"Bastard! Bastard! Albrecht, the bastard, actually robbed my territory!" In the castle of Den Burg, Marin was furious when he learned the news that Saxony had captured Groningen. Even, in order to vent his anger, Marin swung a one-handed sword and broke a lot of furniture.
However, Marin had nothing to do. Because, in terms of strength, Marim is no better than Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Even if Marin wanted to object, he didn't have the strength.
More importantly, it was an edict issued by the emperor to give Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, the edict stated that this was an agreement reached in 1492, and it was only implemented in 1497.
However, Marin clearly remembered that the history books said that around 1500, the Duke of Saxony won Friesland...
In fact, Marin didn't know that historically, the Duke of Saxony did occupy Friesland in 1498. The reason why Friesland was occupied in advance was because Marin disabled the Friesian army, which caused Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, to see the opportunity in advance, so he sent troops to occupy Friesland in advance.
What's more terrible is that Marin detained 1,000 Frisian veterans and asked them to work hard in the Wadden Islands (West Frisian Islands). This also led to the lack of sufficient troops in Friesland to deal with the invasion of the Duke of Saxony.
In other words, all Marin's previous efforts have made wedding clothes for the Duke of Saxony...
Therefore, Marin was so angry that he became sick...
Even when he was sick, Marin lay aggrieved on the bed, cursing the Duke of Saxony who picked peaches in his mouth or in his heart, and Emperor Maximilian I who supported the Duke of Saxony to seize Friesland. Of course, cursing the emperor is all in the heart, and I dare not curse on the surface. Because, after all, he is regarded as the emperor's man, cursing the emperor, and spreading it is not good for him. However, in his heart, Marin hated the Duke of Saxony and the emperor together...
In fact, the emperor was also very wronged. This matter was really an oral agreement reached with the Duke of Saxony in 1492. In fact, the emperor did not want to implement this agreement. However, the emperor lacked helpers in the quarrel in the Imperial Parliament, so he had to win over the nobles of the Saxony family. Therefore, he could only accept the handing over of Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. In this way, the emperor himself can get some money as compensation. But, he didn't know that Marin, his powerful thug, hated him because of this. Moreover, this hatred was so powerful that Marin later ruined the emperor's event. Of course, even if the big thing is ruined, the emperor doesn't know much about it...
After all, Marin was very young, and he recovered quickly. After recovering from illness, Marin still had a fire in his heart with nowhere to vent. So he took his gun and went hunting. After killing many innocent little animals, Marin finally vented a lot of grievances in his heart.
After the anger subsided, Marin began to think about countermeasures...
The Duke of Saxony has occupied the main cities of Friesland, and complete control of Friesland is just around the corner. According to Marin's subordinates, Governor Fyskefrijheid and several other Frisian nobles, as well as hundreds of elites under their command, are still hiding in the swamp area north of Leeuwarden near the North Sea.
The Saxons are not familiar with the swamp area, and if they enter rashly, they may be in danger of falling into the swamp, especially the cavalry. So, for the time being Fyskefrijheid et al. are safe. Relying on their familiarity with the swamp, they can indeed hide for a long time. However, as long as the Duke of Saxony finds a guide who is also familiar with the swamp area, they will be in danger.
He didn't get Friesland, and Marin felt aggrieved. Therefore, Marin, whose anger had not dissipated, decided to add obstacles to the Duke of Saxony, preventing him from obtaining a stable Friesland.
The Frisians have been independent for hundreds of years, and these local nobles have a great influence in the area. Earlier, these local nobles were actually the chiefs of the local Frisian tribes, and they had high prestige in their respective tribes.
As long as these people are alive, with their appeal, it is easy to do something locally. Therefore, Marin decided to help these people against the Duke of Saxony.
According to the European history that Marin had read in his previous life, after the Duke of Saxony occupied Friesland, he aroused the covetousness of the Principality of Geddes in the south of the Friesian Republic.
The Duke of Geddes, Charles II of the Egmond family, was a very ambitious man. The Duchy of Geddes was once conquered by Charles the Bold, but during the Flanders uprising from 1491 to 1492, Charles II took the opportunity to free the Duchy of Geddes from the rule of Maximilian I, only on the surface Submission, de facto self-government.
In the original history, after the Duke of Saxony occupied the Friesian Republic, he has always been dissatisfied. Friesland is close to the Principality of Geddes, and it is a "land without owner", which has always been the coveted object of the Principality of Geddes. Now, being suddenly occupied by the Principality of Saxony, Duke Charles II naturally has various dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction.
Therefore, in the original history, Duke Charles II strongly supported the Frisians in private and resisted the rule of the Duke of Saxony. Even, sometimes the Principality of Gerdes went shirtless and singled out the Principality of Saxony.
Although, the strength of the Principality of Saxony exceeds that of the Principality of Geddes. However, Friesland is too far away from the Principality of Saxony, and there are thousands of mountains and rivers. Even if the Principality of Saxony can gather tens of thousands of troops, it cannot always be placed in Friesland. And every time an army is mobilized from Saxony to fight in Friesland, the cost is huge.
Charles II supported the Frisians to constantly launch rebellions, and sometimes sent troops to harass them himself, which caused great headaches for George, the successor of the Duke of Albrecht. In order to prevent the invasion and harassment of the Principality of Geddes, Duke George spent too much money and energy on preventing the infiltration and attack of the Principality of Geddes. For this reason, the exhausted Duke George finally sold Friesland to the Habsburg family.
