Chapter 166： Ready to expand again

Marin rested for several days. After enough rest, he began to consider the issue of winning East Frisian.

East Friesland usually has a small number of troops. Only the most elite 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen are stationed in the capital Emden. In addition, hundreds of people are stationed in Orich and other places.

If it is a sneak attack, even if East Friesland can mobilize 8,000 people across the country, it will only be useful if the capital is reached before it is breached. If the capital is breached and the earl's family is arrested, the mobilization of troops elsewhere will be meaningless.

Just like the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin took only a few people to ambush in Xuanwumen, but after killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, when Li Jiancheng took 2,000 superior men and besieged the Xuanwumen, Wei Chigong proposed the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. His troops and horses quickly broke up.

So, as long as the current Earl of East Frisian Edelsad I was captured, or even killed, East Frisian's troops that had been loyal to him would have no heads. Fighting desperately will be meaningless.

Even if Marin moves fast, it may be too late to gather troops in East Frisian Land, and no one will be willing to gather troops.

Because, as a rule, the main generals of the East Frisian Land must be in the capital Emden, and the count and generals have been fired. Who will call the army across the country?

So, as long as Emden was captured with the fastest speed, and Edsad I and his heirs were seized, people in other areas would not have the need to resist. Even if you want to resist, someone has to come out and call them.

But siege to Emden, many people are needed. Although Marin now has 2,500 soldiers, his training is almost the same. But this is not enough. Because, guarding Emden is the most elite 1,000 armored swordsman in East Frisian.

The heavy armored swordsmen were originally powerful enough on the battlefield, and then they could rely on the tall and strong city walls. Who can deal with it?

The Spanish Phalanx of Marin's army can indeed restrain the heavy armored swordsmen wearing breastplates, but that is in the wild. The field is bare and has no cover, even if wearing heavy armor, it is not an opponent of the Spanish large musket.

However, the heavy armored swordsman wearing a breastplate is on the wall, and can rely on the wall to avoid the musket bullets. Then, the advantages of the rifle no longer exist. Moreover, the Musketeers could not forcibly ascend the city. Therefore, defending the heavy armored swordsman is difficult to deal with. This is one of the important reasons why the Duke of Saxony and the 24 princes did not succeed in attacking East Frisian.

Therefore, it is not enough to siege Emden with 1,000 armored swordsmen. Generally speaking, the siege of a solid city requires several times the force of the garrison.

Alas, even if Emden is captured, there are many other problems.

The biggest problem is that the Duke of Saxony occupied the Republic of Friesland. Although the Duke of Saxony returned 5,000 troops and horses borrowed from his nephew after capturing the entire territory of the Republic of Friesland, more than 5,000 troops remained in the Friesland area.

Moreover, the Duke of Saxony is good at picking bargains. If Marin captures Emden, he may touch the fish in muddy waters and take the opportunity to send troops to East Frisian. You know, Groningen, the capital of the Republic of Friesland, is not far from East Friesland.

So, Marin wanted to occupy East Friesland, and in addition to capturing Emden, he had to guard against the army of the Duke of Saxony stationed in Groningen, taking advantage of muddy water to fish for Marin's peach.

Marin has lost one time, and if she was picked like this for the second time, it would be a silly bird. Therefore, while attacking East Frisian, Marin must also be prepared to prevent the Duke of Saxony from picking the bargain.

Therefore, it is important to have enough troops to scare the Duke of Saxony so that he will not **** the fruits of victory.

Fortunately, there is an Ames River in the middle of East Friesland and the Republic of Friesland. After the Emden is quickly taken down, it is also possible to send troops to defend on the east bank of the Ames to prevent the Duke of Saxony's army from crossing the river to grab land.

Marin thought about it and felt that the army should not be less than 5,000. Because the Duke of Saxony has more than 5,000 people in East Friesland.

But Marin's army, after capturing Emden, couldn't retreat from the whole body, and always had some injuries. But anyway, there will be more than 4,000 people. With so many people staying on the east bank of the Ames, the forces were not dominant, and the Saxons who had to venture across the river should not continue mentally.

Only by defending Saxon's army can Marin free his hands and continue to attack other parts of East Friesland. Anyway, it's not too difficult to deal with these headless people.

But it is not easy to feed so many troops. You know, a veteran mercenary pays 3 fennies a day (2 fennies a day for novices) and 18.25 gold coins a year. Recruiting 5,000 people will cost 91,250 gold coins a year. This is just a salary expense ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In addition, Marin must also reimburse maintenance costs on the weapon armor. In addition, the biggest overhead is the training of the Musketeers. Every day just practicing marksmanship will cost a lot of gunpowder costs.

However, considering the money he got back from Venice and Yancheng's annual profit, Marin came back with confidence. As soon as he gritted his teeth, Marin decided to expand the army by 4,500 troops to 7,000.

The 7000 army is enough to win East Frisian, and it can also deter the army of the Duke of Saxony in the Frisian region and prevent them from touching the fish in muddy waters.

So, Marin issued an order, ordering Schwartz to take people out to recruit 4,500 mercenaries ...

Moreover, Marin is not very willing to hire old mercenaries. Although such mercenaries can fight, many bad habits of the old army are difficult to change and more difficult to train. Moreover, these veteran oilers are difficult to live by. Only those who are new to the mercenary industry are better off, and not easily betrayed. As long as Marin usually gives them brainwashing education that focuses on loyalty.

But it takes a long time to recruit 4500 people. Because Marin has his own criteria for selecting soldiers, not all bad people want it.

Moreover, when people are recruited, they have to train for a long time, at least three or four months before they can enter the battle. Therefore, Marin is not in a hurry right now, and anxiety is useless ...

Therefore, after the order was issued, Marin waited for the new people to be hired, then trained as veterans with good military skills, and then entered the battle to win East Frisian. This process will take several months ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read.