Chapter 253: Blockhouse and beacon

Marin is not clear about the specific offensive time of the Saxon army. Although he estimates that it is after the autumn harvest, he is not sure. If the treacherous Duke Saxony suddenly comes up with an idea and launches an attack ahead of time, if Marin is not prepared, it will be tragedy.
Therefore, Marin decided to send a spy to Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, to investigate the movement of the Principality of Saxony. In fact, this work is very simple, there is no need to break into the top of Saxony, just observe daily life in Dresden.
If the Saxons plan to launch an attack, they must gather at least 10,000 troops. And more than 10,000 people gathered, obviously will not be silent. Apart from that, just the transfer of food will be very frequent. The preparation of other materials will also trigger market turbulence.
Therefore, Marin planned to ask Kohler to send two food merchants to Dresden from the general "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" of the bag company to check the news. Once the Dresden food market found abnormalities, they would send someone to report the situation.
Of course, this is only one of the early warning methods. In addition, national defense is also very important. It is clear that the Saxony army will not come to travel. Wherever the army passes, it must be chickens flying dogs. Moreover, the medieval army had the habit of robbing the people of food. After each outbreak of war, the number of people who died of food being looted far exceeded the number killed by the army. The "Thirty Years War" that erupted in the 17th century killed millions of people in Germany. Of these, more than half died as a result of food shortages. A large part of the death was caused by the plague. Only a few are killed by lawless soldiers.
Ma Marin can collect most of the food into the city, but always leave the people in the manor outside the city to stutter. But if the food is scattered in the manor, it is easy to be snatched out by passing Saxon troops.
Prior to that, Marin had thought of digging a cellar. However, later, he remembered that soldiers of this age were definitely veterans searching for property. Ordinary people are not stupid, and their belongings will certainly be buried. Therefore, in order to search for more property, many veteran soldiers have trained a pair of "eyes of fire and golden eyes", professionally looking for dark grids, basements ... The more old the fried dough stick soldiers, the more proficient the trip ...
Therefore, Marin decided to set up a number of bunkers throughout the country, which can protect and store food.
Moreover, these bunkers also serve as beacon towers ...
In this era, there are no mobile phones, no telephones and no telegrams. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the enemy's whereabouts. However, the ancestors of ancient China, cleverly invented the alarm mechanism of the beacon.
The beacon was put on smoke during the day, and the fire was lit at night. It was transmitted to the nearby beacon with a very obvious signal. Then, go all the way until passing to the barracks and towns in the rear.
Generally speaking, according to the Tang method, the beacon tower is 30 miles away, but they are all built on high mountains so that they can be seen from a distance. However, East Friesland is plain everywhere, with a few small dirt slopes at most. Therefore, the distance between beacon towers must not be set that far.
For this reason, Marin decided to set up a blockhouse every 10 kilometers. The bunker is both a fortification and a place to hide food. The top floor of the bunker can also be used as a beacon for early warning ...
With this trick, Marin actually learned from the devils in the movie. At that time, the devils used a large number of bunkers to block the base, and the Eighth Route Army fell into serious difficulties, and was once oppressed to retreat to the mountains. Even top-level palms like Zuo Da's chief of staff were unfortunately killed. Therefore, this method is very powerful.
Of course, Marin built a bunker not to suppress ordinary people, but to guard against foreign enemies. Devil's bunker is still worth learning. Because the defense of the bunker is good. In particular, after the moat was dug, the only connection between the bunker and the outside world was the suspension bridge. In this way, if the enemy wanted to besiege the bunker, they must first overcome the river around the bunker. This difficulty is not small. Later generations of guerrillas were able to quickly attack the bunkers because they had blasting canisters and explosive packages. Moreover, the dynamite packs of the 20th century were smokeless powders, which were much more powerful than black powder.
In this era, if you build a bunker, the Saxony army, which is mainly a cold weapon, will definitely take a long time to defeat a strong bunker with a moat.
Marin's intention to build a bunker was to prevent the Saxon army from easily grabbing food, that's all. Because, as long as Marin is given enough time, he can lead the main force to defeat the Saxony army. Therefore, the role of the bunker is nothing more than a delay.
Before Marin took over the East Frisian Land, East Frisian was a nation of almost all soldiers. This is because East Frisian is relatively poor and cannot afford to hire regular mercenaries. Therefore, the Sykesna family had to hit their minds on the serfs. Whenever there is war, the serfs will be armed and pulled into the city to guard the city.
Alas, the militiamen these serfs can only use to defend the city. Let them play against professional mercenaries in the wild, and they will definitely lose. However, it can be used to defend the city, but it can rely on the strong walls to function.
Similarly, if the Saxon army comes in. Those militiamen who had not enough time to retreat into the city could completely hide into the bunkers in their manor houses and fight against the siege of the Saxon army. The bunkers have strong protection and can be supported for a long time. What's more, the Saxon army did not come to defeat the bunker, but to defeat Marin. In the case of more important things to do, the Saxon army will generally not die with a few rural bunkers, but will choose to give up temporarily. After all, it is very stupid to leave the army and die in a few village bunkers.
The bunker can not only attack the enemy in a certain period of time, but also cast wolf smoke (European wars generally occur during the day, so the possibility of putting wolf smoke is the greatest). I want to warn in the distance. Then, between the bunkers, the alert was passed to Orich. This allowed Marin enough time to respond appropriately. By the time the enemy's army had arrived, he was ready for his side.
Originally, Marin planned to build the blockhouse into a larger dock. However, Marin remembered that in the history of China, many powerful men used docks to fight against the imperial court. Therefore, Marin finally decided to build a much smaller bunker. The bunker is small, the construction cost is low, and the time is not long. Moreover, because of its small size, it is impossible for all the rebels to retreat into small buildings like bunkers when rebellions occur in the area. Dock Fort is different. When a rebellion occurs, Dock Fort can accommodate a lot of people, making it difficult for the rulers to cope.
Therefore, the establishment of a bunker can not only play its due role ~ EbookFREE.me ~, but also be prepared for local forces to use it against Marin himself. After all, the Saxony army was passing by, not paying attention to the bunker. While Marin was the ruler, he had enough time to besiege the bunker. Therefore, bunkers are difficult to use against rulers. Even if it is useful temporarily, it will certainly be suppressed in the end.
After His Majesty made up his mind, Marin signed an order to build bunkers and beacons across the country, one every ten kilometers ...
In fact, the area of ​​East Friesland is very small, only over 3,000 square kilometers. So in total, Marin only needs to build dozens of bunkers. However, the ability to warn of foreign invasions has been greatly improved. After the bunker + beacon system was established, it was impossible for the enemy country to achieve the purpose of sneak attack on East Frisian.
It was like the last time Marin attacked East Frisian. If East Frisian had a beacon system at that time, as soon as Emden let go of smoke, Orich would be alerted within half a day. Not to mention whether they can send troops to rescue Emden, at least, will not be crowded by Marin to open the gate.
Not only that, but with the bunker, Marin can also strengthen the control of each place. With only a dozen standing soldiers in each bunker, Marin can thoroughly monitor the situation around the bunker. If there is any sign of rebellion, Marin will soon be informed.
In short, the establishment of the bunker + beacon system has increased the level of military security in East Friesland to a very high level. At least, as soon as the border moved, the alert could quickly reach Orich, allowing Marin enough time to respond and avoid being attacked successfully. At the same time, the existence of bunkers can also allow Marin to control the rural areas to a high degree. No matter what the wind and grass, the standing generals stationed in the bunkers everywhere can be conveyed to themselves ...