Of course, some conventional rules should be discussed. While sending troops, the Duke of Geders also sent an envoy to Gent and submitted a letter of war to Philip, the handsome king who had lived in Gent for a long time (he was the real master of the Austrian Netherlands and the real heir to the Duchy of Burgundy).
In this war letter, Charles II, Duke of Geders, "justly" condemned the Habsburg family halfway to rob the released Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, pointing out that it was extremely despicable to attack the unarmed Swiss prisoners of war. Charles II, Duke of Geders, decided to send troops to "rescue" those innocently arrested "good Swiss people"...
After the letter of war was issued, the envoy of the Principality of Gedes observed the reaction of the handsome King Philip according to the orders of Charles II...
Sure enough, Philip expressed great indignation and accused the Duchy of Gedes of being despicable and shameless. He only issued a letter of war at this time, which made him not have time to gather troops to fight...
The messenger curled his lips and said to himself - we'll have a P when you're ready?
Of course, he was just a messenger, and he didn't dare to despise the handsome King Philip in person. So he smiled and said that he would definitely bring Philip's accusations to Charles II...
In fact, the handsome King Philip had known the whole story. After all, this was what happened in the Principality of Brabant under his name. As a party, he must know. After all, if Maximilian I wanted to influence the Netherlands, he had to pass through him. Therefore, Philip had known that the Principality of Guedes had attacked the Parson concentration camp. Because the Parson concentration camp was originally a bait to lure the Principality of Guedes. Otherwise, it would not have been located as close to the border of the Principality of Guedes.
However, acting requires a full set. As a qualified "actor", Philip's acting skills are still good. After all, a qualified politician is an excellent actor. Although Philip is still young, he is not a novice. He has also made great progress under the stimulation of his peers Marin. Moreover, because Prince Juan in Spain did not die, this also led to the handsome King Philip not being involved in the battle for the throne of the Kingdom of Castilla - Prince Juan (oh no, it should be His Majesty Juan now. After all, after the death of Isabella I, Prince Juan officially became King Castilla, although he continued to be "guided" by Ferdinand II). After all, he did not die, so he naturally did not have to participate in the battle for Castilla royal power between his wife "crazy girl" Juan and his father Ferdinand II...
Because he did not go to Spain, he did not die of typhus in Burgos, Spain in 1506. So, now in 1507, Philip is still alive. Philip is not dead, and the so-called "crazy girl" Juana has not gone completely crazy. Of course, Juana is not Queen Castilla now, so he naturally does not have to separate from Philip (historically, Juana is the queen in Castilla, but her husband picks up girls every day in Ghent, Flanders, and almost makes Juana crazy), so he stays by Philip all day long to prevent the invasion of the mistress...
In order not to make the envoys of the Principality of Gedes, Philip pretended to be furious and threatened to gather 50,000 troops to attack the Principality of Gedes, capture Gelden, the capital of the Principality of Gedes, and then burn Gelden with a torch...
The envoy of the Principality of Gedes laughed while thinking in his heart - who should I beg? Who do I know that the Habsburg family now gathered heavy troops in Switzerland to fight. They wanted to draw troops to fight with the Principality of Gedes? They were dreaming... Moreover, even if the entire Habsburg territory was mobilized, they could not gather a 50,000 army... Who doesn't know that the Habsburg family's finances are not good? They can't afford to support a 50,000 army at all...
Seeing Philip's "furious and savage" look, the messenger of the Guedes Principality also calmed down. After returning, he told Charles II what he saw in Ghent...
"Haha, no matter how angry that boy Philip is, it's useless. We can definitely win this Parson concentration camp! As long as we get those Swiss mercenaries, we will no longer be afraid of the Habsburg family!"
At the same time, the 14,000 troops of the Principality of Gedes also crossed the border, quickly surrounded the Parson concentration camp, and launched a siege...
However, what surprised Bonitz, the commander of the Gedes army, was that there were many musketeers among the defenders of the Parson concentration camp...
