King of Mercenaries Chapter 187

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:22:22 AM

1000 Frisian prisoners of war seemed to confess their fate and no longer resist the strict disciplinary requirements imposed on them by the officers. However, as the supreme commander of these prisoners of war, Sivag seemed to see that Marin wanted to train the 1,000 men as cannon fodder.

As a result, the former Frisian General Silvag, who was stranded on Texel as an important prisoner, took the initiative to find Marin ...

"Master Baron, do you have a big move?"

Marlin suddenly stumbled:

"Why do you see it?"

"Isn't this obvious? The small Wadden Islands need 5,000 soldiers to protect it? Also, my 1,000 men are also trained. It seems that they are still trained as cannon fodder!"

"Oh, really smart." Marin wasn't worried about Sivag talking. Because the Wadden Islands are isolated from the world, and the island of Texel is only open to trade with the outside world, and outsiders are prohibited from entering. Therefore, Sivag had to go to the island even if he wanted to spread the news.

"Master, do you still want to seize Frisian? I don't think you have the ability to defeat the Duke of Saxon ..." According to Siwag's understanding, it was about Marin's indifference to Frisian. However, Sivag was right. Marin couldn't compete with Saxony.

"I didn't say I would take Frisian ..." Marin spread his hands.

"It's not Friesland, is it ... it's East Friesland?" Siwag thought quickly.

Because, in the surrounding area, Marin is not very easy to use, except East Frisian.

Not to mention, the Netherlands is the family territory of Marin's master Maximilian I. Marin must not be able to move, and he has no energy to compete with the Habsburgs. As for the Friesland area, it has been occupied by the Duke of Saxony. The strength of the Duke of Saxony, including the entire Saxony system, is not weaker than the emperor.

As for the Principality of Gerdes, it is also a strong country. The Archbishop of Utrecht is a subordinate of the Holy See. Today, there is no religious reform, who dare to annex the Archbishop indiscriminately, is absolutely tired.

So, after thinking about it, there are only East Friesland and Oldenburg. However, Oldenburg is not a mess. Although this country is average in strength, relatives are amazing.

For example, the powerful Danish King Hans belongs to the Oldenburg family, and is the same family as the Old Count of Oldenburg. If Marin dares to annex the Oldenburg State, it is highly likely that Denmark will intervene.

Nowadays, Denmark is not the only country in the later generations with a small land of tens of thousands of square kilometers, but the only powerful country in Northern Europe. All Norway and Sweden, under the control of Denmark, formed the Kalmar Alliance.

Therefore, Marin cannot have the idea of ​​singled out Denmark, nor will he attack the powerful Oldenburg State after the attack. The only possibility, then, was that East Frisian Land, considered by the Germans to be barbaric.

Friesian people are an alternative to Germans. They are independent, strong, and like big sailing. People in other regions in Germany are more different.

Although, although the East Frisian State pledged allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor and officially became a vassal state, East Frisian was not regarded as its own. Even the Imperial Aristocratic Parliament has no seat in East Frisian.

You know, in the empire, the baron ca n't enter the empire's parliament. Fortunately, as the earl with a territory, he can't participate in the empire's parliament.

连 Even Emperor Maximilian I did not regard East Friesland as a vassal state, but regarded it as a barbaric chief. Therefore, in 1516, Maximilian I forcibly demanded that the Count of East Frisian, Edsad I, pass the inheritance of the country to the Duke of Saxony. Of course, in that military operation, the alliance of the emperor and the Duke of Saxony failed. But it is undeniable that the East Empire did not take East Frisian State seriously ...

At first, if it were not for the Oldenburg and Friesland noble republics around East Friesland, the Bishop of Münster would not be absolutely sure that they could eat it, and East Friesland would have been ravaged. Sure enough, when the Duke of Saxony swallowed West Frisian, he followed East Frisian ...

At this moment, East Frisian, although difficult to deal with, Siwag believes that it may not be particularly difficult to win East Frisian with Emarin's "sly treacherous" and commanding combat capabilities.

However, as the former supreme military officer of West Friesland's neighbour East Friesland, Sivag still knows the potential of war in East Friesland. He knew that East Frisian could mobilize thousands of Malays, and that the main force of East Frisian's standing army was 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen, that is, straw hat swordsmen.

