Ostensibly, Marin had Schwartz stay in Wittenberg with an army of 30,000 in front of King Hans and Joakim I. However, by this time there were no more troops to resist in the Electorate of Saxony. Even if there were, 10,000 troops would be enough to cope.

So, in fact, before Marin left, he only let Schwartz stay in Wittenberg with 20,000 troops. And secretly, Woolf was also sent. Esbrand, with an army of 10,000, went to attack Berlin, the capital of the Electorate of Brandenburg.

As for why the surprise attack on Berlin? Because Berlin is the capital of the Electorate of Brandenburg. As long as Berlin is occupied, it will naturally take the initiative when negotiating.

Berlin is not as rich as Wittenberg, although it is the capital of the electoral, but it is an ordinary city, which is a little larger and more prosperous than some county seats. Even in the later period of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Brandenburg region was still a traditional agricultural area, and the economy was not developed.

The Kingdom of Prussia really took off because it acquired the Westphalian region, including the coal-rich Ruhr region, after the war. At that time, it was the era of the great development of the steam engine, and with coal, the Westphalia region with the Ruhr area as the core naturally developed. Then, the kingdom of Prussia became the German Empire through war......

In other words, until the acquisition of the economically developed Westphalia region, Brandenburg was an agrarian country with an underdeveloped economy.

Even if Berlin is captured, Marin is expected to make no money. However, it was significant to control all the members of the Brandenburg branch of the Hohenzollern family.

Joakim I's son, Joakim II, was born in January this year and is only a few months old. The only brother of Joakim I, Albert, who later became the Archbishop of Magdeburg and the Archbishop of Mainz, is now only 15 years old and has not yet reached adulthood.

Moreover, only Frederick, who became Count of Ansbach, was the uncle of Joakim I. Unfortunately, Ansbach is far away in Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany.

Therefore, after the capture of Joakim I, Berlin was now leaderless, and there was no big man who could convince the crowd to come out and turn the tide.

On the contrary, the electorate of Saxony had Johann, the man who ruled Saxony with his brother Frederick III, and even in Frederick III's absence, Saxony was not in chaos and resisted Marin's army for a long time.

But Berlin is now in a mess. And most importantly - there is no regular army stationed in Berlin!

And this is the main reason why Marin plans to send troops to attack Berlin......

When Joakim I led the great army on the march, he took with him almost all the regular troops of the Electoral State of Brandenburg. As for Berlin, three thousand conscripts were arranged for temporary guarding.

Because, at that time, Choakim I felt that his side would be victorious, and the army would not be out for long, and he would be able to return home victorious. Therefore, there was no regular army left to defend the capital Berlin.

Moreover, the Electorate of Brandenburg is poor. I want more regular troops, but I don't have any. Mainly, there is no money to feed so many regular troops. The previous ability to raise 15,000 regular troops was the limit of the Elector of Brandenburg.

In addition, the distance from Wittenberg to Berlin is just over a hundred kilometers. At this distance, of course, it was difficult for the infantry to rush. However, Marin captured a large number of horses in the Electorate of Saxony. Although most of them are horses, they are still no problem when they are used to drive.

After all, the Electorate of Saxony is a commercially developed country with a lot of horses. Even after capturing only Wittenberg and the surrounding countryside, Marin still captured tens of thousands of horses. This amount startled Marin, but he quickly understood. After all, Wittenberg was the capital of the economically prosperous Electorate of Saxony, with a high concentration of nobles and wealthy people. Is there a problem with the aristocracy and the rich having more horses in their homes? Just like in later generations, those luxury cars parked in a row in the garage of the rich, is there a problem? There is no ......

Now, even though Marin went to Worms and took 20,000 horses with him, Marin still left more than 10,000 horses, although most of them were horses, but they were enough.

Follow Marin and Woolf. Esbrand's deliberation called for 10,000 veterans and 10,000 horses on horseback. Rushing to Berlin in one day without sparing any horsepower was no problem at all. More than 100 kilometers, spend a day and a night to travel, the horses will not be too tired, there will be no dead horses, at most the horses need to rest for a few days, feed some good food.

After the annihilation of the 15,000 regular troops that Jorkim had brought to Lübeck, there was no regular army left in the Electorate of Brandenburg. Even if someone sees Woolf. The 10,000-strong army led by Esbrand was powerless to stop them. And the conscripts in those villages did not dare to stop it. Because, those militiamen met Woolf. The 10,000 veterans led by Esbrand are definitely a head-off......

Arriving in Berlin was easy with no one standing in the way. As for the siege? That's not hard. Because, Marin put Nicholas. Cage and his special forces were also allocated to Woolf. Esbrand. With Cage's claw special forces to help, plus it was a sneak attack, it would certainly not be a big problem to take Berlin.

And after taking Berlin, Marin's negotiations in Worms will be even more favorable......

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It should also be noted that before, after receiving the notice of negotiations from the Imperial Council of Worms, Marin not only deliberately let the Saxons in Wittenberg know, but also revealed the news to the Brandenburgers.

Some Brandenburg businessmen who had come to Saxony to do business probably also brought back the news of the negotiations. After all, the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Electorate of Saxony bordered each other, and there was a lot of contact between the two sides, and merchants exchanged goods. Therefore, the news must have been sent back to Berlin.

At this time, the Brandenburgers, who had heard that negotiations were going to begin, must have relaxed, and they did not expect that Marin would send a large army to attack Berlin. At this time, sending troops over to attack Berlin was definitely a surprise.

Moreover, with the 3,000 conscripts in Berlin, even if it is a head-on confrontation, it will not be able to stop the attack of 10,000 East Frisian veterans......

Plus Woolf. Esbrand was also good at tactics and sneak attacks, and it was difficult to make any mistakes in this military operation against Berlin.

The day after Marin marched to Worms with an army of 10,000, Woolf. Esbrand also took 10,000 experienced infantry veterans, rode 10,000 horses stolen from the Electoral State of Saxony, and marched non-stop in the direction of Berlin, intending to = take Berlin in one fell swoop and increase Worms's bargaining chips. and Woolf. Esbrand was accompanied by Nicholas, who was very close to him. Cage, and more than 200 special forces led by Cage who are good at using flying claws to climb city walls......