In the city of Schleswig, the commander of the Third Legion, Steindorff, scratched his head after reading the secret letter:

"This works...... It's complicated...... It's okay to pretend to engage in infighting, but why did I send secret envoys to find those 7 princes? Steindorff asked the messenger in confusion.

The envoy replied speechlessly:

"My lord, the province of Schleswig under your control is closer to Aurich, and you are more worried about the First Army attacking from behind! Lord Wagner's army is in Jutland and has no such concerns. So, of course, you're worried that the First Legion will attack you from behind, and you'll have to send this messenger too! ”

Steindorff scratched the sparse hair on his head again, and said helplessly:

"It's okay to let me fight, but let me play with my heart, I'm really not good at it! Envoy, my subordinates are all rough people, and it seems that there is no talent suitable for fooling the seven princes. I think Master Kohler has to send someone to do this......"

"Well, you just have the relevant certificates and paperwork ready...... Kohler's close envoy was also defeated by Steindorff.

Steindorff is a commoner, has no culture, no heart, and no palace fighting. Therefore, it is indeed difficult for him to do this kind of thing. Therefore, it is more appropriate for Kohler to send spies to do it.

After sending off Kohler's envoy, Steindorff shouted as if he had been covered in chicken blood:

"Come on, gather soldiers and horses for me, I'm going to beat Wagner's little white face!"

Wagner was younger than Steindorff, and because he was born in a noble family and had better maintenance, he had whiter skin, and was often jokingly called "little white face" by Steindorf.

It should be pointed out that there are no skin care products in this era, so working people are a little tanned. Even Caucasian Europeans usually have sun-kissed skin. Only the nobles and clergy, who did not have to go out to work, could grow white.

So much so that when the Portuguese sailors first came to Daming, they felt that the skin of the Ming people was whiter.

Because Portuguese sailors sail in tropical waters all year round, they usually strip naked, so they look like Southeast Asians.

And the people of the Ming Dynasty, the people who read must be white, there is no need to talk about it. Even the common people in the south often wear a hat made of bamboo strips (the kind worn by many knights in martial arts dramas, and they also wear black veils to cover their faces), so they are not very tanned.

In the Qing Dynasty, in order to check whether the common people had shaved their hair and tied their braids, the government generally did not allow them to bring hats, so that the officers and soldiers could check at any time. If you don't shave your head, you have to cut it off...... Especially when entering and leaving the city, whoever wears a hat is easy to be interrogated by the Qing soldiers, or even blackmailed......

Therefore, the people of the Qing Dynasty generally let the sun bare their heads, which naturally made it darker...... Even the melon skin hat worn by the rich can't block the sun...... Therefore, when we look at the old photos of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the Qing Dynasty in the photos are like looking at black people...... Of course, there is also the reason why the Qing government is more aggressive, which makes the people of the Qing Dynasty black and thin, like East African refugees in later generations......

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Steindorff and Wagner, although they are both commanders of the North Sea Army, because of their different backgrounds, usually can't pee in a pot. When they usually meet, they will even taunt each other. Of course, they don't cross the line, they just don't like each other. Wagner ridiculed Steindorff as a "" and "turtle", while Steindorff mocked Wagner as a "little white face...... didn't scold him for being a rabbit, because, in the Middle Ages, European canons were strict, and it was forbidden to have sex with the same sex. It's Huaxia, which was more open in this regard in ancient times, and people played Longyang during the Warring States period......

But in fact, the private relationship between the two is still good, but they owe it. Moreover, both of them are well aware that Marin has a suspicious personality and does not like to have too close a relationship between the legion commanders who hold heavy troops. Therefore, on the surface, it is also a way to reassure Marin. Of course, Marin also knows. After all, Kohler and Sauer's intelligence agencies are no showpiece. However, this is also a gesture made by the two of them, so that Marin can rest assured.

However, outsiders don't know this. In the eyes of most of the officers and men of the Second and Third Legions, the two corps commanders did not have the same personalities, and when they got together, they quarreled, and the relationship should be very bad.

Therefore, at this time, Steindorff said that he would send troops to fight Wagner, and most of the soldiers believed it. Only a handful of Steindorff's cronies knew that it wasn't that simple, but they weren't talking either.

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In order to ensure the chance of victory, Steindorff gathered the soldiers and horses of the three large battalions scattered in the province of Schleswig to the city of Schleswig.

Even the two Cossack cavalry regiments that helped patrol and control the outflow of information from the province of Schleswig were temporarily transferred to the city of Schleswig.

And the temporary departure of two Cossack cavalry regiments was a great opening for the outflow of intelligence from the Schleswig province. Some middle- and low-ranking officers who were lurking in the Third Legion, but had already taken refuge in the seven princes, took the opportunity to send someone to pass on the information......

But in fact, this flaw was deliberately exposed by Marin Steindorff, just to reassure the princes of the Seven Kingdoms. After a rallying point, two more Cossack cavalry regiments were sent out to re-impose a message blockade. If you want to pass the message out, it's impossible......

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"What? The 3rd Army of the North Sea State is going to attack the 2nd Army in Jutland? The seven princes who received the information were all a little incredulous. Because, in terms of combat effectiveness, it seems that the Second Army is stronger. The Third Legion doesn't seem to be pleasing to do this......

"It seems that the Third Legion is aided by a mysterious cavalry team." The officers of the Third Legion, whom the Duke of Saxony-Lauenburg had bribed, received more comprehensive information.

And this so-called "mysterious cavalry corps" is the Cossack cavalry corps of Alsace. The Cossack cavalry appeared near the city of Schleswig, so many officers of the 3rd Army knew about it.

