After the riots in Ocean City were pacified, Merck also discovered that a French immigrant named Choudhury tried to get into merchant ships traveling to and from the local and Delaware Peninsula and planned to return to Europe. After investigation, it seemed that the man had no family.
As a person who has worked as a spy, Merck not only has worked as a spy, but also happened to have been in Paris. Otherwise, Marin would not have chosen him as the lord of Ocean City. After all, the Delaware Peninsula is mainly French immigrants, and people who know French need to communicate with immigrants.
Looking at the inconspicuous French immigrant man's behavior of sneaking out the boat, ordinary people would think that this person was missing his hometown and planned to return to France. But Merck judged from the calluses on his tiger's mouth that this was a swordsman. If he hadn't been pointed at by a few muskets, this person would definitely not have surrendered.
But a swordsman mixed into the immigration team and wanted to take the boat back to Europe... Obviously, this is a spy!
He took the boat back to Europe, probably to report on the situation on the Delaware Peninsula...
Merck did not deal with this person, but asked Albert for advice. After all, this person did not incite immigrants to cause trouble, nor did he claim to be the envoy of the King of Dharma. If he was killed, the French would pursue it and it would be difficult to explain.
Albert also had a headache when he received the letter. Because if this man went back and reported that he did not find that the war broke out with the "orcs" continued, there would be problems. If he killed him... all spies were destroyed, the French would also be suspicious...
After thinking about it, Albert also decided to act in a play...
The content of the acting is "Earl Kahn brings an army of 10,000 to the Delaware Peninsula to fight the orcs." Because Marin had previously notified Albert that Kahn would pretend to bring 10,000 people to America to "fight orcs".
But in fact, Kahn took a detour to Murmansk and did not come to America at all. If this spy named Choudhury returned to China, he would report that Kahn did not bring his army to America...
Therefore, Albert decisively dispatched 20 Class 250-class armed merchant ships just launched in the Long Island Shipyard in New York, as well as five 500-ton warships, carrying 2,000 regular troops from the New York colony, including 1,000 militias, and a total of 3,000 people to Ocean City in a mighty manner.
In order to create the illusion of "a large army of ten thousand people", Albert decided to adopt Dong Zhuo's "bluffing" strategy when he entered Luoyang. Albert heard Marin tell the story of the Three Kingdoms when he was a child. It was the first time that Marin returned to Hoffman Manor after traveling through time. At that time, Marin not only carried out reforms in Hoffman Manor and promoted bathing. When he was free, he also told Albert, Simon and his sister Anne, some stories, including the Three Kingdoms story.
It is said that when Dong Zhuo brought Xiliang cavalry into Luoyang, there were only 3,000 people. In order to scare tens of thousands of imperial guards and warlords such as Ding Yuan in the city, Dong Zhuo adopted Li Ru's strategy and bluffed, allowing his three thousand cavalry to quietly leave the city in the middle of the night every four or five days. The next morning, he swaggered into the city, giving people the illusion that the Xiliang army was coming in a steady stream. This move really scared all the troops in the city and bought time for Dong Zhuo.
Albert also decided to use this method, and he asked Merck to deliberately detain Choudhury near the dock and gave a small window to face the dock.
Then, 20 armed merchant ships and 5 warships will carry 3,000 troops to land on the harbor. Then, the army will land on a shore, cross Ocean City, and head north, as if rushing to the battlefield.
But in fact, shortly after leaving Ocean City, the army would rush to a small bay 20 kilometers north of Ocean City. Then, the fleet would arrive here at night and transport people away.
Then, the fleet changed its flags and even the color of the sails. The soldiers deliberately changed their clothes. The next day, the fleet would dock again. Then, the soldiers landed north...
In this way, if you perform three times, you can basically perform the feeling of a army of ten thousand people...
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As for the spy Choudhury, Albert decided to let him go back after the show. After all, after the show "the army goes to war", people have to report the result to France. Otherwise, it will be in vain?
However, the ship that this guy goes back to ride must be an ordinary ship, and the boat cannot be too fast. He has to drag it for several months before he can send the person back.
Merck also carefully investigated it and found that Choudhury had been very honest before, and had not wandered around or inquire. Otherwise, he would have been exposed long ago. This also gave Albert confidence. Because he had not inquired around, he would definitely not know much. He would "witness" the landing of tens of thousands of troops when he returned, and he would have something to explain.
In order to act realistically, Albert also chose a tall and strong man in New York who looked very similar to Kahn, and asked him to wear a full set of plate armor and pretend to be Kahn. When passing by Ocean City, Kahn would leave Ocean City surrounded by a group of tall guards without stopping. In this way, he would not be afraid of being recognized as true or false. As for Choudhury, he was locked in a hut and only had a small window to look out, so it was even less likely to see the problem.
As for the traces of a large number of people's activities found in the small harbor north of Ocean City, Albert didn't care at all. Because the rest of the people had no chance to leave the Delaware Peninsula. And the spy Choudhury, who acted as a "microphone", had no chance to verify it. Because, after the performance, he would be sent on a boat and sent back to France.
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A month later, Marin received Albert's letter in Orich. When Marin learned that Albert had used the strategies in the Three Kingdoms story he told more than 20 years ago to fool the French, he was also amazed. After all, this kind of operation was so outstanding in Europe in this era.
However, at this time, Marin had no time to pay attention to the affairs of the Americas. Because he had more important things to pay attention to - the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent troops!
Yes, the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent troops to Smolensk. However, it was not the 200,000 army that Marin imagined, but 50,000 people. Moreover, it was mainly infantry, with only 10,000 cavalrymen.
Marin also found it strange at first, but then, the spy from Moscow sent back the top secret message - it turned out that Glinsky was afraid that the Lithuanians would not dare to come, so he deliberately sent 50,000 people to come first. If 200,000 people were touched at one time, the Lithuanians would be so scared that they would not dare to send troops.
In addition, the 150 artillery purchased from Austria did not follow the army this time. Some of the large wooden chariots equipped with artillery were said to have not been completed yet.
In this way, under the leadership of Glinsky, the 50,000 troops rushed towards Smolensk slowly. The average marching speed was only about 20 kilometers per day, which seemed very slow.
However, Glinsky was not in a hurry at all. Why? Because the Lithuanians reacted more slowly. After all, it was a parliamentary country. After learning that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania sent troops to Smolensk, its first reaction was definitely not to send troops, but to quarrel...
After all, it was not an attack on Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. If that were the case, Lithuania Greatsom would definitely make a decision soon. After all, they all came to the door and had no time to argue. But Smolensk belongs to the border area in Lithuania, and it is also a Rossian area, not the territory of the Lithuanians.
Therefore, the members of the parliamentarians of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania must have arguing for a while before they will make a decision. After making a decision, they will have to quarrel, how many soldiers arguing, how many people aristocrats will give... and then they will quarrel with whom to be the commander...
Chapter completed!