"Master Baron, it's a bit difficult to attack East Frisian ..."

"I know, so I prepared 6,000 people ..." Marin didn't care. Siwag was considered one of the captives. He had no personal freedom and was not worried about his nonsense.

"Is 1000 people abandoned?"

"Not abandon, but your 200 heavy armored swordsman is definitely going to take the lead. My army lacks a strong arm like the heavy armored swordsman."

"What about the other 800 people?"

"Follow the 200 people, you can also cover it or something."

"Sir, can I ask you something."

"Say ..."

"I know, these 1,000 people must be on the front, and death and injuries are inevitable. But can you equip the other 800 people with some armor?"

"Armor? Sivag, I don't want to equip them. However, heavy armored swordsmen are all strong soldiers. Otherwise, ordinary soldiers can't run without armor ..."

"What about chain mail and chain mail? They rushed to the front, can't they have no protection?"

这个 "This ... is a problem ..." Marin began to think ...

哎 "Ah ... have it!" Marin suddenly patted his thigh and thought of a suitable armor ...

Marin just remembered the Spaniard's practice of removing the armor behind him and keeping only the armor in front of him in order to reduce the weight of the armor.

This method can not only greatly reduce the weight of the armor, but also tell the soldiers a message-if you have no armor behind you, if you turn around and run away, you are more likely to die ...

Marin certainly did not want to directly use the front half armor promoted by the Spanish in the 16th century, but he wanted to make another discount-directly use the three-quarter breastplate of the front ...

Alas, the two iron plates of three-quarters of the breastplate worn by the cavalry were compressed into only one iron plate, only the front chest had armor, and the back was not ...

A complete three quarter breastplate, weighing 8 kg. And only retaining three-quarters of the breastplate on the chest, it weighs only 4 kg. Such a weight, even an average soldier, can bear it.

As for how to equip the iron plate on the chest, Marin naturally has a way-let the tailor directly sew a vest with leather or linen. There is a huge pocket on the front of the vest for the iron plate.

And this vest can also be a black cross vest on white. Usually, when there is no war, the iron plate in the large chest pocket of the vest can be removed and stored. In the event of a war, the iron plates are carried by vehicles as they march. Before the battle, everyone lined up to get the iron plate, poured it into the chest pocket, and used it for defense ...

Of course, this is not Marin's invention. Once, Marin saw on television that many special police wear bulletproof jackets, which are steel plates in leather jackets. Of course, the special police are pouring modern ultrhigh-strength alloy steel plates. The new simplified version of armor designed by Marin for his men was filled with iron plates ...

However, because the long-range weapons of this era are far less destructive than the hot weapons of later generations, even iron plates ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can withstand many attacks and even save lives.

Moreover, Marin also decided to put on the original iron helmet that imitated the helmet of later generations to strengthen the frontal protection ability. Moreover, this mask is movable and can usually be dialed up to reveal the face. Only in wartime do you need to pull it down.

However, such a mask can also block ordinary bows and arrows. It is definitely useless in the face of a musket. However, this can at least enhance a lot of confidence and courage in wartime ...

So, the iron helmet with the movable mask and the iron plate on the chest of the black cross vest on white background became Marin's new simplified version of armor. Of course, this is what ordinary soldiers wear. The elite soldiers are the ones used for assaults, or they need to wear full three-quarter breastplates. The simplified version of the armor is actually aimed at soldiers who are not strong enough to save their physical strength. It is not that Marin deliberately cut corners ...

Marin assured Sivag on the spot that he would be equipped with this simplified version of armor by his men, and finally Sivag was satisfied.

He did not mean that Marin took care of those prisoners of war, but that if those prisoners of war were more resistant, then the protection of Marin's musketeers would be more in place. By then, your odds will be even greater ...

Moreover, this simplified version of the armor, because the breastplate has only one iron plate, is very simple to forge, resulting in low cost and convenient for large-scale installation. Even if the iron helmet is equipped with a movable mask, which is a little troublesome, the cost is not high. For military equipment to be equipped on a large scale, the lower the cost, the better. Of course, the quality should not be too bad. Otherwise, it will affect the battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read.

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