Of course, Alsace only showed up with more than 2,000 men in the vicinity of Schleswig, and the other half were still in the province of Schleswig. Originally, they were all to be taken to Schleswig, but considering the defectious officers of the Third Legion, they were not all taken to Schleswig.

Moreover, Steindorff, for the sake of secrecy, deliberately said that the Cossack cavalry in Alsace was a mercenary hired by him, and the number was two thousand.

In this way, it is reasonable for the Third Army to take the initiative to attack the Second Army - there are 2,000 more cavalry, of course, they have confidence......

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Shortly after receiving the information, Steindorff's emissary came to the door......

"What? Commander Steindorff asked us to make a big deal in North Münster? The two Dukes of Henry were a little confused......

"So, why?" Charlie, Earl of Geldon, calmly, asked.

"Our Legion Commander is fighting Wagner's little white-faced Second Legion, and we are afraid of being attacked by the First Legion in the back. Therefore, I hope that the action of the 'Bandit Alliance' will be more powerful to attract the attention of the First Army of Aurich and make it not dare to attack to the east easily......"

The seven princes nodded their heads one after another - for a reasonable reason......

"So, what do we get?" Earl Charles asked again.

"The secret of the high grain yield of the North Sea Country!" The messenger said confidently.

"Hahaha-" the seven princes laughed, because they had already "gotten". Of course, they won't tell this interesting messenger in front of them.

Steindorff's messenger seemed to be in a hurry:

"What I said is true! Ladies and gentlemen, why was Ma Lin, the former Grand Duke of the Beihai Kingdom, able to feed an army of 60,000? In addition to the plundering of war, high grain production is the secret of his sudden wealth. Did you know? In the North Sea Country, rye yields are more than 1,200 pounds per acre (equivalent to more than 200 pounds per acre), which is twice the amount produced by other countries. Food is so expensive, of course he has the money to feed so many troops. In an ordinary country, it is not easy to feed 10,000 troops! ”

"So powerful? So what is the secret of high grain yield? Charlie, Earl of Geldon, pretended to be surprised. But his eyes were full of smiles. Obviously, he was just teasing the childish messenger in front of him.

He didn't know that the baby-faced "messenger" in front of him was a very good spy under Kohler, lying, fooling and playing. However, this baby face is very deceptive and makes people think that he is very deceitful......

The baby-faced messenger thought for a moment and said:

"I can't tell you the specifics, but I can reveal something - the secret of the high grain yield in the North Sea country is fertilizer, which is shipped back from overseas. As a confidant of the former Grand Duke Marin, our Legion Commander knows where the fertilizer comes from...... If you are willing to cooperate, our Legion Commander is willing to tell you the specific details and location......"

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"Okay, deal!" Before the Count of Charles could say anything, Henry, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who was sitting at the top, made a decision......

Then, under the pretext that "horse bandits have entered the city of Fuchta", the Seven-Nation Coalition demanded to enter the city and search it. The lord of the city of Fushita was unwilling, and the seven princes launched a siege on the small city of Fushita in the name of "the bandits of the city of Fushita......

At this time, the baby-faced "messenger" saw that the other party had "fulfilled the cooperation" and finally told the secret:

"The fertilizer of the North Sea is volcanic ash, which is the secret of the fertility of the land of the 'Golden Basin' of Sicily. The Grand Duke of Marin bought several volcanoes in Naples and Sicily, and you can send someone to investigate them. These volcanoes have been bought for many years......"

After saying that, he also took out a map and pointed out the location of several volcanoes......

Then, in the evening of the same day, the seven princes sent a large number of spies to the vicinity of the Italian volcanoes, especially to investigate the time of their purchase. If it is true that those volcanoes were bought several years ago, then it is almost certain that the volcanic ash is fertilizer......

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The next day, the Coalition of the Seven Nations, without worrying about the threat of the Second and Third Legions, let go of the attack on the city of Vuhita, and quickly took the city. And the city of Fuchta is full of a warehouse of grain that Marin deliberately placed in the city......

"That's a lot of food!" Several princes drooled at the sight.

"Attack! Go on the offensive! We want more food! Read more...... "Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel dances......

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And in Aurich's secret house, Kohler asked Marin for instructions:

"The Seven-Nation Coalition has finally let go of the attack on the North Münster region, now, what should we do?"

"Tell Angela to send someone to the seat of the Vollus Imperial Princes' House to appeal to the Archbishop of Mainz and sue the princes of the Seven Kingdoms. At the same time, a warning was issued to the princes of the Seven Kingdoms, asking them to withdraw from the North Sea Kingdom. ”

Kohler was a little speechless - isn't that in vain? It's a shame......

Marin seemed to see what Kohler was thinking, and explained with a smile:

"Don't you think it's idiotic and useless? That's right, you have to let people see the color of Beihai and Angela. In this way, the seven princes dared to let go of the attack. Then, in the Imperial Princes' Court, we threatened to fight these seven princes to the death and destroy them. The princes will definitely not believe it, and wait to see the joke, and will agree to the destruction of the national war between our two sides. When the time comes, I will come forward to destroy them, and the Imperial Princes' Court will not be able to say anything. After all, we are on the side of reason......"

After a pause, Marin added:

"Tell Angela that the messenger sent to appeal to the Imperial Court of Princes will look a little worse. When you arrive at Worms, you have to cry in front of many representatives of the princes, and behave as badly as possible......"

"What a sinister ......," Khloe thought to himself.

But on the surface, Kohler stretched out his thumb doggedly, salivated and patted his ass:

"High, really high!"

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