Chapter 313： Selling armor to Geddes

Bonitz led half of the main force, including a large number of Swiss elite mercenaries, it took three or four days to block Governor Fyskefrijheid, Baron Ztl, Commander Siwag and their 3000 West Frisian Resistance .

To say that the 3000 West Frisian Resistance soldiers who survived a hundred battles are not good at all, so they are good at running away. If they were replaced by Saxony cavalry, they would soon be able to catch up. However, the army of the Principality of Geddes, mainly infantry, imitated Switzerland, and formed a large number of spearmen. In itself, there are not many cavalry.

why? Because cavalry are generally from noble families. However, when the Principality of Geddes was destroyed by "Bold Charlie" before 1477, most of the knights died in battle. Charles II, on the occasion of the Flemish rebellion in 1492, obtained the independence again by bribing the Dutch Parliament. Therefore, in the new Principality of Geddes, cavalry is really rare. The rest of the Cavaliers, because of their culture, also went to the infantry phalanx as officers. Therefore, there is no large-scale cavalry in the Principality of Gedsi. It was also strenuous to pursue the remnants of the West Frisian Resistance Army. It took three or four days to catch up.

After being overtaken and surrounded, Governor Fyskefrijheid and Baron Zterl surrendered as soon as they saw no drama. Anyway, even if he was caught by Charles II as a puppet, at least he would not die. After all, Charles II was not very good at publicly annexing the Frisian noble republic, and secretly controlling it was the best way to block the mouth of others. But if you revolt, you might get stabbed in these holes by these Gede spearmen ...

So, the two chose to surrender. Seevag and his soldiers surrendered at first sight, and there was no need to resist. So he also surrendered.

Bonitz was in a good mood, and finally got two fools. However, after returning to the big camp outside the city of Groningen, the mood was immediately terrible. Because, George, Duke of Saxony, took advantage of his pursuit of the West Frisian Resistance Army, and broke out at night.

But now, he just wants to chase too late. Because, George has escaped for two or three days. Moreover, George and his men are cavalry on horseback, how to chase them?

"Both blame these two bastards!" Bonitz looked at the Governor Fyskefrijheid and the Baron Zter, angrily, and gave the two goods a foot.

Both Governor Fyskefrijheid and Baron Ztl were very angry, but at the moment "artificial swords and me are fish", the two of them saw the princely army of the Principality of Geddes surrounded by spears, and had to swallow their voices.

George, the Duke of Saxony, and his party, after crossing the Ames, quickly sold their horse armor and plate armor to Marin for a quick escape. Then, a group of people walked into battle lightly, rushing towards Dresden in the manner of a light cavalry, as if something was behind them.

"Next, is it the time to form a decisive battle against the Duchy of Geddes?" Marin shook his head, looking at the direction of George's escape.

It was also unfortunate for George, and the core of the Saxony army was the heavy cavalry. But the core of the Principality of Geddes is the Swiss phalanx, which happens to restrain heavy cavalry. Therefore, it is really difficult for the Saxony army to win when the main battle arms are restrained ...

However, this is in line with Marin's wishes. Otherwise, how could he buy West Frisian from the desperate George?

Charles II was very angry when he heard that George had escaped from the East Frisian border. He sent someone to question Marin, why not stop George.

Marin didn't want to flip his face with Charles II now, so he explained that it was the order of Maximilian I that ordered him not to embarrass George. Therefore, he had to be neutral.

Charles II has no way to deal with this, because, as everyone knows, Marin is from Maximilian I. The emperor has orders, and there is really no way. Moreover, George is the cousin of Maximilian I. Marin's explanation makes sense.

Marin was very enthusiastic about Charles II's messengers, and kindly reminded them that George would definitely fight back the multinational coalition forces. At that time, maybe the army of Maximilian I will participate. Therefore, Marin may not be able to help the Principality of Geddes in the next war.

During the meeting, Marin suddenly remembered that his high-level reservoir was built, and now plate armor and swords can be mass-produced quickly. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to sell some weapons?

So Marin asked:

"Your ambassador, does your army still lack swords and plate armor?"

"Uh? Master Marin, do you mean?"

"I just recently built a successful large-scale weapons production workshop. If your country needs it, I can sell it to you cheaply. You know, George the Duke of Saxony will gather troops next time, and it will be extremely dangerous. If you are a spearman in your country, the former The elite veterans in the three rows are equipped with chest plate armor and helmets, and the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly improved, and the chance of victory will be greatly improved ... "

"This ..." The Ambassador of the Principality of Geddes thought it was really the case. If the veterans in the first three rows were equipped with chest armor and helmets, when they stabbed with the enemy on the battlefield, they really improved their survival rate.

You know, the veterans are very precious. If one is dead, the recruits can't be replaced. So, the envoy of the Duchy of Geddes asked about the price of the plate armor and the price of the sword, and planned to go back to report to Charles II, Duke of Geddes, and ask him to decide.

Marin considered that he really needed the Principality of Geddes to win the next war ~ www.novelhall.com ~ So, Marin reported a lowest price in the market, which was very favorable.

In fact, even at the lowest market price, Marin is very profitable. Because Marin has an iron smelting blast furnace, the cost of iron ingots is lower. Moreover, with the row of hydraulic forging hammers, the cost of forging has also been greatly reduced, and the speed has also been greatly improved. If you switch to hard work, God knows the cost.

Charles II listened to the messenger's report and felt that Marin's words were indeed very reasonable. In the Geddes army, the Swiss mercenaries are indeed elite veterans in the first three rows equipped with chest armor and helmets.

The Principality of Geddes' own spearmen did not yet equip the first three rows of elite chest armor and helmets. In this case, the veteran's casualty rate must be very high in the event of a war.

Just like the previous battle with the army of George, many veterans were lost ...

Moreover, the price given by Marin, which Charles II asked the minister who knows it, is indeed very low, which is regarded as a friendly price. After much thought, Charles II finally placed a big order with Marin ...

Marin quickly found the forging masters:

"Quickly build the chest plate armor and helmet according to the order, but it must be made into a French style!"

"Why? Lord Duke, the Maximilian armor designed by His Majesty Maximilian I is the best!"

"Are you stupid? This is the armor equipped for the Principality of Geddes. It is styled as a Maximilian armor. Is it to harm me? Only by being styled as a French plate armor can the French be blamed!" Lin emulated Maximilian armor, the emperor knew it, and even provided samples. If the Geddes army is equipped with a large number of Maximilian armor, should Marin be mixed up?

The craftsmen suddenly realized that Marin sold an armor, and there are so many deep meanings in it. It is worthy of being a god-man who was enlightened by Daxian ...