After Marin's secret letter was sent, nine former Friesian nobles deeply agreed with Marin's suggestion to launch an attack during the autumn harvest. Because they did lack money and food.

Moreover, although Europe in this era was backward, the city walls were made of stone, tall and strong. With the hundreds of people in the hands of these nobles, ordinary cities could not be defeated. According to the habits of the nobles in this era, most of the wealth and food were hidden in the city and difficult to obtain.

But the autumn harvest season is different. The crops grow in the ground and there are no walls. Even if the army wants to protect it, it must know the enemy's time and route of action.

If you launch a surprise attack, grab some food, don't be too easy...

Without the obstruction of the city walls, hundreds of troops could grab a lot of food. Therefore, several Friesian nobles were all moved...

After the autumn harvest began in the Friesland region in October, 670 soldiers in exile in the Duchy of Gedes began to gather secretly.

Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was surprised, but after learning about the plans of the nine nobles, he also appreciated it. Because this was the best opportunity to attack the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, these nine fools could also reduce his financial burden by grabbing enough money and food.

As for Marin, he was also waiting for news from Friesland. As long as the side was launched, it attracted the main force of the Saxon army in Groningen to encircle and suppress it, Marin would immediately launch an attack on East Friesland.

When some villages southwest of West Friesland began to harvest rye and began to dry wheat grains on the threshing farm, the nine Friesian nobles finally couldn't help it...

So, 670 Friesian veterans, with 120 knights as pioneers, left the border of the Principality of Gedes, passed through the junction of Gedes and the Archbishop of Udrecht, entered West Friesian territory, and a relatively far away from Groningen...

The rye grains of local people were still drying on the ground. As a result, they suddenly broke into the former Friesian army. Each of these soldiers brought a pocket. After rushing into the village, they first sent people to guard the main road, and then went directly to the threshing ground to fill rye into their pockets...

Then, the guys rushed into the village and began to loot the residents' property. After that, they took away the farmers' livestock and put them in the carriage to transport the robbed rye and property...

For several days, the Friesian army looted more than a dozen villages and snatched tens of thousands of bags of rye (a bag of rye weighs about 100 pounds), leaving no trace of the local residents...

When Marin heard this news, he was really anxious about the IQ of these guys - Nimad, these people were your people in the past. Do you want to restore your rule over Friesland? Do you want these people to support them? Do you do so so utterly, almost forcing the people to death...

Moreover, in this era, few lords had the habit of releasing food to help refugees. Therefore, the people who were robbed were in great trouble. God knew how many people would starve to death...

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly decided to get some people to East Friesland...

Because he was about to take over East Friesland, and the population of East Friesland is far less than that of West Friesland. Just so, the victims created by these idiots can get East Friesland to help him work and farm.

Upon receiving news from the southwest of West Friesland, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, stationed in Groningen, did not dare to neglect and immediately sent people to inquire.

At this time, the number of Friesian rebels had reached as many as 2,000. Of course, all the new recruits were arrested, and none of them were voluntary. Because the practice of several idiots not giving the people a way out at all made the people very disgusted with them.

Therefore, when several former Friesian nobles began to recruit soldiers, no one responded. In desperation, they had to forcefully arrest the strong serfs, fill them in the team, and gather the total number of people in the team to 2,000.

The 2,000-person team is indeed extremely large. You know, in the territory of the former Friesian Republic, only Glenningen's 5,000 Saxon main force can compete with it.

Even in the city of Leeuwarden, the second largest city in the Friesland region, there are only 800 Saxon soldiers stationed. As for other small towns, they do not have the courage or strength to confront this team.

In fact, this army has only 670 veterans before, and the newly recruited more than 1,200 serfs have basically no combat power. However, so many people are really scary to put there...

George didn't know that most of the 2,000 rebels were recruits without combat effectiveness, and he thought they were all elite soldiers. So he hurriedly brought 4,000 soldiers out of the city and went to the west to suppress the rebellion. In Groningen, only 1,000 soldiers were left to protect...

As soon as George's army left Groningen, a reconnaissance team under Sauer immediately sent two cavalry to report the message in different directions.

One way, he went straight to Haringen, then changed his boat and went straight to Texel Island, and reported it to Marin. The other way, he went to inform the nobles of the Friesian rebel army. Marin gave them very clever ideas, which was learned from the great men of later generations - "The enemy advances and I retreat, and I come back and continue to rob..."

In short, try to avoid head-on confrontation with the main force of the Saxony army. When the Saxony army comes, they hide. When they leave, they continue to come out to grab it.

If this happens, the Saxon army led by George will be in a dilemma. When their army arrives, the Friesians will run away. If George leads his army to retreat, they will appear in the Friesian area again, continue to rob and plunder the population, and put George in a dilemma...

During the same period, the autumn harvest in the East Friesland region was already halfway through and was in full swing. However, the arable land in East Friesland was very unevenly distributed.

Because the farmland in East Friesland is mainly distributed in the southern part of Lyer County. The entire Lyer County is dominated by arable land. Unlike other areas, some are arable land and some are grasslands. In addition, there are many swamps.

According to the results of Sauer's reconnaissance, about one-third of East Friesland is swamped. Moreover, these swamps are mainly distributed in the western and northern coastal areas of East Friesland.

Coincidentally, the landing location determined this time, the small fishing village of Krumhern, is surrounded by swamps. Then, there is only one big road here to Emden.

There are swamps around, and naturally sparsely populated. In this way, Marin's army will not be easily discovered when it lands. At that time, it will be enough to send a few people to watch the residents of the small fishing village and prevent them from sending people to Emden for a newsletter.
Chapter completed!