However, the poisoning of Princess Catherine of Spain was too significant. If the news leaks out, Marin won't be able to eat and walk around. Why? Because Catherine was the sister of Juana, the daughter-in-law of Emperor Maximilian I. If the news leaks, not to mention that Spain will scare itself, he will also be unlucky in front of Crown Prince Philip.

It's not that Philip, the prince, can do anything to himself, but if he is apart from this matter, he will have no place to stand......

After all, Marin was also nominally a count of Spain. As a result, to poison the Spanish princess is definitely a typical example of a rebellious courtier and thief......

Therefore, Marin especially emphasized that this operation must be kept secret. For the sake of secrecy, it was agreed that Moore would go on a killing spree. Even, Marin had to secretly ask Mohr to either kill the killer afterwards or send him out of England, leaving no trace.

In addition, if Henry VII really found out something, he pushed it on the Scots and helped to create some false evidence...... Anyway, Scotland and England are feuding, and there is nothing to pit it in. Even, Marin thought that even if he didn't do it himself, Henry VII would have chosen to put the pot on the heads of the Scots or the French. Only in this way will Britain not turn completely against Spain.

Spain is different from France, the French are landlubbers, and Britain can guarantee that the mainland will not be invaded by France. But Spain is different, and it is a maritime power that is no less powerful than that of Britain. If the Spaniards were provoked, the British mainland would be vulnerable. Because, the strength of the Spanish fleet was still higher than that of the British.

Of course, Spain will not really go all out to attack Britain. After all, that's a stupid thing to make the French happy. So, eventually, Britain might declare that the French did it or the Scots did it. Then, the two countries were ostensibly reconciled. Of course, Britain will have to pay some price...... That's politics......

The next day, April 15, Marin finally raised his army and food and forage, and was ready to go on the expedition. To this end, he also held a pledge meeting before the expedition.

This time, Marin planned to lead 20,000 regular troops and 15,000 people, carrying part of the grain, grass and ammunition first. At the same time, artillery and ammunition, as well as most of the food and forage, were sent by the navy to Lübeck with 10 armed merchant ships of the 250 class.

Lübeck is a port city that, although no longer coastal, is also located near the mouth of the river, close to the mouth of the sea. It was still convenient to transport goods with 10 warships.

Moreover, now that Denmark has completely lost its sea power, it is safer to take the sea route to Lübeck.

It stands to reason that Marin's army is a reinforcement, and the grain and grass should be the responsibility of Lübeck. However, Marin considered that because of the lack of preparation on the Lübeck side, it was unrealistic for them to suddenly gather the food and grass needed by tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time. So, Marin simply let his ships transport the grain themselves. Anyway, I have a lot of food.

After the oath meeting, before Marin had time to kick out, Kohler sent a piece of information:

"Young master, the intelligence officers have discovered that a group of suspicious people have come to the military camp of the Duchy of Saxony on the west bank of the Ames River!"

"Suspicious?" Marin was a little puzzled.

"They were ostensibly men sent by George, Duke of Saxony, but, when they came to the barracks, they did not stay in the barracks, but ran out of the barracks all day. Some of them tried to get to Aurich, but were stopped by our men. ”

Then several of them went to the open place of the port of Emden, and frequented the tavern. When they saw someone in a soldier's uniform, they invited someone to drink, and if they drank too much, they inquired about military affairs...... So, I suspect that they were spies sent by the Electorate of Saxony...... "Kohler's analytical skills were very good, and he thought that they should have been spies sent by Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, to spy on the military situation in East Friesland. After all, Frederick III was George's cousin, and it was no problem to plant a few spies to the temporary camp of the Duchy of Saxony in East Friesland.

Marin nodded, agreeing with Kohler's reasoning. Indeed, with Frederick III's ability, he would certainly have sent someone to supervise the actions of the East Frisians. If not, Marin would be surprised.

It's just that Frederick III underestimated the intelligence capabilities of the Eastern Friesian Lambean. As soon as their men inquired, Kohler's spies guessed their intentions. Because, the people of the Duchy of Saxony did not have a military conflict with Marin, and it was impossible to casually inquire about the military secrets of East Friesland.

