The mobility of the Cossack cavalry was not covered, in particular, in order to enhance mobility, Alsace selected two elite Cossack cavalry regiments and equipped these thousand people with three Eastern European Mongolian horses each. Moreover, they are all the best military horses, and there are no pack horses for transfer.

The horsepower of one man and three horses, plus all the best military horses, soon caught up with Petrak's squad of 50 men. After some fighting, Petrak's team was wiped out. The shrewd Petrak originally lay directly on the ground and pretended to be dead, and pulled a dead subordinate to cover himself, trying to fool himself around. However, the murderous Cossacks had always had a habit of mending their swords. They picked out Petrak's body and stabbed Petrak in the body, causing Petrak to ......

On the way to chase Petrak, the two Cossack cavalry regiments also intercepted and killed more than a dozen spies who wanted to go to the south to deliver news. Because, Steindorff said before - anyone who rides south on horseback must be intercepted and interrogated. Then, a dozen spies who had delivered information were caught, all of whom had the documents that the officers of the Third Regiment had managed to proscribe......

"Boom!" After reading the secret letters, Steindorff spewed the swear words he had learned from the boss Marin and slapped the table angrily.

"I almost forgot that the Third Legion has a lot of hidden piles. The arrival of the Cossack regiment is indeed great information! ”

"What then? My legion has already appeared in Schleswig, how can I keep it a secret? Arthas asked.

"I don't know ......," Steindorff said depressedly.

Soon, however, Kohler's spies, who had come to evacuate the fertilizer farm's insider, brought Marin's secret letter to guide Steindorff on what to do next......

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The day after receiving the secret letter, Steindorff announced the establishment of a military government to temporarily take over all military and political affairs in Schleswig Province. This is tantamount to public self-reliance, but Steindorff also adds - until Prince Caesar comes to power......

But the outside world directly ignored the last sentence, why? Because Caesar was only 10 years old, he had to be at least 18 years old, that is, 8 years later. By that time, Steindorff would have firmly controlled the province of Schleswig, and he would basically have the strength to break away from the North Sea State.

At the same time, Steindorff also openly "suggested" that Wagner's Second Army, which was temporarily stationed on the western coast of Schleswig, go north to Jutland, which was tantamount to acquiescing to the fact that the Second Army would control Jutland, which was large but not as rich as Schleswig.

Although Schleswig province is less than 10,000 square kilometres, it has a well-developed agriculture and high fiscal revenue. Jutland, on the other hand, is twice the size of Schleswig, but has less arable land and most of the population is engaged in grazing. The tax revenue generated by grazing is far less than that of agriculture. Therefore, although Jutland is larger, it is not as profitable as Schleswig.

And this time, Steindorff and Wagner are equivalent to dividing up the easternmost two provinces of the North Sea State and drawing a clear line with Aurich......

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As for how to prevent the leakage of information, Steindorff declared a "state of emergency" in Schleswig province, following Marin's instructions. The power of guidance, which had previously been available to both officials and mid-ranking officers, was temporarily withdrawn by Steindorff.

As a result, it will be very difficult for those officers to send someone to deliver the news. Without a guide, it is difficult to move an inch in Beihai Country.

At the same time, Arthas left Steindorff with two Cossack cavalry regiments, which changed shifts day and night, and were specifically responsible for intercepting anyone suspicious. Whoever rode away on horseback stopped and searched his whole body. Those who do not know the origin and purpose are to be temporarily detained. Even, Marin instructed Steindorff - it is better to kill by mistake than to let go. In times of emergency, no one should be allowed to leave Schleswig easily......

With the cooperation of two Cossack cavalry regiments, Steindorff blocked the province of Schleswig like an iron cage, and not a single bird could fly out.

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This phenomenon made several princes who were gathering their troops a little worried, fearing that Steindorff would join forces with Aurich to fight them. After all, it was too abnormal for him to block the news from a rebellious general.

However, Angela's subsequent statement of condemnation in the name of the Queen Mother Regent relieved several princes......

In her statement, Angela strongly condemned the betrayal of Wagner and Steindorff and accused them of being traitors. At the same time, the two corps commanders were accused of secretly borrowing their respective families (their families were all hostages in Aurich) and that the betrayal was premeditated.

But in fact, their family is still in Aurich, but hidden. How can Marin rest assured that the two of them will leave with an army of 20,000? Naturally, their families were going to stay in Aurich. However, it is only a matter of moving from the light to the dark.

But it was this condemnation statement and the news that the two families were secretly picked up that made several princes finally confirm the news that Wagner and Steindorff had really turned their faces. After all, a general whose family is in the hands of others would not dare to mess around.

But on the other hand, if the family is not controlled by others, a general with a heavy army in his hands can do whatever he wants, as long as he wants.

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Soon after Angela's condemnation statement was issued, Steindorff and Wagner also issued statements one after another, expressing their belief that Angela and his family could manage the North Sea Kingdom well. Therefore, they will never obey any orders from Mrs. Angela......

Soon after the response, news came that the Third Army Corps had begun to send troops to the southwest and on the west coast. It seems that the Third Army is determined to rebel......

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When these news came, the several princes who had united to plot against the Beihai Kingdom finally relieved themselves and began the final preparations......

In addition to the original standing armies of each country, these vassal states also ordered their barons and knights to recruit people in their respective territories and bring weapons to fight.

Among them, the two most powerful princes, the Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbitel and the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, each sent an army of 10,000 men.

It should be noted that both principalities are ruled by offshoots of the Welf family. And, coincidentally, both dukes were called Henry......

Moreover, these two principalities, both belonging to the Welf family, are very rich. Among them, the Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel has several mines in the Harz Mountains (such as the Rammelsberg mine), which are rich in silver, copper, lead, zinc, gold, etc., as well as potash. The family had a mine, and Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttle, was naturally wealthy.

Similarly, the city of Lüneburg in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg is also a famous salt mining city in Europe. In the early years, Hanseatic merchants relied on Lüneburg to transport salt to the Baltic region via the Stocknitz Canal in the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg and sold it for a high price. The price of salt in the Middle Ages was always high, so the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which was sitting on the salt mines, was also rich and not bad at all.

The two masters who are not short of money are naturally the leaders of this small alliance of princes. After all, compared with the two local tyrants who have mines at home, the other princes are more than a step behind......

In fact, Ma Lin was also puzzled by the idea of these two local tyrants who had mines at home to fight themselves - you have a mine at home, and you are not satisfied? It's really a good life, and I have to die......

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