Marin did not understand Denmark's choice to use 20,000 recruits to fight the war. Why? Because pure recruits enter the war for the first time, it is better to fight with the wind. Otherwise, as soon as you come up, you will fight against the wind, and it will be easy to collapse.

However, the second piece of information that was sent then solved Marin's doubts......

It turned out that Hans, the king of Denmark, was frightened by the previous destruction of Copenhagen and the fact that he was forced to sign a humiliating treaty. Therefore, while considering sending troops, King Hans prioritized his own safety. If Copenhagen breaks down again, it will be fun. Maybe a large area of land will be taken away.

So, of the original 12,000 Danish veterans, King Hans put 2,000 in Oslo, the capital of the Kingdom of Norway. The other 10,000 main forces are all in Copenhagen.

The reason for this choice, in addition to the fact that King Hans became less courageous, the loss of sea power was also the main reason why King Hans made such a choice.

Because, in the last war, the Danish navy was completely plundered by Lübeck and Hamburg, so that Denmark, the original maritime power, completely lost its navy.

Not only that, but Lübeck and Hamburg also sent fleets to Sweden across the Øresund to monitor Denmark and prevent the Danish navy from rising again.

However, Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is on the edge of the Øresund Strait......

With the loss of sea power, if Copenhagen does not leave enough troops to garrison, it is really easy to be attacked by the fleets of Lübeck and Hamburg in a landing battle and a city breakout. When the time comes, Denmark will still be in bad luck.

Therefore, King Hans finally chose to use 20,000 recruits to enter the war. Moreover, all of these 20,000 recruits were trained by Swiss mercenary instructors, and after a year of training, the combat effectiveness must be enough......

And, according to intelligence, the strategy of the Danes was - to hold their troops at first. After the combined forces of Brandenburg and Saxony besieged Lübeck, the Danes estimated that the 10,000-strong army of the Duchy of Schleswig would split up to the south. After all, there are too many coalition forces in the south. According to information from the Danish nobility, the total number of coalition troops in the south this time was about 50,000. In addition to the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, the Electors of Brandenburg and Saxony each sent 15,000 soldiers. With the addition of 30,000 people, there are as many as 80,000 people.

With such a large army, the Danes believed that Marin was short of troops and would definitely have to send troops south from the Duchy of Schleswig to reinforce it.

At that time, the Danish army of 20,000 suddenly invaded the Duchy of Schleswig. The remaining strength of the Duchy of Schleswig should not be an opponent of an army of 20,000......

I have to say that this strategy of the Danes, if it is under normal circumstances, is indeed not wrong. However, he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Marin's army.

Moreover, the Danes believe that Marin can bring out a maximum of 12,000 of the 20,000 troops in Marin. After all, the homeland has to be guarded. It's just that they ignore the presence of the East Frisian militia.

Miscalculations on these two fronts led the Danes to make the wrong decision to attack the Duchy of Schleswig, which was garrisoned by 10,000 elite veterans, with 20,000 recruits......

When Marin received this second piece of information, he was immediately happy. So, he decided to do the trick......

Marin to Woolf. Esbrand wrote a secret letter ordering him to recruit 8,000 people in the Duchy of Schleswig. Then, 8,000 pieces of black cross vests on a white background were made......

The intention of this is to let these 8,000 people become strong, pretend to be the main force, and swagger to "go south to rescue Lübeck......

After the war began, if the Danes had learned that 8,000 of the 10,000 troops of the Duchy of Schleswig had gone to reinforce Lübeck, they would not have let go of this "good opportunity". When the time comes, the 20,000 Danish army will definitely take the opportunity to raid the northern cities of the Duchy of Schleswig, such as Ribe. When the time comes, the fighters will come......

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Subsequently, a third piece of information came from Copenhagen. This information shocked Marin......

Why? Because the person who sent the information was Jim, a spy of the royal faction under Marin......

After Jim purchased the poison "Cantarella" from Spain, Mikel quickly arranged for Jim to be an entourage in the home of a general through his personal connections as the former Prime Minister of Denmark......

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that this time Denmark sent troops, and this general was the adjutant of the Danish commander......

Moreover, the coach of Denmark is the Danish Crown Prince Christian, that is, the target of Jim's poisoning......

Jim's information was to ask Marlin for advice on when to do it......

Marin thought about it for a moment and gave an answer - hands-on on the battlefield......

As for the exact time, it was a few days after the Danish army laid siege to the city of Ribe. Why this time slot? Because, at that time, the English legion led by Saqqara was almost able to rush to the vicinity of Lieber.

If the commander of the Danish army suddenly died of poison at this time, the morale of the army would definitely be in chaos. When the time comes, the defenders in the city and the 10,000 English mercenaries outside the city will take the opportunity to attack again, so as not to worry about destroying the 20,000 Danish troops......

Of course, the drug must be given in advance. Because, cantarella is a chronic poison that only strikes after a week. Therefore, before the Danish army arrived in the city of Ribe, it was necessary to calculate the time to poison it. Then, a few days after the siege of Ribe, Prince Christian suddenly died of poison...... The Danish army is definitely going to be chaotic......

However, Marin insisted in his reply that Jim must escape from the barracks before Prince Christian is poisoned and bring accurate information to Saqqara.

And, before escaping the Danish barracks, Jim needed to "inadvertently" reveal to his surroundings that he spoke Swedish......

In this way, as long as Jim escaped, the Danes would deduce from these details that the Swedes had poisoned Prince Christian......

When the time comes, let the Danes and Swedes tear them apart. Anyway, Marin will never admit the fact that he poisoned the Danish crown prince. After all, this kind of thing is too bad, and it is better to let the Swedes take the blame......

In any case, the Swedes and the Danes are at a very stiff quarrel over the issue of sovereignty and independence, and it is not wrong to have enmity with each other. Put the pot on the head of the Swedes, and outsiders will be more convinced.

Moreover, Marin had left a clue on the Spanish side to make people believe that the Swedes had indeed visited Caesar. Borgia.

Then, based on this information, the Danes would likewise get the inference that "it was indeed the Swedes who poisoned Prince Christian." In this way, the Swedes can't do it if they want to......

When the time comes, let the Danes and Swedes tear it apart...... No, the time to tear up is gone...... Because, once the combined forces of Brandenburg and Saxony are defeated, Marin will not give Denmark a chance, and will take the army to Denmark for a while, and then tear off a large piece of "meat" from Denmark......

It's just that everyone else is a pre-battle commander, is this a "pre-battle poison handsome"?