Fortunately, the spring ploughing in East Friesland was over, and it was easy for Marin to assemble an army. Even militia recruitment, it is relatively easy.

In this conscription, in addition to the original regular army, Marin also recruited 15,000 people and 10,000 militiamen. Among them, there were 5,000 militiamen, the old militia of East Friesland, and the 10,000 militia, which had existed since the days of the Syksner family, was mainly to defend several main cities, as well as the Ames River defense line against attacks on the western border. As for the southern border, Bishop Conrad has promised to help maintain the security of the southern border in the North Münster region.

As for the eastern border, that is, the eastern border of the Earl of Oldenburg, Marin did not care very much. Because, the city of Oldenburg had Adler's 3,000 militia and 3,000 locally recruited auxiliary militia, and the attack was insufficient, but it was enough for self-preservation. Moreover, Marin did not think that the Archbishop Congress of Bremen in the east had gone crazy to attack the Count of Oldenburg. After all, it is a religious country, and it is still very clear about its relationship with the Holy See.

The 10,000 troops of the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin could not have recruited them to East Friesland. Therefore, Marin sent an order ordering the defenders of the Duchy of Schleswig to stand still, but recruited a group of people to help defend the city and avoid the enemy's strong attack.

Marin estimated that the Electors of Brandenburg and Saxony could not have sent troops without reason. Well, the only reason for them to send troops must be to help Denmark.

Both in-law countries have been dispatched, can Denmark not be dispatched? Moreover, when Denmark surrendered, there were more than 10,000 people in southern Sweden. Therefore, if Denmark sends troops this time, the number should be at least 15,000, possibly more.

So, Marin asked Woolf, who was in charge of the military affairs of the Duchy of Schleswig. Esbrand, with defense as the main task. As long as you firmly hold on to a few major cities and the safety of the granaries in the city, you will be able to complete the mission.

As for Marin, as soon as the 10,000 militia were in place, he could go out with the 20,000 troops originally stationed in the mainland and the North Münster region.

Now, the 10,000 troops originally stationed in the North Münster region have taken the initiative to move north, approaching the army camp south of Orich, preparing to join the main force of 10,000 stationed in East Friesland.

In addition to this, 10,000 English recruits are being shipped in batches to Whangueog and Spicog, the easternmost islands of the East Frisian archipelago. The two islands are not currently fully developed. Because, these two islands are close to the Jävre region. In the past, in order to prevent the people of the Jaffre region who did not belong to his control from discovering some secrets, he did not bother to develop them. Today, these two islands are good areas for Tibetan troops.

Marin intends to use the 20,000 troops he brings with him as a force on the surface to attract the main force of the enemy. Then, the 10,000 English mercenaries were quietly transported to land and attacked the enemy's flank from the flank in order to achieve the goal of crushing the enemy.

It's just that the transportation of 10,000 people is not easy. So, Marin began to mobilize more ships for transporting troops. After much thought, Marin decided to quietly transport these 10,000 English mercenaries to the southwestern coast of the Duchy of Schleswig and hide them now. Wait until the outbreak of the Great War, then go south to the war zone and attack the enemy from the flank. Of course, it is also possible to help the defenders of the Duchy of Schleswig defeat the Danish army before heading south.

Anyway, the 20,000 main forces of the Marin belt should not have much of a problem. Even if there are many enemies, if you are fighting a defensive battle, the possibility of being quickly defeated by the enemy is extremely low. Because, Marin's Spanish phalanx is a big formation that is extremely good at defense.

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It's just that when the main army began to gather, Marin looked at the neat soldiers below and almost couldn't hold back his laughter......

Why? Because he saw the "mahjong mats" worn by most of the soldiers......

Except for the elite veterans in the first three rows, who wore the cuirasses and helmets of Maximilian armor, most of the rest of the soldiers, about four-fifths, wore double-layered "mahjong mats". The feeling of wearing a double-layer "mahjong mat" made Marin, who was accustomed to seeing mahjong tiles in later generations, always have the urge to burst into laughter. Fortunately, he remembered that he was a monarch and a commander-in-chief. So, he forcibly tightened his face and held back a smile.

Looking at the soldiers wearing double-layer "mahjong mats", a word suddenly popped up in Ma Lin's mind - "Mahjong Army"......

Yes, everyone has two layers of "mahjong mats" on their bodies, which is too appropriate to describe as a "mahjong army......

And the 20,000 army wearing "mahjong mats" together, what kind of card? Isn't that "20,000......

Marin began to YY such a scene - when the Elector of Brandenburg, Joakim I, and the Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, rushed over with a large army, Marin suddenly turned over a trump card - 20,000!

Then, tens of thousands of combined troops of Brandenburg and the Electorate of Saxony were wiped out by the way......

Moreover, the "mahjong mats" worn by the soldiers under Marin's command are not ordinary. Although it is not made of bamboo, it is also made of harder oak. Its weight is very light, a 42 cm * 42 cm small square mahjong mat, weighs only 696 grams, that is, less than 0.7 kilograms. Even if it is made of wood chips and has a skirt that reaches above the knee, the total weight is only 3.5 kilograms. If it is double-layered, it is only 7 kilograms, which is 14 kilograms.

Of course, when wearing double-layer mahjong mat armor, the inner mahjong mat has no skirt, which is also to save weight. In this way, the double-layer mahjong mat actually weighs only 6 kilograms.

It's just that the outer layer of the "mahjong mat", Marin has a thin iron sheet on top of the wood chips, which increases the total weight to 7 kilograms. Don't underestimate the thin piece of iron covered by the wood chips, although it is vulnerable to muskets, but when faced with cold weapons and arrows, the effect is very good.

Moreover, this armor is too simple to make. Just let the carpenters make the same size mahjong-shaped oak chips and drill the holes. Then, it was handed to a woman who was good at weaving, and the pieces of wood were strung together with hemp rope to tie it up, and it became a basic mahjong mat and protective clothing.

Even if you nail an iron piece on the outside of the wood chip, it is easy. Just cut the iron sheet into mahjong pieces about the size of a piece and then find a nail to nail it to the surface of the wood chip, and you're good to go.

Marin adopts the method of division of labor and cooperation, and the processing and weaving of wood chips, the processing and binding of iron sheets are all handed over to different people to complete in a centralized manner, which greatly improves efficiency. This makes almost 16,000 sets of double-layer "mahjong mat" armor easily completed.

Now, in the workshop, the double-layer "mahjong mat" armor for the 10,000 English mercenaries is being prepared. When it is ready, it will be loaded onto the English Legion garrison and equipped for the soldiers.

At that time, the total number of troops that Marin used on the battlefield will reach 30,000 troops! Well, 30,000 "Mahjong Legion" fighters......

It is conceivable that when Marin fights with his opponent on the battlefield, he first hits a "20,000", and the enemy doesn't think anything. Suddenly, Marin quietly threw out a "10,000" from the side, which was likely to become a decisive force in changing the tide of the battle and achieving victory.

This tactic is not complicated, and it has been used by many people in history. It is nothing more than attracting the attention of the enemy army head-on and demoralizing the enemy army. Then, suddenly, a surprise force rushed out from the flank and attacked the enemy's flank...... Although the routine is old, it doesn't work......