Chapter 429： Outside the battlefield

Whilst Prince Christian led a 20,000 army south from the northern region of Jutland Island, Woolf Esbrand, with the real eight thousand main force of the Principality of Schleswig, hurried to Schleswig The city of Ribe, a major town in the northwestern part of the Principality of Georgia, rushed.

According to the latest information sent by Marin's spies sent to Denmark, the 20,000-strong army led by Prince Christian is in the remote northwestern part of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. From the south of Daying Station, the first to bear the brunt is the city of Ribe.

Moreover, the city of Ribe is of great significance to the Oldenburg dynasty in Denmark. It was in the city of Ribe that Christian I signed the famous Treaty of Ribe here in 1460, announcing that the Principality of Schleswig and Holstein are "never separated."

Therefore, for Denmark, Ribe is not only an important town in the north of the Principality of Schleswig, but also a historical town with legal significance. Taking it here means that the indivisibility of the Principality of Schleswig and Holstein is of great significance to Denmark.

Of course, for the sake of confidentiality, the Danish army battalion was not close to the border area, but relatively north and remote. Because only the remote spots are not easy to be discovered by the enemy.

Similarly, the 10,000 English mercenaries sent to the Principality of Schleswig by Marin were also arranged in a remote village at a distance from the city of Ribe. When Woolf Esbrand led eight thousand main forces north to reinforce Ribe City, Saqqara also led 10,000 troops north. However, Saqqara and his 10,000 British troops did not go quickly. Because their mission was to reach the battlefield only after a few days of attack and defense in Ribe City.

At that time, the morale of the Danish army was frustrated, and the 10,000-strong army suddenly appeared again, which could seriously damage the enemy. Even the 8,000 main forces led by Woolf Esbrand will have 5,000 people meeting with Saqqara, while Woolf Esbrand will only bring 3000 reinforcements into the city.

Because, guarding the city does not need too many people. Moreover, it is only for a few days, not for a long time.

The city of Ribe originally had a thousand guards, and with three thousand reinforcements, there were four thousand veterans. It is okay to recruit some strong people outside the city and join five or six thousand people.

Moreover, if you use tens of thousands of regular troops to defend the city and scare Denmark, that's not good. Since it is a delay, you have to let the other party see a little hope. Otherwise, if the Danish army is frightened, they will also come to a city to defend, it is really difficult to overcome.

Therefore, the defenders need to guard Lieber, but also to let the Danes see a little hope. Otherwise, if someone retracts, it will be difficult.

After all, it was a 20,000 army. On the front, it may not be able to beat Woolf Esbrand's 10,000 Schleswig Defence and Saqqara's 10,000 English mercenaries. But to defend the city, Woolf Esbrand and Sakala really have no choice. After all, they have no artillery.

Therefore, the defenders in the city must not force too hard to scare the Danes back.

If the Danes returned, then Woolf Esbrand and Saqqara would be uncomfortable. Want to attack, they lack siege equipment. But don't attack, the two will be in trouble-whether to continue to fight, or merge south with Marin to attack the Bossa coalition?

Therefore, in this battle of Ribe City, Woolf Esbrand and Saqqara both hope to resolve Denmark in one battle. Even if you can't wipe out your opponent, you must destroy your opponent. In this way, the main force of the two armed forces can rest assured to go south to "save the drive." Otherwise, as long as the other party exists, it is a threat and will contain a large amount of its own forces ...

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While the war was in full swing, Marin was not idle outside the battlefield. He asked Jeffrey to send a representative to Worms to file a lawsuit against the Speaker of the Imperial Congress, Archbishop of Mainz, Jacob, sued Elector Frederick III of Saxony and Joachim I of Brandenburg. The two of them ate inside and out, apparently the great nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, but colluded with Denmark and maliciously attacked the Holy Roman Empire's "good merchant capital-Lubeck".

Therefore, Marin proposed to deprive the electorate of Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, to transfer it to George, Duke of Saxony; to deprive the electorate of Brandenburg of Joachim I to Hohenzo Nobles of the other families of the Lun family. For example, Brandenburg-a member of the Hohenzollern branch of the Ansbach branch ...

