When Wang Ji fought over the Saxony and Brandenburg coalition forces, the Livonian Knights had also sent troops.

Moreover, Livonia directly attacked Finland because both sides were in a border state.

Wang Ji quickly got the news, but did not respond. He did not even rescue the Jutland Peninsula, the essence of Denmark, and would he care about the life and death of the broken place in Finland?

What's there to save in Finland?

Even St. Petersburg, which later generations, is now just a swamp. Although Helsinki, the Finnish port of Helsinki, was regarded as a trading town at this time, its size was only equivalent to a small fishing village.

If Livonia wants to occupy Finland, they will let them occupy it. Even if they steal all Finland, they will not be able to find a few taels of oil and water.

What's even more funny is that the Livonian army was blocked by Vyborg.

There is nothing to grab in northern Finland, and the coastal areas are somewhat valuable. However, if you want to invade Finland's coastal towns, you must take down Vyborg.

The Vyborg defenders had only more than one hundred people, and the Livonian army with more than two thousand people was stuck outside the fortress and could not make any progress... This happened before. 50 years ago, the Russian (Dule of Moscow) army surrounded Vyborg, and was also stuck there without any temper. After a long time of struggle, they could only choose to withdraw their troops in shame.

Livonia also withdrew its troops this time and could only rob some coastal fishermen. The fish catch was not enough for the troops to go out to eat for a day.

The entire military operation was like a large-scale outing. I also tried to attack the fortress in the middle, but the Livonian army lacked heavy artillery. No Finnish defender killed him, but he was shot to death dozens of people.

Wang Ji's navy and Dutch pirates had completely controlled the Baltic Sea. The Hanseatic Alliance merchant ships did not dare to leave the port at all, and they could not transport troops from the sea to attack across the sea.

The Principality of Prussia also sent troops, but halfway through the way, they received news that the city of Lübeck was broken and that they also heard about the defeat of the two allies. They were so scared that they immediately withdrew their troops back to their country. As soon as they returned home, they were pulled by Poland and Lithuania to fight because Russia was invading Livonia.

The war in the north is even more intense!

Poland and Lithuania have not yet formed a federation, namely the Kingdom of Poland and the Principality of Lithuania respectively.

However, the marriage more than a hundred years ago made the cultures of the two countries gradually integrated and were always ruled by the same monarch. It was only a formal procedure to form a feast, which was equivalent to having a marriage certificate even after holding a banquet.

Lithuania is at a disadvantage in this marriage without evidence, and the Lithuanian nobles have always wanted to break up.

But decades ago, Lithuania fought a war with Russia and was forced to ced nearly 90,000 square kilometers of land. After that, the Lithuanian nobles did not dare to jump again and relied on Poland as their concubine, otherwise they would definitely be bullied by the strong man Russia.

What's more interesting is that after the war, the Russian princess married the Grand Duke of Lithuania (who had not yet succeeded the Polish king at that time).

The Russian princess was a spy who had taken a lot of information back to China. Russia launched a larger invasion on the grounds that the Grand Duke of Lithuania cheated. At this time, Poland fought with the Ottoman again and had no ability to rescue Lithuania.

In this battle, the main force of Lithuania was wiped out and Russia once again cut off 210,000 square kilometers of land.

Within ten years, Russia occupied 300,000 square kilometers of Lithuania's territory!

This time, Tsar Ivan IV, led 50,000 people to fight in person, attempted to annex Livonia and become a country with sea ports.

Livonia has always wanted to rebel and want to break away from Poland's control, but was forced by Russia to hold Poland's thighs.

The Polish, Lithuania, Livonia and Prussian coalition forces had a total force of up to 60,000. They fought against Russia's 50,000 thirty miles outside the city of Riga.

Just in terms of the scale of the war, Wang Ji was just making small fuss.

Both sides used cavalry as the main force and tried to fight each other for more than 20 days, and finally got into trouble in Russia.

However, after Ivan IV succeeded to the throne, he couldn't wait to acquire power, and also revealed his intention to reform, which offended a large number of Russian nobles.

At the critical moment of the war, a Russian nobleman on the Polish border turned against him, causing chaos in the Russian left-wing formation. The Polish coalition seized the opportunity and organized thousands of cavalry charges. Russia then defeated the entire army. Ivan IV retreated with his main cavalry and threw all his infantry on the battlefield.

After the war, Ivan IV returned to China to carry out a great purge, slashing the heads of six hostile nobles in one breath. Moreover, he refused to cede the territory and wanted to reorganize his troops and do another battle.

The Polish coalition also had internal strife after the big victory.

"Poland-Lithuania" took the opportunity to annex large tracts of Livonian territory, and the Livonian Knights could not resist, so the Knights were disbanded.

It is equivalent to a large area of ​​land in southern Estonia and northern Latvia in later generations, which was ceded to "Poland-Lithuania".

The Globina region on the Baltic coast was ceded to the Principal of Prussia.

The remaining territory was formed, the "Dudes of Kurland and Semilia" was formed, the head of the Knights served as the Grand Duke, and the leaders of the other Knights became nobles. This country existed as a vassal of "Poland-Lithuania".

