"Hey, it's cool to suck it!" An officer of the alliance of the princes of the eight kingdoms curiously picked up a pack of cigarettes, and the scholar Marin lit it and took a puff, and exclaimed.

If it is replaced by the Chinese of later generations, some people may like to smoke, and some people do not like to smoke. But the Europeans of this era are heavy on taste, and they like to dip the barbecue meat in pepper with a very strong taste. Therefore, the choking cigarette is really nothing in the eyes of Europeans in this era of heavy taste.

Therefore, several officers of the alliance army of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms who picked up cigarettes before the battle quickly fell in love with the feeling of smoking......

"It's really refreshing! No wonder they're in good spirits! ”

Ma Lin heard the discussion of several officers on the other side of the city tower, and couldn't help but pout-can you not be refreshed? In his last life, Lao Tzu hung up the code words the night before, and relied on smoking to refresh himself. Because it is a coffee immune constitution, drinking coffee can't refresh (it may also be that instant coffee is of poor quality), Marin stayed up late in his last life and often relied on smoking to refresh himself. Obviously, I hated smoking before, but then I developed the habit of smoking at night......

Not to mention the Europeans with heavy tastes in this era, even if they are Chinese people with light tastes in later generations, there are enough 300 million smokers, not to mention Europeans who love heavy tastes in this era? The strong stimulation of tobacco made several officers of the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms who took the lead in smoking unstoppable.

Then, several more packs of cigarettes were quickly snatched up underground. Many soldiers of the alliance of the princes of the eight countries rushed to smoke cigarettes, and more than a dozen packs of cigarettes were quickly divided.

Charlie, Earl of Geldon, said angrily:

"You idiots, aren't you afraid he'll poison this thing?"

Hearing this, many people immediately hesitated......

Marin sneered and said:

"Cowardly rats, think with your pig brains, I will poison people in front of so many people? I'm also a grand duke recognized by the empire, how would I do this? ”

After saying that, Marin threw down a dozen packs of cigarettes. Anyway, it's promotion, you can't be stingy. When these people get used to smoking, they don't have to worry about not getting back the cost from them.

Marin remembers that tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century and quickly became popular throughout Europe. Subsequently, it was introduced to China and quickly became popular in China. Europeans in this era were very receptive to the taste of tobacco, more accepting than later generations. In later generations, many Europeans boycotted smoking because of their importance to health. But even so, 30% of Europeans smoked in later generations. So, he doesn't worry about the sales of tobacco. But first, let the tobacco become famous.

He sells cigarettes before the battle, although it is a bit 2, but it is also easier to quickly make a name for himself in tobacco. After all, it's a strange thing, and it's easy to spread all over Europe. You know, no matter where you are, you like to hear anecdotes. Marin is a dignified Grand Duke, selling cigarettes before the battle, although he has lost his identity a bit, but it is really an anecdote and it is easy to spread it.

As for fame or something, Marin didn't care that much. Anyway, he knew that those old nobles didn't hack him. He wanted to clear his name, but those people didn't agree. So, he's also a little bit broken.

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In fact, when Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he had seen tobacco. However, it was popular only among some Spanish sailors. Later, under Marin's flickering, coupled with an outbreak of syphilis, the Spaniards withdrew from Europe in horror. Therefore, the inheritance of tobacco in Spain was temporarily cut off. And people in north-central Europe have yet to see the power of tobacco. So, Marin needed a big event to help promote tobacco.

Obviously, the pre-battle sales of cigarettes are a very high-profile event. I believe that after this battle, many people will try to smoke because of curiosity. Once it's smoked, it's easy to fall in love with it......

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Marin talked with the eight princes on the castle tower for a while, and at the same time a group of people got together to have a "smoking conference". When the cigarette was finished, everyone dispersed. Although many of the soldiers of the Eight Kingdoms Princes and Alliances who smoked for the first time did not find it enjoyable, Ma Lin dropped too few cigarettes to be enough to divide them. Then, they could only curse and walk away.

Why didn't you take the opportunity to shoot the 8 princes under the city? This is not Huaxia, and you can't be too unscrupulous. In Europe, you can't kill a nobleman for no reason. Even if a nobleman is captured, he must ensure his safety, and then wait for his family to redeem him with money, and cannot kill him at will. Unless, in the middle of the melee you chill off and kill the other party. However, you can't be found out on purpose......

This is the "unspoken rule" of the European aristocratic circle, and if you want to mix in this circle, you must abide by it. Otherwise, others won't play with you. Even, let's form a group to you......

Therefore, when these 8 princes swaggered under the city, Marin was not easy to kill. After a pity to take a look at the 8 "fat sheep" swaggering away, Marin threw away the cigarette butts and rearranged the battle......

When the battle was arranged, Marin walked down the tower and entered the headquarters. Why? Because the battle mode is different now......

A few years ago, when Marin was fighting, the army of the North Sea State was heavily armed with muskets, while the enemy was basically not equipped with muskets. But a few years later, the situation in Europe has changed a lot.

Because of the success of the Marin army, and the fact that the Spaniards also defeated the invincible French with the "Marin phalanx", which contained a large number of musketeers. As a result, muskets quickly became popular in Europe. Even Marin's opponent in this war, the coalition of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms, was equipped with a lot of musketeers.

Of course, the muskets used by the opponents are basically the most popular arquebuses at the moment, not the clockwork muskets that Marin's men are equipped with. It's not that clockwork musket techniques are too difficult, it's that they're too difficult to build. The mainspring of a clockwork musket is very difficult to make, and it requires a steel sheet with good elasticity. Ordinary craftsmen could not make a qualified spring at all, let alone use a spring to make a fire device for muskets. Therefore, in other European countries, even if there are musketeers, arquebuses are commonly used. After all, arquebus technology is not difficult, and the technology is mature and widespread.

It's just that although the arquebus has such and such shortcomings, its power is not much different from that of a clockwork musket. They are all smoothbore guns, and the power of lead bullets is also amazing. If Marin accidentally gets hit by buckshot, it's going to be doomed.

Therefore, after the siege began, Marin returned to the headquarters in the city. Anyway, the men will report on the battle. Even if he went up to the city to observe the enemy, Marin would hide behind the battlements and look out through the shooting holes.

Moreover, Marin did not let the Beihai army burst out with real firepower at all, but stopped fighting. Because, he was afraid that after all the firepower burst out, he would scare off his opponent......

But before the 5,000 Cossack cavalry of the Third Army arrived on the battlefield, Marin clearly did not want his opponents to be scared away. Therefore, he can only show weakness first and drag the opponent before talking......

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As for the 3rd Army and 5,000 Cossack cavalry that Marin was expecting, they were now looking at the surging waters of the Elbe on the east bank of the Elbe......

After completing the liquidation of the Third Army, Steindorff regained control of the Third Army after a short period of changing officers and reorganizing the troops. Then he went south with the reborn 3rd Army and 5000 Cossack cavalry.

It's just that when he led his army to Las Vegas, an important port city on the east bank of the Elbe estuary, he suddenly found that the Las Vegas ferries seemed to have been towed to the west bank of the Elbe, and there were no materials to build a pontoon bridge......

As a result, Steindorff and his army could now only stare at the surging Elbe and could not pass through it......