Shortly after Marin set off from Emden Harbor, Schwartz, who was originally responsible for staying behind, also began to secretly gather troops and horses, preparing to go south to the Duchy of Cleaver. After all, it was agreed before that Schwartz would lead an army of 20,000 to the south and fight for John II, Duke of Cleaver, in the name of mercenaries.

At this time, not long after the spring ploughing began, the whole of Europe was busy with spring ploughing. Even the Duchy of Gedes, which wants to send troops, is busy with spring ploughing. When the spring ploughing is over, it is still early before the autumn harvest in October, which is just right for a war......

And Schwartz and Marlin had planned to take advantage of the spring plowing period when everyone was busy to complete the unwitting troop transfer plan......

And how easy is it to quietly send 20,000 troops to the south without attracting attention? Eventually, Marin and Schwartz came up with a solution by water......

At this time, the small canal connecting the Ames and the Rhine in the South Münster region was completed, and Marin decided to mobilize a large number of river transport ships to quietly transport troops......

Each river boat was covered with a tarpaulin so that the soldiers could hide in their cabins without being discovered. Then, the ships quietly parted ways and quietly headed south......

Along the way, it is all Marin's territory, as long as you say hello in advance, naturally there is no one who dares to stop the boat for inspection. Even on the territory of South Münster...... Marin also wrote a secret letter to Bishop Conrad, telling him to leave the ship alone......

There are dozens of people hidden in the cabin of each small boat, so get more boats...... If it really doesn't work, you can also let the extra people go by land separately, day and night, in short, don't let people see it.

In fact, as long as you don't take the bustling business routes, the chance of being seen by outsiders is very small. After all, this was an era when serfs could not leave the manor casually, and there were very few outsiders on the road. Ordinary foreign spies also have to disguise themselves as businessmen and follow normal business routes. Therefore, as long as you avoid the roads that the merchants pass through a lot, take the small roads exclusively, and disperse, the number of people per share is not large, and you can still avoid the eyes of people.

After Schwartz made arrangements, he took 20,000 troops, boarded the ships, and took the land route, and began to go south in batches. As for the local guards, it was naturally handed over to the elder Hoffman.

Although the elder Hoffman was not talented, the work of guarding was much less difficult than leading the troops. After a few experiences, the old Hoffman is also familiar.

In fact, Hoffman Sr. is not old at all, he is only in his early 50s, which is the age of prime of life. Although his ability is limited, he is still capable of guarding several major cities with a group of soldiers.

As for the housekeeping, old Hoffman was not good at it, but Lady Mary did......

Of course, the usual interior affairs of Lady Mary do not need to be dealt with. After all, there is Prime Minister Jeffrey who is handling government affairs. Lady Mary's task was to look at Prime Minister Jeffrey, lest he take advantage of Marlin's absence to make a small move. After all, Jeffrey's temperance is not too good.

In this way, the elder Hoffman was in charge of the military, and Lady Mary supervised the government affairs, and even in Marin's absence, there would be no chaos in the country.

It's just that, with the old Hoffman's ability, he can only defend some important areas and towns such as East Friesland and Groningen at best. No matter how many areas there are, they are not within his reach. But Marin didn't expect him to be able to hold the entire Grand Duchy of the North Sea, as long as he could hold the core area of East Friesland, even if the rest of the world was lost, Marin would be able to recapture it.

Moreover, Marin actually hoped that the elder Hoffman and Lady Mary would be more familiar with the process of staying in China. In this way, Marin can go abroad with peace of mind.

You don't have to go to other places, but the Ming Dynasty definitely has to go. It's not that Ma Lin wants to worship the Son of Heaven and kneel and lick the Ming Dynasty, but that Ma Lin does have a strong curiosity about the ancient Ming Dynasty. What does Emperor Zhengde look like? Marin was curious. There is also the great eunuch Liu Jin, who is also very famous, I don't know if it will be "Sunflower Treasure Book"......

In short, in this life, Marin will definitely go to Daminglang for a wave. Moreover, he also plans to take a group of oil painting masters to the Ming Dynasty to record the appearance of celebrities such as Emperor Zhengde and Liu Jin with oil paintings as a historical archive. Hundreds of years later, when making movies, those directors also have a reference, and they don't just ask actors to make up the numbers......

