King of German Mercenaries

Entering the city of Marin, he ordered people to play the banner of the Brock family - a red shield with a golden war eagle on it. On the head of the war eagle and on the left and right wings, each wears a crown with three crosses.

After the army entered the city, it naturally wiped out the dozens of East Frisian soldiers who came to reinforce it. However, Emden City's refusal was bad. At least, its streets are narrow. How narrow is it? You can imagine those ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, whose streets are only about the width of three or four people walking side by side...

Only four people can walk side by side, or two horses side by side. Such a width was relatively rare in the Middle Ages in Europe. Because only the streets of small towns are so narrow.

In fact, in the entire Emden City, there is only one north-south avenue, which is relatively spacious. Because this avenue leads directly to the port in the south of Emden. For commercial needs, the Serksner family specially widened this street. The east-west streets have not had time to widen.

Because, although Emden is a trading port, its scale is small. Previously, Emden had also sought to join the Hanseatic League. However, because the trade scale was small and the port was not up to standard, it was rejected by the Hanseatic League.

Frankly speaking, the Serksner family is still a relatively successful family. Moreover, the ruler of this family did not exploit the common people seriously, and was considered a relatively good noble in this era. Therefore, when the 24 princes jointly invaded East Frisland in 1516, the common people also climbed the city wall one after another to assist the Serksner family in defending the allied attack, and finally won.

Marin suddenly regretted that he did not let people go to the south gate to open the city gate, and then let the main force enter through the south gate. However, although the streets are narrow, they are still pedestrians. That is, the phalanx of the troops is somewhat unable to unfold.

When the defenders in the city reacted, the difficulty of attacking greatly increased...

Marin's phalanx, entered from the east gate, rushed forward about 400 meters, and was about to approach the Emden Palace in the center of the city. At this time, the East Frisian straw hat swordsman finally arrived...

The epee in East Frisian is very interesting. They wear upper body plate armor, which is similar to the general epee. However, instead of helmets, they wear wide-brimmed straw hats that are very local. This straw hat has a wide brim and is somewhat similar in size to the bamboo hat in southern China, but the shape is different.

If the road was wider, Marin would not be worried. However, the road that could only accommodate 4 people in parallel was suddenly blocked by 100 enemy troops...

100 East Frisian Straw Hat Swordsmen and 200 West Frisian Heavy Armor Swordsmen, who were pioneered by the Marin faction, fought together one after another. There is not much difference in martial arts between the two sides, and the narrow streets are actually not suitable for the heavy armored swordsmen who are open and close.

Therefore, the epee from both sides fought very hard.

However, the road ahead of the Marin army was blocked, and the army had to stop and wait for the battle ahead...

"Kahn, you took a group of people and went from the side alley to the enemy's side to destroy this group of enemies. They blocked the way!"

Marin was a little impatient, so he asked Kahn to take dozens of boys still in full-body plate armor, planning to go around the side alley to the side of the enemy...

But then something unexpected happened...

When Kahn led his men into the alley, he was ambushed...

"What's the matter? Kahn? What happened?" Marin was surprised, thinking it was the ambush arranged by Edsard I.

"It's nothing, it's the citizens of Emden City. They stopped us and won't let us pass!"

"Oh, so that's the case, then beat them back!" Marin was relieved.

"But, young master, they moved out the things in the house, even the furniture, blocking the alley..."

"I..." Marin was also a little confused now. The streets are already narrow, and the alleys are even narrower. It's really hard for these Emden citizens to stuff their tables and stools into the alley. In particular, people like Kahn wearing a full set of plate armor are most likely to be restricted in movement.

"What to do, young master?"

"Smash it for me! Use your mace to smash the furniture and other debris that blocks the road, and make sure to clear a path!"

"What about the citizens who are blocking the front?"

"Death to those who stand in the way!"

"Huh?" Kahn was a little confused. Because, hitting civilians with a mace, he hasn't done it, or even thought about it.

