King of German Mercenaries

Just as the flames on Texel Island were raging, the Hoffmann Manor on the Ruhr River was nervously preparing for the wedding.

On March 1, under the clearing of 50 light cavalry led by Schwartz, Adler took his younger brothers who were the best man, rode a horse and led a luxury four-wheeled carriage to Gelsenki. Xing direction to welcome relatives.

The wedding went well. After throwing out a lot of silver coins, the people of Hamler Manor stopped embarrassing the wedding team. Then, Adler took Liv Hamler into the carriage and took him to the nearby city of Bochum, where Walter, the assistant bishop of the Dortmund diocese hired by Marin, presided over the wedding.

But at this time, the first batch of messengers sent by Frenzberg to ask for help arrived in Bochum on horseback and reported the urgent battle report of the attack on Texel to Marin.

The expressions of everyone present changed, and Marin was also worried. You must know that most of his new phalanx are newly recruited recruits and have not yet completed recruit training. With such a team, it may be okay to fight against the wind, but it is really difficult to fight against the wind, especially when there are many enemy troops.

However, Marin thought about it and felt that with Frenzberg's ability, even if he couldn't defeat the enemy, he should have no problem defending Den Burg. Because the walls of Den Burg were built very solidly. Even if Friesland dispatched 3,000 troops with hundreds of troops from Den Burg, it would be very difficult to take them down within a few months. Because, in Den Burg, 300 of the 400 veterans were stationed there, and 200 of them were still musketeers. Moreover, the food reserves in Denburg City are very sufficient, and drinking water can also be maintained by the wells in the city. Therefore, in a short period of time, Marin is not worried that his old nest will be taken away.

Thinking of this, Marin smiled at everyone and said:

"It's nothing, just a little thing. Don't disturb Adler's good things with this little thing."

So, the wedding went on and was successfully completed (the wedding of the supporting roles is irrelevant, so I won't describe it more).

After the oath in the church, a large group of people rushed to the Hoffman Manor, and finally held a grand banquet in the manor.

But during the banquet, the sky started to rain...

"It's raining..." Marin looked at the sky and frowned. Because, he thought, the musketeers of the Spanish phalanx would definitely lose their effect on rainy days. In this way, without the sharp blow of the musketeers, the Texel army, which was originally small in number, was even more difficult to resist the Frisian army.

However, considering that Thorencher's fort has a rain-proof design, I am not worried that the artillery will not be fired on rainy days. But thinking that Odysschild's artillery wasn't in place, Marin was tangled again...

Sure enough, early the next morning, a second group of messengers arrived and reported the battle report of the fall of Odysschild. At the same time, Marin also learned that Frenzberg had withdrawn into Denburg with the main force, and Thorencher's defense was relatively solid.

"How's the Musketeer loss?" Marin asked with concern. The most elite of the Spanish phalanx was the musketeers. He didn't want the musketeers to suffer heavy losses because of the rain.

"Lord Baron, there were no casualties among the musketeers, and they all entered the city for defense." The messenger replied earnestly.

"What about the horses?"

"Master Franzberg sent the soldiers of the Musket Company to drive the horses into the city..."

"Well done! What about the farmers?" Marin said happily.

"Uh... Mr. Franzberg did not send people to the village to let the serfs withdraw into the city... He just brought the family members of the 400 seniors into the city..." The family members of the 400 veterans lived in Denver. It is also more convenient to connect them to the city in the northern suburbs of the castle.

"Hey..." Marin sighed, he knew that Frenzberg was not a traveler after all, and he still looked down on serfs. In the eyes of the medieval "native" Frenzberg, it was obvious that horses were more important than serfs. And Marin, who has passed through the "people-oriented" modern society,

Opinion is the opposite. Still, Marin is powerless to reverse the views of adults like Franzberg.

...

