The mighty fleet carried 40,000 troops, a large number of Danish royal family members and nobles, and a large amount of property brought by Copenhagen.

In order to facilitate the docking of these ships and the unloading of goods and the landing of personnel, Mikel, the palace minister of the Duchy of Schleswig, organized a large number of strong men to build a temporary longbridge pier around Schleigh Bay.

It took half a month to complete the construction of the Long Bridge Wharf, as well as the landing of personnel and the transportation of materials. Then, at Marin's request, King Hans of Denmark and many members of the royal family, as well as the Danish nobles and their families, were arranged to be placed in the original royal palace in the city of Schleswig. Mikel then blocked all the other gates of the palace, leaving only the main gate for entry and exit.

At the same time, Mikel also temporarily moved his office out of the palace and changed it to his own home. The royal palace was garrisoned by 1,000 veterans with 2,000 recruits, not only to protect the safety of the Danish royal family and nobles, but also to prevent them from escaping. After all, these high-ranking prisoners of war are an important bargaining chip in negotiations after the war, and if they run away, it will be difficult to negotiate.

Because of the need to bring 40,000 troops to the south, in order to strengthen the security of Schleswig City, Marin specially left more than 100 excellent instructors to help the thousands of militia in Schleswig City to train. These militias were all improvised, and they had little combat effectiveness. The purpose of leaving excellent instructors to train them is to allow them to quickly build up combat effectiveness and ensure the safety of the city of Schleswig. As for the rest of the city of Schleswig, Marin has no mind to care now, and even if something goes wrong, he is not afraid. As long as your army can return victorious, whoever makes trouble will be arrested and killed. And if you have to run away, those places don't matter. If he was forced to run away, Marin planned to load the Danish royal family and the nobles on those longbridge piers in Schleigh Bay and take refuge in Norway. With these hostages in hand, they will not suffer after all. Therefore, Marin emphasized that Mikel should not be in a hurry to dismantle these temporary longbridge piers, and it may not be long before they can be used......

As a veteran politician who has been the prime minister of Denmark for many years, Mikel naturally sensed something. So, when no one else was around, Mikel inquired directly about Marin and asked what was going on......

Marin didn't hide it from Mikel either, because, if something happened, Mikel would be expected to arrange an escape with important captives. Now, it doesn't hurt to tell him the truth. Anyway, the two thousand veterans in the city, Marin arranged officers he trusted. Even those militias were controlled by more than 100 excellent instructors left by Marin. As long as you firmly grasp the power of the army, you are not afraid of what waves Mikel will make......

Mikel was silent for a long time after hearing Marin's secret story about what had happened in Worms. Half a day later, he suddenly raised his head and said to Marin:

"My lord, we are not yet at the point where we are going to escape from Germany......

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Marin immediately became interested.

In fact, after working hard in Germany for many years, Marin was reluctant to abandon everything and fled overseas. After all, the Ruhr area is a place that Marin has always looked forward to. If everything in Germany was lost, Marin would not be happy.

Moreover, during the war, Marin's subordinates, such as Schwarz, were all military officers, not politicians. Therefore, it was difficult for Marin to find his subordinates to discuss political affairs. It just so happens that Mikel has been the prime minister of Denmark for many years, and his political level is much higher than that of East Frisian Prime Minister Jeffrey. Therefore, Marin would also like to know Mikel's views and suggestions.

After thinking about it, Mikel organized the language and said:

"My lord, according to your information, Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, wanted to encourage all the princes to form an alliance to fight against you, but was vetoed by the religious princes led by Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne, right?"

"Yes, that's right. However, according to the information of Herman IV, the religious princes, because of His Holiness the Pope, gave up their support for the joint crusade against me. However, according to the information, most of the secular princes, with the exception of a few such as the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Duchy of Cleave, which did not participate, supported Frederick III...... Combined, these princes can raise an army of more than 100,000 people...... Let's not mention the question of whether I can beat them, and even if I do, I won't be able to mix in Germany in the future...... Because, I will be enemies on all sides......" Marin said worriedly.

Mikel nodded, but he changed his mind and said:

"However, they haven't decided to actually start forming a coalition to crusade against you, have they?"

"Yes, because they are not very confident now, and they hope to mobilize those religious princes to send troops together."

Marin's army defeated the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Bossa coalition army, and although the secular princes were able to muster together a total strength of more than 100,000 people, many of these 100,000 people were miscellaneous armies, and they might not be able to defeat Marin's army of 40,000.

Therefore, Frederick III and other secular princes hoped that the powerful Archbishoprics of Mainz, Cologne, and Trier would also participate. In this way, they will be able to put together an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000 to deal with Marin, and then they will be nine out of ten.

