The Rise of the European Emperor

Not to mention the decision on the Lithuania side, Marin had a good time in Wittenberg. Standing at the head of Wittenberg, Marin was full of emotion:

"Finally, I have experienced the feeling of being a city management officer. No wonder the city management is so fond of smashing, smashing and robbing. It turns out that it is very cool! It's just that smashing, smashing and robbing those old men and old ladies is too tasteless. But it is easy to beat, smash, and rob strong men. Getting stabbed... alas, it's not easy..."

A few days later, the soldiers who returned from Schleswig brought with them two heavyweight prisoners of war who were also negotiating targets—King Hans of Denmark and Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg.

The King of Denmark laughed when he saw Marin:

"Marin, what if you beat me? At the Imperial Conference, you won't be able to please. There are many more people who support Frederick than you! This time, I don't think I will pay too much. Yes! Even, maybe your victory is a waste of time! Ahahaha!"

Marin gave Hans a cold look and said:

"I forgot to tell you, Your Majesty Hans, I plan to take 10,000 elites to Worms. The army is besieging the city, do you think they dare to go too far?"

"What? Are you going to bring 10,000 troops to Worms? Do you want to remonstrate? Are you crazy? This is like rebellion!" King Hans said in surprise. If Marin really brought an army of 10,000 troops to Worms, under the deterrence of the military force, those princes would inevitably cast their arms.

Marin glanced at King Hans proudly, and said:

"It's not because of you, Your Majesty Hans, that in order to ensure the personal safety of your Majesty the King of Denmark and His Majesty the Elector of Brandenburg, I brought 10,000 troops with me to protect the safety of the two. After all , the lives of the two of you are very valuable!"

Of course, Marin will not publicly remonstrate or anything, and he will be retaliated against afterwards. However, in order to protect the safety and prestige of the King of Denmark and the Electoral Marquis of Brandenburg, it is too grand to accompany you to Worms with 10,000 escorts, but you can't say what is it?

Moreover, Marin was very smart. He brought 10,000 cavalry over, and only 10,000 of them wore formal armor. The other 5,000, although they were all elite soldiers, wore uniforms. They were cavalry attendants in name, but in reality They are also elite. Among them, among the 10,000 cavalry, only 2,000 black-shirted knights, former lancers and hundreds of guards were serious cavalry. The other 6,000 people were all mounted infantry. However, because of the popularity of horse farming in Europe, many people have served horses and also ride horses. The more than 6,000 infantrymen who were selected were actually good at riding. This time to Worms, Marin implemented a configuration of one person and two horses. As for the horses, except for the 3,000 regular cavalry and the horses of Marin's guards, which were brought with them, the rest of the horses were captured from Brandenburg and Saxony.

As for the source of food after the 10,000 army and 20,000 horses arrived in Worms,

Marin had already made arrangements - he arranged for someone to return to East Friesland and ordered Emden to organize a fleet to bring food into the Rhine.

Because Worms is on the banks of the Rhine. And the Rhine has a long distance suitable for inland shipping, and Worms is just within the range suitable for shipping. Therefore, although the 10,000-strong army and 20,000 horses have a large demand for food and grass, it is sufficient to have a fleet provided in the past.

Joachim I, who came with King Hans, did not speak. This young great emperor lost his self-confidence in this war. Coupled with the humiliating experience of being captured, Joachim I has been in a bad mood recently. Whenever I have a chance, I will drink hard to relieve my worries. When I saw Marlin, Joachim I's hangover had not been completely eliminated, and he was a little dazed. Moreover, the loser faces the winner, and there is nothing to say. Only the king of Denmark, Hans, was rude to provoke Marin. And Joachim I is very clear that he is still a prisoner of war, provoking the other party to dry hair? And he is also unlucky, dragging himself down the quagmire with such an unreliable father-in-law...

Before leaving, the special envoy of the Imperial Council, Larry Ke, ran over and asked Marin to release the captured John and John's youngest son, John Frederick.

Malin was going to rush to Worms to negotiate, and was in a bad mood, so he directly whipped Baron Larick with a horsewhip, leaving a bloodstain on Baron Larick's face.

