King of Mercenaries Chapter 113

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:27:19 AM

Dneier whipped his horse fast, kept on, and rushed out of Leeuwarden in the middle of the night. Upon arriving near Leeuwarden, Denier was very careful and gave up his horse and walked instead.

In fact, it was Dernier's caution that saved his life. Otherwise, when riding close to Leeuwarden and waiting for him to approach the Swiss camp, he will be found by a secret whistle sent by Sauer and do it.

After careful observation, Denier found the Swiss camp set up in the east of the city. Here, mainly the Swiss of His Majesty, and the Marin men and women, are basically in the west of the city.

After coming to the gate of Daying, and showing the identity certificate to the guarding Swiss, Denier was invited into the big account ...

Speaking of them, Denier is no stranger to the Swiss. As the King 's diplomat, he was sent to Switzerland several times by the King to recruit mercenaries to fight for the King. Therefore, many of the Swiss mercenaries recognize him. Including Sieg, many of the Swiss mercenary generals are old acquaintances of Denier.

"Welcome, welcome! Baron Denier, what wind has brought you here? This is a battlefield, very dangerous!" Zieg saw Denier with great enthusiasm. He had contacted Denier before. , And France is Switzerland 's biggest customer, naturally smile.

"Mr. Zieg, can you explain to me why you helped Marin Huffman fight?" Denier had a black face, holding back the anger in his heart.

Marin is the enemy of the French, but the Swiss are allies of the French. Allies help the enemy, which makes Denier feel betrayed.

"Master Denier, you know, we are only mercenaries, not the French royal army. I see that Her Majesty the King is unlikely to hire us this year, so I will take up other work. You know, we are Mercenaries rely on this mix of food ... "Zieg said indifferently. In the eyes of the Swiss, fighting is a job to earn money to support their families, and that's it.

"But you ca n't play for Marin Huffman, too! You know, he is the enemy of my king. And, he is also a running dog of the Habsburgs. You are not against the Habsburgs. Why? Help this bastard? "

"We are not French, we are just a good partnership with France. Although Baron Marin is a member of the Habsburgs, he has no resentment against the Swiss. Moreover, he is willing to pay us double the high price to hire us, many Everyone is tempted. Do you know? This contract, the total price is 26,000 gold coins for 2 months! "Zieg is not afraid that this secret will be known to the French. He wanted the French to know the price, which would also make it easier for them to raise prices with the French and ask for more commissions.

"36,000 gold coins? This guy is crazy? Where did he get so much money to pay?" Under the reward, there must be a brave husband, and Denier suddenly understood why the Swiss were moved.

"I don't know if he had enough money to support me before, but I know we won this battle. Even if Baron Marin couldn't pay the balance, the Frisians could help pay."

Things have been made clear, Leeuwarden has been besieged, it is only a matter of time before the city breaks. As long as the city breaks, there are many benefits. Marin has promised that the Swiss can rob Robarden. Moreover, Zieg was not worried about the reinforcements. Because, even if the other party has money, they can't hire the same brave Swiss mercenaries. This is because the Swiss mercenaries have a tradition of "Swiss does not fight Swiss." The French, even if they wanted to rescue Friesland, would not rip their skins and attack them directly. If the French dare to hurt Zieg, then don't even think about hiring Swiss to fight for them. Now that the French are dependent on Swiss mercenaries, Zieg looks confident. He wasn't sure if the French would attack the Texel army in the west, but he was sure that the French would not attack them ...

"You are speculative betting on both sides!" Baron Denier was anxious.

"Whatever you think, Lord Baron, we Swiss are poor, we ca n't run when we see gold coins. It happens that Baron Marin is willing to pay a large price, and we are naturally willing to come. Now, Her Majesty the King refuses to pay us, we have no money I had to come here to get some money ... "

"You are really a bunch of money to see ..." Suddenly, Denier thought about it and began to think ...

He knew that if Marin had taken over the Frisian aristocratic republic, with the rogue character of this little thief, he would probably have to leave in the future. The situation in the Frisian aristocratic republic is very special, except for France, a secret ally, they have almost no ally. Because, although they were in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, they did not submit to the Empire and were not subject to jurisdiction. They were captured, and no one was willing to help them.

If Marin really occupied Friesland and regarded his own territory, King Charles VIII of France would be mad. At that time, when the king was furious, as the manager of the incident, he would also be so bad that he could not escape.

I saw this Zige in front of my eyes, he was so eager to recognize money but not others. Otherwise, he would not be willing to fight for the running dog Marin of the Habsburgs. So, if you want the Swiss to retreat, you must start with your interests ...

Thinking of the previous statement of his boss, Count Matthews, that "the Marin thief will be killed at any cost", Denier made a bold decision ...

"Mr. Zieg, I know that Marin's little thief paid you a lot of money, so it impressed you. Then, I will pay you more now, are you willing to retreat?"

"More rewards? This ... not so good ... if spread, it will ruin the credit of the Swiss ..."

"What's that, you are mercenaries, not under Marin's thief. If you would in turn help the Frisians attack Texel's army, France would be willing to pay twice the price of that thief's bid!" Niel saw that Zieg loved money, and decided to impress him with his interests, and even sought to make the Swiss fight back.

