At the same time that Prince Christian led an army of 20,000 men south from the northern part of Jutland, Woolf. Esbrand, with the real 8,000 main forces of the Duchy of Schleswig, hurried to the important town of Libe, in the northwest of the Duchy of Schleswig.

According to the latest information sent by the spies sent to Denmark by Marin, the army of 20,000 led by Prince Christian is in the northwestern remote area of Jutland in Denmark. Going south from the camp station, the first to bear the brunt was the city of Liebe.

Moreover, the city of Lieber was of great significance to the Danish Oldenburg dynasty. It was in the city of Riber that Christian I signed the famous Treaty of Riber in 1460, declaring that the Duchy of Schleswig and the Duchy of Holstein "will never be separated".

Therefore, for Denmark, the city of Riber is not only an important town in the north of the Duchy of Schleswig, but also a historical town with legal significance. Taking it means that the indivisibility of the Duchy of Schleswig and the Duchy of Holstein means a lot for Denmark.

Of course, in order to keep secrets, the Danish army battalion was not close to the border area, but was relatively northward and remote. Because, only remote points are not easy to be discovered by the enemy.

Similarly, the 10,000 English mercenaries sent by Marin to the Duchy of Schleswig were placed in a remote village some distance from the city of Ribe. When Woolf. When Esbrand led 8,000 troops north to reinforce the city of Libe, Saqqara also led an army of 10,000 north. However, Saqqara and his 10,000 British troops were not in a hurry. Because, their mission was to arrive at the battlefield only after a few days of fighting the offensive and defensive battles of Libe.

At that time, the morale of the Danish army was frustrated, and the sudden appearance of this 10,000-strong army could inflict heavy damage on the enemy. Even, Woolf. Of the 8,000 main forces led by Esbrand, 5,000 will join up with Saqqara. Esbrand will bring only 3,000 reinforcements into the city.

Because, it doesn't take too many people to defend the city. Moreover, it is only for a few days, not for a long time.

The city of Lieber originally had a thousand defenders, and with three thousand reinforcements, there were four thousand veterans. If you recruit some people inside and outside the city, it will be no problem to gather five or six thousand people.

Moreover, if you use tens of thousands of regular troops to defend the city and scare Denmark, that is not good. Since it is a delay in time, you have to let the other party see a little hope. Otherwise, if the Danish army is frightened away, it will be really difficult to conquer the city.

Therefore, the defenders needed to hold Ribe, but also give the Danes a little hope. Otherwise, if people retract back, it will be difficult to do.

After all, that's an army of 20,000. The front may not be able to beat Woolf. 10,000 Schleswig garrisons in Esbrand and 10,000 English mercenaries in Saqqara. But take it to defend the city, Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara really can't help it. After all, they did not have artillery.

Therefore, the defenders of the city could not exert too much force and scare the Danes back.

If the Danes had returned, then, Woolf. Esbrand and Saqqara were uncomfortable. If you want to attack, they lack siege equipment. If you don't attack, the two of them will have a dilemma - whether to continue fighting, or to go south to join up with Marin and flank the Bossa coalition army?

So, this time in the battle of Liebe, Woolf. Both Esbrand and Saqqara want a fight to settle Denmark. Even if you can't completely annihilate your opponent, you have to cripple your opponent. In this way, the main forces of the two armies can go south to "rescue" with peace of mind. Otherwise, as long as the other party exists, it is a threat, and it will contain a large number of troops on its side......

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While the war was in full swing, Marin was not idle outside the battlefield. He asked Jeffrey to send a representative to Worms to file a lawsuit against Jacob, Archbishop of Mainz, Speaker of the Imperial Council, against Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and Joakim I, Elector of Brandenburg, accusing them of colluding with Denmark to maliciously attack Lübeck, the "good merchant capital" of the Holy Roman Empire.

Therefore, Marin proposed that Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, be stripped of his title of Elector and transferred to George, Duke of Saxony; Choakim I was stripped of the title of Elector of Brandenburg and transferred to the nobility of other lines of the Hohenzollern family. For example, members of the Hohenzollern family of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch......

In short, in addition to the war, Marin also created public opinion in Germany, attacking Frederick III and Joakim I for colluding with foreign countries and invading the "good" forces in their own country......

