The councils of the cities of Lübeck and Hamburg soon approved plans to use army mercenaries to attack Danish sailors' positions on both sides of the Copenhagen Bay. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After receiving the news, the combined fleet immediately passed the message to Marin. However, Marin did not immediately organize a sea crossing, but asked the combined fleet to clean up all the waters around Zealand first. Especially in the sea area from Jutland to Zealand, the sea surface has to be cleared, and there can not be a single Danish ship. If so, deduct them all......

In fact, this is a hint to the United Fleet to rob the Danish civilian ships......

The Kingdom of Denmark is not only a naval power, but also has a lot of civilian ships. What merchant ships and fishing boats, there are quite a few of them. Fishing boats are just that, those merchant ships are all competitors of the Hanseatic League.

After hearing Marin's arrangement, Lübeck and the fleet commander of Hamburg all understood. Then, the Combined Fleet left only half of the warships to monitor the Bay of Copenhagen, and the other ships, all of them, went around Zealand to "clean up the sea".

These warships, when they encountered merchant ships, immediately swarmed up and stopped each other. If it was discovered that the merchant ship belonged to Denmark, it was seized without saying a word. Then the sailors on board were temporarily reduced to coolies, and the merchant ship itself, directly confiscated.

In particular, the Combined Fleet blocked the Great Belt Strait to the west of Zealand, cutting off Sealand from other Danish islands. Fishing boats and ferries are not allowed to go to sea. Once discovered, either the vessel is detained or sunk.

However, it was found too inconvenient to transport the Allied Army from Obenroe to Zealand. Because, there is a gap between the island of Funen and some small islands, which greatly affects the safety of navigation. Marin then made a decision - the army continued north, capturing the port city of Vejle in the north, where it would board ships and cross east.

Vejle is a small city, but it is an important port. It is mainly an export and wholesale market for livestock from Jutland. The island of Zealand, the core of Denmark, is also more dependent on meat and fur from the Jutland Peninsula, which was imported from Vejle.

Previously, Marin sent cavalry to rob horses everywhere, and also robbed an important horse farm belonging to the Danish royal family outside the city of Vejle, stealing 1,800 horses. Among them, there are more than 800 good horses that have been trained to be war horses. According to the captive horse rancher, 500 of the horses trained in the horse farm had been sent to the city of Vejle, waiting for the Danish royal family to send ships to the island of Zealand to supply the Danish army.

However, because of the war, the Danish fleet was relegated to the Copenhagen Bay, unable to transport horses. In other words, the 500 horses are still stranded in the city of Vejle.

Not only that, but there are many, many cattle and sheep in the city of Vejle. Most of these cattle and sheep were to be shipped to Zealand to become beef and mutton on the tables of Copenhagen's nobles and commoners. It's just that, because of the war, transportation is also suspended at the moment.

It just so happened that there were too many obstacles to Obenro's journey to Sealand. So, Marin simply ordered - to capture Vejle first. Not only can you get a port facing Zealand, but you can also intercept the horses, cattle and sheep in the city, and make a fortune.

Marin then regrouped his army and continued northward......

At this time, the main body of the army was still 30,000 people, but the auxiliary soldiers were all replaced. The main force of 20,000 and the 10,000 baggage troops led by Marin have been divided into 5,000 men and are stationed in several cities of the Duchy of Schleswig.

Unlike those of Hamburg and Lübeck, these baggage units had undergone several months of military training and were barely recruits. It may be a bit of a problem to have them fight against the opposing team's warriors, but it is not a big problem to garrison the defeated city. After all, the rural nobility around the city was cleaned up by the army.

On the Lübeck and Hamburg sides, the soldiers and horses stationed in several cities of the Duchy of Holstein were later transferred from the mainland, and the original army of 10,000 was not divided. Therefore, up to now, the 30,000 troops of the main body of the coalition army have not changed much.

As for Marin's side, after dividing 5,000 baggage troops, 5,000 Germans were temporarily recruited from the southern region of the Duchy of Schleswig to serve as civilian men and help the army transport baggage...... and stolen goods......

