Chapter 133： Frisian changes master (on)

马 While Marin coaxed Loli in his castle, Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, and Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, gathered a 10,000 army, ready to attack the Frisian aristocratic republic.

In order to make up 10,000 troops in a short time, the Duke of Albrecht went to Wittenberg, where his great nephew Frederick III (Electron of Saxony) was located, and asked the Saxony country to borrow 5000 troops. This Frederick III was the prince who later supported Martin Luther's Reformation.

The Saxony system is very powerful. In the late medieval period when the economy was very backward, especially in the economically underdeveloped German regions, the general powerful vassals usually had only a few thousand standing troops. It is very difficult to gather thousands of troops. Because it costs 200,000 gold coins to feed thousands of troops every year. This is just daily overhead. Once a battle is fought, the cost of ammunition, weapon armor, and the food consumed by the march is even greater.

But in this era, even the big princely countries, the annual fiscal revenue reached 200,000 gold coins. Because in this era of extremely underdeveloped agriculture, it is difficult to have 200,000 gold coins per year based on land tax alone. Only the Hanseatic Business Alliance in business can earn a lot of money.

The Saxon business district is the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League, and the business district is closely related to the Wettingen family of the Saxony dynasty, and many businessmen belong to the Wettingen family at all. Therefore, the Wetting family has very strong financial resources.

In general, in peacetime, the ordinary Principality and the Bosnia and Herzegovina only retain two to three thousand standing troops. Only in the event of a war will a large number of troops be temporarily hired or recruited, and it will be good to make up thousands or tens of thousands.

The Weiting family is different because it has huge financial support. Therefore, no matter whether it is the Saxony electorate in the long room or the principality of Saxony in the second room, each family usually has thousands of standing troops.

These standing troops are not the kind of cannon fodder temporarily recruited, but rather well-trained professional soldiers. The combat effectiveness is much stronger than the recruited soldiers, and it is not easy to collapse on the battlefield.

阿尔 Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, has explored. Although the Frisian aristocratic republic was maimed by Marin, Groningen and Leeuwarden were difficult to conquer because of the strong walls. In addition, after the war, the Friesland Aristocratic Republic temporarily recruited 2,000 strong men and incorporated them into the army to enrich the city defense. These recruits may be easily defeated by stronger troops in the field. But in defending the city, the effect is very great. Therefore, bringing in thousands of troops is enough insurance.

For this reason, the Duke of Albrecht transferred 5,000 veterans from the Principality of Saxony, borrowed 5,000 veterans from the big nephew, and made up 10,000 professional troops. After being sworn in Dresden, he drove quickly to the Frisian region. The vanguard of this army is exactly a cavalry team led by Cavaliers Mavis that Marin has seen ...

After failing to recruit relatives, Mavis returned to Dresden and continued to serve the Duke of Saxony. Because of the loss last time, Mavis has become cautious since then, and no longer drunk to go out in order to prevent sneak attacks.

His last humiliation made him unforgettable all his life. Although, revenge failed. However, Mavis became more cautious. Powerful personal martial arts, coupled with careful manner, made the Duke Albrecht more admired by him. To this end, the Knights of Mavis was appointed by Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, as the commander of 500 forward cavalry, responsible for opening the road and dealing with the noble forces along the way.

After all, from the Principality of Saxony to the remote Frisian region, there are many vassal states. Although the Saxony princes are powerful, the principalities along the way are nothing to mess with. Moreover, some of the vassal states also held regiments against foreign enemies.

For example, the vassals of the Westphalia region (east of the Rhine) usually have internal fighting. However, once external vassals invade the area, it is easy for the vassals in the area to let go of their prejudices and temporarily join forces to fight the invasion of foreign enemies. Other regions, such as the Rhineland, Swabian, Franconia, and Wende regions, including Saxony, have this feature.

公 Although the Principality of Saxony is powerful, he dares not easily offend these princes who are easy to join together, lest he ask for trouble. Therefore, the cavalry regiment led by Mavis was mainly responsible for dealing with the nobles along the way.

Don't look at the cavalry only 500 people, most of them are light cavalry, but in this era, the cavalry status is respected, 500 cavalry, almost can be considered a dissatisfied cavalry regiment. Even the non-regular cavalry regiments dominated by light cavalry have a status far higher than the number of infantry of 2,000. Therefore, the Mavis Knights have been greatly reused this time. Because, generally, only a baron is qualified to be a cavalry regiment commander.

Mavis' military literacy is very high, and the mission is performed very well. Along the way, the cavalry regiment satisfactorily completed the task of opening the road, and dealt with the nobles along the way.

The 10,000-strong army led by the Duke of Albrecht was mostly trained veterans. Therefore, even marching, it can reach 30 to 40 kilometers per day, which is very fast. Of course, this is also because the princely Saxony Principality has prepared a large number of horse vehicles, which is conducive to long-distance marches. In addition, the weather was good during this time, there was no rain, and the road was not muddy.

In addition to the military preparations, the Duke of Albrecht also made a lot of diplomatic preparations. As one of the most important owners of the second largest business circle in the Hanseatic League, the Duke of Albrecht sent someone to the Groningen, the only Hanseatic city in Friesland, to quietly notify the Saxon businessmen in the city, They assisted the duke's actions ...

As for how to help? This is easy ...

When Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, led a 10,000-strong army down to the city of Groningen ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Frisians were prepared to resist resolutely, and they wanted to ask for help in the surrounding cities of Hansa.

Alas, they were destined to wait for the rescue. Because the Duke of Saxony had long been preparing for diplomacy. As one of the current family members of the Hanseatic League's second-largest business district, the Duke of Albrecht sent someone to say hello to the nearby Hanseatic city early and let them do nothing. Moreover, even the Hanseatic League, it is difficult to make a decision to confront the Duke of Saxony.

Because there are already many Hansa merchants in the Saxony business district, they cannot agree to confront the Duke of Albrecht, and so are their trading partners. Moreover, the Duke of Saxony is supported by the emperor's edict. Even the Hanseatic League was unwilling to rip off the face with the emperor. Because many privileges of the Hanseatic League require the emperor's approval and authorization, especially in those imperial commercial cities.

Therefore, when the Principality of Saxony invaded the Frisian aristocratic republic, even if the Frisians barked their throats, no one would come to rescue them. Because, for the sake of Frisian, it is unwise to fight against the Duke of Saxony, who has thousands of veterans.

After the army of Saxony surrounded Groningen, the siege battle was indeed difficult to fight. Although many of the recruits used are recruits who have never seen blood. However, the Frisians relied on up to a solid wall to resist, and it was difficult for the veterans of Saxony to succeed quickly.

Originally, this should be a long battle, and the Duke of Albrecht was ready for a long period of siege. However, after the army of Saxony surrounded Groningen, a Saxon-born Hansa businessman in the city called Meyer's brain. The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users.