Shortly after seeing Jim set off on the bridge across the river southwest of Lübeck, Marin immediately turned around and ordered:

"Go to someone, help me deliver a letter of war to the Bossa coalition camp!"

At this time, the last of the Bossa coalition forces had just been dismantled and crossed the river west from the south of the city. In fact, in order to wait for Marin's army to chase them out of the city, the Bossa coalition army waited for a week before the camp was demolished. Moreover, the forward troops that were the first to dismantle the camp to the west were still far from Hamburg at this time.

Because, Frederick III's original intention was not to attack Hamburg, but to wait for Marin's army to go out of the city for a decisive battle. So, seeing that the big army is gone, it hasn't gone far......

In the makeshift camp between Lübeck and Hamburg, Joakim I took a sip of wine, and then said depressedly:

"That kid couldn't help but chase him out, I'm really disappointed!"

Frederick III shook his head and said with regret:

It seems that the other party may see that this is a trap. So, he probably planned to give up Hamburg and protect Lübeck......"

"That's nothing, we'll make a lot of money if we hit the burger. After all, Hamburg's wealth is second only to Lübeck's. Moreover, after taking the hamburger, rob those Hanseatic merchants, and no one will avenge them. ”

"That's right! I guess that if I loot the hamburgers, I will be able to grab millions of Gulden gold coins, which will not only offset the cost of this military trip, but also make a lot of money! ”

"Haha, that's so enjoyable!" Joakim I laughed.

"By the way, Joakim, you have to pay attention when you siege the city. Let the Swiss contribute more in the early stage and consume the strength of Hamburg. In the later stage, the city is about to be broken, so replace our people! ”

"Huh? Why is that? "Joakim I was a little puzzled.

"Stupid? In the later stage, our people were in front, and when the city was broken, did our army enter the city first? ”

"Huh? yes, but so what? ”

"So what? If our army enters the city first, we can rush to the rich districts and vaults of Hamburg in advance and take most of the property into our own hands. If the Swiss mercenaries had rushed in first, wouldn't the vaults and the rich quarters have been robbed by them first? They are not our people, but they rob us of our property and give us half at most, what is this? Hamburg's most valuable vaults and wealthy districts must be robbed by our people. The Swiss put it in the back and went into the city, so they had to go to the civilian area to rob it......"

After thinking about it, Choakim I looked at Frederick III with admiration and said:

"Lord Frederick, you are so tall!" After speaking, he also extended his thumb.

……

Just as the two were discussing how to divide the wealth of Hamburg, suddenly the herald arrived:

"Two honorable Electors, there is an emissary from East Friesland outside the barracks, it is said that he has come to issue a war letter!"

"What?" Frederick III and Joakim I asked in surprise at the same time.

But then, Frederick III laughed:

"That's not bad, Marin's kid finally couldn't help but jump out. As long as we destroy those 20,000 troops, the Quadripartite Alliance, there will be no force that can stop us! When the time comes, Lübeck and Hamburg will still be ours! ”

"Yes, yes, we split it equally...... Well...... Divide it again to the Swiss ......"

Soon, Marin's messenger arrived at the Great Horde. Before entering the tent, the messenger was groped all over his body, and even his boots were taken off to prevent him from entering with a dagger to assassinate the two Electors.

"Duke Schleswig, Earl of East Friesland, Lord Marin, Grand Lord of Münster and Osnabrück, I have commanded me to greet the two noble Electors!" Willy, one of Marin's bodyguards, bowed to Frederick III and Joakim I.

Although it was a hostile relationship, the electoral status of Frederick III and Joakim I was indeed more noble than Marin. Therefore, Marin's messenger Willy came to say hello first.

"Hmmm......" Frederick III snorted expressionlessly, and then asked in a flat tone:

"What is the matter with your envoy? Hurry up and say, we're in a hurry to attack Hamburg......"

Looking at Frederick III in a pretentious manner, Joakim I quietly gave a thumbs up......

"Ah......" Willy pretended to be anxious according to Marin's prior explanation, and said:

"Your Excellency the Elector, that's the case, my lord feels that it is not a way for the two sides to go on like this, after all, the cost of tens of thousands of troops is too great. Therefore, the merciful Lord Marin has decided to fight a decisive battle with your army in the field now, and to decide the victory as soon as possible in the honor of a knight......"

"Huh—in the honor of a knight? I remember, the Duke of your house...... Oh no, he was still an East Friesian Earl after this battle...... Well, your earl, I remember, he is the best at sneak attacks, right? You say he's a knight, are you here to be funny? Frederick III scoffed mercilessly. On the side, Joakim I laughed heartily, as if he had heard some funny joke.

Willie didn't know what to say for a while, looking like a rookie. Finally, he respectfully put the parchment declaration of war in his hand on the ground, and said:

"Believe it or not, this time our lordship is indeed a battle to the death with your army. The location is on the plain on the other side of the Travo River, west of Lübeck. As for the time, it's at 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow......"

"You're going out of the city for a decisive battle? Still west of the Travo River? Frederick III asked in surprise.

"Of course, on the plains on the west bank of the Travo River, west of Lübeck!"

"Didn't lie to me?" Frederick III still didn't quite believe in this good thing. It would have been difficult if Marin's 20,000-strong army had crossed the Travo River and had returned to Lübeck on the east bank. After all, that's 20,000 troops, and even if they retreat, under the attack of 50,000 Bosa coalition troops, it would be considered God forbid to be able to withdraw a small half. And Marin's 20,000 men are unlikely to be the match for the 50,000 Bossa coalition forces...... Is the other party here to send him to death?

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency the two Electors, who has sworn by our Duke with his hand on the Bible, who will not come is a grandson!" Willie inadvertently imitated Marin's usual tone of speech.

"Okay, we'll be there in time!"

As if remembering something, Willie reminded:

"Your Excellency the two Electors, my duke said, today and the day after tomorrow, you don't go to the battlefield. If we find that your army has arrived on the battlefield when we cross the river, we will stop crossing the river and go back to Lübeck! "This is obviously the fear of a sneak attack by the Bossa coalition army when the army crosses the river......

"Che—do you think everyone likes to do such unwanted things like your conspiracy master? We're true aristocrats, and we'll never do anything like that! Frederick III said disdainfully.

In fact, he also wanted to sneak up on Marin's army while it was crossing the river. However, for fear of scaring Marin's men back, he really did not plan to sneak attack while the enemy was halfway through. Because, the purpose of this decisive battle, on the part of the Bossa coalition, is mainly to destroy the living forces of the Quadripartite Alliance, not just to win. As long as Marin's 20,000-strong army was defeated on the west bank of the Travo River, Lübeck and Hamburg would be virtually defenseless in the eyes of the combined forces of Bosa. It would not be worth it if it was really half-crossed and scared back half of the East Frisian army. Because, if these elite troops are in the city of Lübeck, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it will be really troublesome. If all of them come to the plains on the west bank of the Travo River, it will really be beneficial to the Bossa coalition army...... At least, on the surface, it is......