The Rise of the European Emperor

"What? There are two thousand musketeers in the Gedes army?" Schwartz, who had already arrived in the Principality of Clifford, was shocked when he received the information provided by Sauer's scouts.

You must know that this time, although he brought 20,000 troops, he only had 4,000 musketeers, twice as many as the other side. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after the opponent has these two thousand musketeers, the front row soldiers of their own army will be unlucky. If you charge rashly, you are likely to be beaten into a sieve...

Moreover, the Geddes army used the Mushkert musket. This musket was used by Marin's musket unit before. Although relatively bulky, it can be powerful. A 50-gram projectile hits a person and is either dead or disabled.

What's more, the musketeers are extremely capable of defending the city. Two thousand Mushkert muskets were mounted on the front of the city, which could withstand the attack of tens of thousands of people.

Schwartz wasn't worried that he couldn't defeat the army of the Principality of Geddes in the wild, but he was worried that the Geddes army would be defending the city!

It would be unimaginable if the musket troops of the Principality of Guedes could not be eliminated in the field, and they could be successfully withdrawn into the city. Marin once said that in a certain battle, the defenders used 74 arquebuses to withstand the attack of an army similar to the tens of thousands of the Turkish Empire. Even if the city walls were torn down, the army of that empire would not be able to rush into the city...

In fact, the battle Marin was talking about had not yet happened. However, the strong defensive ability of the matchlock gun is beyond doubt.

Therefore, Schwartz would have a headache for the formation of the Musketeers in the Principality of Ged. If the enemy's city cannot be conquered, once it falls into a long-term siege, it is easy to be interfered by those German princes.

Therefore, Marin’s request this time is to make a quick decision. It must not be delayed. Before the German princes can react, they must defeat the army of the Duchy of Gede and occupy part of the Netherlands of the Duchy of Gede...

However, if the Guedes people set up a row of arquebuses at the top of the city...

"What should I do?" Schwartz was a little anxious...

"How about we first attack the Geddes army and destroy their musket troops first?" Sauer suggested. Sauer did not follow Marin to the Americas this time, but brought a scout unit to assist Schwartz in the battle.

Schwartz quickly shook his head and said:

"No! The young master said that this war must be fought for a reason. Otherwise, the land cannot be legally obtained. Therefore, this time we must not take action first, but wait for the other party to take action first, and then we can take action..."

"However, if you strike back,

We can't guarantee that we can destroy the opponent's musket troops in one fell swoop! Once a large number of musketeers have fled into the city, it will be very difficult for us to capture. Over time, it's not good for us. "Saul said worriedly.

"That can't be helped. We must be reasonable in this war. This is a deadly rule and cannot be broken through. Otherwise, if we win, it will be in vain."

"How about we launch a surprise attack from behind while the other party is besieging that camp? In this way, under the attack from both inside and outside, the enemy will not be able to escape." Sauer suggested.

Schwartz's eyes lit up and said:

"That's a good idea!" But soon, he was discouraged again:

"You don't know, that concentration camp has no troops at all. Whether it's Swiss prisoners of war or the defenders of the Habsburg family, they're all fake. And that concentration camp, the young master and His Majesty the Emperor planned to give the other party to occupy it on purpose. So, I don't know which camp can last for a few minutes. Once the camp is taken, the other side becomes the guard side, and the effect of the muskets is multiplied... And, it is said that in order to convince the Geddes that it was indeed a concentration camp, The walls of the camp were built tall and strong, and it was no different from an ordinary fortress. The Musketeers guarding a place like this is simply more powerful..."

Then, both Schwartz and Sauer began to worry...

After a while, Sauer said again:

"You just said that the concentration camp was good for defense? Is it just difficult to hold because there are no real soldiers in it?"

Schwartz nodded and said:

"Yes what's the matter?"

"I suddenly thought of a way to keep the concentration camps for a while longer until our army passes by!"

"you say!"

"Since you said that the musketeers defending the city wall will increase the combat power, why don't you divide your troops into 1,000 musketeers to help guard the concentration camp?"

"Divided?" Schwartz was stunned.

"Yes, divide the troops!" Sauer nodded and continued:

"These thousand musketeers, placed in a large formation, will not increase their combat effectiveness much. However, if they are used to guard the concentration camp, the value will be great. There are a thousand musketeers on the top of the city, what is the concept? It's been a while! They don't need to hold on for a long time, just a day or two, and it will be done when our army rushes over."

"Dividing troops to defend? This is a way..." Schwartz nodded, and after thinking for a while, he said:

"It's just that it's not enough to just assign 1,000 musketeers to guard that camp. Because without the help of melee soldiers, once the enemy climbs up the city, it's easy to slaughter the musketeers one-sidedly."

"Then send some infantry to help guard!" Saul said nonchalantly.

Schwartz shook his head:

"No, if there are too many divisions, it will greatly reduce our combat effectiveness. The Gedes army is not a soft persimmon. If there are too many divisions and our combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, it will be difficult for us to defeat or even destroy the enemy in one fell swoop. ."

"Would you like to send more troops from within the country?"

"That's even worse. Domestic security is more important than this!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either. Are we going to watch the Geddes army occupy that concentration camp? Is there no other way?" Sauer said with some dissatisfaction.

Schwartz was silent, and soon, when lunch time came, several guards from the Principality of Cliff came in with a few dishes and gave them to the two senior generals Schwartz and Sauer to enjoy.

The 20,000 troops of Beihai Kingdom are now stationed in the military camp of the Principality of Clifford, and even the food and grass are temporarily provided by the Principality of Clifford. Because the food and forage of Beihai Kingdom are being loaded on ships and shipped in batches through the canal of Münster. Before, it was the priority to transport people. Now, after the people and horses have been transported, it is time to transport food and grass. But before the food and grass arrived, Schwartz could only ask Duke Cliff to borrow some food and grass...

After dinner, Schwartz burped, and then ordered the orderlies from the Principality of Cliff to clear the table. Seeing the orderly of the Principality of Clifford diligently clearing the table, Schwartz suddenly stood up...

Schwartz's actions frightened the orderly of the Principality of Clifford, and he offended Schwartz because he didn't do well in something. If he is sued by Schwartz, he will be miserable, and a military stick is indispensable.

But he simply ignored him when he went out, instead he smiled and said to Sauer:

"Look, aren't the soldiers who helped guard the camp here?"

"Soldiers of the Principality of Clifford? Are they okay?" Sauer looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Duchy of Clifford's army.

After the orderly left, Schwartz explained:

"The fighting strength of the soldiers of the Principality of Clifford is indeed average, but that refers to the fighting strength in a head-to-head confrontation. But no matter how ordinary, the soldiers and soldiers of the Principality of Clifford can still be used to defend the city. The concentration camp in Brabant , it is a small city. No matter how poor the combat effectiveness of the army of the Principality of Clifford is, it can still guard the concentration camp for two or three days. Plus, I can assign 1,000 musketeers to guard them. At that time, the Principality of Gedes will be able to defend the camp. The army of the army will definitely not come down in a few days..."

"It's a good idea, but the young master didn't have this plan in advance. Besides, whether the Duchy of Clifford will send troops depends on whether Duke John agrees or not."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go to Duke John together!"

"let's go!"

...