Chapter 202： send troops

After Marin's superstition was delivered, the nine former Frisian nobles strongly agreed with Marin's proposal to launch an attack during the autumn harvest. Because they really lack money.

Moreover, although Europe in this era was backward, the city walls were made of stone, tall and strong. With the hundreds of people in the hands of these nobles, ordinary cities can't survive. According to the habits of the nobles of this era, most of the property and money were hidden in the city and difficult to obtain.

But the autumn harvest season is different. The crops are grown in the field and there are no fences around them. Even if the army wants to protect, it still needs to know the enemy's movement time and route.

If you launch a raid and grab some food, don't make it too easy ...

Without the walls, hundreds of troops can grab a lot of food. So, a few Frisian nobles were tempted ...

After the autumn harvest began in Friesland in October, 670 soldiers in exile in the Duchy of Gerdes began to gather secretly.

Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, was taken aback, but was also impressed by the plans of the nine nobles. Because, this is the best opportunity to fight the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, these 9 stupid robbers grabbed enough money and food, which could also reduce his financial burden.

As for Marin, there is also waiting, waiting for news from Friesland. As long as it was launched there, the main force of the Saxony army in Groningen would be under siege, then Marin would immediately launch an attack on East Friesland.

When some villages in the southwest of West Friesland began to harvest rye and began to spread wheat grains on threshing fields, 9 Frisian nobles finally couldn't hold back ...

Therefore, 670 Frisian veterans, with 120 knights as their vanguard, left the border of the Principality of Gerdes, passed the junction of Gerdes and the Archbishop of Utrecht, and entered West Frisian territory. Far away ...

The local people's rye grains are still drying on the ground. As a result, he suddenly broke into the former Frisian army. Each of these soldiers carried a pocket. After rushing into the village, first send someone to guard the main road, and then go directly to the threshing field and fill the pocket with rye ...

Then, the guys rushed into the village again and started looting the property of the residents. After that, they also pulled the peasants' livestock and put them in the carriages for the rye and property stolen ...

For several days, the Friesian army ransacked a dozen villages and snatched tens of thousands of bags of rye (a bag of rye weighing about 100 pounds) without leaving any local residents ...

Marin heard the news and was really anxious for the IQ of these two goods-Nimade, these people, but your people before. You want to resume the rule of Friesland, don't you want the support of these people? To do such a thing is almost to drive the people to death ...

Moreover, in this era, few lords have the habit of releasing food to relieve refugees. So, those people who were robbed were so badly sick that God knew how many people would starve to death ...

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly decided that he should send someone to East Frisian ...

Because he was about to join East Frisian, and East Frisian had a much smaller population than West Frisian. As it happens, this group of idiot-made victims can get East Frisian to work for themselves.

After receiving news from the southwest of West Friesland, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, who was stationed in Groningen, was not afraid to snub, and immediately sent inquiries.

By this time, the number of Frisian Resistance had reached 2,000. Of course, all those recruits were arrested, and none were voluntary. Because a few idiots did not give the people a chance to live, which made the people very disgusted with them.

Therefore, when several former Frisian nobles began to recruit, none of them responded. In desperation, they had to forcibly arrest the strong serfs and fill them into the team, bringing the total number of the team to 2,000.

The 2,000-person team is indeed huge. You know, in the former Republic of Friesland, only the 5000 Saxons of Glenningen could compete against it.

Even in the city of Leeuwarden, the second largest city in Friesland, only 800 Saxon soldiers were stationed. As for other small towns, there is no courage and strength to confront this team.

In fact, this army, the former 670 veterans, had a little fighting power, and the newly recruited more than 1,200 serfs had little fighting power. However, so many people are really bluffing ...

George did not know that most of the 2000 Resistance were recruits without combat effectiveness, and thought they were all elites. So, he hurriedly brought 4,000 soldiers out of the city, and went to the west to rebel. In Groningen, only 1,000 soldiers and horses were left to protect ...

As soon as George's army left Groningen, a reconnaissance team under Sauer immediately sent two horses to report in different directions.

Along the way, headed straight to Harlingen, then changed boat to Texel Island and reported to Marin. The other way is to inform the aristocrats of the Frisian Resistance. Marin gave them a very brilliant idea, but it was learned by the greats of the future generations-"The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats me and then robs ..."

In short, try to avoid head-to-head confrontation with the main force of the Saxony army. The Saxony army comes and hides. When they left, they continued to rush out.

In this way, the Saxony army led by George will have a dilemma. When their army arrives, the frisians will run away. If George withdrew his army, they would reappear in the Friesland area, continue to rob and plunder the population, making George a dilemma ...

At the same time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ East Friesland, the autumn harvest is over half, and it is in full swing. However, the cultivated land in East Friesland is unevenly distributed.

Because, the farmland of East Friesland is mainly distributed in Lyle County to the south. Throughout Lyle County, arable land accounts for the vast majority. Unlike other regions, some are cultivated land and some are grassland. In addition, there are many swamps.

According to the report of Sauer's reconnaissance, East Frisian, about one-third of the area, is swampland. Moreover, these wetlands are mainly distributed in the western and northern coastal areas of East Friesland.

Coincidentally, the small fishing village of Krumhern, which was determined this time, was also surrounded by swamps. Then there was only one road to Emden.

There are swamps on the edge, and the natural population is sparse. In this way, Marin's army would not be easily found when it landed. By that time, as long as few people are sent to the residents of the small fishing village, they will be prevented from sending messages to Emden.

After receiving Sauer's reconnaissance report, Marin was overjoyed. He was most worried that the main force of the Saxony army, which might cause trouble, had left, and nothing could prevent him from conquering East Frisian. So, he immediately organized the army, horses, and supplies, and officially sent troops to East Frisian ...