The Rise of the European Emperor

"What? You want to borrow troops from me?" John II, Duke of Cliff, was a little stunned, which was different from what he said before.

"Yes, Lord Duke, we have received information that there has been a major change in the army of the Principality of Geddes, so we have to temporarily adjust the tactics."

"You can also borrow troops from His Majesty the Emperor. Moreover, the Duchy of Brabant is his territory. My army is not suitable in the past." John II hesitated.

"However, His Majesty the Emperor is far away in Austria. Sending someone to apply, and then His Majesty will reply. In the end, sending troops will waste a lot of time. But now what we lack most is time, because the army of the Principality of Gedes is about to be dispatched. Yes," Schwartz said sullenly.

"Yes, Your Excellency. According to the previous plan, we will let the Duchy of Geddes capture the concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant first, and then come forward to criticize, and finally send troops. However, we all know that the 1.5 Ten thousand people belong to my lord Marin Grand Duke. If the other party finds out that they have been fooled, they may kill those poor people in a fit of rage. In that case, the loss of Beihai Kingdom will be great. Besides, the enemy has musketeers, The ability to defend the city has been greatly improved. If we allow it to capture Parsons, we may not be able to fight..." Sauer explained.

"Can't you beat them? Isn't the other side only dispatched more than 10,000 people? You have an army of 20,000 people, and you are afraid that you won't be able to beat the other side in combat power?" John II, Duke of Cliff, puzzled.

"That's right, the Grand Duke once said that the most powerful use of muskets is to defend the city. Because, with the protection of battlements, musketeers can reload more safely. Unlike in the wild, where they are easily hacked and killed by enemy troops. . With the protection of the tall city walls, the combat effectiveness of the musketeers can be increased several times. There are now 2,000 musketeers in the Principality of Geddes. Standing on the city walls, they can be worth 10,000 or thousands of ordinary infantry. If the Parson concentration camp is left to The opponent, we may not be able to get it back. Even if we can get it back, it is estimated that it will take a few months."

"However, Lord Duke, you also know that this war, we must fight it quickly. Otherwise, other vassal states will interfere. Even France will intervene. Therefore, we must choose the most favorable one. Tactics. That is, to deal with the opponent in the wild. The best option is to take advantage of the opponent's siege of Parsons concentration camp, and kill from behind..." Schwartz explained patiently.

"Well...that's true...but, if we don't wait for them to justify the loss and send troops, we won't take care of it..." John II said worriedly.

"So, we asked Parsons to hold on for a few days. Isn't it reasonable that we will send troops to rescue in a few days?"

"However, if the Duchy of Gerdes intends to attack the Parson concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant, it should have sent a lot of spies near the camp right now? How can we send a large army there? Even if we do. , what if you scare the other party and make them dare not send troops?"

"That's a big question..." Schwartz and Sauer both fell into contemplation...

"In order to strengthen Parson's defense,

And we can't let the other party find out that we are increasing our troops...it seems very difficult..." Schwartz thought with a headache.

Just when Schwartz and Sauer were at a loss, a guard suddenly came in and reported that the grain ship from Beihai Kingdom had arrived...

The grain ships of the North Sea Kingdom passed the North Sea Sea Road, and then entered the Rhine River from the Rhine River estuary in the Netherlands, and then went back to the riverside dock of the Principality of Clifford, and then the 20,000-strong army led by Schwartz was difficult. Transported to.

Shaoer was in high spirits and was about to receive food. However, Schwartz did not get up immediately, but repeatedly muttered:

"The grain ship...the grain ship...the grain..."

Then, Schwartz suddenly stood up and said loudly:

"I have a solution!"

John II and Sauer both looked at Schwartz in amazement and asked:

"any solution?"

"Parson's concentration camp has about 10,000 to several thousand people, and the consumption of food is also very staggering. Therefore, I plan to let the army you support disguise into a food team and go to Parson's concentration camp for reinforcement. As for weapons, they are hidden in Bring it in the grain truck!"

