After half a month of clean-up, all the merchant ships in the sea area from Vejle to Zealand Island were robbed by the combined fleet, and the fishing boats were too frightened to go to sea. www.biquge.info In this case, the time is ripe for landing......

According to the reconnaissance of the fleet, it was found that in the direction of Vejle, there is a small coastal town called Fort Kelon, which is also an important port in the northwest of Zealand. So close, so convenient, the coalition forces naturally chose to put the landing site here.

To this end, the coalition forces dispatched 120 ships to transport large forces. Of the 120 ships, 30 were clearly merchant ships stolen from the Danes.

Escorted by 50 ships, another 40 ships and 30 Danish merchant ships began to transport. Because a lot of people, horses and artillery need to be transported, the pressure of transportation is still quite high.

Moreover, in order to secure the supply line, Marin also specially left 2,000 East Frisian regular troops to protect the city of Vejle from being snatched by the remnants of the Danish army on Jutland after the departure of the army.

Because it was useless in siege warfare, 1,000 of the 2,000 troops guarding Vejle were the lancers recruited from the Teutonic state.

With 2,000 troops in Jutland, the remnants of the Jutland Peninsula will definitely not be able to defeat Vejle. Even if they wanted to cut off the supply lines of the coalition forces, they had to ask the 1,000 skilled lancers if they were happy.

Another 27,000 troops landed in batches by ship from the port of Fort Kailong......

Speaking of which, the defenders of Fort Chellon were also aggrieved, because there were only 200 defenders in the city, and although they saw a large number of enemy troops landing, they could only watch and did not dare to go out of the city to attack. Because, the disparity in strength is too great......

The first batch of coalition troops to land was 1,000 soldiers, including some cavalry. All the soldiers of Fort Kailong were killed, and they could not defeat the first batch of soldiers who landed. Even, the messengers sent out by Fort Chellon to ask for help were intercepted and killed by the first batch of cavalry to land.

In desperation, the defenders of Fort Chiron could only watch as the coalition forces leisurely landed, lined up, and distributed supplies at Fort Chryon.

By the time Marin landed with the artillery unit, the good days of Fort Chiron were over......

Fort Chellon is, after all, an important foothold, an important link in the supply line. So, after the heavy artillery was pulled up, Marin commanded the army to bombard the city gates......

Moreover, because of its proximity to the sea, this time Marin removed 10 long-barreled heavy guns directly from the East Frisian warships that came to escort the convoy, and the muzzle velocity of the shells was greater and more powerful......

Under the combined bombardment of a dozen short-barreled heavy guns and ten long-barreled heavy guns, the gates of Fort Kailong were quickly blown down. Yes, it collapsed, and it didn't even use the demolition team to go out.

The army swarmed up and quickly subdued the defenders of the city, who had long been frightened......

Next, Marin ordered the army to be trimmed. At the same time, he sent two hundred scouts, one man and two horses, to attack in all directions, specifically to intercept any locals who rode in the direction of Copenhagen.

Despite their deliberate efforts, until the next day, the locals were unable to send information to Copenhagen.

At this time, the Danish monarch is completely replacing the big iron gate of Copenhagen......

Through the joint efforts of the blacksmiths of Copenhagen, the Danes created a thick and heavy cast-iron gate. It's just that this kind of city gate is very difficult to move. Generally speaking, molds are carved near the city gates and then cast on site. After that, a large number of men were dispatched to erect the cast-iron city gate and install it in the city gate hole.

Copenhagen's craftsmen were also clever enough to transport and install the multi-ton cast-iron gates through the gates using the lever principle and moving pulleys.

After that, the Danes carried out several tests, first bombarding them with artillery given by the French, and then burying powder kegs to blow them up. As a result, the cast-iron city gate did not move at all, but the masonry on the city wall was damaged a lot.

After the test was successful, King Hans of Denmark ordered the other gates to be replaced with all-cast iron gates, so as to prevent them from being destroyed by the enemy in the event of a possible siege by the enemy.

As for the city walls, the Danish monarchs were not worried. Because, Copenhagen is the first fortress in Northern Europe, although it is right by the sea, but it has never been conquered. Even though the Hanseatic League defeated the Danish fleet, it failed to capture Copenhagen. Otherwise, Denmark would have been finished long ago.

