The Rise of the European Emperor

After half a month of cleanup, all the merchant ships were robbed by the combined fleet and the fishing boats were too frightened to go out to sea. In this case, the time to log in is ripe...

According to the reconnaissance of the fleet, it was found that in the direction of Zeeland facing Veele, there was a small coastal town called Kellon Fort, which was also an important port in the northwest region of Zeeland. So close and so convenient, the coalition forces naturally chose to place the landing site here.

To this end, the coalition dispatched 120 ships to transport large troops. Of the 120 ships, 30 were clearly looted from the Danes.

Under the escort of 50 warships, another 40 warships and 30 Danish merchant ships began to transport. Because a lot of people, horses and artillery need to be transported, the pressure of transportation is still quite large.

Moreover, for the safety of the supply line, Marin also specially left 2000 East Frisian regular troops to protect the city of Vejle and avoid being taken away by the remnants of the Danish army on the Jutland peninsula after the army left.

Because it was of little use in siege warfare, the 2,000 guards of Veele's army had 1,000 people, who were the lancers recruited from the Teutonic State.

With 2,000 troops in place, the remnants of the Jutland peninsula would definitely not be able to defeat Vejle. Even if they wanted to cut off the coalition's supply line, they had to ask the 1,000 highly skilled lancers whether they would be happy.

The other 27,000 troops took ships in batches and landed from the port of Kalundborg...

Speaking of which, the defenders of Fort Kellon were also aggrieved, because there were only 200 defenders in the city. Although they saw a large number of enemy troops landing, they could only watch and did not dare to go out of the city to attack. Because the disparity in strength is too great...

The first batch of coalition troops landed, there were 1,000 soldiers, including some cavalry. The soldiers of Kellonburg were all killed, but they couldn't beat the first batch of soldiers who landed. Even the messengers sent by Kellonburg to ask for help were intercepted by the first cavalry to land.

In desperation, the defenders of Fort Kellon could only watch helplessly as the coalition troops landed at the port of Fort Kellon, lined up, and distributed supplies.

By the time Marin landed with the artillery, the good days of Fort Kellon were over...

After all, Kairon Castle is an important foothold and an important part of the supply line. So, after the heavy artillery was pulled up, Marin directed the army to bombard the city gate...

Moreover, because of the proximity to the sea, this time Marin directly removed 10 long-barreled heavy artillery from the East Frisian warship that came to escort.

Under the combined bombardment of a dozen short-barreled heavy artillery and ten long-barreled heavy artillery, the city gate of Kairon Castle was quickly blown down. Yes, it collapsed, and there was no need for the demolition team to come out.

The army rushed up and quickly subdued the city defenders who had been scared to pee...

Next, Marin ordered the army to be trimmed. At the same time, he sent two hundred scouts, one on two horses, to attack everywhere, specifically to kill any locals who were riding towards Copenhagen.

Under careful consideration, until the next day the army set off, the local people failed to send the information to Copenhagen.

At this time, the Danish monarchs and ministers are completely replacing the iron gates of Copenhagen...

Through the joint efforts of the blacksmiths in Copenhagen, the Danes made a thick and heavy cast iron city gate. However, this kind of city gate is very difficult to move. Generally speaking, molds are excavated near the city gate and then cast on site. After that, a large number of people were dispatched to erect the cast iron city gate and install it in the gate hole.

The craftsmen in Copenhagen are also smart. They used the principle of leverage and moving pulleys to successfully transport the multi-ton cast iron gate into the city gate hole and install it.

After that, the Danes conducted several tests, first bombarding them with artillery given by the French, and then burying them in powder kegs. As a result, the cast iron city gate did not move at all, but it was the bricks and stones on the city wall.

It was bombed a lot.

After the test was successful, King Hans of Denmark was very satisfied and ordered that several other city gates be replaced with all-cast iron city gates to avoid possible enemy destruction of the city gates when the city was besieged by the enemy.

As for the city wall, the Danish monarchs and ministers are not worried. Because Copenhagen is the first fortress in northern Europe, although it is by the sea, it has never been conquered. Even when the Hanseatic League defeated the Danish fleet, it failed to conquer Copenhagen. Otherwise, Denmark would be over long ago.

