The Rise of the European Emperor

What Marin didn't expect was that he let Prince Christian into the city and was almost rejected by the Copenhagen garrison...

why? Because, after being poisoned by "Cantrera", Prince Christian's hair fell out, most of his teeth were lost, and his face was haggard like a ghost, so that the general defending the city did not recognize him as Christian at all. prince. Therefore, the Danish defenders initially refused Prince Christian's entry into the city.

Fortunately, Prince Christian's voice did not change, and with the fact that Marin sent General Maxim to testify, the defenders at the head of the city put down the hanging basket dubiously and took Prince Christian back. As for General Maxime, he naturally returned to be a prisoner.

Why? Prince Christian's mind has been destroyed by Cantrella's poison and the shadow of failure. Letting him go back won't help the defense of Copenhagen. And General Maxim, is an officer with rich command experience. He went back and was of great help to the defense of Copenhagen. Therefore, Marin agreed to put back Prince Christian, but not General Maxime.

Seeing the return of his son Christian, King Hans was stunned by the image his son described as haggard and ghostly. After confirming again and again, Hans believed that this was his son. His son was so miserable, and King Hans had a heart for him, and cried with his son in his arms, and cursed Marin with great resentment, resenting that Marin tortured his son so much (he thought that Prince Christian was tortured like this by Marin, It's actually true)...

However, as an upright boy, Prince Christian told King Hans that it was the poison of the Swedish spy. If it wasn't for the fact that he spit out most of the poison after being drunk, maybe he would have been dead for a long time now...

After that, the king's family began to curse the Swedes, curse old Sten Stuley...

After feeling emotional, King Hans naturally did not forget to inquire about the news from Marin and the battle situation on land. However, the news brought by Prince Christian made King Hans extremely desperate - the 20,000-strong Danish army was defeated, and the 50,000 elites of the Bursa coalition were also defeated by Marin. In the enemy camp, Prince Christian even had a drink with his brother-in-law, Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg, who was also a prisoner... Only Frederick III, just before his defeat, fled in a hurry with several hundred cavalry now...

In other words, at this time, Denmark has no reinforcements and illusions...

King Hans was heartbroken and could not see any hope.

And Prince Christian also brought a letter of persuasion from Marin:

"Survival or destruction? To die in battle with the whole family, or to live in humiliation and retain a wealth that can be passed on to future generations?"

"I want the whole of Jutland, and the Kingdom of Norway, including the Norwegian throne. Keep the islands of Zeeland and Funen for yourself, and continue to be your king of Denmark. And, as long as Your Majesty doesn't stir up trouble, I promise , will not be depriving Your Majesty of more land. Because, if you deprive it again, Your Majesty will have nothing..."

"If you resist stubbornly, your country will not be able to win. Because, you are short of food..."

"If this army is destroyed by me, then your country will have no hope. Although, I will withdraw from Zealandia and reserve the last land of Zealandia for Your Majesty. However, I can't guarantee that Your Majesty will have all the troops in the country. After the loss, will it be annexed by Sweden... At that time, it will be impossible for His Majesty to keep the wealth and honor of the family. At that time, you and your family can only be reduced to gypsies, wandering... Begging... people say 'Hey, look, that man used to be a king, but now, he's a wandering beggar... that dancer on stage, was a queen... that clown beggar, was a The crown prince...that chick, who used to be a princess, now only needs a few fennies, and she can take it home for the night...'"

...

King Hans was sleepless, holding Marin's letter of persuasion in his hand, he stayed in his study for two days in a daze,

I can't eat, and I don't want to sleep...

After King Hans finally fell asleep on the chair in the study two days later, Prince Christian and Queen Christina saw the letter in King Hans's hand, tears dripping down...

King Hans did not sleep well after being carried by his son and his wife to a cot for rest in the study. In the middle of the night, King Hans had a nightmare...

"No, I don't want to be a beggar!"

"I don't want the queen to be a dancer..."

"I don't want my son to be a clown...I don't want my daughter to be brought back...Uuuu...I'm a king, not a beggar..."

...

In fact, Marin exaggerated the consequences of King Hans' defeat. Marin dared to join forces with Sweden to kill Denmark, but he did not dare to swallow the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg. With these two relatives, King Hans's family could live in Saxony and Brandenburg even if the country was destroyed. Although I depend on others, I will never be reduced to the point of being a beggar...

However, Hans did not know. Now that tens of thousands of troops in Saxony and Brandenburg were defeated, Hans did not know how Marin would treat Saxony and Brandenburg. If these two countries are finished, and Denmark is also finished, the Hans family will have nowhere to go... It happened that King Hans was in fear and anxiety, and was frightened by Marin, and suddenly he was not calm...

...

Leaving the Danish side aside, let's turn our attention to the south...

After the Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, escaped last time, he first ran back to Wittenberg, his stronghold. However, he did not stay too long in Wittenberg.

After handing over domestic affairs to the palace minister and arranging to recruit the people to defend the city, Frederick III took a large number of diplomats and rode straight to Worms, the seat of the imperial parliament in the southwest...

After arriving in Worms, Frederick III immediately visited the Archbishop of Mainz. After seeing the Archbishop Jacob of Mainz, Frederick III put down all his restraint and fell to his knees in front of the Archbishop of Mainz:

"Master Jacob, please save me, save the nobles of Germany..."

The Archbishop of Mainz, Jacob, was astonished that he had never seen Frederick III so gaffe. It looked as if the other party really collapsed. Otherwise, where is the wise man who was always full of chests in the past?

However, he asked suspiciously:

"Lord Frederick, I can understand saving you, and I am willing to help mediate. But, what does it mean to save the nobles of Germany?"

Frederick III lowered his head, but there was a twinkle in his eyes. Then, he stood up, wiped away tears, and said:

"That's right, you probably already know that we sent 50,000 troops from Saxony and Brandenburg, including 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, all of which were defeated by Marin Hoffmann..."

"How strong is that little guy Marlin?" Archbishop Jacob stood up in surprise.

"That's not the case. Marin itself has only 20,000 main troops. Although the combat effectiveness is very strong, under the attack of our 50,000 elite soldiers, defeat is inevitable..."

"Then how did you fail?" Archbishop Jacob asked curiously.

"We were attacked by the enemy behind us..." Frederick III gritted his teeth.

"That kid arranged the army behind you?"

"No, it can't be that kid's army. Because the enemy behind us is almost 20,000 troops, and they are all elite veterans..."

"Where did the army come from?"

"Have you forgotten? Whose lackey is Marin?"

"You mean..." Archbishop Jacob was taken aback.

Frederick III nodded bitterly and said:

"I suspect that it was the army of His Majesty Maximilian I who sent troops to help Marin. Probably, our majesty is going to launch a military operation to unify Germany... and Marin is his vanguard..."

This time the Archbishop of Mainz immediately became restless, and he asked nervously:

"you sure?"

Frederick III nodded fiercely and said:

"There is no possibility that Marlin has 40,000 elite soldiers. The only one who can provide 20,000 elite soldiers to his allies is probably our emperor who is determined to unify Germany..."

Archbishop Jacob thought for a while, and probably agreed with Frederick III's inference, so he said without hesitation:

"I will urgently summon all the princes of Germany to discuss important matters together!"

"Well, remember not to invite people from the emperor's line. Because, this time we are discussing how to resist them..."

"it is good!"

When leaving the Mainz Cathedral, in a place no one saw, Frederick III showed a smug smile...