Originally, Marin prepared hundreds of small and medium-sized boats in Las Vegas, on the east bank of the Elbe River. These boats were usually used to pick up the nobles on the West Bank to come to Las Vegas for a gamble. After all, the casino Las Vegas was established to receive and corrupt the old nobles in the Bremen area. Therefore, those ships were naturally used to receive the old nobles who were squeezed out of the political core circle by Marin.

However, in wartime, hundreds of ships would accept command, stand side by side on the Elbe River, build floating bridges for the army to pass through.

However, this time, when the Third Legion and the Cossack Cavalry Legion arrived at the Elbe River again, the hundreds of ships originally prepared here were deceived by the old nobles of Bremen led by Baron Gentle and then controlled by the old nobles on the other side...

Not only that, the old nobles on the west bank of the Elbe River not only seized the ships that sent them back, but also left a large number of servants guarding the west bank to prevent someone from crossing the river.

When Steindorf arrived on the east bank of the Elbe with the Third Legion and the Cossack Cavalry Corps, not only did there be no ships crossing the river, but there were 10,000 enemy troops guarding the river on the other side to prevent people from crossing the river on the east bank.

These 10,000 people were naturally recruited by the coalition forces of the Eight Kingdoms to replace the private army of the 7,000 old nobles who were originally guarding here.

Although these recruits were not very effective in combat, they were enough to guard the Elbe River to prevent someone from crossing the river on the other side.

For example, if someone crosses the river on the east bank by boat and before reaching the west bank, he will be attacked by the 10,000 people. This is not counting. When the ship tries to dock, it will be stabbed by several spears, forcing the ship to dock...

Even if the people on the ship are fierce and avoid the attack, so what? If the lonely ship leans on the west coast, the people who come off the ship will definitely be besieged by the enemy on the west coast. How many people can a ship carry? Besieged by a large group of enemy troops, martial arts masters will also have to hate...

Therefore, in the absence of ships, the soldiers of the Third Legion and the Cossack Cavalry Legion could only stare at the surging Elbe River.

...

"Oh, how to cross the river! If you can't cross the river, you will miss the opportunity to fight!" Steindorf looked at the surging water of the Elbe River and the enemy troops on the other side, and was so anxious that he jumped straight into his feet.

In the evening, Steindorf was drinking depressedly in the lord's mansion in Las Vegas, while Cossack Cavalry Commander Arthas accompanied him.

Suddenly, my hands came down to report - Woolf Esbrand, the consul of Dietmarshen Autonomous County, came to visit...

"Woolf Esbrand? What a familiar name..." Steindorf murmured.

The adjutant who was serving the side quickly reminded:

"It is Woolf Esbrand who once defeated the Danish army, and Grand Duke Marin was also captured by him..."

"Ah, I remembered it!" Steindorf finally remembered who Woolf Esbrand was. This person was a famous European hero in this era.

In this era when people's minds were generally dull, Woolf Esbrand was one of the few powerful figures in Europe who knew how to use strategies.

At the beginning, the King of Denmark sent more than 10,000 troops to attack Dietmarshen, who had only more than 1,000 militias. As a result, in the Battle of Hemingstet, Woolf Esbrand organized Minzhuang to block the river and store water in the upper reaches of Hemingstet Village. After the Danish army arrived, he suddenly dug up the river embankment and used floods to destroy tens of thousands of Danish troops, making them famous in battle.

That's not all. Later, when Marin led his men to surround Hyde, the capital of Dietmarshen, Woolf Esbrand sent his number one general Cage, to knock Marin out and pick him up into the city while Marin was not paying attention, forcing Marin to agree to the autonomy of Dietmarshen County...

Later, the fierce general Cage was incorporated by Marin and became the instructor of the North Sea Special Forces. However, Woolf Esbrand, a smart boss, served Marin for a period of time, returned to Dietmarshen County to benefit the country (the actual situation is that Marin later recruited former Danish Prime Minister Mikel, who had more political experience than Woolf Esbrand, so he allowed him to return to his hometown). The people of Dietmarshen County also supported him very much and always allowed him to serve as the consul of the Dietmarshen County Autonomous Office. Moreover, Las Vegas City is also established in the southwest part of Dietmarshen County. However, this place is not under the jurisdiction of Dietmarshen County, but is directly under the leadership of Marin.

This time, Woolf Esbrand came to Las Vegas not to eat, drink and have fun, but to discuss cooperation with Las Vegas lord Grotz.

As for what to cooperate? Mainly Woolf Esbrand hopes that Las Vegas City’s vegetables, meat and fish and other foods will be purchased mainly from Diet Marshen County to increase income for Diet Marshen County farmers.

Originally, although Las Vegas was close to Dietmarshen County, consumer goods were not only purchased from the nearby Dietmarshen County. After all, Las Vegas is located at the mouth of the Elbe River and is convenient for water transportation, so it does not necessarily need to be purchased from Dietmarshen County.

Woolf Esbrand came this time to negotiate with the Lord of Groz and hope to win most of the supply orders to benefit the farmers in Dietmarshen County.

However, the Lord of Groz was a little cold in response to this. Because the Lord of Groz believed that although Dietmarshen County belonged to the Beihai Kingdom in name, it had autonomy and did not pay taxes to Grand Duke Marin, which made no contribution to the Beihai Kingdom. With the same price, Groz would rather order products from other regions than order products from Dietmarshen County, the "country of the country".