In short, in addition to the war, Marin also made public opinion in German territory, attacking Frederick III and Joachim I in collusion with foreign countries, and invading their own "good" forces ...

Of course, Marin will not act alone on his own. In addition, he also took Lübeck and Hamburg, as well as dozens of younger brothers in two Hanseatic cities, who wrote books together.

Not only that, Marin also united with two cities in the German region to promote publicity, publicity of Frederick III and Joakim I colluded with the foreign "traitors", vigorously discredit the two.

In addition, Marin also sent people to spread false news in the area near the theater, saying that the Habsburg family heard that most of the Swiss mercenaries were hired by the Brandenburg and Saxons, and felt that the opportunity came and planned to send troops. Capture the thirteen cantons of Switzerland to regain the homeland ...

After all, the Swiss region used to be the territory of the Habsburg family. However, during the Luxembourg dynasty, the Emperor Sigismund of the Luxembourg family was forced and tempted to separate from the Habsburg family.

Because the Habsburg family is a strong competitor of the Luxembourg family throne. Therefore, it was fully suppressed by the Luxembourg dynasty. With the support of the emperor, the Swiss became independent from the Habsburg family and formed a grudge against the Habsburg family. When the Habsburg family regained the imperial power, they found that the Swiss had hardened wings and the Swiss mercenaries were very powerful ...

In order to retake their ancestors, the Habsburgs fought the Swiss many times. In order to resist the comeback of the Habsburg family, thirteen cantons of Switzerland formed an alliance against the Habsburg family.

Now, most of the Swiss mercenaries have been hired by Brandenburg and Saxony. The remaining soldiers are also in the Principality of Geddes and France.

Therefore, this time is indeed the most empty time in Switzerland. If the Habsburg family army attacked Switzerland at this time, it was indeed a good opportunity ...

Therefore, Marin made people spread such rumors, mainly to shake the hearts of the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries of the Bossa Allied Forces.

With a strong enemy like the Habsburg family, the Swiss will indeed be nervous, thus absent-minded and affecting the combat effectiveness ...

As for the complaint before the Imperial Parliament, Marin had never thought of any results. Because other electors will not watch the electors of Saxony and Brandenburg. However, they will not support Saxony and Brandenburg now.

why? Because the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony won this time, their prestige will be greatly enhanced in the future. In the future, the seven electors will be judged by the alliance of these two electors.

Therefore, even if the other electors are together with the two electors, they will not want the two to win. Of course, they would not want Marin to win.

In the opinion of other electors, the best outcome is that both sides lose both sides, and then no one wins ...

But now it is clear that the Bossa coalition has the advantage. Therefore, Marin accused the two Electors of treason, and will receive the private support of several other Electors ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Even if Frederick III and Joachim I cannot be defeated Make the two disgusting and uncomfortable ...

Moreover, the most important thing is that this kind of publicity is actually a kind of foreshadowing made by Marin in advance. Because he is currently at a disadvantage, the other princes will acquiesce in this aggressive propaganda in order to crack down on the reputation of Frederick III and Joachim I. In addition, the two electors will be portrayed as villains through propaganda.

When he suddenly turned over, those princes wanted to stop this propaganda too late. At that time, defeating the Bossa Allied Forces will become the righteous party in public opinion.

And being the party of justice also greatly reduces the risk of being beaten by other princes afterwards. After all, although the princes of the German region have a tradition of group fights, they are generally the "evil" side of the group fight, not the justice side. Because in this era where the nobility is dominant, it is very important to be "famous for being famous". Even though the Bossa Allied Forces sent troops to siege Lübeck, they were not arbitrarily dispatched under the name of revenge for their in-laws Denmark.

If they become a party of justice, those irrelevant princes will find no excuse to participate in the alliance against their own groups. These princes do n’t look like they are usually waste wood. They will be beaten by Marin one hundred times in singles. If hundreds of thousands of troops posed in front of him, Marin would not be intimidated, but his men would also be scared to pee ...

Moreover, Marin felt that if he defeated this time, the gain would be much greater than the last defeat of Denmark. After all, the enemies of this time-the electoral kingdoms of Denmark, Saxony and Brandenburg, are the masters of the family. Cutting meat from them must be super fat, maybe you will eat yourself ...