Marin was also very anxious about Hedwig's death. He was not worried about the insecurity www.biquge.info of East Friesland, and even if the Danish army came to attack, he did not consider the Danish army to be his opponent.

However, the Danish navy is too strong! 50 professional warships of more than 200 tons, plus ships and sailors can be recruited from hundreds of merchant ships across the country at any time. If there is really a fight, there is no problem for Denmark to gather two hundred warships.

In this era, Europeans were already popular to hide soldiers from the people. Especially in the navy, those merchant ships and sailors on ships, in times of war, may be conscripted to war. Therefore, those merchant ships and sailors, when they have no business in peacetime, also do some naval combat training.

But on Marin's side, the sailors were chosen from among the Frisian fishermen. Perhaps, there is nothing wrong with steering a sailboat. But naval warfare, I really haven't trained for it. Only the 3 warships and 15 armed merchant ships had been trained. Even if their training is to use artillery warfare, it is more advanced than the broadside combat of the Navy alone. But in the face of such a large quantitative gap, there is no way. The most important thing is that the 15 armed merchant ships under Marin are seriously undertrained in naval warfare, just to fight pirates, and there is not enough training for large-scale naval battles. Only those 3 battleships were regularly trained.

Of course, if you risk a Danish naval battle, you may not necessarily lose. But if it fails, it's over. Because, Marin's core trading business is salt trade. Once the salt trade was cut off by the Danes, Marin would have no money to feed his current army of 20,000. Without an army of 20,000, any of Marin's ideals, any layout, would have failed.

Therefore, Marin intends to endure it first and strive for the forgiveness of the Earl of Oldenburg. For this, he is willing to pay a large amount of compensation to me.

It's just that he suddenly found that the Oldenburg side didn't seem to be in a hurry to negotiate......

Marin only thought about it for a moment, and then he understood - the other party was waiting for Denmark to pull out his hand to help......

When Denmark withdraws its hand and sends a fleet to demonstrate, Marin really has no choice but to admit it. When the time comes, the Earl of Oldenburg will surely open his mouth. Perhaps, there will be territorial claims......

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Sure enough, it wasn't long before the old Sten. Sturley sent secret information that King Hans of Denmark had written a letter to John V, Earl of Oldenburg, asking him to postpone the negotiations. When the Danish navy finds time, it will besiege the port of Emden and force Marin to bow his head......

Even, old Sten. Sturley's Swedish intelligence officers also learned of Hans's terms - ceding Jävre to the Count of Oldenburg, and compensating Denmark with a large amount of gold coins to subsidize Danish military expenses for the war against Sweden.

However, old Sten. In order to stimulate Marin, Sturay deliberately exaggerated tens of thousands of gold coins into hundreds of thousands of gold coins......

Sweden and Denmark have been allied for a long time, so they have been in love with each other for many years. It is not surprising that Sweden has installed eyes and ears in the Danish court.

Received old Sten. Sturley's letter, Marlin's lungs exploded. He was ready to bleed, even if he paid tens of thousands of gold coins. However, the other party was much darker than he imagined......

The territorial claim alone is completely unacceptable to Marin. That's 500 square kilometers of land, not 50 square kilometers. In Germany, many counts' fiefdoms are not that large. For example, the country of Rietbergberg, where Archbishop Konrad II of Münster was born, is only more than 200 square kilometers, not even half of Jävre.

Of course, it was precisely because of the possession of a land larger than many counties that the Wilmken family had the ambition to become a separate county, which was the opposite.

In addition, Marin was also extremely angry about the information that Denmark might want to extort hundreds of thousands of gold coins from him. At the risk of his own life, he defeated the 26,000 Saxon army and captured so many prisoners that he received an indemnity of 1 million gold coins. He, Denmark, just sent warships to besiege it, and wanted to extort hundreds of thousands of gold coins from him, why?

As a result, Marin was completely furious......

It just so happened that good news came from the Emden shipyard - a new batch of 5 warships had been launched, and it was hoped that Marin would send someone to receive them......

"5 battleships......" Marin suddenly became excited as if he had been beaten......

