In the northern part of the Bishopric of Münster, there was not a single decent city in the entire western half, until the army turned to the east, and found one, Kloppenburg. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The city is located in the northern part of the Bishopric of Münster, near the border with the Earl of Oldenburg. At the beginning, the Earl of Oldenburg relied on the support of Denmark, and seeing the lack of administration in the north of the Münster Episcopal State, it started the idea of secretly encroaching on the northern territory of the Münster Episcopal State. As a result, angered the Episcopal State of Münster.

In 1483, when King Hans of Denmark had just ascended the throne and was busy conquering Norway and Sweden, the then East Friesian Earls (the Syxners) and the Bishopral States of Münster organized an alliance to besiege the Earl of Oldenburg and force Gerhard, then Earl of Oldenburg, to abdicate. And this city of Kloppenburg was originally just a small city. It was only in order to prevent the encroachment of the Oldenburg Count that it was built to become the military and political center of the North Münster region.

Here, 1,000 of the 5,000 standing troops of the Bishopric of Münster were stationed here......

Marin's army arrived at Kloppenburg by coincidence. Why? Because, the day is Sunday, and it's morning. It is customary for most congregants to go to church to pray.

As a religious state, the practice of prayer in the Episcopal State of Münster became more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When the Marin vanguard cavalry arrived at Kloppenburg, most of the thousands of Kloppenburg garrisons went to church......

At the gates of the city, only a small number of people were left to guard them. Moreover, with the combined efforts of Sauer's 500 scout cavalry and 800 black-shirted knights, no one was able to bring a battle report to Kloppenburg. So, Kloppenburg, who was busy with the service, was out of luck......

After stopping the army in a place where the enemy could not see, Marin asked a group of warriors to take off their military uniforms and disguise themselves as ordinary people. At the same time, a batch of wagons loaded with grain was brought to the front......

Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy did not know the news, Marin asked his group of soldiers, disguised as caravans, with a dozen carriages, to approach the west gate of Kloppenburg......

Seeing a large caravan coming, the guards guarding the door immediately came to their senses. For, the time has come for them to extort......

Marin's men did pay a lot of gate taxes, but just as the carriage was entering the gate hole, a carriage suddenly broke down and blocked the gate......

In fact, the carriage was deliberately broken. And it's bad in the hole of the city gate, which is to deliberately make the city gate unable to be closed......

At this time, Marin, who saw this situation in the telescope, immediately asked the soldiers of the brigade to start galloping towards the city gate from a few kilometers away......

When the sound of horses' hooves reached the city gate, the dozens of old guards guarding the city gate immediately felt that something was wrong, and they shouted anxiously:

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Then, the old men tried to push the carriage that blocked the gate and close the gate.

It's a pity that the "merchants" who had just paid the entrance tax to the city suddenly drew their swords from under the carriage......

By the time the cavalry rushed over, it was too late......

After taking control of the western gate of Kloppenburg, the soldiers hurriedly moved the carriages that were in the way, and let the large army rush into the city, heading straight for the barracks in the city......

It turned out that according to the confessions of the captives, the soldiers in the city generally did not carry weapons when they went to worship, but put them in the barracks.

By the time Marin's cavalry arrived at the barracks, some of the soldiers had already returned to the barracks to get their weapons. But Werner, the cavalry captain who led the team, did not care about the few soldiers who broke into the barracks, but blocked the barracks gates, preventing the Münster soldiers returning from the church from entering the barracks to obtain weapons.

The unarmed Münster soldiers could not defeat the cavalry blocking the entrance of the barracks, and the small number of Münster soldiers who rushed into the barracks did not dare to go out and attack the cavalry at the gate.

When Werner's tens of thousands of main forces that had supported Marin poured in, the soldiers in the city chose to surrender in a timely manner. One of the priests in charge of the local administration also wisely chose to cooperate after seeing the papal decree presented by Marin. Because, resistance is pointless and will not succeed.

After leaving 1,000 men and horses to garrison the city, Marin continued to march south with his army to the Episcopal State of Osnabrück......

The distance from Kloppenburg to the city of Osnabrück is quite long, almost 80 km. Marin's army carried a heavy load, and although the march was already very efficient, it could only march 40 kilometers a day.

Two days later, Marin's army appeared under the city of Osnabrück. This time, however, Marin didn't have the same luck as he had in Kloppenburg. Because, the defenders of the city of Osnabrück are already prepared......

This was so because when Marin's army was attacking Kloppen from west to east from North Münster, some people in the western part of North Münster took advantage of the fact that Marin's scout cavalry and black-shirted knights had been transferred to the east and rode to the city of Osnabrück.