"Kahn, they are blocking our way forward. They are no longer civilians, but the soldiers who fight with us. Eliminate them!" Marin didn't like the pace of his advance being hindered. Therefore, he did not like these citizens who were enemies of Marin's army. He wants to quickly control Emden before the various forces react, and then he has to send troops to other places to control the whole of East Frisian.

Therefore, Marin did not have the patience or time to persuade these people to surrender. Under the tense situation of the war, Marin did not hesitate to order the clean-up of the citizens who had blocked their advance alone...

Soon, Kahn gritted his teeth, raised his mace, and took the lead in smashing the furniture, debris, and...people in the alley that blocked their progress.

"Bang dang - bang dang -" From time to time, debris and furniture were smashed and smashed.

But after a while, the sound became a little unattractive - there was a scream from the alley...

"Ah—" There are young men, old people, and even women...

"How is this possible?" Marin was shocked. He really didn't expect that in order to cover the army of the Serksner family, there were old men and women involved in the battle to stop Kahn and their advance... It seems that the Serksner family has a great prestige in Emden City. high...

Marin was still in shock, but the people in Emden City reacted...

"Ah? These bastards are slaughtering civilians! bastards! We fought against them!" The 100 East Frisian straw hat swordsmen, who were at a disadvantage, seemed to be completely enraged after hearing the screams of the old man and women. As a result, these people burst out with much stronger power than Ping, and began to fight with the 200 West Frisian Epee as a striker. At the same time, in the direction of the military camp in the middle of the city, another 400 straw hat swordsmen arrived...

The 700 West Frisian prisoners of war arranged by Marin to take the lead did not seem to have expected the sudden outburst of tyrannical combat power by their opponents, so they were beaten and retreated, directly blocking the advance of Marin's army...

Marin saw that this was not enough, so he personally led a team of warriors in plate armor from the alley on the other side, preparing to attack the other flank of the enemy.

However, to his surprise, the alley was still blocked by the citizens of Emden, and it was full of furniture, sundries, and people...

"Get out of the way, or else, those who stand in your way will die!" Marin shouted angrily in Frisian.

"We are not afraid of death, and we will never let you gang of robbers hurt the count!" It seems that Edsard I's reputation in Emden is very high, and some residents are willing to die for him.

"I'm not a robber, I'm the heir to the Brock family, have you seen this banner? Golden Eagle Red Shield!"

"We don't know what the Brock family is, we only know that the count is very good to us, better than other lords, and we will swear to defend him!"

"As long as you get out of the way, I can take East Frisland and treat you as well. I'm no worse than Edsard I!" Marin argued.

"We don't believe you, robber, intruder!"

"I wipe, you forced me!" Marin was angry. Obviously, these Emden citizens chose to be hostile to themselves. For the enemy, Marin will never show mercy, even if they are the old and the weak.

In a previous life, the veteran in the village who taught Marin to capture and fight was tortured by old and weak women and children on the battlefield of South Vietnam. Once, the master of Marin's previous life, because of his kindness, relaxed his guard against the old and weak women and children in Nanyue villages. Unexpectedly, a 9-year-old girl used an AK, which severely injured him and left him disabled. As a result, the veteran had to be discharged from the army and returned to his hometown to spend the rest of his life in desolation. Because, the little girl, because of insufficient arm strength, failed to shoot Marin's master with a gun, but broke the calf bone of one of her legs...

Later, Marin's master repeatedly warned Marin - no matter whether the other party is male or female, old or young, as long as the other party takes up arms and becomes your enemy, then don't be merciful...

Thinking of the master's words, Marin no longer hesitates:

"Musketeer, prepare—"

"put--"

Although the alley is narrow, it is still possible to line up two arquebuses side by side, and although the number of people in a single row is small, the number of shots can be increased by increasing the number of rotations. Then, the tragedy of the citizens of Emden in front of them...

"Ah...it hurts..."

"Mom, I've been punched through my heart..."

After cleaning up more than a dozen citizens blocking the road in the alley, Marin began to order the cleaning of furniture and sundries in the alley...