Knowing this, Marin naturally knew the weakness of the Duke of Saxony. Although the Principality of Saxony is powerful, Friesland is too far away from its homeland, making it difficult to deploy troops. Therefore, inciting the local people to rebel and encouraging the Principality of Geddes to participate in it, even if they cannot defeat the Principality of Saxony, the Principality of Saxony will not be worth the loss.
As for the resistance of the Frisians, it is most appropriate for these nine native nobles to lead them. Although, these people's abilities are very limited. However, with the support of the Duke of Geddes, they can also explode with great power and bring huge troubles to Duke Albrecht.
For this reason, Marin thought over and over again, and ordered Sauer to quietly lead people to the swamp north of Leeuwarden to find Fyskefrijheid, the former Governor of the Frisian Republic, and others, and was responsible for helping them leave Friesland.
Most of Friesland is already under the control of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, and it doesn't make much sense to stay in Friesland at this time. Moreover, these nine nobles are also people who are afraid of death. If surrounded by the Saxon army, they might surrender.
However, there is no problem in sending them to the Gedes Company. The Duchy of Gerdes has very thick thighs, and they are not afraid of the anger of the Duke of Saxony, so they can take these people in. And with these few legitimate native Frisian nobles, Charles, Duke of Geddes, can make a big fuss and bring huge troubles to Duke Albrecht...
Sauer quickly found Fyskefrijheid and others, and persuaded them to leave Friesland and go to the Geddes Company. However, Fyskefrijheid is also in a dilemma. From the north of Leeuwarden to the southwestern border bordering Degdes, many Saxon troops were stationed at this time. Relying on more than 300 people under his command, it is difficult to reach the Principality of Geddes safely. Moreover, these few people did not know what Duke Geddes was thinking.
When Sauer told them that the Duke of Geddes also had great ideas for the Frisian region, Governor Fyskefrijheid shook his head:
"No, no, no, I don't want to go to Duke Charles. Since he is also eyeing Friesland, what's the difference between him and the Duke of Saxony? We're going to find him, aren't we seeking skin from a lion (there are no tigers in Europe)?"
"No, Your Excellency Governor, you are wrong. Although the Duke of Geddes covets Friesland, it is the Duke of Saxony who is currently occupying Friesland. Duke Charles certainly has no good intentions, but before occupying the Friesland area, he is sure He will raise you as treasures. Because of you, he has an excuse to interfere in Frisian affairs! Now, for Duke Geddes, you are treasures and excuses!"
"Are we useful?"
"correct!"
"But I'm afraid that Duke Geddes will play against us..." Governor Fyskefrijheid said worriedly.
"Don't worry about this, before he takes Friesland, he won't do anything to you. Of course, when he takes Friesland, you have to escape early. But before he takes Friesland, you can definitely Use them to fight against the Duke of Saxony. When two lions fight, both sides will suffer damage. After the battle between the two sides, the strength of both sides will definitely be greatly reduced. At that time, you can pull up your own team and you can be independent again..." Sauer looked Looking at the notes that Marin gave to himself, he said a lot of "lines"...
"It makes sense... We use the power of the Duke of Geddes to weaken the Duke of Saxony. When the power of the Duke of Saxony weakens, we can completely rise up again... Don't forget the one in Paris..." Baron Zetter of Leeuwarden reminded road.
Everyone wakes up one after another. It turns out that they have a lot of cards...
As a result, nine noble councilors agreed to take refuge in the Principality of Geddes. For traffic issues, this is not a problem either. Marin had already prepared two warships originally snatched from Friesland to transport them in batches...
However, this trick doesn't seem to work. After arriving at the seaside, the original local lord Zitel directly recruited a large number of local fishermen, drove fishing boats, and sent them to Lelystad, the port of the Principality of Geddes.
At the same time, Marin also sent someone to send a message. If Governor Fyskefrijheid and others get sponsorship, Marin will return the 1,000 former Frisian veterans who worked as coolies on the islands to them so that they can fight against the Duke of Saxony.
The 9 congressmen were overjoyed. They only have 370 people in their hands now, and they can't make any waves. If those 1,000 veterans returned, they would have thousands of soldiers. These forces may not be able to compete with the Duke of Saxony in the front, but they are enough to cause huge damage to the Frisian region, and even occupy a small piece of land to survive.
Moreover, with more than a thousand people in hand, they don't have to worry about being killed by Duke Geddes at any time. After all, they now have 120 knights with high martial arts skills in their hands, and among the 1,000 prisoners of war, there are more than 120 elite epee fighters, as well as experienced generals like Sivager. With this group of people, they have more confidence in restoring the country.
After doing this, Marin felt a lot better. What is certain is that these arrangements will definitely bring great trouble to the Duke of Saxony. And I seem to feel a lot better because of it. After all, the chance to become a great lord was destroyed by the Duke of Saxony, and he had to continue to be the owner of the island. After all, Marin was full of resentment. Marin would never be reconciled if he didn't make trouble for Duke Albrecht.
In fact, Marin's real plan was to let the Principality of Geddes toss the Duke of Saxony to collapse. In the end, he came forward again, pretended to be a good person, bought Friesland from the Duke of Saxony, and cleaned up the mess. This process may be very long, but it is definitely enough for the Principality of Saxony to drink a pot. In the process, Marin will accumulate enough strength, so that he can hold the scene in the end...