Chapter 442： The enemy is going to attack Hamburg? (2 in 1)

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny. Nothing is done so easily. Unless, there is a lot of luck in the sky, everything is done smoothly.

At this time, Frederick III and Joachim I were in a bad mood in the Bossa Allied Forces Camp, and the two gathered together to drink booze ...

After Marin sent people to make Woolf Esbrand falsify the letter, Woolf Esbrand quickly executed the order and sent a superb riding man, dressed as a messenger, with Started with a forged letter.

Because he was dressed as a messenger and walked the road, it was difficult to attract the attention of the Scouts of the Bossa Coalition. Sure enough, this fake messenger was chased and killed by seven or eight Bossa coalition scouts ...

In a panic, the fake messenger deliberately dropped the "secret letter" on the ground ...

The fake messenger's horse was too fast to catch up, and the Bossa coalition scout picked up the parchment secret letter that fell to the ground and took it back to the big camp to Frederick III and Joe. Kim I.

The two were shocked after reading the "secret letter". They did not expect that the army of the Principality of Schleswig not only withstood the attack of the 20,000 Danish army, but also transferred half of the veterans and half of the new recruits to form a 10,000 army Southward reinforcements. Therefore, the duo drank sullenly.

"This Christian is incompetent and has twice the strength of the enemy. Not only can he not defeat the Principality of Schleswig, he actually let the other half divide the main force and go south!" Jokim I despised his uncle with dissatisfaction. brother.

Frederick III did not despise his nephew, but helped to say:

"Our army is 2.5 times that of Marin's boy, didn't we also win Lübeck ..."

Joakim I was suddenly speechless, but he still argued:

"This is not the same. The city of Lübeck is so strange. It is hard to attack because it is surrounded by water. We can attack now, and only part of the southeast wall. Although there are fewer boys than Marin, we need to defend. On the southeast part of the city wall, the pressure is relatively small. Therefore, we are temporarily unable to succeed. "

Frederick III nodded, and Joachim I was right. Although the city of Lübeck is not small, it is located in the middle of the Trava River, built on a large sand bar in the middle of the river. Both Saxony and Brandenburg are landlocked countries and are dry ducks. Naturally, the Lübecks and Marin ’s troops shrinking in the city are somewhat helpless.

Even though the Bossa Allied Forces filled many narrow river sections in the southeast and northeast directions of Lübeck, there were still too few areas available for siege. The Bossa Allied Air Force has a superior strength of 50,000 troops, but the wall that can be attacked is too short, and the strength of the strength cannot be brought into play at all.

On the contrary, it was Marin's army. Although there were few people, it was still easy to hold the wall section with a small width. What's more, they also have a matchlock that is very suitable for defense ...

Speaking of this matchlock, even Frederick III, known as "German Little Zhuge", had no choice. If you are fighting on the plains, the party without the gun can take the lead in attacking, and can even launch the general attack from multiple directions, which can make full use of the superior strength. As long as the two sides are in contact, the musket will become a useless fire stick.

However, the musketeers on the head of the city are different, and the siege party cannot make the soldiers rush to the musketeer as quickly as on the flat ground, and can only climb up the city head slowly through the siege ladder. During this time, the musketeer had already finished loading and hit the ladder climbers. Moreover, the bullet of the musket is still difficult to stop. Even wearing armor, he can be shot off the ladder by a musket.

What's more, these days, Frederick III can also be seen-even if it takes too much time, the rivers around Lübeck can not be filled. At the very least, it was difficult for the Bossa Allied Forces to fill the rivers around Lübeck in a short time.

"Otherwise, we besieged the 10,000 Schleswig troops from outside the city with a large army, forcing the boy of Malin to send troops out of the city to rescue?" Joakim I suddenly lighted up and proposed.

Marin's army of 20,000, shrunk in Lübeck, and the Bossa Allies had no way to take them. There are 50,000 troops in the sky, but they are glaring across the river and the city walls. If you can lead them out of Lübeck, it will be easier to fight ...

At the time, the plan of Frederick III and Joachim I was to unexpectedly surround Lübeck and take Lübeck by surprise attack before Marin reacted. Then, while besieging Hamburg, wait for Marin ’s army and wipe it out of the city ...