After receiving the report, the bishops in Osnabrück were very nervous. On the one hand, they strengthened their defenses, and on the other hand, they sent a plea for help to the Bishop Conrad, who was far away in Münster, and asked for advice on what to do.

However, in the city of Osnabrück, there were only 800 mercenaries. Even if the whole city is mobilized, plus 1,200 people, there will only be 2,000 people. Before the return of the men who had gone out of the city to recruit the people elsewhere, Marin's army of 11,000 besieged the city of Osnabrück.

Looking at the more than 10,000 troops outside the city, Henry, the assistant bishop who was in charge of managing Osnabrück, was a little frightened. You know, there are more than 10,000 people, and there is no boundary. Marin already had an army of 11,000, plus 10,000 people, it really looked boundless. Moreover, the East Frisian army was rejuvenated and lined up. Coupled with the number of more than 10,000 people, it was too terrifying for the people of Osnabrück at the head of the city.

However, Marin did not come to war, but to take over the territory. Therefore, it is best not to fight that.

Therefore, after the siege of the city, Marin sent people to shout vigorously into the city with earthen trumpets and read the papal edict.

Hearing that it was the Pope's decree, the people of Osnabrück at the head of the city immediately stirred. As a person in the Episcopal States, it is natural to know that the Pope is the boss of their boss (the boss is the Archbishop of Cologne). It seems a little wrong to disobey the papal decree......

Bishop Henry's assistant also knew that public disobedience to a papal decree was a serious act. Therefore, after much thought, Archbishop Henry asked the people of the city to call out to Marin that he did not know whether the papal decree was true or false, and that he needed to check the truth of the matter with the authentic Bishop of Osnabrück, Conrad IV, who was far away in Münster......

"Made, what a cunning fellow!" Marin was annoyed.

This Bishop Henry was so cunning that he did not openly refuse the papal decree. If he openly rejected the papal decree, Marin could have attacked the city and punished him for disobeying the papal decree.

However, this guy said that he needed to verify the authenticity of the news, which made Marin a little depressed. Because, if they didn't make a mistake, they just sent someone to verify the authenticity......

But how can Marin have time to ink with him? He's still on his way to Münster......

So, Marin looked at the city of Osnabrück, which was still an oak gate, and waved his hand:

"it, shell the city gates!"

"In what name?" Schwartz asked.

"Military exercises ......" Marin gave a very rogue excuse......

De jure, Marin is now the lord of the Episcopal State of Osnabrück. It is reasonable and legal to conduct a military exercise within one's own territory......

When the artillery began to bombard the city gates, the assistant bishop of Henry at the head of the city jumped to his feet in anger. Then, the enraged Bishop Henry, who sent a missionary to tie the head of the city with a hanging basket, came to the Marin army and lodged a strong protest against the rash attack of Marin's army before the conclusion was made.

"I'm besieging the city? Please, priest, according to the Pope's decree, I am now the rightful lord of the city of Osnabrück. I'm doing military exercises right now......"

The priest, who was the messenger, opened his mouth wide:

"Acting...... Exercise? ”

"Well, drills. Or, you can interpret it as violent demolition ......"

As an indigenous person in the early 16th century, the priest who served as an emissary did not understand the meaning of violent evictions. If a later Chinese traveler came over, he would definitely strongly agree with the definition given by Marin - it is indeed very much like violent demolition...... However, in later generations, violent demolitions were carried out with bulldozers. And Marin is even crazier, with artillery......

Half a day later, the oak gate of Osnabrück finally couldn't stand the rain of 24-pound iron balls and was smashed out of the big pit. Then, Doni. With a powder keg on his back and a tin-covered door panel, Ciri was ready to blow the door......

At this time, the priest, who had been the messenger, returned to the city in a hanging basket and told the assistant bishop of Henry what he had seen. Henry was so angry by Marin's outrageous remarks that he almost vomited blood, but when the priest said that the papal decree in Marin's hand was indeed true, Bishop Henry was silent......

And while Bishop Henry's assistant was silent, a loud bang was heard, and the north gate of Osnabrück was blown open......

"That's it, after all, it's the Pope's decree, let's surrender......"

In this way, at the critical juncture of the city's destruction, under the leadership of Bishop Henry's assistant, the soldiers and civilians of Osnabrück suddenly laid down their arms and chose to surrender......

Marin and his soldiers were a little suffocated from internal injuries - I'm ready to explode the small universe, why don't you fight......

However, although it was a little uncomfortable, it was also very happy to take Osnabrück without a single casualty. After all, the city of Osnabrück was not destroyed by the fighting.