Chapter 66: The second 4-party talks

After the autumn harvest, the rain stopped about half a month later. However, the bad results have been caused, the rye has been rotten in the wheat field.

Taking advantage of the fine weather, Marin took a team of escorts and boarded the ship to Hamburg. Then, he landed on the road and went to Lübeck to participate in the second Quartet to determine the action plan and the time to send troops.

When Marin entered the back room of the Lübeck parliament building, Lübeck ’s Speaker Targacht, Hamburg ’s Speaker Heisenberg, and Sweden ’s deputy Stern Steure ’s deputy Svante Neil Song is already waiting for him.

Old Steen. Sure can not leave Sweden at this time, because Sweden is now in a state of war. Once the old Steen Steure disappears, there may be rumors of his escape, seriously affecting the morale of the Swedish Resistance Army. Therefore, Old Steen. Steure can only send his deputy to participate in the talks.

"Hello everyone, I want to die you!" Marin thought that he would increase a large territory after the war, and he was in a good mood. He couldn't hold back for a while, and he directly greeted Lao Feng. But, the feeling that the other three looked at each other for the rough side?

After sitting down, Hamburg Speaker Heisenberg couldn't help but ask:

"Master Marin, what makes you happy?"

"Oh, after the war, I will increase the territory of a prince and a duchy, shouldn't I be happy?"

"Huh, why do you have two countries alone, but we can only divide one country with Lübeck?" Heisenberg was not happy about Marin's proposal.

"Mr. Heisenberg, Hamburg is a city that started with business, did it start with land?" Marin asked.

"This ... the land is more, after all, it's not a bad thing ..." Heisenberg also suddenly realized that Hamburg never made money on land, but on the commercial trade of the Hanseatic League. Therefore, although they have only one city and some surrounding areas, they have a wealth of envy that the Principality and the Birthland envy.

"That's fine, I don't want the principality of Schleswig, and you change the western half of the principality of Holstein. What do you think?" Marin directly took the army.

"This ..." Heisenberg suddenly choked. If half of the Principality of Holstein is replaced by the entire Principality of Schleswig, it seems that the area is much larger. However, the Principality of Schleswig was not close to Hamburg. Secondly, the Principality of Schleswig next to Denmark ’s Jutland Peninsula was vulnerable to revenge attacks by Danes.

Therefore, although Marin said that he had taken more land, he must shoulder the responsibility of confronting the Danes directly and defend against possible revenge from the Danes. With Marin in front, Lübeck and Hamburg hiding behind are much safer.

Lubeck ’s Speaker Tagfacht understood that he would not compete with Marin for the Principality of Schleswig. However, he expressed concern about the handling of relations with Denmark after the war:

"Adult Marin, after the war, the Danes will definitely resent us. What if they continue to intercept our merchant ships?"

"Don't I suggest that you dig a canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea? Similarly, Lübeck and Hamburg are also connected."

"Yes, the two of us did have this plan. After we got the Principality of Holstein this time, we plan to start construction. However, it is estimated that the canal will be built in about ten years. What should we do before that? The Danes will definitely hate our merchant ships, what will happen when we intercept our ships in the Øresund Strait? ”Tagfakht said worriedly.

"So ... with ..."

After finishing, Marin took out the map, spread it on the table, and let the other three people come around:

"Look, here is the southern coast of Sweden, which is currently under the control of Denmark. When Denmark is defeated, we are forcing Denmark to cede to Sweden, right?"

The other three nodded, especially the Swedish representative Swand Nielson's face was full of joy. The southern coast of Sweden is the most elite part of Sweden ’s Scandinavia. If you can get back from the Danes through this battle, it is definitely a blessing to Sweden. This time, with three other companies, Swedish talents are the biggest beneficiaries. Because it not only succeeded in independence, but also grabbed the most prosperous part of the peninsula from the Danes. Without the help of the other three, Swedish independence may not be successful. If they were suppressed by Denmark, they would have nothing.

"The east coast of the Øresund Strait, the uppermost city is Helsingborg, and the lowermost city is Malmo ..."

"what do you mean?"

"Before your canal is repaired, you can send a fleet to station in the ports of these two cities to supervise the Danes. Until the canal is built, it will be withdrawn. I think the Swedes should not object? Is it stationed for several years? It does not affect the sovereignty of Sweden. "

Svante Nielsen nodded after thinking about it. After all, the Lübeckers and Hamburgers were not trying to occupy these two important port cities, but were just stationed here before the canal was built. No sovereignty issues were involved, so it was not a big problem. After all, Sweden is now begging for three other troops.

"Malmo ... this city is facing the Danish capital Copenhagen ... If we put our fleet here, it will be seen as a nail in the eyes of the Danes ..." said Lübeck Speaker Targ Facht.

