"Before Emden raised his butcher knife to the rebellious civilians, I was just a player of the game of hegemony. But after I experienced this spiritual torment, I gradually grew from a player of the game of hegemony to a cold-blooded What about the common people? As long as they take up arms and fight with me, they are the enemies that need to be eliminated. 'One general will make a thousand bones die', maybe the thousands of citizens in Emden are just withered A small part of the bones."
—Excerpt from "Memoirs of Marin I, the Overlord of Europe"
Marin climbed to the top of a three-story building and used a telescope to observe the battle in the city. He found that there were too many troops and people on the other side, and they came to the east to block his army. Because Marin was the only army that entered the city along the way.
Marin patted his head and suddenly understood. So, he called in one of his company captains:
"Göring, you take your company, turn around, and then, along the corner, go to the north gate, open the north gate, and let Schwartz's second phalanx come in. Then, tell Schwartz, after entering the city , send someone to the west to bring in Frundsberg's third formation." Marin realized that his army was advancing too slowly, so he decided to let Schwartz from the north of the city bring people in. . So he called for the company captain of the last company in the army.
"Is there not enough people here? My lord, your safety is the most important thing."
"It's okay, the street is so narrow, there are absolutely enough people on my side. Go, it's not a solution to keep entangled with these citizens."
"Yes!"
Then, Goering led his company, broke away from the rear of the army, and retreated to the foot of the city wall at the east gate. At the foot of the city wall, there is a road close to the city wall, which is a little wider than the street where Marin is. This ring road in the city is to facilitate the transportation of ordnance when defending the city.
At this time, because Marin suddenly attacked the city, the defenders in the city had no time to climb the east wall for defense. Also, that doesn't make sense anymore. Because, the east gate was broken. Many soldiers who were originally responsible for guarding the east wall simply ran from the alleys in the city to the front of the Marin army, blocking the advance of Marin's first phalanx and the Frisian cannon fodder troops.
Therefore, Goering's company basically encountered no resistance. Only when he reached the foot of the northern city wall, was he attacked by the defenders on the city wall. Several soldiers were killed and injured by stones thrown from the top of the city on the spot. But Goering didn't stop at all. He led his men and trotted all the way to the north gate.
The defenders on the top of the city panicked immediately, and they shouted:
"Protect the North Gate! Protect the North Gate! The enemy is coming to attack!"
However, this is useless, because the total number of defenders in the city is only 1,400, including 1,000 straw hat swordsmen and 400 auxiliary soldiers. Those auxiliary soldiers are actually militiamen. Let them rely on the city wall to guard, and they can still fight. If it goes to the ground, it will not be an opponent of the regular army at all.
Sure enough, when 100 auxiliary soldiers came down from the north wall, Goering's company rushed up without hesitation...
After a fierce fight, Goering's army quickly took control of the north gate and opened the city gate after paying dozens of casualties...
"How is the situation? Goering, is the baron alright?" Schwartz asked hastily as soon as he entered the city.
"Fortunately, the resistance in the city is too fierce. The people in the city are like being enchanted, desperately resisting the footsteps of the adults. Moreover, the street is also very narrow, and the first phalanx cannot advance quickly. Slow. So, he sent me to meet you. In addition, my lord asked you to send a company to capture the west gate and put in the third formation outside the west gate."
"Okay, no problem!" Schwartz quickly shot a company and went to the west gate. Then, he left some people to guard the city gate, and led the main force of the army, marched along the street to the center of the city.
The road from the north gate to the palace is also relatively narrow. In the entire city of Emden, only the north-south street leading from the palace to the south gate is very fast. Therefore, Schwartz's march is not fast.
However, it seems that the defenders and people in the city were attracted by Marin's army. Therefore, the resistance encountered by the second phalanx was very weak, only some civilians.
However, these civilians did not have straw hat swordsmen in front, and their fighting power was too weak, so they were cleared away by the soldiers of the second phalanx within a few blows.
More than an hour later, the west gate was also opened, and Frundsberg's third team also entered the city. At the same time, Frundsberg also sent someone to open the south gate...
At two o'clock in the afternoon, 500 soldiers also entered the south gate. However, the fourth phalanx at the south gate is very cautious. In order to prevent the enemy from escaping from the south gate, seize the pier. Therefore, the fourth phalanx at the south gate retained most of the troops to guard the gate and the pier, and only sent 500 people into the city.
However, thousands of troops suddenly poured into the city, and the defenders in the city were completely desperate. Originally, relying on the narrow streets, the defenders and people in the city could still resist Marin's first phalanx and cannon fodder vanguard. However, after the other three city gates were opened, the desperate resistance on the East Street lost its meaning...
In the fierce fighting, except for the trapped Marin, the other three armies quickly approached the palace of Emden...
"Hurry up, let the heavy armored swordsmen retreat into the palace to defend!" In the palace, Edsard I saw this situation and hurriedly ordered the heavy armored swordsmen who had been guarding outside the palace to retreat into the palace.
The royal palace in Emden is not a royal palace in the traditional sense, but a strong castle with strong defensive capabilities. Therefore, if 500 heavy armored swordsmen enter the palace, they will definitely be able to defend it for a long time.
As for the 500 heavy armored swordsmen who were sent to resist Marin's first phalanx, they were already entangled with Marin's army at this time, and they could no longer retreat and could only give up. Moreover, these 500 people have already lost more than a hundred people. It was useless to wear heavy armor after a few hits by Marin's Musketeers. Although the street is small, Marin ordered the musketeers to climb up the roof and shoot...
And the other three armies, after encircling the Emden Palace, dispatched elites to the East Street, and together with the first phalanx, surrounded the defenders on the street...
By evening, most of the Frisian army on East Street had been wiped out. Then, the remaining 100 straw hat swordsmen were all captured.
However, Marin had nothing to do with Emden Palace. This castle is bigger than his newspaper castle, and it is stronger and more luxurious.
Moreover, there are 500 strong straw hat swordsmen inside. If it is a strong attack, there is no way to be sure...
In desperation, Marin could only leave half of the people to continue the siege. Others, began to control other areas in the city...
At this time, the four main roads were stained with blood, and the East Street even flowed into a river. Marin's victory was basically obtained from the bones of the Emdenians. However, Marin has no regrets. Because, it wasn't him who raised the butcher's knife on his own initiative. Those civilians who were killed were all killed because they held weapons against Marin's army, and they died innocently.
In this fight with civilians, Marin's heart became colder and harder. He knew that as a qualified commander, it was very taboo to show mercy to the enemy. Of course, in the face of those civilians who did not resist, they should not act recklessly. Killing civilians who resist is self-preservation. And killing civilians who did not resist is an act of beasts...