The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin was also very anxious about Hedwig's death. He was not worried that East Friesland was insecure, and even if the Danish army came to attack, he did not consider the Danish army to be his opponent.

However, the Danish Navy is too strong! 50 professional warships over 200 tons, plus ships and sailors can be recruited from hundreds of merchant ships across the country at any time. If there was a fight, Denmark would have no problem gathering two hundred warships.

In this era, it was popular among Europeans to hide soldiers among the people. Especially the navy, those merchant ships and sailors on board, in times of war, may be recruited to participate in the war. Therefore, those merchant ships and sailors also do some naval combat training when they have no business at ordinary times.

But on the Marin side, the sailors were chosen from among the Friesian fishermen. Maybe there's nothing wrong with manoeuvring a sailboat. But naval combat, I really haven't trained. Only those 3 warships and 15 armed merchant ships have done relevant training. Even though their training is to use artillery combat, it's more advanced than buying naval combat alone. But in the face of such a large quantitative gap, there is no way. The most important thing is that the 15 armed merchant ships under Marin were seriously insufficient in naval combat training, just to fight pirates, and they did not have enough training in large-scale naval combat. Only those 3 warships are regularly trained.

Of course, if there is an adventure and a naval battle in Denmark, it may not necessarily fail. But if it fails, it's over. Because, Marin's core trade business is salt trade. Once the salt trade was cut off by the Danes, Marin would have no money to feed his current army of 20,000. Without an army of 20,000 people, any ideal or layout of Marin will fail.

Therefore, Marin intends to endure for a while and seek forgiveness from the Oldenburg Country. For this, he was willing to pay me a large amount of compensation.

It's just that he suddenly discovered that the Oldenburg Country doesn't seem to be in a hurry to negotiate...

Marin just thought about it for a while, and then he understood - the other party was waiting for Denmark to help out...

When Denmark pulls out its hands and sends a fleet to demonstrate, Marin really has no choice and will choose to admit counsel. At that time, the Oldenburg Country will definitely open its mouth. Chances are, there will be territorial claims...

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Sure enough, not long after, the old Sten Stuley sent secret information. According to the information, King Hans of Denmark wrote a letter to John V, Earl of Oldenburg, asking John V to suspend the negotiation. When the Danish Navy is free, it will besiege the port of Emden, forcing Marin to bow his head...

Even the old Sten Sture's Swedish intelligence personnel also learned about Hans' conditions - ceding Jever to the Earl of Oldenburg, in addition to paying Denmark a large amount of gold coins to subsidize Denmark's military expenses against Sweden.

However, in order to stimulate Marin, old Sten Stuley deliberately exaggerated tens of thousands of gold coins into hundreds of thousands of gold coins...

Sweden and Denmark have been allied for a long time, so they have loved and killed each other for many years. It is not surprising that Sweden has a presence in the Danish court.

Marlin's lungs exploded when he received the letter from old Sten Stulay. He is ready to bleed, even if he pays tens of thousands of gold coins. However, the other party is much darker than he imagined...

The territorial claim alone is completely unacceptable to Marin. That's 500 square kilometers of land, not 50 square kilometers. In Germany, the fiefs of many counts are not that big. For example, the country of Rietberg, where Archbishop Conrad II of Münster was born, has only more than 200 square kilometers, not even half of Jever.

Of course, it is precisely because they own a land larger than many counties that the Wilmken family has developed ambitions to become an earl by itself, which is the opposite.

In addition, Marin was also extremely angry about the information that Denmark might blackmail him hundreds of thousands of gold coins. At the risk of his own life, he defeated 26,000 Saxon troops, and captured so many prisoners, only to get 1 million gold coins in indemnity. He Denmark only sent warships to besiege,

I just want to blackmail myself hundreds of thousands of gold coins, why?

So, Marin was completely angry...

Just in time, good news came from the Emden Shipyard - a new batch of 5 warships has been launched, and I hope Marin will send someone to receive...

"Five battleships..." Marin suddenly became excited as if he had been beaten with blood...

"Yes, I can explode the navy, and one day, I will defeat Denmark..."

