The Rise of the European Emperor

The matter of dispatching troops to North America is not very urgent, and Marin also has his own overall considerations. For example, Marin intends to make a big one this time - to provoke the most powerful Iroquois alliance among the North American Indians.

Although it seemed like a deadly thing, Marin knew that only in this way would Marin's army have a reason to stay in New York for a long time. Otherwise, after defeating the wild wolf tribe of the Mohicans, they would have no reason to continue sending troops.

Moreover, the Mohicans are actually not very strong. Don't look at the fact that Marin only sent an army of more than 1,000 people. However, after training in jungle warfare, this unit is fully capable of destroying all the Mohicans.

For this reason, before the expeditionary force set off, Malin specially found Gullit, the officer who led the troops, and asked him to lead the troops to New York. Instead of rushing to send troops, he first got acquainted with the North American jungle. Then, spies were dispatched to inquire about the distribution of the local tribes. After finding out the situation, launch an attack.

In order to ensure the expeditionary force's ability to fight in the jungle, Marin prepared to equip the musketeers of the expedition force with clockwork muskets instead of arquebuses. This is only because the matchlock of the matchlock gun is easily scratched by the branches in the jungle. If the match is broken, it will be miserable.

Moreover, in the dense forest, the roads are narrow, and if the matchlock gunmen are crowded together, their matchlocks will easily ignite the gunpowder of their companions.

Therefore, Marin spared no expense to equip the expeditionary force with a rifle with a clockwork ignition mechanism to facilitate their jungle warfare. Anyway, there are only a few hundred musketeers, and even if they are all equipped with clockwork muskets, the cost is not too high.

Marin remembered that the Iroquois seemed to live in the northwestern part of New York State. And the Mohican tribe who came to New York to rob this time lived in the upper Hudson River, in the upstate area of ​​New York State.

Therefore, this time, Marin intends to let Gullit lead his troops to fight a pursuit battle, not a war of annihilation.

The specific method is to break through the stockade of the wolf tribe, but instead of destroying them, try to drive them westward to the territory of the Iroquois. Then, slowly pursued until the territory of the Iroquois, and by the way, had some conflicts with the Iroquois and forged a grudge.

In fact, Ma Lin learned this trick from Chairman Jiang. The bald Jiang had asked Xue Yue to lead the army and chase the Red Army all the way. But in fact, they did not try their best to catch up, but deliberately let the Red Army live.

Why? Because the bald Jiang wants to take the opportunity to annex the warlords of the provinces...

For example, Wang Jialie from Guizhou was annexed by Xue Yue. Lao Wang didn't know the sinister intentions of the bald-headed Jiang, and after putting Xue Yue's army in, he was directly put on the air.

After seeing Pharaoh's tragic end,

Li and Bai of Gui Province and Long Yun of Yunnan Province later tried their best to prevent the Red Army from entering their hinterland, for fear of repeating Wang Jialie's mistakes.

In fact, the Long March was just a game of cat and mouse played by the bald Jiang. Taking the opportunity of chasing and killing the mouse, the cat took the opportunity to run to other kittens' houses and bully other kittens... But in the end, the bald Jiang did not expect that the Red Army, whom he once regarded as a mouse, finally turned over and turned his back. He also fucked up...

Of course, the mere Mohican wolf tribe is not worthy of being compared with the Red Army. Their only role was to flee for their lives, and then spark a conflict between Gullit's expedition and the Iroquois. When the two are in conflict, there is no need for them to exist.

Provoked the Iroquois League, the situation is very serious. Because, the Iroquois can dispatch thousands of warriors, and they seem to be very powerful.

If it were on the plains, Gullit's 1,000 men would be enough to slaughter the thousands of Iroquois warriors. However, if it is in a dense jungle, it is difficult to say.

Fortunately, Marin equipped the expedition with old hunters and Alsatian wolfhounds, and they won't be hit. However, it seems difficult to chase quickly. Because, for the sake of safety, the soldiers of the expeditionary army all wore armor, and the minimum is also a wood-chip armor (mahjong mat). In the case of heavy load, it seems difficult for the expeditionary force to catch up with the enemy in the jungle.

