"What? There were two thousand musketeers in the army of Geddes? Schwartz, who had arrived in the territory of the Duchy of Cleaver, was taken aback when he received information from Sauer's scouts.

You must know that although he brought 20,000 troops to the south this time, he only had 4,000 musketeers, which was only twice as many as the other party. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after the other side has these two thousand musketeers, the front row of the soldiers of their own army will be unlucky. If you rush to charge, you will most likely be beaten into a sieve......

Moreover, the Guedes army used Mushkert muskets. This musket was also used before by Marin's musket troops. It's bulky, but it's powerful. A 50-gram projectile hits a person, and it is either dead or maimed.

What's more, the musketeers were extremely capable of defending the city. Two thousand Mushkert muskets were mounted at the head of the city, and tens of thousands of people could withstand the attack.

Schwartz wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to defeat the army of the Duchy of Gedes in the field, but he was worried that the army of Gedas would defend the city!

It would be unimaginable that the musket units of the Duchy of Godes could not be eliminated in the field and allowed to retreat smoothly into the city. Marin once said that in one battle, the defenders withstood an attack similar to the tens of thousands of troops of the Turkish Empire with 74 arquebuses. Even if the walls were breached, the army of that empire would not be able to rush into the city......

In fact, the big battle that Marin spoke of has not yet happened. However, the arquebus's ability to defend the city is beyond doubt.

That's why Schwartz had a headache with the formation of musket troops in the Duchy of Gedus. If you can't capture the enemy's city, you will be vulnerable to interference from the German princes once you are under a long siege.

Therefore, Marin's request this time was to fight quickly, without delay, and to defeat the army of the Duchy of Gedes and occupy the Netherlands part of the Duchy of Gedes before the German princes reacted......

But if the Geddes had set up a row of arquebuses at the head of the city......

"What to do?" Schwartz was a little anxious......

"Why don't we attack the Gedus army first and destroy their musket troops first?" Sauer suggested. Sauer did not follow Marin to the Americas this time, but took a troop of scouts to assist Schwartz in the battle.

Schwartz hurriedly shook his head and said:

"No! The young master said that this war must be fought reasonably. Otherwise, the land cannot be legally obtained. Therefore, this time we must not strike first, but wait for the other party to make the first move, and then we can make a move......"

"However, if we strike later, we can't guarantee that we will be able to destroy the opponent's musket troops in one fell swoop! Once a large number of musketeers have fled into the city, it will be difficult for us to take them. If it drags on for a long time, it will not work in our favor. Sauer said worriedly.

"That's no way, we have to be justified in this war, this is a dead rule, and we can't break through. Otherwise, it will be in vain if you win. ”

"Why don't we take advantage of the siege of that camp and launch a surprise attack from behind? In this way, under the internal and external attacks, the enemy will not be able to escape. Sauer suggested.

Schwartz's eyes lit up and he said:

"That's a great idea!" But soon, he was deflated again:

"You don't know, there was no army in that camp. Whether it was a Swiss prisoner of war or a Habsburg defender, it was all fake. And that concentration camp was also deliberately given to the other party to occupy by the young master and His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, I don't even know which camp will last a few minutes. Once the camp is captured, the opposing side becomes the defending side, and the effect of the musket is multiplied...... Moreover, it is said that in order to convince the Geddes that it was indeed a concentration camp, the walls of the camp were built so high and strong that they were no different from ordinary fortresses. Musketeers guarding such a place is nothing short of an enhancement......"

Then, both Schwartz and Sauer began to worry......

After a while, Sauer added:

"You said the camp was good for defense? It's just hard to hold out because there are no real soldiers inside? ”

Schwartz nodded and said:

"yes, what's wrong?"

"I suddenly thought of a way to keep the concentration camp for a little longer, until our army passed!"

"You say!"

"Since you said that the musketeers guarding the city walls have doubled their combat power, why don't you divide 1,000 musketeers to help guard that concentration camp?"

"Division?" Schwartz was stunned.

"Yes, divide the troops!" Sauer nodded, and continued:

"These thousand musketeers, placed in the big array, can't enhance much combat effectiveness. However, if you take it to guard the concentration camps, it is worth a lot. There were a thousand musketeers in the city, what was that? You can hold on for a while! It doesn't take long for them to hold out, just a day or two, and wait for our army to rush over. ”

"Divide your forces to defend? That's a solution......" Schwartz nodded, thought for a while, and then said:

"It's just that it's not enough to send 1,000 musketeers to guard the camp. Because, without the help of melee soldiers, once the enemy climbs the top of the city, it is easy to fall to the ground and slaughter the musketeers. ”

"Then send some more infantry to help guard it!" Sauer said nonchalantly.

Schwartz shook his head:

"No, if we divide too many troops, it will greatly reduce our combat effectiveness. The Gedes army is not a soft persimmon, and if we divide too many troops and cause our combat effectiveness to drop significantly, it will be difficult for us to defeat or even destroy the enemy in one fell swoop. ”

"Do you want to transfer some troops from the country?"

"That's even worse, domestic security is more important than this!"

"This is not going to work, that is not going to work, are we going to watch the Guedes army take over that concentration camp? Is there no other way? Sauer said with some dissatisfaction.

Schwartz was silent, and soon when it was time for lunch, several guards from the Duchy of Cleaver came in with a few plates of food and gave them to Schwartz and Sauer, two high-ranking generals.

The 20,000 troops of the North Sea State are now stationed in the military camp of the Principality of Clifford, and even the grain and grass are temporarily provided by the Principality of Clifford. Because, the grain and grass of the North Sea Country are being loaded into ships and transported in batches through the canal in Münster. Before, it was the priority to transport people. Now, after the people and horses are transported, it is time to transport grain and grass. But before the grain and grass arrived, Schwartz could only ask Duke Cleaver to borrow some grain and grass first......

At dinner, Schwartz burped and then ordered the orderlies of the Duchy of Cleaver to clean up the table. Looking at the orderly of the Duchy of Cleaver, who was diligently cleaning up the table, Schwartz suddenly stood up suddenly......

Schwartz's actions startled the Principality Cleaver orderly, and he thought that the place was not doing well and offended Schwartz. If he was sued by Schwartz, he would be miserable, and a military stick was indispensable.

But when he went out, he ignored him at all, but said to Sauer with a smile:

"Look, aren't the soldiers who helped defend the camp here?"

"Soldiers of the Duchy of Cleaver? Can they? "Sauer somewhat looked down on the fighting power of the Principality of Cleaver's army.

After the orderlies left, Schwartz explained:

"The combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Duchy of Cleaver is indeed average, but that refers to the combat effectiveness in a head-to-head duel. But no matter how ordinary it is, the soldiers of the Principality of Cripple can still be used to defend the city. The concentration camp in Brabant was a small town. No matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the army of the Principality of Cleaver is, it can still be done by guarding that concentration camp for two or three days. Plus, I can send 1,000 musketeers to guard them. When the time comes, the army of the Duchy of Godes will definitely not be able to come down in a few days......"

"Good idea, but the young master didn't have this plan beforehand. Moreover, whether the Duchy of Cleaver sends troops depends on whether Duke John agrees or not. ”

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go to Duke John! ”

"Let's go!"

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