Chapter 249: Spring Fun
After careful consideration, Marin decided to abandon the 5000 standing army of the former Bishop of Munster and 800 standing army of Osnabrück.
The reason for this is that these 5800 mercenaries are already old mercenaries whose habits are irreversible. Taking them in like an army will only destroy the recruits and reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.
You know, these veteran mercenaries, stealing chickens and dogs, killing and robbing, are all proficient. If you keep them, you will absolutely destroy military discipline.
Marin's army is different, they are all honest and simple rural youths from the German rural areas. Before they joined the army, they had not caught the bad habits of ordinary mercenaries. After entering Marin's army, it is even more unlikely to contract these bad habits. Otherwise, severe military sanctions will be imposed.
Therefore, Marin would rather go to the German countryside and recruit some honest rural youth to train from the ground up, rather than recruit those old mercenaries. However, if the war is tight, Marin does not mind temporary employment.
Although he planned to dismiss these 5,800 people, Marin was very worried-if these people were dismissed by themselves, would they be hired by their own enemy. By then, these people will become their own enemies.
You know, the mercenaries of the Bishop of Münster have good combat effectiveness in the general army. If it were not for Bishop Conrad of Münster that did not prevail, plus the coercion of the Pope ’s decree, if these mercenaries stayed in the city of Münster and fought with themselves, Marin, a new army, May suffer a big loss. After all, the opponent occupies a geographical position, and the city gate is blocked again. If you want to seize Münster by force, you can only use the tactics of life.
Marin didn't want to hire this army, and he didn't worry about them leaving, so he fell into a dilemma ...
"Should it be given to His Majesty the Emperor?" Marin thought suddenly. After all, Maximilian I definitely needs more people to fight the Swiss hegemony.
However, the scale of 5800 people is too large, and the poor ghost of the emperor may not be able to afford ...
While thinking about problems, Marin habitually tapped the table with his fingers, making a "tuk tuk" sound. And on the desktop with his fingers, there is a map of Europe ...
Marin looked down and found his finger, which just hit on the map of Ireland ...
"Yeah, give this group to Earl Edward!" Marin slapped his head and finally came up with a good idea.
Earl Edward now has only 8,000 mercenaries and 2,000 conscripts recruited from Ireland. But those conscripts are also responsible for helping the troops to serve tea and pour water. It is unlikely that they want any fighting power.
Moreover, most of the Count Edwards are now French mercenaries. Basically, the fate of Edward is still in the hands of the French. If the French did not take him to play, Count Edward would be finished.
Therefore, Earl Edward actually needs an armed force to balance with French mercenaries. And these 5800 German mercenaries seem very good ...
In the Edwardian army, there were originally 3000 French mercenaries and 2000 Swiss mercenaries. Now, with the addition of 2,000 French mercenaries and 1,000 Scottish mercenaries, the number of French mercenaries under the count of Count Edwards has reached 5,000. Moreover, the 2000 Swiss mercenaries were actually hired by France.
If this 5,800 German mercenary is given to Count Edward, it can not only balance the influence of the French army, but also make Count Edward more of his own right to speak, and also make Count Edward's strength soar. After all, with these 5,800 people, the number of regular troops in Edward's hands will reach 13,800 (the two thousand recruits can be ignored). Such strength can completely resist the counterattack of the English.
Thinking of this, Marin immediately suspended the disbanding of this mercenary and stabilized them first. Then, he wrote a letter to notify Van Gorei, the representative of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce who had gone to the island of Ireland, to let him personally come to take over the mercenary and take them to Ireland.
Because of the large number of people, the consumption is also huge. Marin is well aware that Earl Edward is currently unable to pay commissions. Therefore, Marin intends to use the money in the name of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce to raise the 5,800 people and help Count Edward fight. At the same time, it also relied on this army to expand the right of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce to speak to Earl Edward.
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After solving the headache problem, Marin was in a good mood, so he took a group of men to ride the horse and went to spring. After all, it ’s just the end of April, and it ’s a good time for spring.
In this spring season, it seems that animals are doing something ...
When Marin took a group of men to dismount and admire the flowers at a sea of flowers, a scene that made him extremely embarrassed appeared-his uncastrated war horse Karl, actually broke free of the reins and ran to a red mare not far away On the side, rushing from behind, doing a shameful thing ...
Looking at Karl, who had a mean face, Marin felt his face was lost by the goods ...
What made Marin cry even more was that the owner of the red mare, a civil servant, praised Karl Weiwu's majesty shamelessly ... feelings, Carl went to his mare, that was a blessing he had cultivated in eight generations ... …
"This kid has a future ... so flattering ..." Marin gave an admiring look.
Unexpectedly, this guy is more exciting. Seeing the admiring glance of Marin, this shameless civil servant, actually ran to help Carl fart, as if it was Marin who did that thing, it was shameless to the extreme ...
Looking at the unbearable scene like Mao in front of him ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Marin shamefully wanted to cover his face. Fortunately, although the horse's work is very big, but the mating time is really short. In a few moments, Karl was finished. After the incident, Carl also stood on his front legs and hissed in the sky, as if he had done something remarkable ...
"Should I find a veterinarian to eunuch?" Marin thought of the short beard on his chin.
Carl, he was too energetic, not as quiet and calm as the castrated stallions. Every spring, when Carl saw the mare, he was so upset that he was ashamed of Marin.
However, Marin thought about it, still unwilling. After all, Karl has been with him for eight or nine years. From the original pony to a middle-aged horse, it will be retired in another three to five years. Although he is "middle-aged", he still doesn't change his lust. It looks like a "salty uncle". However, to himself, Karl is still very loyal and brave. At the time, when he was knocked out by Cage and taken away, Carl and his fellow actually ran into Hyde City with Cage's horse, but he did not want to leave him.
"Forget it, let's just let it go ..."
After Karna broke things, this time in spring, finally the style was normal. Marin and his men, under the bright spring light, played a happy day ...
