The Rise of the European Emperor

After the capture of Leeuwarden, the cautious Bonitz did not send troops to Groningen. Because, Bonitz understands, although the army of the Principality of Ged is stronger. However, the Saxon army was not so weak either.

In a decisive battle in the wilderness, the army of the Principality of Gedes, relying on the tactics of the Swiss, may be able to prevail. But it would be different if the army of the Principality of Gerdes took the initiative to surround Groningen.

Originally, the combat effectiveness of the Saxon army was not very weak. Coupled with the cover of the tall and strong Groningen city wall, even if the number of troops was larger than that of the Saxon army, it was difficult for the Gedes army to conquer Groningen. Because, under normal circumstances, there are several times the enemy's strength, will choose to storm a solid city. What's more, the Geddes army has not yet reached twice the size of the opponent.

Under the circumstance that the military advantage is not particularly large, it is obviously very irrational to choose to attack Groningen by storm. Even if it can be attacked, it will pay great casualties. Moreover, according to the information, although George, Duke of Saxony did not replace the iron gate for Leeuwarden, he replaced the iron gate for the city of Groningen.

Why? This is George's East Frisian army guarding Marin. As for the defeated West Frisian resistance army, George had long ignored it. Therefore, it happened that George replaced the iron gate for Groningen City, but did not replace it for Leeuwarden.

Bonitz knew that it was difficult for the Geddes army to conquer Groningen with an iron gate, so he never thought of taking the initiative to attack Groningen, but waited for George's army to come and attack Leeuwarden. At that time, he will be able to use the power of the Swiss phalanx to defeat the main force of the Saxon army. As long as the main force of the Saxon army is defeated, the opponent's army will be disillusioned, and the strength of the troops will be greatly lost, then it will be much more relaxed and happy to besiege Groningen.

However, what makes Bonitz depressed is that there has been no news from Groningen. It turned out that the army of Groningen did not dare to attack Leeuwarden because of the lack of numbers and the lack of the main heavy cavalry of the Saxon army...

The Swiss phalanx was originally good at field battles, and there was actually no good way to siege cities and attack fortifications. Otherwise, the Swiss would not have been able to break through the two passes of the emperor in the Graubünden area for so long.

So, the question now is how to attract the Saxon army out of the city and let them fight with him...

Bonitz wrote a report on this issue and reported it to Charles II, Duke of Geddes. Charles II also understood the reasoning, but he could not attract the Saxons out of the city.

So, with the mentality of trying it out, Charles II wrote a letter to Marin Lai who refused to leave in Munster City, asking him to help him find a way. After all, in the eyes of Charles II, Marin should not have too many bad ideas. Although he is cunning and cunning, it is political. When it comes to fighting, Marin has more ideas.

Marin received a letter of help from Charles II in Münster,

Also surprised. After thinking about it, Marin quickly understood why the Saxon army was huddled in the city of Groningen.

In addition to lack of confidence due to lack of troops, the biggest worry of the Saxon army is that the army of East Frisian counties, taking advantage of the opportunity of their expedition, to attack Groningen.

Therefore, in order to deceive the Saxon army in the city of Groningen, in addition to waiting for reinforcements from the Duchy of Saxony, Marin also needs to ensure that he will not send troops to attack the city of Groningen. Otherwise, the Saxon army would not have dared to leave Groningen easily.

So Marin wrote to Charles II that to deceive the Saxon army from Groningen, the following three things need to be done—

First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the reinforcements of the Duchy of Saxony are in place, in order to restore the confidence of the defenders in the city of Groningen, so that they dare to go out of the city and fight the Geddes army decisively.

Secondly, the Saxon army must not know the true details of the Gedes army in Leeuwarden. Therefore, the Duke of Geddes should send spies into Groningen to spread rumors, degrade the combat effectiveness of Geddes' army, and underestimate the number of Geddes troops. In this way, the Saxon army in Groningen can be more confident to go out to fight in the city. In fact, it was a sign of weakness, making the Saxons think they could easily beat their opponents.

In the end, Marin needed to make a promise to George, Duke of Saxony, that he would never take the opportunity to send troops to attack Groningen, so that Saxons would have the courage to leave the city of Groningen.

After all, George was once captured by Marin and had a deep fear of Marin. Moreover, Marin is also a noble who lacks the spirit of chivalry, and often engages in night raids and sneak attacks. Groningen is close to East Friesland, and George is very worried that Marin will take the opportunity to stab him in the back. Moreover, the army of East Frisian Country is so powerful.

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After receiving Marin's reply, after thinking for a long time, Charles II found that if Marin did not explicitly say that he would not participate in the war, the Saxon army seemed to really dare not leave the city...

So he wrote back to Marin, agreeing to a peace agreement between Marin and George, Duke of Saxony, to encourage George to dare to send troops out of the city to fight the Geddes army.

After receiving the reply, Marin wrote a reply letter to Charles II. In the letter, Marin suggested that Siwager lead the 3,000-strong West Frisian resistance army to wander around the eastern region. . By the way, eat a few more defeats...

Marin is very clear about the 3,000 West Frisian resistance troops under Siwager. In terms of combat power, they can only be regarded as average. Because the main force of the West Frisian resistance army that intervened in the battle had actually been consumed in the previous war. However, in terms of escape, each of the remaining 3,000 West Frisian resistance soldiers was a master among them. After all, despite the repeated defeats, they can still survive to this day. The escape ability of this group of guys is absolutely top-notch.

Therefore, letting these guys go to the eastern part of West Frisland to tease the Saxon defenders, and then let the Saxons see the strength of the "West Frisian Resistance Army", will definitely help increase the confidence of the Saxon army. .

When the Saxons came to have confidence, plus their reinforcements arrived and Marin promised not to fight, the Saxons would definitely leave Groningen and come to Leeuwarden to find the main force of the "West Frisian Resistance" for a decisive battle.

At this time, the powerful Geddes army fought a head-to-head battle with the main force of the Saxon army and defeated the main force of the Saxon army. By then, it will all be a foregone conclusion...

If defeated and lost the main force, George, Duke of Saxony, will have to withdraw from West Frisian and surrender the territory here...

Of course, Marin did not tell Charles II in his letter that George, Duke of Saxony, might be incompetent. However, he was a cousin of Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and a cousin of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Even if he is defeated, there are people who support him to make a comeback...

However, in real terms, Charles II's Geddes duchy is not without backers. In the original history of the Geddes War, France was the strongest backer of the Geddes Principality. In the early days of the Geddes War, it was basically the Geddes duchy fighting the Saxony duchy. Had it not been for the fact that the historically powerful King Charles V, who had both Shinra and Spain, was too powerful, he would have been slaughtered together with France, the backer of the Geddes duchy, and the Geddes duchy might have succeeded in occupying West Frisian.

As expected, Charles II accepted Marin's suggestion and dispatched the remnants of the 3000 "West Frisian Resistance Army" who were good at escaping from Siwager, and began to march to the eastern part of West Frisland, constantly teasing the Saxon defenders, and frequently Sell ​​the flaws and let the Saxons see their "weak chickens"...