1,000 Friesian prisoners of war seemed to have accepted their fate and no longer resisted the officers' strict discipline requirements for them. However, as the highest commander of these prisoners of war, Sivag seemed to see that Marin wanted to make these 1,000 men be trained as cannon fodder soldiers.

So, the former Friesian General Sivag, who was stranded on Texel Island as an important prisoner, took the initiative to find Marin...

"Sir Baron, are you going to make a big move?"

Marlin was stunned:

"How can I see it?"

"Isn't this obvious? The small Wadden Islands need 5,000 soldiers to protect? Also, my 1,000 subordinates have also been trained. It seems that they are still trained as cannon fodder soldiers!"

"Haha, so smart." Marin was not worried about Siwag's random words. Because the Waden Islands were isolated from the world, and Texel Island only opened Thorenche's trade with the outside world, and outsiders were prohibited from entering other areas. Therefore, even if Siwag wanted to spread the news, he had to go to the island.

"Sir, do you still want to seize Friesland? I don't think you have the ability to defeat the Duke of Saxony..." According to Sivague's understanding, it is probably because Marin is undesirable to the Friesland thief. However, Sivague is right. Marin cannot compete with the Saxony system in terms of background.

"I didn't say I wanted to seize Friesland..." Marin spread his hands.

"It's not Friesland, is it... it's East Friesland?" Sivager thought of it soon.

Because, in the surrounding areas, Marin is not easy to do, except East Friesland.

Not to mention anything else, the Netherlands is the family territory of Maximilian I, the master of Marin. Marin must not move around and do not have the confidence to compete with the Habsburg family. As for the Friesland region, it has been occupied by the Duke of Saxony. The strength of the Duke of Saxony, including the entire Saxony system, is not weaker than the emperor.

As for the Principality of Gedes, it is also a powerful country and is not easy to mess with. And the Archbishop of Utrecht is a subordinate of the Holy See. In today's absence of the Reformation, whoever dares to annex the Archbishop will definitely be tired of living.

Then, after thinking about it, there are only the East Friesland and the Oldenburg State in the east. However, the Oldenburg State is not easy to mess with. Although this Beggar State is average, its relatives are powerful.

For example, the powerful Danish king Hans belonged to the Oldenburg family and was of the same clan as the Earl of Oldenburg. If Marin dared to annex the Oldenburg country, the possibility of Denmark sending troops to intervene was extremely high.

Denmark today is not the Denmark that was only a small country in the later generations with only a few tens of thousands of square kilometers, but the only powerful country in Northern Europe. Norway and Sweden all formed the Kalmar League under the control of Denmark.

Therefore, Marin could not have the idea of ​​fighting Denmark alone, nor would he attack the oldenburg country that was too powerful. Then, the only possibility is the East Friesland country, which was regarded as a barbar by the Germans.

The Friesians are an alternative to the Germans. They are independent, have a tough personality, and like to sail. There are many differences in people in other parts of Germany.

Moreover, although the Eastern Friesland State swore allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor and officially became a vassal state, the empire did not regard Eastern Friesland as its own. Even the imperial nobles had no seat in the Eastern Friesland State.

You should know that it is okay for the baron to be unable to enter the Imperial Parliament within the empire, but as a territorial count who cannot participate in the Imperial Parliament, that is, he is discriminated against...

Even Emperor Maximilian I did not regard the East Frisland as a vassal state, but as a barbarian chief. That is why in 1516, Maximilian I forcibly demanded Edsade I, the Earl of East Frisland, to hand over the inheritance of the Kingdom to the Duke of Saxony. Of course, in that military operation, the coalition between the emperor and the Duke of Saxony failed. But it is undeniable that the empire did not take the East Frisland seriously...

At that time, if it weren't for the fact that Oldenburg and Friesian aristocratic Republics around East Friesland were not strong, the Bishop of Münster would not have been absolutely sure to eat it. East Friesland had long been coveted. Sure enough, when the Duke of Saxony swallowed West Friesland, he set his sights on East Friesland...

At present, although East Friesland is difficult to deal with, Sivag believes that it may not be particularly difficult to defeat East Friesland with Marin's "crawling and treacherous" and command and combat capabilities.

