Chapter 202 No more fishing
Hanma City is a large city that straddles the east and west banks of the Elbe River estuary, connecting the inland areas and the North Sea. To the north is the Cimbrica Peninsula, which goes deep into the North Sea. The handicraft industry is very developed.
When the Second Pulan Empire collapsed, the royal family retreated all the way, and finally defended the city, and established the Rhine League with the middle and lower reaches of the Elbe River and the Saale River as the boundary. Only the east city of Hanma City was in the Yi River. East bank of the North River.
Frederick arrived in Hanma City in late September and moved into the newly purchased mansion in the west city.
This house was originally owned by a maritime merchant who loved astronomy and built a stargazing tower in the yard.
But not long ago, his fleet was wiped out by a storm, and he lost everything. He had to sell his house and go back to his hometown to live an idyllic life.
Frederick was interested in the stargazing tower, and it is now a place where wireless communication equipment is installed.
The first thing he did when he came here was to send a long letter to the city of Weissenburg.
When a person comes in with his front foot, the guest will arrive with his back foot.
"Wow! It's so luxurious!" Archduke Byrne's expression was extremely exaggerated when he carefully touched the gold-plated leather sofa.
The original owner of the house was a nouveau riche who got lucky and sold popular products several times in a row. His taste was naturally high-end and classy.
Grand Duke Byrne is not ignorant that his palace is much more luxurious than here. He just has another purpose. Then he frowned and said: "But I always feel that something is missing."
On the other side, the Grand Duke of Mainz covered his head with his hands and said in pain: "Oh, I seem to have a disease that requires me to tell Maria no matter what rumors I hear."
< br>Frederick was confused and couldn't figure out what these two old guys were doing.
Then Grand Duke Byrne said seriously: "It would be a pity not to have ten or eight beautiful girls living in such a beautiful house."
The Grand Duke of Mainz continued, "Oh my head hurts so much".
Frederick understood that some rumors from Amstel City must have spread here.
You can't just follow their words at this time, so Frederick said to Archduke Byrne: "Then I will accept your suggestion and there will be an open audition for ten or eight beautiful girls tomorrow."< br>
The two old men looked at each other. Grand Duke Bai En shook his head and said: "Young people nowadays are not subtle at all. When he was looking for a lover for the first time, he hid in Mingxing City and often disguised himself. He dressed up and ran towards me. At that time, my grandfather thought they were going to attack us and sent him to spy on the military situation. "
The Archduke of Mainz glared at him fiercely and refused to accept this. The pain was gone, and he asked Frederick: "How many girls have you given shell necklaces to in Amstel? Let me know. Maria will mention me in the future so that I can help you fool her."
Frederick was stunned and asked in confusion: "What shell necklace?"
"You don't know?" The Grand Duke of Mainz was also surprised, "Around the North Sea coast, young people express their love by giving gifts. Shells. If you put a necklace with shells on the other person with your own hands, it means that the other person is one of your own."
Frederick blinked and broke into a cold sweat.
When Archduke Byrne saw him like this, he immediately understood. He laughed for half a minute and said with a look of schadenfreude: "It seems that you have foolishly put a necklace on some girl. Now there is a good show." "
The Grand Duke of Mainz suddenly said seriously: "It is normal for you to find a lover, but you must be careful not to attract wolves into your home."
Frederick frowned, decided to change the subject, and asked: "Have you heard about my assassination in Amstel?"
Archduke Byrne said: "Otherwise you Why do you think we are in such a hurry to come to you today?"
The Archduke of Mainz asked him: "Do you know who did it?"
Frederick nodded and said: " Someone once tipped me off that those pirates were related to the Piast Kingdom.”
The expressions of the two Grand Dukes became solemn. The Piast Kingdom, 300 kilometers away, assassinated Frederick, or it was Frederick. Lie has a personal enmity with any high-ranking person, or there is some big conspiracy.
Frederick was certain that he had not offended anyone from the Piast Kingdom, so there was a conspiracy.
The Archduke of Mainz made a gesture, and his entourage took out a map from his bag and spread it on the table in the living room, and then placed various chess pieces on it.
This is a map from the east of the Elbe River to the center of the Piast Kingdom. The south includes part of the northern part of the Osmaga Empire and the entire Bohemian region. Although the map is rough, the mountains, rivers and cities are basically clearly marked.
At present, the Rhine League troops are arranged in a long snake formation along the boundary river. In Frederick's view, there is no strategic depth, they are just blocking it quietly.
In the Bohemian region 500 kilometers southeast of Hanma City, in this basin that is more than 200 kilometers from east to west and more than 100 kilometers from north to south, the 120,000-strong army of the Osmaga Empire is in the south, and the 80,000-strong army of the Piast Kingdom is in the south. In the north, the two sides are facing off.
The main force of the Piast Kingdom's army is stationed in a mountain pass about 30 kilometers away in the northern mountainous area. If this is breached, there will be no danger of defending the vast plain behind.
