The Rise of the European Emperor

When the Grand Speaker Tagfacht and other members of the Lübeck had finished the internal meeting and came to Marin to ask him to send troops, Marin did not immediately agree.

Why? Because it's too dangerous. Moreover, Marin felt that this should be the other party's strategy. So he said to the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht:

"Lord Speaker, it's not that I refuse to send troops to rescue Hamburg. Rather, I suspect this is a trap!"

"Trap?" Grand Speaker Tagfacht was a little puzzled. He is just an old-fashioned politician, but he is not very proficient in military affairs, and he does not see the danger of this matter.

"Yes, the trap! I suspect that the enemy's attack on Hamburg this time is not really intended to go, but to lead my 20,000 army out of the city to achieve the purpose of a head-to-head battle!" Marin said seriously .

"how to say?"

"The Speaker should know that Lübeck is surrounded by water, which makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the opponent has 50,000 main battle troops, but facing the city of Lübeck surrounded by water, it is somewhat impossible to start. In addition, my 20,000 troops are all The elite soldiers also have muskets that are very useful for defending the city. It is almost impossible for the enemy to storm the city of Lübeck..."

Grand Chancellor Tagfaht nodded, agreeing with Marin's words very much. The steepness of the city of Lübeck has always been the pride of the people of Lübeck. Lübeck and Hamburg are both super-rich and super-commercial cities in the German region, with a lot of wealth in the city. If the city defense was weak, it would have been robbed by those jealous princes.

It is precisely because the two cities of Lübeck and Hamburg are built on sandbars in the middle of the river, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, that makes these two extremely wealthy cities prosper for hundreds of years.

Ordinary nobles, even with an army of 10,000, could not attack the city of Lübeck. After all, there are normally more than 3,000 defenders in the city. Without 20,000 or 30,000 people, it would be difficult to capture Lübeck.

It was because there were too many soldiers in the Bursa Alliance this time. There were a total of 50,000 troops, and they were all elite soldiers, which made Lubeck unable to stand it. Without Marin's 20,000 elites, the Lübeck people would not have the confidence to withstand the 50,000 elites of the Bosa coalition.

Marin continued:

"Lübeck has my 20,000 elites and more than 3,000 of my own, so it's natural. But Hamburg is different. There are only 3,000 or 4,000 defenders in Hamburg. According to reports from his subordinates, those German mercenaries, It seems that the Swiss were scared and refused to accept the employment of Hamburg. Therefore, even if Hamburg is not besieged now, no new mercenaries are willing to help Hamburg against the Bossa coalition. After all, over the past few decades, 50,000 elites have been dispatched There are too few examples of combat soldiers."

The Grand Speaker of Tagfacht was silent. He also knew very well that Hamburg could not recruit mercenaries to help.

How could Lubeck be able to find it? Except for the ally of Marin, it is impossible for anyone else to fight against the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Bosa coalition for the sake of Lübeck and Hamburg.

As for Sweden, which is also an ally? They have tens of thousands of troops. However, Sweden is not doing well. Since they turned against the Grand Duchy of Moscow last time, they need to station thousands of troops and horses on the eastern border to guard against the attack of the Maozi of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After all, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is also a powerful country. It has a standing army of 20,000 to 30,000 people in peacetime, and can use 200,000 troops in wartime. Although most of them were peasants who made up the numbers, this battle can also frighten people.

Therefore, Sweden simply cannot draw enough troops to support Lübeck and Hamburg. Moreover, even if all the 10,000 people from Sweden came, they might not be able to beat the 50,000 Bosa coalition forces...

Therefore, the 20,000 main force of Marin is basically the only hope of Lübeck. Although it is said that the people of Lübeck also hope to swallow the interests of Hamburg. However, at this moment, if Hamburg is breached by the Bursa coalition, the interests must belong to Brandenburg and Saxony, and have nothing to do with Lübeck at all. Moreover, Lübeck will lack a strong reinforcement in the future, and even cannot suppress the resurrection of the Danish Navy. Therefore, at this moment, the Bursa coalition cannot be allowed to break through Hamburg. Otherwise, the enemy will increase in strength after eating the huge wealth of hamburgers. Lübeck's prospects will be even worse as I lose the enemy's strengths.

