Chapter 460: Jim's Intelligence
The battle of the Bossa coalition to eliminate the false reinforcements on the northern road, the scouts under Marin's command, also saw it with binoculars. Marin didn't care about the life or death of the Northern Route Army, anyway, it was a fake army, and it was not a pity that it was wiped out.
But the problem is that Marin doesn't know if the news of the real reinforcements has leaked out. This made Marin very worried.
Woolf. Esbrand's letter to him mentions that the Northern Route Army was led by a knight named Stynier. This person is Woolf. One of Esbrand's cronies apparently knew the movements of the real reinforcements.
If this person had told Frederick III and Joakim I of the news of the actual reinforcements, then whether the reinforcements were to be sent would have to be reconsidered.
Once the Bossa coalition learns of the reinforcements, they set a trap early and wait for the reinforcements to jump in, which is terrible. Therefore, Marin decided to find a way to infiltrate the camp of the Bossa coalition army, find out the news, and see if the news leaked.
As for how to send people into the camp of the coalition army of Bossa? It's not that hard. For, as the war progressed, Marin's scouts discovered that some merchants of Hamburg and Lübeck, because of their pessimistic attitude about the outcome of the war, had secretly taken their refuge with Frederick III.
As for how to take refuge? It is nothing more than secretly sending family members to the camp of the Bossa coalition army with a large amount of food and supplies. At the same time, he pledged his loyalty to Frederick III and Joakim I.
After that, Marin also sent people to arrest and torture the representatives who went to the labor army. Then it was learned that if the amount of food and supplies of the labor army was relatively large, it might be possible to be received by Frederick III and Joakim I.
Of course, people are not stupid and will not give you a chance to assassinate. Anyone who went to see Frederick III and Joakim I was to be searched and forbidden to bring any weapons into it. And, at the time of the meeting, the big tent was full of knights. If you want to do it, you have to ask those knights with strong martial arts if they agree.
However, what Marin wanted to know most now was whether the information had been leaked, not the assassination of Frederick III and Joakim I.
So, Marin chose a spy named Locke and asked him to pretend to be the son of a wealthy merchant in Lübeck, and asked him to go to the camp of the Bossa coalition army with a large amount of supplies to work in order to be able to get close to the big horde.
As soon as he enters the tent, or sees Jim near the tent, he will tell him the details through code words and gestures......
Locke soon set off, posing as the youngest son of a great merchant family named Schmoult in Lübeck. Although the Schmoult family had not yet defected to the Bossa coalition, they had wavered before, and had sent very ambiguous letters to Frederick III and a box of money.
Of course, this does not mean that the Schmoult family has really defected to the Bossa coalition, but only the characteristics of the businessman's usual double-sided betting.
Until now, because the city of Lübeck was impregnable, the Schmert family had not decided to really join the Bosa coalition......
When Marin learned of the news, he decided to send Locke to the labor army with a large amount of grain and cattle in the name of the Schmoult family to show his attitude of surrender.
In fact, this kind of refuge was just a merchant who wanted to avoid being sacked by the Bossa coalition army after the city was broken, not a comprehensive refuge. Even the representative of Locke's pretense is only the youngest son of the head of the Schmoult family, and he is the kind that is usually not welcomed.
If it's a full-scale refuge, it's different. At this time, it should be the eldest heir of the family who comes forward, which is equivalent to sending the heir of the family as a proton. Moreover, after the full surrender, the Schmoert family even had to gamble on the future of the family, and was responsible for opening the city gate from the city to enlarge the army into the city during the siege.
However, the Schmoult family is a very wealthy merchant family, and the eldest heir is also a celebrity, which many people have seen. Only the youngest son of the head of the family, Morris, because of his withdrawn personality, does not go out often, so it is better to pretend to be a little. As for the eldest son, John, there may be people in the Bossa coalition who know him, and it is not easy to pretend. Therefore, Marin can only let Locke pretend to be Morris and go to the labor army.