However, as the former highest military commander of West Friesland's neighbor, West Friesland, Siwag was still very clear about East Friesland's war potential. He knew that East Friesland could mobilize thousands of people, and the main force of East Friesland's standing army was 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen, that is, straw hat swordsmen.

"Sir Baron, it's a bit difficult to attack East Friesland..."

"I know, so I prepared 6,000 people..." Marin said indifferently. Sivag was one of the prisoners, and had no personal freedom, so he was not worried that he would talk nonsense.

"The 1,000 people I accepted were abandoned?"

"It's not an abandoned son, but your 200 heavy armored swordsmen must be the leader. There is a lack of powerful troops like heavy armored swordsmen in my army."

"Where are the other 800 people?"

"After those 200 people, you can also make some cover."

"Sir, can I ask you for something?"

“Say it…”

"I know, these 1,000 people must be charged at the forefront, and death and injury are inevitable. But can you equip the other 800 people with some armor?"

"Armor? Sivag, I don't want to equip them. However, heavy armored swordsmen are all strong soldiers. Otherwise, ordinary soldiers will not be able to run if they wear iron armor..."

"What about the chain mail and chain mail? They risked their lives to rush in front, so they can't be without any protection, right?"

"This...is a problem..." Marin began to think...

"Oh... I have it!" Marin suddenly slapped his thigh and thought of a suitable armor...

Marin just now remembered the Spanish in order to reduce the weight of the armor, and only retained the armor in front of him.

This method not only greatly reduces the weight of the armor, but also tells the soldiers a message - if you don’t have armor behind you, if you turn around and escape, you will be more likely to die...

Of course, Marin didn't want to directly use the front half armor that the Spaniards promoted in the 16th century, but he wanted to give it another discount - directly use the three-quarters of the breastplate he had before...

That is, the two iron plates of the three-quarters of the breastplate worn by the cavalry were compressed into only one iron plate, only the front chest has armor, and the back does not...

A complete three-quarter chest plate armor weighs 8 kilograms. The three-quarter chest plate that only retains the iron plate on the chest will weigh only 4 kilograms. Such a weight can be withstood even for ordinary soldiers.

As for how to equip iron plates on the chest, Marin naturally has a way - directly let the tailor sew a vest with leather or linen, and there is a huge pocket in front of the vest to load the iron plates.

This vest can also be a black cross vest on white background. Usually, when there is no war, the iron plate in the large pocket of the vest breastplate can be taken out and saved. Once a war occurs, the iron plate will be carried by vehicles when the marching. Before the battle, everyone line up to collect the iron plate and pour it into the large pocket on the chest for defense...

Of course, this was not Marin's invention. Once, Marin saw on TV that many special police wear bulletproof vests, which are filled with steel plates in leather jackets. Of course, the special police fill with modern ultra-high-strength alloy steel plates. However, the new simplified version of armor designed by Marin for his subordinates is filled with iron plates...

However, because the long-range weapons of this era are far less destructive than the hot weapons of later generations, even if they are filled with iron plates, they can withstand many attacks and even save lives.

Moreover, the original iron helmet that imitated later generations of steel helmets, Marin also decided to install a mask on it to strengthen the frontal protection. Moreover, this mask is mobile and can be moved up to reveal its face. It only needs to be pulled down during wartime.

However, such a mask can block ordinary bows and arrows, and facing muskets is definitely useless. However, this can at least enhance the wartime confidence and strengthen their courage...

So, the iron helmet with a movable mask and a black cross vest with a white background and an iron plate on the chest became Marin's newly launched simplified version of armor. Of course, this is the wear of ordinary soldiers. Elite soldiers, the kind used for assault, still have to wear three-quarters of the breastplate in the front and back. The simplified version of armor is actually aimed at soldiers who are not strong enough to save their physical fitness. It is not that Marin deliberately cut corners...

Marin assured Sivag on the spot that he would equip him with this simplified version of armor for his men, which finally satisfied Sivag.

倒不是说马林爱护那群战俘,而是,那群战俘兵若是更耐揍,那么,对马林手下火枪手的掩护就更到位了.到时候,自己的胜算,那就更大了……
Chapter completed!