The Rise of the European Emperor

Arriving at Fuerteventura, Marin's fleet docked and landed at Puerto del Rosario, the island's only port (at this time called Betancuria).

Arriving in Puerto del Rosario, Marin realized that this is not a big port, but just a fishing village. Its pier is also very simple to build, and it is inconvenient to dock.

Fortunately, after Schwartz's army arrived, he organized soldiers and built several long bridge piers. Otherwise, Marin's 500-ton large warships would not be able to dock.

Speaking of the problem of docking of ships, Marin thought - since there are troubles in the docking of large ships in Puerto del Rosario, is it the same in Laayoune?

So, he sent a ship to investigate the coast of Laayoune, and found that the big ship could not be docked. In other words, his army could only use small boats to land... Marlin was in a dilemma...

However, this dilemma did not last long. Because, Marin saw the fishermen who returned from fishing and the small fishing boats they drove...

So, Marin sent his men to negotiate with these fishermen and lease their small fishing boats. The fishermen were reluctant at first, but Marin threw money at them and offered them some rations in return. In the end, the fishermen agreed to rent small fishing boats.

However, there are only more than 20 small fishing boats in Puerto del Rosario, and they can carry a maximum of 100 people ashore each time. In desperation, Marin had to send someone to the port of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria to rent fishing boats there...

Likewise, under the money offensive, the locals gave in and rented out 50 small fishing boats…

On April 23, Marin took his large fleet and a group of small fishing boats to the coast of Laayoune. However, in order to avoid being attacked during the landing, Marin did not land on the edge of Laayoune, but chose to go a distance south and land in a no-man’s land.

When landing, the big ship first came not far from the coast. Then, hired boats and local fishermen who rowed boats traveled between the big boats and the beach, taking the soldiers and war horses from the big boats to the boats and rowing to the shore...

After half a day of work, all the troops and horses were able to go ashore. In addition, Marin also brought a lot of tents. Because it was already in the afternoon, Marin did not rush to attack, but announced that everyone had a night off.

After setting up their tents, Marin's army began to rest on the beach ten kilometers south of Laayoune...

Early the next morning, Marin organized a large army, lined up in formation, and marched towards Laayoune Oasis in a neat queue...

The march was slow because there were infantry in the ranks. Even, in order to protect the physical strength of the horses, the lancers all dismounted and walked on foot. Of course, the infantry on the side also helped them with their spears.

The herdsmen of the Laayoune tribe discovered them early, so the entire Laayoune oasis began to mess up...

The Arab herdsmen were still aggressive, and despite knowing that the other side was more numerous, they did not flinch. Besides, they have nowhere to back down. Because, after leaving Laayoune Oasis, they have nowhere to go but go to the desert to die...

Seeing that the strong men of the Laayoun tribe began to gather, Marin, who saw the situation through the telescope, didn't care. He came this time to let the Lancers defeat the opponent head-on. If it weren't for the ability of the Lancers to test, he would have arranged to attack last night.

Three kilometers from the Laayoune tribal settlement, Marin's army stopped marching. And all the lancers also took the spears from the infantry, turned on their horses, and stood ready...

Soon, a group of Berber bearded cavalry, about a thousand people, wielding Arabian scimitars, rushed out of the settlement and formed a loose formation side by side...

However, the other party did not attack immediately, but sent someone to ask loudly in Arabic, the common language of North Africa:

"Who are you and why are you invading our territory?"

Marin's commander understood Arabic translation, and under Marin's instructions,

Speak back out loud:

"We are the new owners of Laayoune Oasis, because we have bought the dominion of Laayoun from the Assad tribe. You, submit to us!"

The messenger of the other party soon returned to report, and the leader of the Laayoun tribe, Ahema, was immediately furious. Regardless of whether what Marin said is true or not, it seems that the enemy's army is here to occupy their hometown. How can they accept it?

As a result, thousands of Berber bearded cavalrymen immediately formed their formation, waving their machetes, and charged forward with a strange cry...

When Marin saw it, he thought it was a good opportunity to test the Lancer's counter-attack ability. So he waved his hand...

After Schwartz got the signal, he immediately drew his sword and shouted loudly;

"Lancer, charge!"

As a result, the lancers lined up in dense formations began to accelerate slowly in a relatively neat formation...

The lancers in the first row began to square their spears, which had been erected to the sky, and pointed forward. And the lancers at the back continued to spearhead to the sky...

Schwartz's Lancers were trained exactly according to Marin's instructions. They made a batch of three rows, each batch of 450 people, and each row of 150 people. As for the remaining 100 people, they are used as mobile forces to cover the flanks.

150 people lined up in a row, close together. The width occupied by each person is only 1.5 meters. You know, the hip width of the horse is 1.414 meters, and with the stirrups, it is almost 1.5 meters. Each person occupies a width of 1.5 meters, which is very dense.

That is, these wandering knights who came from a family of knights can adapt to such a formation within a few months. As a farmer, it is estimated that it will take two or three years of training to get used to it, and he can't run fast, and the formation will break up as soon as he is fast.

These lancers formed a 225-meter-wide formation, began to accelerate in groups, and slammed into the opposite Berber bearded cavalry at a relatively fast speed...