A coalition of 60,000 loose nobles from the area east of the Elbe River, under the command of the Osmaga Empire, is gathering outside the city of Burling, 260 kilometers east and south of Hanma City.
About 80 kilometers further east is the Odra River, the border of the Piast Kingdom. If necessary, they can go east into the Piast Kingdom, or they can go southeast to meet Osma Together with the main force of the empire, they attacked the Piast Kingdom's army in northern Bohemia from the north and the south.
To the west of the Piast Kingdom, an army is gathering to deal with this coalition of nobles, but the number and composition are unknown.
Overall, the Osmaga Empire is stronger and can maintain the initiative on both the north and south lines, while the Piast Kingdom can only be on the defensive.
After listening to the introduction, Frederick asked: "Is the number of troops real and credible?"
Arch Duke Byrne, whose territory borders the Osmaga Empire, replied: "Osmaga Empire The Maga Empire often forces troops to be allocated, so it can organize a quite large army."
"In contrast, the lords in the Piast Kingdom do not obey the king's orders very much, so they do not obey the king's orders. Even if they have a large population in the plains, they cannot form a large-scale army."
"However, I heard that they have recently been very close to the people on the easternmost coast of the North Sea, and it is very likely that they have formed an alliance, maybe there. The people will send a large number of reinforcements.”
"There is also the Kingdom of Damma on the Cimbrica Peninsula. They seem to be seeking an alliance between the southern and eastern shores of the North Sea."
The Archduke of Mainz said to Frederick: "Now Pi The commander of the central army of the Astor Kingdom is Prince Casimir. He is 18 years old. Like you, he went to the battlefield to fight the Ant people in the east at a young age, and his winning rate is not low."
"Command. The leader of the Osmaga Empire Army is Grand Duke Hicks, who is a long-famous commander in our generation."
Then he pointed at Grand Duke Byrne and said: "Grand Duke Hicks once almost killed us. Beat him to death."
Arch Duke Byrne nodded with a wry smile.
Frederick looked at the army arrangement on the map carefully and thought about it, feeling that he might not be able to fish this time.
“The 60,000 people outside Berlin City may be doomed.” Frederick suddenly said, “Their role is to serve as deadly spearheads to distract the attention and strength of the Piast Kingdom. I’m afraid I haven’t thought about how to defend myself.”
At the same time, in a military camp in the Kingdom of Piast, more than 400 kilometers east of Hanma City, a young man under the age of twenty was on the map. He said to a group of noble generals before: "We have 100,000 people to form the Northern Army, and the 80,000 people in northern Bohemia will mobilize 60,000 people to form the Southern Army, and attack the area between the Odra and Elbe rivers on the same day. "
Hanma City, Frederick continued: "Now all the troops in the eastern region are concentrated outside the city of Burling. Once they are wiped out, the Piast army will inevitably be invincible in this land. "The Realm of Man."
On the other side, Casimir pointed at the map from north to south and said: "After the Northern Army destroyed the main enemy force outside Burling City, there was no obstruction in the front, and they marched westward and separated. Some people occupied the northern coastal areas. The Southern Army quickly occupied various areas, mainly occupying Linden City, and the remaining troops went north to fight with the Northern Army."
Frederick pointed to his defense zone on the map and said: "The Piast Kingdom will not attack me for no reason. Their purpose is most likely to open a gap from me and cross the Elbe River. The only thing worthy of them is The only target is Hanma City."
Casimir pointed his finger at "Wesson" on the map and said: "The Northern Army led across the river from Wesson. Duke Wesson arrived a few days ago. After encountering an assassination in Amstel, he was so frightened that he ran away the next day. He would definitely be frightened when the army arrived, so he was not afraid. After crossing the river, the whole army quickly moved northward and surrounded him from the west. Hanma City."
Frederick drew a circle outside the northern part of the map and said: "They must have made huge profits by plotting Hanma City so hard, such as Simbri in the north. The Danma Kingdom and Hanma City on the Ka Peninsula are enough for them to assist the Piast Kingdom against the Osmaga Empire."
Casimir pointed to Hanma City and said: "We are surrounding it from the west. After Hanma City, the army of the Danma Kingdom will go south, surround the eastern part of Hanma City, and occupy the surrounding areas. This is a prerequisite for our alliance."
Frederick crossed his hands on his chest. He sneered and said: "The Piast Kingdom made a good move, but the error tolerance rate is too low. The Osmaga Empire must cooperate with us."
Casimir punched the map, looked around the generals, and said categorically: "The Rhine Alliance can only mobilize 8,000 troops around Hanma City. We and the Kingdom of Danma have a total of 160,000 troops, and 160,000 pairs of troops." Eight thousand, the advantage is on our side!"
Frederick looked at the map and said lightly: "Since they are here, don't go back."
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