After all, the UFO hat is only for knights and officers, but England is an island country with fewer knights. This time Edward only brought two thousand knights here, and with those officers, the UFO hat is not in high demand.
As for ordinary soldiers, including the three thousand English longbow soldiers brought by Edward, they were not equipped with UFO hat helmets. The main reason was that there was no time to make so many.
Therefore, except for those knights and officers, the other soldiers were equipped with East Friesian straw hats in order to prevent the view from being blocked by the rain.
This kind of straw hat is the straw hat worn by the swordsmen of East Friesian straw hat. The brim of this kind of straw hat is very large, which is equivalent to a small umbrella on his head. Before, the swordsmen of East Friesian had relied on this big hat to block the rain and did not use an umbrella. Of course, it is also because Europe did not have an umbrella at all.
But after putting it into use, Marin also discovered a problem - the original East Friesian straw hat swordsman's straw hat was too big, and when the soldiers lined up, the hat would affect their comrades beside them. Therefore, Marin made changes to shorten the brim of this straw hat, making the hat more similar to the straw hat of later generations. However, in order to prevent rain from blocking the view, the brim of the hat at the front end was still much longer than the straw hat of later generations.
Subsequently, the Friesian officers from the Middle East of the Marin Army began to teach the soldiers to weave straw hats themselves. There were a lot of straw straw hats in the local area, and in addition to straw hats, everyone also wore straw raincoats. With straw raincoats and straw straw hats, the army no longer feared the rainy weather in Ireland.
As for the officers and knights, they wore plate armor including foul-sauce caps and helmets during battles. Usually, they wore raincoats provided by Marin, which was very convenient. At least, it was much lighter than a straw raincoat.
At this time, Dublin City was full of troops. Even Adler, the Earl of Wicklow, brought 40 knights and 1,500 soldiers from Wicklow County. Among them, 500 were the unruly Cossack cavalry that Marin gave him...
Adler is now Earl of Wicklow. Although he belongs to the North Sea Kingdom, his nominal monarch is always Edward. Therefore, Edward also wants to join the war this time to conquer Ireland. Moreover, Adler has long been eager to participate in the war. This war is definitely a great opportunity for him.
Having a younger brother who is too strong is also under great pressure for Adler. Because people always compare him with Marin.
But Adler also knew very well that in terms of martial arts, he could beat Marin a few. But in terms of military command ability, he could not beat Marin half of 100. Therefore, being a powerful general who charges and falls into battle is his only way out. Moreover, he also likes to take charge.
However, Marin was afraid that Adler would become a big shot in the army before. In addition, he also wanted to not let him get hurt. Therefore, Adler had never had the opportunity to lead his troops to charge. In several wars in Marin, he could only guard the city with his militia in the rear, just like Old Hoffman, which made him so suffocate.
So, this time, Adler was so happy that he had the opportunity to charge. After coming to Dublin, Adler immediately paid homage to the monarch Edward. Then, he asked to become a pioneer.
But Edward did not agree. After all, Adler was the brother of his strongest ally Marin. If he was a vanguard and fell into the ambush, he would not be able to explain it. So, in the end, Edward gave Adler the honorary title of deputy commander of the knights, allowing Adler to launch a charge with two thousand English knights. In this way, he could fully ensure his safety. After all, if the two thousand knights as the main force were defeated, the entire army would be unsafe, and it would not matter whether someone was safe or not.
As for Adler's 1,500 people, because there were 500 Cossack light cavalry, Edward was scattered out first as a scout cavalry. After all, these Cossacks are all light cavalry and are most suitable for such a job.
After handing over the job and having a brotherly relationship with Adler, Marin planned to leave. Before leaving, Marin repeatedly reminded the knights who accompanied Adler to charge and fight - if they encounter danger, please give priority to protecting Adler's safety. If an accident occurs, the North Sea Congress will give generous rewards, even titles and fiefs...
The reason why Marin did this was not without basis. Adler was too warlike and always liked to rush in front. In Europe, if he was in ancient China, he would definitely be the first to rush in front, just like Guan Erye who was walking in Maicheng... So he could only remind the knights who were guarding him for safety...
After explaining many things, Marin left Dublin on a warship. After all, the protagonist of this war was Edward, not him. He was easily stealing the show here...
...
Marin had just returned to Orich, and before he could rest, he suddenly came to report - the only son of Emperor Maximilian I, the ruler of Burgundy and the Netherlands, and the handsome Prince Philip came to visit...
When he heard that the eldest son was coming, Marin quickly tidied up his clothes and smiled to greet the young master of the Holy Roman Empire.
However, when he arrived at the gate of the palace, Marin found that the young master Prince Philip seemed to be full of unhappiness, and he almost wrote "I'm very angry" on his face...
"What's going on? I didn't offend this young master..." Malin was a little confused.
In the living room, after Philip spoke, Marin learned the reason:
"Mr. Marin, you are not very interested, right? Send a large army to support Edward in conquest of Ireland, why don't you send troops to help our Habsburg family?"
Prince Philip looked dissatisfied and his tone was full of questioning.
Marin didn't know what to say for a moment...
Prince Philip continued:
"Mr. Marin, although Edward is your monarch, my father is also your monarch! At the beginning, my father promoted you to the Knight and the Baron of the Empire. When you regained the East Friesland, my father and our Habsburg family also recognized it as soon as possible. Why are our Habsburg family unfavorable in Switzerland now, but you refused to send troops to help? The British King Edward went to attack Ireland, and you immediately sent a legion. Is the difference too obvious?"
In love, this young man is dissatisfied with his rule that the Sixth Army had supported Edward, but he did not send troops to support the emperor...
Marin breathed a sigh of relief, this good answer...
"Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to support His Majesty the Emperor. But I don't dare..."
"Don't dare? What does it mean?" Philip was a little confused.
"Your Highness, have your Majesty told you? I, the great prince of the Beihai Kingdom, are very excluded and hostile to the German princes! If my army had not been strong enough, I would have been destroyed several times. Moreover, Your Highness, do you know why I was rejected by the German princes?" Marin asked back.
Prince Philip was stunned and replied uncertainly:
"Is it because you are of a low origin?"
Marin sighed:
"This is only a small part of the reason, the biggest reason is that I am the person promoted by His Majesty the Emperor..."
Chapter completed!