Heisenberg was a little dissatisfied, and continued:

"After all, my 10,000 people have also made a huge contribution......"

Of course, Marin knew that the 10,000 people in Hamburg had indeed contributed, but now was the time to negotiate and divide the benefits, so it was natural to belittle the role of the other party and exaggerate his own role. So, he said:

"Indeed, Lord Heisenberg, your 10,000 men in Hamburg have indeed diverted some of the enemy's attention. However, don't forget, war still depends on strength. Without the assault of my 18,000-strong army, and the defeat of the intercepted Swiss mercenaries and the capture of Joakim I, this battle may not have been won. In the final analysis, fighting a war still depends on the strength of the army. Your 10,000 men are useful, but without my reinforcements, they can defeat the enemy? No, they only end up being captured......"

Speaker Heisenberg was a little confused about what to say, but after a while, he smiled and said:

"Speaking of your 18,000 reinforcements, I almost forgot that they were transported by a fleet borrowed from Hamburg. Without the Hamburg ship, they wouldn't be able to come over in the Duchy of Schleswig...... You see, what a big role the burger is......"

Marin was stunned and realized that it was really the case. However, he still insisted on saying:

"Without Hamburg to provide ships, my 18,000 men could have reached the battlefield by land!"

Speaker Heisenberg said proudly:

"Don't think I don't know anything about military affairs, but I know very well that the old fox of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, sent a lot of scouts on the land to the north. If your 18,000-strong army had gone by land, they would have been discovered long ago. If you are stuck in the middle of the road, you may lose the war. Therefore, it is very important to take the sea route, in fact, to avoid the scouts of the Saxons. And, as far as I know, our recruitment of troops in Hamburg and the arrest of strong men outside the city have attracted enemy scouts from outside the city into the city. Coupled with the curfew, it can be regarded as avoiding the possibility of being discovered when reinforcements land. So, Hamburg has a lot to contribute......"

Marlin had 10,000 *** horses whistling by in his heart at this time, because—these are all things that Marlin had told Heisenberg in his letter before. After all, Hamburg's cooperation was needed at that time, and Marin naturally had to explain the reason in the letter in order to get the other party's active cooperation. Unexpectedly, it has now become an excuse for Hamburg to ask for credit......

Seeing that both Marin and Hamburg are desperately boasting about their achievements, Lübeck Grand Speaker Tagfacht is naturally not far behind. However, he did not understand the military and did not know how to boast professionally about Lübeck's contributions. But he's going to mess around......

So, the Speaker of the Tagfacht Parliament said shamelessly:

"Ahem, I'll say a few words. I think the statements made by the two just now are quite reasonable. Of course, our contribution to the war was also enormous......"

Marin and Heisenberg were stunned for a moment - you Lubeck also made a huge contribution? Why don't you know how to pinch ......

Seeing that both allies had "I don't believe it" expressions, Tagfacht certainly couldn't show weakness. So, he ran his brain quickly, and he didn't stop:

"Hmm...... This is it...... The two of you also saw that the walls of our city of Lübeck were tall and strong. Moreover, it is surrounded by water, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack...... And what ......?"

"Wait......" Marin suddenly interrupted Tagfacht's staccato speech, and asked with a puzzled face:

"I know Lübeck is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but what does it do in the decisive battle? We fought a decisive battle, and it seems that we didn't fight in Lübeck......"

Tagfacht was a little out of words, but as a veteran politician for many years, he was still quick to react. He quibbled:

"Although the decisive battle was not fought in Lübeck, was the bread of your army made by the bakers in Lübeck?"

Marin was a little dumbfounded:

"What does that count? Doesn't the fact that I procured a large amount of bread in the Archbishopric of Bremen during my march mean that they also contributed a great deal this time? ”

"This ...... The ...... "Tagfacht was running his brain fast. Then, as if he had thought of his words, he said with confidence:

"In this war, we can't just look at the last battle, right? ...... to see in the early stage"

"Just tell me what Lübeck has to contribute, right?" Hamburg Speaker Heisenberg said impatiently. If it weren't for Lübeck being the leader of the alliance and Hamburg being the deputy leader, Heisenberg would probably have exploded on the spot.

At this time, Lübeck and Hamburg, Lübeck is equivalent to the strong Zuo Lengzen Left Alliance leader in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", while Hamburg is equivalent to Yue Buqun before the rebellion, and his strength is not enough to challenge Lübeck, so he must give face......