After Woolf Esbrand entered the city lord's mansion, the city lord Grotz reacted coldly. However, Steindorf, the commander of the Third Legion, talked with Woolf Esbrand for his outstanding achievements.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Steindorf used the chat to complain to Woolf Esbrand, explaining the embarrassing situation of crossing the river.

After hearing this, Woolf Esbrand was silent for a while and suddenly asked:

"If I could find a way to make the Third Legion and the Cossack Cavalry cross the river smoothly, can the Legion Commander be sure to convince the Lord of Grotz to hand over most of the food supply orders in Las Vegas to Dietmarshen County?"

Steindorf suddenly felt spirited:

"Mr. Woolf, can you find a way to get our entire army to cross the river?"

"Yes, there is, it's..." After saying that, Woolf Esbrand glanced at the Lord of Grots.

Steindorf was overjoyed after hearing this:

"I understand what you mean. If you can find a way to make my army cross the river smoothly, it will be a great contribution to the Beihai Kingdom. The Grand Duke will definitely not be stingy with the order for agricultural products in Las Vegas City. Even the Grand Duke will reward you with another reward!"

"Really? Can you guarantee it?" Woolf Esbrand asked, staring at Steindorf.

"I promise! You don't know how important this war is to the Grand Duke. It's just a matter of agricultural product contracts. I want you here to promise that you will definitely make efforts to promote this matter afterwards! I think the Grand Duke will not be stingy!"

Woolf Esbrand nodded and said:

"Then I'll feel relieved..."

Steindorf said anxiously:

"Then let's talk about the way the army crosses the river!"

Woolf Esbrand nodded, came to a map hanging on the wall next to the room, pointed to the map and said:

"Please look at the commander of the Legion..."

Steindorf and Artsas both came over, and the Lord of Groz also came to watch.

"This is Las Vegas, and dozens of kilometers southeast is the Hanseatic city of Hamburg..."

"I understand, you asked me to borrow a boat in Hamburg City!" Steindorf shouted excitedly. However, he was soon a little depressed-

"But there is an enemy defense on the west bank of the Elbe River. Even if you borrow a boat from Hamburg, it will be difficult to build a pontoon bridge. After all, the opponent will definitely not allow us to successfully build a pontoon bridge..."

Woolf Esbrand smiled and said:

"Sir Steindorf, look, the south of Hamburg City actually passes the territory of Bremen..."

Steindorf looked and said:

"Yes, further south is the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg. That is the enemy country. Are we building a floating bridge there?"

Woolf Esbrand nodded:

"Yes, although the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg is an enemy country, it is not like Bremen, where there are people defending the river bank. So, you can borrow Hamburg City ships from the south of Hamburg to build a pontoon bridge across the river."

"What if the opponent's defenders find out and send people to the south to stop it? After all, building a pontoon bridge is not achieved overnight. What if the pontoon bridge is being built and the enemy comes to destroy it?" asked Alsace, the commander of the Cossacks.

Woolf Esbrand thought for a while and said:

"This is simple. Tomorrow, Lord Steindorf will take the Third Legion and act in a manner that he will forcefully cross the river in Las Vegas to attract the attention of the defenders on the other side. Lord Alsace, you will take five thousand cavalry and quietly take a detour to Hamburg City and borrow a boat from Hamburg. Then, at night, you will lead the fleet south to enter the border between the Brunswick-Lüneburg to build a pontoon bridge."

"After the pontoon bridge was built, the Cossack cavalry crossed the river and guarded the pontoon bridge. As I said just now, the defenders on the other side were recruited soldiers with weak combat power. As long as the Cossack cavalry went over two or three thousand, it would be too late even if the other party discovered the truth. Even if they wanted to go south to destroy the pontoon bridge, it would depend on whether your Cossack cavalry agreed or not."

After hearing this, Alsace nodded repeatedly:

"That's right, if my Cossack cavalry had passed two or three thousand men, they would definitely be able to cut down the conscripts! At that time, Lord Steindorf's Third Legion can cross the river smoothly under the cover of my cavalry!"

Steindorf thought about it and asked again:

"How can the Weisshe River cross the river in the west? It is also a big river..." Oldenburg's country has been occupied by the coalition forces of the Eight-National Princes. The ferry ships that had originally crossed the Weisshe River will definitely be controlled or even destroyed by the coalition forces of the Eight-National Princes in order to prevent the Third Legion from crossing the river from behind to attack the Eight-National Princes. From Las Vegas to East Friesland, it is mainly two large rivers, the Elbe River and the Weisshe River, which are difficult to cross. For other small rivers, you can find a few small boats to build a floating bridge. Even logging on the spot can be used to build a floating bridge.

Woolf Esbrand said without thinking:

"The old way is to borrow a boat to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river in Bremen! Bremen and Hamburg are both Hanseatic cities, and the Grand Duke Marin and the Hanseatic alliance have a good relationship. There is no problem with borrowing a boat from Bremen." Bremen is also a famous inland river port city, and there are many ships.

Steindorf jumped up excitedly:

"Okay, that's it! As long as we can cross these two rivers smoothly, our army will be able to penetrate directly behind the enemy! At that time, we and the main force of the Grand Duke will attack each other successfully and wipe out the enemy!"
Chapter completed!