Chapter 192: Return of some prisoners of war

马 While Marin was training his soldiers in full swing, the nine Frisian nobles in the Principality of Gedes were in exile and sent to Dengburg to ask Marin to return the 1,000 prisoners of war ...
It turned out that after the nine Frisian nobles were exiled in the Principality of Gerdes, although they were accepted, the Principality of Gerdes did not think about how to deal with the Principality of Saxony in a short time. Because the power of the Principality of Saxony is also very strong. In particular, the more than 10,000 troops brought by the attack on Friesland somewhat deterred the Duke of Gerdes.
However, as Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, withdrew more than half of his army, only more than 5,000 people were stationed in Friesland. Many civilians in Friesland were enraged by the rampage of the Saxon army and began to fight against the Duke of Saxony. High-pressure rule.
Although these scattered uprisings have been suppressed, they have greatly inspired Charles II, Duke of Gerdes. Originally, the nine Frisian nobles who had defected to Charles II were raised by Charles II as pigs. But after seeing the destruction of the Frisian uprising of the Duke of Saxony, the Duke of Charles II decided to sponsor these 9 people and let them make trouble for the Duke of Saxony.
Moreover, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, never considered these nine wastes to be powerful opponents of the Duchy of Saxony. However, because of their orthodox identity over the Frisian rule, the Duke of Saxony can cause great trouble.
Not to mention anything else, just letting the Duke of Saxony spend military expenses on suppressing resistance every year is a great expense. And waiting for these nine waste woods to drag down the Duke of Saxony and topple it is the best time for the Duchy of Gerdes to make a shot ...
So, long after the nine Frisian nobles were aired, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, finally summoned nine people and provided them with a large sum of funds, and allowed them to station troops near Frisian. In the southern Principality of Gerdes.
However, the cunning Charles II did not provide soldiers to the nine Frisian nobles. In this way, even if the nine were defeated and arrested, others could not find evidence of his support for the Frisian resistance.
So he demanded that the nine people bring their own people into the southern border region of Friesland, mobilize locals, and recruit troops there to gather strength against the Duke of Saxony.
Because Charles II did not provide troops, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others remembered the 1,000 Frisian fighters captured by Marin. So they sent someone to ask Marin for warriors ...
At the moment, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others have only 120 diehard Frisian knights and 250 infantry in their hands, making it difficult to pose a threat to the Duke of Saxony.
If Marin returned the 1,000 prisoners of war, they would have 1,370 soldiers ...
Alas, where would Marin return it? In his plan, at least after the capture of East Frisian, he was willing to return the survivors.
However, Marin is full of anticipation for the nine waste woods that have hit the southern border of Friesland. Because if the Duke of Saxony was drawn to the past by these nine wastes, there would be no time to look around when he attacked East Frisian.
After much deliberation, Marin decided to support the 9 guys' assault on the Duke of Saxony. However, it was impossible to return all 1,000 soldiers. Especially the 200 heavy armored swordsman, and Sivag who guessed his own thoughts.
As a result, Marin could only stay on the island for a while, citing Sivag's serious illness. For 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, only 300 weak spearmen were selected and returned to the representatives sent by the Frisian aristocracy.
The Frisian aristocratic representative is naturally very dissatisfied, but Marin is just playing tricks, what can you do?
Moreover, these 300 men, although the weakest among the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. However, after a few months of training in Marin, the discipline is much better and the coordination is better. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of these 300 men was much higher than before the battle with Marin.
Looking at the 300 spearmen returned by Marin in front of him, the representative of the Frisian nobility was also a little cold. Because the 300 soldiers were neatly organized, all stood upright without squinting, and the scene was full of indifference and killing. At first glance, the representative brother felt that these 300 people were elite.
As a result, he believed that although Marin did not return all the personnel, at least 300 elites were returned to him. In fact, it was Marin who picked the 300 worst for him ...
Under Marin's almost abused training during this time, these 300 people have become accustomed to obeying orders. The instructions given by the officers have almost formed a conditioned reflex. It seems that they have forgotten that they are a living person but have become 300 machines general……
Moreover, the reason why they are the worst is not that they are not disciplined, but that their personal fighting ability is poor. Because in the cold weapon era, although discipline is useful, personal fighting ability is still important. After all, you and an enemy force each other, it must be the one with the best fighting ability to win. And discipline brings only general advantages, and does not bring about improvement of personal ability. Although the entire team is overwhelming, the soldiers in the first row are still prone to casualties if their fighting ability is not good. It was only because of the dense formation that he went forward and succeeded. The winner was still the disciplined one. After all, no matter how strong your personal fighting ability is, you can't withstand the impact of the opponent ...
加大 In order to increase the threat of these people, before his brother returned with the group, Marin also selected a group of POW veterans who had become the team captains from 1,000 prisoners of war and stuffed the 300. These captains are already familiar with Markov training methods and military passwords. Let them bring this group of soldiers with familiar slogans and tactics, and it is easier to show them.
Also, before leaving, Marin repeatedly told the team captains not to face the Saxon army. If possible, it is better to carry out mobile combat, flash after the next point to get supplies, so that the Saxony army has nowhere to chase.
Marin returned 300 infantry, plus 370 people led by 9 Frisian nobles. In this case, the Frisian Resistance Army, at once, had 120 knights and 550 infantry soldiers, a total of 670.
Although it is not possible for such a person to fight a big war, it is no problem to use it to attack the border region of southern Friesland ~ EbookFREE.me ~.
Because, although the Duke of Saxony has sent more than 5,000 troops to Frisian, he is mainly stationed in important cities such as Groningen and Leeuwarden. As for the southern border, there are very few troops, only in certain towns, and very few troops. To maintain local law and order. It is impossible for these small forces like police security to fight an army of 670 people.
As for the main force of the Saxony army, these Frisian nobles are not stupid, they will not go to get eggs and stones ...
Before leaving on behalf of his brother, Marin also wrote a letter specially to 9 Frisian nobles, suggesting that they should hide with the Saxony army. With these 670 people, it is enough to attack those small towns. Each time, the Frisian army simply entered the territory of the Friesland aristocratic republic, took down a few towns, waited for the Saxon army to kill, and quickly returned to the territory of the Principality of Gerdes.
In this era, there was no telephone and telegram. When the Duke of Saxony learned that the Friesian army had entered the country, and gathered a large army to come under siege, I did not know how many days would pass. And this time is enough for these Frisian troops to complete the plunder of wealth and population. In this way, tossing back and forth several times was enough to make the Duke of Saxony exhausted.
Moreover, the Frisian nobles can also seize strength and expand their strength. When they expand to thousands of troops, they will be a huge threat to the Saxony army. When Marin attacked East Frisian, maybe these Frisians had already pulled thousands of soldiers and horses, enough to deter the main force of the Saxons, making the Duke of Saxony stationed in Friesland dare not act rashly EbookFREE.me ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Mobile users please read.