An army of 30,000 is an unstoppable torrent that crushes all obstacles. Halfway through, the small town north of Obernro, Hazesleu, was too vulnerable. Under the bombardment of more than a dozen heavy guns, in less than an hour, a hole was broken in the city gate. The demolition team, armed with powder kegs, easily blew open the city gates. At this time, behind the city gate, the defenders of Hazesleu were still piling up masonry and wood behind the gate...... As soon as the demolition team exploded, some defenders were buried directly under the masonry......

There are only 200 defenders in the city, how can they be opponents? As soon as the army entered the city, they immediately surrendered, and the entire siege process did not take more than half a day......

After looting the official treasury and the reserves in the granary, Marin left directly with the army, leaving no defenders here. Because, this small town was not his goal in the first place.

The army continued north, reached Vejle, and surrounded the city......

When the coalition forces arrived in Vejle, there were many pens for cattle on the edge of the port outside Vejle......

As a port of export for livestock, it is obviously impossible for livestock to be kept in the city. After all, livestock poop and smell bad. As a result, the livestock were mostly kept in temporary enclosures near the wharves outside the city, waiting for merchant ships to come and take them away.

When the coalition forces seized the port, the fence on the dock was full of horses, cattle and sheep. However, the 500 horses mentioned in the intelligence were released into the city because they were valuable supplies. Most of the livestock on the docks are cattle and sheep, and there are also some horses, but they are not too valuable.

After capturing thousands of cattle and tens of thousands of sheep on the dock, Ma Lin immediately arranged for people to kill some of the cattle and sheep and give the soldiers a meal.

After eating and drinking, the army began to attack the city early the next morning......

Although Vejle is a livestock export port, the city itself is not too important. Therefore, the gate is not too thick, but it is much stronger than the gate of Hazesleu. After the bombardment for most of the day, a hole was smashed out of the city gate. Then, the demolition team buried thousands of powder kegs......

After a loud bang, Vejle's eastern gate was breached......

When the army entered the city, the defenders were divided into two factions......

It turned out that there was a team of guards directly under the Danish royal court in the city, about 100 people. They came this time to help the royal family go to the royal family's horse farm outside the city of Vejle to select war horses. This time, they selected 500 war horses and planned to bring them back to Copenhagen as special war horses for the royal guard. Unfortunately, before they could return to Zealand, they were invaded by the Combined Fleet, and the Danish navy was recoiled, and they naturally did not dare to return on ordinary merchant ships, so they were temporarily stranded in the city of Vejle.

There were originally only 400 garrisons in the city of Vejle, but when facing the 30,000 troops of the coalition army, these local garrisons were frightened and green, where did they dare to resist? As soon as the gates were breached, most of the local defenders chose to surrender. Only the 100 Danish royal guards, in their loyalty to the royal family, chose to resist. They retreated into a castle and continued to resist the coalition forces.

Marin sent people to launch a total attack on the castle, but he didn't expect that these royal guards were so strong in martial arts that they caused seventy or eighty casualties to the army. Seeing that he could not take it for a long time, Marin was furious, withdrew all his troops, and after blowing up the castle gate, threw a lot of firewood and grass into it, and then lit a fire......

All of a sudden, the castle was filled with smoke. No matter how good the martial arts of these royal guards are, they are also smoked to tears. In the end, the remaining 80 royal guards, after being smoked to the point of losing their combat effectiveness, had no choice but to surrender. After the surrender, Peterson, the captain of the Royal Guard, probably feeling that he had no shame in the face of the Danish king, chose a suicidal attack and was beaten into a sieve by the musketeers (suicide is forbidden in Catholicism, and he can only kill himself in this way).

For such loyal subordinates, although they are enemies, Marin also admires them very much. As a result, Marin personally held a funeral for Captain Peterson's guard, and trumpeted this model of loyalty and patriotism to the soldiers. Of course, those who are alive are not so lucky. They were all chained and put in prison...... And, before they went to prison, they were all openly despised......

Marin did this in order to inspire his subordinates' loyalty and patriotism. He exalted the dead man Peterson, hoping to set an example and let his soldiers learn more. As for the public contempt for the captured royal guards, it was also for the sake of his subordinates - see, the surrender of the mutineers did not end well......