The Rise of the European Emperor

When Princess Hedwig's body was delivered to Oldenburg, the capital of the Counties of Oldenburg, John V, the Earl of Oldenburg, was furious and ordered the four hapless men who escorted Hedwig's coffin to be chopped up. .

As for what the four unlucky bastards said, it was Edo Wilmken who killed Hedwig, and John V didn't believe it at all. Or rather, he didn't want to believe it. To put it more bluntly, he deliberately chose not to believe...

In the matter of Hedwig's murder, there were no third-party forces present, only Marin's people, and those who used to be the Wilmken family but were now captured by Marin. Therefore, John V, can absolutely insist that Marin is lying.

In fact, the county of Oldenburg coveted the Jever region for not a day or two. His father, Gerhard VI, had chosen to marry Hedwig to Edo Wilmken, not without the intention of annexing Jeffer.

You must know that in the German region, it is not normal to rely on marriage, and then wait for the other party to die before inheriting the other party's territory and title. Many big powers expand their territory by relying on marriage and waiting for in-laws to fail. Of course, there is a premise here, that your family's fertility exceeds that of the other, and the other will be consumed to death. If you don't have a son, I'm sorry, your family's territory belongs to someone else. Even if your daughter marries another noble, you have to change the man's surname. Even the queen does not change her surname after marriage, and the child she gives birth will also bear the man's surname.

In British history, the change of dynasties, in addition to the coup d'état, the queen's descendants to follow the man's surname is also an important way for the change of dynasties. For example, the Saxe-Goburg-Korda dynasty, the son of Queen Victoria, took her husband's surname. Of course, in order to draw a clear line with Germany, the dynasty was later renamed the Windsor dynasty. Until Marin crossed, the last Queen of the Windsor Dynasty, Elizabeth II, was still stubbornly living, waiting for a crown prince, Prince Charles, to turn white...

When Prince Charles takes the throne... uh... The special surname is still Windsor... So disrespectful to Prince Philip...

Historically, the Oldenburg family had indeed succeeded in their plan. The little girl Maria, who was killed by Edo Wilmken, had no descendants after her death, and directly gave the Yevre area to the Oldenburgers. country……

However, in this time and space, the Serksner family has been wiped out by Marin. Now, the Wilmken family has also been wiped out...

Although it is said that the death of his sister made John V, the Earl of Oldenburg, very sad and very angry. However, he still remembered the original plan of his father and brother - to capture Yevre...

Therefore, John V decided to take advantage of this time that Marin accidentally caused Hedwig's death, and insisted that it was Marin who killed it. Then, together with his cousin, King Hans of Denmark, put pressure on Marin to take the Jever area...

The Gevre area is so large, several hundred square kilometers. The county of Oldenburg, which is only about 4,000 square kilometers, is only slightly larger than East Friesland. If you get 500 square kilometers of Yevre, the territory area is also increased by one-eighth.

Therefore, the heart of John V now is very contradictory. He was both saddened by the death of his sister Hedwig and excited by the impending capture of the Jever region.

Of course, relying on the strength of the Oldenburg Country is not enough. If nothing else, the number of troops alone, the East Frisian army of Marin, with tens of thousands of troops, completely destroyed the Oldenburg Country. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the East Frisian army is still very strong, and it has defeated more than 20,000 troops in the Principality of Saxony.

However, behind the Oldenburg Country is Denmark...

Denmark is a European power, and perhaps, the Danish army might not be able to defeat East Friesland. However, the Danish navy is horrible. Its 50 professional warships dwarf Europe. Apart from Portugal, no other country can compete with Denmark at sea.

And precisely, John V knew,

The current Earl of East Friesland, Marin, is very dependent on maritime trade. If there is no maritime trade, Marin may not be able to support the 10,000 army (he still doesn't know that Marin hides 10,000 in the Teutonic State)...

As long as Denmark frees up its hands and surrounds the warships outside the port of Emden, I don't believe that Marin will not yield...

In fact, Marin was also worried that the Danes would surround the warship. In this way, he is really finished. After all, he did rely heavily on maritime trade.

Therefore, Marin sent an envoy again, intending to lose money...

However, John V had already made up his mind, and insisted that he would only forgive if he lost the Yevre area...

Marin just ignored him - Mad, what a lunatic, a princess of the county, worth a fief of 500 square kilometers? Even the heir to the Oldenburg Country might not be worth the price...

And John V, is not in a hurry now. Because, he wants to wait for the end of the war in Denmark. After all, Denmark is now putting most of its forces on the Swedish battlefield. Even those 50 warships were used to block the Swedish coastline. Therefore, in the current situation, Denmark is temporarily unable to take into account Oldenburg's side.

However, John V still sent an envoy to Copenhagen to ask the Danish King Hans what to do...

After King Hans got this news, he was also very angry-what, a little earl, he dared to kill my cousin, he was tired of living...

However, he also knew about Marin. In terms of army strength alone, Hans was not sure of defeating East Friesland. Because he believes that the strength of the Danish army may not exceed Saxony, which has 20,000 troops.

Saxony's 20,000-thousand-thousand army, including thousands of knights, was defeated by Marin's men, and the Danish army took it, and it may not be their opponent.

However, John V said that this Marin is very dependent on foreign trade economically, and most of its income comes from foreign trade at the Port of Emden. As long as you free your hands and let the Danish navy surround the port of Emden, Marin will be able to submit...

When it comes to the navy, King Hans of Denmark has never been afraid of anyone. Even the emerging maritime power of Portugal, the Danes may not take it seriously (in fact, Portugal has come from behind). After all, Denmark has been a European maritime hegemon since the Viking era, and has dominated for hundreds of years...

It's just that now the Danish army, including the navy, is stuck in the Swedish battlefield and can't make a move. So, King Hans of Denmark wrote back to his cousin, asking John V to wait first and not rush to negotiate. When Denmark pulls its hands and sends its navy to demonstrate outside Emden...

At that time, Denmark not only wanted to help the county of Oldenburg to capture Jever, but also wanted to extort a sum of money from Marin, who was said to be very rich. As for how much, Hans hasn't figured it out yet. Anyway, tens of thousands of gold coins can't escape. Exactly, the deficit caused by Denmark sending troops to Sweden under the subsidy...