"Well, I heard that you have a close relationship with the current Pope?" Mikel asked.

"Yes, His Holiness is definitely on my side!" Marin replied confidently.

"Very well, my lord, the first thing you have to do now is to send someone to Rome as soon as possible, and ask His Holiness the Pope to send messengers to dissuade those religious princes from firmly refusing to join the coalition against you, which is very important! Those religious princes are only hesitating now, worried about the relationship between the Pope and you. So, you need to show them that His Holiness is behind you! If it's too late, maybe some of the princes will be moved by Frederick III! ”

Marin was shaken and immediately realized the importance of the issue. So, he nodded earnestly and said:

"I'll arrange for the Courier to get to Rome at once, Mikel, thank you for reminding me!"

Mikel shook his head and said:

"Nothing, my lord, I am in the same boat as you now. I have betrayed Denmark, and if you fail, I will be doomed with you. ”

Marin nodded, but in his heart he remembered Mikel's credit. Anyway, after giving Mikel's descendants some affordable rewards, that can't be run away. Mikel is old, and he is already the prime minister, and there is nothing to be rewarded. But he has a group of offspring, and he can still be rewarded. Titles, land, and good official positions, Marin is not stingy.

"Secondly, my lord, while the coalition forces over there have not yet been formed, in fact, you have a chance to break them up!" Mikel continued.

"Tear it up? How? Marin was immediately interested. Whether he can single-handedly challenge the alliance of princes, that is what Marin is very happy to see.

"My lord, I believe you also know that except for a few who are particularly outstanding, such as yours, most of the other secular princes are actually short-sighted and stupid. And they're all greedy too......"

Marin's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly:

"You mean...... Bribe them? ”

"Yes, that's right! You can bribe the weak-willed princes to turn the tide at a meeting to discuss the formation of an alliance! Moreover, you said that the Kingdom of Bohemia has a good relationship with you, so you can ask them to help you talk! ”

Marin nodded, agreeing with Mikel's words. The relationship between the Kingdom of Bohemia and itself was somewhat eased because of Archduke Alexander and Prince Zygmunt. However, the other party is not on his side, but he will not be hostile to him.

Therefore, Marin could have bribed King Vladislas II of Bohemia to speak for him at the Worms Conference.

In addition, Philip, Elector of Palatine, was 57 years old, 15 years older than Frederick III, and may not have obeyed Frederick III. Only Joakim I, a young man, was a little fan of Frederick III, and he listened to Frederick III's demagogy.

In short, as long as Marin is willing to pay the price and bribe the secular princes who see the money, there is still a chance to dismantle the "anti-Marin alliance" that Frederick III tried to set up.

In particular, if the King of Bohemia and the Elector of Palatine withdrew from the alliance without the participation of the religious princes, the alliance would have little appeal. After all, in the case of Brandenburg's Elector Joakim I, who had become a prisoner, only Frederick III came out alone. Of the seven electors, only one person took the lead, and his appeal was obviously insufficient......

Of course, Mikel also warned Marin that he must immediately issue a statement to make it clear that his feud with Brandenburg and Saxony had nothing to do with Emperor Maximilian I, but only a conflict of interests between the two sides......

Marin was a little hesitant, because, this would not give the emperor face. If Marin announced it in this way, it would be tantamount to the intention of openly drawing a line with the emperor.

But Mikel said that if he did not do so, Marin would still be a threat in the eyes of most German princes, and he would still be at risk of being beaten up in groups.

As for the consequences that might displease the emperor, Mikel said that the survival of East Friesland was more important than that. Moreover, Marin has also detained the Swiss mercenaries and created conditions for the emperor to attack Switzerland, which is very worthy of the emperor. It's a big deal, I'll send someone to explain to the emperor afterwards. It's a matter of life and death, and I believe the emperor will understand. Even if you don't understand, it's okay. Anyway, Marin has long been unwilling to be an emperor's horse boy...... Mikel sees this very clearly......

After careful consideration, Marin finally accepted all of Mikel's suggestions, and on the one hand he sent a messenger to Rome to ask for help from the pope's father-in-law, and on the other hand, he wrote a letter to Kohler, who was left behind in the country, asking him to carry a large amount of gold and silver, and go south to bribe the secular princes who were not die-hard supporters of Frederick III, such as the King of Bohemia and the Elector of Palatine, so that they would withdraw from the anti-Marin alliance, leaving Frederick III alone......

Finally, Marin intended to publicly declare that the war was only an alliance between himself and Lübeck and Hamburg, and a coalition of Brandenburg, Saxony and Denmark, and that the Kaiser had nothing to do with it...... At the same time, Marin will also say that he respects the political traditions of the German region...... This is almost a hint that he respects the autonomy of the princes......