In the royal palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, there was a gloomy cloud. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info At this time, the Kingdom of Denmark has reached the moment of life and death......

"Ladies and gentlemen, what can you do? The Kalmar Alliance is in danger, what do you have to teach me? "Hans, the once invincible king of Denmark, is now in a state of flux and has no master.

"Hmph, Thomason, I blame you for indulging Your Majesty to provoke the East Friesian Lamber. Now, someone's revenge is coming! "War Secretary Simonsen and Navy Secretary Thomas have always been at odds. So, with a mouth, Simonson put the pot on Tomason's head......

Where would Thomas be happy? At the beginning, wasn't it a unanimous decision to send a fleet to scare East Friesland and blackmail......

"If your army weren't too bad, we'd have lost the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig?" Thomas couldn't help but retort.

"The Army sucks? My army is all in Sweden, how did I know that Marin thief would join forces with Lübeck and Hamburg to attack us? I would have liked to withdraw the main forces, but now the Swedes are sticking to us like glue and will not let us withdraw! ”

Seeing that the two ministers were about to quarrel, King Hans immediately came to the rescue:

"Don't quarrel, two Aiqing, let's think of a way! We can't get out of the army now, and we still have less than half of the navy strength left. What do you think we should do now? ”

"Your Majesty, I think that the enemy's next step will definitely be to unite the warships of the three families to destroy our remaining 80 warships. Therefore, the minister thought that the remaining 80 warships should be retreated into Copenhagen Bay, and the army's artillery and projection vehicles should protect them. Admiral Thomas thought for a moment and said.

Now Denmark only has 80 warships left, and the other side has a total of 200 warships, if you fight hard, it will definitely not be an opponent, it is better to hide in Copenhagen Bay and protect it. If these 80 warships are also finished, Denmark will immediately become a weak country at sea. Moreover, the Bay of Copenhagen is peculiar, a long bay that resembles a wide canal that cuts through Sealand. The ships retreated into the Copenhagen Bay, as if they were hiding in a canal. Then, it was possible to make full use of catapults and a small number of artillery on both sides of the strait to protect the warships in the bay.

"What about on land? I can't just watch the enemy take over my land, can I? King Hans said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, the minister also wants to resist the enemy army. However, the enemy army was 30,000 strong. Even if all the Swedish infantry on the battlefield were removed, it would only be 15,000 men. Fighting face-to-face is not the opponent of the other side. That Marin, but with an army of 10,000, he defeated the army of 26,000 in the Duchy of Saxony. What's more, now the Swedes are dragging us to the death. Simonson looked depressed.

"Isn't there any other way?" King Hans asked, looking dejected. If he was given a chance to do it all over again, he would never choose to offend Marin. For the benefit of 100,000 gold coins, Denmark was put in a dangerous situation.

"Your Majesty, the minister has some ......ideas," Foreign Secretary Erickson stood up.

"Aiqing, talk quickly!" King Hans was now at the end of his rope, but he did not want to let go of any possibility.

"Your Majesty, we can ask for help from other countries!"

"Help? But who has the power to save us now? King Hans said dejectedly.

"France, Your Majesty, France is the number one power in Europe! The minister was willing to make a trip to France and beg the French king to send troops to support Denmark. ”

"But, Aiqing, what reason does France have to come to the rescue of Denmark?" King Hans asked, puzzled. There is no love without a reason in this world, and there is no hate without a reason. If you want someone to save you, you have to have an excuse to make the other person tempted.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the French once had a grudge against that Marin. The previous king had been defeated by Marin. Although, the current king and Marin have no big grudges. However, I definitely don't want to see Marin's thief better. ”

"You mean, taking advantage of the feud between France and the East Friesian Lambert?" King Hans seemed to understand something.

"Yes, to take advantage of their vendettas. But that's not enough. We need to pay something else. For example, they need to pay for their troops. ”

"There is no problem with this, as long as they are willing to send troops, I will smash the pot and sell iron, and I must be satisfied."

