Chapter 817： Mark Mark

In this era, the transmission of information is very backward. Even if they are tens of kilometers apart, the news may not be transmitted until a few days later. If it is deliberately blocked, it will be more difficult to pass.

For example, now the army of Geddes has clearly failed completely, but Charles II, Duke of Geddes ... oh no, now it should be Charles I, Earl of Gelden ... he did not know that the battlefield ahead has completely failed ... …

The biggest feature of the North Sea army is that it pays great attention to the use of reconnaissance cavalry. Sauer is now a big brother, but Marin still let him take the scout troops. In order to do a good job of confidentiality, these scout cavalry will often intercept enemy scouts and prevent intelligence from leaking out.

For example, the battle outside Parsons Concentration Camp was over for 10 days, and the newly promoted Earl of Galden, Charles I, was unaware of it. Of course, he was ruled as treason by the Imperial Parliament and was downgraded to Count Geldden, and he did not receive any news. It's just that he hasn't received the news from the front line for 10 days, and the agents who sent him to contact did not return.

Right now, the Gedesi area has not been attacked, and there are still three thousand soldiers stationed in Gelden. So, despite feeling uneasy, Charlie was not too worried. In his view, it should be the army of Bonitz and the soldiers and horses sent by the Cliffs fought a war. Therefore, the message cannot be delivered. As for the spies, it was normal to be intercepted in the melee. However, Charlie believed that the final victory must belong to Geddes. Because, he considered that most of those princes would not help the Habsburg family, and the Habsburg family was dragged down by the French, and the other North Sea country he was most worried about also promised not to interfere in this matter. . After all, Marin vowed in the name of God that the North Sea State would never interfere in this matter. Therefore, he is more at ease ...

So, even if the Principality of Cliff employs a group of mercenaries, in the end, they are certainly not opponents of the Geddes army ...

However, Lord Charlie obviously overestimated Marlin's morality. Marin, who was born as a clerk who often signs contracts for later generations, can't master the contract. So, even if the secret contract was signed in private, Marin could find a suitable excuse to push two or five-you see, I just let my mercenaries take over the job, but I did not participate in it ... so, we I did n’t break the contract, nor did I break the oath ... As for how bad you always are ... We do n’t know that the Duke Cliff hired my soldiers to beat you ... Alas, I knew that, I would not accept that Employment contract ...

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Like Marin, there is no morality, and John II, Duke of Cliff. The grandson was afraid of taking responsibility, so it was time to counsel and lie on the bed ... so, when the dust settled, he could completely lie to the corpse from the bed-what's wrong? what happened? I fainted for a while, so many things happened? Oops, it must be a good thing done by old Mason, a traitor ... Well, bad things have nothing to do with me ... I am wise and just ...

The so-called odor is the same, probably refers to Marin and John II ...

This time, Marin not only took the initiative to send troops, but also borne all the food and expenses on his own. Not only that, the Principality of Cliff can also get the fertile Lower Geddes region, and get the benefit of 100,000 gold coins ... and his price is to exchange the Macbeth for Marin ...

John II is still very curious about why Marin went around in such a big circle to capture the not-to-be rich Macbeth. But who is Marin? That was the mercy thrown out of the earth by the festival. Moreover, the brain responded quickly. In the face of John II's doubts, Marin directly learned the Chu King-"Who knows the rich and the rich do not return to their hometown, such as Jinyi Yexing?"

Of course, the specific explanation is not so literary. Marin told John II this way-Laozi's family was originally a poor knight family near the city of Bochum in Markberg. Nowadays, the whole family of Laozi is developed. If you don't return to your hometown to show off, you always feel a little overwhelmed by Sao Bao's heart ... Therefore, to become the master of your hometown, you must be high in front of your father in your hometown to be able to install B ...

John II really believed this excuse. why? This behavior of getting rich and pretending to be in front of his father and fellow villagers is too common and normal in the world. Although John II was noble, he had never felt this way before. But he watched much ...

Many little aristocrats who developed after his appreciation, after development, always like to take leave to return to their hometown for feast guests, pretending to be in front of the old folks. And many darlings around him often tell him this kind of thing as a joke. So, when Marin found this excuse, he had no doubt at all ...

It's just that he didn't know how much he lost in this transaction ...

Although Macbeth is not large, the northern half of the country accounts for a small half of the Ruhr area. Moreover, the famous coal and steel industry cities of Bochum, Gelsenkirchen (the city where Schalke 04 is located), Herne and Witten, etc., are within the borders of Markberg.

