It is expected that there will be a war in February next year, and it will be a large-scale expedition of 20,000 people. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSo, in terms of material preparation, Marin must be fully prepared. Otherwise, once the supplies are replenished, there will be a big mess.

It just so happened that there were tens of thousands of people in East Friesland, who had served as a strong people in the Saxon invasion army, so Marin ordered that this group of people be gathered for discipline training and let them be responsible for the transportation of supplies.

Before leaving for Lübeck, Schwartz was also responsible for the training of 5,000 recruits with Stader and others. At the same time, after the end of the autumn harvest, the elder Hoffman also took the 7,000 militia from all over the country, and together with the 5,000 recruits, he started military training.

According to the plan, after Marin led the main force to quickly capture the Oldenburg Earl, he would draw part of the army from the militia to garrison Oldenburg and monitor the members of the Oldenburg family. Moreover, the two small cities of Yevr will also be attacked by Adler's troops. After capturing Jävre, Adler had to lead his troops into the city of Oldenburg to ensure safety.

Marin, on the other hand, led an army of 10,000 to the east to join the other 10,000 troops and the armies of Lübeck and Hamburg, and served as commander-in-chief of the army, leading an army of 30,000 to the north to attack the Duchy of Schleswig and Jutland.

Because the national militia was mobilized, Marin was afraid that the people of Oldenburg would get the news. So, he pulled both the recruits and the militia to the central region for training. Moreover, it also closed contact with the Earl of Oldenburg, and merchants were also forbidden to enter the country, so as not to be seen by the merchants who came and went, which aroused the vigilance of the Earl of Oldenburg.

Fortunately, there were very few exchanges between countries in this era. The serfs were confined to the manor and could not go out at will. On the European continent, only merchants, nobles, beggars, mercenaries and other special professions walked freely. Among them, the merchants are the most liquid and the largest.

However, the merchants of the East Friesian Lamberth were basically affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce established by Marin through Kohler. In other words, the merchants of East Friesland were actually all Marin's subordinates. Foreign merchants came to East Friesland, but they were squeezed out by all means. Therefore, there were very few foreign merchants in East Friesian Lamber. Even if the eastern border is blocked, the impact on commerce is negligible.

Therefore, Marin's army can train in the territory in peace and security, without worrying about being discovered by merchants from other countries passing by. As for the reason for the blockade of the eastern border, it is also very simple - I have been ceded land, and I am not in a good mood, so I have broken off diplomatic relations with you......

Inside the palace in Aurich, Marin was discussing logistics with Prime Minister Jeffrey, Deputy Prime Minister Heidel, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kohler, and several other civilian officials.

Unlike the last time to resist the invasion of the Saxon army, although tens of thousands of troops were also mobilized last time, it was very convenient to supply because it was really fighting at home. So, you don't need too many people.

But this time, Marin needed to go on an expedition with 20,000 troops and 10,000 people, and there were too many preparations needed. If nothing else, food alone is a staggering number. Food rations for 30,000 people! Because of the long journey, the soldiers had a huge physical exertion, and they must have eaten more than usual. Therefore, Marin arranged a daily allowance of 3 pounds of rye for the soldiers to eat openly.

Fortunately, Marin has saved a lot of grain in recent years, and has only sold grain once (other nobles sell grain does not count). Therefore, the food reserves were sufficient, enough for the soldiers to eat openly.

But rye alone will not work, after all, the soldiers do not know how to make bread either. Therefore, Marin ordered that male bakers from all over the country should also be recruited and sent out with the army. As for the domestic bread supply, it is left to the women for the time being. After all, almost everyone of the women in this era can make black bread, but they are not the delicate women who were spoiled in Marin's previous life and couldn't do anything.

To this end, Marin also dispatched some officers to manage and train the bakers. What made Marin depressed was that half of the thousands of bakers recruited were unqualified and unsuitable for long-distance expeditions. Because, these people are either old or too fat to go the same way. After all, in this day and age, bakers can still eat enough. With a big head and a thick neck, he is either a nobleman or a gangster...... Therefore, those fat bakers who were fat and tired after walking a few miles could not go with the army. In this way, Marin could only take 500 bakers and make bread for the soldiers with the army......

