The Rise of the European Emperor

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In the city of Schleswig, Steindorf, the commander of the Third Army, scratched his head after reading the secret letter:

"This operation...it's so complicated...it's okay to pretend to engage in internal strife, but why did I send an emissary to find those seven princes?" Steindorf asked the emissary who sent the letter puzzled.

The emissary replied speechlessly:

"My lord, the province of Schleswig you control is closer to Aurich, and you are more worried about the First Army attacking from behind! Lord Wagner's army is in Jutland, so you don't have this concern. So, of course, you are worried about the First Army Assault you from behind, you have to send this messenger too!"

Steindorf scratched the sparse hair on his head again, and said helplessly:

"It's okay for me to fight, but I'm really not good at playing tricks! Messenger, I have a bunch of rough people under my command, and it seems that I don't have any talents suitable for fooling the seven princes. In my opinion, Lord Kohler must send me People do this..."

"Well, you just have to prepare the relevant certificates and documents..." Kohler's confidant and emissary were also defeated by Steindorf.

Steindorf was born as a commoner, with no culture, no mind, and no understanding of Gongdou. Therefore, it is really embarrassing for him to do this kind of thing. Therefore, it is more appropriate for Kohler to send spies to do it.

After sending away Kohler's secret envoy, Steindorf yelled as if he had been slapped with blood all over his body:

"Come on, gather my soldiers and horses, I'm going to beat that little boy Wagner!"

Wagner is younger than Steindorf. Because he was born in a noble family and has better maintenance, his skin is fairer. Steindorf is often called "little white face" by Steindorf.

It should be pointed out that there are no skin care products in this era, so the working people are a little tanned. Even European Caucasians usually have tanned skin like wheat. Only nobles and priests can grow white spots without going out to work.

As a result, when the Portuguese sailors first came to Ming Dynasty, they felt that the people of Ming Dynasty had fairer skin.

Because Portuguese sailors have been sailing in tropical waters all year round, so they usually take off their upper body, so they are tanned like Southeast Asians.

As for the people of the Ming Dynasty, the scholars must be white, so there is no need to talk about it. Even ordinary people in the south often wear bamboo hats (the kind worn by many knights in martial arts dramas, with black gauze to cover their faces), so they are not very tanned.

And in the Qing Dynasty,

In order to check whether the common people have shaved and braided hair, the government generally does not allow them to wear bamboo hats, so that officers and soldiers can check at any time. Those who haven't shaved their heads will be beheaded... Especially when entering and leaving the city, whoever wears a bamboo hat is easily interrogated by the Qing soldiers, and even blackmailed...

Therefore, people in the Qing Dynasty generally exposed their heads to the sun, so they naturally looked darker... Even the melon skin hats worn by the rich can't block the sun... So, when we look at old photos of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the Qing Dynasty in the photos look like It's like looking at black people...Of course, there is also the reason that the Qing government exploited them more severely, making the people of the Qing Dynasty dark and thin, looking very much like the East African refugees of later generations...

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Although Steindorff and Wagner were both heads of the Beihai Army, they couldn't urinate in the same jug because of their different backgrounds. Usually meet, and even ridicule each other. Of course, they won't cross the line, it's just that they don't like each other. Wagner ridiculed Steindorf as a "nigger" and "turtle", while Steindorf ridiculed Wagner as a "little boy"...but he didn't call him a rabbit, because in the Middle Ages, European canons were strict and forbade homosexuality First love. On the other hand, China, in ancient times, was more open in this regard. During the Warring States period, people would just play Longyang...

But in fact, the private relationship between the two is still good, that is, they owe each other. Moreover, both of them knew very well that Marin had a suspicious personality and didn't like the relationship between the regiment commanders who held heavy soldiers to be too close. Therefore, hurting each other on the surface is also a way to reassure Marin. Of course, Marin also knew. After all, Kohler and Sauer's intelligence agencies are not just for show. However, this is also a gesture made by the two to reassure Marin.

However, outsiders don't know this. In the opinion of most of the soldiers of the Second Army and the Third Army, the two army commanders have different personalities, and they would quarrel when they got together, so the relationship should be very bad.

Therefore, at this moment Steindorf said that he would send troops to fight Wagner, most of the soldiers believed it. Only a small number of Steindorf's cronies know that things must be not that simple, but they will not talk too much.

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In order to ensure the odds of winning, Steindorf gathered the soldiers and horses from the three battalions scattered in Schleswig province to Schleswig city.

Even the two Cossack cavalry regiments that helped patrol and control the outflow of news from Schleswig were temporarily transferred to Schleswig.

The temporary departure of the two Cossack cavalry regiments opened up the channel for information outflow from Schleswig Province. Some mid- and low-level officers who were lurking in the Third Army, but had already taken refuge in the seven princes, took the opportunity to send someone to spread the information...

But in fact, this flaw was deliberately exposed by Marin Steindorf, just to reassure the princes of the Seven Kingdoms. After the assembly point, the two Cossack cavalry regiments were sent out again, and the news was blocked again. If you want to pass the news out, it will be impossible...

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"What? The Third Army of the North Sea State is going to attack the Second Army in Jutland Province?" The seven princes who received the information couldn't believe it. Because, in terms of combat effectiveness, it seems that the Second Army is stronger. It seems that the Third Legion can't please it...

"It seems that the Third Army has been helped by a mysterious cavalry team." The third army officer bought by the Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg obtained more comprehensive information.

