The Rise of the European Emperor

After Willy left the Allied camp at Boza, Frederick III sat in a chair and fell into deep thought for a long time. After waking up, Frederick III said with some doubts:

"No, that little guy Marin is as cunning as a fox, how could he be willing to go out of the city to fight us? I think there seems to be a problem here..."

Joachim I thought for a while, but didn't come up with anything, so he had to say:

"Maybe, he's at the end of the road. After all, if we take Hamburg, they'll lose their arms."

"Maybe, but I always feel that something is wrong. Because that kid has always liked to calculate people, he is not so open and honest."

"No, when you fought against Lord Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, didn't you just have a big fight outside Lyle County?"

"That's true. Does he think his 20,000 troops can defeat our 50,000 elites?"

"That's impossible. The 20,000 Swiss mercenaries alone are not under them. Plus our 30,000 people, no matter how you look at it, you won't lose to him!" Joachim I said confidently. .

"Don't worry, send more scouts out to see what's going on in other directions. In particular, the 10,000 reinforcements from the north will see when they will arrive. I estimate that the 10,000 soldiers from the north will arrive the day after tomorrow. Near the battlefield... that's right! Maybe the other party wants to use the 10,000 reinforcements to raid our army's flank!" Frederick III suddenly realized.

"However, isn't half of the 10,000 reinforcements veterans? Can such an army disrupt our flank?" Joachim I said in disbelief.

"That's right..."

...

Just when Frederick III and Joachim I were speculating in the tent, suddenly the soldiers came to report:

"Two adults, our scouts, on the road leading to Hamburg, captured a messenger from Lübeck City and intercepted a piece of information!"

Frederick III and Joachim I were both stunned, but Frederick III quickly reacted:

"Bring it here, maybe, the answer is in this information!"

Soon, a piece of parchment slightly thicker than ordinary parchment was sent to Frederick III, and Joachim I also turned his head to watch:

"The situation is urgent,

I have made an agreement with the Allied Forces of Bursa to confront them on the west bank of the West Trave River in the city of Lübeck at 9 am the day after tomorrow. Our army is good at defense and should be able to withstand their attack. I heard that Hamburg has recruited 10,000 troops in private, and asked His Excellency the Speaker of the Grand Chancellor Heisenberg to order that 10,000 mercenaries from Hamburg set out the day after tomorrow and attack the rear of the enemy camp at night the night after. At that time, if the enemy army moves its forces to the rear, our army will also attack at the same time and storm the front of its camp to ensure victory..."

"What?" Joachim I jumped up in fright. If it is really attacked at night by the 10,000 troops hidden in Hamburg, the Bosa coalition camp will inevitably be in chaos, and a large number of troops will be transferred to the west to resist. At this time, Marin raided the front again, and the Bursa coalition might really lose.

You must know that Joachim I and Frederick III had already negotiated before - put 20,000 Swiss mercenaries on the front. Then, 10,000 Brandenburg veterans were sent to the north to block the 10,000 Schleswig reinforcements heading south.

By then, the Bursa coalition camp had only 40,000 people. If they were attacked at night by 10,000 troops from behind, they would inevitably panic. Also, turn your attention to the west. At this time, Marin suddenly launched a fierce attack from the east, and it was indeed possible to succeed...

"No wonder... No wonder he dared to go out to the city for a decisive battle... So he left behind... But, why didn't I know that Hamburg hired 10,000 mercenaries?" Frederick III said doubtfully.

You know, since last year, Frederick III has sent people to sneak into Lübeck and Hamburg to inquire about news. I have never heard of the two cities employing a large number of mercenaries...

"Then... let's take that prisoner for interrogation?" Joachim I suggested.

"Okay, come here, take prisoners!"

Then, the Saxon soldiers brought a prisoner in a noble costume to the coach's tent...

The man in the aristocratic uniform was naturally Jim. Before coming, Marin negotiated with Jim and arranged for Jim to be a young noble. Because only nobles are afraid of death...