After looking at the big speaker of Tagfacht who was thinking, Marin continued to be huge:

"Moreover, I suspect that the enemy is not really going to attack Hamburg this time, but to lure my 20,000 main force out of the city, and then wipe out my 20,000 people outside the city. After all, my army is hiding in They can't do anything in Lübeck. However, if my army goes out of the city to support Hamburg, it means that they will lose the support of the city wall. In the face of 50,000 enemy troops, the odds of winning are really not high..."

The Tagfacht Speaker was surprised, and at this time, he also reacted. If Marin's 20,000 army was really surrounded by 50,000 Bosa coalition forces outside the city, it would be more fortunate than good. And if Marin's 20,000 people are gone, Lübeck will also lose the biggest force to rely on, and it will be finished sooner or later...

After thinking for a while, the Grand Speaker of Tagfacht asked cautiously:

"Lord Marin, how did you judge that the enemy was pretending to besiege Hamburg?"

"Come with me, Lord Speaker!" After speaking, Marin took the Grand Speaker Tagfacht up to the southern city wall.

Marin pointed to the Bosa coalition army that was crossing the Travo River in the south of the city, and said:

"Lord Speaker, you see, the enemy army is obviously crossing the river and heading to the southeast. On the surface, it seems that it is indeed going to attack Hamburg. After all, the enemy has declared war on our Quartet Alliance."

Grand Speaker Tagfaht nodded, agreeing with Marin's judgment.

"But if you look closely, you'll see what's wrong..." Marin continued.

"What's wrong?" Grand Speaker Tagfacht took a closer look, but didn't see anything unusual.

Seeing that the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht didn't seem so smart, Marin had to remind:

"Is the action of the Bursa coalition a little slow?"

"Dawdling?" Grand Speaker Tagfacht stared at him in confusion for a while before realizing the problem. Then, nodded and said:

"Well, it is indeed a bit slow. But, what does this mean?" Obviously, the military literacy of the Grand Speaker of Tagfakht is not very high.

"This shows that the enemy doesn't really want to leave! If they really want to attack Hamburg, they should withdraw their troops quickly, then go to the southeast, and quickly encircle and attack Hamburg! It's like they don't want to leave. Obviously, they are waiting for my army to leave the city and fight them!"

Grand Speaker Tagfaht thought for a while, and then suddenly realized:

"It turns out that this is the case, or Malin-sama, you are more shrewd, and you can actually see the enemy's intentions from subtleties!" Grand Speaker Tagfaht exclaimed. It's not that he is not smart, but his talent is all about politics and military affairs, and he is not particularly familiar with it. However, after Marin's explanation, he quickly understood.

"It's too much, Mr. Speaker. After all, I developed by fighting, and fighting is the capital I started out with, so I am naturally more proficient. And you are a political strongman who brought Lübeck to glory. In this respect, I am not as good as you! "Marin is also very polite to tout each other.

"Then...then we won't go to rescue Hamburg? Anyway, the other party just wants to lure you to send troops." After listening to Marin's explanation, the Grand Speaker of Tagfacht turned against Marin's sending troops. After all, Marin's army was Lübeck's last hope.

"No, we still have to send troops. If I don't hold back, they will really attack Hamburg!" Marin said firmly after shaking his head.

"Why?" Grand Speaker Tagfacht was a little puzzled.

"This is the other party's conspiracy, so I have no choice. If I dare to send troops, I will be wiped out of the city. If I don't, I will really go and besiege Hamburg. Anyway, after Hamburg is defeated, Brandenburg and Saxony will You will be full and even hungry. Not only can you get rid of the Swiss mercenary’s commission, but you can also make a lot of money. After all, Hamburg is the largest Hanseatic business after Lübeck. City!"

After thinking about it, the Grand Speaker of Tagfaht nodded in admiration:

"Yangmou? This word is really good. Indeed, we know the other party's plan, but we are a little bit at a loss. It's embarrassing... Then... what should we do? Just watching the hamburger end like this?"

"No, it's not impossible, I still have backhands, maybe I can defeat the opponent successfully!" Marin smiled mysteriously. However, he did not tell all his cards to the Grand Chancellor of Tagfacht, in case there were spies from Saxony and Brandenburg in the Lübeck Parliament. After all, under the circumstances of seeing no hope, these congressmen who came from businessmen might bet on both sides at the same time. If someone revealed their cards to the Bursa coalition, their 18,000 coalition might be intercepted and surrounded by Frederick III's order. Therefore, I still have 18,000 strong reinforcements, the fewer people who know about it, the better...