King of Mercenaries Chapter 104

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:27:36 AM

Being in a hurry, Marin took the Swiss veterans all the way across the mountains and hurried to the north. No prince dare to stop along the way. Because, Swiss mercenaries are well-known and powerful. 3000 experienced Swiss mercenaries, it is not a problem to win a Principality of average strength.

Alas, Marin took these Swiss mercenaries on their way. And this group of Swiss veterans with an average age in their early 30s, originally from mountain people, didn't feel tired after walking.

However, even though Swiss mercenaries are physically fit, Marin still feels that it is too slow to rush. Because these swarms of Swiss mercenaries march an average of about 40 kilometers per day. From Switzerland to Friesland, there are at least 800 kilometers. It takes more than 20 days to go this way.

Marin finally thought about it. After arriving at the Rhine, he forcibly hired a group of ships to let the ships carry 3,000 Swiss tanks down the Rhine.

Alas, not all of these Swiss mountain people are comfortable with boating. Even though the mercenaries were physically strong, dozens of people vomited thinly when they boarded the ship on the first day. In desperation, Marin arranged for them to go ashore in a carriage and advance along the Rhine. And himself, taking a large boat down the river.

In order to hurry, Marindo hired double the boatman, let them sail the boat day and night, directly hold the lights at night, and continue to travel at night. It is relatively safe to sail on the Rhine, and there are no big storms. These old shipmen are familiar with some sandbanks in the river. So, as long as you hold the lights, the ships will still be able to pass through at night. And because it is downstream, the speed of the boat is also faster.

What's so, Marin's speed has reached over 80 kilometers per day ...

Twenty days later, Marin's fleet arrived in the lowlands ...

Uh ...

At this moment, the fighting on Texel Island has been going on for more than ten days ...

Twenty-three days ago, the rainy weather in the Texel region finally ended. Frentzberg was shocked and was about to start a counterattack. But Deputy Quartermaster Daniel (Koehler was with Marin) told him that the island had insufficient gunpowder reserves ...

In fact, the gunpowder reserves of Texel Island were not much. In addition, training gunners and gunners previously consumed a lot of gunpowder, so gunpowder was consumed most of it.

After ten days of fighting, every day, the Musketeers are shooting at the enemy forces who are trying to climb up the city wall, resulting in a high consumption of gunpowder.

So, on Texel, there are very few gunpowder reserves ...

In fact, some gunpowder was still stocked in the turrets of Tholencher. However, Tholentcher and Denborg were separated by the Friesian army. The Friesland army did not agree even if Flenzberg wanted to get gunpowder at the Tholencher turret ...

It was Friesland's side, and when the weather improved, he immediately began to blow the 10 barrels of damp gunpowder. As long as the gunpowder is dry, you can use the Bronze Fran cannon to hit the Dengbao ...

By 15 March, Friesland's 10 barrels of gunpowder had finally dried up. As a result, the Frisian army began shelling the walls of the Fort ...

与 此 At the same time, the 3000 Swiss mercenaries brought by Marin also entered the northern Netherlands. Originally, Marin planned to go directly to Den Helder to take a boat back to Te Horencher on Texel Island. However, Marin was also concerned that the six Frisian warships would prevent him from leading the army to the sea. So he hesitated ...

At this time, the leader of the Swiss mercenary, Zieg, suddenly came over to chat with him:

"Baron Marin, I heard Groningen is a rich Hanseatic city?"

"Well, yes ..." Marin answered absently.

"If only he could go to Groningen and rob him, that would be great. The Hanseatic commercial city must be rich ..." Zieg's face showed a longing look ...

"To rob Groningen, you have to fight ..." Marin smiled, not intending to ignore Zig's daydreaming.

But suddenly, a very bold idea came out of Marin's mind ...

"Groningen ... isn't Groningen the capital of the Friesian aristocratic republic? It always feels like there's something coming out ..."

Marin scratched his head and began to meditate. Finally, for a meal, Marin thought of a tactic to rescue Texel Island-Wei Wei rescue Zhao ...

It was impossible for the 3,000 troops brought by Marlin to cross the sea in batches under the eyes of the Frisian warship. However, although the army could not cross the sea safely, it could also help Texel Island to make a siege.

For example, Marin can learn from Sun Li and take his army to surround Groningen, the capital of the Frisian aristocratic republic, to force the Frisian army to abandon the siege of Texel and have to return.

Before the encounter, Marin also received relevant information and learned that Friesland's most elite 3,000 people were used to attack Texel Island. At present, there are only a thousand second-line troops in Frisian territory, and their combat effectiveness is average. Moreover, these troops were scattered all over the Frisian aristocratic republic, Groningen. At this time, a few hundred garrisons were not the opponents of the Swiss mercenaries at all. Www.novelhall.com. The 2600 elite troops, if encountered in the wild, are not the opponents of this group of Swiss veterans ...

As long as Marin siege Groningen, the Friesian army will have to return. Because Groningen is not only the political center of the Friesian Noble Republic, but also the economic core of the Friesland Noble Republic.

This Hanseatic business city provides the most taxable source for the Frisian aristocratic republic. If Groningen was breached and robbed, the Friesland aristocracy would not be far from bankruptcy. At least, they will not have enough money to support thousands of troops ...

As for Texel, Marin is not very worried. At the time, tens of thousands of gold coins were not smashed. Today, the walls of Den Burg and Tholencher are extremely strong. If it's a formidable attack, Efriesland will be a little bit so, don't think about success in two or three months.

Therefore, Marin can boldly implement the strategy of "surrounding Wei and rescue Zhao", forcing the Frisian army to return aid. At the same time, Marin sent Sauer out and asked him to investigate the terrain and see if there is any place near Groningen that is suitable for "surrounding aid" ...

This trick, but Marin learned from war films and Taizu when he was a kid. Taizu likes "the enemy must be saved", and then "siege to help". In a joke, Jiang Jun was wiped out of the army ...

Moreover, this trick is incomprehensible. The essence is-I am attacking the vital place you have to rescue. Knowing the danger, you have to get back. What's more, Europeans in the Middle Ages have never seen such a sharp tactic, and it is not clear that they will be ambush when they return aid ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read.

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