The Rise of the European Emperor

As expected by Marin, the small fishing village of Ashington does not have very good landing conditions. The previous 200 soldiers, after arriving in Ashington, wanted to recruit local labor to build the temporary Long Bridge Pier together. However, the local population is really short, and in the end only more than 400 strong men were caught.

More than 600 people rushed together for several days. By the time Marin's fleet arrived, only 10 temporary Long Bridge piers had been repaired. Counting the quality of the two long bridge piers, it is estimated that the landing of the army will not be completed in three days.

Fortunately, Marin had a plan in advance. Following an order, the Frisian and English soldiers, because they were familiar with water, jumped off the boat, waded or swam to land after the boat approached the land. As for the German Land Ducks of the First Army, they honestly waited on the sea, and the ships lined up to dock at the pier, waiting for the next person...

After more than a day of work, 20,000 troops and hundreds of horses completed the landing...

This time, in pursuit of efficiency, Marin didn't bring any luggage or artillery. He only brought a few powder kegs to blow up the walls of the enemy camp. In addition, Marin brought with him the 500 horses used by the scout cavalry.

Marin attaches great importance to tactical reconnaissance, so reconnaissance cavalry with binoculars has always been the standard in the Marin army. These scout cavalry were basically equipped with binoculars, sabers and clockwork muskets. In a sense, their fighting style is very similar to that of black knights. However, there is no special black armor for black-shirted knights, and the number of clockwork fire carbines carried is only two or three, which is less than that of black-shirted knights.

In addition to the task of reconnaissance of the enemy, these people also have the important task of intercepting the messenger. That's why Marin equipped them with a clockwork carbine so that they could intercept and hunt down the messengers.

Just chasing and slashing on horseback may not be able to keep the other's messenger. So Marin equipped them with clockwork muskets so they could shoot the enemy messengers. Moreover, in order to ensure the success of the interception, Marin's scouts have a very important principle - when intercepting the opponent's horse-riding messenger, first aim at the opponent's horse... Because, a good rider may be on horseback. Make difficult moves. But horses don't. Moreover, the target of the horse is more than the rider himself. Shooting a horse with a musket is much more successful than shooting a rider. As long as the other party is shot, the other party's courier will definitely fall. At that time, what will happen to the scouts who randomly intercepted...

When they landed, the 500 scout cavalry took the lead in landing with their horses, and even Marin followed them in the order of landing. After landing, these scout cavalrymen immediately spread out, and joined the 900-horse bandits led by Coster, and began to work together to block the news of the landing of the army.

But early the next morning, when Marin was still sleeping, Mackensen, the leader of the scout cavalry, hurriedly asked to see Marin, claiming that he was in a hurry.

Marin got up reluctantly,

Received Mackenson's report...

"Grand Duke, according to Coster's intelligence, these days, the Robin Hood Bandit's horse team has intercepted the Scottish messenger near Ashington by the sea. However, this coastal road is one of the important roads for Scots to contact the mainland. Being intercepted for several days has aroused the suspicion of the Scots!"

"How do you know?" Marin asked suspiciously. Scots suspect, can you spot that too? The level is too high...

"It's like this, the scouts under the command found that the other party had sent hundreds of cavalry from the camp to the north in the early morning to search for them along the way. It seems that they are also suspicious of the missing several groups of messengers. Surely they will find something..."

"Just kill it!" Marin said nonchalantly while nibbling on the bread.

"Grand Duke, this time is different! These hundreds of people are different from the previous messengers. They were sent by the Scots to investigate. Even if we intercepted them, they would not go back to the camp, and the Scots would definitely be suspicious. Because this is the investigation team sent by the Scottish battalion! One less person will cause a larger investigation and the vigilance of the Scots!"

Marin was out of breath when he got up at this time, and his mind became clear. He knew that Mackenson was right. Now that the Scots have taken it seriously, even if they send someone to kill this group of people, as long as these people do not return to the camp, the Scots will find something wrong. Once such a thing is discovered, the Scots will definitely take precautions. If you want to sneak attack again, it will be difficult...

After thinking about it, Marin decisively threw away the bread in his hand and said loudly:

"Order--"

Mackenson and the surrounding guards all stood up straight, with serious faces...

"Order, Mackenson cooperates with Coster's horse team to intercept these Scottish investigation teams, and must not put back one person!"

"Yes!" Mackenson responded loudly, taking Marin's order.

"Also, notify General Schwartz, let him reorganize his troops, and take the army south after breakfast! Since the Scots have already noticed something, we will rush south and head straight to the enemy camp, taking them by surprise. !"

"As ordered!" The guard in charge of the order quickly left Marin's temporary residence and conveyed the notice to Schwartz.

After a while, Marin saw that the soldiers in the main camp had already eaten breakfast, but they were still tearing down their tents, and immediately became angry:

"Don't tear it down, just go south. Defeat the Scots and go to Newcastle to rest! As for the tent, leave 200 people here to tear it down! For the rest, pack up and head south!"

After being sprayed by Marin, everyone also stopped the action of dismantling the tent, and turned to carry grain bags, armed with weapons, and quickly lined up...

After a long trumpet sound, Marin's army of 20,000 went straight to Newcastle, 30 kilometers away, in a neat queue.

And those who reacted faster than these infantry were those scout cavalry. After receiving Marin's instructions, Mackenson quickly gathered all the scouts and went south, even those who had just returned from the shift took them south with them. Marin asked to destroy the Scots' cavalry, but there were more than 300 cavalry. In order to secure the siege of the enemy, Mackenson had to gather everyone in case he missed.

It wasn't that they were afraid of defeating this Irish cavalry team, because with the cooperation of 900 horse thieves, Mackenson's reconnaissance cavalry regiment could not defeat the opponent. Mackenson was worried that someone in the enemy army would run away. As long as one person escapes and reports back to the Scottish camp, then Marin's sneak attack will become child's play. The enemy is on guard, so what if they sneak attack?

Edward also had to go south with the army. On the way, Edward complained:

"I said, Grand Duke Marin, your troops are better than the Scots, you can beat them properly, and now you are attacking from the back, breaking their retreat, why do you still need to attack? You are addicted to sneak attacks? Why not open and honest Kill the enemy?"

Marin looked at Edward speechlessly, and after a while he said:

"Sneak attack is of course to reduce casualties. If the Scottish army is prepared, if the back road is cut off, the opponent may fight against the beasts. Facing the enemy in the fight against the beasts, we will definitely have a great casualties. I did this to protect the lives of soldiers!"

"However, this will damage the honor of your nobleman!" Edward said puzzled.

"I care more about the safety of my soldiers than the honor of the nobility. And this is also an important guarantee for my victory!" Marin said loudly. After speaking, Marin winked at the guard beside him...

Marin said this on purpose, and sure enough, after hearing Marin say this, the soldiers around him were very moved—a monarch who values ​​the life of his soldiers more than the honor of aristocrats is worth following!

When they stopped for lunch, under the deliberate push of Marin's henchmen, the conversation between Marin and Edward quickly spread. Many soldiers from serfs heard it and were moved, and some even cried. Isn't such a person who loves soldiers' lives more than his noble honor worth his own death? For a time, the morale greatly increased...