The Rise of the European Emperor

Originally, Marin prepared hundreds of small and medium-sized ships in Las Vegas on the east bank of the Elbe Estuary. These ships are usually used to pick up those nobles from the West Bank to Las Vegas to gamble. After all, Las Vegas, the casino city, was established to receive and corrupt the veteran nobles in the Bremen area. Therefore, those ships are usually used to receive the old nobles who were squeezed out of the political core circle by Marin.

However, in wartime, those hundreds of ships will be under command and stand side by side on the Elbe River to build pontoon bridges for the passage of the army.

However, this time, when the Third Army and the Cossack Cavalry Corps arrived at the Elbe River again, the hundreds of boats that were originally prepared here were all deceived to the other side by the old noblemen of Bremen Province headed by Baron Ginter. , and was controlled by the old nobles on the other side...

Not only that, the veteran nobles on the west bank of the Elbe River not only detained the ships that sent them back, but also left a large number of servants guarding the west bank to prevent anyone from crossing the river.

When Steindorf arrived at the east bank of the Elbe River with the Third Army and the Cossack Cavalry Corps, not only were there no ships crossing the river, but there were still 10,000 enemy troops guarding the river on the other side to prevent anyone from crossing the river on the east bank.

These 10,000 people are naturally the 10,000 conscripts sent by the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms to replace the private army of 7,000 veteran nobles who originally guarded here.

Although the combat effectiveness of these conscripts is very poor, they are enough to guard the Elbe River and prevent people from crossing the river on the other side.

For example, if someone crosses the river by boat on the east bank and has not reached the west bank, he will be attacked by crossbowmen among the 10,000 people. Not to mention, when the ship tried to dock, it would be stabbed by several spears, forcing the ship to fail to dock...

Even if the people on board were fiercer and escaped the blow, so what? If a lone ship is docked on the west bank, those who disembark from the ship will definitely be besieged by the enemy on the west bank. How many people can a boat carry? Being besieged by the enemy's troops, martial arts masters will also suffer...

Therefore, in the absence of ships, the soldiers of the Third Army and the Cossack Cavalry Corps could only stare at the surging Elbe River.

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"Oh, how to cross the river! If you can't cross the river again, you will miss the opportunity of the war!" Steindorf looked at the surging water of the Elbe River and the enemy army waiting in full force on the other side, jumping his feet anxiously.

In the evening, Steindorf drank depressedly in the Santo's Mansion in Las Vegas, accompanied by Alsace, the commander of the Cossack Cavalry.

Suddenly, a report came from his subordinates—Wulf Esbrand, the consul of the Dietmarschen Autonomous County, was visiting...

"Wulf Esbrand? Such a familiar name..." Steindorf murmured.

The adjutant who was waiting on the side quickly reminded:

"It's the Wulf Esbrand who once defeated the Danish army, and the Grand Duke Marin was also captured by him..."

"Ah, I remembered!" Steindorf finally remembered who Wulf Esbrand was. This person is a famous hero in Europe in this era.

In this era when people's thinking is generally dull, Woolf Esbrand is a rare and powerful figure in Europe who knows how to use tricks.

At the beginning, the Danish king sent more than 10,000 troops to attack Dithmarschen, who had only a thousand militiamen. As a result, during the Battle of Hemingstedt, Wulf Esbrand organized the people to block the river in the upper reaches of Hemingstedt to store water. After the Danish army arrived, they suddenly had people dig the embankment, and flooded tens of thousands of Danish troops, making it famous in the first battle.

Not to mention, when Marin led people to surround Hyde, the capital of Dietmarschen, Wulf Esbrand sent his number one fierce general, Cage, to knock him unconscious and take him into the city while Marin was not paying attention. Forcing Marin to agree to the autonomy of Dietmarschen County...

Later, the fierce brother Cage was incorporated by Marin and became an instructor of the Beihai State Special Forces. On the contrary, Wulf Esbrand, a wise man, returned to Ditmarschen County after serving Marin for a period of time to benefit the village (the actual situation is,

Marin later recruited former Danish Prime Minister Mikel, who has more political experience than Wulf Esbrand, so he let him go back to his hometown). The people of Dietmarschen County also supported him very much, and have always let him serve as the consul of the Dietmarschen County Autonomous Government. Moreover, the city of Las Vegas was also built in the most southwestern part of Dietmarschen County. It's just that this place is no longer under the jurisdiction of Dietmarschen County, but directly under Marin's command.

This time, Wulf Esbrand came to Las Vegas not to eat, drink and have fun, but to discuss cooperation with Las Vegas city lord Grotz.

As for cooperation? Mainly, Woolf Esbrand hopes that vegetables, meat, fish and other foods in Las Vegas City will be mainly purchased from Dietmarschen County, so as to increase income for farmers in Dietmarschen County.

Originally, although Las Vegas was next to Dietmarshen County, consumer goods were not only purchased from the neighboring Ditmarshen County. After all, Las Vegas is located at the mouth of the Elbe River, and water transportation is convenient, so it does not necessarily need to purchase from Dietmarschen County.

Wulf Esbrand came here this time to negotiate with the Lord of Groz, hoping to win most of the supply orders, so as to benefit the farmers in Dietmarschen County.

However, the city lord of Groz reacted a little coldly. Because, the Lord of Groz believes that although Dithmarschen County belongs to the North Sea State in name, it has the right of autonomy, does not pay taxes to the Grand Duke Marin, and does not contribute much to the North Sea State. In the case of the same price, Groz would rather order products from other regions than Dietmarschen County, a "country within a country".