However, I did not know how the news was leaked. Before the Bossa Allied Forces arrived at the battlefield, Marin actually got the news in advance and took 20,000 people to the city of Lübeck. In this way, the Bossa Allied Air Force has 50,000 troops, but there is no way to take Lübeck City ...

Hearing Joachim I's proposal, Frederick III shook his head and said:

"Joachim, this method will not work. You know, this support army has only 5,000 regular soldiers, and the other half are recruits. Although the army is rare, these soldiers, no matter how precious, are not as precious as the city of Lubeck. It ’s not as precious as Marin ’s own life. Therefore, I think that even if we surround the 10,000 people, for all kinds of considerations, the cunning kid of Marin might abandon the 10,000 army. After all, there is nothing The safety of Lübeck City and the safety of his Marin and the main force of his headquarters are even more important. After all, even if he wants to save the 10,000 people, he may not necessarily be saved.

Joachim I thought about it and nodded, approving Frederick III's view. After all, although the 5000 veterans are precious, they are not as precious as Lübeck, nor are they more important than Marin ’s own life and 20,000 main forces. As for the other 5,000 recruits and civilians, it seems to Joakim I that even if they are lost, they will not be distressed. Big deal, re-recruit it, forceful recruitment is also possible ...

However, Joakim I was still very unwilling. He asked unwillingly:

"So what should we do? Lübeck is so hard to fight, should we give up?"

"Give up? How could ... wait ... give up ... give up ..." After Frederick III repeated "give up" several times, his eyes suddenly brightened ...

"Haha, I have a way!" Frederick III laughed happily.

"What way?" Joakim I asked eagerly.

"We will not fight Lübeck!" Frederick III said confidently.

"What? Don't fight Lübeck anymore? How about that? The little fox in Marin is in Lübeck. If we don't play Lübeck, let the boy in Marin pass away. The troubles are endless. Half of the reason for looting the two cities is to destroy the boy's army. In this way, it is also good to divide up his land. "Jokim I was anxious.

"I didn't say that the little fox that let Marin go, I just said, don't fight Lubeck for the time being!"

"How to say?"

"My plan is to move the army west and make a gesture of attacking Hamburg. In Hamburg city, it is said that there are only three or four thousand defenders, and the combat strength is not as strong as that of the small fox army of Malin. Our 50,000 troops surrounded , Afraid you wo n’t be able to take the burger? "

Joachim I thought about it and nodded:

"It's really a good idea. The main force of the other party is gathered in Lübeck. At this time, it is indeed easier to attack Hamburg. And there is also a lot of wealth in Hamburg ..."

"No, Joakim, I'm not really going to attack Hamburg, but making such a gesture. The ultimate goal is to lead the boy of Marin out of the city and fight against us. Those 15,000 and a half main reinforcements Marin may give up his teeth, but Hamburg, Marin is very difficult to give up. Once they give up, their alliance is equivalent to the loss of a strong ally, a great loss. This is not like mercenaries, it is gone It can be recruited again. A city is destroyed and it is difficult to rebuild. "

"Do you mean to lead Marin's little fox out of the city to fight? Will that boy be fooled?" Jokim I said worriedly.

"It's best to be fooled. Even if we aren't fooled, we can get a huge amount of wealth when we win the burger. After dividing up those wealth, our army can still go back to the city of Lübeck to continue the siege! Anyway, anyway , We all make money. Marin is best out of the city, we can take the opportunity to eliminate his main force. Then, Lübeck and Hamburg lost their last reliance, and finally we will be captured by us. If we do n’t leave the city, we will eat it first. Hamburg, and then look back and slowly besieged Lübeck ... "Frederick III said brightly.

Joakim I listened to nodding again and again, indeed, this method is very clever. Regardless of whether Marin and his 20,000 main force can't get out of the city, it seems that the Bossa Allied Forces are not losing, they are all earning ...

Next, under the command of Frederick III and Joachim I, the coalition battalion stationed southeast of Lübeck began to move. Marin saw through the telescope that many Bossa coalition generals were dismantling the camp ...

"What are they doing? Are they going to withdraw their troops?" Marin fell into thought ...

The next day, when Marin saw a group of Bossa coalition vehicles carrying the tents that had been dismantled, passing south of Lübeck and heading southeast, Marin suddenly changed his face:

"No, the enemy is going to fight hamburgers!"

