"What? You want to borrow troops from me? "John II, Duke of Cleaver, is a little dumbfounded, it's different from what I said before.

"Yes, Lord Duke, we have received information that there has been a major change in the army of the Duchy of God, so we have to temporarily adjust our tactics."

"You can also ask His Majesty the Emperor to borrow troops, and besides, the Duchy of Brabant is his territory, and my army is not suitable in the past." John II hesitated.

"However, His Majesty the Emperor is far away in Austria, and it will be a waste of time to send someone to apply, and then His Majesty will reply, and finally send troops. But what we lack most now is time, because the army of the Duchy of Gedes is already about to be dispatched. Schwartz said depressedly.

"Yes, Lord Duke. According to the previous plan, we would let the Duchy of Guedes capture the concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant, and then come forward to accuse and then send troops. However, we all know that the 15,000 people in that camp were the men of our lord, the Grand Duke Marin. If the other party finds out that he has been deceived, he may kill those poor people in a fit of rage, and in that case, the loss of Beihai Kingdom will be great. Moreover, the enemy has musketeers, and the ability to defend the city has been greatly improved. If we allow them to capture Parson, we may not be able to take it......" Sauer explained.

"You can't beat it? Isn't the other side only going to dispatch more than 10,000 people? You have an army of 20,000, plus your combat strength exceeds that of the other party, and you are still afraid that you will not be able to defeat it? John II, Duke of Cleaver, was puzzled.

"Yes, the Grand Duke once said that the most powerful use of muskets is to defend cities. Because, under the cover of battlements, the musketeers could reload relatively safely. Unlike in the wild, it is easy to be slashed by enemy soldiers. With the cover of tall walls, the combat effectiveness of musketeers can be increased several times. The Duchy of Gedes now has 2,000 musketeers, standing on the walls, worthy of 10,000 ordinary infantry. If we lose Parsons to our opponents, we may not be able to recapture it. Even if it can be recaptured, it is estimated that it will take several months. ”

"But, Lord Duke, you also know that this war must be resolved quickly. Otherwise, it will be intervened by other vassal states. Even France reacted and intervened. Therefore, we must choose the most advantageous method of warfare. That is, to solve the opponent in the field. The best option is to kill Parsons from behind while they are besieging Parson......" Schwartz patiently explained.

"Hmm...... That's the same thing...... But if we don't wait for them to take advantage of the loss, we won't be able to take advantage of it......" said John II worriedly.

"So, we asked the Parsons camp to hold out for a few days. Isn't it reasonable for us to send troops to the rescue in a few days? ”

"However, if the Duchy of Guedes intends to attack the Parson concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant, there must have been a lot of spies near the camp at this time, right? How can we send an army over in such a situation? Even if it is sent, what if it scares the other party and makes it dare not send troops? ”

"That's a big problem...... "Schwartz and Sauer both lost their thoughts......

"We need to strengthen Parson's defenses without letting the other side find out that we are massively increasing our troops...... It seems hard......" Schwartz thought with a headache.

Just when Schwartz and Sauer were at a loss, a guard suddenly came in and reported that the grain ship from the North Sea Kingdom had arrived......

The grain ships of the North Sea Kingdom passed through the North Sea Road, then entered the Rhine from the mouth of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, and then traced back to the docks along the river of the Duchy of Clifford before transporting the grain and grass of the 20,000 army led by Schwartz with great difficulty.

Sauer was elated and was about to go to receive food. However, Schwartz did not get up immediately, but muttered repeatedly:

"Grain ship...... Grain Ship ...... Grain ......"

Then, Schwartz suddenly stood up and said loudly:

"I've got a way!"

Both John II and Sauer looked at Schwartz in amazement and asked:

"What's the solution?"

"There were about 10,000 people in Parsons Concentration Camp, and the consumption of food was very staggering. Therefore, I intend to let the army you support disguise as a food convoy and go to the Parson concentration camp for reinforcements. As for the weapons, they were hidden in the grain trucks and brought in! ”

Sauer's eyes suddenly lit up:

"That's a good idea!"

