Chapter 1246: Army "Mutiny" (Part I)
The Scottish Legion was the latest regiment to be formed in the North Sea State, and its main body was Scottish Highland infantry prisoners of war. Frankly, these people may not be very loyal to the North Sea Kingdom. Therefore, in this newly formed Sixth Legion, Marlin specially transferred 3,000 elite veterans, with 7,000 Scottish prisoners of war, to suppress possible resistance at any time.
In fact, at the beginning of its establishment, the 7,000 Scottish Highland Infantry in the Sixth Army did have sporadic riots, but they were all suppressed by Heynckes with the help of 3,000 German veterans.
Fortunately, when Marin selected the Scottish Highland infantry, he kicked out all the officers and leaders of Scotland. Therefore, none of the remaining Scottish Highland infantry, who have no opinions, have the ability to "ascend and shout". Several small-scale riots in the early days of the establishment were easily suppressed because no one responded.
Now, two years later, Heynckes has a relatively good grasp of the 7,000 Scottish Highland Infantry of the Sixth Army.
Of course, the outside world did not know that Heynckes was in full control of the Sixth Legion. Because, Heynckes is too young, only in his twenties. At this age, in the traditional German army, he has just become a squad leader or a heavy knight.
Germany has always had a tradition of trusting the elderly, and it is difficult for young people to take the lead. Because Germans are more pragmatic, they will not let you take on great responsibilities without years of experience. Just as the Chinese tradition says, "If you don't have hair on your mouth, you can't do things well", rigid Germans also trust older people more.
Therefore, for the young Heynckes, the princes of various countries are not optimistic, and they have long been waiting to see Heynckes's jokes. After all, the Sixth Legion was in a special situation, and most of the soldiers were Scottish troops, which was difficult to control.
If there is a problem with several legions in the North Sea Country, the most problematic thing should be the Sixth Legion, which is dominated by Scottish troops. Therefore, if Marin wants to show weakness, he must first let the Sixth Army "go wrong......
And how to make the Sixth Army "go wrong"? Pretending to mutiny, of course......
However, Marin feared that if the "mutiny" was not well controlled, it could turn into a real mutiny. Therefore, he called a few corps commanders to discuss how to act.
In response to Marin's concerns, Stader thought for a moment and suggested:
"Otherwise, I will send 5,000 elite veterans from the First Army to the south to secretly respond and protect. If there really is a mutiny, then decisively suppress it? ”
Schwartz nodded repeatedly:
"Well, it's a good idea, safe, safe. So, how to make the Sixth Army look mutinious? ”
"We can do internal exercises and pretend to be bombing the battalion. Then, one chased and one fled, fleeing to the north. The theme of the Sixth Legion was the Scots, and it was common sense that if the Scottish infantry did mutiny, they would have returned home. So, their 'escape' route should be to go north and then capture the boat in Emden and cross the sea back to Scotland......" Heynckes said.
"But the problem is that it seems that there are officers in the Sixth Army who have been bought. If you just pretend to be infighting, the truth will definitely be passed on by those people. When the time comes, the princes who know the truth will definitely not be fooled. Wagner retorted.
"Or do I just order someone to be arrested? Anyway, my men have figured out which ones are in trouble. Just control them directly, so as not to leak the news. Sauer suggested.
"It's not proper, if you can't pass on any news at all, it's not normal, and it will make those princes suspicious." Schwartz retorted.
"Or did I deliberately put those traitors on vacation before I moved?" Heynckes proposed.
"No, if those traitors go on vacation together, then the enemy may guess that those people are exposed." Kohler immediately objected.
Looking at the few people arguing, Marin thought about it, recalled the plot of the TV series in his previous life, and suddenly said:
"In this way, before the operation, we will control those traitors, and threaten them with the lives of them and their families to deliver false news to the princes who have wooed them."
Several people thought about it and agreed one after another. But Kohler objected:
"What if those princes send people to verify in person? Under normal circumstances, it is often their father and brother who come to verify the news. ”
"This is simple, let those people shirk and say, 'Because of the mutiny in the army, all officers are not allowed to leave the barracks for half a step.'" In this way, you can avoid contact with them. ”
Everyone thinks about it, the army has mutinied, and the officers can leave the barracks casually? There is nothing flawed in this excuse......
As a result, everyone unanimously agreed to this plan, and let Heynckes conduct internal confrontation exercises, chase and escape, and then "capture" the ship and go to sea in Emden Harbor. But the destination of the sea is, in fact, a secret camp on the East Frisian peninsula. In this way, when the war begins, they can quickly return to their homeland to fight, and not too far away.
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"However, it's not enough for the Sixth Legion to have problems. After all, there are still three main legions on the mainland, and those princes are not opponents. Moreover, the Sixth Army was dominated by the Scots, and there was a reason for the mutiny. The other three legions were all German legions, so there was no reason to mutiny...... "Schwartz worried.
"Also, England has two of our legions. If it is transferred back to the mainland, even if the princes come together, they will not be afraid. I'm afraid it's not enough for a new legion to have problems......" Stader said.
"Then what do you mean to make two more legions have problems?" Marin asked.
"I'm afraid it's not enough for two legions to have problems, at least three or more legions have problems, and those princes dare to do it themselves." Schwartz and Stader said together.
Several other people also nodded, the Beihai Legion belonged to a modern army and had strong combat effectiveness. Even if there were only two legions of 20,000 people, those princes were no match. After all, those princes, the general domestic standing army is only a few thousand, and in wartime, a few thousand more people are forcibly conscripted to serve as conscripts. Even so, they would gather thirty or forty thousand people at most. But when it comes to combat effectiveness, I'm afraid it's not as good as the 20,000-strong army of the Beihai Kingdom.
"So we're going to have problems with four more legions?" Marin pondered.
Several people nodded their heads......
Marin's eyes suddenly lit up and said:
"A while ago, King Edward of England secretly wooed Saqqara and Sivarg to move to England with the Fourth and Fifth Legions, and it just so happened that I asked Saqara and Sivag to pretend to defect to England. In this way, these two legions do not look like they belong to the North Sea State. ”
"That's a good idea,......" several people nodded in agreement.
"It's just that, don't be self-defeating, you really let the two legions return to Edward!" Sauer worried.
"Rest assured, Saqqara and Sivag know that I am not dead and will not really go to England. After all, they don't mention the level of loyalty, and they are afraid that I will lead my troops to settle accounts with them. "Marin has four legions in his hands, and it is not a problem to pack up the fourth and fifth legions. Moreover, Saqara is a hardcore of Marin, and the possibility of defection is very small. Even, Saqqara's family is in the city of Aurich.
"And what about the remaining first, second, and third legions? These are all veteran legions of the North Sea Country, and there is no reason to mutiny......" Schwartz said.
"That's a question, let me think about it......" Marin pondered......