The Rise of the European Emperor

Maximilian I breathed a sigh of relief when the final result came out in writing as a decree of the Imperial Parliament. Without the strong Gedes company and the French echoes, the security of the Habsburg family's Dutch territory has also been greatly improved.

So, even if Marin didn't give him money this time, he was actually willing to help out in a friendly way. After all, a powerful Geddes principality that hated the Habsburg family was also something that Maximilian I was extremely afraid of.

Now the Principality of Gedes has degenerated from a powerful vassal state with 18 cities and a large area of ​​fertile arable land to a small vassal state with only two or three cities. It can no longer be regarded as an opponent of the Habsburg family.

In the future, when the Habsburgs were in the Netherlands, they only needed to guard against the French in the west, without worrying that someone in the east would stab them in the back.

After signing the decree of the Imperial Parliament, Maximilian I signed an order in public, authorizing the Prime Minister of Cliff, Mason, to organize an army to go to the Duchy of Brabant to relieve the siege, and ordered him to send troops to take over the next grid after defeating the army of Geddes. Desi area...

Until then, many princes did not remember - they jumped up and down on Worms, even if the verdict was issued? In the end, an army is still needed to defeat the 10,000-strong army of the Principality of Gedes...

As the German princes, the princes are very aware of the combat effectiveness of the army of the Principality of Gede. As for the Principality of Clifford, it seems that there has been no war for many years. Therefore, everyone is not optimistic that the army of the Principality of Clifford can beat the army of Geddes. Therefore, many people concluded that the Principality of Clifford could not complete the task of defeating the army of the Principality of Gede Company. So, many people began to gloat and laugh at Maximilian I's decision.

However, not everyone thinks so. The old fox, Elector Frederick III of Saxony, didn't think so...

After some princes questioned, Frederick III curled his lips and said:

"I don't think old Mason will brag. I've heard of this old guy. He has a mature and prudent personality. Therefore, he will never brag. Therefore, I think he must have a way to defeat the Gedes... …”

"Impossible? Lord Frederick, the army of the Duchy of Geddes was able to defeat even the mighty army of the Duchy of Saxony. With the fighting strength of the Duchy of Clifford alone, can it really fight against the Duchy of Geddes?"

Frederick III shook his head and said:

"The army of the Duchy of Clifford alone will definitely not be able to defeat the army of the Duchy of Gede. But what if they have foreign aid?" Having said this, Frederick III's own eyes lit up, as if he had grasped the point... …

"You mean . . . the army of the Habsburgs? Nope,

I remember that under the containment of the French, the Habsburgs did not have any extra troops to send out..."

Suddenly, Frederick III stood up and said loudly:

"I understand, the Principality of Clifford must have borrowed soldiers and horses from the North Sea Kingdom of Marin! That's why they are so confident!"

"But, didn't that guy Marin go to America to avenge his younger brother? How could he still interfere in this war? You know, I heard that without his special approval, no one else has the right to mobilize the troops of Beihai Kingdom on a large scale. …”

Frederick III despised:

"Can't we discuss the matter of borrowing troops in advance?"

"I see……"

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Just two days after the meeting of the Worms Empire, outside the Parson concentration camp in the Principality of Brabant, the North Sea Army under the flag of the Cleaver Principality defeated the army of the Principality of Geddes and left the rest. All the soldiers of the Gede company were captured.

Coincidentally, when the Vanguards were captured, it happened that Parsons concentration camp could be used to hold these prisoners of war...

The 15,000 people in the Parson concentration camp who pretended to be "Swiss mercenaries" can finally stop pretending to be Swiss. And the shackles they put on in order to act realistically were just used to control the prisoners of war in Geddes. As for the strong people, they were all escorted by some North Sea troops to the Principality of Clifford. Then, through the Duchy of Clifford, and then through the South Munster area managed by Bishop Conrad, return to the territory of the North Sea...

After arranging the prisoners of war in Wangedes, Schwartz ordered the original defender general Kevin to continue to take more than 3,000 defenders to stay and guard the prisoners of war. Schwartz himself, with the main force of more than 24,000 people left, went to the Lower Geddes area, attacked those cities, and completed the occupation of the Lower Geddes area.

In this war, Schwartz brought 27,000 people to participate in the war, but a total of about 3,000 people were lost, which was the largest loss in all previous battles. Among them, more than 800 casualties were shot against the Guedes Musketeers, the most tragic. Because, the more than 800 wounded were very seriously injured. 50 grams of lead bullets are no joke. Anyone who is injured by these lead bullets will end badly. Of the more than 800 people who were shot, more than 200 people were killed on the spot. In addition, more than 300 people were seriously injured and basically maimed. Even if he survives, there is no possibility of returning to the battlefield in the future. As for the more than 100 minor injuries, most of them were hit on the chest plate. This kind of injury, although a few ribs are broken, but if treated properly, there is still a certain chance of recovery. Of course, you have to meet a bone-setting expert first to reset the bones. Otherwise, the bone is not properly repositioned, and once it grows, it will be over. After that, the injured bone will always be crooked there...

Fortunately, there are many students of the two Mongolian doctors, Mozhigen and Batel, in the Marin army. The strengths of Mongolian doctors are bruises and bone setting. As long as the bones are well connected, the possibility of recovery is still very high.

But even so, the more than 800 people who were shot will eventually be intact, and it is estimated that there will be no more than 100 people, which is very miserable...

On the other hand, more than 2,000 people were injured, all from sword wounds in close combat. This kind of injury looks terrible, but it's not a big problem. As long as he doesn't die on the spot, he can be easily rescued. After all, these cold weapon injuries can be easily cured by using gold sore medicine, as well as alcohol and sterile gauze. Although more than 2,000 people were injured, no more than 300 people died in the end. Of the remaining wounded, only a few will be disabled, and most of the rest will be able to recover. This is the power of modern medicine. If it is replaced by another army, because the medical level is backward, the mortality rate after injury is extremely high. But in the Beihai Army, which promoted alcohol and gauze, soldiers injured by super-cold weapons have a very high chance of being rescued...

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After the wounded were settled, Schwartz took the remaining 24,000 troops to attack the 12 cities in the Lower Geddes area...

In fact, because Charles II, Duke of Geddes, bet his treasure on the "captured Swiss mercenaries" in Parson concentration camp, most of the garrison in the Lower Geddes region was mobilized. Therefore, the cities in the Lower Geddes region now have a serious shortage of defenders. Besides, there are spies sent by Kohler in the city...

Originally, there were only two or three hundred defenders left in each city on average in the Lower Gedes area, and it was enough to guard a few gates. When Schwartz's army arrived, the spy under Kohler, who had been disguised as a civilian, suddenly put on armor, held a sword and shield, and rushed to the city gate...

Therefore, Schwartz swept the Gedes region this time, not too easy. Even, it can be said that this is not a siege, but a "takeover". After all, after seeing the hopelessness of defending the city, many people wisely chose to surrender...

Within a week, Schwartz took over all 12 cities in the Lower Geddes region. Among them, most of the time is not spent on siege, but on the road... After all, the Lower Geddes area is also very big... If it wasn't for the travel that took most of the time, Schwartz might only need a day Time will take over all 12 cities...

However, after occupying all 12 cities in the Lower Geddes area, Schwartz did not immediately hand them over to the Duchy of Clifford, but instead let the army stationed and waited for John II, Duke of Cliff, to "wake up". , and signed a document to hand over the country of the Earl of Mark to the North Sea country. Only when the Earl of Mark, which Marin values ​​highly, will he hand over the Lower Geddes region to John II, Duke of Clifford...