When Locke arrived at the camp of the coalition army of Bossa with a dozen carts of grain and a large herd of sheep, he was very popular because he brought meat and livestock, which were the scarcest in the camp. After all, the 50,000 Bosa coalition troops brought food, in order to facilitate transportation, most of them were grain, and the meat was very little, only some bacon and sausages. At this time, there was a shortage of fresh meat in the barracks. Before, the allied soldiers had robbed some cattle and sheep outside Lübeck, but the Bosa coalition army had so many people that they quickly ran out. Today, Locke carries thousands of sheep and is very popular with the soldiers. Of course, the main thing is that the officers are more welcome. After all, there are thousands of sheep, which looks like a lot, but there are more soldiers, and it is difficult for the soldiers to eat. Only the officers are eligible to receive some fresh mutton to satisfy their hunger.
In recognition of Locke's contributions, as well as in recognition of the "Schmoult family", Frederick III and Joakim I summoned the "little master of the Schmoult family" - Locke in the main horde.
Sitting at the bottom of the big tent, Locke looked up, and sure enough, he saw Jim standing on the side. In fact, Jim was not qualified to enter the big tent. However, Jim used his ability to fool the guard officer and let him in to watch the excitement at the gate of the camp. So, Locke saw his boss, Jim.
After pretending to be grateful and interacting with Frederick III, Locke pretended to be casual and began to fiddle with the wine bowl in his hand. It seems to be a joke, but it is actually passing a code message to Jim.
This method was naturally taught by Marin. In his last life, Ma Lin saw people in Hongmen on TV communicating with the code in the way of placing tea bowls. So, the spies were taught some simple ways to set dishes and communicate.
Locke changed the bowl in a few different ways, as if he was playing, but Jim understood—it was Locke asking how it was......
In fact, Jim knew better that Locke was trying to ask if there was a leak about the reinforcements. Jim shook his head at Locke covertly, and then, quietly, made another gesture - go to the bathroom......
After gesticulating, Jim quietly exited the tent and went to the bathroom. Then, he squatted quietly in the toilet, but he didn't really pull the ......
Soon, Locke did. Seeing Locke coming, Jim quickly lifted his pants, then placed a rag on the edge of the pit and winked at the other......
When Locke unbuttoned his pants, he saw that there was no one on either side, and quickly stuffed the rags into his boots......
Originally, when Locke went to the toilet, he was accompanied by someone. The main thing is to monitor its movements, prevent it from running around and spying on the military's intelligence, and if Jim and Locke crouch there together and say a few words, it may arouse suspicion. But Jim was very clever, and when he saw Locke coming, he left the rags and left, without talking to Locke. The soldier who was in charge of accompanying Locke to the toilet naturally didn't see any communication between the two. And when Locke took off his pants and took the opportunity to pick up the rag, the soldier in charge of accompanying him didn't see it. Because, he didn't follow into the range of the pit, but just watched from a distance. After all, the pit stinks too much......
After the summons, Locke left in a hurry. And Frederick III did not keep him either. If it was the eldest son of the Schmoert family, perhaps Frederick III would have forced him to stay as a proton and force the Schmolt family to help open the city gates.
It's just that Frederick III intends to settle the war in the field this time, and Locke is pretending to be a withdrawn youngest son who is not valued by the Schmoult family. So, Locke left easily......
After returning to Marin's camp, Locke retrieved the information. I saw that the rag reads - "Secrets have not been revealed, everything is normal, and the enemy is planning to attack the reinforcements of Hamburg." ”
This is a charred branch that Jim found in the fire, and using the carbon black on it, wrote on the rag he picked up. After seeing Locke enter the camp, Jim hid in the camp tent and wrote down the information. Then, I managed to sneak into the edge of the main tent to watch the excitement. After confronting Locke with the code, he led the other party to the toilet to get information...... Fortunately, the discipline of the Bosa coalition camp was not very strict, and it was impossible for Jim to move around at will if it was the East Friesian barracks, let alone sneak into the edge of the main tent to see Locke......
After seeing the information from Jim, Marin breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as the real reinforcements are not known by the Bossa coalition army, otherwise, the battle will be really difficult to fight.
After receiving the exact information, Marin immediately sent scouts, mounted specially trained horses that were good at traveling in the middle of the night, and rushed to Las Vegas at night to give orders to the reinforcements - the reinforcements would immediately land on the river bank north of Hamburg tomorrow night, and in the second half of the night after tomorrow, officially launch a sneak attack on the camp of the Bossa coalition army......