On the evening of May 16, just after dark, and the 18,000 troops hidden in a few small villages on the banks of the Elbe had not yet been dispatched, the 200 scout cavalry and another 300 light cavalry sent by Sauer to intercept the messenger had already set out in advance to clear the road of any riders who appeared along the way.

This time, these 18,000 reinforcements are going to attack the camp of the Bossa coalition army. Therefore, the message must not be leaked. Therefore, Sauer's lieutenant Loew's task was to take these 500 light cavalry to block the road to the east, and intercept anyone who rode east, whether it was an enemy messenger or an innocent rusher......

Because, once the news of the sneak attack was known to the main force of the Bossa coalition army in advance, these 18,000 people might face a well-prepared 50,000 elite enemy troops. Not to mention the sneak attack, whether or not you can escape alive will be a question. Therefore, the key to this sneak attack is that secrecy must be in place.

After all, as far as Marin knew, Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, was a wise man who attached great importance to intelligence work. Previously, Sauer's scouts, through binoculars, had spotted a lot of Bossa coalition scouts active in various regions.

And, to Marin's surprise, most of these scouts were dressed in Saxon army uniforms. In other words, only the Saxon army paid more attention to the search for intelligence. As for the unscrupulous man of Joakim I, he probably didn't care much about the issue of intelligence.

If the opponent was just a simple-minded opponent like Joakim I, Marin probably wouldn't be so troublesome, and he would directly let Woolf . Esbrand and Saqqara will come with a large army to attack at night. How can it be like now, in order to cover the real reinforcements, two fake reinforcements were actually made, in order to divert the attention of the other party......

Marin proved to be very successful in creating two fake reinforcements to divert the attention of the other party.

After completely defeating and capturing all the 10,000 fake reinforcements from Hamburg in half a day, the Bosa coalition army basically withdrew the scouts from the west of the camp. Because, after confirming that the reinforcements from the west were really fake reinforcements, even Frederick III did not see the need to continue to send a large number of scouts to the west.

Now, the scouts of the Bossa coalition army are all placed in the east, monitoring the movements of Marin's troops on the position. In particular, to guard against Marin's night attack......

After all, Marlin made his fortune by night raids. At the beginning, the ambush of Charles VIII in the middle of the night was the battle of Marin's fame. Now, Marin's bandit name on the "road" is still a "despicable and shameless night raider......

After withdrawing the scouts from the west, Frederick III simply divided his hundreds of scouts into three shifts, three shifts, and were responsible for monitoring the movements of Marin's camp at night and guarding against the night attack of Marin's army.

In this regard, Marin was also very helpless. When encountering such a cautious and cunning opponent, it is difficult for him to succeed even if he wants to attack at night. Now, Marin has to send scouts to contact the reinforcements from the west, and take advantage of the night to make a big circle from the north before rushing to the west.

Fortunately, because the so-called "reinforcements" in the north were also wiped out by the Bossa coalition army, now the northern Saxon scouts have also withdrawn. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Marin to deliver a message.

During the day, for the safety of Jim, the ace spy. Marlin specially sent another spy, pretending to be a labor army, to bring a large amount of vegetables and meat into the Bosa coalition camp, and gestured to Jim - start fighting tonight, get ready to escape......

Otherwise, when the reinforcements from the west attacked, Frederick III, who felt deceived, might have pulled Jim to cut him down to vent his anger. After all, it was an ace spy, and Marin didn't like to let him die.

In order to keep the movements of the reinforcements secret, Marin also sent 500 lancers from his headquarters after it got dark, told them to take off their armor, throw away their spears, and take only sabers or cavalry swords, and go around to the west at night to help intercept any Saxon scouts.

