Marin thought about it for a while, but he didn't make up his mind. After all, he had some distrust in the thieves' will to fight. To put it bluntly, the gang of Robin Hood thieves is a gang of robbers. Although under the training of Koster and Marić, these thieves are far more powerful than ordinary thieves. However, thieves are thieves after all, and Marin is afraid that they will not have enough will to fight against the Scots.

It just so happened that Koster and Marić were now hiding in the woods of the Pennines in the upper reaches of the Uss River, a tributary of the Humber River, with the Robin Hood Bandits. And Marin's camp was on the south bank of the lower Humber River. So, Marin simply sent someone to call Koster and Marić over and ask them what they thought......

Koster and Marić received the call and quickly rushed to Marin's camp. Marin asked them about the fighting power of the thieves, and the two of them were a little unconfident.

Strictly speaking, after the training of Koster and Marić, the basic military skills of those thieves are still relatively solid, no less than ordinary soldiers. But the crux of the matter is that in the past two years, these thieves have fought guerrilla warfare and have never been directly confrontational with the official army. Therefore, Koster and Marić are not so sure of the thieves' will to fight. After all, a group of thieves who are accustomed to running away when they see officers and soldiers, you can hardly expect them to bravely face the enemy head-on......

However, when Marin said that he hoped that the 7,000-odd thieves would help Sivarg stop the Scottish army from moving south, Koster and Marić's expressions suddenly changed......

"Grand Duke, we think that if we deal with the Scottish army, those thieves will still be useful!" After Koster said this, Marić nodded next to him.

"Why is that?" Marin asked curiously.

Koster confidently says:

"Have you forgotten where the thieves came from?"

"Of course, it's those English refugees from the northern counties......" As soon as he finished speaking, Marin quickly reacted:

"You mean, those thieves hate the Scottish army?"

Koster nodded:

"Yes, the Scots are the cause of the thieves. They robbed all the grain and even the cattle in the northern counties. As a result, people in the northern counties were starved of food to survive, and many people died of starvation. Many members of our group of thieves have had their families starve to death. So, everybody hated the Scottish army. Fight other armies, they may not have the courage. But if they fight the Scottish army, they will be red-eyed......"

Marin was embarrassed suddenly, you know, the reason why the Scottish army went south was because of his letter. Moreover, the reason why the Scottish army robbed the northern counties of England was because Marin imitated Thomas. Stanley's poison scheme gives advice. If you let those "Robin Hood Thieves" know that it was their idea for the Scottish army, they still have to tear themselves apart? Their families are starving to death, and they are absolutely very responsible......

Marin suddenly felt a chill all over his body, but quickly reacted - not to mention that the ordinary thieves of the "Robin Hood Thieves Regiment" did not know that they had an idea, and even King James IV of Scotland did not know that it was his own idea. James IV only knew that Edison, the owner of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, gave him the idea, but he did not know who Edison was. Even if Edward and Lord Margaret knew their specific identities, even the French didn't know that they were the so-called "Edison......

Therefore, now those people in the "Robin Hood Thieves Group" hate the Scottish army, not themselves.

Thinking of this, Marin felt that the thieves who hated the Scottish army should fight to the death of the Scottish army. Although I feel sorry for them, but after so many years as a ruler, Marin's heart has long been blackened. If a good ruler had been there, he would not have been able to achieve what he has achieved now, and he might not even be able to live now......

In Marin's eyes, the thieves of the "Robin Hood Thieves Group" were just some chess pieces. And he himself is the one who plays chess. Do chess players care about how the pieces feel? No! Therefore, Marin, with a thick face and a black heart, after forcing these poor Englishmen into thieves, will bewitch them and fight the Scots desperately in the name of revenge......

However, for these English thieves to fight the Scottish army, there must be a saying, that is, a high-sounding reason. Otherwise, this kind of so-called "rebel army" with unknown identity may not be acceptable to both warring parties.

As a result, Marin approached Edward, hoping that he would recruit the thieves in the name of the King of England as a "patriotic force" to participate in the confrontation with the Scots......

Hearing Marlin's shameless request, Edward stared at Marlin for a long time - he really couldn't imagine how Marlin, who had forced those poor English refugees into thieves, had the face to use them and the Scots desperately......

However, thinking that he was also a member of the conspiracy with Marin, Edward did not despise Marin. Strictly speaking, Marin did this to help him reclaim the throne. So, the families of those thieves starved to death, and Edward himself was also very responsible.

Eventually, Edward, in the name of the king, signed a document announcing the pardon for the crimes of all members of the "Robin Hood Thieves' Regiment" and allowing them to go to the Northumberland front in the name of a "patriotic group" to cooperate with General Siwag in resisting the invasion of the Scottish army. If you make a meritorious service, you can also get a reward afterwards......

Before Koster and Marich went back, Marlin made a point of explaining and instructing them on some tactics.

Marin's plan was to select 3,000 people from the "Robin Hood Thieves" who hated the Scots the most, enter Newcastle City, and assist Sivarg in defending the city. These people are the most hostile to the Scottish army, and they are most suitable to fight the Scottish army besieging the city head. Their anger and hatred will cause great trouble for the Scottish army......

The remaining 4,000 or so thieves, led by Koster and Marić, took advantage of the low development and forested characteristics of Northumberland to fight guerrilla warfare with the Scottish army.

These men would be divided into two parts, and the more than 3,000 infantry of them would go in groups and turns to attack the large camp of the Scottish army at night. Even if the sneak attack is not successful, it will be impossible for the Scots to sleep. This tactic, called "tired enemy tactic" in ancient China, makes you nervous all night and can't sleep well. In this way, there is no energy to fight during the day. In this way, it will be easier for Newcastle to defend.

If the enemy's tactics are used too much and the opponent ignores them, then it's fine. Marlin specially asked Koster and Marić to bring back a batch of powder kegs, and when the other party ignored his attack in the middle of the night, he specially ran to the edge of the enemy camp in the middle of the night to light the powder kegs...... The loud explosions and vibrations made it difficult not to wake up the enemy......

There were only 900 horse thieves left, and Marin told Koster and Marich that one of them would lead them to attack the Scottish army's grain convoy. When they saw the enemy's small detachment transporting food, they destroyed it, and when they had time, they took some of the food away, and burned the rest. Burn it all before you have time......

The Scottish army numbered 10,000 men, and it is said that there were several thousand. With so many people, the amount of food and grass needed must be a large amount. The task of the 900 horse thieves was to sneak up on the Scottish army's grain routes. Even if the other party is tightly protective of the grain and grass and the sneak attack fails, the 900 horse thieves can easily escape. After all, the enemy army guarding the grain and grass would never dare to chase it out easily. Otherwise, it is easy to be successfully attacked by another group of enemies that may appear...... Hey, no, the enemy has never seen this tactic, maybe you can try it - let one group of horse thieves divert the enemy troops escorting the grain and grass to chase after them, and the other group of horse bandits will sneak up and burn the grain and grass from the other direction......

By the time Marlin finished his tactics, Koster and Marić were already looking at Marin with God's eyes - it was so powerful, it was so tormented by thousands of thieves who were good at fighting guerrillas, and the Scottish army had to be tossed and collapsed......