After Willy left the camp of the coalition forces in Bursa, Frederick III sat in his chair and fell into a long contemplation. After coming to his senses, Frederick III said with some confusion:

"No, that little guy Marin is as cunning as a fox, how could he be willing to go out of the city to fight us? I think there's something wrong with that......"

Joakim I thought about it, but didn't come up with any clue, so he had to say:

"Perhaps, he is at the end of his rope. After all, if we take Hamburg, they'll have their arms broken. ”

"Maybe, but I always felt wrong. Because, that kid has always liked to calculate people, not so open-minded. ”

"No, when I fought against Lord Albresit, Duke of Saxony, didn't we fight head-on outside the county of Lyre?"

"That's right, does he think his 20,000 troops can defeat our 50,000 elites?"

"That's impossible, the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries alone are not under them. Plus our 30,000 people, no matter how you look at it, you won't lose to him! Joakim I said confidently.

"Anyway, send more scouts out and see what's going on in other directions. Especially, the 10,000 reinforcements to the north, see when they arrive. I estimate that the 10,000 men in the north should also arrive near the battlefield the day after tomorrow...... That's right! Maybe the other party wants to use those 10,000 reinforcements to raid the flank of our army! Frederick III suddenly realized.

"But aren't only half of the 10,000 reinforcements veterans? Can such troops disrupt our flanks? Joakim I said with some disbelief.

"That's what I said......"

……

Just as Frederick III and Joakim I were speculating in the Great Tent, a herald suddenly came to report:

"Two adults, our scouts, on the path leading to Hamburg, have captured a courier from Lübeck and intercepted a copy of the information!"

Frederick III and Joakim I were stunned, but Frederick III quickly reacted:

"Bring it on, perhaps, the answer is in this information!"

Soon, a piece of parchment, slightly thicker than ordinary parchment, was delivered to Frederick III, and Joakim I also turned his head to watch:

"The situation of the battle is urgent, and I have agreed with the Bossa coalition to face them at 9 a.m. the next day on the plain on the west bank of the West Travo River in Lübeck. Our army is good at defense and should be able to withstand their attacks. I heard that Hamburg had privately recruited 10,000 troops, and asked His Excellency Speaker Heisenberg to order that the 10,000 mercenaries in Hamburg should set out the day after tomorrow and attack the rear of the enemy's camp at night the night after tomorrow. At that time, if the enemy forces are transferred to the rear, our troops will also attack at the same time, storming the front of their main camp to ensure victory......"

"What?" Joakim I jumped in fright. If it were really attacked by the night attack of the 10,000-strong army hidden by Hamburg, the camp of the Bossa coalition army would inevitably be chaotic, and a large number of troops would be transferred to the west to resist. At this time, if Marin raids the front again, the Bossa coalition army may really lose.

You know, Gioakim I and Frederick III had already negotiated - to put 20,000 Swiss mercenaries on the front. Then, another 10,000 Brandenburg veterans were sent to the north to block the 10,000 Schleswig reinforcements from the south.

By that time, the large battalion of the Bossa coalition army had only 40,000 men. If you are attacked by 10,000 troops at night, you will inevitably panic. And, will turn its attention to the west. At this time, Marin suddenly launched a fierce attack from the east, and there was indeed a possibility of success......

"No wonder...... No wonder he dared to go out of the city for a decisive battle...... It turned out that I left a back hand...... Only, how did I not know that Hamburg hired 10,000 mercenaries? Frederick III said puzzledly.

You know, since last year, Frederick III has sent people to infiltrate Lübeck and Hamburg to find out the news, and I have never heard of a large number of mercenaries hired in these two cities......

"That'...... Shall we take that captive and interrogate him? Joakim I proposed.

"Okay, come on, take the prisoner!"

Then the Saxon soldiers, escorting a captive dressed in aristocratic attire, came to the commander's tent......

This man in aristocratic attire is naturally Jim. Before coming, Marin had negotiated with Jim and arranged for Jim to be a young nobleman. Because, only nobles are afraid of death......

Not killing nobles was the common practice in Europe at this time, and it was a big deal, pay a large ransom to ransom it back. Moreover, Marin also arranged the identity of the son of a baron. Moreover, it was arranged that Prime Minister Jeffrey's cousin, Baron Kovac, was the second son of John.

