: Night Attack Harlingen

By twilight, all the fighting in the town had ended, and everyone had begun to place captives and count the results. The East Scouting team led by Schwartz and the West Scout team led by Sauer also returned.
Among them, the two were on the east and west roads and intercepted many fleeing skirmishers. However, the men and women brought by Sauer did not dare to intercept the Frisian aristocratic convoy escorted by 120 cavalry. According to Sauer's report, this team brought a total of 120 cavalry and 800 light infantry back to Leeuwarden. However, when it comes to combat effectiveness, the 120 heavy cavalry is more powerful. As for the more than 800 light infantry, it is also the bottom of the Friesland noble republic. However, the heavy armored swordsmen with high combat effectiveness were cleaned up because they could not run fast with heavy armor. Only the light infantry were left, and it was more convenient to escape, so they followed the team.
However, although the 800-plus light infantry did not work at night, they could be used to defend the city, but they were more than enough. Leeuwarden is the second largest city in the aristocratic republic of Friesland. Although its business activities are far behind that of Groningen, its sturdiness is not much worse. Therefore, the next siege of Leeuwarden is still quite difficult. With the tall and sturdy city walls, more than 800 light infantry can also stand for a long time.
Uh ...
At dinner, a scout suddenly returned from the west ...
"Report to Lord Baron, scout 21 will report to you!" After that, the scout number 21 performed a Roman military salute.
"Well, what's the matter?" Marin asked as he ate.
大 "Sir, Lord Sauer's previous plan to contact Texel has failed!"
"Huh? Contact failed? What's going on? Didn't the enemy withdraw?"
"Yes, Lord Baron, but the enemy has left 6 warships to block the Mars waterway and forbid the passage of ships, otherwise they will fire!"
"What? They dare to attack merchant ships in Amsterdam?"
"That's not true, but every Amsterdam merchant ship entering and leaving the Mars Waterway must pass near the south side of the Mars Waterway. If there are signs near Texel Island, it will be immediately shelled ..."
嘶 "Hisse-these are so cautious!" Marin suddenly felt some toothache.
"However, when his subordinates returned, they went to Harlingen and found a great deal of secrets!"
"What secret?"
"The home port of the six Frisian warships is in Harlingen. After dark every night, the six ships will dock in Harlingen, and the crew will go ashore to rest ..."
"It's really good news, scout 21, you're doing your best!" Marin stood up in excitement. He had long wanted to go sailing, but unfortunately, the two Clark sailing ships sent to Spain and Portugal were still under construction. This has led to the selection of 80 young fishermen on the island of Texel, currently under the leadership of Portuguese sailor instructors, driving small fishing boats for sea training in Tholente.
Friesland's six warships, although not all of them big, are much better on small fishing boats on Bitter Isle. In addition, all six warships can be equipped with artillery and have self-protection capabilities. Especially the two largest sailing ships are enough for voyages to India ...
"and also……"
"Is there any good news? What is it?"
"Most of the food and other belongings on the island of Texel previously looted by the Frisian army have also accumulated in Harlingen. Even more than 800 fishermen abducted from Texel have been temporarily placed in Harlingen . Their fishing boats are also in Harlingen fishing port ... "
"Haha-really good news! That is to say, we can make up most of our losses by taking Harlingen!"
对 "Yes, how many enemies are there in Harlingen?"
"There are 260 crew members, gunners, and 200 spearmen. Their subordinates observed it last night. At midnight every day, about 30 people were on the night.
嗯 "Well, good, go Schwartz and Sauer. In addition, who, please invite Mr. Zieg!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Uh ...
Soon, Schwartz and Sauer entered Marin's room. And Zieg came over a while later. Marin told the situation to the three and expressed his determination to seize Harlingen.
"Master Baron, it takes more than a day to march Harlingen for this distance ..." Zieg said after thinking.
Sau Harlingen is about 50 kilometers from Malham, and the Swiss usually march at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per day. Therefore, it takes more than a day to travel from Malham to Harlingen.
"I can't wait that long, and I'm afraid of being late. I hope that I can win Harlingen in the shortest time!"
"We will march early tomorrow morning?"
"No, leave now and try to arrive tonight!"
"It's impossible, as infantry, we can't go that far overnight!"
"Mr. Zieg, I didn't want everyone to rush to Harlingen. Harlingen only has more than 400 enemies, and there are no walls. And, I want to attack at night. So, not many people are needed. But the point is, We want to be fast! "
"Then you can only ride it."
"Yes, my men are two horses each. 70 men are 140 horses. Because Harlingen is only half a day away from here, I decided not to change horses this time, one horse per person, one I rushed over ... "
"That's 140 people, but horses are easily overworked ..." Zieg said.
"I know, horses are a little tired, so take a break afterwards and feed more concentrate!" Running more than 50 kilometers away in one breath, although the horses will be exhausted, they will not be exhausted. After a period of rest, you can still recover.
"Mr. Baron, why do you insist that you take Harlingen tonight? Is there something you want to get there?"
