The Rise of the European Emperor

When the iconic three-cross golden eagle and red flag of the Marin army and the army of the black cross vest on a white background once again appeared under the city of Copenhagen, the city of Copenhagen was in chaos.

Several ministers rushed to the Danish King Hans in a panic and said incoherently:

"Your Majesty, the devil is here again!"

"Which devil?"

"Marin Hoffman!"

"Bang——" The goblet from which King Hans of Denmark was drinking suddenly fell to the ground and shattered. And His Majesty Hans himself was stunned...

Then, the entire palace was in chaos. The king was frightened there, and the others were no better. Especially Francis, the youngest son of His Majesty. He remembered the tragic experience of being stabbed with a needle by a very "mother-in-law" the previous year, and thinking that he might be hurt again, he suddenly fainted from crying...

And the Danish troops on the top of the city were also a little nervous. After all, it was the enemy army that had broken through Copenhagen. Moreover, the opponent has an army of 30,000 to 40,000 people. At this time, there were more than 10,000 people in Copenhagen, but because they were facing the enemy who had defeated Denmark, it was inevitable that they lacked confidence.

In fact, if more than 10,000 Danish troops united to resist desperately, they might be able to hold Copenhagen. After all, Marin's army, plus the 10,000 militiamen, was only 40,000, which was only three times the size of the army in the city. According to the principle of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" - "ten to surround, five to attack." Marin only had more than three times the strength of the enemy's army, and could not even reach the "Five Attacks".

However, in the era of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", the siege equipment was backward. After the emergence of gunpowder and artillery in later generations, there were no such high requirements. Generally, in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the era in which Marin lived, three times as many as the enemy, it is safe to attack the city.

Of course, that is when the average combat effectiveness of the two armies is about the same. Marin's army was obviously more powerful than the Danish army, so it didn't have to be three times as strong as the enemy, or twice as many, to be able to take Copenhagen.

However, that is the case of a strong attack. Marin has never liked to attack, because, in that case, even if Copenhagen is captured, there will be thousands of casualties, which is unacceptable to Marin. Therefore, Marin is more inclined to skill siege.

However, since the last time in Denmark, the four city gates have used heavy iron gates. Although it was taken away by Marin after the defeat, four iron gates were later built out. After all, Denmark is an old empire with money.

In the last defeat, although Marin stole Copenhagen's money on the surface, in fact, the Danes' family is still very rich. In some underground secret treasury,

There is still a lot of money. After all, when Denmark dominated the North Sea in Europe, it saved a lot of money.

Therefore, although the iron gate was removed, the Danes quietly created the iron gate for safety...

When Marin's army arrived, facing several steel gates, the artillery was helpless. After all, the iron ball and the cannonball smashing the steel gate are still a little less interesting...

However, according to the news from allies Lübeck and Hamburg - Copenhagen may be short of food...

It is not that there is no food in Copenhagen now, but that the food reserves in Copenhagen are insufficient and cannot be sustained for long.

why? Because, although Zealandia is 7,000 square kilometers in size, it is equivalent to two East Frisian counties. However, the terrain of Zealandia is rough and undulating, and only the southern part is relatively flat and fertile, and is cultivated for grain. In other areas, there is no food production at all, only animal husbandry.

Moreover, after the defeat of the last war, Denmark was deprived of all warships by Lübeck and Hamburg, and no sea power. After the start of the war, the sea area around Zealand was blocked by the warships of Lubeck and Hamburg, and it was impossible for food to be brought in.

The whole country of Denmark is desperate this time, hoping to unite Saxony and Brandenburg to achieve a decisive victory on land. Therefore, the Danes have not thought about stockpiling food in advance.

After all, in the eyes of the Danes, there is no reason why the 50,000-strong Bossa coalition force, plus 20,000 Danish troops, can’t beat Marin’s 20,000-30,000 troops and the thousands of mercenaries in Lübeck and Hamburg.

Therefore, the Danes just kept more than 10,000 original veterans in Copenhagen to avoid the enemy's surprise attack on Copenhagen, resulting in Denmark's "undefeated" situation.

Even when ships from Lübeck, Hamburg and Marin bombarded Copenhagen, the Danes did not worry. Because, the Danish ministers saw that the army on Sarthe Island was bluffing...

If the real army, it would have landed on the island of Zealand in an open and fair manner. After all, Denmark's navy was over, and there was nothing in the way of landing on Zealand. And the fake army that Marin sent on the island of Sarthe really frightened the Danes in the first few days. But the Danes became suspicious after the "army" on Sarthe was slow to initiate the landing. Then, conclude that it was just the bluff of the enemy.

After that, the Danes began to look forward to the Bursa coalition and Prince Christian's army of 20,000 to destroy Marin's army, retake the two principalities, and even hit Aurich...

It's just that because the surrounding waters were blocked, they didn't know it at all—Prince Christian had been defeated long ago, and he was almost poisoned to death. Although Gou survived, he was dying. If Marin hadn't helped him detoxify him, Prince Christian might really have died...

It is precisely because they believed too much in the strength of the Bursa coalition that this led to the fact that the Danes did not store enough food in Copenhagen at all.

When Marin's army came to Copenhagen for the second time, the Danish monarchs and ministers were all stunned - what's going on? Why did Marin's army come again? Is the powerful coalition also defeated?

The Danish monarch's suspicions were quickly confirmed because - Marin put Prince Christian back in town...

Copenhagen was now on the chopping block, and their allies Saxony and Brandenburg could no longer have an army. Therefore, Marin is not in a hurry to attack the city.

At this time, if there are more than 10,000 troops in Copenhagen, there are 40,000 or 50,000 people. Moreover, because there was not enough food prepared in advance, Marin estimated that it would be scary to last for two months.

So Marin decided - to lay siege to Copenhagen...

In order to spread a sense of despair in Copenhagen, Marin even put Prince Christian, who was gradually improving, back into the city.

Anyway, Copenhagen is not even a fly out now, and Marin is not worried about the prince running away.

Moreover, Prince Christian had heard about Marin's illustrious military exploits in Marin's barracks during this time. Of course, it's the glorious battle feats that have been beautified... For example, the parts of those sneak attacks are all depicted as crushing storms...

From Prince Christian's eyes, Marin saw fear. So, Marin decided to let Prince Christian go back to Copenhagen to spread fear and fight the opponent's determination to resist... 131157