"How do we deal with it? Do you want to arrest them all? Kohler asked.

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"It's better to be sparse, since they can send the first batch of spies, it's not uncommon to send a second batch. We've noticed this group of people, and if they are caught, the next group will be even more hidden. Therefore, I intend to send people to mislead them and deliberately pass on false information to them! Marin said confidently. In China, this method is called anti-intermittent scheme......

The anti-intermittent strategy is very widely used in ancient China, and the more famous anti-intermittent counter-intermittent counter-in-the-middle counter-in-line strategy was used by Qin and Zhao during the "Battle of Changping", so that the king of Zhao replaced Lian Po and replaced Zhao Kuo, lost the battle of Changping, and also lost 400,000 young and strong ......

In addition, Zhou Yu's "group of heroes will play Jiang Gan" and deliberately let Jiang Gan steal fake letters, which is also a very famous case. And Huang Taiji used the anti-plot to get rid of Yuan Chonghuan, which is also a famous example of the anti-plot...... In short, the ancient Chinese people played this very slippery, and Marin had read a lot of similar history, so it was relatively clear......

This time, he plans to learn from the ancient sages of China, and use a counter-plot to tease the spies of the Elector of Saxony......

"By the way, Kohler, did those Saxon spies find anything?"

"No, when the people of the First Legion were stationed in Emden a few days ago, they shot a few times, but they came into contact with low-level soldiers, and they didn't know any secrets. And today, the army of the First Legion has gathered in Aurich, and Prince Simon and his militia have just arrived in Emden to take over the defense...... Those militiamen, who only arrived in Emden today, probably haven't had time to leave the camp to drink, and those spies can't reach ......"

Marin's army was divided into three legions - the first, second and third legions, each of which numbered 10,000 men. The 1st Army was stationed in East Friesland proper, the 2nd in Schleswig, and the 3rd in the North Münster region.

In order to defeat the enemy's coalition forces, Marin gathered all the 1st and 3rd Army Corps. The original defense areas of the two legions were handed over to 10,000 militiamen. Among them, the elder Hoffmann led 5,000 militiamen to garrison the city of Aurich, while Simon led 3,000 men to garrison Emden......

Marin thought for a moment and ordered:

"So thou hast given my command to Simon, that he may restrain his men and not let them go out at will. During this time, martial law should be imposed as much as possible. ”

"At the same time, you send a few spies with good acting skills and good drinking, disguised as officers, to get a few taverns frequented by Saxon spies for a drink. Then, pretend to be drunk and tell them fake news......"

"By the way, if you ask Simon to play the banner of the Third Legion, you will say that the Third Legion has taken over the defense of the homeland. Your spies also told them that the Third Army had temporarily abandoned the defense of the Münster region and had taken over from the First Army in the defense of East Friesland. I, on the other hand, took the First Army and 10,000 militiamen with me to reinforce Lübeck......"

After listening to this, Kohler nodded, and after thinking about it, he suddenly asked:

"If they ask us why we send troops, how will they respond?"

"Tell them that our spies have found 20,000 mercenaries in Switzerland who have been hired by the Elector of Brandenburg to attack Lübeck. I'll bring 10,000 veterans and 10,000 recruits over for reinforcements, that's enough......"

This reason is very reasonable, Lübeck is an ally of Marin, of course he must be saved. And getting information from Switzerland and only knowing about 20,000 Swiss mercenaries is also a very reasonable explanation. Moreover, 10,000 veterans and 10,000 recruits, plus Lübeck's own tall walls and a few thousand defenders, were indeed enough to withstand 20,000 Swiss mercenaries......

To this end, Marin ordered the officers and men of the Third Army to remove the flag of the Third Army and hang the flag of the non-existent "Fourth Army" instead to confuse the enemy. The 10,000 militia units responsible for guarding the homeland hoisted the flag of the Third Army......

After arranging everything, Marin stepped into the battle of Makat and officially set out with the army......