Left League Leader...... Abu ...... It was the Speaker of Tagfacht who cleared his throat and said:

"In the early stage, did the 50,000 soldiers of the Bossa coalition army entrenched under the city of Lübeck and launched many attacks?"

Marin rolled his eyes suddenly—that was a tentative attack, right? Didn't you even exert your strength......

"Leaning against the tall, strong and imposing walls of the city of Lübeck, we repelled the enemy's frenzied onslaught......"

Marin couldn't help it:

"It seems that the army at the head of the city at that time was mainly my 20,000 army, right?"

Tagfacht said without blushing and without a beat:

"You are a lot of people, but without the tall walls of Lübeck, your 20,000 people may not be able to withstand the attack of the other party's 50,000 people......

"Lord Tagfacht, I must remind you that at the time of the decisive battle, my army was in the field west of Lübeck, and had resisted the enemy's ...... for many days."

"Well...... Do you think that our city of Lübeck has also held back the Bossa coalition for a long time? If the Bossa coalition had attacked Hamburg earlier, would Hamburg not be able to hold it? Moreover, there is not enough time to prepare for the 10,000 people. With the more than 3,000 scrap wood mercenaries in Hamburg, they can't resist the attack of the 50,000 troops of the Bossa coalition army, right? ”

Heisenberg, the speaker of the Hamburg Parliament, was suddenly unhappy and said angrily:

"It's as if Lübeck's mercenaries are very strong, and I haven't seen your army go out of the city to fight side by side with Lord Marin's 20,000 troops......"

"This ...... Aren't we going to send troops to stay behind in Lübeck? After all, we also have to guard against the enemy's sneak attack on Lübeck City......"

"Please! At that time, the Bossa coalition had already crossed the river to the west, and all of them had moved in the direction of Hamburg, and there was no threat to Lübeck at all, and you didn't ......come out yet," Heisenberg said unpleasantly. Then, he said:

"When it comes to the sturdiness of the city, we are not bad in Hamburg! Our walls are tall and strong, and our cities are surrounded by water, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack......"

Seeing that the two Grand Speakers were boasting that their city was surrounded by water on all sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Marin suddenly couldn't help it. So, he said contemptuously:

"Who said Lübeck and Hamburg are easy to defend and hard to attack? I have a way, I can easily take them! When Marin said this, it was obvious that he wanted to undermine the self-confidence of the two and to take the initiative in the negotiations.

Speaker Tagfacht and Speaker Heisenberg both had expressions of "I don't believe it if I was killed", and they almost said that Marin was bragging.

"It seems that you can't be stopped without showing your hands...... Marin thought.

So, Marin told the two of them about the "Battle of Jinyang" that broke out in 455 BC and led to the division of the three families, and then explained:

"You see, the Travo River to the east of Lübeck is relatively narrow, and I could have built a dam here, and when the water level was high, I could dig a dam in the direction of Lübeck and flood it...... Similarly, the Elbe River branch to the east of Hamburg is narrower and more suitable for damming, and then it can also break the embankment and flood the city......"

As he spoke, Marin saw that the eyes of the two Grand Speakers were full of horror......

Tagfacht and Heisenberg asked in horror:

"Lord Marin, how many people know about this terrible tactic at present?"

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"For the time being, in Europe, as far as my subordinate Woolf and I are concerned. Esbrand knew. As you know, he used floods to drown more than 7,000 Danish elites, and he is good at it......"

"No one else?" The two asked tremblingly.

"There is no one else in Europe, and as for in China, there are many ......"

"That's good...... That's good...... "Now Europe has not contacted Daming at all, and they are naturally not worried.

However, the flooding method that Marin said did scare the two of them. Thus Tagfacht and Heisenberg earnestly begged Marin not to spread the word about this nefarious tactic, lest the enemy take advantage of it to capture Lübeck and Hamburg.

Marin naturally took the opportunity to make demands, and in the end, both Lübeck and Hamburg agreed to give up their territorial claims. After all, they are commercial cities, and it may not be very profitable to give more land. So, why not ask for cash benefits......

Eventually, the three parties agreed that the territory ceded by the enemy would be acquired by Marin. As for the ransom, it will be divided equally among the three parties......

After the successful conclusion of the negotiations, Marin also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in his heart:

"I knew that I could scare these two goods by saying the method of flooding, so I didn't have to pretend to vomit blood, just say this method, and scare these two goods soon? However, although the process was tortuous, the result was equally gratifying......"