Sure enough, as Marin expected, the small fishing village of Ashington did not have very good landing conditions. The previous 200 soldiers, after arriving in Ashington, wanted to recruit local labor to build a temporary Longbridge wharf. However, the local population was really short, and in the end, only more than 400 strong men were caught.

More than 600 people hurried for several days, and by the time Marin's fleet arrived, only 10 temporary longbridge piers had been repaired. Counting the quality of the two longbridge piers, it is estimated that the landing of the army will not be able to be completed in three days.

Fortunately, Marlin had a plan, and with an order, the Frisians and English soldiers, because they were familiar with the nature of the water, jumped off the boat and waded or swam to land after the ship approached the land. As for the German landlubbers of the First Legion, they waited honestly on the sea, and the ships lined up to dock at the docks, waiting for the next man......

It took more than a day of busy work for 20,000 troops and hundreds of horses to complete the landing......

This time, in order to pursue efficiency, Marin did not bring any baggage or artillery, but only a few powder kegs to blow up the wall of the enemy camp. In addition, Marin brought with him 500 horses for the Scout Cavalry.

Marin attaches great importance to tactical reconnaissance, so the scout cavalry carrying binoculars has always been the standard in Marin's army. These scout cavalry were basically equipped with binoculars, and were also equipped with sabers and clockwork muskets. In a sense, the way they fight is very similar to that of the black-shirted knights. It's just that he didn't wear the black armor of the black-shirted knight, and the number of clockwork-up lighter carbines he carried was only two or three, which was less than that of the black-shirted knight.

In addition to the task of reconnoitring the enemy, these people also have the important task of intercepting and killing the messenger. That's why Marin equipped them with clockwork carbines, so that they could intercept and hunt down the couriers.

Just riding a horse and chasing and cutting may not be able to keep the other party's messenger. So, Marin equipped them with clockwork muskets so that they could shoot the enemy's messengers. Moreover, in order to ensure the success of the interception, Marin's scouts have a very important principle - when intercepting the opponent's riding messenger, give priority to aiming at the opponent's horse...... Because, a good rider may make difficult maneuvers on horseback. However, horses do not. Moreover, the goal of the horse is much greater than that of the rider himself. Shooting a horse with a smoothbore gun has a much higher success rate than shooting a rider. As long as the opponent's horse is shot, the opponent's messenger will definitely fall. When the time comes, what will happen to the scouts who are casually intercepted......

At the time of landing, 500 scout cavalry were the first to land with their war horses, and even Marin, the order of landing was behind them. After landing, these scout cavalry immediately scattered, and connected with the 900 horse bandits led by Koster, and began to work together to block the news of the landing of the army.

But early the next morning, while Marlin was still asleep, the leader of the scout cavalry, Mackenson, hurriedly begged Marlin and claimed that he was in a hurry.

Marin reluctantly got out of bed and accepted Mackensen's debriefing......

"Grand Duke, according to Koster's intelligence, in the past few days, the horse team of the Robin Hood Thieves has intercepted and killed the Scottish messenger near the seaside of Ashington. However, the coastal road is one of the important routes for the Scots to connect with the mainland. Being intercepted and killed for several days in a row has already aroused the suspicion of the Scots! ”

"How do you know?" Marin asked, confused. The Scots are suspicious, you can also detect it? The level is a little higher, isn't it......

"That's right, the scouts under him, they have detected that the other party has sent hundreds of cavalry from the battalion to the north early in the morning, searching along the way. It seems that they are also suspicious of the missing messengers. Surely, they'll find something ......"

"Just intercept and kill!" Marin said indifferently as he munched on his bread.

"Grand Duke, this time is different! These hundreds are different from the previous Messengers. They were sent by the Scots to investigate, and even if we intercepted them and they didn't go back to the camp, the Scots would be suspicious. Because, this is the investigation force sent by the Scottish battalion! One less person would cause a larger investigation and the Scots to be wary! ”

Marin got up angry at this time, and his mind cleared. He knew that Mackensen was right. Now that the Scots have taken it seriously, even if they send people to intercept and kill this group of people, as long as these people do not return to the camp, the Scots will find out that something is wrong. If such a thing is discovered, the Scots will certainly take strict precautions. If you want to sneak attack again, it will be difficult......

After thinking about it, Marin decisively threw away the bread in his hand and said loudly:

"Order—"

Mackenson and the guards around him all stood up straight, their faces solemn......

"Order, Mackensen cooperates with Koster's horse team to intercept and kill this group of Scottish survey teams, and must not let anyone go back!"

"Yes!" Markenson responded loudly and accepted Marlin's orders.

"In addition, inform General Schwartz that he will reorganize his troops and horses, and after breakfast, he will go south with the army! Since the Scots have sensed something, we will march south and attack the enemy's camp by surprise! ”

"Yes!" The guard in charge of the herald quickly left Marin's temporary residence and relayed the notice to Schwartz.

After a while, Marin saw that the soldiers in the camp had already had breakfast, but were still dismantling their tents there, and he was immediately angry:

"Don't tear it down, go straight south. Having defeated the Scots, we went straight to Newcastle City to rest! As for the tents, leave 200 people here to dismantle them! The rest of you, pack up and hurry south! ”

was sprayed by Marin, and everyone stopped dismantling the tent, turned to pick up the food bag, held the weapon, and quickly lined up......

After a long trumpet, Marin's army of 20,000 marched in a neat line along the road to Newcastle City, 30 kilometers away.

And the quicker ones than these infantry were the scout cavalry. After receiving Marin's instructions, Mackensen quickly gathered all the scouts and went south, even those who had just returned from the shift change. Marin asked for the Scots' cavalry to be wiped out, but it was more than 300 cavalry. In order to ensure the encirclement of this enemy army, Mackensen had to gather everyone in case he missed.

It was not that he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat this Irish cavalry team, because with the cooperation of 900 horse thieves, it was impossible for Mackensen's reconnaissance cavalry regiment to fail to defeat each other. Mackensen's concern was that someone in the enemy army would run away. As long as one person runs away and reports back to the Scottish camp, then Marin's sneak attack will be child's play. The enemy army is on guard, and they still sneak attack?

Edward also had to go south with the army, and halfway through, Edward complained:

"I said, Grand Duke Marin, your men are superior to the Scots, and it is proper to fight them, and now you are attacking from the back, cutting off their retreat, why do you want to sneak attack? Are you addicted to sneak attacks? Why not take out the enemy openly? ”

Marin looked at Edward speechlessly, and after a while said:

"Of course, the sneak attack is to reduce casualties, and if the Scottish army is prepared, if the rear road is cut off, the other side may fight the trapped beast. In the face of the enemy forces trapped in the Beast Fight, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. I did this to protect the lives of soldiers! ”

"However, this will damage the honor of your nobles!" Edward wondered.

"I care more about the safety of my soldiers than about the honor of nobility. And this is also an important guarantee for me to win the battle! Marin said loudly. After speaking, Marin glanced at the guards beside him......

Marin said this deliberately, and sure enough, after hearing Marin say this, the soldiers on the side were very moved - a monarch who values the lives of soldiers more important than the honor of the nobility, how worthy of follow!

When they stopped for lunch halfway, under the deliberate impetus of Marin's henchmen, the conversation between Marin and Edward quickly spread. Many serf-born soldiers were moved when they heard this, and some were even moved to tears - isn't such a person who loves the life of a soldier more than his own aristocratic honor worthy of his own death? For a time, morale was greatly high......