The Rise of the European Emperor

Since the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms and Princes are all acting according to the script, then Malin can't delay. Because it's already September. In half a month, the four provinces of East Friesland, Oldenburg, West Friesland and North Münster that use phosphate fertilizers will ripen rye ahead of schedule. If you don't counterattack in time, it will affect the autumn harvest.

So, Marin called Kohler and ordered:

"Notify Steindorf, you can close the net!"

Steindorf was the commander of the Third Army, which was the most heavily infiltrated army in the North Sea. Before Marin asked Steindorf to act, he was afraid that the noble officers in the 3rd Corps who had been bought off would leak their secrets. Therefore, he asked Steindorf to carry his men and horses to confront some of the troops of the Second Corps, in a posture of fighting.

At the same time, both Kohler and Sauer dispatched a large number of civilian and military spies to investigate which officers of the Third Corps were eating inside and out.

In addition to investigating these people, Marin also arranged for a group of graduates of the Junior Officer Class to secretly travel to Schleswig, ready to take over for those officers who betrayed. After all, if they were to be eliminated, officers would have to replace them.

As for why not to be promoted on the spot, it's not that Marin doesn't want to, but the lack of so many literate officers...

Why did Marin recruit those wandering knights from aristocratic backgrounds as officers? And it's not because the literacy rate in Germany is so low in this day and age. Most of the literate people were children of nobles, priests and wealthy merchants.

But it was impossible for Marin to recruit priests as officers. The sons of businessmen were too careful, and belonged to the group that Qi Jiguang "rejected". Therefore, Marin can only choose to recruit those wandering knights who are literate and have a military theoretical foundation.

But Marin didn't expect that these wandering knights from nobles had so much thought that they wanted to betray him. But Marin had no choice at that time, because he really had no suitable candidates.

As for ordinary soldiers from civilian backgrounds? Even if Marin arranged literacy classes in the military, the results were limited. After all, the problem of illiteracy and the foundation of military theory cannot be changed overnight.

Fortunately, Marin started a crash course for junior officers at the beginning, and now, there are also many graduates available.

Although the graduates of these young officers' crash course are still very young and immature, they also have a solid theoretical foundation. What they lack is practical experience. But this is not a problem, because the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms are a good opponent to sharpen their war experience, and they are not afraid of overturning.

After all, in this war, the Third Army is not the protagonist. Even if dozens of officers are replaced, the combat effectiveness is temporarily affected, and the problem is not too big.

After receiving Marin's secret order, Steindorf remained silent. Then, that night, he held a few tables of banquets, and specially sent someone to invite the people on the list...

In the evening, dozens of people on the list arrived. Steindorf first looked at the list, then counted them, and found that the target people had arrived. So, he didn't say anything, just let people eat.

After eating, Steindorf wiped his mouth and said:

"Today's meal is the last meal I have with you all..."

As soon as the words fell, a large number of soldiers suddenly poured out around the restaurant, subduing the dozens of officers who betrayed Beihai Kingdom who were still dining.

Before taking their seats, the officers' weapons were dropped by the guards.

At this time, they were all bare-handed, and they were powerless to resist the dazzling swords and guns of the guards. Unless, they want to be shot into a sieve.

At this time, an officer who had heard Marin tell a historical story suddenly changed his face and said:

"Hong...men banquet..."

Steindorf smiled and said:

"Yes, it's the 'Hongmen Banquet'! It seems that you have good knowledge, but since you have this knowledge, why would you betray Beihai Kingdom?" At the end, Steindorf was already full of stern expressions.

"You...you also betrayed..." An officer stammered.

"No, you are wrong, I have always been a loyal minister of the North Sea Kingdom! Captain Wharton, you don't even think about it, I, Steindorf, was promoted from a hunter in the mountains to a high-ranking official like the army commander, and even received Being a hereditary noble, would I betray Beihai Kingdom so easily?"

"Then...then why are you pretending to betray..." The phalanx leader named Wharton asked inexplicably.

"Because I'm going to confuse you bastards!" Steindorf said of course.

"Master Steindorf, even if you arrest us, it may not be useful. Except for myself, my company is loyal to me. If something happens to me, my company will make trouble." Nowitz's company captain shrugged.