"Besides, the minister remembers that His Majesty once allied with the Grand Duchy of Moscow and fought against Sweden together......" Erikson suddenly mentioned something.

"Yes, how did I forget about them...... "King Hans suddenly realized.

In 1493, King Hans allied himself with the Grand Duchy of Moscow and invited the Grand Duchy of Moscow to attack Sweden from the direction of Finland to distract Sweden. Finally, in 1497, King Hans conquered Sweden, which had always been unconvinced by him. Now, of course, Sweden is in rebellion again......

"Yes, I have also heard that the Grand Duchy of Moscow has many soldiers and horses. When they fought the Golden Horde, they sent an army of 200,000! War Secretary Simonson also patted his head and said.

Indeed, when Aheima Khan led a large army to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Ivan III mobilized 200,000 troops from all over the country to confront the army of Aheima Khan across the Ugra River.

Of course, most of the 200,000 troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were forcibly recruited farmers, and the real elite was only 10,000 or 20,000. In the face of tens of thousands of Mongol cavalry of the Golden Horde, the 200,000 troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow did not dare to move. In the end, it was Ahi Ma Khan who was frightened and retreated. Otherwise, the Grand Duchy of Moscow would be a kingdom.

But outsiders don't know, plus Ivan III's own boasting, makes people think how powerful the Grand Duchy of Moscow is. So, the Danes chose to form an alliance with it and successfully conquered Sweden.

Now, King Hans remembered that it seemed that he could use the army of the Muscovites to contain the Swedish army. In this way, part of the Danish army could be withdrawn......

So, after sending Foreign Secretary Eriksen to France to ask for help, King Hans of Denmark also sent Janssen, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Moscow to ask Moscow to send troops to the east of Finland to help contain the Swedish rebels. In return, King Hans allowed the Muscovites' army to plunder the Finnish regions......

When King Hans had arranged the diplomatic arrangements, Chancellor of the Exchequer Dawerson stood up:

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten someone?"

"Who?"

"Your brother-in-law, Elector Frederick III!"

"He...... This kid didn't want to make any effort to help......" King Hans was a little upset. As his brother-in-law, when he was in trouble, his brother-in-law only made a statement that didn't hurt or itch, what is the difference between not helping and not helping?

"Your Majesty, the minister guesses, it is probably the defeat of the Duke of Saxony's army last time that made the Elector jealous......" Daurson said confidently.

"In that case, what do you expect him to do?" King Hans said angrily.

"Your Majesty, as the Elector, Lord Frederick III is still very useful. For example, he can help us recruit mercenaries. ”

"What do you mean?" King Hans seemed to have something in mind.

"Your Majesty, let's levy an additional batch of war taxes. If you don't levy it at this time, you may not have a chance in the future. As long as we have money, we can not only afford the cost of reinforcements from the French, but also ask Lord Frederick III to recruit 10,000 or 20,000 mercenaries in the German region to participate in the defense, so that the enemy will not easily ravage our land! Dawson said sincerely.

Speaking of which, Denmark's fiscal situation has always been good. It's just that in order to suppress the Swedish revolt, it cost a lot, and now there is not much left.

However, Daurson's suggestion of an additional batch of war taxes is a good idea. In this era in Europe, there were no ordinary regular taxes, only commercial taxes and customs duties were regular taxes. And those nobles and merchants do not have to pay taxes in normal times.

But there is a special circumstance, that is, in the event of war, the king can convene a parliament and ask for the authorization of the parliament to levy a war tax to meet the needs of the war.

Normally, it would be difficult to get the parliament to agree to a tax increase, and King Hans did not expect this for a while. But now it's different, and if you don't think about it, Denmark may be a kingdom. In this regard, Jonathan, the speaker of the parliament who attended the meeting, nodded solemnly and responded:

"Your Majesty, the ministers will do their best to get this resolution passed by the Parliament!"

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In this way, after discussion, the Danish monarch decided on three major strategies: asking for help, raising taxes, and hiring new mercenaries to deal with the desperate situation facing Denmark......