In the last war, the Danish monarchs and ministers were already afraid, so in this joint operation, although Denmark was the cause of the war, it was the slowest to send troops. Because, Denmark has to wait and see......

When the 50,000-strong army of the Bossa coalition marched on Lübeck, the Danish army stood still. Because, they knew, the Duchy of Schleswig might send troops south for reinforcements. Moreover, 8,000 troops were sent south for reinforcements.

The Duchy of Schleswig has a total of only 10,000 troops, and if 8,000 people are sent south to reinforce it, then the Duchy of Schleswig will only have 2,000 people left. In the face of Denmark's 20,000 troops, there is no reason to be undefeated. But if Denmark had sent troops early, these 8,000 men might not have gone south. In the face of an army of 10,000 with the cover of the city walls, the 20,000 Danish army may not have an advantage. Therefore, the Danes endured not sending troops, and waited for the Duchy of Schleswig to divide troops to the south to support.

Moreover, the Danish monarch believed that it was normal for the Duchy of Schleswig to send 8,000 troops south for reinforcements. Why? Because Marin is in Lübeck. The army of the Duchy of Schleswig, to put it bluntly, was all under Marin. If Marin had been defeated or even captured at Lübeck, the Duchy of Schleswig would have been ceded to him. Therefore, it does not matter at all whether the Duchy of Schleswig can hold it or not. Most importantly, the outcome of the war on Lübeck's side.

Therefore, for Marin, it was the right choice to transfer most of the army of the Duchy of Schleswig to Lübeck. After all, 28,000 men are more powerful than 20,000 against 50,000 enemy troops.

And the Duchy of Schleswig, indeed, "gathered a large army to the south" according to the Danish envision, under the watchful eye of the Danish spies......

After receiving a reminder from Marin, Woolf. Esbrand soon quietly gathered 8,000 strong men in Marin's country manor and drove them into black cross vests on white backgrounds and simple spears.

Then, these 8,000 people were gathered at the edge of the regular army camp and began closed training. The main thing is to drill against each other, and to train simple queues such as left to right and walking in unison.

The old way to distinguish between left and right is still the same - compromise with one foot and wear shoes with the other. In this way, it is not easy to distinguish between left and right. After all, normal people can still tell which foot is wearing shoes and which is not. As long as you mark the left and right again, it's easy to do.

Moreover, the soldiers wore straw sandals that Marin had been promoting. After all, straw sandals are not only easy to use, but they are also very inexpensive. Unlike leather shoes, ordinary people simply can't afford to wear them.

Basically, the most important feature of the soldiers of the Marin army is that they all wear black cross vests on a white background and straw sandals on their feet, which looks very neat. Of course, officers do not wear straw sandals, they are well paid and wear leather boots.

Therefore, in Marin's army, the difference between soldiers and officers is obvious, and you can understand it by looking at the feet - those who wear leather shoes and leather boots are generally officers, and those who wear straw shoes are definitely soldiers.

After a few days of assault queue training, the eight thousand people came out and looked decent. When the 8,000 men walked outside the barracks with spears in their hands and in a neat pace, no one thought they were people's men, but regarded them as regular soldiers.

Of course, this is just an illusion. Because, these 8,000 people let them go in a queue. In the event of a war, it is estimated that it will collapse quickly. After all, they haven't had time for combat training yet......

Before the outbreak of the war, the Danes did send a few German merchants to the capital of the Duchy of Schleswig, to inquire about the news.

However, what they didn't know was that Marin was very strict with the household registration system under his rule, and the serfs could not leave the manor casually, so it was obvious to outsiders in the Duchy of Schleswig.

So, despite the name of a German merchant, Mikel and Woolf. Esbrand knew it all - they were Danish spies......

Of course, no one caught them. Because, Woolf. Esbrand had been ordered to put on a good show for the spies......

In this way, when the news of the great battle in Lübeck came, Woolf. Esbrand pretended to be panicked, and then sent troops to the base camp near the city of Schleswig. Then, 8,000 "regular troops" armed with spears, dressed in black cross-mounted vests on a white background, and straw sandals, marched in full order to assemble outside the south gate of the city of Schleswig, and swore an oath to go south to the Savior......

Under the watchful eyes of the citizens of the whole city of Schleswig and the Danish spies, Woolf. Esbrand gave an impassioned speech and vowed to defeat the formidable enemy of his master, Marin...... In the past, he had defeated more than 10,000 Danish people with 1,000 soldiers. So, he is qualified to brag about this bull......

After the bragging, under the gaze of everyone, Woolf. Esbrand himself put on the battle, mounted his war horse, and took the "eight thousand main army" with him, and went south to the Savior......

That night, the "German merchants" left Schleswig, rode their horses, and marched north, aiming at Jutland, Denmark.

They left the city in the afternoon, but instead of "returning south", they took their horses and rested temporarily in a rented dwelling outside the city. Apparently, there was one of their strongholds.

In the middle of the night, these "German merchants" sneakily left the courtyard, and by the glimmer of the stars and moon, they mounted their horses and headed north, to bring the news back to Denmark.

At the behest of Mikel, no one surrounded these people along the way, and even the officers and soldiers who set up cards deliberately did not send people to patrol, but played cards in the house on duty all night......

However, after the spies left, the courtyard where they had lived before was immediately raided by Mikel's faction. The owner of the courtyard was also arrested - this man was the Danish spy leader in Schleswig, and his house was also a Danish intelligence stronghold......

It's no wonder, after all, this was previously Danish territory, and it's normal for the Danes to leave some spies here. However, after tonight, the spies hiding in the Duchy of Schleswig will be purged in a wave......

Also on this night, Woolf. Esbrand, having walked 30 kilometers south with the "Eight Thousand Regular Army", immediately changed his clothes and horses and turned around, and then returned to the city of Schleswig in the middle of the night. And the one who led the "Eight Thousand Regular Army" was replaced by another guard of similar size to him, wearing his armor. However, the guard kept the mask on his helmet down while marching, and outsiders could not see anything unusual.

And this "suspicious army" will slow down after entering the Duchy of Holstein and simply stay there first. Wait until the start of the big war, and then look back......

The Danish spy watched Woolf. Esbrand went south with the "eight thousand main forces" to the Savior, so he hurriedly sent the information to Denmark.

Not to Copenhagen, of course, but to Prince Christian, the commander of the temporary battalion of 20,000 Danish troops on Jutland.

After receiving the information, Prince Christian finally put his mind at ease. In his opinion, 20,000 troops fight 2,000 enemy troops, no matter how strong the enemy army is, they will not be able to escape the fate of defeat. So, he ordered 20,000 Danish soldiers to start demolishing the camp and preparing to pull out the camp and go south......