The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin is a believer in the Blitz, and although he is against fascism, it does not prevent him from admiring Guderian's Blitz. The great powers that fell under the blitzkrieg even included such powers as France.

You know, it was with the "Blitzkrieg" that the Germans conquered Poland in 27 days, Denmark in 1 day, Norway in 23 days, the Netherlands in 5 days, Belgium in 18 days, and France in 39 days...

These conquered countries, except for Norway, which was a weak country, were not weak countries...

For example, Denmark, which was conquered by the German army in one day, has dominated northern Europe for a long time and is a famous Viking. Even in later generations, it will be considered a powerful country.

However, the Germans moved too fast, and Denmark was not large. Therefore, under the sudden blow, the Danes didn't even have a chance to react, and they immediately perished...

Only a country as large as the Soviet Union, because of the speed of the army's advance, was able to breathe a sigh of relief and did not fall under the blitzkrieg.

However, looking at Europe, there is only one country with a large area like the Soviet Union, and there is no semicolon... Even in the whole world, there is no bigger country than the Soviet Union...

The rest of Europe is relatively small. Even France, which has a large area, is only 550,000 square kilometers. Under the impact of aircraft and tanks, it cannot last for long.

Of course, Marin has no planes or tanks. But he has horses...

Also, Jever is only a small place. The most important thing is that Jever is not far from Aurich, and the total distance is only forty kilometers.

In order to speed up the advance, Marin gathered thousands of draught horses from all over the country, allowing 5,000 soldiers to achieve one horse per person, which is very convenient to travel...

As for the provisions and the artillery, Marin had prepared a large number of ox carts to transport them. The speed of an ox cart is definitely not comparable to that of a horse-drawn cart, but it is superior in endurance, and it can pull more and heavier goods...

Around 9 a.m., Marin completed his mobilization. Then, Marin led most of the soldiers, riding war horses and drawn horses, divided into three groups, and began to rush towards Yevre, which is more than 40 kilometers away...

More than 40 kilometers is the distance from Aurich to Yevre, and the distance from Aurich to the south of Yevre is even shorter. The distance to Wangeran, north of Yevre, is about 50 kilometers.

However, none of this is a problem. Because, Marin ordered - the whole army moves forward at full speed, don't care too much about horsepower...

In addition to speed, what Marin pursues is speed...

For a distance of more than 40 kilometers, a war horse or a draught horse runs down quickly, and it may take a while to rest, but it is not a big problem. Because the horse manned man can also run at a speed of twenty or thirty kilometers per hour.

Marin spared no effort, but everyone worked together. After two o'clock in the afternoon, the middle route army arrived at Yevre, and then surrounded Yevre Castle...

Almost at the same time, the South Route Army also arrived at the southern border of Yevre and began to guard the main road. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the army also arrived at Wanggrand, the unsuspecting northern town of Yevre.

Even the prosperous small town of Wanggrand forgot to close the city gate because it didn't respond...

The commander of the Northern Road Army, Stade, saw that the opportunity was in front of him, and without hesitation, ordered the army to rush directly to the city gate...

After trampling a large number of Yevre civilians crowded at the city gate, the Northern Route Army successfully controlled the south gate of the small town of Wanggrand, and launched a bloody battle with the counterattacking enemy...

When the defender's counterattack was defeated, Stade successfully led the main force into the city...

However, Stade did not forget Marin's request to seize all the members of the Wilmken family, dispatched cavalry, blocked the other three city gates, and intercepted anyone who saw someone escaping...

Sure enough, a few people rushed out from the east gate on horseback, trying to take the road and escape, but were stopped by the cavalry. In the first interrogation, it was really a member of the Wilmken family... and Smile Wilmken, the cousin of Baron Edo Wilmken, who was in charge of managing Wanggrand City,

Then he led hundreds of soldiers who had not yet been divided and surrounded by the East Frisian army, and shrank into a simple castle in the center of the city, resisting stubbornly...

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At the same time, when Stade invaded Wanggrand, the central army led by Marin himself had just completed the siege of Jever Castle...

Although Yevre is the capital of the Yevre Baron, the main core building is a castle. As for the street houses outside the city, there is no city wall protection. In the eyes of the Wilmken family, those pariahs do not need to build walls for them...

On the other hand, Wang Gelan, because it was the wholesale center of salted fish and supplies for the Baron of Yevre, built the city wall to protect business security.

