The city of Las Vegas at the mouth of the Elbe is currently in a very depressed state because of the outbreak of the Great War, and the situation in the entire lower Elbe region is tense. Therefore, those guests who usually come to Las Vegas City to look for Mao Mei and gamble money do not come.

Not only in Las Vegas, but also in Hamburg, where business has largely stopped. Because, Hamburg is also one of the protagonists of this big war. Knowing that Hamburg was going to fight, business activities here naturally stopped.

In the past, there was a busy stretch of the lower Elbe from Hamburg to the mouth of the sea, but now there is almost no boat activity. Even Cuxport, the port of Hamburg built by the sea, has few ships docked.

The reason why Hamburg was so depressed was that when Frederick III declared war, Lübeck and Hamburg were the strongholds of pirates, and he made a high-profile announcement to eradicate the two pirate strongholds......

Obviously, the coalition led by Frederick III was trying to destroy the two major Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg. In this way, the Hanseatic city of Saxony, the second largest business district, has a chance to rise and replace Lübeck and Hamburg as leaders in the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic cities of Saxony, although nominally independent of the vassal states, were still secretly controlled by the Electors of Saxony and the Duchy of Saxony. Therefore, as long as the Hanseatic cities of Saxony had the right to speak in the Hanseatic League, it was equivalent to Frederick III and George controlling the Hanseatic League.

Many discerning people also saw this, and knew that the Bosa coalition was very determined to destroy Lübeck and Hamburg. So, during the war, they simply stopped doing business in Lübeck and Hamburg. After all, no one knows whether the two cities of Lübeck and Hamburg will continue to exist after this war.

As a result, the lower reaches of the wide Elbe are now very few boats. Moreover, there are basically no merchant ships, only a few fishermen's small fishing boats occasionally hang out.

Such a depressed environment provided convenience for the transfer of the army under Marin's command. Because, if there are fewer people on the river, the ships carrying reinforcements will pass by, and it will be less conspicuous......

After Marin's order was delivered, the next day, during the day, Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara led an army of 18,000 to rest in Las Vegas.

By evening, 18,000 warriors, who had slept well during the day, boarded a borrowed transport from Hamburg and headed inland......

A few hours later, the fleet arrived at several riverside villages a few kilometres north of the city of Hamburg......

At this time, the scout cavalry led by Sauer's adjutant Loew had been waiting here for a long time......

Loew, with 200 interceptor scouts and another 300 ordinary light cavalry, swept away several nearby villages, captured all the strangers, and took all the horses with him, avoiding the possibility of leaking information. They then forced the local farmers to build a number of improvised docks along the Elbe to facilitate the landing of fleets and the landing of large armies.

That night, when the convoy of reinforcements arrived, 18,000 troops, supported by Loew's men, quickly landed in batches and began repairs in several nearby villages. The ships carrying soldiers and food and grass left one after another before dawn......

When all 18,000 reinforcements landed, it was already getting light.

Woolf. Although Esbrand and Saqqara completed the landing with their men, they did not immediately order the march. Because, if you are in a hurry to march east during the day, the probability of being discovered by the Bosa coalition scouts is extremely high.

So, after entering several villages on the east bank of the Elbe, Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara directly ordered the soldiers to start repairing and resting, so that they had enough energy during the sneak attack at night.

However, Woolf. Both Esbrand and Saqqara Eyed the warriors lived and cooked, and were only allowed to eat dry food. Because, if the army of 18,000 lives and cooks, the smoke will attract the attention of the scouts of the Bossa coalition army.

So, whether it's Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara, still ordinary soldiers, could only nibble on black baguettes that could be used as bricks to satisfy their hunger during the day.

After eating some brown bread, Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara arranged for the soldiers to sleep. Because, there is still a big battle to be fought at night. If you don't sleep well, it will affect the battle at night......

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And when 18,000 real reinforcements hid in several small villages on the east bank of the Elbe during the day to make up for sleep, on the Hamburg side, 10,000 fake reinforcements also began to go out of the city in great battle to attract the attention of the Bossa coalition army.

The 10,000 fake reinforcements sent by Hamburg this time were all pretended to be non-professionals. Therefore, when the march was made, it was very chaotic, not at all like an army marching, but like 10,000 villagers rushing to the market......

And the Bossa coalition forces have long been ready to destroy them......

At first, Frederick III was not sure whether the 10,000 fake army was real or fake. If they are deceived, the army sent to deal with this fake reinforcement may be in bad luck.

Therefore, Frederick III first sent a large number of scouts to monitor the "Hamburg reinforcements" on the march. It wasn't until half a day later that the scouts discovered that this army of 10,000 people did not look like an army, and sent a signal to Frederick III and Joakim I, who were anxiously waiting for news, that there was no problem......

After receiving the exact signal, Frederick III sent tens of thousands of regular troops to attack the fake "Hamburg reinforcements" of tens of thousands of people......

When the 10,000 people of the Bossa coalition army arrived at the place where the tens of thousands of fake reinforcements were stationed, the soldiers of the fake reinforcements who were originally used to scare the Bosa coalition army were all frightened.

Although, the Hamburg parliament allowed them to surrender themselves after being attacked by enemy forces. However, these fake reinforcement fighters who were farmers and citizens were still in a mess.

After all, this is war, not a game. When these people saw a large number of enemy troops approaching, they would inevitably get nervous and panic. Moreover, many soldiers in this era are no different from robbers. These fake reinforcements from ordinary people are also afraid of being cut down by the tens of thousands of enemy troops in front of them......

In the end, not a single one of the 10,000 fake reinforcements jumped out to resist the Bossa coalition army. However, because the discipline of these 10,000 people is too chaotic, they run around. As a result, although there were no casualties, it took several hours for the 10,000 soldiers of the Bossa coalition army to arrest and bring back all the frightened Hamburgers......

Frederick III and Joakim I were relieved to see that their men had taken down this so-called "Hamburg reinforcement" without much effort. They were also worried about whether what Jim said was true.

Now, the armies of the two sides are facing off on the battlefield. If a truly powerful army suddenly appeared out of nowhere, it could easily change the tide of the war, and Frederick III and Choakim I could not be careless.

When 10,000 "Hamburg reinforcements" were captured, Frederick III and Joakim I finally relaxed. And Frederick III's surveillance of Jim was also canceled. After all, people are sending real information, and there is no need to treat them like prisoners.

It's just that what they don't know is that in the west, because of the 10,000 fake reinforcements from Hamburg that can't go well, the Boxa coalition forces put too much energy on the city of Hamburg and the surrounding areas, but they don't notice that in the village a few kilometers north of Hamburg, 18,000 real reinforcements have already landed and are in place, and are ready to attack at any time......

The 10,000 fake reinforcements from Hamburg, who were like waste wood, although they were finished without a single battle, perfectly fulfilled the task of attracting the attention of the Bossa coalition army. The 18,000 real reinforcements of Esbrand and Saqqara made the most perfect cover. Now, just waiting for dark, this real reinforcement army began to march towards the large camp of the Bossa coalition army......