At breakfast, the newlywed Yaner's Adlers appeared in the dining room. At this point, Adler changed out of his gown and went back to the three-quarter chest plate. And as the new wife Liv Hamler - oh no, it should be Liv Hoffman now, and she is also dressed in military uniform. It's just that the new sister-in-law walks a little unnaturally. No wonder, whoever called Adler was a wild bear. Adler didn't get much better either. From the scratch marks on his neck, he knew that the "fight" last night was fierce...

Adler seemed to be very interested in the war, and before he had breakfast, Adler said excitedly to Marin:

"Marin, take me to the war with Friesland, I'll lead the charge!"

"Mmmm, don't forget to bring your sister-in-law and me when you cut people! My mother has cut thousands of training dummies, and I haven't tasted the taste of cutting real people..." Beside, the bride Liv Hoffman's face yearning for...

Marin was completely speechless, this couple is too good. You can say that Adler is belligerent. How can you marry a girl, she is also a violent girl who likes to cut people...

"No, you two, I haven't given birth to a grandson yet. After giving birth to a grandson, you two can do whatever you want!" Old Hoffman took the lead to object, and Mrs. Mary nodded in support of the old man's point of view.

"Uh... But father, Marin needs help now! If we don't help, where will he get reinforcements to rescue the siege of Texel Island?"

"Marin, do you have any ideas? If necessary, the old man, I can also go into battle!" Old Hoffman asked Marin with concern.

"It's nothing, Dad, I will solve this matter, you don't have to worry about it!"

Although he said that, Marin was actually troubled by this matter...

Right now, Marin still has the 50 light cavalry that Schwartz brought back, as well as the 20 guards he brought back before. However, these 70 people are not the best. Because, according to the information, the Frisian army besieging Texel Island consisted of one hundred and dozens of plate cavalrymen alone, not to mention the hundreds of heavy armored swordsmen. Therefore, these 70 people, even if they returned to aid, would not have any effect, but instead became food delivery.

In fact, Marin could actually turn to Emperor Maximilian I for help. However, Marin was reluctant to do so.

You know, Maximilian I actually covets such a large territory as the Frisian Aristocratic Republic. If you ask him for help, the emperor will definitely send troops. But after sending troops, the land of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic will be swallowed up by the emperor, and then there will be nothing to do with Marin.

But as it happens, Marin is also fighting the idea of ​​​​this land. Because this is a land of no one. In the Holy Roman Empire, the only piece of land that has not been included in the empire's territory is this piece of land (East Frisian has already become a vassal of the empire). If Marin took the land first, the emperor would have no excuse to take action against Marin, his "own man". Similarly, if the emperor grabbed the first move, Malin, the emperor's courtier, would have no excuse for grabbing.

Today, the nobles of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic are the first to start the war because of the trivial matters of hundreds of fishermen. Although Malin was annoyed, he also felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he turns defeat into victory and defeats the army of the Friesland Noble Republic, he might even be able to capture the entire Friesland.

However, Marin is very sorry that the enemy attacked too early. If you wait two or three months, until the phalanx training under Frenzberg's command is basically completed, you will not be afraid of the attack of the Frisians at all.

Of the 1,200 defenders on the island, 800 were recruits and lacked the experience of fighting in battle. Let them defend the city, that is no problem at all, after all, the geographical advantage is too great, which can bring them confidence and courage. But there is still a problem with letting them fight against the dominant Frisian professional soldiers outside the city. To make matters worse, the war had actually ushered in rainy weather, which made the Spanish phalanx's platoon tactics in trouble.

Today, the musketeers on Texel Island have no problem hiding in the fort and firing their guns out. But once they got out of the fort, it was easy to cause the arquebus to go out, and the musketeers would lose their combat effectiveness.

Seeing that these days are cloudy and rainy, there is no sign of stopping, which is very rare in the Netherlands in early spring, which also makes Marin very anxious. He is now thinking about where he can get enough soldiers and horses to support the Texel battlefield...

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