"Yes, I can blow up the navy, and one day, I will defeat the Danish ......"

But soon, Marin calmed down again. Because, he is most short of time......

If Denmark were soon free to besiege Emden, the only result would be for Marin to capitulate......

So, Marin hoped, the Swedes would be tougher and the Danes would have no time to take care of them......

In fact, the old Sten. Sturley gave Marin the exaggerated information in the hope that Marin would give him more support. Because, the young Swedish officers who had returned from the Teutonic state and were in training told him that Marin had 10,000 troops hiding in the Teutonic state......

So, old Sten. Sture was instantly moved. If, that 10,000 troops came to the aid of Sweden, the defeat of the Danes was certain. Because, that's Marin's army. At the beginning, it took only 10,000 troops to defeat the 26,000 Saxon army. The Danes attacked Sweden this time, but only 20,000 troops were used. Moreover, this is already the old book of the Danes.

Marin's 10,000 troops hidden in the Teutonic kingdom, even if they were only new troops, could not catch up with the 10,000 troops in East Friesland itself, but in combination with the 10,000 troops in Sweden, they could defeat the Danes......

So, after receiving information from the Danish court, Old Sten exaggerated the amount of money that Denmark wanted to extort tenfold and gave it to Marin. Then, Marlin was really stimulated......

500 square kilometers of land, hundreds of thousands of gold coins in compensation...... This is no longer blackmail, but cutting meat......

So, Marin, who was originally going to endure it, decided to change his mind......

However, after thinking about it for a few days, Marin still found that if he turned against Denmark now, the biggest possibility was that he won on land and then lost on the sea......

However, it was too fatal for Marin. Without trade routes on the sea, Marin would not have the money to feed an army of twenty thousand. Therefore, he can't afford to lose on the ocean......

Just like Lübeck, in history, after the conflict with Denmark broke out in 1509, Lübeck relied on German mercenaries to defeat Denmark on land, but lost at sea. In the end, because Lübeck relied on the maritime trade to eat, he had to admit it......

Lübeck's situation is very similar to Marin's now. If you go out and do it with Denmark, the final result will be similar to Lübeck......

"Wait...... Lübeck ...... Hanseatic ......" Marin suddenly stood up sharply......

He thought that he was not the only one who had conflicts with Denmark, the Hanseatic League, but he was an old enemy with Denmark......

In particular, Lübeck, the leader of the Hanseatic League, was inevitably extorted by the Danes because of the large number of merchant ships entering and leaving the Øresund controlled by the Danes. Therefore, after falling out with the Danes in 1509, Lübeck resolutely took out his family and united with the Swedes to overthrow Denmark on land, but lost the naval battle...... Then, in 1533, the unconvinced Lübeck went to war with Denmark again, but this time he lost even worse, the navy was completely destroyed, and the Hanseatic leader Lübeck fell from then on......

Of course, this is not to say that the Lübecks were too weak at sea, but that the Danish navy was too strong......

In fact, the number of merchant ships of the Lübeck was also very large. I don't know how many warships, but there are certainly more than Marin......

Moreover, the Lübeck people are not brain-dead, and the reason why they dared to challenge Denmark twice is definitely not much worse than Denmark. According to Marin's speculation, Lübeck's naval strength should be a little worse than that of Denmark.

However, let's not forget that Lübeck is the "Queen of Hansea", and she can also gather a fleet from Hamburg, the second largest Hanseatic city, to lay siege to the Danish navy.

In fact, what Marin didn't know was that Lübeck's history was due to the fact that Hamburg's fleet was west of Denmark and Lübeck's fleet was east of Denmark. The Danes cunningly held back the fleet in Hamburg so that they could not join the fleet of Lübeck. The Danes then concentrated on attacking the Lübeck fleet, which ended in victory...... And if the two strongest fleets of the Hanseatic League were allowed to merge, the Danes might not be victorious.

Of course, there are many reasons for this. Even if the two fleets converge, unity of command becomes an important issue. In addition, for the sake of naval warfare, Marin decided to "invent" the flag language for use in the naval battle against Denmark......