But soon, Marin calmed down again. Because he lacks time the most...

If Denmark soon frees up its hands to lay siege to Emden, the only outcome is that Marin succumbs...

So Marin hoped that the Swedes would be tougher, leaving the Danes with nothing to worry about...

In fact, the old Sten Stuley provided Marin with the exaggerated information in the hope that Marin would give him more support. Because, the group of young Swedish officers who were trained and returned from the Teutonic state told him that Marin had a 10,000-strong army hidden in the Teutonic state...

Therefore, old Sten Stuley was instantly moved. If 10,000 troops came to help Sweden, the Danes' defeat was certain. Because, that's Marlin's army. At the beginning, only 10,000 troops were used to defeat the 26,000 Saxons. The Danes attacked Sweden this time, but only with 20,000 troops. Moreover, this is already the old work of the Danes.

Marin's army of 10,000 people hidden in the Teutonic state, even if it's just a new army, can't keep up with the 10,000 people in East Frisian mainland, but combined with Sweden's 10,000 people, they can still defeat the Danes...

Therefore, after receiving the information from the Danish court, Old Sten exaggerated the amount of money Denmark wanted to extort ten times and gave it to Marin. Then, Marin was really stimulated...

500 square kilometers of land, hundreds of thousands of gold coins in compensation... This is no longer extortion, but meat...

So, Marin, who originally planned to endure for a while, decided to change his mind...

However, after thinking about it for a few days, Marin still found that if he turned against Denmark now, the biggest possibility is that he won on land and then lost on the ocean...

However, this was too deadly for Marlin. Without trade routes across the ocean, Marin would have no money to feed an army of 20,000. Therefore, he can't afford to lose in the ocean...

Just like Lübeck, in history, after the conflict with Denmark broke out in 1509, Lübeck relied on German mercenaries to defeat Denmark on land, but lost at sea. In the end, because Lubeck was relying on maritime trade to eat, he had to admit it...

Lübeck's situation is very similar to Marin's now. If you go out and do it with Denmark, the final result will be similar to Lübeck...

"Wait...Lübeck...Hanseatic League..." Marin suddenly stood up...

He thought that it was not only his own family that had conflicts with Denmark, the Hanseatic League, but they were old enemies with Denmark...

In particular, Lübeck, the leader of the Hanseatic League, was taxed and extorted by the Danes because of a large number of merchant ships entering and leaving the Oresund strait controlled by the Danes. Therefore, after falling out with the Danes in 1509, Lübeck resolutely took out his family and joined forces with the Swedes to overthrow Denmark on land, but lost in the naval battle... Then, in 1533, no The convinced Lübeck went to war with Denmark again, but the defeat was even worse that time, and the entire navy was wiped out. Since then, the Hanseatic leader Lübeck has been lost...

Of course, this is not to say that the Lübeck people are too weak at sea, but that the Danish navy is too strong...

In fact, the Lübeck people also have a large number of merchant ships. Warships don't know how much, but definitely more than Marin...

Moreover, the people of Lübeck are not mentally retarded. The reason why they dare to challenge Denmark twice is that their strength is not much worse than Denmark. According to Marin's speculation, Lübeck's naval strength should be slightly worse than Denmark's.

However, don't forget that Lübeck is the "Hanseatic Queen", and it can also gather the fleet from Hamburg, the second largest Hanseatic city, to besiege the Danish Navy together.

In fact, what Marin didn't know was that the history of Lübeck's two defeats in the war was because Hamburg's fleet was to the west of Denmark, while the Lübeck fleet was to the east of Denmark. The Danes cunningly blocked the Hamburg fleet from joining the Lübeck fleet. Then, the Danes concentrated on attacking the Lübeck fleet, and finally won... And if the two strongest fleets of the Hanseatic League were brought together, the Danes would not necessarily win.

Of course, there are many reasons for this. Even if the two fleets converged, unified command became an important issue. In addition, for the naval battle, Marin decided to "invent" the semaphore for the naval battle against Denmark...

