Chapter 482: Frederick III's help
What surprised Marin was that he let Prince Christian into the city and was almost rejected by the Copenhagen defenders ...
why? Because, after being poisoned by "Cantreira", Prince Christian lost his hair, lost most of his teeth, and his face was haggard like a ghost, so that the general of the city defender did not recognize him as Christian. prince. Therefore, the Danish defenders initially rejected the entry of Prince Christian.
Fortunately, the voice of Prince Christian did not change, plus Marin sent General Maxim to testify, the defenders at the city's head doubtfully put down the gondola, and took Prince Christian back. As for General Maxim, he naturally returned to be a prisoner.
why? Prince Christian's mind has been destroyed by Cantrera's poison and failure. Letting him go back did not help the city of Copenhagen. General Maxim is an officer with extensive command experience. He went back and helped the city of Copenhagen. Therefore, Marin agreed to put Prince Christian back, but would not put General Maxim back.
Seeing the return of his son Christian, King Hans was stunned by the son's description of the withered, like ghost. After repeated confirmation, Hans believed that this was his son. The son is so miserable, King Hans has a heart, crying with his son, and cursing Marin with resentment, resenting Marin for torturing his son like this (he thought that Prince Christian was tortured by Marin like this, This is indeed the case) ...
However, as a straightforward boy, Prince Christian told King Hans-poisoned by a Swedish spy. If it weren't for you to get drunk and vomit most of the poison, you might have been dead for a long time ...
Afterwards, the king's family began cursing the Swedes, cursing old Steen. Steure ...
After the emotion, King Hans naturally did not forget to inquire about Marin's news and the situation on land. However, the news brought by Prince Christian made King Hans desperate-Denmark's 20,000 army was defeated, and the 50,000 elite of the Bossa Allied Forces was also defeated by Marin. In the enemy camp, Prince Christian even drank with the brother-in-law, Brandenburg ’s brother-in-law, Joachim I, who was also a captive ... Only Frederick III, with a few hundred cavalry, fled in a hurry before the defeat Now ...
In other words, Denmark has no reinforcements and fantasies at this time ...
King Hans' heart was ashamed, and he saw no hope.
And Prince Christian also brought Marin's letter of persuasion:
"Survival or destruction? Do you take the whole family to death, or live in humiliation, and retain a wealth that can be passed on to future generations?"
"I want all the Jutland peninsula, and the Kingdom of Norway, including the Norwegian throne. Keep the islands of Zealand and Funen yourself, and continue to be your King of Denmark. And, as long as Your Majesty no longer provokes trouble, I promise , Will not deprive your majesty of more land. Because, deprivation, your majesty will have nothing ... "
"If you stubbornly resist, your country cannot win. Because, you are short of food ..."
"If this army is destroyed by me, then your country will have no hope. Although, I will withdraw from Zeeland and reserve the last land of Zeeland for Your Majesty. However, I ca n’t guarantee that His Majesty is in the army. After the loss, will you be swallowed by Sweden ... At that time, your majesty wants to retain the wealth of his family, there is no trace of it. By then, you and your family can only be reduced to gypsy, wandering ... Begging ... People will say, 'Hey, look, that man used to be a king, but now, he is a wandering beggar ... the dancer who dances on stage is once a queen ... the clown beggar used to be a Crown Prince ... The chick, once a princess, can now be taken back to spend the night with only a few Finney ... '"
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King Hans was insomnia, holding Marin's letter of persuasion, staying in the study for two days in a daze, unable to eat, and did not want to sleep ...
After two days, after King Hans finally got tired and slept in a chair in the study, Prince Christian and Queen Christina saw the letter held in King Hans' hands, tears ...
After being carried by his son and wife into a small bed for rest in the study, King Hans did not sleep well. In the middle of the night, King Hans had a nightmare ...
"No, I don't want to be a beggar!"
"I don't want the queen to be a dancer ..."
"I don't want my son to be a clown ... I don't want my daughter to be taken back ... Woo ... I'm a king, not a beggar ..."
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In fact, Marin also exaggerated the consequences faced by King Hans after the defeat. Marin dared to join forces with Sweden and do away with Denmark, but he did not dare to devour the electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg. With these two relatives present, King Hans' family can live in Saxony and Brandenburg even if they die. Although sent under the fence, it will never fall to the point of being a beggar ...
However, Hans didn't know. Now, the tens of thousands of troops in Saxony and Brandenburg are defeated, and Hans does not know how Marin will treat Saxony and Brandenburg. If these two countries are over, and Denmark is over, the family of Hans really has nowhere to go ... It is just that King Hans is in fear and anxiety.
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Let's not talk about Denmark, let's turn our eyes to the south ...
After the last escape of Elector Frederick III of Saxony, he first ran back to his base camp in Wittenberg. However, he did not stay in Wittenberg for too long.
After handing over all domestic affairs to the prime minister, and arranging for the recruitment of the Min Zhuang to participate in the fortification, Frederick III took a large number of diplomats and rode straight to Worms, where the Imperial Parliament is located in the southwest ...
After arriving at Worms, Frederick III immediately met Archbishop of Mainz. After seeing Jacob the Archbishop of Mainz, Frederick III laid down all his restraints and knelt in front of the Archbishop of Mainz, crying:
"Master Jacob, please save me, save the German nobles ..."
Archbishop Jacobs of Mainz was very surprised. He had never seen Frederick III so disoriented. It looks as if the other party really collapsed. Otherwise, where did the wise man who had always been fully satisfied before?
However, he asked doubtfully:
"Sir Frederick, I can understand you, and I am willing to help. But what does it mean to save the German nobles?"
Frederick III lowered his head, but his eyes flashed, and then he stood up, wiped a tear, and said:
"That's it, you probably know that we, Saxony and Brandenburg, sent 50,000 troops, including 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, all lost to Marin Hoffman ..."
"Malin's little fellow is so powerful?" Archbishop Jacob stood up in surprise ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Not so. Marin itself only has 20,000 main forces. Although the combat strength is very strong, we have 50,000 Under the attack of elite soldiers, defeat is inevitable ... "
"Then how did you fail?" Archbishop Jacob asked curiously.
"We were attacked by the enemy behind ..." Frederick III gritted his teeth.
"That kid arranged an army behind you?"
"No, that could not be the boy's army. Because, the enemy behind us has almost 20,000 troops, and they are all elite veterans ..."
"Where is the army?"
"Did you forget? Who is Malin's running dog?"
"You mean ..." Archbishop Jacob was taken aback.
Frederick III nodded bitterly and said:
"I suspect that it was the army of His Majesty Maximilian I that sent troops to help Marin. Probably, our majesty is about to launch a military operation to unify Germany ... and Marin is his pioneer officer ..."
The Archbishop of Mainz was immediately calm, and he asked nervously:
"you sure?"
Frederick III nodded fiercely:
"Ten times, the boy Mariin can't have 40,000 soldiers. It is probably only our emperor who is committed to unifying Germany ...
Archbishop Jacob thought about it and probably agreed with Frederick III's inference, so he said without hesitation:
"I will call all the German princes urgently to discuss major events together!"
"Well, remember not to invite people from the emperor's line. Because, this time we are discussing how to resist them ..."
"it is good!"
When he left Mainz Cathedral, in a place no one saw, Frederick III gave a proud smile ...