"Yes, Mr. Zieg, I want to get 6 Frisian warships in Harlingen! With these 6 warships, traffic between Texel and the land is blocked. And these 6 warships , Will go to sea early in the morning, and will return at night. To seize these 6 ships, you must sleep at night while the other sailor returns to land! "
"I see, I'll go back and select 70 elite warriors who can ride horses, and walk with your people, to attack Harlingen tonight!"
"No, it's 100 people! In the afternoon we seized 28 Frisian horses to pull the horses. In addition, the two horses I rode were also taken out for this raid!"
"You really have a blood bank ..."
"No way, Texel is an island, and the warships mean a lot to us. Please, after you arrive, I hope you can seize the warships on the dock as soon as possible and give priority to the two largest warships ..."
"I see ... this reward ..."
"Every mercenary who participated in the operation tonight will receive an extra gold coin!"
"The deal, I'll stand by myself tonight!" In the face of gold coins, Zieg was also a little tempted.
"Thank you so much, your extra reward is 10 coins!"
"Haha, thank you very much. I own a horse, but I can bring an extra soldier!"
嗯 "Well, please! Schwartz, Sauer, follow Mr. Zieg, be sure to grab the battleship! Remember, the battleship is the most important, and the property on the shore is secondary!"
"I understand!"
Soon, Zieg took 100 Swiss elite infantry and 70 light cavalry led by Schwartz, and took advantage of the night to set off on a westward journey ...
At the expense of horsepower, at midnight, the team arrived near Harlingen. Schwartz arranged for two men to gather and take care of the 172 tired and breathless horses. The others, led by Zieg and Schwartz, followed the scout 21 familiar with the terrain, and quietly approached Harlingen ...
At this time, it looks like more than 2 am. In the small town of Harlingen, basically everyone went to sleep. As a fishing port, Harlingen naturally has no shortage of sneaky wild cats. In the middle of the night, the sound of the wild cat was so harsh that it made several dogs in the town bark. But this also covered the night raid team. If these wild cats did not seduce the dogs in town, the night raids might be discovered once the night raid team was heard and called by the dogs.
With the echoing call of wild cats and domestic dogs, the night raid team did not attract the attention of the domestic dogs in the town ...
Schwartz kept Marin's requirements in mind and made the occupation of warships the first target. Zieg was responsible for leading Swiss mercenaries to sneak attack on Harlingen's barracks, killing Harlingen's infantry, and trying to capture those sailors and gunners.
As for how to distinguish between infantry and crew, it's simple-the infantry, according to Scout 21, is a light infantry with a spear. Whenever you see a spear, kill them all ... and those with sailor scimitars are mostly sailor sailors ... Marin explained, try to capture ...
The Swiss mercenaries who came here this time were all melee masters who used two-handed swords. Sieg took them and quietly touched the barracks. Schwartz, and Sauer, with 68 men, pulled out the sabers around their waists, and quietly touched the pier ...
After a loud whistle in the quiet night, fierce fighting began between the dock and the nearby barracks. With his men, Schwartz quickly overturned the 10 guards guarding the dock, and rushed to the first two largest warships ...
But the accident happened ... It turned out that the smallest of the six warships, the "Viking", was seriously injured. A group of shipbuilders repaired the ship during the day and did not leave after dark, and fell asleep on the ship .
施 When Schwartz brought people to the two largest warships, the shipbuilders of the "Viking" were awakened. They probably knew the dock had been attacked. So, they simply hurriedly sailed, anchored and fled the ship ...
Fortunately, none of these shipwright craftsmen knew how to use artillery. Otherwise, the 5 search warships controlled by Schwartz and others may be shelled ...
After taking control of 5 warships ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Schwartz left a group of people to guard the ship, and then took 50 people to support Zieg who was attacking the camp.
Zizig quickly led through the door of the infantry stationed in the port, and rushed in to kill people. 100 Swiss elite, quickly defeated 200 Frisian light infantry.
However, the town's infantry and the sailor's barracks are not together. When killing came from the dock and from the infantry battalion, Huffel, commander of the Friesland fleet, knew that someone was attacking Harlingen. So he quickly took 260 sailors and gunners, got dressed, brought a sailor scimitar, and rushed towards the pier ...
At this time, Schwartz just took 50 people off the boat. The two sides met face to face, Schwartz realized that it was not good, and immediately took people back to the ship, defended on the side of the ship, and prevented the Frisian sailors from boarding. Hupper, commanded the sailors to desperately want to recapture the ship.
Although the sailors were not as good at hand-to-hand combat as the pirates, they fought hard and put a lot of pressure on Schwartz and others. After a while, five Texel Hussars were cut down.
Fortunately, Zieg had cleared the infantry battalion with 100 Swiss masters. Hearing the fierce fighting from the dock, Zieg immediately rushed over ...
哪里 Where are these one-handed sailor scimitars' opponents to the Swiss elite infantry using two-handed swords? After Huffel was hacked by Zieg himself, most of the Frisian sailors and gunners were in a bad situation and surrendered under the command of Fleet Deputy Commander Captain Kid. As for a small number of diehards, they have been hacked to death by the Swiss ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Please read it.