In September 1501, about a month later than originally in history, the elder Stern. Sturley declared Sweden's independence in Stockholm, Sweden, and deposed King Hans of Denmark from the Swedish throne. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because of the conquest of the Battle of Hemingstedt in the Dietmarshin region (see Chapter 343 of The King of German Mercenaries), the Danish king Hans lost more than 7,000 elite soldiers, which greatly damaged the Danish spirit. After that, see the Danish frail old Sten. Sturley, taking the opportunity to secretly purge Sweden of pro-Danish forces, began to continue his power......

More than a year later, in August 1501, preparations were almost done. The reason for the delay of one month from the original history was actually to recall Eric from the new army commanded by Schwarz of the Teutonic state. Johansson. Vasa and other outstanding young officers.

These dozens of outstanding young sons and daughters of Swedish aristocrats are all old Sten. Stoure is optimistic about the young handsome. Now, they had learned the new phalanx and training methods with Schwartz for several months in the Teutonic country, and naturally they had to recall them to use them in order to start a war with Denmark...... After all, Denmark certainly wouldn't want a country as large as Sweden (including Finland) to stand on its own and break away from its control......

After the return of dozens of young officers, the elder Sten quickly placed them into the new army he had formed as officers and in charge of training.

With the financial support of the Hanseatic League, the elder Sten. Sturley received a large amount of money and proudly raised a 10,000-strong rebel army against Danish rule. If it were before the Battle of Hemmingstedt, there were only 10,000 troops. Stuure really didn't dare to be independent. However, the Danish king Hans lost most of his elite to the Battle of Hemmingstedt, which conquered Dietmarshin, and his vitality was greatly damaged. At this time, the old Sten. Sturley finally had the courage to resist. And, before the revolt, old Sten. Not only was Sturley accumulating strength, but he also took the opportunity to clear out many pro-Danish forces in Sweden to avoid internal instability. When everything was ready, old Sten. Sturley finally declared Sweden's independence......

And in the old Sten. Before Sturley declared independence, Marin urgently sent a ship to quietly bring a batch of arquebuses and ammunition. Columbus is about to return, and he will definitely bring a lot of saltpeter when the time comes. So, Marin gave old Sten this time. Stuure had plenty of ammunition to last them a long time.

Moreover, the reason why Marin transported so much at one time was because he knew that it would be difficult to support him in the future. Because, the Danish navy was too strong, not only 50 warships, but also many armed merchant ships. Once the Swedish War of Independence began, Denmark would blockade the Swedish coast. When the time comes, it will be difficult to support the old Sten. Sturley too.

As for the arquebus, Marin did not supply the Mushkert muskets that were installed in the East Frisian army, but changed them to smaller arquebuses. The ammunition of the Mushkert musket weighed 50 grams, while the arquebus supplied to Sweden had only 30 grams, which was the same as the shell weight and caliber of the later British army's brown bass flintlock pistol. Such a musket is also not small in lethality, and it does not need a bracket, and it can be shot upright.

In a hurry, Marin made only 1,000 arquebuses, despite a few hundred skilled musketeers. However, when transporting muskets and ammunition to Sweden, Marin also sent a musket craftsman who could instruct the Swedish craftsmen on the spot to make them.

You know, there is no shortage of iron ore in Sweden. Even if the super iron ore in the Arctic Circle is not discovered, iron ore is abundant in the southern region. So, there are quite a few Swedish blacksmiths. A craftsman from Marin sent them to guide them, and they were bound to be able to make more arquebuses.

Moreover, this time Marin almost emptied his own powder magazine, just to help Sweden. Therefore, the Swedes will not be short of ammunition at that time.

The musket may work just like that on a frontal battlefield, but if the musketeer is close to him, it will be troublesome. After all, the muskets of this era did not have bayonets. It's useless to have a bayonet, your musket is more than a meter long with a bayonet, and it can be as long as someone's spear is several meters long?

