The Rise of the European Emperor

At the end of January 1503, 17 Clark sailing ships of various sizes purchased from Spain finally arrived. Then, Columbus immediately took a group of sailors and half of the gunners from the previous warships, boarded these Clark sailboats, and began a simple adaptation training.

By February 5, all preparations were completed. Even Schwartz rushed to Lübeck a few days ago to command the 10,000-strong army brought in from the Teutonic state.

After all the preparations were completed, it was natural to show his fangs. So, on February 5th, Oldenburg and Denmark received the gauntlet at the same time.

It was not until he received the gauntlet, King Hans of Denmark, that he was horrified to find out that he had been declared war by the three forces of Lübeck, Hamburg and East Friesland at the same time.

If a single family declares war, King Hans of Denmark doesn't care. However, with the three families together, it would be terrifying. Especially, at such a critical time...

In January, in order to attract the attention of Denmark, Sweden launched a counter-offensive in some areas, which attracted a lot of attention from Denmark. To this end, King Hans of Denmark, from the Principality of Holstein and the Principality of Schleswig, dispatched 1,000 soldiers and horses each to support the Danish battlefield. Today, there are only more than 2,000 soldiers left in the Duchy of Holstein, and only 1,200 people guard Glückstadt. The Principality of Schleswig was not much better. There were only 2,000 people left, and only 1,500 people guarded the city of Schleswig.

Even in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, there were only 2,500 defenders at this time. Fortunately, Denmark is a maritime power, and the general enemy's army really can't easily land on Zealand. Even if they ventured onto Zealand, they could easily be cut off by the Danish navy. If the opponent cannot capture Copenhagen on Zealand Island in a short time, the army will starve to death.

However, Lübeck's gauntlet was very arrogant, saying that he would send a fleet to destroy the Copenhagen port. For safety reasons, King Hans of Denmark immediately ordered all 200 warships off the coast of Sweden to return to defense.

As the "Queen of the Hanseatic", Lübeck's strength is second to none in the Hanseatic League. Among its more than 1,000 merchant ships, about 110 large ships can be selected as warships. As the "queen" of the Hanseatic League, or the vice-leader of the Hanseatic League, Hamburg also had hundreds of merchant ships and could make up 90 warships.

Before, Denmark and the Hanseatic League had a great naval battle, of course, that was a matter of the 14th century. That time, Denmark lost. The reason is that Lübeck joined the fleets of Hamburg and Bremen.

So, learning from the lesson of last time, the Danish naval minister, Thomason, ordered the fleet to be split in two. The main fleet left 80 ships to surround Copenhagen, while the other 120 ships went north to intercept the Hamburg fleet...

Thomason was a very smart man, and he knew that Lübeck's navy was stronger. However, he firmly believed that, relying on Copenhagen's defense capabilities, although 80 warships could not defeat the Lübeck people, they were still enough to defend Copenhagen Harbor.

As for the other 120 warships, they were responsible for defeating the Hamburg fleet. As long as Copenhagen's 80 warships don't play casually in the early stage, there is no problem in protecting Copenhagen. Then, another 120 warships, significantly stronger than Hamburg. If you can defeat the Hamburg fleet first, then turn around and join the Copenhagen fleet, then there is a great chance of defeating the Lübeck fleet...

It has to be said that Thomason's strategy is very well formulated. If there are only two fleets of Lübeck and Hamburg, it is really easy to be defeated by Denmark. After all, Denmark sent a stronger fleet than Hamburg, which was easier to win. After defeating the Hamburg Fleet, the two Danish fleets reunited again, surpassing Lübeck in strength, and then went to the port of Lübeck, and it was easy to win.

However, they did not expect that Marin quietly assembled 23 professional warships.

And got 17 Spanish Clark sailboats to pretend to assist.

Moreover, after Marin "invented" the simple semaphore, he quietly taught it to Lübeck and Hamburg. Today, the naval commanders in Lübeck and Hamburg all understand the "high-level" command method of semaphore. And the Danes, don't know yet...

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Compared with the nervousness of King Hans of Denmark, John V, Count of Oldenburg, was terrified...

It is no secret that East Frisian counties have tens of thousands of troops. Moreover, Marin also relied on this 10,000-strong army to defeat the 20,000-thousand-strong army of the Saxons. Therefore, Oldenburg County was still very afraid of Marin's army of tens of thousands. It's just that they have the confidence to have Denmark as their backer.

However, John V never imagined that Marin would dare to declare war on Oldenburg despite the maritime threat from Denmark. You know, the last time Marin was stunned after the Danish navy surrounded the port of Emden.

Therefore, after receiving the gauntlet, John V did not call up the army for the first time, but wrote to Denmark first, asking for Denmark's support and help. It's just that John V didn't know that at this moment, his cousin, King Hans of Denmark, also received Marin's gauntlet...

That is to say, after receiving the gauntlet from Marin that day, John V did not immediately carry out general mobilization in the country. He also dreamed of Denmark to "mediate" and scare Marin.

At this time, Marin brought 5,000 veterans to the border area of ​​Lyle County, and brought 5,000 horses, ready to mount a long-distance attack on Oldenburg City after dark...

As for the 5,000 recruits, they would have to wait until dawn the next day, and go on the road with the 3,000 mercenaries in Hamburg, chasing after them...

Five thousand veterans, all of whom have undergone long-term training. Also, no one has night blindness. That's because Marin treated the veterans well, often eating meat and animal livers. Everyone is not deficient in vitamin A, and naturally there is no night blindness.

Moreover, Marin has also trained night marches many times before, and also specially trained night horseback riding, naturally there is no problem. If it were replaced by those 5,000 recruits for long-distance raids at night, it would be very likely to lose a lot of people. Only veterans who have been training together for a long time can successfully reach their destination at night, complete the raid, and no one will be left behind.

On the same day, Schwartz gathered all 15,000 troops outside Lübeck (including 5,000 mercenaries from Lübeck). The army of 10,000 people who stayed in the Teutonic State for a long time was originally trained by Schwartz. Therefore, Schwartz's command is also very easy. As for the 5,000 mercenaries in Lübeck, Schwartz directly used them as civilians...

Because there was also a night raid mission, Schwartz selected 4,000 elite infantrymen, together with 1,000 lancers who had their own horses. After resting enough during the day, on the night after the declaration of war, they rode their horses all the way westward, more than 60 kilometers away. Glückstadt galloped away. As for the horses can stand it? 60km won't be a big problem. As long as you wait for Glückstadt to be beaten, feed some good food to make up for it. For example, feed the horse some oatmeal, or beat some eggs...