The Rise of the European Emperor

Shortly after watching Jim set off from the bridge across the river southwest of Lübeck, Marin immediately turned his head and ordered:

"Go someone, help me send a gauntlet to the Bosa coalition camp!"

At this time, the last batch of the Bosa coalition forces had just been dismantled and crossed the river from the south of the city to the west. In fact, in order to wait for Marin's army to chase out of the city, the Allied Forces of Bossa dawdled for a week before dismantling the camp. Moreover, the first to dismantle the vanguard of the camp to the west is still far from Hamburg at this time.

Because, Frederick III's original intention was not to attack Hamburg, but to wait for Marin's army to leave the city for a decisive battle. So, watching the big army go away, it hasn't gone far yet...

In the temporary camp between Lubeck and Hamburg, Joachim I took a sip of wine, and then said depressedly:

"I'm so disappointed that the kid actually held back and didn't chase after him!"

Frederick III shook his head and said regretfully:

"It seems that the other party may see that this is a trap. Therefore, he probably intends to give up Hamburg and exclusively protect Lubeck..."

"That's okay, we will make a lot of money if we beat the hamburger. After all, the wealth of Hamburg is second only to Lübeck. Moreover, after the burger is shot, and the Hanseatic merchants are robbed, no one will avenge them. "

"That's true! I reckon that if you loot the burgers once, you can grab several million Gulden gold coins. Not only can you offset the cost of this military dispatch, but you can also make a lot of money!"

"Haha, this is so enjoyable!" Joachim I laughed.

"By the way, Joachim, when sieging the city, you have to pay attention. In the early stage, let the Swiss make more efforts and consume the strength of Hamburg. In the later stage, the city is about to be broken, and our people will be replaced!"

"Ah? Why is this?" Joachim I was puzzled.

"Stupid? In the later stage, our people are in front. When the city is broken, should our army enter the city first?"

"Huh? Yeah, but so what?"

"So what? If our troops enter the city first, they can rush to the wealthy districts and vaults of Hamburg ahead of time, and take most of the property in their own hands. If the Swiss mercenaries rush in first, the vaults and wealthy districts will not be destroyed. They robbed first? They were not ours, but they robbed us and gave us half at most. Which line is this? Hamburg's most valuable vault and wealthy area must be robbed by our people. The Swiss are behind When you enter the city, you can only go to the civilian area to loot..."

After Joachim I thought about it,

Looking at Frederick III with admiration, he said:

"Mr. Frederick, you are really tall!" He said with a thumbs up.

...

Just as the two were discussing enthusiastically how to divide up Hamburg's wealth, suddenly a messenger came to report:

"Two esteemed great princes, an East Frisian envoy came from outside the barracks. It is said that he came to issue a letter of war!"

"What?" Frederick III and Joachim I asked in surprise at the same time.

But then Frederick III laughed:

"That's not bad, that boy Marin finally couldn't help but jump out. As long as the 20,000 army is eliminated, the Quartet Alliance will have nothing to stop us! At that time, Lübeck and Hamburg will still be ours!"

"That's right, we're evenly split... um... another point for the Swiss..."

Soon, Marin's messenger arrived at the tent. Before entering the tent, the messenger was groped all over, and even took off his boots to check to prevent him from entering with a dagger to assassinate the two great princes.

"Lord Marin, Duke of Schleswig, Count of East Frisland, Münster and Osnabrück, ordered me to say hello to the two honorable Electors!" Wei Wei, one of Marin's bodyguards Leigh bowed to Frederick III and Joachim I.

Although it was a hostile relationship, the electoral status of Frederick III and Joachim I was indeed nobler than that of Marin. So, Marin's messenger, Willie, came to say hello first.

"Well..." Frederick III hummed expressionlessly, and then asked in a flat tone:

"What's the matter with your envoy? Hurry up, we're in a hurry to attack Hamburg..."

Looking at the pretentious Frederick III, Joachim I quietly gave a thumbs up...

"Ah..." Willie pretended to be anxious according to Marin's prior explanation, and said:

"His Excellency the Great Emperor Marquis, this is the case. My Lord Duke thinks that it is not an option for the two sides to spend so much. After all, the cost of tens of thousands of troops is too much. Therefore, the merciful Lord Marin has decided to fight with your army in the wild now. , with the honor of knights, to decide the victory and defeat as soon as possible..."

"Hey—in the honor of a knight? I remember, your duke... oh no, he's still the count of East Frisian after this war... Well, your count, I remember, he's the best at sneak attacks, right? You said He is a knight, are you joking?" Frederick III mocked mercilessly. On the side, Joachim I laughed very face-to-face, as if he had heard a funny joke.

Willie didn't know what to say for a moment, like a rookie. Finally, he respectfully put the parchment in his hand on the ground, and said:

"Whether you believe it or not, this time our lord is indeed a battle against your army. The location is on the plain across the Trave River west of Lübeck City. As for the time, it will be at 9 am the day after tomorrow..."

"Are you going out of the city for a decisive battle? Still west of the Travo River?" Frederick III asked in surprise.

"Of course, on the plain west of the Trave River west of Lübeck!"

"Didn't lie to me?" Frederick III still didn't quite believe this good thing. If Marin's army of 20,000 really crossed the Travo River and wanted to return to the city of Lübeck on the east bank, it would be difficult. After all, it was a 20,000-strong army. Even if they retreated, under the attack of 50,000 Bosa coalition forces, it would be God's blessing to be able to withdraw half of them. And Marin's 20,000 people are unlikely to be the opponents of the 50,000 Bossa coalition forces... Is the other party here to die?

"Please rest assured, the two great emperors and marquis, our dukes swore by touching the Bible, whoever does not come will be the grandson!" Willy inadvertently imitated the tone of Malin's usual speech.

"Okay, we'll be there in time!"

Willie seemed to remember something and reminded again:

"Your Excellency the two great emperors, my duke said, today and the day after tomorrow, you should not go to the battlefield. If you find that your army has arrived on the battlefield when crossing the river, we will stop crossing the river and go back to Lübeck!" I was afraid that the Bursa coalition would make a sneak attack while the army was crossing the river...

"Cut - do you think that everyone likes to do such unnecessary things like your master who loves to conspire and sneak attacks? We are real nobles and would never do such a thing!" Frederick III said disdainfully. .

In fact, he also wanted to sneak attack while Marin's army was crossing the river. However, for fear of scaring Marin's men back, he really didn't plan to attack while the enemy was half-passing. Because, the purpose of this decisive battle, the Bursa coalition, is mainly to eliminate the living forces of the Quartet Alliance, not just to win. As long as Marin's 20,000 troops were all defeated on the west bank of the Travo River, Lübeck and Hamburg, in the eyes of the Bursa coalition, were almost undefended. It would be really uneconomical to scare half of the East Frisian army back. Because, it would be really troublesome if these elite troops stayed in the city of Lubeck, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If all of them come to the plain on the west bank of the Travo River, it will be really beneficial to the Bosa coalition... At least, on the surface it is true...