But it didn't matter, Marin didn't intend to defeat the Iroquois all at once, but was just looking for an excuse for conflict and sending troops.

With further conflict with the Iroquois, Marin had reason to increase his troops and engage in fierce battles with the Iroquois in the North American jungle.

Marin was not in a hurry to eliminate the Iroquois, but wanted to take the opportunity of conflict with the Iroquois to train troops on a large scale and make his soldiers adapt to jungle warfare.

At the same time, fighting with these native Indians is also particularly suitable for training new recruits because the risk factor is not very high.

Veterans of hundreds of battles are made by fighting, not just by training. Marin has always been victorious before, relying on advanced equipment, training, and combat methods.

However, with several big wins, Marin can be sure that both the Spanish phalanx and the arquebus will be popularized in Europe. In the next battle, Marin was not facing a backward medieval army, but an enemy with muskets and imitating the Spanish phalanx. While the opponent's imitation may not be authentic, it can also cause problems for Marin's army. So, Marin needs more disciplined and brave veterans. And through the war with the Iroquois, it is also an important means to exercise the courage and ability of recruits. Especially, let them see blood...

As for how to train so many recruits? Marin decided to imitate the system of our army fighting the monkeys in South Vietnam in later generations...

What is a round battle? It is the way that the major military regions take turns to send troops to the Laoshan frontline to conduct small-scale border conflicts with the monkeys in South Vietnam. Through this method, troops in all parts of the country can be exposed to brutal warfare. At the same time, it is also possible to compare the combat effectiveness of the armies in different places. Find weaknesses and improve them.

Of course, that wasn't Marlin's purpose. His purpose is to train new recruits. Recruits are not immediately ready for decisive battles after months of platooning and tactical training. Because they have never seen blood, they will fight a decisive battle as soon as they come up, and it is easy to collapse. Therefore, we must first find a weak opponent, let them see blood, and exercise their courage and courage.

However, the Iroquois are really not weak, and they are considered the strongest among the natives. Of course, the Iroquois Confederacy is still a loose confederation. It was not until the appearance of Hiawatha the wise man around 1570 that the Iroquois six tribes alliance stabilized, and a formal alliance headed by Hiawatha was officially formed. Unlike the current Iroquois, although they are also allied, the six major tribes are also filthy with each other, and can only be regarded as a loose alliance.

But this is also good news for Marin. If the official Iroquois Alliance is established, the fighting power of the Iroquois is too strong, and it is not suitable for training new recruits. However, the loose alliances of the Iroquois are suitable for training new recruits.

Moreover, through the round battle with the Iroquois Alliance in the jungle, Marin can also let the officers under him see the quality of the soldiers when they are in battle. In this way, it is also convenient for Marin to select the most elite soldiers to form elite troops for the main battlefield in Europe.

To put it bluntly, Marin regarded the now loose Iroquois Alliance as a copy of recruit training. Unfortunately, those Iroquois were beaten by Marlin as monsters for training new recruits. Through round battles, Marin can also use officers to see which soldiers are excellent and which are unqualified. Excellent soldiers will be incorporated into the main force to strengthen their combat effectiveness; unqualified soldiers will be eliminated, or they will be incorporated into the local police force to maintain law and order in the local area...

In addition, Marin has another idea, which is to open up the road to the Great Lakes...

The Iroquois occupy the southeastern part of the Great Lakes region. As long as they occupy the territory of the Iroquois, they will open up the road to the Great Lakes region.

What's in the Great Lakes? In its northwest region, there are famous iron mines! Mount Machaby is located on the edge of the Great Lakes in eastern Minnesota. The entire mountain is an iron-rich mine with an iron content of more than 60%.

To the south of the Iroquois territory is the Appalachian Mountains coal mining area. Therefore, occupying the territory of the Iroquois, there are iron mines to the west and coal mines to the south, and the geographical location is very important. Otherwise, the northwestern United States, especially around the Great Lakes region, would not have developed into the earliest industrial center in the United States.

For Marin, who understands the importance of industry, the vicinity of the Great Lakes region in the northwestern United States is the most elite region in North America. The rise of the United States cannot be separated from the coal of the Appalachians and the iron ore of the Great Lakes. And now, all of this will be in the hands of Marin...