Soon, Schwarz, Stade and Wagner, the three bigwigs in the army in Aurich, came to the conference room to discuss the issue of sending troops with Marin. In fact, Karn is also a big man in the army, but he only has strength and no brains, and Marin can only ignore him when discussing problems. Of course, Kahn was present at meetings, but he usually didn't make any useful suggestions, and was purely a mascot. As for the other corps commanders, Steindorff was stationed in the eastern region, Heynckes was in Goslar, and Saqqara and Sivag were on the British side......

Therefore, Marin could only consult with Schwarz, Stade and Wagner, the three army leaders in Aurich. After the meeting, several people have always agreed that Cuba is very important and cannot be missed. After all, Cuba is now the main producer of tropical specialties such as sugar, sisal and rubber from the North Sea countries. In addition, it is also rich in tropical fruits, which is of great significance to the North Sea country.

Even if Tara is eager to fight, several bigwigs don't think that the army on the island of Cuba can leave at will. However, Tara's letter was also true, and when the new army arrived on the island of Haiti, it did have a few months of adaptation and could not fight immediately. Tara's army, on the other hand, has been fighting in the rainforest for ten years and has a lot of experience. The island of Haiti and the island of Cuba are adjacent to each other, and the climate is similar. It is indeed fitting that the troops of Cuba should be dispatched to suppress the rebellion on the island of Haiti......

What to do......

At this time, Wagner, the commander of the Second Legion, thought for a long time and hesitantly proposed:

"Your Majesty, maybe we can try to send reinforcements to the island of Cuba...... "Marin is now the king, and everyone has changed their name to Your Majesty.

"Send reinforcements to the island of Cuba? What do you mean? Marin was stunned.

Wagner explains:

"That's so, Your Majesty, didn't Tara say that the average soldier who suddenly arrives in the tropics needs to recuperate for several months before he can adapt to the local climate?"

Marin nodded, motioning for him to continue. Wagner continued:

"If we want to fix it anyway, why don't we arrange for reinforcements to be repaired in the colony of Havana, Cuba? In this way, Havana has enough troops, and there is no need to worry about accidents. And the 2,000 veterans of the Governor of Tara, who adapted to the local climate and were good at jungle warfare, could not be freed up to fight on the island of Haiti? ”

At this point, the "mascot" of the meeting, Karn, spoke, and asked:

"However, when those reinforcements arrive in Havana, they can't fight, they can't be repaired for a few months, and they can't be used to suppress possible local resistance......"

Wagner explains:

"Lord Karn, that's right. When the reinforcements arrived in Havana, they were stationed in the barracks, and the people outside did not know that they were temporarily unaccustomed to the situation. Moreover, when going out to work as an overseer, there is a security regiment (puppet army) composed of locals to come forward, and the regular army is not needed. These people live in the barracks, and even if they are not feeling well, outsiders don't know about it. I remember His Majesty once said that existence is deterrence! As long as this support force is stationed in the Havana barracks, the locals will not dare to act rashly. As long as you don't take the initiative to show your feet, it's still fine. ”

"Besides, even if something goes wrong, the gang may not be able to enter the local rainforest to suppress the local riots, but they will still have no problem guarding the castle in Havana. When the time comes, it's a big deal to call back the veterans of Havana on the island of Haiti to suppress it......"

Marin's brow furrowed for a moment after hearing this, but he quickly relaxed. Clearly, he agreed with Wagner's suggestion.

Indeed, after the arrival of this batch of reinforcements, it will be repaired for several months anyway. Instead of wasting time in Santo Domingo, a Haitian island, it is better to go to Havana on the island of Cuba to renovate. By the way, the 2,000 veterans under Tara who are good at tropical jungle warfare will be transferred to Haiti to fight. With Tara's 2,000 veterans of rainforest warfare, and rhinoceros leather armor that is not afraid of bows and arrows, it is no problem to defeat Carlos's Native Resistance Army!

However, on the number of reinforcements, Stader also put forward a different opinion. Sooner or later, Stader believed that the island of Cuba would have to be conquered in full. After all, most of the island's indigenous population was not yet under the colonial authorities.

Therefore, it is better to take this opportunity this time and send enough troops to be stationed on the island of Cuba. When they had adapted to the local climate and Tara's colonial army had returned from the war, they simply followed Tara's veterans on the expedition again and swept away all the indigenous tribes on the island of Cuba.