However, when Marin led the men and horses to clear the debris in the alley and was about to rush to the street, he found that there were more enemies coming...

What surprised Marin even more was that these "reinforcements" were not regular soldiers, but young male citizens armed with various weapons. Some people even use kitchen knives at home...

Marin suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt, and felt that he was an executioner, and it was shameless to attack women and children. However, thinking of what happened to the master in the previous life, thinking that I have to protect my comrades and relatives...

Finally, Marin got rid of his inner entanglement, and his eyes returned to coldness:

"Since they choose to be my enemy and want to kill us, then... let them die!"

Then, instead of sending troops to rush into the street, Marin calmly ordered the musketeers to climb up the roofs of the houses on both sides of the street with human ladders, and shoot the enemies on the street freely on the roofs. Moreover, shooting down from a height, the field of vision is wider, and it can also accommodate more arquebusiers to shoot together...

"Hit me! Give priority to killing those who wear armor and straw hats!" At a distance of tens of meters, even arquebuses can be aimed. Although, at a certain distance, aiming at it may not be useful...

Under the cover and shooting of the arquebusiers on the roof, the West Frisian prisoners of war who lost dozens of people finally withstood the crazy counterattack of the East Frisian straw hat swordsmen. The situation has also begun to develop in the direction favorable to Marin...

However, in order to rush towards the central palace of the city, too many people died on the streets, and the blood stained the streets red... Even among the dead, many of them were civilians in Emden...

Seeing all this, Marin's eyes were a little red, he stood on the roof gaffe, and shouted at the East Frisian army and civilians who were still resisting on the street:

"Why didn't you surrender? You have no chance of winning! I brought thousands of soldiers and horses, and I will be able to successfully occupy the entire city. Your resistance is in vain and will only increase casualties!"

"Is your life very cheap? Why do you want to go to death by yourself? I don't want to kill you. If you surrender, you will be safe, understand? Understand?" Marin yelled excitedly.

However, for Marin's persuasion to surrender, the only answer to him was a feathered arrow, which went straight into Marin's chest...

However, this is in vain. Because, in Marin's white-ground black cross vest, there is a top-grade breastplate to protect...

However, this arrow angered Kahn and other Marin's men:

"I actually want to kill the young master, you bastards should be damned, die for me!" Originally, Kahn was still very resistant to killing civilians, even if the other party fought him with weapons. However, seeing the arrow in Marin's chest, even though he knew that Marin was fine, Kahn still broke out. Or those citizens of Emden who came to help the battle, all of them were flying with blood and flesh under the mace...

"It's over, it's over! This hatred can't be resolved at all..." Marin covered his face in pain and squatted down. He couldn't bear to watch the scenes of the people being killed, and it was the people who were obsessed with taking the initiative to ask to be killed...

Originally, Marin just planned to scare them and kill a few of them, so as to calm them down. Unfortunately, he encountered a group of abnormal people. Someone was killed, but it didn't scare them, but aroused their blood. Now, Marin is also riding a tiger and it is difficult...

Before, Marin had fantasized about making a three-chapter agreement like Li Yuanjin in Chang'an to quickly appease the citizens of Emden. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the city, he was met with fierce resistance from the citizens. For today's plan, I can only bite the bullet and continue to make a ruthless move. After all, Marin's side is the dominant force...

Moreover, Marin now fully understands why in 1516, the emperor and the Duke of Saxony joined forces to attack East Friesland with 24 princes and 10,000 troops.

What if the tens of thousands of troops besieged the city? There are not enough soldiers, the people are coming together! In the face of such a group of fanatical people who are loyal to their earl, the already strong city walls of Emden are even more difficult to break. If Marin hadn't sent someone to dig the tunnel in advance and opened the city gate this time, it would be a question mark whether the 6,000 men could capture Emden.

It seems that the count of East Friesland at that time was also Edsard I. What is the charm of this person, so that the citizens of Emden are willing to die for him, and Marin suddenly has the heart to explore...