These lancers were all wandering knights who had wandered to the Teutonic kingdom and knew eighteen kinds of martial arts. Not only is he good at using a cavalry spear, but he is also proficient in the use of sabers and cavalry light swords, and can be used as a heavy cavalry and a light cavalry. In terms of combat effectiveness on horses, it is much stronger than those scouts. After all, everyone has been practicing horse fighting since childhood. In terms of immediate combat effectiveness alone, it is a lot more than those scout cavalry. It's fitting that they're in charge of helping to intercept the scouts......

From the village on the Elbe River to the west of the main camp of the Bossa coalition, it is less than 30 kilometers. And the average army can only march 40 kilometers in a day. In the evening, even with moonlight, it would be nice to be able to walk 20 kilometers.

The army under the command of Marin is strictly trained, and it has done special training for night travel. So, Marin reckoned, Woolf. The army of Esbrand and Saqqara could reach the west side of the main camp of the Bossa coalition army at about 4 a.m.

At that time, Marin's army will also take the opportunity to launch an attack, echoing the reinforcements that launched a surprise attack on the western flank, striving to defeat the Bossa coalition army in one fell swoop and lay the foundation for victory.

However, after the capture of the 10,000 fake reinforcements sent by Hamburg during the day, an unexpected situation arose - the scouts sent by Marin found that the 10,000 Hamburg people captured by the Bossa coalition army during the day were placed outside the west gate of the camp of the Bossa coalition army......

Because there were 10,000 people, the Bossa coalition army built a simple camp with a capacity of tens of thousands outside the west gate of the original camp to accommodate these 10,000 prisoners of war.

At this moment, Marin suddenly couldn't sit still......

Why? The camp of 10,000 Hamburgers blocked the route of the night attack of reinforcements......

If you want to attack the camp of the Bossa coalition army from the west, you must pass through the camp of the people of Hamburg. But that's 10,000 people...... If you want to pass smoothly and not alarm the Bossa coalition battalion, it is very difficult to do it......

If the speed is a little slower when entering the Bossa coalition camp through the camp where those fools are, maybe the Bossa coalition army will have enough time to organize an interception. When the time comes, the night raid may fail......

And if this night attack fails, then there will be no second chance to change the tide of the battle. After all, Frederick III was no ordinary man and would never make the same mistake again......

Therefore, Marin must respond in time to avoid the failure of this raid......

Marin walked back and forth on the command ship. After thinking about it for a long time, he called Schwartz and ordered:

"Schwartz, give the order now, let the soldiers in front begin to fill the trench with planks. This time, we're going to strike first and launch a night attack to attract the attention of the Bossa coalition forces! ”

"You mean—we'll go first?" Schwartz asked hesitantly.

"Yes, let's go first!"

"However, there are so many enemy scouts, our actions will definitely be discovered!"

"It's about letting the enemy discover our movements and turn their attention to the east. When the time comes, they don't have the energy to pay attention to the situation on the west side of the camp, so they create an opportunity for Woolf and Saqqara! ”

"Okay, then, when are we going to do it?" Schwartz asked, sighing. He knew that this casualty must be indispensable. Because, even if you attack at night, because the other party is on guard, it is equivalent to just facing it...... And generally just frontal, it is the ...... with the greatest casualties

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"As soon as Woolf and Saqqara's army arrived, we moved first, and then when the enemy's attention was drawn to us, they attacked!"

"Okay, how do these two let us know that their army has arrived?"

"Then put a cannon fight...... Uh, no, the sound of artillery will alarm the enemy. Let's let them put a few Kong Ming lanterns into the sky. When the time comes, our scouts will see the light with binoculars. However, there must be a Kong Ming lantern with a rope, and after receiving the signal here, the Kong Ming lantern will also be put into the sky. Over there, take away the Kong Ming lantern with a rope to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy! ”

"Also, half an hour after we attacked, they were attacking!" Marin thought for a moment and added.

"Okay, I'll send a scout to deliver a letter to them!"

"Well, get ready, before dawn, we're going to fight for our lives!" After saying that, Marin first went to the captain's room of the command ship to take a nap. After all, the real start time will have to wait until a few hours later......