Along the way, Marin's army went very well. Following the Roman road built by the Danes themselves, the army passed unimpeded. In fact, this was because Hans, the king of Denmark, was afraid that the combined fleet would take the opportunity to attack Copenhagen, so he transferred all the knights and veterans who had combat effectiveness on Zealand Island to Copenhagen to assist in the defense. Therefore, halfway through, Marin's army did not encounter any resistance.

Earlier, at the beginning of the war, Copenhagen had only 2,500 defenders. But after the dispatch of the Danish king Hans, there are now 7,000 defenders and 8,000 conscripts in Copenhagen. Most of the armed forces on the entire island of Zealand have been brought together in the city of Copenhagen. Therefore, Marin's army of more than 27,000 men did not encounter any decent resistance at all when they were marching.

Even, in a relaxed mood, Marin also detached his troops and went to various towns and estates on Zealand to loot food and property. Sealand Island is Danish anyway, and the people are not distressed when they are robbed of Marin, and they can also hit the opponent's economy, why not?

Previously, during the attack on the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin strictly forbade his subordinates to rob the people, because they would rule these regions in the future and could not offend the local people to death. But the core island of Zealand, Denmark, whether it is Marin, Lübeck or Hamburg, has no intention of winning over the hearts and minds of the locals. Because, they are destined to be difficult to do. After all, it's the heart of Denmark. Therefore, since it is the core area of the enemy, why should it be any longer restrained in military discipline and protect the local people who are destined to be at odds with the enemy?

For the robbery, Lübeck and the mercenaries hired by Hamburg were the most enthusiastic, and even took the initiative to ask for war. Since they were willing to pull hatred, Marin didn't stop it. However, they are required to carry the flag of their headquarters when they rob. Moreover, priority must be given to robbing the burghers who have status and wealth, as well as wealthy families such as merchants and aristocrats......

And when Marin sent his men out to rob, they also took off their black cross and white vests and took down the East Friesian flag. When it comes to the real hands-on, the flags of Lübeck and Hamburg are often flowned......

Obviously, Marin is planting blame and diverting hatred......

Although it is said that the Quad Alliance and Denmark have completely torn their faces, the two sides are already incompatible. In the future, Denmark will certainly regard any country of the Quadruple Alliance as a mortal enemy.

However, even mortal enemies have priorities. In addition, public opinion is also very important. Ancient Europe was different from ancient China, in ancient China, the common people had no qualifications to discuss the affairs of the imperial court, and it was easy to be killed if they "discussed the government in vain". But in ancient Europe, the burgher class (except for the serf class) intervened in the discussion of the court and ridiculed the king.

The burghers are a very special group, they have the right to elect local councillors, they have political influence, and they are very bold. In 1480, when the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Golden Horde fought a decisive battle, Ivan III quietly fled back to Moscow, but was driven back to the battlefield by the local parliamentarians and citizens of Moscow. This kind of thing was simply impossible in ancient China.

Therefore, in ancient Europe, the burgher class had a great influence on the governance phalanx of the imperial court. Marin asked the mercenaries of Lübeck and Hamburg to go out and rob the wealthy burghers under the banner of the two cities, and at the same time let his subordinates also pretend to be mercenaries of the two cities, obviously helping the two cities of Lübeck and Hamburg to pull hatred.

Even, when he arrived on Zealand Island, Marin directly relaxed military discipline. The mercenaries tried to drag the beautiful Danish girl into the woods, and Marin stopped sending law enforcement teams to take care of them. Of course, that was for those mercenaries in Lübeck and Hamburg. For the East Frisian soldiers wearing this black cross and white vest, Marin still strictly forbids this. At least, such a thing must not be done while wearing a black cross vest on a white background that is conspicuous as an East Frisian characteristic.

In addition, when those mercenaries were doing evil, Marin also specially asked them to carry the flags of the two cities. As a result, the Danish people on Zealand would hate the two Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg. The East Friesian Lamber, though also hated, was much less of a priority.

In the future, even if Denmark re-emerged, the citizens of Zealand would not hesitate to suggest revenge against Lübeck and Hamburg first when deciding which one to take revenge on. Because, they were hurt the most by the two cities. The collective will of all the burghers and nobles of Sealand, even the king, must be carefully considered......

Of course, the East Friesian Lambert was not pleasing either. However, at least in the second and third hatreds, there will be no priority retaliation by the Danes. In this way, Marin had enough time to react, mobilize his troops, and deal with the Danes......