Sauer's eyes suddenly lit up:

"It's really a good idea!"

"However, the food transport team, even with the escort team, would have killed more than 2,000 people. But more than 2,000 people will definitely be unable to beat the opponent. It is enough to hold on for three days. But if we send a few thousand people, the opponent will also Doubtful! Besides, when the grain transport team arrives there, they can’t rely on it, right? That will also arouse the suspicion of the Duchy of Gedes.” John II said.

Schwartz suddenly slumped again...

But Sauer held his chin and thought for a while, then said:

"I have a way..."

Schwartz's eyes lit up immediately:

"Tell me now!"

"Remember how the current King Edward of England survived?"

As soon as Sauer finished speaking, John II had not yet reacted, but Schwartz called out:

"Substitution!"

"Yes! His Majesty Edward was replaced by a young man very similar to Margaret County. We sent troops to reinforce Parsons concentration camp this time, but if we don't want to make the Duchy of Gerdes nervous, we can also use this kind of The solution. We send two or three thousand people in to transport grain, and then let the two or three thousand people inside change into the clothes of the soldiers of the grain transport team and leave. In this way, the Principality of Gedes will be difficult to find, and it will not be afraid of the increase of the concentration camp. …”

"Good idea! But can two or three thousand people hold back the Geddes army for a few days?" John II asked.

"Then send 4,000 people there, and we can let the food delivery team run twice, and exchange 2,000 people at a time!"

"However, how can there be so much food?" John II was a little dumbfounded.

"You can fill the grain bags with sand and sand..." Schwartz excused.

"This... this is too insidious..." John II, Duke of Cliff, was stunned. He never thought about the routine of using sand to pretend food. However, Schwartz and Sauer were both the men who had been with Marin for the longest time, and they were also a little shriveled by Marin's infection.

"It's okay to win, no matter what method he uses! Besides, we are just deceiving the enemy by pretending to transport food, and it's not against morals."

"That's also..." John II nodded, but then asked again:

"Is 4,000 people enough to resist the enemy? Clifford's army...maybe not as powerful as the army of the Ged Company..." John II, Duke of Clifford said embarrassedly. After all, the Principality of Clifford has been in peace for a long time, and it has never thought of fighting people, and its military training is not active. Although there are tens of thousands of troops, it is definitely not comparable to the army of the Gede Company who has experienced the baptism of war. Even, he was worried that the 4,000-strong Clifford Principality army would be able to withstand the 10,000-thousand Ged Company Principality army for three days.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, you only need to send 3,000 troops. For the remaining 1,000 people, we will send 1,000 musketeers over there. There are 1,000 musketeers to help defend the city, and it will not be a problem to defend the city for a week or two!"

"Okay, I'm going to select three thousand soldiers to come here." John II nodded and said decisively.

"We will also send ships to transport them to the territory of the Duchy of Brabant. In addition, we will say hello to the Duchy of Brabant, and prepare the grain truck and the flag of the Habsburg family army..."

Then, Schwartz and Sauer went to work separately. Sauer mainly went to the Principality of Brabant in person to say hello to the head of the local Habsburg family to avoid misunderstandings. It would be hilarious if the disguised grain convoys and the Habsburg army did it.

Schwartz, on the other hand, was mainly responsible for dispatching troop-carrying ships. Although the troop carrier will pass through the territory of the Ged Company, as long as it travels day and night, it is still possible to avoid the inspection of the Ged Company. Besides, the Principality of Geddes is currently concentrating its forces in the Upper Gedes area near the Parson concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant (the so-called up and down here is generally based on the Rhine River, the south of the upper Rhine River is the upper, the north The lower reaches are the lower ones. For example, France has the Upper Rhine and Lower Rhine provinces), and the Lower Gedes in the Netherlands is currently empty of troops, and there are few people to stop the ship and investigate.

As for the grain truck and the flag of the Habsburg family, Sauer also went to the Principality of Brabant to borrow it, and returned it when it was used up...