As for the transportation of grain, Marin is now using ships to transport large quantities of rye from Emden to Hamburg for storage. In this way, there is no need for people to transport food overland to Hamburg. After all, transporting grain by land is much more troublesome and labor-intensive than transporting grain by sea.

When the time came, the men only needed to bring enough rations to march from their homeland to Hamburg. Once you arrive in Hamburg, you can use the food you have brought here.

In addition to the food for 30,000 people, Marin also needed to prepare food for more than 5,000 horses. Moreover, it is to be separated from the food that people eat. Because, the horses eat oats.

This time, Marin intends to use all the horses in the country, except for the foals and old horses, a total of 5,035 prime-age horses have been registered. Among them, a small number are war horses, and most of the rest are horses. After Marin bought more than 20,000 cattle from Poland, the task of cultivating the land in the territory was taken over by cattle. These horses are also used for transportation and breeding. In the vicinity of Aurich, Marin also gathered a large number of horses and donkeys to breed mules......

Don't look at the more than 5,000 horses, there are not many people, but when they eat, they are much more than people. Fortunately, horses don't just eat grain, they can also eat grass to match. But even so, the amount of oats that need to be carried is not less than the rye that people eat......

Marin had a big head, but he didn't expect that an expedition would have to be considered so much. And that's just a matter of food.

In addition, the soldiers' clothes, shoes, tent fabrics and sharp wooden stakes needed for camping were also transported with the army, which was very troublesome.

Fortunately, Marin had long since promoted the weaving of straw sandals in the army, and wearing straw sandals is also suitable for long journeys. And most importantly - it's cheap......

It's easy to break your shoes on long journeys. If you change to the leather shoes that are currently popular in Europe, how high will it cost? And cheap clogs are not suitable for long journeys at all, otherwise it is easy to break the bottom. Therefore, cheap and practical straw sandals are the best choice. At the same time, the use of straw sandals can also save a lot of money. After all, the cost of straw sandals is too low, and you can make it by pulling some grass anywhere, and the only cost is about labor. But the labor of these years is so worthless......

As for the soldiers' clothing, Marin was not issued a full set. After all, these armies are mercenaries, not conscripts. Therefore, Marin only gave each of them a white waistcoat with a very square black cross drawn on it, which was very economical of fabric. As for the clothes inside, the soldiers worked out on their own. Of course, Marin will prepare chest armor and steel helmets with movable masks for the soldiers standing in the first three rows. After all, the soldiers in the first three rows are the most dangerous and the most elite, and Marin needs to keep them safe.

In addition to food and clothing, Marin also arranged for Kohler to purchase a large amount of bacon and sausages that were easy to preserve, so that they could be carried on the march and replenish the nutrition of the soldiers.

In addition, the ammunition required for guns is also an important part of transportation. To this end, Kohler also sent a ship to Spain to purchase lead. There were many musketeers in the East Frisian army, and the consumption of lead bullet was high. The European lead production areas are mainly in southern European regions such as Spain and Italy, and Marin wants to fight a large-scale war and needs so much lead, so he can only go to southern Europe to purchase.

In war, casualties are inevitable. Therefore, Marlin also needs to prepare enough medicine, gauze and alcohol. To this end, Marin also asked Kohler to buy a large number of undyed linens, wash them, dry them, and pack them. After arriving at the battlefield, it is boiled and dried at any time to bandage wounded soldiers. As for the alcohol, there is also a lot of dark beer brewed by the brewmaster who was sent to invite someone before. Marin extravagantly removed many barrels of dark beer and took them directly to the steamer for several rounds of distillation to obtain the alcohol that the warriors needed. The smell of wine escaping from the steam room made many drunkards drool. But there is no way, it is alcohol that is prepared to bandage the wounded, and no one can make up their minds.

As for the medical staff accompanying the army, Marin directly ordered the disciples of the court doctors who were poached from the Golden Horde, and after teaching them modern medical knowledge, let them carry a large amount of gold sore medicine, follow Marin's army, and treat the wounds of the soldiers at any time......

It took a whole day of meetings to arrange the materials in place, and Marin was also extremely troubled - it was very annoying to go on the expedition. There are many things to prepare, and the most important thing is that there are many patterns. It was so complicated that Marin, who had been in the meeting for a day, felt a little dizzy......

Fortunately, Marin has arranged these specific tasks to others, and he doesn't have to prepare them himself. Otherwise, he'll just go crazy......