The Rise of the European Emperor

Although the battle took place on the morning of the third day, on the second day, Marin took the army across the river to avoid crossing the river too late and being attacked by the enemy.

After the army arrived, they found that the Bursa coalition did not come to attack, so Marin simply asked the soldiers to help dig a pit to enhance the defense.

At night, Marin directly ordered the soldiers to set up light tents and rest on the spot. Fortunately, the time has entered May, and the weather is already very warm. If it's winter, you can't rest like this.

The scouts of the Allied Forces of Boza monitored the digging and tenting of Marin's 20,000 troops throughout the process, but they did not interfere.

In fact, Joachim I was eager to launch a raid at this time. However, Frederick III stopped him. Because, Frederick III worried that if he attacked the other party in the middle, it would be easy for the other party to retreat to the east bank and no longer willing to leave the city.

As for the Bursa coalition, which had an absolute advantage in strength, they were not afraid of fighting with Marin's army in the field, but they were afraid that Marin's army would hide in the city. Therefore, the Bursa Allied Forces resisted the idea of ​​a surprise attack, watching Marin dig the pit and set up a tent.

"Why not interrupt them to dig pits? With those two pits, it is very difficult for us to charge!" Joachim I asked inexplicably.

"The tunnel? It's nothing. You forgot how we dealt with the Trave River in the southeast section?" Frederick III said calmly.

Joachim I suddenly realized:

"You mean... to drive the local people to fill the pit with soil?"

Frederick III smiled smugly;

"Of course, it's not a pity for the people of Lübeck to die anyway. Moreover, this will put Marin in a dilemma. If he shoots to kill, it will not only waste bullets, but also make Lübeck people dissatisfied. If you kill them, they will be able to fill up the two pits with a bag filled with dirt, and see how he can stop our army from charging!"

Joachim I thought for a while, and could only give a thumbs up:

"High, it's really high!" Unfortunately, Joachim I has curly hair, not a midpoint. Otherwise, the image of a traitor is properly...

On the morning of the third day, Frederick III and Joachim I, with a 50,000-strong army, came to the front of Marin's 20,000-strong army. After the battle was set up, it moved forward as a whole, reaching 500 meters in front of the Marin army, and then stopped.

Among them, the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries were arranged in the middle, and the 15,000 troops of the Electorate of Saxony were arranged on the right flank, that is, on the south side. The 15,000 people in Brandenburg were placed on the left wing, that is, on the north side.

Because of the large number of people, the width of the Bursa coalition is much wider than that of Marin's army of 20,000. Moreover, the Saxon army and the Brandenburg army on the north and south sides were not facing east, but were fan-shaped, facing the left and right flanks of the Marin army.

However, Marin not only asked his subordinates to dig two trenches in front, but also dug two trenches on the left and right sides at the same time, and inserted pickets. In this way, when the enemy thinks about charging, they must first ask the two ditches filled with wooden pickets whether they agree or not.

Of course, Frederick III would not foolishly send people to charge. Sitting in the back, he, who was with Joachim I, waved his hand, and then, on the left and right sides, tens of thousands of peasants with sacks suddenly appeared. Looking at the clothes, it is almost a farmer caught from a village near Lübeck.

Behind the peasants were several thousand infantry from Saxony and Brandenburg. With swords in hand, they persecuted these local farmers, carrying sacks full of dirt, and appeared in front of the battle...

Marin did not appear in front of the squad,

It is no longer in the formation, but on the upper floor of the warship on the river behind the army. It's far enough away from the battlefield to not worry about being attacked by the opponent's artillery. Moreover, the ship building is high enough that you can stand on the ship building and use a telescope to look at the whole situation.

As for the specific command, just use the bugle to play different tunes. As for more details, you can also send messengers to convey.

Seeing such a shameless act of the Bursa coalition, Marlin immediately scratched his head. He knows that these civilians are innocent, but if they want to fill the tunnel with their backs on their backs, they are properly enemies, and it is impossible not to kill them.

However, the massacre of civilians is a bit difficult for Marin, a man with a modern soul...

Although Marin took the army and killed many people. However, that is basically the enemy on the battlefield. If you don't kill him, he will kill you. So, killing these people, Marin has no psychological pressure.

However, to let him raise the butcher's knife against tens of thousands of civilians, Marin couldn't make up his mind. If you do that, wouldn't it be similar to the oriental beast?

Seeing that the tens of thousands of farmers were slowly moving forward under the force of the swords of the Bursa coalition, Schwartz hurriedly sent someone to ask for guidance. Because, Schwartz didn't know whether to start with these farmers.

After struggling for a while with his eyes closed, Marin ordered:

"The musketeers opened fire when they got within range. The spearmen shouted together - 'Drop your pockets and run to the sides'. If you still don't run, then shoot..."

This is the best solution that Marin thought of, it is impossible to let the other party fill the hole. However, killing all these farmers would be unrealistic.

So Marin would have the spearmen shout, reminding the farmers to run away either way. At the same time, they will be instructed to run to both sides of the army. This way, it's much safer.

Because if they ran back to the Bursa coalition, they would inevitably be forced to come forward with sacks on their backs to die. It is only safe to remind them to run to the open space on both sides of their own troops. If the Bursa coalition wants to take back these peasants, it depends on whether the musketeers in Marin agree or not...

When the tens of thousands of Lübeck farmers carrying sacks full of sand reached a range of 100 yards, the musketeers who had been prepared for a long time fired the first salvo in time:

"Crack-Crack-Crack-Crack-"

Gunpowder smoke rose from the position, making it impossible to see the scene ahead. But when the musketeers in the second row went up and down, the gunpowder smoke also dissipated a lot, allowing the musketeers to see the enemy in front of them clearly.

The first salvo was not very effective because it was almost a hundred yards apart. Although there were musketeers volleying forward, in the end, only 70 or 80 farmers were hit. In other words, the hit rate is not 10%.

However, these farmers are not regular army after all. Although only seventy or eighty people were shot and fell to the ground, the miserable howls from these farmers were very loud.

Their shrill howls brought great psychological pressure to the other farmers on the move. After all, this is the face of death. Not to mention these farmers who have never received training, even those recruits who have been trained but have never been on the battlefield, may not be able to bear it. Only those veterans who have been on the battlefield and have seen blood can turn a deaf ear to those miserable screams. Because they are used to it...

The second round of platoon guns, the hit rate is not high. After all, at distances beyond 50 yards, the shot rate of a musket is really low. The casualties of the farmers this round were still seventy or eighty, not more than 100.

It was not until the third round of shooting, at a distance of about 70 yards, that the casualties of the farmers broke through a hundred...

At this point, the pre-loaded ammunition has been fired. And with the level of trouble with arquebuses, the musketeers in the first row had not yet loaded them. So, there is a shooting gap in between.

Under the command of Schwartz, the spearmen under Marin suddenly shouted neatly:

"Farmers, don't die!"

"Throw away your pockets and run for your life on both sides!"

"Run to both sides of our side, don't go back!"

Under the command of each company captain, the shouts of the soldiers were neat. In addition, the musketeers did not shoot at this time, and everyone on the battlefield could hear them clearly.

After listening to these neat shouts, Frederick III's face changed greatly:

"No, quickly order the soldiers guarding the peasants to stop the peasants from escaping. Anyone who dares to run will be shot!"

"Yes!"

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