At this moment, it was already February 1505, and George, Duke of Saxony, who had been repairing in East Friesland for a month, finally commanded the army......

To tell the truth, Marin was waiting for a hurry to die during this time, waiting for George to go to West Friesland and send his head to the Duchy of Godes. When the battle is over, I can return to China. Otherwise, if George's army does not open for a day, Marin will have scruples. What if I return to China and happen to be arrested by the emperor?

Even though George had just left, Marin was reluctant to go back. Why? Because George hasn't been completely defeated yet. If the fight is deadlocked, George begged the emperor to let him send troops to the war, and if he was in the country, he couldn't refuse. Therefore, Marin eagerly hoped that George would soon go to his death and wipe out the army......

Duke George, though a little mediocre in ability, is not a fool either. The experience of the last defeat is still fresh in his memory. Therefore, after the arrival of the army in East Friesland, George simply stopped and began to reorganize the army.

As for why the army was reorganized? It's simple. George's army was a "coalition of eight nations" cobbled together by more than a dozen princes, and there was a great problem in command and coordination between the various teams. Thus, during his stay in East Friesland, George spent most of his time coordinating the command of the army. If this problem is not properly coordinated, there is a problem with the command on the battlefield, but it will be over.

After coordination, George, at the suggestion of his generals, made reasonable arrangements for the army, and the elite heavy cavalry and heavy infantry of the Duchy of Saxony and the Elector of Saxony, as well as artillery, were arranged in the middle to be responsible for the main offensive.

The 4,000 elite Flemish infantry supported by the Habsburgs were arranged on the left flank to cover the attack in the center. Moreover, these 4,000 Flemish infantry were not responsible for the main attack, but for the main defense, preventing the enemy from breaking through the flanks and threatening the center.

As for the motley army of the Saxon aristocracy, George placed them on the right flank. Although, the right flank of these motley armies can easily be routed if they are broken through. However, the war arranged by George was from east to west. In this way, the ragtag army on the right flank is on the sea side.

The last defeat, Duke George of Saxony remembers that the enemy's mobile forces came from the south. With the direction of the battle formation facing west, the Flemish corps on the left flank was on the southern side of the war, mainly to guard against a possible flank assault of the enemy. The weaker motley army was on the side of the sea. If you want to sneak attack, you have to come from the sea.

However, a raid on the right flank from the sea, is unrealistic. Because, the landing of a large-scale army is very time-consuming. By the time you're done landing, maybe the battle will be over.

The West Friesland region is close to the sea, while the main battlefield, Groningen, is not far from the sea. It seemed really difficult to attack the right flank of the Saxon coalition army from the north. This plan for the arrangement of the war was a plan that was negotiated by the Duke of Saxony George and his generals for a long time.

Of course, the hapless Duke George's knowledge did not know that while he was rehearsing his new battle formation on the banks of the Ames River, the East Frisian intern spies who had served the soldiers of the Flemish Legion in the Flemish Legion had already recorded the new Saxon formation and sent it to Kohler. Kohler then sent another man to Field Marshal Bonitz, the commander of the Principality of Göddes in Groningen......

After receiving the information sent by Kohler, Marshal Bonitz had a big headache. Because, it's really not easy to do......

The battlefield between the armies of the Duchy of Gedes and the combined forces of Saxony must have been fought close to the sea. Moreover, for the most part, the army of Geddes was in the west, and the army of Saxony was in the east.

In this way, the right flank of the Saxon coalition army was left with only a flat open space by the sea, which was clear at a glance. The battle plan formulated by the army of the Duchy of Gedess was to let the commander of the Zig corps lead the 4,000 men and horses of the headquarters and another 1,000 men and horses, a total of 5,000 Swiss mercenaries, to attack the Saxon coalition army from the side.

However, in that narrow place along the coast, it is clear that there are no more than 5,000 Swiss mercenaries. Moreover, against the big army, even if the other party does not attach as much importance to intelligence reconnaissance as Marin, it will definitely scatter reconnaissance cavalry. The coastal plain is so wide, and there is no movement, and it must not be hidden from the Saxon cavalry.

If the ambush formed by the Swiss was cavalry, they would not be afraid, and they could rely on their high mobility to suddenly attack the right flank of the motley army.

However, Swiss mercenaries are infantry...... Let the infantry go around in a circle to outflank the Saxon coalition army, or on the seaside plain, it must have been discovered by the enemy long ago......

Therefore, relying on Zigger's Swiss mercenaries to attack the weakest right flank of the Saxon coalition is unrealistic.

Then, only Zigger's Swiss mercenaries should attack the left flank of the Saxon coalition, or simply the rear......

But attacking the left wing is not a good choice, because it is the elite Flemish regiment that is in charge of the left flank, which is a hard bone and is not easy to break.

Moreover, none of this is the most important thing. Previously, Marin had sent a message to the Geddes, repeatedly emphasizing that it was best not to inflict heavy damage on the Emperor's Flemish legions. Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor, having suffered too great a loss, will be angry and may send troops to retaliate. At that time, Marin may have to respond to the emperor's call to send troops to help attack the Duchy of Gedes, and he can't escape.

Why? Marin evaded sending troops to help George, Duke of Saxony, to fight, and Maximilian I understood. After all, the Duchy of Saxony and Marin have fought a war, and they are enemies. Marin's reluctance to send troops to help his enemies fight is reasonable.

But once the war turned into a retaliatory military campaign by the Habsburgs, the nature changed. If the Habsburgs were to take the lead in sending troops, Marin, as a die-hard loyalist of the nominal emperor, would be wrathed by the emperor and expelled from the emperor's faction if he refused to send troops. When the time comes, Marin will not be human inside and out, and will be ostracized by everyone.

And the end of being rejected by some people is that others can beat you as much as they want, but you can't find teammates to beat others together......

Therefore, Marin repeatedly stressed that he should not attack the area where the Flemish army was located and avoid enmity with the Habsburgs.

Charles II certainly understood this, and although he colluded with the French, on the surface, the Duchy of Guedes did not fall out with the Habsburgs. You know, there are many places bordering the Duchy of Gedes and the Habsburgs, and it would be very unfortunate to attract a full-scale attack by the Habsburgs.

Field Marshal Bonitz sent the information sent by Kohler to Geldon to ask Charles II for instructions. After much thought, Charles II decided to let Zigger's Swiss mercenaries go around the back and attack the back of the Saxon coalition, rather than attacking the flanks. In this way, it was possible to avoid going head-to-head with the Flemish legions of the Habsburgs.

Moreover, according to intelligence, the armies that were arranged in the rear were all miscellaneous and old and weak, which were easy to break.

However, before the decisive battle began, Field Marshal Bonitz decided to use the fortified walls of Groningen to fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Saxon coalition army for a period of time to demoralize the Saxon coalition army......