Of course, for those second-hand directors who like to find a sissy little fresh meat as the starring role, Marin is helpless. is like the later "The Great Cause of the Army", which hit the streets, the director tried his best to find a group of people who did not look like the prototype to play it...... Obviously, these protagonists have photos in existence, and there are corresponding special actors, so why do you have to find a little fresh meat that is not like it at all...... Paralyzed feel that the audience has no knowledge? So, it's strange that this movie doesn't pounce......

If you make a costume movie, you can find tall, short, fat, or thin people to play. Because, those people don't have photos in the world, you can let whoever you want to play. But it's obvious that people from decades ago have photos that have survived, and if you deliberately don't look for them, it's completely insulting to people's IQ...... The faces of the martyrs of the uprising were as white as flour? To put it mildly, in ancient times, it wasn't that there was no faggot, and he looked like a little white face, he had already been treated as a rabbit and opened the backyard, and he had anal fissures, and he still had the ability to go to the revolution?

The gods of the anti-Japanese drama are all washed and blown by the men, and the women are not only white and beautiful, but also dressed avant-garde and bold...... The most bizarre thing is that it looks so good in it, and those devils still turn a blind eye...... Really when the devils are all, don't like flower girls? Therefore, Ma Lin has always believed that the reason why "Bright Sword" is regarded as a classic among the classics of anti-Japanese dramas is that in addition to the well-written plot, the good selection of actors is also the key. is like the coarse image of Li Youbin, which is the true image of the revolutionaries of that era, rough and fierce. If you find a little fresh meat to play Li Yunlong, it is estimated that you will play in minutes...... Nima's, if you look like this, the whole regiment probably wants you, and you can still be the head of the regiment? You must know that the fire of being a soldier is vigorous, and the sows are like sable cicadas......

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It's far away again......

As the commander of the army, Schwartz was also going south. However, he was the general who was in charge of Marin before and stayed behind. If he was gone, there would be speculation. In particular, the Duchy of Godes sent some people to lurk in Orich to observe the situation. Of course, their movements were monitored by Kohler's spies.

Obviously, these spies of the Duchy of Gedes could not be allowed to discover that Schwartz was missing before they could do so. Once this happened, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, who was suspicious by nature, would inevitably be suspicious. So, Schwartz is leaving, but he can't let people know that he's gone.

Therefore, before he set off, Marin and Schwartz discussed the selection of a soldier from the army who was very similar to Schwartz. Then, every day, let him play Schwartz, and go to the palace every day for business.

As for what I don't look like, what should I do? It's easy to wear plate armor to work......

The helmet of Gothic plate armor has a mask, and as long as the mask is pulled down, no one can see the face. That stand-in brother, as long as he pulls off his mask and hurries away while impersonating Schwartz, there will be no problem.

Then, Schwartz's mount and a few personal guards would stay behind to escort the stand-in from Schwartz's mansion to the front yard of the palace every day. In the evening, he will be escorted back to Schwarz's mansion......

In this way, no one would know that Schwartz himself is no longer in Aurich. And the real Schwartz has secretly led his troops south......

In fact, Marin also plagiarized this move from the later generations of Britain, during World War II, the British and American coalition forces wanted to carry out the Normandy landing, but they were afraid that the German army would see their true intentions. So, he found a lieutenant James who resembled the British commander Montgomery, wandered around, and successfully attracted the attention of Nazi German spies. The Germans made a mistake in their judgment, and then the Allied surprise landing was successful......

Of course, Marin couldn't find a soldier with a face similar to Schwartz in a hurry, but fortunately, the helmet in this era has a mask, as long as he puts down the mask, rides Schwartz's horse, and is surrounded by Schwartz's own soldiers, he can still deceive the few spies with a very low level of business in the Duchy of Godes......

In this way, while the whole of Europe was busy with spring ploughing, Schwartz led an army of 20,000 men to the territory of the Duchy of Cleaver in batches or by boat or land. In Aurich, he was dressed in Schwartz's plate armor, riding Schwartz's war horse, escorted by several of Schwartz's personal guards, pretending to commute to and from work every day to confuse outsiders......