With a large amount of artillery, shells, food, and all kinds of supplies looted from Denmark, the march of the army was slow. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 But Marin is not in a hurry at all, because, even if Dietmarshin is given more time, the other party will not be able to conjure up enough people.

Even if the lancers kept sending people to report that the Dietmarshin had mobilized hundreds of people from the west of Hyde City to enter the city, it didn't make Marin feel a little flustered in his heart. Because, even if all the people in the Dietmarshin area were concentrated, there were only four or five thousand people, and they were still no match for the army under Marin.

Along the way, the morale of the army was not high, and there was no excitement or apprehension when going to attack Denmark. Because, in everyone's opinion, such a good thing as Dietmarshin is really not worth mentioning.

And, most importantly, the wives they robbed in Denmark did not accompany the army! I thought that after arriving in the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin would hold a group wedding for them. Then, the soldiers can live a life of shameless sex with the Danish girls they have robbed. Unexpectedly, Marin did not immediately fulfill his promise, but pulled them to Dietmarshin......

Marin could also see that the soldiers were not in a good mood, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he can't let the soldiers go out with women, right? Therefore, he could only let the clergymen in the army, when they rest every day, give a good sermon to the soldiers and brainwash them.

Now, Marin only has 30 full-time brainwashed clerics trained by Assistant Bishop Taylor, a sycophant. On this march, all these priests were brought out. Marin's army of 15,000 men, with an average of 500 men, was staffed by a priest. Although it could not catch up with the level of one instructor in each company of our army in later generations, the difference was not very large.

Fortunately, Assistant Bishop Taylor has now produced about 80 more clergy. However, these people were all assigned to various churches in the city and in the countryside by Marin. In addition, several were sent to the colony.

When he returned to East Friesland this time, Marin also planned to ask Taylor to send dozens of more apprentices to the Duchy of Schleswig and the Earl of Oldenburg to take over the work of the local missionaries, responsible for propaganda and brainwashing of the local people, so as to prevent the locals from being dissatisfied with Marin and rebelling.

In the past, these military priests had a great influence on the soldiers. As long as they preach for a while, the soldiers will most likely be able to calm down. This time, however, the teachers missed. Because, these hairy boys were hooked away by their daughters-in-law at their fingertips. All they want now is to end the war and go back to hugging their daughter-in-law......

"It seems that it's not enough to rely on the clergymen in the army, you have to get some art troupe or something, you have nothing to sing, dance, and appease these big-headed soldiers......" Ma Lin remembered the art troupe of later generations.

Before television was popularized, in the barracks of our army, the soldiers could only listen to the radio, or from time to time a group of beautiful art troupe girls performed programs for them, so as to comfort the lonely hearts of those soldiers.

Although it is said that those fairy-like sisters in the art troupe do not have the share of those ordinary food soldiers, but letting them take a look from time to time can also comfort their lonely hearts. People, when there is thought, there is motivation. With motivation, we will work hard. Otherwise, a team that eats and waits for death will only be hanged and beaten.

In the loneliness and turmoil along the way, the army finally arrived at the foot of Hyde City and completed the siege of Hyde City. At this time, there were only 1,000 well-trained main militiamen in Hyde City, and 1,200 strong people recruited from all over the country......

It stands to reason that after the arrival of the army, the siege should be arranged immediately. However, when Marin arrived with a large army, he did not immediately order the siege of the city, but selected from the army the Frisian soldiers from the East Frisian Metropolitan Kingdom, held earthen trumpets, and began to shout to the city in Frisian, persuading the Dietmarshin people in Hyde to surrender and avoid bloodshed in the conflict......

Why? Because Marin has a crush on Woolf. Esbrand......

Of course, Marin didn't have a crush on Woolf. Esbrand, a middle-aged uncle in his forties, took a fancy to his ability and intelligence.

At the end of the rigid and dogmatic European Middle Ages, he was able to use such a strategy as "flooding the Seventh Army". Esbrand was an absolute European military genius.

You must know that in Europe now, there has not been contact with the Orientals, so naturally they don't know what "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Thirty-six Strategies" are. Woolf. Esbrand's plan to flood the Danish army was entirely on his own wit. Moreover, this person is not rigid and dogmatic.

Marin has trained Schwartz for a long time and found a problem, that is, although Schwartz is smart, he also loves to learn. However, probably because of the fact that he was born into a knightly family, there were always some dogmas and guidelines in his thoughts. In the event of a war, it is no problem for Schwartz and the people to fight head-on. However, it is difficult to learn to win the maximum at the lowest cost. This is entirely due to the influence of the dogmatic ideas of the knights, and it is difficult to change.

And Woolf. Esbrand, on the other hand, was born entirely into a commoner family, starting as an ordinary militia squad leader, without the dogmatic thinking of the aristocracy, and was a "pragmatist" like Marin. As long as it is beneficial to itself, the mountains, rivers and rivers can become a help for them to fight the enemy.

So, Marin is very important for Woolf. Esbrand was very appreciative. Although the other party is in his forties, in Marin's opinion, his talent is better than Schwartz. If you teach it for a while, you will definitely be able to train a famous general.

Therefore, after besieging the city of Hyde, Marin did not give the order to attack, but sent soldiers of Frisian origin to shout incessantly into the city to persuade the Dietmarshin to surrender.

If Woolf. Esbrand was willing to surrender, and Marin didn't mind agreeing to a high-ranking position. Even, Marin also intends to make Woolf in the future. Esbrand became the garrison general of the Duchy of Schleswig, responsible for defending against Danish attacks.

After all, the Danes would not have been reconciled after losing the Duchy of Schleswig and Holstein. The Duchy of Holstein was difficult for the Danes to reach because it was in the south, so they needed to capture the Duchy of Schleswig before they could reach the south.

Therefore, in the future, the Duchy of Schleswig was not destined to be peaceful. Marin also needed a good general to defend the area against the Danish counteroffensive.

But now, Marin is desperately short of generals. Schwarz and Stadder were able to complete the task of defending the Duchy of Schleswig. However, they have other tasks. For example, in the future, Marin will also plot against West Friesland, and he will use them. Therefore, there was a great shortage of high-ranking officers in Marin's hands. And those wandering knights who were born in knight families can most likely only serve as middle- and lower-level officials. Those who are capable of commanding tens of thousands of troops, Ma Lin's subordinates can't find a few.

It is for this reason that after seeing Woolf. After Esbrand, such a highly gifted military commander, Marin suddenly fell in love with his talents and planned to recruit peacefully. Therefore, he ordered the army to only surround the city of Hyde, and not attack, in the hope that by persuading Woolf to surrender. A military genius like Esbrand, under his own name, helps him expand his territory or defend one side......