Just as Marin's army was ready to be deployed, the spies sent to Denmark before also sent back important information - Denmark had prepared an army of 20,000 in Jutland, near the Duchy of Schleswig.

At present, the Danish army of 20,000 is being assembled, and when it is ready, it will be ready to raid the Duchy of Schleswig from the north.

In addition, having learned the lessons of the last war, the Danes kept 10,000 troops in Copenhagen this time to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous time.

The news came from Copenhagen, from the residence of the Danish minister. Previously, when arranging the group of spies who were themselves Danes, Mikel, who was originally the prime minister of Denmark, made a great effort. Relying on the influence of the Danish prime minister who had been the prime minister for many years, Mikel privately entrusted people to send these spies to the mansions of several Danish ministers as servants.

Those Danish ministers naturally have the right to access those secrets. Finally, by chance, a spy overheard a minister's conversation, confirmed the news, and quickly sent it back.

According to intelligence, the 20,000-strong army, a new army composed entirely of Danish farmers, began training a year ago. They were a group of stronger and taller people selected by Hans, the king of Denmark, from the people. Moreover, they were trained by 50 Swiss mercenary instructors.

Trained by Swiss mercenaries, these 20,000 Danish soldiers, all of whom use 6-meter-long Swiss spears and learn Swiss techniques and tactics, are a copycat version of Swiss mercenaries.

Although, this Danish army looks very powerful, but Marin knows - this army is a soft persimmon......

Why? Because, the 20,000 Danish army, which looks like it is very powerful, are all Swissified. However, these 20,000 people were not savage and fierce Swiss mountain dwellers, but Danish farmers. In terms of the personal qualities of the soldiers, they were far inferior to the Swiss.

Moreover, don't look at the whole year of training in this army, the basic military skills should be solid. However, this is a group of recruits who have never been on the battlefield. Don't look at the dragon spirit and tiger during training, but when you go to the battlefield, especially when you go to the battlefield for the first time, it is easy to be timid. In particular, they are a cold-armed army......

Unlike the Swiss mercenaries, Marin's army, although there are also many recruits. However, on the battlefield, Marin's army had a lot of muskets. Even if the fighters are on the battlefield for the first time, after the musketeers have dealt multiple rounds of blows to the enemy, the morale of the enemy army will fall, and the morale of our army will rise. After all, it is the enemy who is killed and wounded. Moreover, the loud sound of gunfire can also divert the attention of the fighters and hide some nervous emotions. In particular, the enemy did not yet have muskets, and the two sides did not fire at each other. In the case of crushing the opponent on this side, the psychological level of the recruit's first battlefield career is relatively easy to overcome.

But the Danish army was different, they learned from Swiss mercenaries. Although the technique and tactics are relatively sophisticated, the spear stabbing tactics of the Swiss mercenaries require a lot of courage. Don't look at their usual training to poke scarecrows, they are very imposing, but when they really get to the battlefield, the problem comes......

The enemy is not a scarecrow and will not be placed there for you to poke. When you poke an enemy with a spear, the enemy will poke you too. Recruits who are on the battlefield for the first time are very nervous when they stab each other with spears with the enemy.

Therefore, when the Swiss were fighting, the first three rows were all veterans, and the recruits were placed in the back as reserves. Why? Because veterans are accustomed to fighting, even if there are large casualties, it is not easy to collapse.

Switzerland puts new recruits in the front row, and if they lose the battle, it can easily cause collapse. But the problem is that the intelligence shows that this team of 20,000 people is actually composed of all new recruits, and there are no veterans......

So, Marin began to think of something else......

After much thought, Marin gave the order:

"Order Saqqara not to go south, but north, to conceal his whereabouts, and cooperate with Woolf. Esbrand, get rid of the Danish army of 20,000 first! ”

Schwartz was a little puzzled:

"Young master, but, the 10,000 people in Sakara are also recruits!"

"I know, so, I chose this Danish army for them as the first baptism on the battlefield! By the time the battle with the Danish army is over, they will be veterans who have seen blood! ”

"So how do you do that?"

"According to intelligence, the first target of the Danish army was the city of Riber in the north-west of the Duchy of Schleswig, where the Treaty of Riber was signed and of great political importance to Denmark. You send someone to inform Woolf. Esbrand, gathering heavy forces to defend in the city of Liebe. ”

When the Danish army arrived, he told Woolf's army not to go out of the city for a decisive battle, but to defeat the Danish army through the defense of the city. When the Danish morale dropped, let Saqqara go and attack the Danish army's camp at night. Well...... Remember to inform Saqqara to practice more night battles during this time! Also, make sure they are hidden from the Danish scouts. So, they need to hide in the remote countryside a little south of the city of Lieber, not close to the road......"

"Understood!"

"Also, send a group of vehicle instructors to support Saqqara. And sent a group of carpenters over to help convert the wheelbarrow into a chariot. There should be a lot of wheelbarrows in the Duchy of Schleswig now, let those carpenters help Saqqara modify two thousand wheelbarrows for war! ”

Under the vigorous promotion of Marin, East Friesland and the Duchy of Schleswig, a large number of Chinese-style wheelbarrows were manufactured by the people for transportation. Therefore, it is relatively easy to collect 2,000 wheelbarrows from the people. Then, a skilled carpenter was sent to modify the wheelbarrow, and three spears were attached, so that it could be used as a rudimentary chariot.

And, conveniently, these wheelbarrows can be used not only as chariots, but also for transporting supplies.

After all, a Chinese-style wheelbarrow, which can pull five or six hundred pounds of cargo, is obviously wasted with only three spears. Therefore, it can also be used to transport military supplies such as grain.

Of course, in order to save the physical strength of the soldiers, only one or two hundred pounds of materials are generally placed on the car. According to Marin's arrangement, the plate armor of the soldiers in the first three rows, when marching, was first placed on the wheelbarrow and let the chariot soldiers help pull it. Wait until the battle begins, take it off the wheelbarrow and put it on, and then go into battle against the enemy. In this way, the veterans of the first three rows have saved a lot of physical strength, and they can be more durable on the battlefield. As for the mahjong mat robe, because the total weight is not as heavy as the plate armor, it is usually worn by the soldiers themselves.

According to Marin's plan, Saqqara would take 10,000 English mercenaries with him. The defenders of the Duchy of Schleswig in Esbrand, with 20,000 Danish recruits, were the first.

In fact, the original 10,000 defenders of the Duchy of Schleswig were all veterans, no worse than the 20,000 Danish recruits. It's just that in order to train Saqqara's 10,000 English recruits, Marin let them fight a defensive battle first and drain the morale of the Danish recruits. In the end, it was up to Saqqara's army to settle them. In this way, not only can the Danish army be caught off guard and it is easy to let the other side collapse, but also completely let these English recruits see blood and exercise their courage and courage.

Once the Danish army was settled, so that Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara would be able to send most of their troops south to support the battlefield to the south. After all, the southern battlefield must have been under a lot of pressure. After all, the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries here are all veterans of a hundred battles, not the 20,000 Danish recruits who can compare. In addition, there are the armies of the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg. Combined, they are estimated to be more than 40,000, or even 50,000 possible, and they are all elite. Even if Marin has 20,000 main forces, he can only guarantee that he will not fail, and it is a bit difficult to defeat the other party......