After Wulf Esbrand entered the Santo's Mansion, the reaction of the Santo of Groz was rather cold. On the contrary, Steindorf, the head of the Third Legion, had a heated chat with Wulf Esbrand because he admired Wulf Esbrand's brilliant record.

Steindorf vomited bitterness to Wulf Esbrand through the chat, explaining the embarrassing situation of the difficulty of crossing the river.

After hearing this, Wulf Esbrand was silent for a while, then suddenly asked:

"If I can find a way to get the Third Army and the Cossack Cavalry to cross the river smoothly, can your Excellency the Legion Commander convince the Lord of Groz to hand over most of Las Vegas' food supply orders to Dietmarshin County?"

Steindorf came alive suddenly:

"Master Woolf, can you find a way to let our entire army cross the river?"

"Yes, yes, it is..." After finishing speaking, Wulf Esbrand glanced at the Lord of Groz.

Steindorf was overjoyed and said:

"I understand what you mean. If you can find a way to let my army cross the river smoothly, it will be a great contribution to the North Sea country. The Grand Duke will not be stingy with the supply orders of agricultural products in the city of Las Vegas. Even, the Grand Duke will Another big reward!"

"Really? Can you guarantee it?" Wulf Esbrand stared at Steindorf and asked.

"I promise! You don't know how important this war is to the Grand Duke. The agricultural product contract is only a matter of the Grand Duke's words. I want to promise you here that I will do my best to facilitate this matter afterwards! I think the Grand Duke will not be stingy !"

Woolf Esbrand nodded and said:

"I can rest assured that……"

Steindorf said anxiously:

"Then let's talk about the way for the army to cross the river!"

Woolf Esbrand nodded, came to a map hanging on the wall next to the room, pointed to the map and said:

"Legion Commander, please see..."

Both Steindorf and Alsace came over, and the Lord of Groz also came to watch.

"This is Las Vegas, and dozens of kilometers to the southeast is the Hanseatic city of Hamburg..."

"I see, you are asking me to borrow a boat in Hamburg!" Steindorf shouted excitedly. However, he soon became a little frustrated——

"However, there are enemy defenses on the west bank of the Elbe River. Even if we borrow a boat from Hamburg, it will be difficult to build a pontoon bridge. After all, the other side will definitely not allow us to successfully build a pontoon bridge..."

Wulf Esbrand smiled and said:

"Master Steindorf, look, further south of the city of Hamburg, it actually crosses the border of the province of Bremen..."

Steindorf looked at it and said:

"That's right, further south is the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which is an enemy country. Could it be that we are building a pontoon bridge there?"

Woolf Esbrand nodded:

"That's right, although the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg is an enemy country, it's not like the province of Bremen, where there are people guarding the river bank. Therefore, you can borrow the ships of the city of Hamburg to the south of Hamburg. , Build a pontoon bridge to cross the river."

"Then what if the defenders on the other side find out and send people to the south to stop it? After all, building a pontoon bridge is not accomplished overnight. What if the enemy comes to destroy the pontoon bridge while it is being built?" asked Alsace, the commander of the Cossack Army.

Woolf Esbrand thought for a while and said:

"It's simple. Tomorrow, Lord Steindorf will lead the Third Legion to Las Vegas to make a gesture of forcibly crossing the river to attract the attention of the defenders on the opposite side. And you, Lord Alsace, will bring Five thousand cavalry detoured quietly to the city of Hamburg and borrowed a boat from Hamburg. Then, at night, they led the fleet southward and entered the border of Brunswick-Lüneburg to build a pontoon bridge."

"After the pontoon bridge was built, the Cossack cavalry crossed the river and guarded the pontoon bridge. As you two said just now, the defenders on the other side are conscripts with weak combat effectiveness. As long as two or three thousand Cossack cavalry pass by, even if the other side finds out the truth, It's too late. Even if they want to go south to destroy the pontoon bridge, it depends on whether you Cossack cavalry agree or not."

Alsace nodded after hearing this:

"That's right, if two or three thousand of my Cossack cavalry pass by, they will definitely be able to cut down those conscripts! At that time, Lord Steindorf's Third Legion will be able to cross the river smoothly under the cover of my cavalry! "

Steindorf thought for a while and asked again:

"Then how do we cross the Weser River in the west? It's also a big river..." The Earl of Oldenburg has been occupied by the coalition forces of the eight princes. The ferry boats that originally crossed the Weser River will definitely be controlled or even destroyed by the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms to prevent the Third Army from crossing the river and attacking the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms from behind. From Las Vegas to the mainland of East Frisia, there are mainly two major rivers, the Elbe River and the Weser River. For other small rivers, just find a few small boats to build a pontoon bridge. Even logging on the spot to build a pontoon bridge will do.

Wulf Esbrand said without thinking:

"The old way is to go to Bremen to borrow a boat to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river! Bremen and Hamburg are both Hanseatic cities, and the Archduke Marin has a good relationship with the Hanseatic League, so there is no problem borrowing a boat from Bremen. "Bremen is also a famous inland port city with many ships.

Steindorf jumped up excitedly:

"Okay, let's do it like this! As long as we can cross these two big rivers smoothly, our army will be able to penetrate directly into the enemy's back! At that time, we and the main force of the Grand Duke will attack back and forth, and we will be able to wipe out the enemy smoothly!"

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