After the final result was released in written form of the Imperial Parliament Act, Maximilian I breathed a sigh of relief. Without the powerful Duchy of Gedes and the east and west of France, the security of the Habsburg family's Netherlands was greatly improved.
So, even if Marin didn't give him money this time, he was actually willing to help with friendship. After all, a powerful Gueds Principality that hated the Habsburg family was also extremely afraid of Maximilian I.
Now the Principality of Gedes has degenerated from a powerful vassal state with 18 cities and large fertile arable land to a small vassal state with only two or three cities, and can no longer be regarded as a rival to the Habsburg family.
In the future, the Habsburg family was in the Netherlands and only needed to defend themselves against the French in the west without worrying about someone stabbing them in the back in the east.
After signing the Imperial Parliament Act, Maximilian I signed an order in public, authorizing Prime Minister Cliffe to organize an army to go to the Principal of Brabant to rescue the siege, and ordered him to send troops to take over the Xiagudes area after defeating the Gudes army...
It was not until this time that many princes remembered that they were jumping up and down at Walms, so what if they issued a verdict? In the end, an army would still be needed to defeat the army of ten thousand people in the Principality of Gedes...
As both German princes, the princes knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Duchy of Gedes. As for the Duchy of Cliff, it seems that he had not fought for many years. Therefore, everyone was not optimistic that the Duchy of Cliffy could defeat the Duchy of Gedes. Therefore, many people concluded that the Duchy of Cliffy could not complete the task of defeating the Duchy of Gedes. Therefore, many people began to gloat and mocked Maximilian I's decision.
However, not everyone thinks so. Frederick III, the old fox, doesn't think so...
After some princes raised doubts, Frederick III curled his lips and said:
"I don't think Old Mason will brag. I've heard of this old guy. He has a mature and steadfast personality. Therefore, he will never brag. Therefore, I think he must have a way to defeat the people of Gedes..."
"Is it unlikely? Lord Frederick, the army of the Duchy of Gedes could have defeated even the powerful army of the Duchy of Saxony. With the combat effectiveness of the Duchy of Clifford, can we really fight against the Duchy of Gedes?"
Frederick III shook his head and said:
"The army of the Principality of Clifford alone will definitely not be able to defeat the army of the Principality of Gedes. But what if they have foreign aid?" Speaking of this, Frederick III's own eyes lit up, as if he had grasped some point...
"You mean...is it the Habsburg family's army? No, I remember that under the restraint of the French, the Habsburg family had no extra troops to be sent out..."
Suddenly, Frederick III stood up and said loudly:
"I understand. The Principality of Cliff must have borrowed troops from Marin's North Sea Kingdom! That's why they are so confident!"
"But, didn't that guy Marin go to the Americas to avenge his brother? How could he still intervene in this war? You know, I heard that without his special approval, others have no right to mobilize the Beihai Kingdom's army on a large scale..."
Frederick III despised:
"Can't we discuss the matter of borrowing troops in advance?"
"I see……"
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Just two days after the meeting of the Wolms Empire, outside the Parson concentration camp of the Principal of Brabant, the army of the North Sea Kingdom under the banner of the Principal of Cliffor defeated the army of the Principal of Gedes and captured all the remaining soldiers of the Principal of Gedes.
It was a coincidence that when tens of thousands of soldiers of Gedes were captured, it happened that the Parson concentration camp could be used to detain these prisoners of war...
The 15,000 civilians in Parson concentration camp who disguised as "Swiss mercenaries" could finally stop pretending to be Swiss. The shackles they wore were used to control the prisoners of war in order to act realistically. As for those civilians, they all went to the Principality of Clifford under the escort of some of the North Sea troops. Then, through the Principality of Clifford, they returned to the territory of the North Sea through the South Münster area managed by Bishop Conrad...
After relocating tens of thousands of prisoners of war in Gedes, Schwartz ordered the former general Kevin to continue to take more than 3,000 defenders to guard the prisoners of war. Schwartz himself, with the main force of more than 24,000 people left, to the Xiagedes area, attack those cities, and complete the occupation of the Xiagedes area.
In this battle, Schwartz brought 27,000 people to the war, but the total loss was about 3,000 people, which was the biggest loss in all battles. Among them, more than 800 people were injured in the shooting of the Gedes musketeers, which was the most miserable. Because these more than 800 wounded were very serious. The 50 grams of lead bullets were not just a joke. Anyone who was injured by these lead bullets had a miserable outcome. More than 200 of these more than 800 people were shot and killed on the spot. In addition, three were found to be a 300 people who were shot.
More than 00 people were seriously injured and basically injured. Even if they survived, they would never be able to return to the battlefield. As for those more than 100 minor injuries, most of them were hit on the chest plate armor. Although this kind of damage has been broken several ribs, if it is properly treated, there is still a certain chance of healing. Of course, you have to meet a master of bone correction first and restore the bones. Otherwise, if the bones are not reset properly, it will be over. In the future, the bones will always be tilted there...
Fortunately, there are many students of Mongolian doctors, Morigen and Bater in the Marin army. The strength of Mongolian doctors is bruises and injuries and bone correction. As long as the bones are well connected, the possibility of recovery is still very high.
But even so, the more than 800 people who were shot in the end were probably not as good as before, and it was very miserable...
However, the other 2,000 injured were all sword injuries in close combat. This kind of injury seemed terrible, but there was no big problem. As long as you didn't die on the spot, you could easily be rescued. After all, these cold weapons damage can be easily cured by using golden sore medicine, as well as alcohol and disinfectant gauze. Although there were more than 2,000 injured, no more than 300 people died in the end. Only a small number of the remaining wounded people will be disabled, and most of the rest can be cured. This is the power of modern medical skills. If it were replaced by other troops, the mortality rate after injury was extremely high due to the backward medical level. However, in the Beihai Army, which promoted alcohol and gauze, the soldiers who were injured by excessively cold weapons were still very likely to be rescued...
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After settling down the wounded, Schwartz brought the remaining 24,000 troops to attack the 12 cities in the Xiagedes area...
In fact, because Charles II, Duke of Geders, begged all the treasures on the "captured Swiss mercenaries" of Parson concentration camp, most of the garrison forces in the Xiagudes area were transferred. Therefore, the cities in the Xiagudes area now have serious shortages of defenders. Moreover, there are spies sent by Kohler in the city...
Originally, there were only two or three hundred defenders left in each city in the Xiagedes area, and it was difficult to guard several city gates. When Schwartz's army arrived, the spy under Kohler, who was originally disguised as a civil servant, suddenly put on armor, held a sword and shield, and rushed towards the city gate...
Therefore, Schwartz swept the Xia Gedes area this time, so it should not be too easy. Even, it can be said that this is not a siege, but a "takeover". After all, after seeing the hopelessness of defending the city, many people wisely chose to surrender...
In a week, Schwartz led his men to take over all 12 cities in the Xiagudes area. Most of the time was not spent on siege, but on the road... After all, there were also a lot of people in the Xiagudes area... If it weren't for the fact that most of the time was spent on rushing, Schwartz might have been able to take over all 12 cities in just one day...
Chapter completed!