The Rise of the European Emperor

The maneuverability of the Cossack cavalry is not limited, especially, in order to enhance the maneuverability, Alsace selected two elite Cossack cavalry regiments, and also equipped each of the thousand people with three Eastern European Mongolian horses. Moreover, they are all the best military horses, and there are no pack horses for transfers.

The horsepower of one person and three horses, plus all the best military horses, quickly caught up with Petrarch's 50-man team. After some fighting, Petrarch's team was wiped out. The astute Petrarch was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, and even pulled a dead subordinate to cover himself, trying to get away with it. However, the murderous Cossack has always had the habit of making up for the knife. They picked apart the body that was supposed to be Petrarch, and then stabbed Petrak with a knife. Petrarch died...

On the way to kill Petrarch, the two Cossack cavalry regiments also intercepted more than a dozen spies who wanted to go to the south to pass news. Because, as Steindorf said before—everyone who rides south will be intercepted and questioned. Then, more than a dozen spies who passed on information were caught—these people all had the passage documents that the officers of the Third Corps managed to issue...

"Cha!" After reading those secret letters, Steindorf spat out the swear words he learned from the boss Marin, and slapped the table angrily.

"I almost forgot, the Third Army has a lot of secrets. The arrival of the Cossack Army is indeed a big piece of information!"

"Then what should I do? My legion has already appeared in Schleswig, how can I keep it secret?" Arthas asked.

"I don't know either..." Steindorf said depressedly.

But soon, Kohler's spy, who came to evacuate the insider of the fertilizer field, brought a secret letter from Marin, instructing Steindorf on what to do next...

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The day after receiving the secret letter, Steindorf announced the establishment of a military government to temporarily take over all military and political affairs in Schleswig Province. This is equivalent to public self-reliance, but Steindorf also added - until Prince Caesar takes the lead...

But the outside world directly ignored the last sentence, why? Because Caesar is only 10 years old, the pro-government must be at least 18 years old, that is, 8 years later. By that time, Steindorf had already firmly controlled the Schleswig province, and basically had the strength to break away from the North Sea Kingdom.

At the same time, Steindorf also publicly "suggested" temporarily stationing the Second Army of Wagner on the western coast of Schleswig to go north to Jutland. The rich Jutland province of Georgia.

Although Schleswig Province is less than 10,000 square kilometers, it has developed agriculture and high financial income. Jutland, although twice the size of Schleswig, has less arable land, and most people are engaged in grazing. tax revenue from grazing,

It is far less high than the agricultural tax. Therefore, although Jutland is larger, it is not as profitable as Schleswig.

And this time, Steindorf and Wagner are equivalent to dividing up the two easternmost provinces of the North Sea, and drawing a clear line with Aurich...

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As for how to prevent the leakage of intelligence, Steindorf, in accordance with Marin's instructions, declared a "state of emergency" in Schleswig. The power of wayfinding, which was previously available to both officers and mid-level officers, was temporarily withdrawn by Steindorff.

As a result, it is difficult for those officers to go out if they want to send someone to pass the news. Without a guide, it would be impossible to move a single step in Beihai.

At the same time, Alsace left Steindorf with two Cossack cavalry regiments, working day and night, dedicated to intercepting anyone suspicious. Anyone who ran on horseback was stopped and searched. Those who are unclear about their origin and purpose will be temporarily detained. Even, Marin instructed Steindorf - rather kill by mistake, don't let it go. In extraordinary times, no one will be allowed to leave Schleswig easily...

With the cooperation of two Cossack cavalry regiments, Steindorf sealed off Schleswig like an iron cage, and not a single bird could fly out.

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This phenomenon made several princes who were gathering troops a little worried, worried that Steindorf would join forces with Aurich to fight them. After all, it was too abnormal for a rebellious general of him to block the news.

However, Angela's statement of condemnation in the name of the Queen Regent made several princes relieved...

In her statement, Angela strongly condemned the betrayal of Wagner and Steindorf and accused them of being traitors. At the same time, the two legion commanders were also accused of having secretly borrowed their respective families (who were all taken hostage in Aurich) and that the betrayal had been premeditated.

But in fact, their family, still in Aurich, is just hiding. How could Marin rest assured that the two would leave with an army of 20,000? Naturally, their families were to stay in Aurich. However, from the bright side to the dark place.

But it was this statement of condemnation and the news that the two families were secretly taken away, which made several princes finally confirm the news that Wagner and Steindorf had really turned their heads. After all, a general whose family is in the hands of others would not dare to mess around.

But on the other hand, if the family is not under the control of others, a general with a heavy hand can do whatever he wants, as long as he wants to.

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Shortly after Angela's statement of condemnation was issued, Steindorf and Wagner also issued statements one after another, expressing their disbelief that Angela's family could manage the North Sea country well. Therefore, they will never obey any orders from Mrs. Angela...

Shortly after the response came the news that the 3rd Corps had begun sending troops to the southwest and west coast. It seems that the Third Legion is determined to rebel...

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After these news came, the several princes who joined together to plan the Beihai Kingdom finally felt relieved and started the final preparations...

In addition to the original thousands of standing armies of each country, these vassal states also ordered their own barons and knights to recruit strong people in their respective territories and bring weapons to fight.

Among them, the two most powerful princes, the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchy and the Brunswick-Lüneburg Duchy, each dispatched 10,000 troops.

It should be noted that both duchies were ruled by branches of the Welf family. And, coincidentally, both dukes were named Henry…

Moreover, these two principalities, both belonging to the Welf family, are very rich. Among them, there are many mines in the Harz Mountains (such as the Rammersberg mine) in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, which are rich in silver, copper, lead, zinc, gold, etc., and also produce potash . With a mine in the family, Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was naturally wealthy.

Similarly, the city of Lüneburg in the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg is also a famous salt mining city in Europe. In the early years, Hanseatic merchants relied on Lüneburg's mineral salt to be transported to the Baltic region through the Steknitz Canal in the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg to sell at high prices. And the price of salt in the Middle Ages has always been high, so the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which has salt mines, is also rich and rich, and it is not bad at all.

The two masters who are not bad for money are naturally the leaders of this small alliance of princes. After all, compared with the two local tyrants who have mines at home, the other princes are more than one step behind...

In fact, Marin is also very puzzled about the idea of ​​these two local tyrants who have mines at home - you already have mines in your family, are you still not satisfied? Really tired of living a good life, I have to die...

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