the combat effectiveness of the general vassal army.

Charles II, Duke of Guedes, wanted to annex West Friesland, and the original 9 nobles of Friesland were actually obstacles. However, under the current situation, it is the best choice to support the nine former Frisian nobles and Duke George to fight to the death.

In this way, Charles II himself can completely hide behind the scenes and let these 9 guys attract everyone's attention. Of course, relying on these 3,000 people is not enough to confront the Duchy of Saxony.

Therefore, at the banquet, Charles II made it clear that he was willing to send 5,000 troops to participate in the war as mercenaries, under the banner of the Frisian Resistance Army, and together with the Frisian Resistance Army, against the Saxon army.

At present, due to financial difficulties, the garrison of the Duchy of Saxony in West Friesland has been reduced to 3,000 people, and most of them are stationed in the eastern capital Groningen.

The 3,000 Frisian Resistance Army, plus the 5,000 troops of the Principality of Gede, a total of 8,000 people, can definitely take over the western part of West Frisland in a short time and control the important western town of Leeuwarden.

As long as Leeuwarden is won, the Frisian Resistance Army will have enough capital to confront and confront the Duchy of Saxony...

Now, unlike in the past, the Duchy of Saxony has not only lost the cunning old duke, but also has financial difficulties and cannot gather enough troops again.

And if the number of troops who came to suppress is not enough, the 8,000 coalition forces of the Frisian Resistance Army and Gedes are enough to compete with the Principality of Saxony...

In front of the nine former Frisian nobles, the cunning Charles II disguised himself as a kind-hearted aristocrat with a strong sense of justice, expressing that the Principality of Geddes helped West Frisian in complete justice. If it were another cunning nobleman, or Marin, he would definitely not believe the words of this guy.

However, the nine exiled Frisian nobles may have been more cared for by Charles II, plus their IQ arrears, so they really believed that Charles II helped them out of good intentions. Although Siwager doesn't feel right, the nine bosses all believe in Charles II.

After the banquet, the commander-in-chief of the Frisian Resistance Army, Siwag, left Gelden directly under the order of nine former Frisian nobles and went to the Friesian resistance army station in the northern part of the Principality of Geddes to prepare for dispatching troops. Along with him were 5,000 Geddes troops. However, these 5,000 people all changed into the traditional clothes of the Frisian people (the army generally did not have a uniform military uniform in this era, they all wore the clothes of their own nationalities), and played the banner of the Frisian Resistance Army...