The Rise of the European Emperor

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People's greed is endless, and the actions of the two deadly tyrants of the Welf family have deepened Malin's understanding of this sentence.

It is said that the two Duke Henrys of the Welf family, one has a large silver mine, which directly produces money, and the other has the salt mine city of Lüneburg, and they are all good money makers. However, when I heard that Beihai State was cheap, they all eagerly joined it.

Of course, Marin is not a good person himself, and he is also a greedy guy. He is a mere prince who wants to swallow the North American continent and dominate Germany. He is also very greedy...

Therefore, he despised the two Duke Henrys, and laughed at a hundred paces. It's just that he has a lot of cards in his hand and is full of confidence. Unlike the two Duke Henrys, who were purely greedy and hot-headed.

Except for the two leading principalities of Brunswick, the rest are not worth mentioning. For example, only a few hundred square kilometers remain in the Earl of Galden. There are also the counties of Lipper and Ravensburg, which have been with the Welf family, and the duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg, which was persuaded by Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and all its territory. The county of Tecklenburg surrounded by the Münster region.

However, the remaining 5 small countries are not so strong. The 5 countries have a total of more than 20,000 people, which is equivalent to the soldiers and horses of the two Brunswick Principalities. Although the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg is also known as a duchy, it is only about a thousand square kilometers, which is about the size of an ordinary country. If there is an ancient Stecknitz Canal in the territory for Hanseatic merchants to transport salt, they can collect some tolls, and it is estimated that they will be too poor to open the pot.

Needless to say, the Earl of Galden has a great hatred with Marin. After all, people used to be the powerful Principality of Gede Company, and it was all caused by Malin, and it became a small country.

As for the Counties of Tecklenburg, because the territory was surrounded by the North Sea Kingdom, it became a "state within a state" of the North Sea Kingdom, and was very afraid. That's why they were drawn into this alliance to divide up the North Sea Kingdom.

In fact, because the county of Tecklenburg controlled a section of the Ames River, Marin was very upset. Therefore, Marin had already made plans for the Tecklenburg Country. However, I haven't found an excuse, so it's not easy to do it.

Now, the Counties of Tecklenburg jumped out to kill themselves, and Marin was terribly happy—you sent it to your door for a draw yourself, and if I eat you, others won’t have any opinions, right?

As for the Counties of Ravensburg and the Counties of Lippe, these two small countries were simply fooled into the pirate ship by the two dukes of the Welf family. These two small countries are both close to the North Sea Kingdom, and the two Duke Henry promised to divide their large tracts of land afterward, and the two countries joined together in a hurry...

Likewise, the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg was fooled.

The condition of the two Duke Henrys is to divide their large tracts of Bremen...

The province of Bremen and the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg are across the Elbe River. If the land is allocated, it is also easy to manage. Originally, the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg felt that the land area of ​​the duchy was not in line with the title of duke, and was fooled by Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and joined this alliance of small princes...

...

"So, this time, these seven hostile vassal states have dispatched a total of more than 40,000 troops?" Marin simply scanned the document and asked.

"Yes, Lord! According to the inquiries of my spies, the enemy has gathered more than 40,000 people this time, and they plan to fight. It is said that their plan is to capture the Ruhr area, north and south Münster. Region, Osnabruck Region, Oldenburg, Bremen and West Friesland, leaving only East Friesland to Prince Caesar. As for Schleswig and Jutland , their opinion was to support Steindorf and Wagner on their own..." Kohler detailed.

"Oh? They actually gave my son such a large territory in East Frisland?" Marin asked with interest.

Kohler shook his head and said:

"It's not true. In name, they will leave East Frisian province for the young master. But in fact, they only intend to leave the city of Aurich and the surrounding area for the young master, at most a few hundred square kilometers. As for the wealthy Lai Er County and other places, they plan to eat it all, not even the Port of Emden..."

"That means you only plan to keep a city for my son, right?" Marin said with a sullen face.

"Yes! However, it is said that this is the opinion of the Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ravensburg, Lipper and Tecklenburg. And the opinion of the two Dukes of Henry and Charles, Earl of Geldon is- …”

"Damn!" Marin finally got angry. The enemy wanted to murder him, but he was not so angry. After all, he was also an executioner with blood on his hands. But trying to murder his 10-year-old son completely angered him.

"Okay! Very good... Since these three guys want to harm my son, let's all die!" Marin gritted his teeth.