Hamburg is on the west side of Denmark, and their ship will come and must arrive in Helsingborg first. Therefore, their fleet must be stationed in Helsingborg. The Lubeck people are under Denmark. If you choose to station, it must be Malmo. However, Malmö and the Danish capital Copenhagen faced each other across the sea. The Danes saw that the Lübecks were stationing their fleet across from their capitals, and they would definitely sleep and sleep.

"Lord Speaker, I think you may not have thought about it. If we defeat the Danish fleet, will Denmark still retain the navy?" Marin reminded.

"You mean?"

"After defeating the Danish navy, the remaining Danish warships will definitely surrender. By that time, we will **** the surrendered warships, and none of them will leave Denmark!" Marin said exasperatedly.

"His--" The other three took a deep breath-this is to remove the backbone of Denmark. If Denmark does not have a navy, can it still be considered a power?

"Remember, not only should all the warships be robbed, but also the navy soldiers will be taken away. Whether you hire them or enslave them. In short, don't leave a navy officer to the Danes!" Malin said coldly.

"But ... this is not in accordance with the rules ... There is never a precedent, saying that the other soldier was captured and not redeemed ..." Heisenberg said worriedly.

"Oh, this rule is for nobles. Well, in the captives of the Danish navy, noble officers can let them be redeemed. Civilian officers, especially captains, captains, and other veterans of the battles, do n’t put any of them. Go back. Outside, I said they were all hired by you! "

Svante Nielsen has bright eyes:

"Do you mean that they can't rebuild the navy in a short time?"

"Yes, the foundation of the Danish navy is actually those very experienced grass-roots officers and excellent captains. With those experienced navy sailors ... as long as these people are taken away by us, the navy will not be restored in ten years. ... and when their navy recovers, your canal will be dug and there is no need to walk through the Øresund Strait of Denmark ... "

"Sure enough lack of virtue ... Abu ... is wisdom!" Lubeck's Speaker Tagfacht praised with thumbs up.

If the Danish navy is difficult to recover within ten years, then there is no danger in Malmö stationing the fleet opposite Copenhagen ...

Finally, the Quartet forces signed a mutual assistance and cooperation treaty in Lübeck, which stipulated that the four forces will do their best to defeat Denmark. Once Denmark was defeated, the Quartet forces were determined ahead of time-Marin won the Principalities of Oldenburg and Schleswig; Lübeck and Hamburg divided the Principality of Holstein and were responsible for all the captivity and surrender. Denmark survived warships and naval civilian soldiers; while Sweden obtained the area occupied by Denmark on the southern coast and forced Denmark to recognize their independence and territorial sovereignty.

As for the time of sending troops, it will be set as early February next year. The war will certainly not only take a few days, and even the march will take time. It is estimated that when the spring cultivation begins in March, the war is fierce. And if the Danes choose to continue fighting, then the army of the Quartet Alliance, which is directly driven into, will definitely affect the spring cultivation of Denmark. If spring farming is hindered, then, in autumn, Denmark will inevitably encounter a famine.

Therefore, this time of sending troops is very vicious. It forces the Danes to make life-or-death choices-if they continue to fight ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ don't say whether they can win. Just hindering the spring cultivation will make the Danes in desperation after the autumn harvest. By that time, the Danish navy was wiped out. When the Hanseatic League dispatches warships to block off Danish waters, the Danes will starve many people ...

Therefore, sending troops at this juncture can also force Denmark to compromise and achieve political goals. And if Denmark wants to lose face without compromise, then wait for a large number of people to starve to death in autumn ...

As for the detailed rules, on land, Marin led a 20,000 army as the main force, and Lübeck and Hamburg each hired 5,000 mercenaries to follow the battle. The Swede will launch a wave of counterattacks in January to attract Danish attention and force the Danes to put their main force on the Swedish battlefield. Then, Marin will lead the army, swept through the Old Kingdom of Oldenburg, the Principality of Holstein and the Principality of Schleswig, and directly killed the Jutland Peninsula to occupy the entire Jutland Peninsula as a bargaining chip Negotiations with Denmark.

At sea, the Lübeckers and the Hamburgers will jointly declare war on Denmark. Then, the Lübeckers will let out the wind and say that they will send a fleet to attack the Danish capital Copenhagen. As a result, the Danes will have to leave at least half of the warships to protect the capital and nearby waters. The Hamburg Fleet swerved north, attracting the attention of the Danes. At that time, the Danes will definitely divide the fleet to intercept, but certainly not divide too much. After all, their number one sea enemy is Lübeck. Then, on the North Sea, the Fleet of Hamburg was in charge of the Fleet of the Danes. Marin's 23 warships will appear quietly from behind. After attacking the side of the Danish fleet, they will fight back and forth with the Hamburgers to annihilate the Danish interception fleet. After the incident, the fleet continued to go to the Øresund Strait, and sent people to land to inform the Lübeck fleet, and arranged a time to attack the remaining fleet of the Danes and fight to destroy the Danish warships ...