Along the way, Marin's army progressed very smoothly. Along the Roman road built by the Danes themselves, the army can pass all the way. In fact, this was because King Hans of Denmark was afraid that the combined fleet would take the opportunity to attack Copenhagen, so he transferred all the combat knights and veterans on Zealand Island into Copenhagen to assist in the defense. Therefore, on the way, Marin's army did not encounter any resistance.

Earlier, when the war started, Copenhagen only looked like 2,500 defenders. But after being dispatched by King Hans of Denmark, there are now 7,000 defenders and 8,000 conscripts in Copenhagen. Most of the armed forces on the entire island of Zealand were gathered into the city of Copenhagen. Therefore, when Marin's 27,000-strong army marched, they did not encounter any decent resistance at all.

Even in a relaxed mood, Marin also separated his troops and went to various towns and manors on Zealand Island to rob food and property. Zealandia belongs to the Danes anyway, and the common people don’t feel bad about being robbed of Marin, and they can also hit the opponent’s economy, so why not do it?

Before, when he attacked the principalities of Holstein and Schleswig, Marin strictly prohibited his subordinates from looting the people because they would rule these areas in the future and could not offend the local people to death. But Denmark's core island of Zealand, whether it is Marin, Lübeck and Hamburg, did not intend to win over the hearts of the local people. Because they are destined to be difficult to do. After all, this is the heart of Denmark. Therefore, since it is the core area of ​​the enemy, why should it restrict military discipline and protect the local people who are destined to not deal with it?

For robbery, the mercenaries hired by Lubeck and Hamburg were the most enthusiastic, and even volunteered to fight. Since they were willing to pull hatred, Marin didn't stop it. However, they are required to carry the flag of the headquarters when looting. Moreover, priority must be given to the looting of wealthy families such as wealthy households such as those with status and wealth, as well as merchants and nobles...

When Marin sent his subordinates out to loot, they also took off their black cross white vests and East Frisian flags. In the real hands, the flags of Lübeck and Hamburg are often played...

Obviously, Marin is framing the blame to transfer hatred...

Although it is said that the Quadruple Alliance and Denmark have completely torn their faces, the two sides are already incompatible. In the future, Denmark will surely regard any country in the Quadruple Alliance as its enemy of life and death.

But even mortal enemies have priorities. In addition, public opinion is also very important. Ancient Europe was different from ancient China. In ancient China, ordinary people had no qualifications to discuss the affairs of the imperial court. If they "arbitrarily discussed the affairs of the state", they could easily be beheaded. However, in ancient Europe, the bourgeoisie (except the serf class) intervened in discussing the government and ridiculed the king.

The bourgeoisie is a very special group, they have the right to elect local councillors, they have influence in politics, and they have great courage. In 1480, the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Ahema Khan of the Golden Horde fought a decisive battle. Ivan III quietly fled back to Moscow, but was driven back to the battlefield by the local parliamentarians and citizens of Moscow with a tough attitude. This kind of thing was impossible in ancient China.

Therefore, in ancient Europe, the bourgeoisie had a great influence on the political formation of the imperial court. Marin let the mercenaries of Lübeck and Hamburg go out to rob the wealthy burghers under the banner of the two cities, and at the same time let his subordinates pretend to be mercenaries of the two cities, obviously to help the two cities of Lübeck and Hamburg pull hatred.

Even when he arrived on Zealand Island, Marin directly relaxed military discipline. Those mercenaries wanted to drag the beautiful Danish girl into the woods, and Marin no longer sent the law enforcement team to take care of them. Of course, that was for those mercenaries in Lübeck and Hamburg. For the East Frisian soldiers in this black cross and white vest, Marin still strictly forbids doing so. At least not when wearing the conspicuous East Frisian vest with a black cross on a white background.

In addition, when the mercenaries were doing evil, Marin specially let them carry the flags of the two cities. In this way, the Danish people on Zeeland will hate the two Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg. The country of East Friesland is also hated, but the priority is much lower.

In the future, even if Denmark re-emerges, when deciding which one to take revenge on first, the citizens of Zeeland will definitely suggest to take revenge on Lubeck and Hamburg first without hesitation. Because, they are hurt the most by the two cities. The collective will of all citizens and aristocratic wealthy households on Zealandia, even the king, must be carefully considered...

Of course, the country of East Friesland can't please either. However, at least on the second and third hatred, the Danes will not give priority to revenge. In this way, Marin has enough time to react, mobilize his troops, and deal with the Danes...