Although the morale is high, Marin did not immediately lead the two legions to fight with the eight-nation prince coalition forces. Because, under the huge difference in numbers, even if the Beihai Army can defeat the opponent, it will not be able to completely wipe out. After all, there is insufficient manpower and if the enemy wants to escape, it will not have time to stop it.
This time, Marin did not just want to defeat the enemy, but wanted to wipe out the enemy. But on the North German Plain, if you want to wipe out the opponent, you must have enough personnel to surround the opponent's collapsed troops.
So, Marin temporarily endured it and did not march into Oldenburg immediately, but waited for the opportunity first.
Also, the coalition of the Eight-National Princes has not yet captured the Oldenburg City. If the Italian mercenaries survived, wouldn’t Marin give the Italians worth 2 million gold coins as agreed? This is a loss-making deal. Therefore, Marin must wait for the Italians to be defeated first.
Of course, he did not do anything, but posted a notice with great fanfare, requiring Steindorf and Wagner, two commanders of the Third and Second Legions, to return to the North Sea Kingdom immediately and return to the establishment. As for their previous "disobedient" behavior, they can be forgiven...
In fact, this is Marin making excuses for the Third Legion to move south reasonably. After all, the Third Legion has already "rebelled" on the surface. At this time, if you want to mobilize the Third Legion, you must "take a process" and show it to the outside world.
Also, Marin's move also stimulated the eight-nation princes' coalition forces to make a last move and take the Oldenburg City as soon as possible...
Ma Lin clearly stated that "pardoned" the second and third legions that had "rebelled" before were actually showing an attitude - I am not in enough staff now and have no confidence...
This will also give the princes of the eight countries an illusion - it turns out that Marin has no confidence to defeat us...
With this illusion, the coalition of princes of the Eight Kingdoms would not retreat easily. At least, they would have to wait until they could take down the huge amount of wealth in Oldenburg City.
What Marin is actually most afraid of is that these people lose their courage, take the initiative to retreat, and then defend the city to the death.
It is certain that the Beihai Army's combat effectiveness exceeds that of the Eight-National Princes Alliance, but if the other party defends the city to the death, the difference in combat effectiveness will be further narrowed. Because the enemy can rely on the city wall to reduce this difference.
So, what Marin has to do now is to try to keep his opponents and not let them frighten them and escape to defend the city...
...
Sure enough, when the news of Marin returning alive reached the camp of the Eight-National Princes outside Oldenburg, the faces of the weak princes changed. Even the two Dukes of Henry and the Earl of Gelden, Charlie, were frowning.
But the news that came next made Charlie Earl of Gelden happy:
"Haha, it seems that Marin is not confident anymore!"
"Don't you be confident?" Several weak princes looked over and were full of questions.
Charlie, Earl of Gelden, explained:
"Even if Marin is very good at fighting, the gap in strength cannot be smeared. You see, there is only one First Legion in Beihai Kingdom now, and the combat effectiveness of the First Legion is good. But the First Legion has only 10,000 people, and we will definitely be able to hold them back. Even if we cannot defeat, we will not fail."
"As for the newly formed Second Legion, it is purely a group of new recruits, not better than ours. Maybe they can train them in time. But now, those new recruits are definitely not good. So, Marin is not confident anymore. He needs to win back the original Second Legion and Third Legion back to help him fight. Otherwise, he will not have the confidence to defeat us..."
After hearing the explanation of Count Charlie, the two Dukes of Henry's faces suddenly looked much better. Even the other weak princes lowered their worries. But they didn't know that Marin deliberately made them think so...
"I still can't lower my vigilance. I'm afraid that Marin will make some conspiracies!" Henry, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, said cautiously.
Charlie, Earl of Gelden, said confidently:
"Malin's conspiracy is nothing more than night attacks and ambush. As long as we strengthen our security at night and take countermeasures to be attacked at night, we will basically not have any major problems if we do not pursue it casually."
After a pause, Charlie continued:
"I heard that the North Sea Army will specially arrange for the Alsace wolfdog (German Shepherd) to be on the night. The hearing of the dog is far better than that of humans. If the enemy attacks during the night, it will be easy to be discovered. For this reason, our Galdon army specially went to Alsace to introduce a group of wolfdogs and trained them to become night watchdogs. With the help of these night watchdogs, the enemy wants to attack us, so every door is there!"
When the other seven princes heard this, they looked at Charlie in surprise. But it was not surprising to think that this guy was indeed very capable. You should know that Charlie was once a duke, a big shot who could beat the Principal of Saxony. If the North Sea Kingdom had not sent troops to help the Principal of Clifford, Count Charlie would still be a powerful duke now.
The princes recalled it and it seemed that many of the victory of the Beihai Army was achieved through night attacks and ambushings. As for the frontal combat effectiveness, although there were deeds of defeating the 60,000 Bossa coalition with 40,000 people, the difference in strength was not big.
But now, there is only one combat-capable legion in Beihai Kingdom. Facing more than 40,000 enemy troops, it is indeed not as strong as it is. No wonder he wants to recall the two previous "rebellious" legions...
"He must not be allowed to successfully recall those two legions!" Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbitel, said seriously.
"Then how can we stop him from recalling those two legions?" asked Simon V, Earl of Liper.
Charlie thought about it and said:
"Let's bribe! Even if it costs a lot, it's worth it if it can prevent the two old legions from returning!"
"Brief... will cost a lot of money?" Antonios, Earl of Ravensburg and Earl of Schaumburg, said reluctantly. The other people also looked unhappy. After all, everyone was happy to take the money. But if you want to get the money out, you will be in a bad mood...
Charlie, Earl of Gelden, could understand their thoughts, so he smiled:
"Everyone, have you forgotten the property worth 2 million gold coins in Oldenburg City? As long as you take Oldenburg City, 2 million is not enough to bribe? Even if you take out half of it, it will be enough to bribe!"
But John I, the stingy Earl of Ritterberg, said:
"Is 1 million...isn't it a little too..." You know, his younger brother Bishop Conrad bought territory from these princes, but he only spent 400,000 gold coins, which was already a lot of money.
"Do? Lord John, you must understand that if Marin successfully recalled those two legions and defeated us, we might even lose our homeland. At that time, we will have nothing! Therefore, it is worth spending more money at this time. If those two legions do not return to Marin's command, it will be difficult for us to fail. Compared with our future and destiny, what is some money?" Earl Charlie said with some fire.
The princes remained silent, and they knew that what Count Charles was indeed very reasonable...
Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbitel, thought for a while and said:
"Okay, that's it! We'll send someone to buy the two legion commanders. As long as they promise not to send troops to help Marin, we'll give them 500,000 gold coins each!"
"But first, we have to conquer Oldenburg City. Otherwise, where can we prepare the 1 million gold coins? So, everyone, do our best! In two days, we must take Oldenburg City!"
Chapter completed!