At this moment, February 1505 has entered. George, the Duke of Saxony who had been repairing for a few months in East Friesland, finally commanded the army to start...
To be honest, Marin was so anxious that he was waiting for George to go to West Friesland to send heads to the Principality of Gedes. When the war was over, he would be able to return home. Otherwise, if George's army did not set off for a day, Marin would have concerns. What if he returned to the country and happened to be captured by the emperor?
Even if George had just left, Marin was unwilling to go back. Why? Because George had not been completely defeated. If it was a stalemate, George begged the emperor to send troops to the war. If his own people were in the country, he could not refuse. Therefore, Marin eagerly hoped that George would die soon and wipe out the army...
Although Duke George was a little mediocre, he was not a fool. His experience of defeat in the last battle was still fresh in his memory. Therefore, after the army arrived in East Friesland, George simply stopped first and began to rectify the army.
As for why the army was rectified? It was very simple. George's army was a "Eight-Nation Alliance" pieced together by more than a dozen princes. The command and coordination among the various teams was very problematic. Therefore, during the stay in East Friesland, George mainly spent his time coordinating the command of the army. If this problem was not coordinated well and there was a problem with command on the battlefield, it would be a waste.
After coordination, George, at the suggestion of his generals, made reasonable arrangements for the army - the elite heavy cavalry and heavy infantry of the Duchy of Saxony and the Electoral State of Saxony, were arranged in the middle to be responsible for the main offensive.
The 4,000 Flander elite infantry supported by the Habsburg family were arranged on the left wing to cover the attack in the middle. Moreover, these 4,000 Flander infantry were not responsible for the main attack, but were mainly defense to prevent the enemy from breaking through the flank and threatening the middle wing.
As for the miscellaneous army pieces made up by the Saxon nobles, George arranged them to the right wing. Although the right wing composed of these miscellaneous army would easily be defeated if it was broken through. However, the war arranged by George was from the east to the west. In this way, the miscellaneous army on the right wing was on the side of the sea.
The last time he was defeated, George Duke of Saxony remembered that the enemy's mobile troops came from the south. With the battle formation facing west, the Flanders on the left wing stood across the south side of the war, mainly guarding against possible flanking assaults by the enemy. The weaker miscellaneous troops were lined up to the sea. If you want to attack, you have to come from the sea.
However, it is unrealistic to raid the right wing from the sea. Because the landing of large-scale troops is very time-consuming. When you log in, the battle may be over.
The West Friesland area is near the sea, and the main battlefield Groningen is not far from the sea. It seems that it is really difficult to attack the right wing of the Saxony coalition from the north. This war arrangement method was discussed by George, Duke of Saxony and his generals for a long time before deliberation.
Of course, the unlucky Duke George did not know that when he was practicing a new battle formation by the Ames River, the East Friesian interns who served the Flanders' soldiers in the Flanders' Legion had long recorded the new formation methods of the Saxons and gave them to Kohler. Then Kohler sent people to Marshal Bonitz, the head coach of the Principal of Gerders, who was stationed in Groningen...
After receiving the information sent by Kohler, Marshal Bonitz felt a headache. Because, this matter is indeed difficult to deal with...
The battlefield between the army of the Duchy of Gedes and the Saxon coalition must be a decisive battle near the seaside. Moreover, most of the army of Gedes is in the west, while the Saxon army is in the east.
In this way, the right wing of the Saxony coalition was left with only the flat open space on the seaside, which was clearly visible at a glance. The combat plan formulated by the Duchy of Geders was to allow the commander of the Sieger Army to lead 4,000 troops and 1,000 troops from the headquarters and 5,000 Swiss mercenaries to attack the Saxony coalition from the side.
However, the narrow coastal area obviously cannot hide 5,000 Swiss mercenaries. Moreover, when the army is in the face, even if the opponent does not pay as much attention to intelligence reconnaissance, he will definitely spread reconnaissance cavalry. The coastal plain is only a little wide, and no movement can be hidden from the Saxony cavalry.
If the ambush formed by the Swiss were cavalry, they would not be afraid. They could completely rely on their high mobility to suddenly attack the right wing formed by the miscellaneous army.
However, the Swiss mercenaries were all infantry... The infantry had to circle around the flanks of the Saxony coalition, and they were still on the plains by the sea, so they must have been discovered by the enemy...
Therefore, relying on the Swiss mercenaries of Zieg to attack the weakest right wing of the Saxony coalition is unrealistic.
Then, only the only way to let Zieger's Swiss mercenaries attack the left wing of the Saxony coalition forces, or simply the rear...
But rushing to the left wing is not a good choice, because the one responsible for the left wing is the elite Flanders, a hard bone and not easy to defeat.
Moreover, this is not the most important thing. Before, Marin sent someone to send a message to the people of Gedes, repeatedly emphasizing that it is best not to seriously damage the Emperor's Flanders Legion. Otherwise, after His Majesty the Emperor suffered too much damage, he would be angry and might send troops to retaliate. At that time, Marin might have to respond to the emperor's call and send troops to help attack the Principality of Gedes, and he would not be able to escape.
Why? Maximilian I understood that Marin escaped from sending troops to help the Duke of Saxony George fight. After all, the Principality of Saxony and Marin fought wars, and was considered enemies. It is reasonable for Marin to be unwilling to send troops to help the enemy fight.
However, once the war evolves into a retaliatory military operation of the Habsburg family, the nature will change. If the Habsburg family leads the army, Marin, as the nominal loyalty of the emperor, will usher in the emperor's anger and be expelled from the emperor's faction. At that time, Marin will be neither human nor exiled to everyone.
The ending of being rejected by someone is that others can fight you in groups, but you can't find your teammates to fight others in groups...
Therefore, Marin repeatedly emphasized that we should not focus on the formation area where the Flanders are located, and avoid making enemies with the Habsburg family.
Of course, Charles II understood this truth. Although he colluded with the French, the Principality of Guedes did not fall out with the Habsburg family on the surface. You should know that there are many places bordering the Principality of Guedes and the Habsburg family. If it attracts a full-scale attack from the Habsburg family, it would be very unlucky.
Marshal Boniz sent the information sent by Kohler to Gelden and asked Charles II for instructions. After thinking for a while, Charles II decided to let Zieg's Swiss mercenaries go around the back and attack the Saxony coalition, rather than attacking the flanks. In this way, it would be possible to avoid facing the Flanders of the Habsburg family.
Moreover, according to the information, the troops arranged in the rear were all miscellaneous troops and the elderly and weak, which were easy to break through.
Chapter completed!