Steindorf was not in a hurry at all, but said with a smile:

"I know, you manage your company like iron. But it doesn't matter, my people have almost surrounded your company at this moment. If you are willing to continue to obey orders, you will be at peace. If you keep giving orders... Ha ha……"

...

While Steindorf was "chatting" with the betrayed officers, Steindorf's cronies mobilized 5,000 troops and surrounded the barracks of the betrayed officers.

In addition, the 2,000 Cossacks sent by Arthas to support the Third Army also appeared at the edge of the camp to help swept the formation...

"All the soldiers of the B company of the eighth phalanx obey the order. From now on, Mr. Hertz will take over the position of the company captain of your company!" Waiting for the debriefing in front of the camp of the B Company of the Eighth Phalanx. And this eighth phalanx company B is the company of Nowitz.

"Why? Our Captain of the Nowitz company has done a good job, why should we replace this doll to replace him?" Nowitz is right, there are still many diehards in this company.

The herald said expressionlessly:

"I'm here to announce the order, not to seek your opinion. Either obey or accept sanctions!"

"Do you think I dare not make trouble?" Nowitz's loyal adjutant Hamill said furiously.

The herald's expression did not change, he just repeated:

"Obey or accept sanctions!"

Then, a team suddenly poured in, and hundreds of muskets were aimed at Adjutant Hamill...

"This... you are too arrogant, you actually aimed the muzzle at your comrades?" Hamill was also a little dumbfounded. He knows the military rules, one of which is that it is never allowed to point knives and guns at comrades.

After being silent for a while, the herald explained:

"Captain Nowitz is suspected of betrayal and has been controlled. As his subordinates for many years, you are also suspected of following the betrayal. Therefore, we are just preventing you from following the rebellion, and have no intention of harming your comrades. Also, replace Nowitz. The order is directly issued by the Beihai National Army, and you must implement it. Otherwise, it will be regarded as treason! Once treason, you are no longer our comrades-in-arms, understand? "

Hamill opened his mouth and said unwillingly:

"But Lord Legionnaire, didn't he also betray Beihai Kingdom? Why should he accept the order of the military?"

The herald said impatiently:

"Lord Legionnaire's 'betrayal' is also carried out according to the instructions of the military, I have no time to chat with you. Decide quickly whether to accept the order or not. If you accept it, then put down all your weapons and accept the new company captain. If you don't accept it, we will Fire it up!"

Because it was not a wartime, at this time, although the soldiers of Company B of the Eighth Phalanx also had weapons, they were all cold weapons. And the preparation is insufficient, and there is no leader. Hamill struggled for a long time, but chose to cooperate, handed over his weapons obediently, and accepted the new company captain. After all, he's not stupid. Company B is surrounded by three times the strength. Company B not only lost its leader, but also had no chance to line up to fight. If you resist stubbornly, you will surely die without a place to be buried.

But not everyone is as current-conscious as Hamill. Some companies, even phalanxes, have disobeyed...

"You really don't accept orders?" a herald asked with a livid face.

"I will never accept it! I will only be loyal to our company captain!" A second-hand deputy said stubbornly.

"Well, kill him!"

The herald waved his hand, and then, just like Xu Wenqiang, this stubborn adjutant was beaten into a sieve by a musket...

...

That night, the 3rd Corps camp was extremely lively. After hundreds of casualties, the situation finally calmed down. Fortunately, most people are aware of current affairs and are accustomed to obeying the orders of their superiors. Therefore, there are only a few hundred second-hands who insist on sticking with their betrayed bosses. Then, it was directly washed away bloody...

As for the betrayed officers who were detained at the "Hongmen Banquet", they were not executed, but were temporarily imprisoned, awaiting trial afterwards.

The next day, all the troops belonging to the officers who betrayed were disbanded and reorganized to prevent the former small groups from continuing to work together. Although most of those left were those who knew the times and obeyed orders, Steindorf was not willing to take the risk. Therefore, it is necessary to break up and reorganize them.

After Steindorf completed the purge of the Third Army, he immediately sent people to rush back to Aurich to deliver the letter...

"Finally completed the big cleaning! Now, I don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back by my own people!" Seeing the information, Marin was relieved that everything was going well.

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