King of German Mercenaries

A commercial port at the mouth of the Ems River in the city of Emden, although it is not a Hanseatic commercial city, it is considered very prosperous because of its important location.

Because the Ems River is a 371-kilometer "long river" (in Europe), even in later generations, its navigable distance is 116 kilometers. You know, that is the future, and the displacement of shipping ships is generally several thousand tons. In the Middle Ages, small boats of dozens of tons dared to be called shipping... Therefore, in this era, the navigable distance of the Ems River was almost 200 kilometers long...

What is the concept of 200 kilometers? In this era of many princes, 200 kilometers may pass through the borders of several princely states...

Emden is located at the mouth of the Ems River, which can be regarded as an important entrepot for German trade with overseas. For example, Emden is also an important re-export port for British salt imports and an important import port for British woolen wool. Although it is far from Hanseatic cities such as Bremen and Hamburg, compared with other cities, Emden is relatively prosperous.

The prosperous port also brought a lot of taxes to Emden. With taxes, there will be money to strengthen the city walls...

Therefore, the walls of Emden City are tall and strong, and it is difficult to conquer. This is also one of the important reasons why the Saxon Allied Forces could not conquer the city.

In fact, Emden belonged to the Abdena family, one of the 13 East Frisian tribes, in the 14th century. However, because Emden is too prosperous, it has attracted coveted. Therefore, after the Ukner family usurped the throne, they also took it over by the way.

The original home of the Ukner family was in the county of Lysle, the most agriculturally developed region of East Frisian. Therefore, the Ukner family has always been relatively powerful. Relying on developed agriculture, the Ukner family has the strength to overthrow the Brock family and seize the rich and tax-rich Emden as the new capital.

However, the Serksner family, who originally nested in the town of Norden on the North Sea, suddenly emerged, replacing the Uckner family and becoming the new controller of East Frisian. The Serksner family is also envious of the prosperity of Emden, and the capital is still here to enjoy the taxation and prosperity here...

In fact, the Serksner family is still relatively prestigious in East Friesland. At least, they are much better than the Ukner family, which is a rebellious family. At the beginning, they were able to seize East Frisland precisely because they took advantage of the dissatisfaction of other tribes against the rebellious family of the Ukner family to seize power.

After decades in business, Emden is now impregnable and difficult to overcome. Not to mention, in the war of 1516, the Duke of Saxony struggled with an army of more than 10,000 troops and failed to conquer Emden.

Marin didn't think he had horns on his head, and in the field he was confident that his Spanish phalanx could beat the East Frisian army. But in the siege of the fortified city wall, Marin did not have the slightest confidence.

For this reason, he can only think of extraordinary tricks, otherwise it will be difficult to quickly conquer Emden...

At this time, Marin remembered the story of the fall of Groningen. It seemed that the merchant named Mayer brought 260 guards, wearing armor, and stormed the gate of Groningen...

"The fort is the easiest to break through from the inside? Sure enough, it's a good idea!"

However, it is very difficult to replicate Mayer's miracle. Because Groningen is much more prosperous than Emden, and there are so many bodyguards and guards gathered here. In Emden, it's hard to do that.

Moreover, with the lessons of Groningen, Edsard I will definitely make targeted precautions. Therefore, trying to copy this method from the original version will definitely not work. So, Marin decided to revise the specific details...

Marin has also watched war films such as "Mine Warfare" and "Tunnel Warfare" since he was a child, and likes the plot very much.

Most of the city walls in Europe are made of stone, so they are so strong that they cannot be blasted open by ordinary artillery. It is also more difficult to imitate the Taiping Rebellion's "carrying a coffin" to blow up the city wall.

Because the city walls bombed by the Taiping Army were basically made of bricks, not as strong as those made of stones.

So, digging tunnels is a very good choice...

Of course, European walls are tall and their foundations are deep. Therefore, digging tunnels is also a very troublesome and laborious thing. Because the tunnel needs to be dug very deep, and the amount of work is too large.

However, Marin is not in a hurry to attack Emden now. Therefore, he does not need to dig a tunnel under the city wall in a short time.

According to Marin's estimation, he has at least half a year to prepare. And this time period, can be used to dig tunnels secretly...

Therefore, Marin decided to send a group of people to rent a courtyard outside Emden City, and then arrange for people to secretly dig tunnels leading to the city every day. When the tunnel is almost completed, send someone to buy a house in the city and let the tunnel entrance be opened inside the house.

When Marin officially leads his troops to attack the city, he can send an army directly to seize the city gate from the inside while the East Frisian army is not paying attention, and enlarge the army to enter the city...

Of course, this sneak attack must have happened at night. Moreover, Marin's main army will certainly not blatantly attack the city.

Under such circumstances, the East Frisians would definitely not block the city gate with stones or other things inside the city gate. Because, they did not expect that someone would come to attack them.

Therefore, a small group of troops entering the city from the tunnel, as long as they seize the city gate, then open the bolt from the inside, and open the city gate, they can enlarge the army and enter the city.

Of course, before entering the city, Marin also intends to send spies to get the distribution map of the army's stationing and deployment in the city, so that Marin's army can focus on attacking and intercepting, and ensure that the Earl's family can be quickly caught...

To this end, Malin specially dispatched two teams of spies to Emden. A team is in the city, professional spies, responsible for inquiring about news, and buying a house inside the city wall as a tunnel entrance.

The other team, in addition to the leader, is mainly composed of well diggers. Under the leadership of the leader, they were responsible for digging tunnels inside the city wall in the yard purchased outside the city wall. You don’t need to dig fast, just make sure to dig through within half a year. Moreover, in the operation of digging tunnels, confidentiality is the first priority. Therefore, they need to quietly transport the excavated soil in batches in the middle of the night, so as not to be found abnormal by the East Frisian army. Otherwise, it will be in vain...

As long as this tunnel is opened, then Marin's army can attack the city as quickly as possible. Then, with superior strength and tactics, destroy the defenders and capture the entire family of Edsard I...

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