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Chapter 117 The Latest Enemy Situation

"Seeing the dust and arguing
Every now and then it's the chariot soldiers

Dust high Pegasus line

Long, low-profile enemy infantry..."

When Frederick and old Franz came to the barracks, the instructors were teaching the recruits who enlisted in the autumn to sing the "March Song".

Today, the army led by Wessen is fully staffed with huge capital investment. About 4000 main troops are stationed in three barracks. The barracks in Heijiabao are stationed with the original special forces and the newly formed imaginary enemy troops. The barracks in the north and west of Wessenburg City are mutually supportive with Wessenburg City.

Wesson's leading army is about to be divided into three levels. The first level is the main force of the two regiments, a cavalry company and a magician company with the Wessenburg University militia company attached. They are the mobile strike force in the army; It is the city defense army. They are composed of veterans and forest mercenaries who came to make a living. They are only responsible for the defense of the town, and the fire brigade is under the command of the city defense army. Troop operations are responsible for logistics, transportation, civil engineering and other support work, and 1 minute personnel are responsible for guarding local security.

Now Frederick feels that the boulder rolling down the cliff cannot be stopped. If there is no war next year or the expected results are not achieved, the territory's finances will be swallowed up by the army.

Fortunately, those who wanted to invest in the war acted immediately after seeing Giovanni as the president. Frederick only asked them to open an account in the bank and deposit it for three years, and the interest was normal. Lie's confidence in changing his army.

The two of them didn't stay on the training ground, and walked directly into a small red brick building, which is the office of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Frederick's destination today is the map room, where there is a huge sand table, and Staff Officer Frederick Jr. is leading a group of people to study the latest military information.

"Good morning Commander!"

"Hey Principal!"

As soon as Frederick entered, everyone called him differently after seeing him.

Many professors and students at Weissburg University have reached the end of their academic careers, and they don’t have the talent and opportunities to do business like BASF and Schmidt, but they don’t want to teach students, so they join politics and the army one after another.

These people faintly formed a faction, calling Frederick "principal" to show their closeness.

Frederick nodded towards them, and unexpectedly found that Frederick was also here.

He came here only after receiving the news that there was an update on the military situation. He walked up to little Franz and asked, "What's new?"

Little Franz pointed to the circle around the Wessen collar on the sand table with a wooden pole and said: "According to the latest information, the Reese collar in the southwest, the Ansbach collar and Fürth collar in the northwest, the Roth collar in the northeast, The five territories of Eichstedt in the southeast did not sell any grain after the autumn harvest, just like the summer harvest.”

Frederick curled his lips and said, "Why did Earl Felt get involved, and we are not next to each other."

The Ansbach Territory is separated from the Fürth Territory and the Wessen Territory, and it is adjacent to the Free City of Nuremberg to the east. Only the Wessen Territory has a small area because it wants to help the royal family keep an eye on Nuremberg. The title is high.

Although the land there is small, it is close to the city of Nuremberg, and they can make a lot of money by producing glass, and it is convenient to buy weapons, so they still have some combat effectiveness.

The old Franz saw too many annexation wars among the nobles, and thought about it: "It is estimated that they have reached some kind of territory replacement agreement. As long as Earl Fürth helps Earl Ansbach to seize any of our places, he will be settled." Spach claims a piece of land adjacent to himself."

Frederick nodded. This is not surprising, but there is a feeling in his heart that the wall is overthrown by everyone, and he is the wall.

"Any more news?" he asked.

Little Franz replied: "Mountain mercenaries appeared in these territories, and now only the early-stage personnel are building camps. Judging from the scale, there are 2 people in the five territories."

"What's going on?" Frederick frowned tightly, "The time and the number of people are wrong."

Hiring mercenaries has to be paid, not from the moment they go to the battlefield, but from the moment the army is assembled.

They initially expected that the war would be fought after the summer harvest. If these mercenaries gather from now on, then the wages of a winter and a spring can be taken for nothing.

And Frederick felt that the neighbors didn't need to hire so many people. Based on their financial resources and previous battles, it was almost enough for each family to hire 2000 or [-] people.

The combat power of mercenaries is not comparable to that of untrained farmers. According to Tian Ji's horse racing method, knights and magicians are mounted, mercenaries and standing troops are middle horses, and recruited farmers are dismounted.

Now that there are so many middle horses at once, it is not impossible to delay the horses with reasonable tactical arrangements.

"A new force has entered the arena." Frederick narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that we have a lot of trouble."

Little Franz pointed to a large city on the sand table with a wooden pole and said, "It's Nuremberg, someone from them found mountain mercenaries through an agent."