The warriors of the Ayoun tribe were still fierce at the beginning. However, when the lancers lined up in such a dense formation collided, they were a little confused...

why? Because the spears of the cavalry on the opposite side must be longer than their machetes...

If the formation is loose, they can also use the machete to block the spear, and then use the superb swordsmanship to smear the blade on the enemy at the moment of passing by...

However, the opponent's formation is so dense, there is no chance to start...

What makes them even more embarrassed is that if they are hedging with the other party, there is no room to dodge at all, so they can only slam into it...

Just as they were hesitating, the Lancers had already collided...

Although the Berber cavalry were brave, it was useless, and the spears on the opposite side pierced their bodies one after another. Even if someone relied on superb equestrian skills to hide under the horse's stomach and avoid the spear, it would be useless. Because the lancer's warhorse directly knocked over their warhorse, and then stepped on it... Many Berber bearded cavalrymen who avoided the spear were not stabbed to death, but were trampled to death by the horse's hoof...

Of course, Marin also suffered losses. Several of the war horses were bruised and had to withdraw from the fight. Several cavalrymen also fell off their horses and were almost trampled to death by their own warhorses. Fortunately, they had been trained before, and they moved to the side. After they fell off their horses, they immediately rolled to the side to avoid the tragedy of being trampled to death by their comrades.

With just one frontal confrontation, Laayoun's tribal cavalry was overwhelmed. In desperation, the Laayoun cavalry had to turn their horses and run away.

However, there are also smart and brave people with a small group of men and horses, who circled to the flank and attacked the flank of the Lancers...

In fact, in the wall charge, the flanks are indeed weak points, and they can be considered to find the right direction.

However, Schwartz had already arranged for 100 Lancers to cover the flanks. Seeing this situation, they immediately dispatched these 100 people to meet the Berber cavalry, and quickly dispersed the other party...

"Looks like a wall charge, the flanks are weak spots..." Marin said with emotion.

"Yes, Master, how do you see it?" Schwartz asked.

"Increase the number of cover troops. Of course, the cavalry who cover the flanks do not necessarily need to be lancers. Other types of light cavalry can be used, and even black knights can help cover the flanks..."

"Yes, I understand!" Schwartz immediately took out his notebook and wrote down Marin's instructions.

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On the battlefield, as the lancers overwhelmed the enemy, a decisive victory was soon achieved. The Berber cavalry of the Laayoun tribe fled.

And Marin took the opportunity to bring the army into the oasis of Laayoune and controlled the settlement of the Laayoun tribe...

However, what made Marin depressed was that the Lancers seemed to be unable to catch up with the Berber cavalry who fled. So, they didn't capture many prisoners of war...

After all, lancers are also heavy cavalry. Although the lower body plate armor and horse armor have been cancelled, the expedition equipment is still relatively heavy. Therefore, it is really difficult to pursue those Berber bearded cavalry who are purely light cavalry.

So, Marin simply commanded the army and settled in the settlement of the Laayoun tribe. After staying, Marin arranged for the Lancers to rest, and asked the doctor he brought to treat the dozen or so Lancers who were injured in the battle. As for the infantry, half of them will be on duty at night to prevent the Berber cavalry who escaped from coming back in the middle of the night...

Sure enough, those more than 300 Berber cavalrymen who escaped, led by their also escaped patriarch, attacked Marin's barracks at night...

However, they were repelled by the musketeers...

The patriarch Ahema himself was also killed by the musketeers, fell to the ground, and was captured...

As the Lancers woke up in the middle of the night and mounted their horses to surround the more than 300 night raiders, the warriors of the Laayoun tribe were completely destroyed. Of the 1,000 cavalry of their tribe, more than 280 were killed on the spot during the day, more than 300 were captured, and more than 300 escaped, but when they came back in the middle of the night to attack, they were caught...

At this point, the Laayoun tribe is considered extinct. And Marin, with his subordinates, urged the more than 500 Ayoun men who were captured to go to the seaside to build a long bridge pier so that Marin's big ship could dock...

At the same time, Marin also mobilized all the soldiers, including some Layoune people, to build a fort by the Laayoune Oasis Lake for the army to live in. In addition, Marin also decided to leave 500 infantry as a garrison...

Before leaving, Marin sent someone to take away all the knives in the tribe, even the kitchen knives were confiscated. If those tribal herdsmen need to use knives to cut meat, they also need to apply to the garrison fortress, and then use knives to cut the meat under the surveillance of the garrison in front of the garrison fortress... After cutting, they must hand in the kitchen knife...

At night, the garrison lived in the small castle. Although the castle is not yet formed, only the walls are strong, but it is enough. Marin didn't have time to organize everyone to build a complete castle, he just built the walls first. The soldiers temporarily set up tents to live in the fence. Anyway, it does not rain all year round and the climate is warm. After Marin returned, he sent construction craftsmen to help build a stronger fort...

In the future, Marin even intends to build a large yard, where all the local herdsmen will be locked in and set up tents to live in. The gate will be locked at night and released during the day... In this way, there will be no worries that they will attack the garrison in the middle of the night, nor will they escape. ...

After repairing the walls of the fortress, Marin took the Lancers and 500 infantry, took the big ship, left Laayoune, and returned to the mainland...