Baron Larick suddenly screamed, and then shouted:

"You dare to fight the special envoy of the Imperial Council, do you want to be the enemy of the entire empire?"

Marlin said to Larick coldly:

"You can say the request of John and his son? Do you think of yourself as an emperor? You are just a special envoy! Moreover, the Imperial Council did not issue such a stupid order. Because everyone knows it is impossible. Only an idiot like you would make such a mindless request. If you don't want to continue getting whipped, get away!"

The timid Larick had to leave in despair, and Marin ignored him. Larik is a person from the Duchy of Lüneburg, and Henry, Duke of Lüneburg, is the brother-in-law of Frederick III, so he naturally goes to the electorate of Saxony. Therefore, Marin did not intend to give Larry a good face.

Moreover, as long as he is a person with a normal brain, he will not make such a request. The Reichstag asked Marin to take the Danish King Hans and the Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg to Worms because the two were important parties and important members of the negotiation. Because, this negotiation may involve the issue of territorial ceding. On such a major issue, the ministers under him are not qualified to decide. Only these two people who participate in the negotiation in person are qualified to decide. Well, it can also be signed.

Even so, Marin did not dare to take it lightly. For his own safety, and for fear that the princes would take the opportunity to abduct King Hans and King Joachim I, he simply accompanied him to Worms with 10,000 elite soldiers. One is to ensure their own safety and the safety of the hostages; the other is to deter the princes.

But this brain-dead Baron Larick, thinking that the big brand of the Imperial Parliament is very useful, actually wants Marin to cast the heir of the Electoral State of Saxony, John and his young son, which is extremely stupid. So, he got pumped. Afterwards, even if he appealed, those imperial parliamentarians would not help him.

Before leaving, Marin handed over the remaining 30,000 troops to Schwartz, and asked him to lead his troops to stay at Wittenberg, the capital of the electorate of Saxony.

The reason why Schwartz continued to be stationed in Wittenberg was because there were still many heavyweight prisoners of war in Wittenberg. If nothing else, John and John's son John Frederick, the two important hostages of the Wetting family, are in trouble. John is okay to say that he can take it away directly. But little John Frederick was only two years old and could not stand the toss of a long journey. If he died, Marin would have to bear a huge blame.

In addition, the great nobles of the Electorate of Saxony, along with their families, were under house arrest under the supervision of Marin's army. They also have old and weak women and children, which are not suitable for long-distance travel. After all, they are all big nobles, and if they die, they will bear infamy.

Therefore, Marin simply asked Schwartz to stay in Wittenberg with 30,000 troops and continue to supervise these people. At the same time, use them as bargaining chips.

Before leaving, Marin said to Schwartz in a gloomy tone in front of King Hans and Elector Joachim I:

"This time in Worms, I may be in danger. If something happens to me, Schwartz, remember, set fire to Wittenberg immediately, and the nobles of Wittenberg, including Johan and Johann Frederick Jr. , don’t leave any of them. Then, withdraw Aurich. Aurich has enough food, even if the princes allied forces to attack, we can hold on for several years, and the energy consumption will kill each other!”

Schwartz immediately and solemnly accepted Marin's order, saying that he would definitely implement Marin's order.

But Marin changed the subject and said to Schwartz:

"Send someone to inform your father-in-law Mikel, and the same is true over there in Schleswig. As long as something happens to me, the great nobles in the palace of Schleswig, including members of the Danish royal family, will be burned to death, and one Don't stay! For the outside world, it's an accident!"

The Danish king on the side was terrified when he heard it, but in fact, Marin said this to Hans on purpose. Marin was afraid that Hans would make trouble at the imperial meeting, and if a king spat at the meeting, Marin had nothing to do. After the negotiation started, Marin couldn't still send his subordinates to imprison King Hans, he had to sit in front of the stage. Once at the negotiating table, King Hans has a lot of room to play.

Therefore, he could only use Hans' family who were imprisoned in the palace of Schleswig as a threat. King Hans' eldest son Christian and youngest son Francis are there. If Marin's men kill Hans's family, even if Hans gets results in the negotiation, no one will inherit it...

After preparing for all this, Marin rushed to Worms with 10,000 elite soldiers, plus two important prisoners of war... js3v3