The Rise of the European Emperor

After all, the flying saucer hat is only for knights and officers, but England is an island country, and there are relatively few knights. This time Edward only brought 2,000 knights, and with the addition of those officers, there was not much demand for flying saucer hats.

As for ordinary soldiers, including the three thousand English longbowmen brought by Edward, none of them were equipped with flying saucer cap helmets. Mainly, it was too late to make that many.

Therefore, except for those knights and officers, the rest of the soldiers were all equipped with East Frisian-style straw hats in order to prevent their sight from being blocked by the rain.

This kind of straw hat is the straw hat originally worn by East Frisian straw hat swordsmen. This kind of straw hat has a large brim, which is equivalent to a small umbrella on the head. Before, the straw hat swordsmen in East Frisia relied on this big hat to keep out the rain without using an umbrella. Of course, it is also because there are no umbrellas in Europe.

But after it was put into use, Marin also discovered a problem—the straw hat of the original East Frisian straw hat swordsman was too big, and when the soldiers lined up in square formation, the hat would affect the comrades around them. Therefore, Marin made changes to shorten the brim of this straw hat, making the hat more similar to the straw hats of later generations. However, in order to prevent the rain from blocking the view, the brim of the front end of the hat is still much longer than that of later straw hats.

Subsequently, the Frisian officers of the Marin Army in the Middle East began to teach the soldiers to weave straw hats by themselves. There are a lot of coir grass in the local area. In addition to straw hats, everyone also wears coir raincoats. With the coir raincoats and straw hats, the army is no longer afraid of the rainy weather in Ireland.

As for the officers and knights, they all wore plate armor including flying saucer hats and helmets when fighting. Usually, they wear the windbreaker raincoat provided by Marin, which is very convenient. At least, it is much lighter than the coir raincoat.

At this time, the army of Dublin City gathered. Even Adler, the Earl of Wicklow, brought 40 knights and 1,500 warriors from Wicklow County. Among them, 500 were the rebellious Cossack cavalry that Marin gave him...

Adler is now the Earl of Wicklow. Although he belongs to the line of the North Sea country, the nominal monarch is always Edward. Therefore, when Edward conquered Ireland this time, he also wanted to join the war. Moreover, Adler had long been eager to participate in the war. For him, this war is definitely a great opportunity.

Having a younger brother who is too strong puts a lot of pressure on Adler. Because people always compare him with Marin.

But Adler also knows very well that in terms of martial arts, he can beat Marin several times. But when it comes to military command ability, 100 of them are not worth half of Marin. Therefore, honestly being a fierce general who charged into battle was his only way out. Moreover, he also likes to charge forward.

However, Marin was afraid of Adler sitting in the army before. In addition, there is also the meaning of not wanting to hurt him. Therefore, Adler has never had the opportunity to lead his troops to charge into battle. Marin's several wars,

He can only be like the old Hoffman, leading the militiamen to guard the city in the rear, but he is suffocated.

Therefore, Adler was very happy when he had the opportunity to charge forward this time. Arriving in Dublin, Adler immediately met Edward, the monarch. Then, ask to be a pioneer.

But Edward didn't agree. After all, Adler was the brother of Marin, his strongest ally. If the vanguard was killed in an ambush by the enemy, it would be difficult for him to explain. Therefore, in the end Edward gave Adler the honorary title of deputy commander of the knights, and asked Adler to charge with two thousand English knights. In this way, its safety can be fully guaranteed. After all, if the two thousand knights who are the main force are defeated, the entire army will be unsafe, so it doesn't matter if someone is safe or not.

As for the 1,500 men under Adler, because of the existence of 500 Cossack light cavalry, they were sent out first by Edward as scout cavalry. After all, these Cossacks were light cavalry, best suited for such a job.

After handing over the job and talking about his brotherhood with Adler, Marin planned to leave. Before leaving, Marin repeatedly told the knights who accompanied Adler to charge - if you encounter danger, please give priority to protecting Adler's safety. If an accident occurs because of this, the Beihai Congress will give generous rewards, even titles and fiefdoms...

The reason why Marin did this is not without basis. Adler is too belligerent and always likes to rush to the front. That is to say, in Europe, if it was placed in ancient China, he would be the one who likes to rush forward so much, he would definitely be the first to hit the rope, just like Guan Erye who walked Maicheng... So, he can only order to protect him safely. The knights...

After explaining many matters, Marin left Dublin on a battleship. After all, in this war, the protagonist is Edward, not him. Here he is, easy to steal the show...

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Marin had just returned to Aurich and hadn't rested yet. Suddenly, his subordinates reported that the only son of Emperor Maximilian I, the ruler of Burgundy and the Netherlands, and the handsome prince Philip visited...

Hearing that the boss's son was coming, Marin hurriedly adjusted his clothes and greeted the young master of the Holy Roman Empire with a smile on his face.

However, when he arrived at the gate of the palace, Marin found that the young master Prince Philip seemed to be unhappy, and he almost wrote "I'm very angry" on his face...

"What's the matter? I didn't offend this young master..." Marin was a little confused.

In the living room, after Philip spoke, Marin learned the reason:

"Master Marin, are you too mean? Send a large army to support Edward in conquering Ireland. Why don't you send troops to help our Habsburg family?"

Prince Philip's expression was dissatisfied, and his tone was full of questioning.

Marin didn't know what to say for a while...

And Prince Philip continued:

"Master Marin, although Edward is your monarch, my father is also your monarch! At the beginning, it was my father who promoted you to the rank of knight and baron of the empire. You took back the Earl of East Frisia, my father and Our Habsburg family also recognized it immediately. Why is our Habsburg family currently in a disadvantageous situation in Switzerland, but you refuse to send troops to help? The King Edward of England went to attack Ireland, and you immediately sent a legion there , isn't the difference too obvious?"

Feelings, this young master is dissatisfied that he excluded the Sixth Army to support Edward, but did not send troops to support the emperor...

Marin breathed a sigh of relief, this is a good answer...

"Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to support His Majesty the Emperor. Rather, I dare not..."

"Don't dare? What do you mean?" Philip was a little confused.

"Your Highness, didn't His Majesty tell you? I, the Grand Duke of the North Sea, was very excluded and hostile by the German princes! If my army was not strong enough, I would have been wiped out several times. And, Your Highness, do you know why I was rejected by the German princes?" Marin asked back.

Prince Philip was stunned for a moment, and replied uncertainly:

"Is it because of your low birth?"

Marin sighed and said:

"This is only a small part of the reasons. The biggest reason is - I am a person promoted by His Majesty the Emperor..."

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