Frederick frowned, and said with a sneer, "It seems that Orr has already gotten wind of it. No wonder he wrote several Helvetia articles in the newspaper."

At this time, an old mercenary who served as a staff officer said: "I don't think that's the case. That fellow Auer has enmity with the Helvetia. In fact, our forest mercenaries are not against the mountain mercenaries. If there is a chance, we will not." Don’t pass up the opportunity to belittle the other party.”

Frederick squeezed his chin and said, "Then you should contribute more articles to newspapers recently."

Colleagues are enemies, and it is impossible for colleagues in two regions to get along amicably.

Franz Jr. continued: "Our latest judgment shows that the time for the enemy to launch an attack will be much earlier, most likely after the spring sowing and before the summer harvest."

Old Franz continued: "Their purpose may be to rob our wheat seeds."

Frederick nodded and said: "Economy is the basis of war. From this point of view, it is not surprising that they want to start the war in advance."

"They want to advance, and we have to speed up. Tomorrow, I will catch up on the production of weapons."

"The army has strengthened its training, and the standard of food has been improved."

"The militia started intensive training as early as possible, and milk was stopped for export."

"Last time, you had a lot of problems in your long-distance maneuver exercise. You should seize the time to sum up your experience and lessons. If you go wrong on the battlefield, it will really kill you."

Franz Jr. and his staff members turned black when they heard Frederick mention the exercise. At first, everyone thought that it would be enough to take the 600 people to the major cities in the territory to sign in for a circle, but they just walked out of the barracks After 500 meters, he suffered a forbidden curse.

The forbidden spell was real, and Richard Nall, the head of the referee team, shot it himself. Within a radius of 500 meters, the sky was dark and the sky was dark. After the three-second prelude ended, less than thirty people could still stand.

Although there were no forbidden spells along the way, emergencies emerged one after another, and night raids were not bad. From time to time, a group of people suddenly appeared on the side of the road and beat them up. Too far away, tied up, stuffed mouth with shoes and socks, and hung on a tree.

After one exercise, everyone died more than three times.

After receiving the order, Franz Jr. continued: "Reliable information, the Principality of Byrne is also involved."

Frederick's face twitched, he really pushed himself like a broken wall, didn't he?

"Did they also send troops?" Frederick asked, "Or did they send money?"

It was Friedrich who answered him. The poison master handed over a glass bottle and said, "The Principality of Bain secretly provided this."

"Three days ago, a carriage from the Duchy of Bain to Ansbach overturned because the horse was frightened. One of my students happened to be passing by after collecting herbs. When helping the car up, he grabbed a handful of wooden barrels The powder that came out."

Frederick took the glass bottle and observed it carefully for a while, only to see that it was mainly plant powder, as well as some white crystals and dark red powder.

"This is the potion for poisonous smoke bombs." Friedrich said in a deep voice, "It will emit thick white smoke after it burns, and it will hurt the eyes of people and horses if it is smoked, and it will be very painful if it is inhaled into the throat and trachea. pain."

"I invented this potion when I was young." There was a smile on his face, "At that time, Master asked me to make a medicine for fuming mosquitoes, so I made it. Once the mosquitoes are smoked, Immediately died."

Frederick continued to study the medicine in the glass bottle carefully, and asked, "Is there any way to detoxify?"

"No." Friedrich shook his head. "It can't kill people, so there's no need to detoxify it. Covering the mouth and nose with a thick cloth can reduce inhalation. Just wash your eyes with water and you'll be fine."

"However, this kind of medicine is very practical on the battlefield. There is not so much time to wash people's eyes, and they will lose their combat effectiveness in a short time."

Frederick nodded. It seems that this kind of poisonous smoke belongs to the incapacitating agent, which can be used to open a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield.

Friedrich continued: "However, we cannot rule out that there are other poisons, and I am afraid that there are more violent ones."

Frederick frowned, and asked, "What methods are there for poisoning on the battlefield?"

Friedrich replied: "The most common one is poisonous smoke. The smoke ball can be thrown out with a trebuchet. It has a wide range and quick results. The wind direction must be well controlled."

At this time, old Franz said: "This is difficult. The south wind blows from spring to summer, and it won't change too much."

Friedrich nodded and said: "The best way is to let the mage company blow away the poisonous smoke in time. You can also prepare a mask made of multiple layers of thick cloth, which is also useful."

Frederick nodded. Activated carbon should be able to absorb poisons that use smoke as a carrier.

"Any more bad news?" he asked.

Little Franz replied: "There is no such thing at the moment. I thought the king would take some action, but there has been no movement in Cologne City."

Frederick nodded and said, "Be more inquiring about the news, I'll try the anti-gas smoke mask."

(End of this chapter)