King of German Mercenaries

Seeing that the basic training for new recruits has been two or three months, Marin decided to add a little more complicated subjects, such as landing...

After all, if Marin wanted to sneak attack on Emden, he had to send his troops to land first, then sneak under Emden and enter the city through a tunnel.

However, this login is very difficult. Because, Marin's plan was to land in the middle of the night, and then rush to the city of Emden.

Landing in the middle of the night is very difficult. Because, instead of a few people landing, he landed several thousand people. Therefore, Marin naturally has to practice well in advance. Otherwise, there will be chaos in the landing, let alone attacking the enemy, you will be in chaos.

Of course, Marin didn't suddenly land in the middle of the night for such a difficult training, but first trained to land on the beach in broad daylight.

In order to meet the training, Marin recruited some fishing boats to help the training landing. To this end, Marin's plan is to let the soldiers take fishing boats, set off from the fishing port of Odesilde, and land at the port of West Terschelling on the second largest island, Terschelling.

Marin had a good idea, and he felt that landing should not be difficult. Before, Frenzberg led 1,000 men to land in Friesland from the island of Texel, helping to fight the Friesland noble republic.

The first landing drill was fine, but it was a bit too long. More than 5,000 soldiers and horses took half a day to land at Terschelling Port. It's still daytime, so if you change it to nighttime, it's probably not enough for one night...

However, this cannot be blamed for the slow login. Because Terschelling is a small fishing port with only a small long bridge pier. Marin's group of fishing boats had to take turns to dock at the Long Bridge Pier to unload soldiers, which was very time-consuming.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Marin still felt that it was faster to land on the beach. No wonder the Allies wanted to land on the beach in Normandy instead of looking for a dock port.

Because, the number of docked ships at the dock port is limited. When the ships take turns to unload the troops from the docks, there is no problem with a small number of people. If the number of people is large, the ghost knows how long it will take.

And like the Normandy landings, with two or three million people participating, no port can withstand it. If the ships are lined up to unload people, two or three million troops, it will take a few years to unload them...

Likewise, Marin cannot wait. His time is limited, since it is a sneak attack, he must land in the middle of the night. Also, the login time should not be too long. Otherwise, if you wait until dawn, it will not be a sneak attack, but a strong attack. If it is a strong attack, Marin has no confidence. It's not that he thinks he can't beat it, but that he is worried that the recruits under him will collapse due to excessive psychological pressure.

The war is very cruel, in addition to the postgraduate combat level, it is also very important to postgraduate the will of the people. Veterans are fine, they're used to facing life and death. For example, the veterans of the first phalanx under Marin, who have experienced the battle with Friesland, are much stronger psychologically. The soldiers of the other three phalanxes were all recruits who had never fought in battles, but the training time was different.

The first battle of recruits is very important. If they survive, then they will all become veterans. And if it doesn't last, it will lead to a rout. Then, the whole army will accompany it to the end.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Malin would rather use several times the army to attack the 1,000 defenders in Emden, and would not be willing to fight against the East Frisian army. Because, in the hard shake, recruits whose psychological quality is not up to standard are too easy to collapse.

And this time, Marin organized a sneak attack, and it was several times more than the enemy. Even if the psychological quality of recruits is not good, they can still win, as long as they can open the gate of Emden...

In order to improve efficiency, during the second landing exercise, Marin changed it to a beach landing. However, the result of the beach landing made Marin almost vomit blood...

The 700 Frisian prisoners were very skilled in landing on the beach. after all,

They are both Frisian and grew up by the sea. There is absolutely no pressure to land on the tide. And the other 5,000 German mercenaries from inland, it would be a tragedy...

The soldiers of the first phalanx, who had lived on Texel Island for a long time before, were more used to landing on the beach. After all, they had already had a landing experience before. Although the landing was also very embarrassing, it was finally experienced.

But the recruits from the other three phalanx formations were simply inexperienced. When the beach landing was in progress, these recruits stumbled on the beach. Some people fell into the beach and couldn't extricate themselves, or some people bumped into each other and rolled into a ball on the beach... In short, the recruits were not used to it...

After all, these recruits are all landlubbers from the German interior, who are very uncomfortable with sea water, tides and mud...

In desperation, Marin had to send those Frisian prisoners of war to help the stumbled recruits, and finally drag them all ashore...

Of course, Marin was inexperienced in leading the army to land on the beach. But this time landing, let him sum up a lot of lessons.

For example, when rushing to land on the beach, soldiers should not carry too much weight, and it is best not to wear armor. Otherwise, it is easy to fall into sand pits and mud pits and cannot get out.

Also, don't wear thick clothes. When landing on the beach, it is inevitable to deal with sea water. If you wear thick clothes and absorb enough sea water, it will be very heavy, and it will easily lead to difficulties in landing.

In addition, when landing on the beach, the arquebus and gunpowder of the musketeers are easily damp. Once wet, the musketeers are useless. Therefore, in order to land on the beach, the musketeers must wear waterproof pockets, and put the arquebus and gunpowder in it. After landing, the waterproof bag can be opened, and the match rope and gunpowder can be taken out for use.

Finally, war horses are not suitable for landing on the beach. Marin brought a few horses this time. As a result, only one horse successfully landed on the beach. The other horses were trapped in the sand and could not get out. Many Frisian prisoners of war were sent over to help, and the horses were pulled out. come out.

After returning, Marin held a meeting with Schwartz and Frenzberg. After discussion, the three agreed that: First, the musketeers must be equipped with waterproof leather pockets to ensure that the musketeers can go ashore smoothly. Shooting; Second, horses and armor are not suitable for landing on the beach. These heavy things still need to find a Long Bridge Pier to land separately.

Fortunately, there are not many horses, and the armor can also be carried in several pieces. It's not too bad to use the dock.

So, after discussion, the three decided that the landing site was a place close to a small fishing village. The personnel first landed on the beach near the fishing village, and then quickly controlled the fishing village pier, waiting for the ships loaded with war horses and armor to dock and unload.

Then, everyone assembled, put on their armor, and marched in the direction of Emden...

The distance from the landing site to Emden is preferably about 15 kilometers. At this distance, it is not easy to attract the attention of Emden. Moreover, it does not affect everyone's urgent march to Emden. Because, the distance of 15 kilometers, it takes two or three hours to arrive. If the army landed in the middle of the night, then they could basically reach the city of Emden before dawn, and then, relying on the tunnel, send someone in to open the city gate, and quickly control the main artery of the city before the defenders wake up. and important locations...

Of course, this is just a plan and may not be 100% achieved. Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the group of German recruits on the beach, Marin was not satisfied. However, it is still early, so you can train slowly. When the soldiers are all used to landing on the beach, that's when Marin launches the attack...

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