However, in the defense of the city, it is different. Relying on the strong walls, the musketeers could retract their heads from the walls and slowly reload their ammunition, and then stick their heads out with their muskets to shoot at the enemies who tried to climb the walls, which was very safe and powerful.

Moreover, when climbing the walls, it was impossible for a soldier to carry a spear that required both hands, only a short knife. So, even if the enemy climbs the wall, he can only fight with a short knife. The musketeers are in a hurry and can also smash the enemy off the walls with heavy barrels......

Therefore, the combat power of muskets in the defense of the city walls is multiplied......

The 1,000 arquebuses provided by Marin this time can completely improve the defense of the Swedes. And, old Sten. Sturley also privately said that this war of independence will be mainly a defensive war, and will not go head-to-head with the Danes.

After all, although the Danes have lost a lot of elites, they can recruit a lot of mercenaries to suppress Sweden. The 10,000 Swedish mercenaries were secretly supported by the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and the Teutonic state.

The Danes occupied the Kattegat and Øresund Straits (the strait between Zealand and Scandinavia) and imposed a "toll tax" on passing merchant ships, which caused the displeasure of the Hanseatic League. Among them, the most dissatisfied is probably Lübeck, the first city of Hansea, where a large number of merchant ships frequently enter and leave these two straits. Secondly, there were four Hanseatic cities in the Teutonic state.

Therefore, when the Lübeck people heard that Sweden was going to oppose Denmark, they were overjoyed, and immediately paid for it, and helped hire many German mercenaries and quietly sent them to Sweden. The Teutonic state also secretly sent some mercenaries to Sweden. In this way, Sweden's army of 10,000 was formed. After all, Sweden looks big, but it is a high-latitude region, so the population is very small, including Finland, which is only a few hundred thousand. On its own, it is difficult to gather tens of thousands of troops.

With the support of Lübeck and the Teutonic states, plus the support of Marin's large arsenal and the training of officers, the elder Stern. Sture is more emboldened......

So, old Sten. Sture issued a harsher statement than the historical wording, saying that King Hans was a brainless idiot unfit to lead the Swedish people and deserved to be deposed......

When the news reached Copenhagen, King Hans of Denmark was simply mad. As a result, he began to recruit troops everywhere and prepared to launch a powerful offensive against Sweden, intending to quickly suppress the Swedish "rebellion".

At this time, Sweden owned Finland, but the southern tip of Scandinavia, the coastal areas on the eastern shores of the Kattegat and Øresund Straits and the southernmost coastal areas of the peninsula, including the island of Gotland, were under Danish control.

Therefore, the Danes had a base to attack the interior of Sweden and did not need to launch a landing operation. From this point of view, the Swedes are inherently at a loss. So, old Sten. Stourey will choose defensive battles and consume the enemy's strength.

The Danes drew large numbers of troops from all over the Kingdom of Denmark, including Norway, and concentrated them in Danish-controlled territory at the southern tip of Scandinavia, where they assembled and prepared to attack. Even, Hans, the king of Denmark, borrowed 1,000 soldiers and horses from his home Earl Oldenburg......

Marin was suddenly excited, it was a good opportunity to send it to the door! By the time the Danes and Sweden were in a tug-of-war, Marin would have been able to send an army to Jevre and pull out the nail of Jevre. At that time, Denmark was powerless to intervene, and Oldenburg's own strength was already insufficient, and a lot of troops were sent to support Denmark...... In short, the hundreds of square kilometers of land in Yevr are not far from returning......

(Note: The Yevre issue is a historical issue, similar to the Wanwan issue in China.) And Denmark, it is that old beauty that stands in the way of the protagonist's unification of Jävre. That's why the protagonist designed to plot against Denmark. ）

While the Danes were gathering a large army, Marin also began to quietly gather troops and horses, preparing to attack the independent Jävre region in the northeast. When Denmark and Sweden were inextricably linked, it was time for Marin's army to attack the Jävre region......