Chapter 1366： The way to compromise and balance

Frederick III, who returned to the post to rest, was so angry that he felt his authority was ignored. However, after calming down, he found that he had no choice.

Because, if Marin was really ruthless and joined forces with the Habsburg family army, the 37,000 princely coalition forces in Basel were really looting. If the 37,000 princely coalition forces were wiped out and dozens of German princes who had sent troops were captured, then everything would be over.

In the hands of Emperor Maximilian I, although these princes will not die, they will certainly be blackmailed. A huge ransom is light, and the most feared thing is that the emperor might let them cede the land.

One or two ceded the land, perhaps not as big, at most as big as a berth. But dozens of princes together, especially these dozens of princes are the most powerful German secular princes, it is very scary. By that time, the territory ceded by dozens of princes may be much larger than the existing Grand Duchy of Austria of the Habsburg family, or even several times larger.

By that time, the Habsburg family will be more powerful, and their strength will be greatly increased. In turn, the strength of the princes will be weak to the point of approaching the bottom. Then, Maximilian I's ambition to reunify Germany may really come true ...

If there was only the Habsburg family, Frederick III was not worried. Even if this battle fails, there are still so many church princes in Germany who haven't shot it. When the time comes, the two sides will start a full-scale battle, and the outcome is unknown.

What's terrible is that the existence of Marin, so that the princes have no chance of winning ...

Once Marin's tens of thousands of elite army of the North Sea Kingdom completely fell to the emperor, not to mention that the 37,000 princely coalition forces were determined to be finished. In the future, the princes may not win even if they join forces again. After all, the combat effectiveness of the army of the North Sea is not over.

Last time, the Electorate of Saxony and the Electorate of Brandenburg gathered more than 50,000 troops and were defeated by Marin. This time, more than 40,000 troops from eight princes were also defeated. Moreover, it was defeated by the army of Beihai with inferior forces.

Now Marin goes south with 40,000 main forces, not to mention the 20,000 Habsburg family army south of Basel. But the 40,000-strong army of Marin, the coalition of princes could not beat ...

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In the middle of the night, Frederick III was tossing and turning on his bed. Suddenly he remembered Marin's words-"It is you who have been with me all the time and refused to recognize the identity of my princes" ...

"Yeah, why have we refused to accept him?" Frederick III thought about the pedigree-Marin's low birth. But he also thought of Marin's history of history-it seems that Emperor Maximilian I promoted Marin's position ...

With his low birth background and the promotion of the emperor, it is no wonder that the old princes were unhappy with him. But Marin was right, from the moment he became the earl of East Friesland, he naturally became a prince of separatism, and was no longer the thug of Emperor Maximilian I. Even, Malin rarely goes to Austria to serve and serve the emperor ...

In contrast, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, who belonged to the Swabian League, accompanied the emperor in Austria almost every day, managing the army for the emperor ...

That is to say, Marin did not plan to stay with Emperor Maximilian I for his life from the beginning, but had long been self-reliant. Poorly, these princes didn't see it, they were always the emperor's stooges ...

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Frederick III thought that he had clearly seen Marin's position, but he did not know that Marin's idea of ​​being a traverser was not something people in this era could guess.

If they were indigenous people of this era, Marin generally had only two choices-one was to choose to be the emperor ’s running dog, and to fight against most of the German princes; and the other option was to stand on the side of the princes and the emperor confrontation. After all, no one wants to be a puppet by being aerial ... Anyway, as a native, you have to stand in the two camps ...

But where can he think that Marin's soul comes from a posterity that pays attention to equality? The modern people lack the awe of the monarch and princes. Especially the traverser, it is easy to treat everyone else as an NPC, and it is easy to treat himself as a god, and it is impossible to have awe of whom. Therefore, even as Frederick III was one of the most wise European monarchs of this era, it was difficult to guess Marin's true thoughts ...

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The next day, Frederick III, Saxony's electorate who started negotiations again with Marin under the dark circles, changed the negotiation strategy and no longer competed with Marin. Instead, he took the warm route and wanted to impress Marin.

"Duke Marin, you are also a prince, and you are more powerful among the princes. Do you want the North Sea country to leave the control of the Hoffman family and be managed by the Habsburg family? By then, we will all be like the Duke and the French Like counts, they can only live in Vienna, everything depends on the emperor's face ... "

"At that time, our destiny will not be in our own hands. If the emperor's one is upset, and if he has a crime on his head, the knight may not be able to keep ..."

Watching Frederick III spitting out, Marin took a sip of milk tea, and then answered slowly:

"Master Frederick, I understand everything you say. So, I have also chosen for you. As long as you adults agree to fulfill the agreement in the duel and unanimously admit my occupation of the eight princes, I will immediately turn around and leave. Will never attack the coalition of princes and will no longer participate in the military confrontation between the Habsburg family and the princes. "

"No!" Frederick III shook his head again and again:

"So tell you that, Grand Duke Marin, you annexed 7 other countries, I have no opinion. However, Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, is my brother-in-law, I can't watch you swallow Lenneck-Lüneburg Principality! You know, I am the leader of the German princes. If you ca n’t even protect your sister, do you think those princes will serve me in the future? "

After a pause, Frederick III continued:

"My prestige is actually a trivial matter, but if my prestige is lost, then this alliance that was organized and opposed to the unification of the Habsburg family united Germany will be dispersed. By then, the Habsburg family will be easier to separate Break through and resolve the various princes. I think, as a powerful prince, you do n’t want to see this happen? So, my opinion is-I have no opinion about you annexing 7 other princes. But, Braunschweig-Lüneburg Principality, please raise your hand. Even if you cede most of the land, it ’s okay, but be sure to keep some land and the nobility title, so as not to lose my face, and to avoid the hearts of the alliance of princes against the emperor ... … "

After listening to the words of Frederick III, Marin ~ www.novelhall.com ~ was in deep contemplation ...

When you think about it, Frederick III is really good. It can be said that Frederick III is indeed the most powerful figure in the Anti-Emperor League. If Frederick III lost his face, it was really easy to shake the hearts of the Anti-Emperor Union.

You know, apart from Frederick III, there is indeed no strategist in the Anti-Emperor Alliance who can match it with Maximilian I.

What is the strategic level of Frederick III? According to historical records, after Maximilian I died in 1519, because he felt the threat of a powerful Ottoman Turkey, Frederick III took the overall situation and changed his attitude of confronting the Habsburg family and rejected himself as an emperor. Possibly, instead of supporting Charles V as an emperor. Therefore, later generations called Frederick III "the wise Frederick".

As Frederick III said, Marin is a prince after all. Moreover, the other princes in the anti-empire camp were basically straw bales. If Frederick III fell, this camp really could not support the powerful role of Maximilian I.

In particular, Maximilian I is now likely to win Switzerland. Once Switzerland is won, and the dividends of Swiss soldiers are digested, the Habsburg family may be too strong to run out of control. As for the old department of the emperor, it is not easy to confront the emperor. Therefore, it is really necessary to retain Frederick III to contain the equally powerful emperor Maximilian I ... and this is the so-called "balanced way", the most basic thing in the emperor's heart surgery ...

So, after thinking for a long time, Marin finally nodded:

"Well, we can discuss the matter of Duke Henry ..."

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