While Marin was training soldiers and horses in full swing, nine Frisian nobles who had been exiled in the Principality of Geddes sent people to Tenburg and asked Marin to return the 1,000 prisoners of war...
It turned out that although the nine Frisian nobles were accepted in exile in the Duchy of Geddes, the Duchy of Geddes didn't think about how to deal with the Duchy of Saxony in a short period of time. Because the Principality of Saxony is also very powerful. In particular, the more than 10,000 troops brought in to attack Friesland somewhat frightened the Duke of Geddes.
However, as the Duke of Saxony Albrecht withdrew more than half of the army, leaving only more than 5,000 people stationed in Friesland, many civilians in Friesland, because they were angered by the excessive expropriation of the Saxon army, began to rise up against the Duke of Saxony. high-handed rule.
Although these sporadic uprisings were suppressed, they greatly inspired Charles II, Duke of Geddes. It turned out that the nine Frisian nobles who defected to Charles II were only raised by Charles II as pigs. But after seeing the damage caused by the Frisian uprising to the Duke of Saxony, Duke Charles II decided to sponsor these 9 people and let them make trouble for the Duke of Saxony.
Moreover, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, never thought that these 9 wastes were opponents of the powerful Duchy of Saxony. However, because of their orthodox status to the rule of Frisia, they can bring great trouble to the Duke of Saxony.
Not to mention anything else, just the military expenditure that the Duke of Saxony spends on suppressing resistance every year is a huge expense. And when these 9 waste wood dragged the Duke of Saxony down, it was the best time for the Principality of Geddes to make a move...
So, after hanging out with nine Frisian nobles for a long time, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, finally summoned nine people, provided them with a large sum of money, and allowed them to lead troops to station near Frisian In the south of the territory of the Geddes Company.
However, the cunning Charles II did not provide fighters to the nine Frisian nobles. In this way, even if the nine people were defeated and arrested, no one else could find evidence that he supported the resistance of the Frisians.
Therefore, he asked that these 9 people bring their own people into the southern border area of Frisia, mobilize the locals, and recruit troops locally to gather strength to resist the Duke of Saxony.
Because Charles II did not provide troops, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others, remembered the 1000 Frisian warriors captured by Marin. So, they sent people to ask Marin for soldiers...
Right now, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others only have 120 loyal Frisian knights and 250 infantry left in their hands, making it difficult to pose a threat to the Duke of Saxony.
If Ma Lincoln returned the 1,000 prisoners of war, then they would have 1,370 soldiers...
However, where is Marin willing to return it? In his plan, at least he would not return the survivors until East Frisia was captured.
However, Marin was full of expectations for these 9 waste woods to harass the southern border of Friesland. Because, if the Duke of Saxony was attracted by these 9 wastes, he would have no time to look around when he attacked East Frisia.
After much deliberation, Marin still decided to support the harassment of the Duke of Saxony by the nine guys. However, it is impossible to return all 1,000 soldiers. Especially those 200 heavy armored swordsmen, and Sivager who guessed his own thoughts.
Therefore, Marin excused that Siwager was seriously ill and could only stay on the island temporarily to recuperate. As for the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, only 300 relatively weak spearmen were selected and returned to representatives sent by the Frisian nobles.
The representatives of the Frisian nobles are naturally very dissatisfied, but Marin is just cheating, what can you do
Moreover, although these 300 people are the weakest among the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. However, because after several months of Marin's training, the discipline has improved a lot, and the cooperation has also improved. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of these 300 people is much higher than before the war with Marin.
Looking at the 300 spearmen sent back by Marin in front of him, the representatives of the Frisian nobles were also a little chilled. Because the 300 soldiers were neatly dressed, all of them stood up straight without looking sideways, and the scene was full of indifference and stern atmosphere. When the representative saw it, he felt that these 300 people were elite.
Therefore, he believed that although Marin did not return all the personnel, at least he returned 300 elites to him. In fact, it was Marin who picked the worst of the 300 for him...
Under Marin's almost abusive training during this period, these 300 people have become accustomed to obeying orders, and almost formed a conditioned reflex for the orders given by the officer. It seems that they have forgotten that they are living people, but have become 300 machines. generally…
Moreover, the reason why they are said to be the worst is not that they are not disciplined, but that their personal fighting ability is poor. Because, in the era of cold weapons, although discipline is very useful, personal fighting ability is still very important. After all, if you're stabbing an enemy soldier, the one with the better fighting skills will win. What discipline brings is only a general advantage, not an improvement in personal ability. Although they overwhelm the opponent as a whole, if the fighters in the first row are not good at fighting, they are still prone to casualties. It's just because of the dense formation, the one who goes forward and succeeds, and the one who wins in the end is the one with good discipline. After all, no matter how strong a person's fighting ability is, he can't stand up to the opponent's continuous impact...
In order to increase the threat of these people, before the representative brother took this group of people back, Marin also selected a group of POW veterans who had become squad leaders from among the 1,000 prisoners of war, and stuffed them into these 300 people. These squad leaders are already familiar with Ma's training methods and army passwords. Let them bring this group of soldiers, familiar slogans and tactics, and it is easier to display them.
Moreover, before leaving, Marin repeatedly told the small captains not to confront the Saxon army. If possible, it's better to conduct mobile combat, and dodge after getting supplies at the next point, so that the Saxon army has nowhere to chase.
Marin returned 300 infantry, plus the 370 people led by 9 Frisian nobles. In this way, the Frisian rebels suddenly had 120 knights and 550 infantry fighters, a total of 670 people.
Although it is impossible for such a small number of people to fight a big battle, it is no problem to use it to attack the southern border area of Friesland.
Because, although the Duke of Saxony sent more than 5,000 people to garrison Friesland, they mainly garrisoned in important cities such as Groningen and Leeuwarden. , to maintain local law and order. It is impossible for these small forces, which are similar to police security, to beat an army of 670 people.
As for the main force of the Saxon army, these Frisian nobles are not stupid, they will not go head-to-head with eggs and stones...
Before leaving on behalf of his brother, Marin also specially wrote a letter and handed it to nine Frisian nobles, suggesting that they play more hide and seek with the Saxon army. With these 670 people, it is enough to attack those small towns. Every time, the Frisian army only needs to quickly enter the territory of the Frisian Noble Republic, take down a few small towns, and wait until the Saxon army arrives, and quickly retreat back to the territory of the Geddes Company.
In this era, there were no telephones or telegrams. It would take many days until the people of the Duke of Saxony learned that the Frisian army had entered the country and gathered a large army to encircle and suppress them. And such a long time is enough for these Frisian troops to complete the plunder of wealth and population. In this way, tossing back and forth a few times is enough to make the Duke of Saxony extremely tired.
Moreover, the Frisian nobles can also capture strong men and expand their forces. When they expand to thousands of people, they will be able to pose a huge threat to the Saxon army. When Marin attacked East Frisia, maybe these Frisians had pulled up thousands of soldiers and horses, enough to deter the main force of the Saxons, so that the army of the Duke of Saxony stationed in Frisia did not dare to act rashly...