At the end of January 1503, 17 Clark galleons of various sizes purchased from Spain were finally in place. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Then, immediately with a group of sailors and half of the gunners from the previous warships, Columbus boarded these Clark galleons and began simple acclimatization training.

By February 5, all the preparations were complete. Even Schwartz had rushed to Lübeck a few days earlier to take command of the 10,000-strong army that had been brought in from the Teutonic state.

After all the preparations are over, it is natural to show the fangs. So, on February 5, the Count of Oldenburg and Denmark received war letters at the same time.

It was not until he received the war letter that Hans, King of Denmark, discovered to his horror that he had been declared war by three forces at the same time: Lübeck, Hamburg, and East Friesian Lamber.

If a single family declared war, King Hans of Denmark did not care. However, when the three families are together, it is terrifying. Especially, at such a critical time......

In January, the Swedish side, in order to attract the attention of Denmark, launched a counteroffensive in local areas, which attracted a lot of attention from Denmark. To this end, the Danish king Hans sent 1,000 troops from each of the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig to support the Danish battlefield. Today, there are just over 2,000 warriors left in the Duchy of Holstein, and only more than 1,200 defend Glückstadt. The Duchy of Schleswig was no better, again with only more than 2,000 people left, and only 1,500 men guarding the city of Schleswig.

Even Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, had only 2,500 defenders at this time. Fortunately, Denmark is a maritime power, and the average enemy army really can't easily land on Sealand. Even if they ventured to Sealand, they could easily be cut off from the supply lines by the Danish navy. If the opponent is unable to capture Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in a short time, the army itself will have to starve to death.

However, Lübeck's war letter was very arrogant, saying that he would send a fleet to destroy the port of Copenhagen. For the sake of safety, King Hans of Denmark immediately ordered that all 200 warships along the coast of Sweden should be defended.

As the "Queen of Hansea", Lübeck's strength was second to none in the Hanseatic League. Among its more than 1,000 merchant ships, about 110 large ships can be selected as war ships. And Hamburg, as the "queen" of the Hanseatic League, or the deputy leader of the Hanseatic League, also has hundreds of merchant ships, which can make up 90 warships.

There had been a naval Armageddon between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, and that was in the 14th century, of course. That time, Denmark lost. The reason for this was that Lübeck and the fleets of Hamburg and Bremen were merged.

So, having learned the lesson of the last time, the Danish Minister of the Navy, Tomasen, ordered the fleet to be split in two. The main fleet left 80 ships to surround Copenhagen, while the other 120 ships went north to intercept the fleet in Hamburg......

Thomas was a very smart man, and he knew that Lübeck had a stronger navy. However, he was convinced that with Copenhagen's defensive capabilities, 80 ships could not defeat the Lübecks, but they were enough to defend the port of Copenhagen.

As for the other 120 ships, they were responsible for defeating the Hamburg fleet. As long as Copenhagen's 80 warships do not go to war casually in the early stage, it is still no problem to protect Copenhagen. Then, another 120 warships, significantly stronger than Hamburg. If the fleet in Hamburg can be defeated first, and then it can be combined with the fleet in Copenhagen, then there is a great hope of defeating the fleet of Lübeck......

It has to be said that Thomasson's strategy is very well developed. If there were only two fleets of Lübeck and Hamburg, it would have been easy to be defeated by Denmark. After all, Denmark sent a stronger fleet than Hamburg and it was easier to win. After defeating the Hamburg fleet, the two Danish fleets joined up again to surpass Lübeck's strength, and then fought to the port of Lübeck, where it was easy to win.

However, they didn't expect that Marin quietly also made up 23 professional warships and got 17 Spanish Clark sailing ships to pretend to assist.

Moreover, after Marin "invented" the simple flag language, he quietly taught Lübeck and Hamburg. Today, the naval commanders of Lübeck and Hamburg all understand the "high" command method of the flag. And the Danes, at the moment, do not understand......

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In contrast to the nervousness of King Hans of Denmark, John V, Earl of Oldenburg, was terrified......

It is no secret that the East Friesian Lamber Kingdom has an army of tens of thousands. Moreover, Marin also relied on this army of 10,000 to defeat the army of 20,000 Saxons. Therefore, for Marin's tens of thousands of troops, Oldenburg was still very afraid. It's just that because of Denmark as a backer, they have confidence.

However, John V never imagined that Marin would dare to declare war on the Count of Oldenburg despite the Danish threat from the sea. You know, the last time Marin was in the Danish Navy after the port of Emden was surrounded, he quickly confessed.

Therefore, after receiving the war letter, John V did not immediately call up the army, but first wrote to Denmark, asking for Danish support and help. However, John V did not know that at this time, his cousin, King Hans of Denmark, had also received a war letter from Marin......

That is, after receiving the war letter from Marin on the same day, John V did not immediately carry out a general mobilization in the country. He also dreamed that Denmark would come to "mediate" and scare Marin too.

At this time, Marin and 5,000 veterans had gathered in the border area of Lyre County, and with 5,000 horses, they were ready to wait for dark to get on their horses and march long distance to attack the city of Oldenburg......

As for the 5,000 recruits, they had to wait until dawn the next day, and then follow the 3,000 mercenaries in Hamburg and chase after them......

Five thousand veterans, all of whom have undergone long-term training. Moreover, none of them had night blindness. That's because Marin treats those veterans well, often has meat to eat, and often eats animal liver. Everyone is not deficient in vitamin A, so naturally there is no night blindness.

Moreover, Marin had also trained night marching many times before, and he had also specially trained to ride horses at night, so naturally there was no problem. If the 5,000 recruits were to run long distances at night, it would be very likely that many people would be lost. Only veterans who have been training together for a long time can reach their destination at night and complete the raid, and no one will be left behind.

On the same day, Schwartz gathered all 15,000 troops (including Lübeck's 5,000 mercenaries) outside Lübeck. The 10,000 troops who stayed in Teutonic for a long time were originally trained by Schwartz. Therefore, Schwartz commanded very easily. As for Lübeck's 5,000 mercenaries, Schwartz directly used them as civilian servants......

Because there was also a night attack, Schwarz selected 4,000 elite infantrymen, together with 1,000 lancers who had their own war horses, and after resting enough during the day, on the night after the declaration of war, they rode all the way west, to Glückstadt, more than 60 kilometers away. As for whether the horses can stand it? 60 km won't be a big problem. Just wait until you beat Glückstadt and feed some good food to make up for it. For example, you can feed some oats to the horses or beat some eggs......