Then, Marin hurriedly came down from the head of the city and went to the Speaker of the Lübeck, Tagfacht, and others to discuss countermeasures.

"What? You mean, the Bossa coalition is going to fight Hamburg?" After listening to Marin's statement, Tagfaht and others were also surprised.

"Okay, why are they going to hit the burgers?" Tag Fakht said in consternation.

"Obviously, Lübeck has my 20,000 troops there. With Lübeck's waters around, it is difficult to attack. They couldn't attack. So, they gave up and decided to attack Hamburg first," Marin said dejectedly.

"However, Hamburg City is also surrounded by water, and it is also very difficult to attack ..." Lübeck MP Schott said.

In the early years, Hamburg and Lübeck were located on the sandbank in the middle of the big river. Lubeck is located on a sandbar in the middle of the Trave River. The Old Town of Hamburg is located on the sandbank in the middle of the Elbe.

Marin waved his hand and said:

"That's different. Lübeck has my 20,000 troops stationed. The 50,000 people of the Bossa Allied Forces want to attack the city, which is not a big advantage. In Hamburg, at this time, there are only 30,000 or 4,000 combatants. Bing. In the face of the powerful 50,000 Bossa Allied Forces, it is unstoppable ... "

"How is that good?" Tag Fakht anxiously said. You know, Lübeck and Hamburg have always been traditional allies, although they compete with each other. But when it comes to major events, they still support each other. If Hamburg is gone, Lübeck will also be alone ...

Why Lubeck and Hamburg are considered to be the two strongest cities in the Hanseatic League, but they are only cities after all, although they have money, but their strength is limited. Therefore, in order to survive, the two cities also support each other.

Moreover, these two cities, both located in the Principality of Holstein, were once bullied by Denmark. At the same time, the Hanseatic League and Denmark are also competitors in maritime trade. Therefore, in order to fight against the oppression of Denmark, the two cities have long formed an alliance to help each other.

However, if Hamburg is finished, Lübeck's ability to protect itself will be greatly weakened. Not to mention, relying on Lübeck alone, trying to suppress Denmark and not let the Danish navy resurrect, it is very difficult.

After all, Denmark is very large, and the Lübeck Navy can monitor the waters near the Danish capital Copenhagen and Zealand, but it cannot monitor the Jutland Peninsula and Norway. Therefore, Lubeck needs Hamburg's military cooperation.

In addition, because of the existence of the "Elbe-Lübeck" canal, Lübeck purchased a large amount of bulk commodities such as fur, wood, ash, beeswax, and metal from Eastern Europe, many of which were also handed over to Hamburg merchants and sold to the North Sea coast area and even Rhine River area.

After all, Lübeck ’s sphere of influence is mainly in the Baltic region and northeastern Germany. Hamburg is the commercial hegemon in the North Sea region and is Lübeck's most important trading partner. If Hamburg is defeated, even if Lübeck survives, he will be hit hard in the future. After all, the North Sea region and West Germany ~ www.novelhall.com ~ are not Lübeck's sphere of influence. Lübeck alone cannot play.

Although Marin is also a new power prince, Klubeck and Marin have different East Frisian characters. After all, Marin is a warlord, while Lubeck and Hamburg belong to commercial cities. Therefore, Lübeck believes in Hamburg, which is also a free commercial city, rather than a warlord like Marin.

In the eyes of the Lübeck, it is the right way to warm up with a commercial city like Hamburg. Cooperating with such a powerful military person as Marin might be swallowed.

Therefore, the Lübeck people absolutely do not want to see the defeat of Hamburg. After all, when Lübeck and Hamburg are added together, they can still be equal when they form an alliance with Marin. However, if Hamburg is finished, the Lübeck family is left alone, and the alliance with Marin, Lübeck can only be a little brother.

what? Are you talking about other Hanseatic cities? They didn't even have a fleet. Many were commercial cities on land, and they didn't help Lübeck. Moreover, the commercial scale is also small. They only deserve to be Lübeck's younger brothers, not Lübeck's allies ...

Therefore, the Speaker of the Congress of Tagfaht and others began to discuss the issue of rescue of Hamburg with Marin, hoping that Marin could send troops to rescue Hamburg, so as not to lose an important ally ...