"So, how many reinforcements do you think is appropriate?" Marlin asked with a frown.

"At least 3000! With the original 2,000 people of Tara, 5,000 soldiers and horses are enough to sweep the entire island of Cuba! In addition, the island of Haiti will also be stationed in the future to be used to plunder the island's population. Therefore, we should send an additional 1,000 soldiers and horses......"

"Stop...... "Schwarz, the Minister of War in charge of military affairs, interrupted Stadder's speech:

"Commander Stadt, according to your idea, you will have to send 4,000 soldiers and horses this time! That's almost half a legion! Besides, those soldiers, are they willing to go to such a hot place? ”

Stader smiled and said:

"Lord Schwartz, I've thought about it. Your Majesty, my lords, have you forgotten the tens of thousands of Hungarian prisoners of war at the Rammelsberg silver mine in Goslar? ”

"You mean...... Pick up the horses and soldiers from those prisoners of war? Aren't you afraid that they will rebel? Schwartz frowned.

Stade explains:

"Those Hungarian prisoners of war have been working in the mines for a year, and with His Majesty's promotion of German language education and pastoral education (brainwashing), there are now many Hungarian prisoners of war who can speak German relatively fluently. Moreover, there is no problem with loyalty to His Majesty. Maybe tens of thousands of people can't do it faithfully, but it's okay to pick 4,000 people out. ”

"However, according to the original plan, they were to be sent to the North American colonies to farm......" Schwartz was uncertain.

Stader said confidently:

"That's right, that's how it was arranged. But now it is different, His Majesty has said that he intends to select hundreds of thousands of middle-aged men and women from the island of Haiti to farm in the North American colonies. So, in this way, it doesn't matter so much whether those Hungarian prisoners of war went to North America to farm. Because, those Taíno men and women in the prime of life can also farm. Moreover, it is much more honest and easy to control than the Hungarians. Therefore, we might as well select a few honest and obedient from among the Hungarian prisoners of war to join the colonial army and help conquer the indigenous people of Cuba and Haiti......"

Karn interjected at this point:

"That's true, but would those Hungarian prisoners of war be happy to go to such a hot place? You must know that His Majesty's principle for going to the tropical colonies is voluntary. ”

Stade waved his hand and said:

"They will be willing, after all, mining every day is much harder than being a soldier and fighting the natives!"

When you think about it, it's true! Cuba and Haiti are a bit hot, but it's not hard to be a soldier. After all, mining in a silver mine is a matter of going to the bottom every day. Not only is it hard work, but it is also dangerous. And going to Cuba and Haiti as a soldier is much better than mining. Moreover, the benefits are not the same.

Marin listened silently for a long time, and thought for a while. In the end, he agreed to Stader's suggestion to select 4,000 old prisoners of war who were highly brainwashed and could speak German from among the more than 50,000 young Hungarian prisoners of war. As a recruit, he was sent to the island of Cuba and integrated into the colonial army......

In addition, Marin will ask the management of the Goslar silver mines to look through the records, mainly to see which prisoners of war prefer the summer. Such people can adapt more easily when they go to the tropics. And those who are afraid of heat are more likely to be unaccustomed to the soil and water when they go to the tropics......

Of course, Marin would not simply send 4,000 Hungarian prisoners of war, he was also worried about accidents, wasn't he? In addition to these 4,000 Hungarian prisoners of war, Marin also sent 1,000 veterans who were willing to go to Cuba to serve as junior officers, so as to control the reinforcements composed of these 4,000 Hungarian prisoners of war, so as not to have dissenting intentions in this army......

In other words, Marin sent a total of 5,000 reinforcements this time, plus the original 2,000 people, and the total number of colonial troops in the Cuban colony at this time was as high as 7,000. Marin remembers that at the beginning of the 19th century, during the Latin American War of Independence, there were more than 7,000 soldiers and horses in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. The armies of Bolívar and San Martín were only a few thousand men each. Marin sent 7,000 colonial troops at once, which is actually a very powerful force. Even, it's no problem to sweep Latin America.

The only problem is the complexity of the tropical rainforests of Cuba and Haiti. It takes so many men and horses to fight in the jungle and plunder the local population. Unless, as Spain did, they began to occupy only the coastal areas. As for civilizations with few forests, such as the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire, it was easier to conquer. Because, directly sending an army to defeat the main forces of the two countries, you can control the local area. Unlike in the rainforest, where a lot of hands are needed......