"That is impossible. If we attack our former employers for money this time, then the reputation of the entire Swiss mercenary will be ruined. In the future, no one will hire Swiss. In this case, back to Switzerland, I will I was stunned by my colleagues ... "

Swiss people not only have the tradition of “Swiss do n't hit Swiss”, but also have the practice of “do n't stab the employer”. This is not noble Swiss. It is because once the Swiss have betrayed their employers once, no one dares to hire them in the future. Therefore, even if the employer cannot pay the commission, they will leave at most and will not turn around to attack the employer.

Of course, this is not absolute, and the employers are not betrayed because the price is not enough to let them abandon their reputation. For example, around 1512, the second phase of the Italian war. The Venetian could not resist the Swiss's attack, so he devoted his blood to throw 800,000 gold coins and stunned the Swiss. So, tens of thousands of Swiss mercenaries ignored the honor, turned to the Venetian, turned around and beat France, and drove the French away ...

Join the French as a tyrant like the Venetian. As long as he smashes 200,000 gold coins, Zieg is estimated to be able to immediately kneel, and then shamelessly attack the Marin army in turn. However, because the French have paid too much ransom, they are now very tight. Being able to promise to pay double the price is already costing you. But at this price, it is difficult to move the Swiss to betray their morals and turn their muzzles.

De Niel is indeed a master of negotiations. He rolled his eyes and suddenly said:

"Mr. Zieg, I know that you are concerned about the impact of back dating. But have you thought about it, who do Swiss mercenaries rely on for their meals? It's us! Marin Hoffman is hiring you at a high price just because of an emergency Once, I may not cooperate with you again. But we are different in France, and will hire you more often in the future. If you are not willing to give up this operation, once you anger my king, you may not hire you to fight for France in the future. ... "

"This ..." Zieg hesitated immediately. Marin's business is indeed sudden and not long-lasting. Fighting for the French is a lot. Sieg is only in his 30s, and he can't fight just this time. As Denier said, Marin is only his occasional partner, and France is the real, long-term patron. It's not a good thing to offend the customers ...

Seeing Sieg hesitant, Denier immediately hit the iron while hot:

"Mr. Zieg, I know your concerns, and your reputation is damaged. So let's falsify a document and say that you have previously signed a document with France to give priority to France. Then we announced to the public that I Hiring you on behalf of France has something else to do. In this way, you are bound by the previous treaty and have to break the contract. By the way, did Marin and you sign the terms of liquidated damages? "

"This ... is really not ..."

I was also negligent by Marin. I was eager to invite the Swiss to fight, but I didn't bring anyone who knew the law with me. As a result, only the employment agreement was signed, but no mention was made of the compensation of the Swiss for breach of contract.

"That's great. You do n't need to pay compensation for breaking the contract, nor do you let your employer back. What are you waiting for? And you only need to withdraw the army, you do n't need to fight back to get double pay!"

"Can you really pay me double?" After thinking for a while, Zieg was also tempted.

"No problem. I had 450 excellent French warhorses and 180 well-crafted French plate armor originally promised to Friesland worth 54,000 gold coins. If you are willing to retreat and sign an agreement with me, I can I will give it to you immediately. Then, the remaining 18,000 gold coins will be paid to you! "

Chandniel has already stepped out, although this self-assertion may put him in danger of being executed. But if Marin captured Friesland and became the great lord, he would not escape. So, in this case, he might as well let go, maybe there is a turnaround. As long as he coaxed the Swiss, he didn't believe that the Frisians were relying on the city walls and could not stop Marin's 1,000 men.

半 At midnight the next day, Denier brought 450 French war horses and 180 French plate armors that were intended to be delivered to the Frisians. After receiving the benefit, Zieg signed a secret contract with Denier and silently retreated with the Swiss.

Although Marin got the news of the Swiss withdrawing from the horses sent by Sauer, he also guessed that it was about the ghost of the French, but there was no way to stop it, and he could not help but sigh. He regretted the lack of multiple compensation in the employment contract. If there were no restrictions in the contract, the Swiss would not simply withdraw ~ www.novelhall.com ~ We must know that with the rise of mercantilism, Europeans value the contract, and there is rarely a breach of contract.

Alas, Marin had no plans to retreat. Because, the remaining Frisian army in the city, if fighting in the wild, really can't beat the 1,000 men under his command. Moreover, those captives are also under their own control.

So, even if he couldn't win Leeuwarden, Marin could rely on the thousands of captives in his hand to negotiate with Friesland, asking for huge benefits.

Moreover, Marin did not surround Leeuwarden on all sides because of insufficient strength. However, he was still stationed west of the city, and Friesland in Leeuwarden joined the army and did not dare to go out to attack Marin's army.

Next, just wait for the other party to sum up ...

Marin can calculate that the food in the city must be limited, and it is impossible for the other party to survive to the end. As long as you consume it, the first person who can't hold it must be the other party. At the same time, he was also afraid of French intervention. Therefore, as long as the Frisian sends someone to sum up, he will drop down, negotiate, and solve the problem as soon as possible. Of course, the French had to intervene, at least two or three months later, and Leeuwarden's food couldn't last that long. So Marin has time to wait for negotiations ...

"I'm still reliable. If I hire someone from elsewhere, I'll run away ..." Marin sighed.

"Master, let's recruit more soldiers when we go back?" Schwartz echoed.

"Well! This time, you must knock Frisian hard! Use the money they compensate to expand the army, and when our army is trained, let's swallow the entire Frislan in one breath!" Marin clenched his fists www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read.

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