Obtaining Macbeth is equivalent to nearly half of the coal reserves in the Ruhr area ...

However, the industrial revolution has not yet begun. Although Marin has made a steam engine, he did not show it. Therefore, no one knows the role of coal in the Ruhr area.

Moreover, the currently popular fireplaces in Europe burn wood and do not burn coal. Only the steel industry and the smelting of non-ferrous metals will use coal in small amounts. Therefore, the coal mines in Ruhr District at this time were not taken seriously. Even, because coal mines affect the fertility of the land, crops do not grow well. Therefore, the Ruhr area is even regarded as a barren land.

Under such circumstances, when Marin was willing to take down the agriculturally developed and large population of the Lower Geddes region, and added money in exchange for the conditions of the Macbeth, John II agreed without thinking. Even John II privately believed that Marin must have been kicked by a donkey. Otherwise, such a stupid decision will not be made ...

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After listening to the report that the Schwarz army had controlled the Lower Geddes region, John II decided to "wake up" ... of course, it means the "wake up" that is conscious, but still lying in bed ... …

After hearing that the Worms Empire Conference determined that Charles II, the Duke of Gedsi, was treasonous, and promised that if the Principality of Cliff could occupy the lower Geddes region, the Lower Gedds region would be awarded to the Clever principality John II couldn't wait to go underground the next day, and said "healed" to the outside ...

"This is a big profit! This is a big profit!" John II walked around the palace excitedly. It was endorsed by the Imperial Conference, and most of the territory of the Duchy of Geddes was lost. John II did not feel that Geddes had the ability to make a comeback.

For a moment, John II even thought greedily-shall I tear up the agreement with Marin? In that case, he would be able to swallow the Geddes region by himself, without paying for Markbe ...

However, he recalled the news sent back by Wolfgang, his number one general—in the news, Wolfgang admitted that Cliff's army was far less powerful than the North Sea State. In the battle report, General Wolfgang reported that the Principality of Cliff hit the weakest right wing of the Principality of Geddes. As a result, the morale of his opponents rose sharply. But then the North Sea State sent a 100-person squad to directly break through the enemy ’s defense line and disperse the enemy ’s formation ... Therefore, General Wolfgang ’s judgment was that the North Sea State Army ’s combat power was better than the Principality ’s army To be stronger, but the army of the Principality of Geddes is stronger than the army of the Principality of the Cliff ... The conclusion is that the fighting power of the army of the North Sea is much stronger than that of the Principality of the Cliff ...

There is such a conclusion that John II had to be discouraged and decided to implement the agreement with Marin according to the original plan ...

So, on the second day of "waking up", John II announced that he would dismiss all the positions of Prime Minister and Old Mason, and even deprive him of the baronial title and the fief ... This is obviously done for the princes-see, this matter It ’s none of my business, it ’s the old Mason, a traitor, who is carrying me on my back. Please believe me ...

But privately, old Mason was not frustrated at all, but packed up his family property and moved his family to Beihai. Because he will return to the East Sea of ​​the Beihai Kingdom ... And before leaving, John II privately sent him a lot of property as compensation ...

Although John II dismissed the old Mason who was "professional", he didn't mean not to leave the Geddes region. He issued an order ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and decided to strictly implement the decision of the parliament to take over the Geddes region ...

However, in view of the fact that the North Sea mercenary Lai, who was hired by the old Mason, refused to go in the Lower Geddes region, he asked for his salary, and he was asking for a high salary of 1 million gold coins ...

John II announced that the Principality of Cliff was unable to pay such a high salary. Therefore, it was decided to use the barren Macbeth territory as collateral instead of the salary of 1 million gold coins and pay to the North Sea mercenaries invited by the old Mason. Of course, in order to retain the seat of Mark Mark in the Imperial Parliament, John II said that the entire Mark Mark can be handed over to the North Sea State, but only the capital Markburg is retained. In this way, he, the Earl of Mark, is also true. Of course, in the future Markeland, the territorial scope has changed, and it has become Markburg plus Lower Geddes ...

When John II signed the relevant decree, officially handing over all the territories except Markburg to the North Sea State, Schwartz finally withdrew from the Lower Geddes Region and handed over control of the Lower Geddes Region To John II. At the same time, Schwartz separated some soldiers and horses, went to the Macbeth to take over local control. At the same time, let the local local aristocracy in Macbeth make their own choices-with John II leaving Macbeth, still stay in the local loyalty to Marin ...

At this point, the North Sea State finally owns the territory of Macbeth and also has control of nearly half of the Ruhr area ...