Not killing nobles is a common practice in Europe at this time. The big deal is to pay a large ransom to get it back. Moreover, Marin also arranged the identity of a son of a baron. Moreover, the arrangement was made by the identity of John, the second son of Baron Kovac, the cousin of Prime Minister Jeffrey.

In fact, the man Baron Kovac does exist, and there is also the man John. However, John did not participate in this battle, but followed the old Hoffman to guard the city of Aurich.

In order to achieve a realistic effect, Marin also specially asked the goldsmiths in Lübeck to create a gold identity badge and family emblem for Jim.

Then, they sent someone to the small town of Norden to inform the Kovac family and let them insist that Jim is the second young master of their family, John. This is to prevent the suspicious Frederick III from sending someone to check. If he gets caught, Jim will be dead...

Moreover, this time Jim was deliberately captured, and he performed very well. When Jim encountered the interception of the scouts of the Allied Forces of Bursa, he first deliberately dropped the false information of the double-layer parchment, and then, after a while, he deliberately pretended to fall off his horse and was caught by accident...

However, it was not easy to fall off a horse, and it took Jim a long time to recover. After all, horses are also about 1.6 meters high at the shoulders. Fortunately, Jim had experience and found a grassy lawn where he fell. If you fall on the gravel road, it is estimated that you will break your arm and break your leg...

Seeing that Jim was wearing an aristocratic robe and had a gold brand name found on his body, like a nobleman, Frederick III did not let Jim kneel, but asked with dignity:

"What's your name? What family are you from?"

Jim pretended to be nervous and stammered back:

"My name is...John...John Kovac, from... East Frisian Kovac family, second son of the current Baron Kovac..."

"What is your mission this time?"

"Send... a secret letter to... the Chancellor of Hamburg... Lord Heisenberg..." Jim's eyes flickered deliberately as he spoke.

Coincidentally, this flickering detail was observed by Frederick III. So, he decided to deceive the aristocratic young man named "John" in front of him. Because, he could see that the noble boy in front of him was not very courageous.

So, Frederick III shouted loudly:

"You lied! As the son of a dignified baron, how could you be used as a messenger? Say, what is your mission?"

"Ah..." Jim seemed to be frightened, and then said incoherently:

"I... I'm really sending information... The task is to send the information... to... your hands... No, it's in the hands of Lord Heisenberg..."

Frederick III keenly caught the loophole in Jim's words, and shouted again:

"What? You said give me the information? What nonsense? Is this fake information?"

Jim looked even more panicked, his eyes flickered, he did not dare to look at Frederick III, and explained dryly:

"Information...is...is true..."

Now Frederick III was 80/80 sure that the information was false, so he frightened:

"Someone, drag this lying kid out and kill him!"

Jim, whose alias was John, was immediately paralyzed with fright and said:

"You can't kill me, I'm a noble, and our family can pay the ransom!"

"Don't lie to me, how could the nobles act as messengers?" Frederick III said with a fierce look.

"Because...because...this messenger mission is a big credit...I...I specially grabbed it..." Jim said dryly, his eyes full of fear when he spoke.

If Marin was present, I couldn't say that I would praise "the acting is so good, I can win the Oscar"...

"It's nonsense. Sending a letter can make a great contribution? How about you coax me? Come on, drag it out and fight first!"

And just like that, Jim was really dragged out of the tent and given a whip...

When he was whipped, Jim's screams came frequently... In fact, Jim's endurance was very strong, and he would not be afraid of a whipping at all. However, today he is playing the son of a dandy nobleman, so of course he has to scream a little bit...

When he was dragged into the tent again, Jim was crying and screaming in pain...

"Don't tell me? If you don't tell me I will kill you..." Frederick III threatened.

Jim pretended to be struggling, and finally shook his head and said:

"I can't say..."

Frederick III and Joachim I glanced at each other and felt amused, so they continued to frighten:

"If you don't say that you will really die, you will be cut into flesh with a knife..."

"Woooo—" Jim cried, as if frightened.

However, although he was "scared to cry", he still said:

"I really can't say it, I don't say it, it's just that I die; if I say it, the whole family will die... woo woo..."

"The whole family is dead?" Frederick III and Joachim I were stunned...