"However, the grain transport team, even with the escort team, more than 2,000 people died. But more than 2,000 people will definitely not be able to beat each other, and it is enough to hold on for three days. But if we send a few thousand people, our opponents will be suspicious! Moreover, when the grain transport team arrives there, it can't be relied on and not leave, right? That would also arouse suspicion in the Duchy of Godes. John II said.

Schwartz wilted again......

But after thinking for a while with his chin in his hands, he said:

"I've got a way ......"

Schwartz's eyes immediately lit up:

"Tell me about it!"

"Remember how His Majesty Edward, the current King of England, survived?"

As soon as Sauer finished speaking, before John II could react, Schwartz called out:

"Substitution!"

"That's right! His Majesty Edward was replaced by Lord Margaret with a boy who resembled him. This is the same way we can send troops to reinforce Parson, but not to make the Duchy of Guedus nervous. We sent two or three thousand men to bring in the grain, and then let the two or three thousand people inside change into the clothes of the soldiers of the grain delivery team and leave. In this way, the Duchy of Gedes will be neither detectable nor afraid of an increase in the strength of the concentration camps......"

"Great idea! But will two or three thousand men be able to hold back the Geds army for a few days? John II asked.

"Then send 4,000 people, and we can let the grain transport team run twice, and exchange 2,000 people at a time!"

"But how can there be so much food?" John II was a little dumbfounded.

"You can fill a grain bag with sediment...... Schwartz excused.

"This ...... It's too insidious......" John II, Duke of Clifford, was dumbfounded. He didn't think that there was a routine of pretending to be food with mud and sand. However, Schwartz and Sauer were both the men who had followed Marin for the longest time, and they were also infected by Marin and wilted.

"If he can win, it doesn't matter what way he does! Besides, we pretend that we are only deceiving the enemy by pretending to transport food, and it is not against morality. ”

"That's ......," John II nodded, but then asked:

"Is 4,000 men enough to resist the enemy? Cliffor's Army...... Probably not as strong as the Duchy of God's army......" John II, Duke of Cleaver, said embarrassedly. After all, the Duchy of Clive has been peaceful for a long time, and he has never thought about fighting people, and the army is not actively trained. Although there are tens of thousands of troops, they certainly cannot be compared with the army of the Duchy of Gedes, which has experienced the baptism of war. Even, he was worried that the 4,000 Cleaver Principality army would be able to withstand three days in the face of 10,000 thousands of Principality of Geddes' troops......

"Lord Duke, don't worry, you only need to send 3,000 troops. For the remaining 1,000 men, we will send a thousand musketeers. With a thousand musketeers to help defend the city, it won't be a problem to hold it for a week or two! ”

"Okay, I'll go and pick up three thousand soldiers." John II nodded and said decisively.

"We will also send ships to transport them to the territory of the Duchy of Braplatent. In addition, we will greet the Duchy of Brabant and have the grain wagons and flags of the Habsburg army ready......"

Then, Schwartz and Sauer went their separate ways. Sauer mainly went to the Duchy of Brabant in person to say hello to the head of the local Habsburg family to avoid misunderstanding. It would be hilarious if the disguised grain convoy and the Habsburg army did it.

Schwartz, on the other hand, was mainly responsible for dispatching ships transporting troops. Although troop carriers will pass through the territory of the Duchy of Godes, as long as they travel day and night, they can still avoid the investigation of the Duchy of Gods. Besides, the Duchy of Guedes is currently concentrating its forces in the area of Upper Guedes, which is close to the Parson concentration camp in the Duchy of Brabant (the so-called upper and lower levels here are generally referred to on the Rhine, with the upper south of the Rhine as the upper and the lower reaches of the north as the lower). For example, France has the Upper Rhine and Lower Rhine provinces), and the Lower Guedes in the Netherlands is currently empty of troops and has no manpower to stop the ship to investigate.

As for the grain wagons and the flags of the Habsburgs, Sauer also went to the Duchy of Brabant to borrow them, and returned them when they ran out......