And this so-called "mysterious cavalry team" is the Cossack cavalry corps of Alsace. Cossack cavalry appeared near the city of Schleswig, so many officers of the Third Army knew about it.

Of course, Alsace only brought more than 2,000 people to appear near the city of Schleswig, and the other half were still in the province of Schleswig. Originally all were to be taken to Schleswig, but considering the rebellious officers of the Third Army, they were not taken to Schleswig.

Moreover, in order to keep it secret, Steindorf deliberately said that the Cossack cavalry in Alsace were mercenaries he had invited, and the number was 2,000.

In this way, it is reasonable for the Third Army to take the initiative to attack the Second Army - they have 2,000 more cavalry, of course they have confidence...

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Soon after receiving the information, Steindorf's emissary came to the door...

"What? Commander Steindorf asked us to make a big deal in North Münster?" The two Duke Henrys were a little confused...

"Why, then?" asked the calm Earl of Geldon, Charlie.

"Our regiment leader is fighting against Wagner's cheesy-faced Second Army, and he is afraid of being attacked by the First Army from behind. Therefore, I hope that the action of the "Bandit Suppression Coalition" can be bigger to attract Aurich's First Army. The attention of the legion makes it afraid to attack east easily..."

The seven princes nodded one after another—the reason is very reasonable...

"So, what can we get?" Earl Charlie asked again.

"The secret of Beihai's high grain yield!" the messenger said confidently.

"Hahaha——" the seven princes all laughed, because they had already "obtained". Of course, they would not tell this interesting messenger in front of them.

Steindorf's emissary seemed anxious:

"What I said is true! My lords, why was the former Grand Duke Marin of the Beihai Kingdom able to feed an army of 60,000? Apart from the looting of the war, the high yield of grain was the secret of his sudden wealth. Do you know? In the Beihai Kingdom, black The yield of wheat per acre is as high as 1,200 pounds (equivalent to more than 200 pounds per acre), which is twice the output of other countries. Food is so expensive, of course he has the money to support so many troops. It is not easy for ordinary countries to feed 10,000 troops !"

"So powerful? Then tell me what is the secret of the high grain yield?" Charlie, Earl of Geldon, pretended to be surprised. But his eyes were full of smiles. Obviously, he was just teasing the childish messenger in front of him.

But he didn't know that the baby-faced "messenger" in front of him was an excellent spy under Kohler, who lied and fooled like playing. However, this baby face is very deceiving, making people think that he is easy to deceive...

The baby-faced emissary thought for a while and said:

"I can't tell you the specifics, but I can reveal something - the secret of Beihai's high food production is fertilizer, which is brought back from overseas. As the confidant of the former Grand Duke Marin, our army leader knows where the fertilizer comes from." A place... If the adults are willing to cooperate, our army leader is willing to tell you the specific details and location..."

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"Okay, it's a deal!" Before Earl Charlie said anything, Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who sat at the head, made the decision...

Then, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations asked to search the city under the pretext that "horse bandits have entered the city of Vechita". The lord of Vechita City was unwilling, so the seven princes launched a siege on the small city of Vechita City under the name of "Vechta City Bandits"...

At this time, the baby-faced "messenger" saw that the other party had "performed the cooperation", and finally revealed the secret:

"The fertilizer of the North Sea country is volcanic ash, which is the secret of the fertile land in the 'Golden Basin' of Sicily. The Grand Duke Marin bought several volcanoes in Naples and Sicily. You can send someone to investigate them. These volcanoes, Been buying it for years..."

After finishing speaking, he also took out a map and pointed out the locations of several volcanoes...

Then, that night, the seven princes sent a large number of spies to investigate near the volcanoes in Italy, especially to investigate the time when the volcanoes were purchased. If those volcanoes were indeed purchased several years ago, then it is basically certain that the volcanic ash is fertilizer is true...

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The next day, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations began to attack the city of Vechita without worrying about the threat of the Second Army and the Third Army, and quickly captured the city. And in the city of Fechta, it was full of a warehouse of grain that Marin deliberately placed in the city...

"A lot of food!" Several princes were drooling.

"Attack! Continue to attack! We want more food! More..." Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, danced and danced...

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In Aurich's secret house, Kohler asked Marin for instructions:

"The Allied Forces of the Seven Nations finally let go to attack the North Munster area. Now, what should we do?"

"Tell Angela to send someone to the seat of the House of Lords of the Worms Empire to appeal to the Archbishop of Mainz and sue the princes of the Seven Kingdoms. At the same time, issue a warning to the princes of the Seven Kingdoms and ask them to withdraw from the North Sea Kingdom."

Kohler was a little speechless-isn't this a waste of effort? It's embarrassing...

Marin seemed to see Kohler's thoughts, and explained with a smile:

"Do you think this approach is idiotic and useless at all? That's right. It is necessary to let people see Beihai and Angela's sternness. Only in this way will the seven princes dare to attack freely. Then, we Threatening to fight these 7 princes for life and death, and destroying them. The princes will definitely not believe it. Waiting to see the joke, they will agree with us to fight the national war. At that time, I will come forward to destroy them, and the imperial court will not It’s easy to say. After all, we are the one who is right..."

After a pause, Marin added:

"Tell Angela, the envoys sent to appeal to the Imperial House of Lords will look a little miserable. When they arrive in Worms, they will cry in front of many representatives of the princes. The worse the performance, the better..."

"It's so sinister..." Kohler thought to himself.

But on the surface, Kohler stretched out his thumb like a dog, salivating and flattering:

"High, really high!"

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