Chapter 1364: Meet Frederick III

Just when everyone was in fear, the young and vigorous Brandenburg elector Joachim I suddenly dropped his glass and shouted:

"What good is it for the guy Marin to destroy us? He is also a prince. Is he willing to be the emperor's response to the emperor like the French Duke? How good is he to be a master prince?" Then, I was depressed and wanted to talk about it.

But this remark reminds Frederick III who has been frowning-yes, Marin is also a prince. If the Habsburg family dominates Germany, he will not be too happy, at most, like the big nobles of France, become the king's favorite. However, after all, there is no authority and right to speak ...

So after thinking about it, Elector Frederick III of Saxony stood up and solemnly announced:

"I plan to go north, talk to Marin in person, and persuade him to retreat!"

"Will he listen to you?" Anthony Duke of Lorraine expressed doubt.

"Yes, because he is also a prince!" Frederick III said confidently.

Everyone is speechless, but there is no other way. After all, they have no better choice ...

A few days later, Elector Frederick III of Saxony, guarded by more than one hundred cavalry, came to Strasbourg, a city on the west bank of the Rhine more than 140 kilometers north of Basel, and saw Marin.

Strasbourg is still a German city that originally belonged to the Principality of Lorraine, but later became an imperial free city, nominally under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, but actually paid for the right of autonomy from the emperor.

Of course, this is the status quo. In the original history, in 1681 of the Louis XIV era, Strasbourg would be annexed by France and become the eastern border city of France. But until later generations, the locals mainly spoke German. Almost forgot to say-Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace region ...

Most of the Alsace region was occupied by the French during the Thirty Years' War, but the capital, Strasbourg, was not occupied by France until 1681.

Speaking of the Alsace region, Marin couldn't help but want to Tucao Dude's "Last Lesson". This area is clearly a German, but Dude preached that he could not learn French, and the teachers and students were "hearted." But in fact, the locals were originally Germans, so they couldn't learn French and were sad. This is like the restoration of the three eastern provinces in Japan from Japan. As a result, Northeasterns are "heart-wrenching" because they can't learn Japanese ... Isn't that nonsense ...

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After the Marin army arrived in the Alsace area, they did not continue to rush south, but stopped in Alsace. why? Because Alsace is one of the most important military sources in the North Sea.

When Marin formed the First Army, the main source of troops came from the mountains of Württemberg and the Alsace region. Later, although the size of the army of the North Sea nation has expanded repeatedly, it still retains the tradition of recruiting spearmen from Alsace. Because, although the Alsatian people are not as strong as the mountain people in the Württemberg mountains, they are highly compliant and the overall fighting power is very good.

Therefore, Marin ordered the army to stay in the Alsace region, which also meant continuing to recruit troops there. Moreover, in order to facilitate the recruitment of troops, Marin forced the city of Strasbourg to open the city gate to welcome Marin into the city.

The reason why Marin entered Strasbourg is not to loot the city, but to make Strasbourg one of the most important recruiting points of the North Sea army in the south.

In order for Marin to enter Strasbourg through threats and intimidation, he also specially gave the Alsatian veterans of the First and Second Legions of the North Sea State to allow them to visit relatives and friends. Of course, the purpose of Marin's move is not to relax those Alsatian nationals, but to show that they will spur more locals to join the North Sea army.

Although the entire Alsace region does not have a population of a few hundred thousand as in later generations, it also has a population of a few hundred thousand. Marin ’s plan is to seize the opportunity to remove a group of young Alsace youths from the Alsace region and become recruits to the army of the North Sea ...

When Frederick III arrived outside the city of Strasbourg under the guard of a group of cavalrymen, Marin had just wandered thousands of local youth in Strasbourg ...

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In the city hall of Strasbourg, Marin warmly received the visiting Elector of Saxony Frederick III ...

These days, in order to show the strength of the Beihai army, Marin kept the elite veterans of the Beihai Kingdom walking in the show queue in Strasbourg so that the locals could see the "weapon" of the Beihai army ... …

While entering the city, Frederick III also happened to see the majesty of the generals of the North Sea ...

It was precisely because he had seen the "majestic majesty" of the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom along the way that Frederick III was a little silent, and he did not know what he was thinking.

After meeting Marin in the city hall, Frederick III suddenly asked:

"why?"

Marin froze:

"what why?"

When Frederick III saw no one else, he asked directly:

"What I want to ask is, why did you send a large army to help His Majesty the Emperor? Don't you know that you are also a member of the princes? If we are finished, who knows whether the next one is you?"

Marlin froze for a moment, and suddenly he was not used to the way that Frederick III spoke so straightforwardly. After all, he had just returned from Daming and was used to talking in circles. Therefore, he was not very comfortable with Frederick III's approach.

However, he quickly reacted-this has returned to Europe, and naturally has to switch the way of speaking ...

So, after thinking about it, Marin replied:

"Of course I know that I am also one of the princes ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ But, Frederick, do you really regard me as one of the princes? I always wanted to integrate into the princely group, but, Frederick, you Who is willing to accept me? I came to this point today and still choose to stand on the side of His Majesty the Emperor. Isn't it forced by you? "

Marin threw the pot directly to the other party, but it was not surprising. Because, although Marin has been a German nobleman for more than 10 years. However, he has never been accepted by the traditional German princely circles.

Those stupid old German princes have always regarded Marin as the running dog of the Habsburg family, and they do not want to accept him. Moreover, they seem to believe that the Marin lineage is low and unworthy to be compared with them ...

Seeing Marin's mocking expression, Frederick III's expression was stagnant-Marin was right, it was true that the traditional princely circles had always refused to accept Marin ...

After all, not all princes have such a strategic vision as Frederick III. Most princes are actually stupid followers. They are conservative and stubborn, refuse to accept change, and refuse to recognize Marin as a newly powerful prince, and even look down on Marin's bloodline ... In this way, it is strange that Marin can stand in line with the princes ...