Lübeck's fleet itself is very strong. With the addition of Hamburg's fleet, it is not weaker than the Danish Navy. The only problem is that there is a Denmark between the fleets of the two cities, which is easy to be destroyed by each.

However, if Marin was involved, it would be completely different...

Marin now has 8 warships and 15 armed warships. If they are all mobilized, even if they cannot become the absolute main force, they can definitely become an important force to break the balance.

Once the Danes go to war with Lübeck, they will definitely send their fleet to intercept the Hamburg fleet. However, this intercepting fleet will definitely not be too strong. Because they just wanted to stop the Hamburg fleet.

Komarin's fleet suddenly burst out from behind, and cooperated with the Hamburg fleet, it would definitely be able to wipe out the Danes' squadron. Then, Marin's fleet and Hamburg fleet will go to the Baltic battlefield together, join the Lübeck fleet, and defeat the Danish fleet is not a problem at all.

And, on land, Marin could totally defy Denmark. At that time, Marin planned to send a large army to first destroy the Counties of Oldenburg, and then, all the way east, reach the territory of the Danes in Germany, and capture the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig.

At that time, once Denmark is defeated, Marin can completely ask Denmark to cede Oldenburg and add a Holstein or something. A complete Schleswig and Holstein Marin is unthinkable. After all, Lübeck and Hamburg are also divided. But the coastline west of Schleswig and Holstein, Marin was ready to take down. Because, there are a lot of Frisians there...

Marin positioned himself as the king of the Frisian people, so those Frisian fishermen were naturally their own people. With these people, Marin will be able to recruit more sailors, and it will also facilitate future voyages and colonization...

(Note: Frisians are widely distributed, from the coast of the Netherlands, to the coast of northwestern Germany, to the western coast of Denmark, there are Frisians. However, they were later integrated into other ethnic groups...)

Thinking about it, Marin spit out:

"Hmph—Denmark, Oldenburg, you wait, I want to unite with the Hanseatic League to defeat you... Oldenburg, I want my territory, and I want to eat you..."

Marin wiped his saliva, then called on Kohler. He decided to send Kohler to contact the "Hanse Queen" Lubeck in a secret area. I plan to take advantage of the fact that the Danes are deeply immersed in the Swedish battlefield, unite to attack Denmark, force Denmark to bow, and even destroy the Danish maritime power to avoid becoming a threat to our own side...

In fact, the Hanseatic League was more hostile to the Danish naval threat than Marin. After all, the trade scale of the Hanseatic League was larger than that of Marin, and it was extorted more by the Danes. So, to have the opportunity to eliminate the Danish Navy, they would be more aggressive than Marin. Moreover, Marin also intends to secretly teach the semaphore to the Lübeck people as a secret weapon to use against the Danes in the naval battle...

I have to say, Marin's idea is crazy. However, it is not impossible. Because, Marin did not intend to fight alone, but to unite the king and queen of the Hanseatic League - Lübeck and Hamburg, to start the war against Denmark together.

Combined, the fleets of the three forces cannot lose to the Danish fleet. And, as far as army power is concerned, Marin can hang Denmark.

Marin's plan was to combine the three fleets against the Danish sea power. Then, Lübeck and Hamburg hired enough troops to cooperate with their 20,000-strong army to launch a fierce attack from the land.

At that time, in order to force Denmark to surrender, Marin decided that his own army on land would not only capture the principalities of Holstein and Schleswig, but also continue to move north and occupy the entire Jutland peninsula.

After that, Jutland was used as a bargaining chip to force Denmark to give up Oldenburg, Holstein and Schleswig. Of course, if Denmark refuses to surrender, Marin even intends to - occupy Jutland and not return it...

Now, the main force of the Danish army is stuck in the Swedish battlefield. When their 20,000-strong army, together with the armies of Lübeck and Hamburg, gathered and suddenly attacked Denmark's land on land, Denmark would certainly have no resistance. Perhaps Zealandia, as the core area of ​​Denmark, will have a strong defense force. But the two principalities and the Jutland peninsula must be left to the allied forces of Marin and the two Hanseatic cities...