King of German Mercenaries

Because of the rush, Marin took the group of Swiss veterans all the way over mountains and mountains, rushing to the north. No princes dared to stop him along the way. Because the Swiss mercenaries are famous and powerful. With 3000 experienced Swiss mercenaries, it is not a problem to lay down a duchy of average strength.

Therefore, Marin took this group of Swiss mercenaries along the way without any obstacles. And this group of Swiss veterans, whose average age is in their early 30s, was born in the mountains and did not feel tired walking at all.

However, even though the Swiss mercenaries were physically fit, Marin still felt that the journey was too slow. Because, on average, this group of Swiss mercenaries marches at most about 40 kilometers per day. And from Switzerland to Friesland, there are at least more than 800 kilometers. To go on like this, it takes more than 20 days.

Marin finally thought about it, and after arriving on the Rhine River, he forced a group of ships to be hired and let these ships carry 3,000 Swiss soldiers down the Rhine River.

Not everyone in this group of Swiss mountain folks is comfortable with taking a boat, though. Even though the mercenaries were strong, on the first day they boarded the ship, dozens of them still vomited. In desperation, Marin arranged for them to go ashore and take a carriage along the Rhine. As for himself, he took a large army down the river by boat.

In order to hurry up, Malindo hired twice as many boatmen and let them sail day and night, direct the lights at night, and continue to sail at night. Boating on the Rhine is relatively safe, and there are no big waves. And some sandbanks and shoals in the river are familiar to these old boatmen. Therefore, as long as the lamp is in hand, the ships can still pass unobstructed at night. And because it is downstream, the speed of the boat is also faster.

In this way, the speed of Marin and the others has reached more than 80 kilometers per day...

Ten days later, Marin's fleet reached the lowlands...

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

Three days ago, the rainy weather in the Texel region finally ended. Frenzberg's spirit was shaken, and he was about to start a counterattack. But Deputy Quartermaster Daniel (Khloe following Marin) told him that the island was running out of gunpowder reserves...

In fact, Texel Island's gunpowder reserves were not very large. In addition, the training of musketeers and gunners consumed a lot of gunpowder before, so most of the gunpowder was consumed.

After more than ten days of fighting, every day, the musketeers were shooting at the enemy troops who were trying to climb up the city wall, resulting in a lot of gunpowder consumption.

Therefore, on Texel Island, the current gunpowder reserves are already very small...

In fact, some gunpowder was still stored in the fort in Thorencher. However, between Thorencher and Den Burg was separated by the Frisian army. Even if Frenzberg wanted to get the gunpowder for the Thorencher fort, the Frisian army would not agree...

On the Friesland side, seeing the weather turned better, the wind and the sun immediately began to dry the 10 barrels of damp gunpowder. As long as the gunpowder is dry, the Bronze Fran cannon can be used to bombard Den Burg...

By March 15, Friesland's 10 barrels of gunpowder had finally dried. And so, the Friesian army began shelling the walls of Den Burg...

But at the same time, the 3,000 Swiss mercenaries brought by Marin also entered the northern part of the Netherlands. Originally, Marin planned to go directly to Den Helder and take a boat back to Thorncher on Texel Island. However, Marin was also concerned that the six ships of Friesland were preventing him from leading his army across the sea. So, he was a little hesitant...

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

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

"Well, yes..." Marin replied absentmindedly.

"It would be great if I could rob Groningen. The Hanseatic commercial city must be very rich..." Zig's face showed a longing look...

"The robbery of Groningen has to be shot down..." Marin smiled.

Did not intend to ignore Zig's daydreaming.

But, suddenly, an extremely bold idea came out of Marin's mind...

"Groningen...Isn't Groningen the capital of the Frisian noble republic? I always feel like I have some ideas coming out..."

Marin scratched his head and began to think hard. Finally, after a meal, Marin came up with a tactic to relieve the siege of Texel Island - besiege Wei and save Zhao...

It was impossible for the army of 3,000 brought by Marin to safely cross the sea in batches under the eyes of the Frisian warships. However, although this army cannot safely cross the sea, it can also help Texel Island.

For example, Marin could learn from Sun Bin and take the army to surround Groningen, the capital of the Friesian noble republic, forcing the Friesland army to give up the siege of Texel and have to return to help.

Before, Marin also received relevant information and learned that the 3,000 most elite people in Friesland were used to attack Texel Island. Now, in Friesland, there are only thousands of second-line troops left, and their combat effectiveness is average. Moreover, these armies were scattered all over the Frisian noble republic, in the city of Groningen. At this time, there were at most a few hundred defenders, and they were no match for the Swiss mercenaries.

Moreover, even the remaining 2,600 elite troops besieging Texel Island, if encountered in the wild, are not the opponents of this group of Swiss veterans...

As long as Marin led the siege of Groningen, the Frisian army would have to come back. Because, Groningen is not only the political center of the Frisian aristocratic republic, but also the economic core of the Frisian aristocratic republic.

This Hanseatic commercial city provided the largest source of taxation to the Frisian aristocratic republic. If Groningen were breached and looted, the Friesian aristocratic republic would not be far from bankruptcy. At the very least, they won't have enough money to feed thousands of troops...

As for Texel, Marin wasn't too worried. At the beginning, tens of thousands of gold coins were not in vain. Today, the walls of Denburg and Thorencher are extremely strong. If it is a strong attack, with a few people like Frisian, it will not be successful in two or three months.

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

This technique was learned by Marin from Taizu watching war movies when he was a child. Taizu likes to "rescue the enemy when attacking the enemy", and then another "encircle the point to fight for help". While talking and laughing, Jiang Jun was wiped out one after another of the army...

Moreover, this trick is very incomprehensible. The gist of it - I'm attacking a vital spot where you have to rescue. You know the danger, and you have to come back. What's more, the Europeans in the Middle Ages had never seen such sharp tactics, and did not know that they would be ambushed when they returned to help...

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