The attack of the Duchy of Gedes was subjected to fierce resistance. The soldiers of Gedes had just set up the ladder and had climbed to more than halfway. Seeing the city wall in front of them, a barrel suddenly stretched out from the top of the city. Then, the Geds soldiers who could not move forward and retreat on the ladder were bombarded by bullets...
Although the accuracy of the smoothbore gun is very low, it is still very accurate at close range. Moreover, the musketeers guarding the city are old musketeers drawn by the Beihai Kingdom from the First and Second Corps, and will never make the mistake of shooting randomly at long distances. At close range, the smoothbore gun can also be shot every time. What's more, the soldiers of the Gedes Sect climbed on the narrow ladder and could not move left and right at all. On the ladder near the city, the soldiers of the Gedes Sect have only two choices - either being hit by the musket, or jumping off the ladder and falling down... No matter which choice is, it is difficult for the army of the Gedes Sect...
Bonitz, the commander of the Guedes Army, was furious:
"How come these bastards have so many musketeers?"
After thinking for a while, Bonitz decided to let his two thousand musketeers shoot at the enemy musketeers on the city...
However, the fact quickly slapped him in the face - the Mushket musket equipped by the Guedes Principal Musket, although it was more powerful, was useless. The confrontation between the musketeers ended with a 1,000 musketeers on the top of the city...
Why? The musketeers on the city are covered by tall and strong walls and battlements, and are very safe. They shoot against the Gedes musketeers under the city, just by showing their heads and arms, and the target is very small. Moreover, most of them wear iron helmets on their heads...
What about the Guedes musketeers under the city? Their bodies were exposed within the shooting range of the Beihai Kingdom musketeers on the top of the city, without any obstacles.
The distance between the musketeers at the city and the city is about forty or fifty meters. Although this distance can be aimed, it is not that accurate. But the problem is that the Beihai Kingdom musketeers at the city can aim at the entire body of the Gedes musketeers at the city, especially the largest chest... And the Gedes musketeers at the city can only aim at the head of the Beihai Kingdom musketeers at the city, and the short part under the arms and neck...
Not only that, the smart and experienced old Beihai Country musketeers, when shooting, quickly aimed and shot as soon as they hit, and immediately retracted after shooting...
Although the bullets of the Mushket musket used by the Gedes Musket musket weigh 50 grams and are very powerful in hitting people, they cannot even hit the city wall. Even the battlements cannot be penetrated. As long as the Beihai Muskets shrink their heads, they have no way to do it... On the other hand, they stand under the city wall without any blocking. The bullets on the city wall can easily catch one... Moreover, the Beihai Muskets on the city wall are all old sharpshooters (all those with poor shooting were eliminated). Although they showed up, they aimed quickly and shot at the time of the shooting, their accuracy was even more accurate than the Gedes Muskets who aimed hard under the city wall...
So, after an hour of shooting, the Guedes musketeers under the city lost more than 300 people, while the Beihai Musketeers on the top of the city were only one unlucky guy who was unfortunately shot. No one else had anything to do...
In desperation, facing the sharp musket net on the city wall, Marshal Boniz had to admit defeat and withdrew his troops first. Then, Boniz sent a messenger and quickly returned to Gelden, reported the situation to Charles II, Duke of Geders, and requested guidance...
After thinking, Charles II ordered Bonitz to wait for a rainy day before attacking...
Since Charles II introduced the new armies of musketeers, he naturally studied musketeers. He believed that musketeers would lose their combat effectiveness on rainy days. Although the 2,000 musketeers of the Duchy Guedes Army would lose their combat effectiveness, their impact on the army was limited. After all, in addition to the 2,000 musketeers, they still had 12,000 infantry. If the defenders on the top of the city lost their combat effectiveness, the loss would be too great. Because, the defenders in the city seemed to have only three or four thousand people, which was equivalent to a quarter of the troops... So, no matter how you calculate it, it is more cost-effective to calculate the Duchy Guedes Army...
Once the musketeers on both sides are silent, they can only rely on the infantry to fight. The 12,000 infantry in Gedes is better than the 3,000 infantry guarding the city, even if the other party has the city walls to protect...
Chapter completed!