The Rise of the European Emperor

In the last war, the Danish monarchs and ministers were already afraid of being beaten. Therefore, in this joint operation, although Denmark was the reason for provoking the war, it was the slowest to send troops. WwΔW. 『ksnhuge』ge. La because, Denmark has to wait and see...

When the 50,000-strong army of the Allied Forces of Bursa marched into Lübeck, the Danish army stood still. Because they knew that the Principality of Schleswig might send troops to the south for reinforcements. Moreover, they still sent 8,000 troops to the south for reinforcements.

The Principality of Schleswig only had a total of 10,000 troops. If 8,000 troops were sent to the south for reinforcements, then the Principality of Schleswig would only have 2,000 troops left. Facing the Danish army of 20,000, there is no reason to be unbeaten. But if Denmark had sent troops early, these 8,000 people might not have gone south. Faced with an army of 10,000 covered by the city wall, the 20,000 Danish army may not have an advantage. Therefore, the Danes endured not sending troops, and waited for the Principality of Schleswig to send troops south to support it.

Moreover, the Danish monarchs and ministers believed that it was normal for the Principality of Schleswig to send 8,000 troops to the south for reinforcements. Why? Because Marin is in Lübeck. The army of the Principality of Schleswig, to put it bluntly, was all under Marin. If Marin was defeated in Lübeck, or even captured, then the Duchy of Schleswig would definitely be ceded. Therefore, it is completely unimportant whether the Principality of Schleswig can be defended or not. Above all, the outcome of the war on Lübeck's side.

Therefore, for Marin, it was the most correct choice to transfer most of the troops of the Duchy of Schleswig to Lübeck. After all, 28,000 people have more strength and confidence to fight against 50,000 enemy troops than 20,000 people.

And the Principality of Schleswig, indeed, according to the ideas of the Danes, "gathered the army to the south", under the watchful eyes of Danish spies...

After receiving Marin's reminder, Woolf Esbrand quickly gathered 8,000 strong men in Marin's country estate, and made them black cross vests and simple spears.

Then, these 8,000 people were gathered next to the regular army barracks and started closed training. It's mainly about training against opponents, training simple queues such as left-to-right and step-by-step training.

The way to tell the difference between left and right is still the same - compromise with one foot and shoes with the other. In this way, it is not easy to distinguish between left and right. After all, normal people can still tell which foot is wearing shoes and which is not. As long as the left and right are marked, it will be easy to do.

Moreover, the soldiers wore the straw sandals that Marin has been promoting. After all, straw sandals are not only easy to use, but also very cheap. Unlike leather shoes, ordinary people simply cannot afford to wear them.

Basically, the most important feature of the soldiers of the Marin army is that they are all wearing black cross vests on a white background and straw sandals on their feet, which look very neat. Of course, officers do not wear straw sandals, they are well paid and wear leather boots.

So, Marin's army, the difference between soldiers and officers is clear,

Just look at the feet and you will understand - those who wear leather shoes and boots are generally officers, and those who wear straw sandals are definitely soldiers.

After a few days of training in the assault queue, the eight thousand people came out with a decent appearance. When the eight thousand civilians were walking outside the barracks with spears and walking in neat steps, no one thought they were civilians, but regarded them as regular troops.

Of course, this is just an illusion. Because, these eight thousand people let them walk in a queue. In the event of a war, it is estimated that it will collapse quickly. After all, they haven't had time to conduct combat training...

Before the outbreak of the war, the Danes did indeed send a few German merchants to inquire about the news in the city of Schleswig, the capital of the Duchy of Schleswig.

However, what they didn't know was that Marin's management of the household registration system under his rule was very strict, and the serfs could not leave the manor casually. It was obvious that outsiders were in the Principality of Schleswig.

So, despite the name of a German businessman, Mikel and Woolf Esbrand knew that they were Danish spies...

Of course, no one caught them either. Because, Woolf Esbrand received an order-to put on a good show for these spies...

In this way, when the news of the great battle in Lübeck came, Woolf Esbrand pretended to be in a panic, and then sent someone to the base camp near Schleswig to transfer troops. Then, the "regular army", armed with spears and wearing white-ground black cross vests and straw sandals, marched neatly to gather outside the south gate of Shilesuige City, and swore an oath to go south to the Savior...

Under the watchful eyes of all the citizens of Schleswig and the few Danish spies, Woolf Esbrand delivered an impassioned speech and vowed to defeat the formidable enemy of his master Marin... Relying on a thousand soldiers to defeat more than 10,000 people in Denmark. Therefore, he is qualified to brag about this bull...

After bragging, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Woolf Esbrand personally went into battle, mounted his horse, and took the "eight thousand main army" to the south to the Savior...

That night, the "German merchants" left the city of Schleswig overnight, galloped on their horses, took a small road and headed north, aiming directly at the territory of Jutland, Denmark.

They left the city in the afternoon, but instead of "returning to the south", they took their horses to temporarily rest in a rented dwelling outside the city. Apparently, there is one of their strongholds.

In the middle of the night, these "German merchants" sneaked out of the yard, and by the faint light of the stars and the moon, mounted their horses and headed north to bring the news back to Denmark.

And under Mikel's instruction, no one was besieging these people along the way. Even the officers and soldiers who set up the card deliberately did not send anyone to patrol, but played cards all night in the house on duty...

However, after the spies left, the yard where they lived was immediately raided by Mikel. The owner of the yard was also arrested - this person was a small Danish spy leader in Schleswig, and his house was also an intelligence base in Denmark...

It's no wonder, after all, this was the territory of Denmark before, and it's normal for the Danes to leave some spies here. However, after tonight, the spies hiding in the Principality of Schleswig will be purged...

Also on this night, after walking 30 kilometers south with the "Eight Thousand Regular Army", Woolf Esbrand immediately changed his clothes and turned his horse around, and then returned to Schleswig in the middle of the night. And the one who led the "eight thousand regular army" was replaced by another bodyguard of the same size as him, wearing his armor. However, when the guard was on the march, he kept putting down the mask on his helmet, and outsiders could not see anything unusual.

And this "suspect soldier" will slow down after entering the Principality of Holstein, and simply stay there first. Wait until the war starts, and then turn back...

The Danish spy saw that Woolf Esbrand was heading south to the Savior with the "Eight Thousand Main Forces", so he quickly sent the information to Denmark.

Of course, not in Copenhagen, but in the hands of Prince Christian, the commander-in-chief of the temporary battalion of the Danish army of 20,000 on Jutland.

After receiving the information, Prince Christian finally felt relieved. In his opinion, if 20,000 troops fight against 2,000 enemy troops, no matter how capable the enemy troops are, they cannot escape the fate of defeat. So, he calmly ordered 20,000 Danish soldiers to start demolishing the camp, preparing to leave the camp and go south...