"What about the other four princes?"

"Since they are willing to keep a city for my son, I will also keep them rich and noble in the future. Of course, only the title is reserved, but there is no right to rule." Obviously, Bremen Province needs four more nobles. manor. The lost nobles in Beihai were all kept in Bremen by Marin...

In fact, Marin's actions were also learned from Prussia in later generations. After winning the war of unification, Prussia did not deprive those princes of their titles, but kept their titles, but deprived them of their actual right to rule.

In the end, only a few large vassal states in the southern region, such as the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Württemberg, and the Kingdom of Saxony, have really retained some autonomy. The other princes basically lost their governance and became like the princes of ancient China, with only titles left and no real power.

Likewise, Marin intended to do the same to the defeated princes. They still retain their titles, but don't think about having independent governance in the future, they can only gain power by serving their own family, not hereditary.

However, for the two Duke Henrys and Charles, Earl of Geldon, who wanted to kill their sons with vicious intentions, Marin did not intend to let them go this time, but planned to kill them.

As for how to kill them, it is natural to deal with them on the battlefield. How to solve? Marin felt that it was the best choice for them to be shot to death like Xu Wenqiang...

The general rule in Europe is that no nobles who surrender are allowed to be killed. However, swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and bullets have no eyes. If he was killed by "stray bullets", he couldn't blame himself for killing nobles indiscriminately. After all, he also left 4 princes behind, didn't he? Can also give an explanation to the outside world...

...

While Marin was planning how to deal with the Seven-Power Allied Forces, there was a sudden report from Switzerland that the Habsburg family army had been defeated...

"What? The Habsburg family's army was defeated? No, I remember that the allied forces of the princes have not yet entered Switzerland, right? How could the Habsburg family's army be defeated?" Marin was surprised.

After reading the information for a while, Kohler said:

"It was not a complete defeat, but was temporarily defeated by the Swiss Resistance. Currently, Franzberg has retreated several dozen kilometers eastward with the army..."

"What's going on? Could it be that the French have increased their troops?" Marin thought for a moment and knew the reason. The Swiss Resistance itself was not capable of repelling Franzberg's army. The only explanation is that the French have increased their troops...

Kohler nodded and said:

"Yes, the French suddenly increased their troops by 6,000 or 7,000 and caught Frenzberg by surprise. In desperation, he had to lead the army to retreat and turn to the defense. For the time being, he was unable to counterattack..."

"Not good! The Habsburg army is in danger!" Marin suddenly turned pale.

"what do you mean?"

"If only the allied forces of the princes invaded Switzerland, Franzberg might end the battle, but it would not be a disastrous defeat. At least, it would still retain its vitality."

"However, if the French also mobilize a large army to help fight, then Frenzberg's army will be attacked by the enemy on the back and on the back, and it will be attacked by the strong enemy on the back. As a result, the entire army of Frenzberg may be wiped out!" Marlin started to get a little anxious. If the Habsburgs failed miserably, he would not be better off. At that time, as the victorious party, the allied army of princes and the French army who have formed a tacit understanding may free up their hands to clean up themselves together.

Kohler was also a little dumbfounded and asked:

"Then what should we do?"

"Quick, send someone to inform Frenzberg to give up most of Switzerland's land and withdraw to the Graubünden area in southeastern Switzerland, relying on Austria behind it to resist. Graubünden has a dangerous terrain, and there are Austrian troops behind it. With material support, it can barely withstand the attacks of the allied forces of the princes and France. Otherwise, his army will be easily wiped out!" Marin said anxiously.

"Then the Habsburg family's efforts in Switzerland over the past few years have not been in vain?" Kohler regretted a little.

"Why bother with that? Now it's a question of whether the Habsburgs can keep the army from being wiped out. As for the land, the army can still take it back. If you don't give up the land, everyone will lose it. People rushed to Switzerland to rule Franzberg and told him - 'If you lose ground, everyone will be saved; if you save people, everyone will be lost'..."

"What do you mean?" Kohler didn't know the art of war, so he was a little confused.

"Don't worry, Franzberg understands it. I taught him before. Remember, you have to send someone quickly, or it will be too late! Also, don't waste your horsepower, it's not a problem to run a few horses to death!"

"Yes!" Kohler hurriedly arranged for the spy to deliver the letter. \u003c/content\u003e

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