The Rise of the European Emperor

At this moment, it is already February 1505. George, Duke of Saxony, who has been repairing for a month in East Friesland, is finally commanding the army to start...

To be honest, Marin waited desperately for a while, waiting for George to go to West Frisland to send the head to the Principality of Gede. When the war is over, I will be able to return home. Otherwise, if George's army does not start a day, Marin will have scruples. What if I go back to China and happen to be arrested by the emperor?

Even if George had just left, Marin was reluctant to go back. why? Because George is not completely defeated yet. If there is a stalemate, George asks the emperor to let him send troops to fight. If he is in the country, he can't refuse. So, Marin is eagerly waiting for George to die soon and to light up the army...

Although Duke George's ability is a little mediocre, he is not a fool. The experience of the last defeat left him fresh in his memory. Therefore, after the army arrived in East Frisland, George simply stayed and started to reorganize the army.

As for why the army was reorganized? Very simple. George's army is the "Eight-Power Allied Force" pieced together by a dozen princes, and there is a big problem in command and coordination between the various teams. Thus, during his stay in East Friesland, George mainly spent his time coordinating the command of the army. If this problem is not well coordinated, there will be a problem with the command on the battlefield, but it will be finished.

After coordination, under the advice of his generals, George made a reasonable arrangement of the army - the elite heavy cavalry and heavy infantry of the Duchy of Saxony and the Electoral State of Saxony, as well as artillery, were arranged in the middle road, responsible for the main offensive.

The 4,000 Flemish elite infantry supported by the Habsburg family were arranged on the left flank to cover the attack in the middle. Moreover, these 4,000 Flemish infantry were not responsible for the main attack, but the main defense, preventing the enemy from breaking through the flanks and threatening the middle.

As for the motley army assembled by the Saxon nobles, George arranged them to the right flank. Although it is said that the right flank formed by these miscellaneous army, if it is broken through, it will easily be defeated. However, the war arranged by George is from east to west. In this way, the motley army on the right wing is on the side of the sea.

The last defeat, George, Duke of Saxony, remembered that the enemy's mobile troops came from the south. With the battle formation facing west, the Flemish Legion on the left flank lay on the south side of the war, mainly guarding against possible flank assaults by the enemy. On the other hand, the weaker motley army lined up on the sea side. To sneak attack, you have to come from the sea.

However, raiding the right flank from the sea is unrealistic. Because the landing of a large-scale army is very time-consuming. By the time you land, the battle may be over.

The West Frisian region is close to the sea, and the main battlefield, Groningen, is not far from the sea. It seems really difficult to attack the right flank of the Allied Saxony army from the north. This war arrangement method was discussed for a long time by Duke George of Saxony and his generals.

A plan that was just negotiated.

Of course, the unfortunate Duke George did not know that when he practiced new battle formations by the Ames, the East Frisian trainee spies who served the soldiers of the Flemish Legion in the Flemish Legion had long been Recorded the new arrangement of the Saxons and sent it to Kohler. Then, Kohler sent another person to Marshal Bonitz, the head coach of the Principality of Gerd in Groningen...

After receiving the information sent by Kohler, Marshal Bonitz felt a headache. Because this is really not easy to do...

The battle between the army of the Principality of Gedes and the allied forces of Saxony must be a decisive battle near the sea. Moreover, it was mostly the Geddes army to the west and the Saxon army to the east.

In this way, the right flank of the Saxony coalition was only left with a flat open space by the sea, which was clear at a glance. The battle plan formulated by the ** team of Gede company is to let the commander of the corps of Sieg lead the 4,000 troops of the headquarters and another 1,000 troops and a total of 5,000 Swiss mercenaries to attack the Saxony coalition from the side.

However, in the narrow area along the coast, it was obvious that 5,000 Swiss mercenaries could not be hidden. Moreover, when the army is facing each other, even if the opponent does not pay as much attention to intelligence reconnaissance as Marin, they will definitely send out reconnaissance cavalry. The coastal plain is just that wide, and there is a little movement, which must not be hidden from the Saxon cavalry.

If the ambush formed by the Swiss were cavalry, they would not be afraid. They could rely on their high mobility to suddenly attack the right flank formed by the motley army.

However, the Swiss mercenaries are all infantry... Let the infantry go around the flank of the Saxon coalition, or in the seaside plain, must have been discovered by the enemy...

Therefore, relying on Ziger's Swiss mercenaries to attack the weakest right flank of the Allied Saxony army was unrealistic.

Then, the only choice is to let Ziger's Swiss mercenaries attack the left flank of the Saxony coalition, or simply the rear...

But attacking the left flank is not a good choice, because what is in charge of the left flank is the elite Flemish Legion, which is a hard bone and cannot be easily defeated.

And, none of this is the most important. Previously, Marin had sent a message to the Gedes, repeatedly stressing that it was best not to hit the Emperor's Flemish legions. Otherwise, after suffering too much loss, His Majesty the Emperor may become angry and send troops to retaliate. At that time, Marin may have to respond to the emperor's call and send troops to help attack the Principality of Gedes, and he can't escape.

why? Marin avoided sending troops to help George, Duke of Saxony, and Maximilian I understood. After all, the Duchy of Saxony and Marin have fought a war, and they are enemies. Marin is not willing to send troops to help the enemy's family to fight, which is reasonable.

But once the war turned into a retaliatory military operation by the Habsburgs, that changed. If the Habsburg family took the lead in sending troops, Marin, as a nominal emperor's die-hard loyalist, would usher in the emperor's wrath and be expelled from the emperor's faction if he refused to send troops. At that time, Marin will not be human inside or outside, and will be rejected by everyone.

The result of being rejected by some people is that others can form a group to beat you as much as you want, but you can't find teammates to form a group to beat others...

Therefore, Marin reiterated that he should not attack the area where the Flemish Legion was located, and avoid feuding with the Habsburgs.

Of course, Charles II also understood this truth. Although he colluded with the French, on the bright side, the Principality of Geddes did not fall out with the Habsburg family. You must know that there are many borders between the Principality of Geddes and the Habsburgs, and it would be unfortunate if the Habsburgs were to be attacked in an all-round way.

Marshal Bonitz sent the information from Kohler to Gelden and asked Charles II for instructions. After much thought, Charles II decided to let Ziger's Swiss mercenaries go around and attack the back of the Saxony coalition instead of attacking the flanks. In this way, it is possible to avoid confrontation with the Flemish Legion of the Habsburgs.

Moreover, according to the information, the troops arranged in the rear are all the unnamed troops and the old and weak, and it is easy to break through.

However, before the decisive battle began, Marshal Bonitz decided to use the strong city walls of Groningen to fight the offensive and defensive battle with the Saxon coalition for a period of time, to dampen the morale of the Saxon coalition...

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