Chapter 2144： Bluff and Moscow sent troops

After the riots in Ocean City were calmed down, Merck also discovered that a French immigrant named Chowdhury tried to get on a merchant ship between the mainland and the Delaware Peninsula, intending to return to Europe. After checking, it seemed that this person had no family.

As someone who has been a spy, Merck has not only been a spy, but also happened to be in Paris. Otherwise, Marin would not choose him as the lord of Ocean City. After all, the Delaware Peninsula is dominated by French immigrants, and people who understand French need to communicate with immigrants.

Looking at the sneaky behavior of the humble French immigrant boy trying to pick up the boat, ordinary people would think that this person missed his hometown and planned to return to France. But Merck judged from the calluses on his tiger's mouth—this is a swordsman. If it weren't for being pointed at by a few muskets, this person would definitely not be caught.

But a swordsman got into the immigration team and wanted to pick up the boat and return to Europe... Obviously, this is a spy!

He took the boat back to Europe, probably to report on the situation in the Delaware Peninsula...

Merck did not deal with this person, but asked Albert for instructions. After all, this man did not instigate immigrants to cause trouble, nor did he claim to be an envoy of the King of Law. If it is killed, the French will pursue it, and it will be difficult to explain it.

Albert also had a headache when he received the letter. Because, if this person went back and reported that he didn't find a continued war with the "orcs", there would be problems. If you kill him...the spies are wiped out, the French will also be suspicious...

After much deliberation, Albert also decided to act in a scene...

The content of the play is "Earl Kahn brought ten thousand troops to the Delaware Peninsula to fight the orcs." Because, Marin had notified Albert before that Kahn would pretend to bring 10,000 people to America to "beat the orcs."

But in fact, Kahn took a detour to Murmansk and never came to America. If this spy named Chowdhury returned to China, he would report that Kahn did not bring troops to America...

Therefore, Albert decisively dispatched 20 250-class armed merchant ships and five 500-ton warships that had just been launched at the Long Island Shipyard in New York. They were loaded with 2,000 regular troops and horses from the New York colony, including 1,000 militias, with a total of 3,000 men. Drove violently to Ocean City.

In order to create the illusion of a "ten thousand army", Albert decided to adopt Dong Zhuo's strategy of "bluffing" when he entered Luoyang. When Albert was a child, he heard Marin tell the story of the Three Kingdoms. It was the first time Marin returned to Hoffman Manor after crossing. At that time Marin not only reformed the Hoffman Manor and promoted bathing. In his spare time, I also told Albert and Simon and his sister Anne some stories, including the story of the Three Kingdoms.

It is said that when Dong Zhuo brought Xiliang cavalry into Luoyang, there were only three thousand men and horses. In order to frighten the tens of thousands of imperial troops and warlords like Ding Yuan in the city, Dong Zhuo used Li Ru's tactics and bluffed to get his 3,000 cavalry to quietly leave the city in the middle of the night every four or five days, and swagger into the city the next morning. This is the illusion that the Xiliang army is coming in an endless stream. This trick really bluffed all soldiers and horses in the city and bought Dong Zhuo time.

Albert also decided to use this method. He asked Merck to deliberately detain the Chowdhury near the pier and gave a small window to face the pier.

Then, 20 armed merchant ships and 5 warships, carrying 3,000 soldiers and horses, will land at the port. Then, the army lined up ashore, passed through Ocean City, and rushed north, as if heading to the battlefield.

But in fact, soon after leaving Ocean City, the army will rush to a small bay 20 kilometers north of Ocean City. Then, the fleet will arrive here at night to transport people away.

Then, the fleet completely changed the flag and even the color of the sail. The soldiers also changed their clothes on purpose. The next day, the fleet will dock again. Then, the soldiers landed ashore and headed north...

In this way, performing three times will basically be able to perform the feeling of an army of ten thousand people...

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As for the spy Chowdhury, Albert decided to let him go back after the play. After all, after the drama of "Army out", people always have to report the results to the French side. Otherwise, not acting in vain?

However, the ship that this cargo goes back on must be an ordinary ship, not too fast. It took a few months to send people back.

On Merck's side, he also carefully investigated. I found out that Chowdhury had been very honest before, and didn't go around and inquire about it. Otherwise, it would have been exposed long ago. This also gave Albert confidence, because he didn't inquire around, so he certainly didn't know much. Then let him "witness with his own eyes" the landing of tens of thousands of troops, and he will have something to confess when he goes back.

In order to act realistically, Albert also selected a tall and strong man in New York who had a body similar to Kahn, and put him in a full set of plate armor to impersonate Kahn. When passing by Ocean City, the fake Kahn will leave Ocean City surrounded by a group of tall guards without stopping. In this way, you are not afraid of being recognized as true or false. As for Chowdhury, he was locked in the hut with only a small window to look out, let alone the problem.

As for the small harbor north of Ocean City where traces of a large number of people were found, Albert didn't care at all. Because the remaining people have no chance to leave the Delaware Peninsula. And Chowdhury, the spy who served as the "biography microphone", had no chance to verify. Because, after the performance, he will be sent on board and sent back to France.

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A month later, Marin received Albert's letter in Aurich. When Marin learned that Albert had used the strategy in the story of the Three Kingdoms he told more than 20 years ago to fool the French, he was also amazed. After all, this kind of operation, in this era of Europe, is really too good.

However, at this time Marin had no time to bother about the affairs on the American side. Because he has more important things to pay attention to-the Grand Duchy of Moscow has sent troops!

Yes, the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent troops to Smolensk. However, it was not the 200,000 army that Marin imagined, but 50,000. Moreover, infantry is the main force, with only 10,000 cavalry.

Marin felt strange at first, but then, the spy on the Moscow side sent back top-secret information-it turned out that Glinski was afraid that Lithuanians would be too scared to come, so he deliberately sent 50,000 people there first. If it touched 200,000 people at a time, maybe Lithuanians would really be too scared to send troops.

In addition, the 150 artillery purchased from Austria did not act with the army this time. Some of the wooden carts installed in the artillery are said to have not been finished yet. UU reading

In this way, under the leadership of Glinski, 50,000 troops rushed to Smolensk unhurriedly. The average daily marching speed was only about 20 kilometers, which seemed very slow.

However, Glinski was not in a hurry at all. Why? Because Lithuanians will react more slowly. After all, it is a country with a parliamentary system. When the Grand Duchy of Lithuania learned that the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent troops to Smolensk, the first reaction was definitely not to send troops, but to fight...

After all, it was not an attack on Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. If that were the case, Lithuania's Big Sum would definitely make a decision soon. After all, they were all hitting the door, and there was no time to argue. However, Smolensk belongs to the frontier region in Lithuania, and it is the territory of the Rus, not the territory of the Lithuanian.

Therefore, the parliamentarians of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania will definitely have to quarrel for a while before they can make a decision. After the decision is made, there are still quarrels, how many soldiers will be quarreled, how many people will each nobleman have... and then who will be the commander-in-chief...

It will take at least a month or two until they are over. No matter how slow the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow went, they would have arrived in Smolensk long ago. Then, there was a stalemate siege...