Chapter 1323： Crossing the river

"Huh, it's nice to smoke the consequences!" The officer of the coalition of eight princes curiously picked up a pack of cigarettes. Scholar Marin took a breath and exclaimed.

If you change to China for future generations, some people may like to smoke, while others may not. However, Europeans in this era are all heavy on their tastes, and they like the roasted meat grilled with pepper. Therefore, the choking of cigarettes is really nothing in the eyes of Europeans in this era of heavy taste.

Therefore, several coalition officers of the Eight Kingdoms princes who picked up cigarettes and smoked them quickly fell in love with the feeling of smoking ...

"It's really refreshing! No wonder they are so energetic!"

When Marin heard the comments of several opposing officers under the tower, he couldn't help but pouting-can't he be refreshed? Lao Tzu hung up on the previous night's code, and he was refreshed by smoking. Because coffee is immune to constitution, drinking coffee is not refreshing (it may also be poor quality of instant coffee). Marlin used to stay up late in his life. Code words often rely on smoking to choke himself to refresh. Obviously, I hated smoking before, but later I became a habit of smoking at night ...

Not to mention the Europeans who have a strong taste in this era, even the Chinese people who have a light taste in later generations have a full 300 million smokers, not to mention the Europeans who love heavy tastes in this era The strong stimulus of tobacco made the eight coalition military officers who took the lead in smoking want to stop.

Then, several other packets of cigarettes in the underground were quickly snatched away. Many coalition warriors of the Eight Kingdoms rushed to smoke, a dozen packs of cigarettes, and were quickly divided up.

Charl the Earl of Gelden said angrily:

"You idiots, aren't you afraid he poisoned this thing?"

Hearing this, many people hesitated ...

Malin snorted and said:

"Coward rat, think about it with your pig's brain, I will poison people in the presence of so many people? I am also the Grand Duke recognized by the empire.

After that, Marin threw a dozen more packs of cigarettes down. Anyway, promotion is not stingy. When these people get used to smoking, they don't have to worry about not getting the cost from them.

Marin remembers that after tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century, it quickly became popular all over Europe. Subsequently, it was introduced to China and quickly became popular in China. Europeans in this era were very receptive to the taste of tobacco and more receptive than later generations. Later generations of Europeans, because they value health, many people resist smoking. But even so, 30% of Europeans will smoke in future generations. Therefore, he is not worried about the sale of tobacco. However, we must first make tobacco fame.

He promoted cigarettes in front of the line, although a bit 2, but it is also easier to quickly establish the reputation of tobacco. After all, this is a very strange thing, and it is easy to spread throughout Europe. You know, no matter where people are, they like to hear anecdotes. The Grand Duke of Marin, who promoted cigarettes before the battle, was a bit out of status, but it was actually an anecdote and it was easy to spread.

As for fame or something, Marin didn't care so much. Anyway, he knew that those old nobles did not hack him. He wanted to whitewash, and those people did not agree. So, he broke the jar a bit.

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In fact, when Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he had seen tobacco. However, it is only popular among some Spanish sailors. Later, with Marlin's flicker and the outbreak of syphilis, the Spaniard withdrew from Europe in horror. Therefore, the tobacco side of Spain was temporarily broken. And people in central and northern Europe have not yet seen the power of tobacco. Therefore, Marin needs a major event to help promote tobacco.

Obviously, selling cigarettes before the battle was a very big event. I believe that after this battle, many people will try to smoke because of curiosity. Once drawn, it is easy to fall in love ...

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Marin was talking with the eight princes on the tower for a while, and a group of people gathered together for a "smoking meeting". When the smoking was over, everyone was gone. Although many of the coalition generals of the Eight Kingdoms who had smoked for the first time felt that they were not addictive, Marin dropped too few cigarettes, which was not enough. Then, they could only walk away with curse.

Why don't you take the opportunity to shoot the 8 princes under the city? This is not Huaxia, and we should not be too reckless. In Europe, nobles cannot be killed for no reason. Even if you capture the nobles, you must ensure their safety, and then wait for their family members to redeem the money, and you cannot kill them at will. Unless, in the dogfight, you take the cold to kill the other party. However, you cannot be found to be intentional ...

This is the "unspoken rule" of the European aristocracy. If you want to mix in this circle, you must obey it. Otherwise, others will stop playing with you. Even, group together to dry you ...

Therefore, when these eight princes appeared under the city with a big swing, Marin was not a good killer. It was a pity to glance at the eight "fatty sheep" and left with a big swing, Marin threw away his cigarette butts and rearranged the battle ...

When arranging the battle, Marin walked down the tower and entered the headquarters. Why? Because the battle mode is different now ...

A few years ago, when Marin was fighting, the North Sea army was equipped with muskets on a large scale, but the enemy basically did not equip them with muskets. But a few years later, the situation in Europe has changed a lot.

Because of the success of the Marin army, and the Spaniards also defeated the invincible French with the "Marin Phalanx" containing a large number of musketeers. Therefore, muskets quickly became popular in Europe. Even Marin's opponent, the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms, was equipped with a lot of musketeers.

Of course, the muskets used by opponents are basically the most popular musket guns at present, not the clockwork muskets equipped by Marin's men. It's not that the clockwork flare technique is too difficult, but that it's too difficult to build. It is very difficult to create a clockwork for a spring rifle. It needs a steel sheet with good elasticity. Installed. Therefore, even if there are musketeers in other European countries, musketeers are commonly used. After all, matchlock technology is not difficult, and the technology is mature and popular.

However, although the matchlock gun has some shortcomings, its power is not much different from that of a clockwork. They are all smooth-bore guns, and the power of lead shots is also amazing. If Marin was accidentally hit by a lead shot, it would be over.

Therefore, after the siege began, Marin returned to the headquarters in the city and sat down. Anyway, the men will report on the situation. Even if he went to watch the enemy's situation, Marin would hide behind the battlements and look out from the shooting hole.

Moreover, Marin did not let the North Sea Army fire out of real firepower, but stopped. Because, he was afraid that after all the firepower exploded, he scared away his opponent ...

But before the 5000th Cossack cavalry of the Third Army arrived at the battlefield, Marin apparently did not want his opponent to be scared away. Therefore, he can only show weakness first, and then hold back his opponent ...

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As for Marin's expectation of the Third Army and 5000 Cossack cavalry, I am watching the surging Elbe river on the east bank of the Elbe River.

After Steindorff completed the clean-up of the Third Army, after a short period of replacement of officers and reorganization of the troops, he had regained control of the Third Army. Then he took the reborn Third Army and 5000 Cossack cavalry south.

However, when he took his army to Las Vegas, an important port city on the east bank of the Elbe River, he suddenly discovered that Las Vegas ferries seemed to be dragged to the west bank of the Elbe River, and there was no material. Build a pontoon ...

So, Steindorff and his army can only stare at the surging Elbe, unable to pass the Elbe ...