Of course, Marin doesn't be stupid enough to act alone. In addition to this, he also took Lübeck and Hamburg, as well as dozens of younger brothers from the two Hanseatic cities, to the book together.

Not only that, Marin also united the two cities and worked hard throughout Germany to publicize Frederick III and Joakim I's collusion with foreign "traitors" and vigorously smear them.

In addition, Marin also sent people to spread false news in the vicinity of the war zone, saying that after hearing that most of the Swiss mercenaries had been hired by Brandenburg and the Saxons, the Habsburgs felt that the opportunity had come and planned to send troops to conquer the thirteen Swiss cantons in order to recover their homeland......

After all, the Swiss region was once the domain of the Habsburgs. It's just that during the Luxembourg Dynasty, he was separated from the Habsburg family by the emperor of the Luxembourg family, Sigismund, under coercion and temptation.

Because, the Habsburgs are a strong contender for the throne of the House of Luxembourg. Therefore, it was comprehensively suppressed by the Luxembourg dynasty. The Swiss, with the support of the Emperor, became independent from the Habsburgs and had a grudge against them. And when the Habsburgs regained imperial power, they found that the Swiss had stiff wings and Swiss mercenaries were very strong......

In order to regain their ancestral land, the Habsburgs fought many battles with the Swiss. And in order to resist the resurgence of the Habsburgs, the thirteen Swiss cantons formed an alliance to fight against the Habsburgs.

Now, most of the Swiss mercenaries were hired by Brandenburg and Saxony, and the rest were also in the Duchy of Guedes and France.

Therefore, this is indeed the time when Switzerland is at its emptiest. If the Habsburg army attacked Switzerland at this time, it would indeed be a good opportunity......

Therefore, Marin let people spread such rumors, mainly to shake the morale of the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries of the Bossa coalition army.

With such a formidable enemy as the Habsburgs, the Swiss would indeed be wary and distracted, affecting their combat effectiveness......

As for the appeal to the Imperial Diet, Marin never thought of what he would achieve. Because, the other electors, will not watch the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg finish. However, they will not support Saxony and Brandenburg now.

Why? For if the Electors of Brandenburg and Saxony had won this time, they would have been very prestigious. In the future, the seven electors will be led by the alliance of these two electors.

Therefore, even if the other Electors are in league with these two Electors, they will not want these two to win. Of course, they wouldn't want Marin to win.

In the eyes of the other electors, the best outcome is that both sides lose, and then no one wins......

But now on the surface, it is the Bossa coalition that has the upper hand. Therefore, Marin's accusation of treason against the two electors would have been privately supported by several other electors. Even if they couldn't bring down Frederick III and Joakim I, they would be disgusted and uncomfortable......

And, most importantly, this kind of propaganda is actually a kind of foreshadowing that Marin has done in advance. Because they were currently at a disadvantage, the other princes would acquiesce in this aggressive propaganda of their own, in order to undermine the prestige of Frederick III and Joakim I. In addition, the two electors will be portrayed as villains through propaganda.

By the time they suddenly turned the tables, it was too late for those princes to stop this propaganda. When the time comes, the defeat of the Bossa coalition will become the side of justice in public opinion.

And being the righteous party also greatly reduces the risk of being beaten by other princes afterwards. After all, the princes of the German regions, although they had a tradition of group fighting, were generally on the "evil" side, not the righteous side. Because, in this era when the aristocracy is dominant, it is very important to pay attention to "teachers are famous". Even if the Bossa coalition sent troops to besiege Lübeck, in the name of avenging his in-laws, Denmark, they did not send troops casually.

If they become the righteous party, those irrelevant princes will not find an excuse to participate in the alliance that beats them. These princes don't look like they are usually very wastewood, and they will be beaten a hundred times by Marin when they go head-to-head, but there are many people and strength, and if there are more princes, the strength will be terrifying. If the hundreds of thousands of troops swung in front of him, Marin would not be intimidated, but his men would also be scared......

Moreover, Marin felt that if he won this time, the benefits would be much greater than the last time he defeated Denmark. After all, the enemies of Denmark, the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg were all well-off. Cutting meat from them must be super fat, and they may eat themselves......