The Rise of the European Emperor

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Just when Marin began to gather the army and was about to move eastward, Lübeck and Hamburg were in a mess...

After all, they suddenly received news that they were going to be attacked, who wouldn't panic? What makes Lübeck and Hamburg even more nervous is that 20,000 people are the famous Swiss mercenaries who attacked their army!

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree. A famous Swiss mercenary, who rose to fame in Europe through battles such as the Battle of Nancy that killed Charles the Bold.

It is not that other countries have not thought about hiring Swiss mercenaries for a long time, but the French side interferes more. Therefore, the main force of Swiss mercenaries generally serves France.

For example, before, after supporting Prince Philip of the Principality of Cliff to become the chief of the Teutonic Knights, Marin suggested that the Teutonic state recruit a large number of Swiss mercenaries, but the French stopped it.

Because at that time the French were dealing with Italian mercenaries, and the main Swiss mercenaries needed to give priority to serving France, the largest customer, so Philip did not hire many Swiss mercenaries.

It is also a rare opportunity for Denmark to hire Frederick III, Elector of Saxony and Elector Joachim of Brandenburg, to hire 20,000 Swiss mercenaries.

Because, since the last defeat to the Spaniards in Italy, France has been recuperating and has no plans to return to Italy.

In addition, Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, has a high prestige in Shinra, and the Swiss also sell him face. In fact, Frederick III was not only the Elector of Saxony, but also the leader of the great nobles who united against Maximilian's actual domination of Germany. The Swiss were originally mortal enemies with the Habsburg family. Facing the enemy's enemy, they regarded the Elector of Saxony as a friend. Moreover, Frederick III also told them that their main opponent this time was the Habsburg family's number one "dogleg" Marin... So, the Swiss made this big order...

The city of Lübeck was very close to the northwestern corner of Brandenburg as mentioned by the messenger sent by Marin, so Tagfacht, the Grand Chancellor of Lübeck, immediately dispatched people to cross the Principality of Mecklenburg and rush to the border area. reconnaissance. Then, they really saw a large military camp, hidden in the remote countryside...

Obviously, Marin's warning was correct and he didn't talk nonsense. This time, the Lubeck people panicked...

why? Mainly because of lack of time. If the news was received earlier, the Lübeck people would have enough time to send people with money to the southern region of Germany to hire those old-fashioned mercenary groups. As long as there are enough people and it is a defensive battle, the Lübeck people can hold on.

But,

According to Marin's intelligence, the enemy's army has already begun to assemble, and may launch an attack within ten or twenty days. In such a short time, where to go to find mercenaries? You know, sending people to the south to hire those mercenaries, back and forth, takes at least two or three months. After all, in addition to the rush time of the personnel dispatched by Lubeck, the hired mercenary group also needs a lot of time to assemble and rush. Especially in a hurry, it will take at least two months to reach Lübeck from the south. Mainly because the army of this era marched too slowly. After all, everyone marched on foot and had to carry weight.

However, according to the intelligence, the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Electorate of Saxony, as well as the 20,000 terrifying Swiss mercenaries, will inevitably attack Lübeck in twenty days or more than a month. . So, Lubeck can't wait for the mercenaries to come...

It was precisely because of this realization that the powerful and powerful people in Lübeck City panicked, jumping up and down, not knowing how to deal with it.

Right now, there are only about 3,000 mercenaries in the city of Lübeck, who are hired by the Lübeck people to guard the city of Lübeck and the eastern half of the Duchy of Holstein, which is assigned to Lübeck.

However, according to the information, the number of enemy troops is large. In addition to the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, it is estimated that there are 20,000 local troops. In other words, the total number of troops on the opposite side adds up to at least 30,000 to 40,000 people...

3,000 people face 30,000 to 40,000 people, and even the people of Lübeck know that the situation is not good, even if they are fools. Therefore, they seemed to be in a panic, and the whole city was in a state of turmoil.

In addition, the Great Speaker of Tagfaht believes that the enemy army will definitely bring a lot of artillery to attack the city when so many troops are gathered.

However, the city of Lübeck has not yet replaced the big city gate with full iron, and it is difficult to resist the artillery bombardment. However, it seems a little too late to cast a few all-iron big city gates now. Therefore, the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht thought and decided after thinking about it—two or three layers of iron should be covered outside the city gate of Lübeck to prevent artillery bombardment.

This time, the iron sheets used by the Lübeck people are the most common iron sheets, neither galvanized white iron sheets nor tinplate iron sheets. In other words, the corrosion resistance of these iron sheets is definitely not good, even if they are covered on the city gate, they will not last long. In the long-term rainy season, the iron sheet is very easy to rust and break.

However, the people of Lübeck can't control so much now. Although, bare iron is indeed not resistant to rust. However, it would take a long time for those iron sheets to rust and break down.

But after covering the city gate with iron, it was enough to resist the enemy's artillery fire for a short time. After all, the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht believes that this war will not last long. At least, during the siege of Lubeck, these ordinary iron sheets would not rust or break. With the iron sheet covering the outside, and the fact that the enemy lacks enough heavy artillery, presumably the enemy wants to destroy the city gate, and it will not be so easy...

As for the serious shortage of soldiers defending the city, the Lübeck Council had no choice but to mobilize the citizens. There are also many strong people in the city of Lubeck. They are definitely not the opponents of the regular army in face-to-face battles. But relying on the city wall, it can also undertake some defensive work.

Also, the city of Lübeck relies heavily on mercenaries, even though the army is not good enough. However, the navy is still very strong...

There are tens of thousands of young sailors on the thousands of ocean-going merchant ships in Lübeck alone...

Therefore, the parliaments of Tagfacht and Lübeck finally made a decision - to suspend the sailing of any merchant ships, and the young and strong sailors on board should also go ashore, carry weapons, and assist the city's defense work in Lübeck...

In this way, Lubeck can instantly increase thousands of young men. Moreover, many of these young men have participated in the war against Denmark, and can be regarded as half sailors. It is also good to distribute weapons to them to defend the city.

However, this decision was strongly opposed by many ship owners. After all, it affects their business. However, the Great Speaker of Tagfacht and the Lübeck Parliament believe that if the city of Lübeck is broken, the consequences will be terrible. After all, too much wealth has gathered in the city of Lubeck. Therefore, they would rather sacrifice some immediate trade interests and protect the safety of Lübeck City. Compared with the safety of Lubeck City, that little trade benefit is simply insignificant... Even if there is a commercial breach of contract, Lubeck can afford to pay for that... () "The Rise of the Emperor of Europe" only represents the author's point of view. If you find any content that violates national laws, please delete it. The position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.

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