Gever is also an area close to the sea, and there are many Frisian fishermen. Wanggrand is the largest salted fish wholesale center in Yevre. Here, there are traders every day, who sell the cured salted fish from the coastal fishing villages to Wanggrand for wholesale, and then transport them to the inland areas for sale.

Because of the strict medieval canons, meat was forbidden for many hours of the year. Therefore, salted fish that can be eaten during fasting has become an important food for people. Therefore, any seaside country is generally not too poor. Of course, you can't make a fortune by selling salted fish. Only by developing maritime trade can we truly become prosperous...

When Stade's army surrounded the castle in Wanggrand, Marin had just driven out all the Yevre people in the dwellings around Yevre Castle, and centralized management to prevent them from causing chaos.

In the end is the residence of the baron, the guards in the castle are very alert. After seeing the dust raised by the horses of the Marin army in the distance, the gates of Jever Castle closed immediately. This made it impossible for Marin to directly send troops to attack the city gate like Stade did.

But Marin was not in a hurry, not like sieging the city now. The opportunity to seize the city gate has been lost, so there is no need to force it again. Also, the 20 24-pound Cohoun mortars used to bombard the castle, along with those iron balls, on the bullock cart in the back, won't arrive until about tomorrow.

Therefore, Marin is not in a hurry to attack now. After driving the original inhabitants around the castle into several large yards to look after, Marin settled the troops on the spot. As for the tired horses, the soldiers took out the oatmeal prepared in advance from the pockets around the horses' necks and fed them to them.

Then, Marin himself first selected a residence in the principle castle, lived in it, and used it as a temporary headquarters.

Then, Marin divided the army into four parts and surrounded the castle of Jevre from four directions...

At this time, there were only 200 fighters in Jever Castle, and they would all be destroyed in any direction. So, no matter what, the defenders in the city were incapable of defeating the East Frisian army in any direction.

However, in order to prevent someone from breaking through in the middle of the night, Marin still arranged the bright and dark posts on duty to closely monitor every move of the four city gates. Even, in order to prevent Edsard I from using the tunnel to escape, Marin was preparing to send a horse team to patrol in the middle of the night...

Because the ox cart that transported the tents had not arrived yet, the soldiers of the Central Route Army had to squeeze in the houses around the castle. However, several groups of sentries were still arranged to closely monitor the castle's movements and prevent it from being attacked at night...

As for the Southern Route Army, they were divided into three groups, occupying three intersections in the southern border area of ​​Yevre leading to the Oldenburg Country. After occupying the intersection, the commander of the road, Steindorf, sent a messenger and ordered a three-way army to dig up the road first to block the reinforcements from the Oldenburg Country.

After the road was dug up, Steindorf began to order the construction of the camp, and of course, a number of private houses were requisitioned...

There were many musketeers in the Southern Route Army, and Steindorf was a musketeer commander. This time, in the South Road Army, in addition to the infantry, it was the 300 black knights he brought.

Before, in order to achieve the purpose of the blitzkrieg, Malin specially ordered all the soldiers who participated in the war to practice horse riding for a long time. Although I dare not say that I am skilled in riding, but riding a horse is no problem. I really can't learn to ride a horse, I've been replaced long ago...

However, in this era, because of the popularity of horse farming in Europe, soldiers also came into contact with draught horses when they were farmers. Therefore, most people can still ride horses, which saves a lot of trouble.

Relying on the lightning-fast dash, Marin completely caught Yevl by surprise. The Yevre army, except for the defenders of Yevre Castle, did not react at all, and was defeated or captured...

Because the speed was too fast, not only did the northern army of the Counties of East Friesland rush into the city of Wangerland, but also made it impossible for Baron Edo Wilmken to send a messenger to Oldenburg. The country asks for help. Even if you want to send it, it is too late now. Because, whether it is the Central Army or the Southern Route Army, they have brought many knights in black shirts, constantly patrolling the road going south to the Oldenburg Country. If you encounter a messenger, you will definitely use a carbine to shoot it down... Marin once ordered that if he encounters a horseman, if he refuses to dismount for inspection, he will shoot directly, regardless of life or death...

In this way, relying on a rapid advance, Marin's army not only captured the important town of Yevre, Wanggrand, but also surrounded Yevre Castle, and controlled the border road to the south and the Counties of Oldenburg, making the news. did not spread...

Next, it's siege time. When the artillery and ammunition arrived the next day, it was the moment when 20 large-caliber mortars bombarded the castle of Jevre...