Lübeck's fleet was strong in itself. Plus the fleet of Hamburg, which is no weaker than the Danish Navy. The only problem is that there is a Danish gap between the fleets of the two cities, which is easy to be broken by each one.

However, if Marin was involved, it would be completely different......

Marin now has 8 warships and 15 armed warships. If all of them are mobilized, even if they cannot become the absolute main force, they can become an important force to break the balance.

Once the Danes went to war with Lübeck, they would certainly send a fleet to intercept the Hamburg fleet. However, this intercepting fleet will definitely not be too strong. Because, they just want to stop the fleet in Hamburg.

But Marin's fleet, suddenly killed from behind, and together with the Hamburg fleet, it would definitely be able to destroy this Danish detachment. Then, Marin's fleet and the Hamburg fleet rushed together to the Baltic theater to join the Lübeck fleet and defeat the Danish fleet without a problem.

And, on land, Marin can completely defy Denmark. At that time, Marin planned to send a large army to destroy the Earl of Oldenburg, and then, all the way east, to the territory of the Danes in Germany, to capture the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig.

At that time, once Denmark is defeated, Marin can completely ask Denmark to cede Oldenburg and add another Holstein or something. The intact Schleswig and Holstein Marin are unthinkable. After all, Lübeck and Hamburg also have to share the benefits. However, the coastline west of Schleswig and Holstein, Marin is ready to take down. Because, there are a large number of Frisians there......

Marin positioned himself as the king of the Frisian people, so those Frisian fishermen were naturally his own people. With these people, Marin was able to recruit more sailors, and it also facilitated future voyages and colonization......

(Note: The Frisians are widely distributed from the coast of the Netherlands, to the northwestern coast of Germany, and all the way to the western coast of Denmark.) It's just that they later integrated into other ethnic groups...... ）

Thinking about it, Marin drooled:

"Hmph, Denmark, Oldenburg, you wait, I'm going to defeat you with the Hanseatic League...... Oldenburg, I want my territory, and I want to eat you......"

Marlin wiped his saliva and summoned Kohler. He decided, sending Kohler, a secret region to contact the "Hanseatic Queen" Lübeck. It is planned to take advantage of the fact that the Danes are deep in the Swedish battlefield to unite and attack Denmark, force Denmark to bow its head, and even destroy the Danish sea power to avoid becoming a threat to their own side......

In fact, the Hanseatic League was even more hostile to the Danish navy than Marin. After all, the Hanseatic League's trade was much larger than Marin's, and it was more blackmailed by the Danes. So, if there is a chance to destroy the Danish Navy, they will be more active than Marin. Moreover, Marin also planned to secretly teach the flag language to the Lübeck people as a secret weapon to use against the Danes in naval battles......

I have to say, Marin's idea is crazy. However, it is not impossible. Because, Marin did not intend to fight alone, but to unite the kings and queens of the Hanseatic League, Lübeck and Hamburg, to wage war against Denmark together.

The fleets of the three powers combined are not lost to the Danish fleet. Moreover, in terms of army strength, Marin can hang Denmark.

Marin's plan was for the three fleets to join forces against the Danish maritime forces. Lübeck and Hamburg then hired enough land forces to complement their 20,000-strong army to launch an onslaught from land.

At that time, in order to force Denmark to surrender, Marin decided that his army on land would not only conquer the Duchy of Holstein and Schleswig, but also continue north and occupy the whole of Jutland.

Later, Jutland was used as a bargaining chip to force Denmark to abandon Oldenburg, Holstein, and Schleswig. Of course, if Denmark refuses to give in, Marin even intends to occupy Jutland and not return it......

Now, the main force of the Danish army is trapped in the Swedish battlefield. When his 20,000-strong army, together with the armies of Lübeck and Hamburg, gathered together and attacked Danish territory on land, Denmark would certainly have no troops to resist. Perhaps Zealand, as the core region of Denmark, will have strong defenses. But the two principalities and Jutland must have been left to the combined forces of Marin and the two Hanseatic cities......