Although the morale was high, Marin did not immediately take two legions to join forces with the princes of the Eight Kingdoms. Because, in the case of a large difference in numbers, even if the Beihai army can defeat its opponent, it will not be able to achieve total annihilation. After all, there is a shortage of manpower, and if the enemy wants to escape, he will not have time to stop him.

And this time, Marin didn't just want to defeat the enemy, but wanted to annihilate them all. But on the North German Plain, if you want to completely annihilate your opponent, you must have enough men to surround the opponent's scattered men.

Therefore, Marin put up with patience for the time being, and did not immediately march to Oldenburg, but waited for the opportunity first.

What's more, the coalition of the princes of the Eight Nations has not yet broken through the city of Oldenburg. If the Italian mercenaries had survived, wouldn't Marin have to give the Italians the 2 million gold coins worth of the city of Oldenburg as agreed? It's a loss-making business. Therefore, Marin had to wait for the Italians to be defeated first.

Of course, he did not do nothing, but posted a notice with great fanfare, demanding that Steindorff and Wagner, the two commanders of the Third and Second Army Corps, immediately return to the North Sea State and return to the formation. As for their previous "disobedient" behavior, they can be blamed in the past......

In fact, it was Marin making excuses for the Third Army to move south. After all, the Third Army was already "rebellious" on the surface. At this time, if you want to mobilize the Third Army, you must also "go through a process" and make a show for the outside world.

What's more, Marin's move also stimulated the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms to finally give it a go and take Oldenburg City as soon as possible......

Ma Linming's "pardon" of the second and third legions that had "rebelled" before was actually an attitude of showing that Lao Tzu was now understaffed and had little confidence......

In this way, it will also give the princes of the Eight Kingdoms an illusion - it turns out that Marin has no confidence to defeat us......

With such an illusion, the alliance of the princes of the Eight Nations will not easily retreat. At the very least, wait until you take the huge amount of money in the city of Oldenburg.

And Marin, in fact, what he is most afraid of is that these people will lose their courage, take the initiative to withdraw their troops, and then defend the city.

It is certain that the combat effectiveness of the Beihai State army exceeds that of the alliance of the princes of the eight countries, but if the other side stubbornly defends the fortified city, then this difference in combat effectiveness will be further narrowed. Because, the enemy can rely on the city wall to reduce this difference.

Therefore, what Marin has to do now is to try to keep his opponents as much as possible, so as not to let them flee in fear and defend the fortified city......

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Sure enough, when the news of Marin's return alive reached the camp of the allied army of the eight princes outside Oldenburg, the faces of several weak princes changed. Even the two Duke Henry, as well as the plotter, Charles, the Earl of Geldon, also frowned.

But the next news came that made Charlie, Earl of Geldon, happy:

"Haha, it seems that Marin is not confident anymore!"

"Not confident?" A few weak princes looked at it, full of questions.

Charlie, Earl of Geldon, explains:

"Even if Marin is very capable of fighting, the gap in strength cannot be smoothed. You see, now there is only one First Army in the North Sea Country, and the combat effectiveness is good. But the First Army has only 10,000 men, and if we send 20,000 men, we will definitely be able to hold them back. Even if you can't defeat it, you won't fail. ”

"As for the newly formed Second Legion, it is purely a bunch of recruits, no better than ours. Maybe in time, they'll be able to train too. But now, those recruits certainly can't. Therefore, Marin is not confident anymore. He needed to bring back the original Second and Third Legions and help him fight. Otherwise, he won't have the confidence to defeat us......"

After listening to Count Charlie's explanation, the faces of the two Duke Henry suddenly looked much better. Even the other weak princes have reduced their worries a lot. But how did they know that Marin deliberately made them think so......

"I still can't lower my vigilance, I'm afraid that Marlin will have some conspiracy!" Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, said cautiously.

Charles, Earl of Geldon, said confidently:

"Marin's intrigues are nothing more than night raids and ambushes. As long as we strengthen our vigilance at night, we will take countermeasures against night attacks. At the same time, if you don't pursue casually, there will basically be no big incidents. ”

After a pause, Charlie continued:

"I heard that the army of the North Sea State will specially arrange for Alsatian wolf dogs (German herds) to be on duty at night. Dogs have a much better sense of hearing than humans, and they can be easily spotted if an enemy is attacking at night. For this reason, our Geldon army specially went to Alsace to introduce a group of wolf dogs, and trained them to become night watch dogs. With the help of these night watch dogs, if the enemy wants to sneak up on us, then every door! ”

When the other seven princes heard this, they looked at Charles in great surprise. But it's not surprising to think that this guy is indeed very capable. You know, Charlie used to be a duke, and he was a big guy who could beat the Duchy of Saxony to the ground. If it weren't for the North Sea Kingdom sending troops to help the Duchy of Cleaver, Earl Charles would still be a powerful duke now.

And several princes thought about it, and it seemed that many victories of the Beihai army were achieved by night raids and ambushes. As for the frontal combat effectiveness, although there have been deeds of defeating 60,000 Bosa coalition troops with 40,000 people, the difference in that kind of strength comparison is not too big.

But now, there is only one combat-ready legion left in the North Sea Country. In the face of more than 40,000 enemy troops, he was indeed overwhelmed, so it was no wonder that he wanted to recall the previous two "rebellious" legions......

"He must not be allowed to succeed in recalling those two legions!" Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, said seriously.

"And how do we stop him from recalling those two legions?" Simon V, Earl of Lipper, asked.

The Earl of Geldon thought for a moment and said:

"Let's bribe! Even if it costs a lot, it's worth it if you can prevent those two old legions from returning! ”

"Bribery...... It costs a lot of money, right? Antonios, Count of Ravensburg and Count of Schaumburg, reluctantly. Several other people were also unhappy, after all, everyone was happy to take the money. But if you want to take money out, you won't be in a good mood......

Charles, Earl of Geldon, could also understand their thoughts, so he laughed and said:

"Guys, have you forgotten the 2,000,000,000 gold worth of gold in the city of Oldenburg? As long as the city of Oldenburg is taken, 2 million is not enough for a bribe? Even if you take out half of it, it's enough to bribe! ”

But John I, Count of Rietberg, who was a petty child, said:

"1 million...... Isn't it a lot...... "You know, his younger brother Bishop Conrad bought territory from these princes, but it only cost 400,000 gold coins, which is already a lot of money.

"Many? Lord John, you must understand that if Marin succeeds in recalling those two legions and defeating us, we may lose even our homeland. When the time comes, we will have nothing left! So, it's worth spending a little more at this time. If those two legions don't return to Marin, it's hard for us to fail. What is some money compared to our fate and life? Earl Charles said with some fire.

The princes were silent, and they knew that Count Charles was very reasonable......

Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttle, thought for a moment and said:

"Well, that's it! We sent people to buy those two army commanders, and as long as they promised not to send troops to help Marin, we would give them 500,000 gold coins each! ”

"But first, we're going to take Oldenburg. Otherwise, where are we going to prepare the 1 million gold coins? So, everyone, go for it! In two days, we must take the city of Oldenburg! ”

When the eight princes heard this, they all stood up with solemn faces, and expressed their willingness to fight hard. Obviously, the situation is critical right now, and if they don't work hard, they may lose everything. Therefore, they had to make a desperate bet and let go and fight desperately to take the city of Oldenburg first......

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