King of German Mercenaries

Seeing that the Friesland Republic has no place of its own, Marin is not reconciled to being trapped on several small islands. So, he began to set his sights on Friesland's neighboring country, which is also the hometown of Madame Marie - East Friesland.

Madame Marie is a descendant of the Blok family and has the theoretical possibility of inheriting East Frisian. Although Mrs. Mary's mother was not a nobleman, the marriage of his parents belonged to "aristocratic intermarriage". From a legal point of view, Madame Marie should have lost the possibility of inheriting the county of East Friesland. This is also an important reason why the current Earl of East Friesland did not continue to hunt down Madame Marie.

However, this is not difficult for Marlin. As a traveler who was used to seeing false evidence in later generations, Marin knew that although Madame Marie's grandfather was only a businessman, Madame Marie's grandfather, who was then the Count of East Frisian, was qualified to grant Madame Marie's The grandfather was a nobleman.

Marin remembers that Mrs. Mary had a collection of official parchment documents signed by the Earl of Bullock. As a master who is good at imitating other people's handwriting, Marin can completely imitate the signature of Earl Bullock and create fake documents. As long as Marin forged a document authorizing the promotion of the Savannah family, the family of Mrs. Mary's grandfather, to the baron, and let everyone recognize it. Then, the marriage of Mrs. Mary's parents no longer belongs to the intermarriage of nobles.

As for how the instrument is believable, it's simple. In addition to making the writing on the paperwork exactly like those old documents, Marin also knows the techniques of aging and aging. For example, you can put the forged documents in a high temperature and low temperature environment for a period of time, you can also put the documents in a place with heavy wind and sand for a period of time... In short, after a period of tossing, as long as the documents look worn out, The purpose is achieved.

Even, Marin can simply buy old parchment paper. In this way, it is easier to be old, and it is more difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.

As long as the handwriting is the same, plus the document looks very vintage. Even if someone comes to identify it, it is difficult to see the authenticity. And as long as there is such a document, Madame Marie will be eligible to inherit East Friesland. Then, as the son of Madame Marie, you have the legal qualification to use force against East Frisian.

The only trouble is that I have a big brother...

Although Adler is a bit silly, he is the eldest son of Lady Mary. According to European practice, even if Mrs. Mary is eligible to inherit East Frisian, then her first-in-line heir is Adler, not Marin.

Marin was very worried, he was busy for a while, but ended up making wedding clothes for Adler. Although Adler is his own brother, in the struggle for hegemony, there is no family relationship to talk about. In order to become emperor, Lao Li killed two brothers...

Marin would rather not attack East Friesland if he could not get the absolute right of inheritance. Because East Frisian is not too easy to mess with.

You know, East Friesland is a small country with a population of just over 60,000, but its combat power is not bad. Although they are the same Frisian as the Frisian Aristocratic Republic, the fighting strength of the two countries is quite different.

Because East Frisian faced the ill-intentioned German princes, the people of this country have basically been at war. A small country with a mere 60,000 people was able to mobilize an army of 8,000. In medieval Europe, basically all the people were soldiers, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the fighting nations of this era.

The Friesian noble republic is blocked by East Frisian in the east and the relatively moderate Archbishopric of Utrecht in the south. Therefore, the Friesian aristocratic republic is not dangerous enough, and the people's sense of crisis is not as strong as that of East Frisian, and it is not like East Frisian. Therefore, they were easily conquered by the Duke of Saxony.

Marin had read such a fragment in the history books - in 1516, Maximilian I gave the county of East Friesland to George, Duke of Saxony.

Then, George, Duke of Saxony, gathered 24 lords and brought a total of more than 10,000 coalition troops, but was defeated by Friesland.

Of course, East Friesland is on the defensive side and naturally has the upper hand. Moreover, this small state can mobilize an army of 8,000, which is very powerful. What is even more powerful is that its standing army is a 1,000-person heavy armored swordsmen unit, also called straw hat swordsmen. Because, these heavy armored swordsmen only wear chest plate armor on the upper body, no armor on the lower body, and wear straw hats with local characteristics of Frisian. In general, the number of epee swordsmen in East Frisian is actually twice that of the Frisian aristocratic republic with a population of more than 200,000. Moreover, the East Frisian straw hat swordsmen are better trained and more effective.

In fact, it was George, Duke of Saxony, who killed himself. You can fight, you have tens of thousands of troops, and East Frisian usually has only 1,000 troops. If you do not declare war and launch a sneak attack, the opponent will definitely not have time to mobilize the whole country.

In the end, this one was good. He asked the emperor for help and asked the emperor to publicly issue an edict, which was legally correct, but it also gave East Frisian enough time to prepare.

Before the Saxon army arrived in East Friesland, the country of East Friesland had completed its national mobilization, mobilizing 8,000 troops, relying on the strong city walls, and standing by... Then, the Saxon coalition was tragic...

If it were Marin, he would definitely attack Emden, the capital of East Frisian Counties, and take down the Serksner family who ruled the country. Then everything would be OK.

As for legal matters, wait until the Serksner family is captured, and then slowly explain and contact the locals. The original counts were gone, and no one called on them to resist. Other regions were also unable to mobilize.

Besides, among the 13 tribes in East Frisian, the area controlled by the largest Blok family was the most likely to fall to Marin. Because, according to the spies, there are still many people over there who miss the Brock family. As long as someone responds to him, then it should not be difficult to win the whole of East Frisland by himself.

Then, I also learned to learn from Li Yuan's entry into Chang'an, and a "three chapters of the contract", or "amnesty the world" or something, can disintegrate the East Frisian people's will to resist. Good days have passed, who is still willing to resist? Moreover, the descendants of Mrs. Mary are indeed the orthodox heirs. Except for the die-hard loyalists of the overthrown Serksner family and the Uckner family who betrayed the Brock family back then, it is estimated that other families will lose their determination to resist to the end.

As for the 1,000 straw hat swordsmen of the East Frisian Standing Army, Marin is not worried. This group of warriors wearing chest plate armor, it is really troublesome for ordinary cold weapon troops to encounter them. However, Marin's army has a lot of musketeers and is best suited for these armored heavy infantry.

In fact, the biggest trouble still comes from Adler...

After thinking about it, Marin finally came up with a solution - that is, to go home and sign a document with Adler, asking Adler to give up the inheritance rights of East Frisian in writing. Of course, as compensation, after winning the counties of East Friesland, Marin will also make Adler a baron and give him a good place.

If Adler is unwilling to give up his inheritance, then Marin would rather not attack East Frisian, lest a lot of troubles and infighting will occur in the family in the future...

In that case, Marin could only wait for Julius II, the god of war, to take the throne. At that time, relying on Angela's trump card and collaborating with the Pope, he can still obtain the status of an earl.

You know, although Maximilian I claimed to be emperor, he has not been crowned by the pope until now. In history, it was not until 1508 that the emperor and the pope gang-fighted Venice, which threatened the Papal State, and Pope Julius II officially agreed to let the emperor be crowned himself.

The current emperor, but his name is not right. If Julius II is willing to support himself and use the official coronation as a negotiation condition, not to mention changing the count with the emperor, the duke is possible. Of course, the official coronation is an important bargaining chip for the Pope to deal with the emperor, and the Pope will not use it easily...

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