In fact, the person Baron Kovac does exist, and there is also the person John. It's just that John didn't take part in this battle, but followed the old Hoffman to defend the city of Aurich.

In order to achieve a realistic effect, Marin also specially asked the goldsmith in Lübeck to create a gold status tag and family logo badge for Jim.

Then, he also sent someone to the small town of Norden and notified the Kovac family, so that they could be sure that Jim was their family's second young master, John. This was in case the suspicious Frederick III sent someone to find out, and if he was exposed, Jim would be dead......

Moreover, this time Jim was deliberately captured, which was also a good performance. When Jim was intercepted by the Scouts of the Bossa coalition, he first deliberately dropped the double parchment piece of false information, and then, after a while, he deliberately pretended to fall off his horse and was captured......

However, it was not easy to fall off the horse, and it took Jim a long time to recover. After all, horses are also more than 1.6 meters tall at the shoulder. Luckily, Jim had the experience and found a grassy area with a lot of weeds to fall on. If you fall on the gravel road, you will probably break your arms and legs......

Seeing that Jim was wearing a noble robe, and a gold name plate was found on his body, like a nobleman, Frederick III did not let Jim kneel, but asked with majesty:

"What's your name? From which family? ”

Jim feigned nervousness and stammered back:

"My name is ...... John...... John. Kovak, from ...... The East Friesian Rankowak family, the second son of the current Baron Kovak......"

"What's your mission this time?"

"Put ...... Send a secret letter to ...... To the Speaker of Hamburg...... Master Heisenberg ...... "As he spoke, Jim's eyes flashed deliberately.

Coincidentally, this detail of the twinkle in his eyes was observed by Frederick III. So, he decided to deceive the aristocratic young man named "John" in front of him. Because, he could see that the aristocratic guy in front of him was not very bold.

So Frederick III exclaimed:

"You're lying! How can you, as the son of a baron, be called as a messenger? Say, what exactly is your mission? ”

"Ah......" Jim said incoherently, as if frightened:

"I ...... I'm really a messenger...... The task is to bring the intelligence ...... Delivered to ...... You've got ...... No, it's in the hands of Master Heisenberg......"

Frederick III keenly grasped Jim's verbal loophole, and shouted again:

"What? You said to send me the information? What nonsense? Is this disinformation? ”

Jim looked even more panicked, his eyes flickering, and he did not dare to look at Frederick III, and explained dryly:

"Intelligence...... Be...... It's really......"

Frederick III was now eighty percent sure that this information was false, and he frightened:

"Come on, drag this lying kid out and kill him!"

Jim, who goes by the pseudonym John, immediately collapsed to the ground in fright, and said:

"You can't kill me, I'm a nobleman, our family can pay the ransom!"

"Don't lie to me, how can a nobleman act as a messenger?" Frederick III said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Because...... Because...... The courier mission was a great credit...... I...... I grabbed the ......," Jim said dryly, his eyes full of fear as he spoke.

If Marin was there, he would have to praise "The acting skills are good, but you can win the Oscar......

"What nonsense, sending a letter can make a big contribution? What are you trying to do with me? Come on, drag it out and beat it first! ”

And just like that, Jim was literally dragged out of the tent and whipped up......

As he was whipped, Jim's screams were heard frequently...... In fact, Jim has a lot of endurance and is not afraid of a whipping at all. However, he is playing a gentleman's son today, of course, he has to scream a little worse......

When he was dragged into the tent again, Jim wept bitterly and cried out in pain......

"Still won't say? Don't say I'll kill you......" Frederick III frightened.

Jim pretended to be struggling, but finally shook his head and said:

"I can't say ......"

Frederick III and Joakim I looked at each other, and felt playful, so they continued to frighten:

"Don't say that you are really going to die, you will be cut by a knife......"

"Woo-" Jim cried, as if frightened.

However, although he was "scared to cry", he still said:

"I really can't say it, I don't say it, it's just that I'm dead; If you say that, the whole family will die...... Woohoo......"

"The whole family is dead?" Both Frederick III and Joakim I were stunned......