The Rise of the European Emperor

After discussing the plan, Marin did not send troops in time, but waited for some days. He was mainly waiting for those iron shackles to arrive.

At the same time, in addition to the 25,000 iron shackles, Marin also commissioned local carpenters to build some wooden shackles (connected with thick ropes), which were mainly used to restrict the movements of ordinary infantrymen who were not too dangerous. As for the civilians, Marin did not use the shackles, because they were not needed.

In early June, after the iron and wooden shackles arrived, Marin released the prisoners of war who were being held in the compound. Then, the 5,000 soldiers and the 5,000 people who had received military training were separated, armed with spears, and 73,000 prisoners of war, including 28,000 people, were guarded and returned to the country first and sent to the northern area of ​​Münster for custody. After consulting with Bishop Conrad, these people will enter the southern area of ​​Münster to participate in the excavation of the canal. At present, the canal on the edge of Münster that connects the Ems and Lippe rivers has only been dug a small part. The 73,000 prisoners of war passed by, just in time to take over the excavation of the canal.

Of course, it's not just the excavation of canals. These prisoners of war could also participate in road construction to facilitate traffic in the Marin-controlled area. For ancient Europe, the easiest place for rulers to control was naturally the area reached by the Roman Avenue. Such areas are often easier to control because the imperial forces can easily reach them. In those areas with inconvenient transportation, the influence of the ruler is often weakened. Not to mention the 16th century, even in the 21st century, the official requirements may not be fully implemented in those valleys with inconvenient transportation.

Therefore, for Marin, if he wants to completely control the huge site, the construction of roads is essential. It is rare that there are 73,000 free laborers now. Although the food consumption is large, it is unbearable that they do not need wages. Marin can take this opportunity to build more roads and dig more irrigation canals.

Coincidentally, the northern area of ​​Münster, the area under Marin's control, is now lacking roads and irrigation canals. These laborers can completely build roads and open ditches in the past, develop these areas, and allow Marin's influence and dominance to arrive smoothly.

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After dismissing the prisoners of war, Marin now had 30,000 main force and 500 scout cavalry left in his hands. In addition, there are 10,000 people who came from the mainland and 15,000 people who were rescued from the Principality of Schleswig.

However, such a lineup is enough to bully Denmark.

Moreover, among these civilians, the strong people from the mainland have actually received military training. Although it does not meet the standard of a soldier, it is barely considered a militia.

Therefore, Marin distributed 10,000 of the captured spears to the 10,000 strong people from the mainland, and let them serve as squires.

These entourages composed of strong people, because they have received military training for a long time, walked in line without any ambiguity. Turning left and right is also very skilled. Just from the outside, some people believe that they are regular soldiers. As long as they don't really fight, no one can see that they are militiamen...

As for the logistics and transportation, Marin was completely handed over to the 15,000 people sent by the Principality of Schleswig. Although they have no combat experience, they have only received a few days of queue training. However, after all, he is a strong citizen, and he is best at transporting...

In this way, although Marin's army had gone with 5,000 main force, it looked like a 40,000-strong army due to the addition of 10,000 strong soldiers, which was very intimidating. Of course, those entourages composed of strong people did not have the simple armor made of "mahjong mats". Because, Marin was prepared for them in advance. Therefore, they just put on a simple black cross vest on a white background, even if they acted as squires. And these black cross vests on a white background are also the props used by the strong men in the Principality of Schleswig to pretend to be the main reinforcements, and they do not need to be made separately...

The road to the north was very smooth, because both the Principality of Holstein and the Principality of Schleswig belonged to their own territory.

After successfully arriving in Schleswig, Mikel's palace minister who stayed behind told Marin that the Danish Crown Prince Christian was still staying in the Ward Castle near Esbjerg to recuperate...

At this time, Esbjerg was not an important port city in later generations, but a small fishing village. On the other hand, Ward, north of it, is a fortified castle.

After General Maxime sent someone to take the poisoned Prince Christian on board at the port west of Ribe City, because the prince was extremely weak, he could not take the boat for a long time. So the boat docked at the small fishing village of Esbjerg a little to the north.

After General Maxime fled to the fishing village of Esbjerg with more than 2,000 remnants, he continued north with Prince Christian, who was seriously ill, and arrived at the Ward Castle. At this time, the weak Prince Christian couldn't stand the toss any longer, so he had to stay in Ward Castle to recuperate. And General Maximi had no choice but to take more than 2,000 remnants of soldiers to guard here, waiting for Prince Christian to recover from his illness.

It is a pity that Prince Christian is the first strange poison of Europa - Cantrella. Although most of the toxins were vomited out after being drunk, some of the toxins still penetrated deep into the bone marrow and were difficult to remove. So, Prince Christian cannot move at all. Otherwise, you will die on the way.

In addition, General Maxim's cavalry reported that the enemy's army had already entered the battle south to Lübeck, so General Maxim simply stopped and waited for the prince to feel better before leaving.

As a confidant of Prince Christian, General Maxime is very clear - Saxony and Brandenburg, this time gathered 50,000 troops, including the powerful 20,000 Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, General Maxim believes that the more than 10,000 enemy troops are sending vegetables even if they go south. Therefore, he did not worry about the enemy coming again. He even expected the Bursa coalition to go north and join them...

Unfortunately, Maxim was wrong. He did wait for tens of thousands of troops, but not from the Bursa coalition, but from Marin...

Besieged by a large army of 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the small Ward Castle, Maxim was immediately stunned...

The bombardment of a dozen 18-pound short-barreled Karen guns quickly slammed a hole in the gates of Ward Castle. Then the demolition team stepped forward and successfully blew the gate. Then, of the more than 2,000 remaining soldiers in the castle, most of them surrendered obediently, except for a few who resisted stubbornly... After all, these soldiers are only recruits who have been in the army for less than a year, not the perverts possessed by the god of war. More than 2,000 people are It is impossible to beat Marin's thirty or forty thousand people. In the face of tens of thousands of enemy troops, surrender is the most correct way to save lives...

Surrounded by bodyguards, Marin came to the luxurious suite where Prince Christian was recuperating, and saw Prince Christian who was described as withered...

You know, Prince Christian is only 23 years old, which is an invincible age of youth. Unfortunately, under the poison of "Cantrera", Prince Christian is already bald. Moreover, his face was haggard and his mouth was toothless, as if he was a dying old man on the verge of death...

Seeing Marin come in with a large group of armored guards, Prince Christian knew something was wrong. It's a pity that he is weak now, and it is difficult to turn over, so he is too lazy to make any expressions...

Marin looked at the unfortunate Prince Christian with a sigh of relief and a little guilt...

Previously, he sent people to poison Prince Christian, mainly to prevent him from marrying Catherine of Aragon, resulting in an alliance between Denmark and Spain.

But, now that Catherine is dead, there is no need for Prince Christian to die...

Looking at Prince Christian, who was about to die, Marin saluted and said:

"His Royal Highness, Marin von Hoffmann greets you!"

After a pause, Marin added:

"Also, Your Highness, you are captured!"

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