This is a later story.

When Russia and Polish coalition forces fought, Wang Ji was surrounding Hamburg.

Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen are the three most core cities in the Hanseatic League.

When Wang Ji led his troops to surround Lubeck, the other two cities did not send troops to rescue him because they believed that the city of Lubeck would not be broken.

When Wang Ji defeated reinforcements one after another, they dared not send troops, but sent envoys to negotiate.

"Peace talk?" Wang Ji smiled.

"Yes," said the Hanseatic Envoy, "The Hanseatic League will recognize His Majesty's legal system and recognize your honor as the 'King of Nordic'. Moreover, the merchants of the Hanseatic League are willing to give up all privileges in Nordic Europe. We will abide by His Majesty's laws and pay commercial taxes according to the tax amount set by His Majesty. Of course, please withdraw from the city of Lubeck."

Wang Ji made a puzzled expression: "Lubeck was once a land of Denmark, but now it is the land of the United Kingdom of Nordic. Why should I withdraw from the city of Lubeck?"

The Hanseatic messenger was speechless for a moment. He could not say: Lübeck was the land of the Holy Roman Empire, and Denmark's claim to Lübeck was just wishful thinking.

Wang Ji said: "Peace talks are OK. Hamburg and Bremen, swear allegiance to me and accept the officials I sent to manage."

"This is impossible," said the Hanseatic envoy. "Hamburg and Bremen are both under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire. Do you want to annex the willful annexation of this way, and do you want to go to war with Emperor Charles V of the Shinra?"

Wang Ji asked back: "You still know Charles V? To him, you are all rebellious! If Charles V interferes, then I will send troops with him. I want Hamburg, he wants Bremen, and I think he is happy to get a commercial city. By that time, I will not force you to believe in Catholicism, he may force you to give up Protestantism!"

The Hanseatic messenger once again had nothing to say, not that he was not good at speaking, but that he had no good cards to play.

Wang Ji smiled and said, "You go back and report. By the way, the outer port of Hamburg is almost blocked by me."

Hamburg is a riverside city, but there is an Elbe River that leads directly to the sea and there is a prosperous outer port at the estuary. Wang Ji can completely block Hamburg's water trade route by sending a navy to block the outer port.

A few days later, the outer port of Hamburg was blocked, and Wang Ji immediately sent troops to surround the city.

There is no need for too many soldiers. 1,500 musketeers, plus a dozen cavalry, are enough to siege the city. Anyway, the port outside the city has been blocked, and the cavalry scattered out to investigate the situation. Anyone who dares to enter and exit the city will attack immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Ji sent a ship to block the estuary of the Wissel River, blocking Bremen's outer port, and then sent 1,500 musketeers to surround Bremen.

Wang Ji himself led his troops to Oldenburg.

The lord of Oldenburg was the Count, and after the enfeoffment, there were a total of three Oldenburg earls, one of which was Wang Ji himself.

Wang Ji sent troops here for a lot of reasons. He was the Earl of Oldenburg. Isn’t it natural to take Oldenburg back?

Another Earl of Oldenburg, Anton I, is the actual controlling noble in this city, feels like a Japanese dog. I have not gotten into any other things. Why are you fighting against the Hanseatic Alliance for some reason?

It's very simple, just along the way.

Anton I was not rich, and only raised dozens of private soldiers. Wang Ji sent troops too quickly, and he didn't even have time to recruit knights, so the castle was surrounded.

"Surrender immediately, otherwise I will send your whole family to the gallows after I attacked!" Wang Ji sent someone to shout.

Anton I looked at the dozens of private soldiers around him, then at Wang Ji's troops outside the city, and responded: "I am willing to surrender, but I want to take away all my property."

Wang Ji replied: "Gold and silver can be taken away, food can be left, army can be left, land can be left, castle can be left! Moreover, your whole family must move to Copenhagen, and I will allocate a piece of land to you in the suburbs!"

"I will also retain the title of Earl." Anton I emphasized.

Wang Ji smiled and said, "Yes."

In this regard, Wang Ji took over the Oldenburg area and recruited 2,000 peasants here, and returned to the city of Bremen to cut down trees to build siege equipment.

After the siege equipment was built, Wang Ji did not attack the city immediately, but instead shot out letters into the city.

Wang Ji promised that whoever was willing to surrender would keep his property and safety, and all the other merchants would be executed and confiscated.

The merchants in the city held an emergency meeting. After making an appointment, no one was allowed to surrender to the enemy. They must stick to the city. After a long time, the enemy naturally withdrew their troops. They also learned from Lübeck's lessons and did not take the opportunity to raise prices, but began to help poor citizens.

After the meeting in the morning, each of them swears in the Bible that three families would win the door and offer the city that night.

Wang Ji blocked the outer port and surrounded the cities, and their business could not be done, and it would be a huge loss for one day. After snatching the gate and offering the city, other merchants were killed, leaving only themselves alive, and they could take the opportunity to snatch the business of the deceased, and maybe they would make more money than before!

After Wang Ji successfully entered the city, he kept his promise, left these three families unmoved, executed all other merchants, and made a fortune in raiding the house.

Then, Wang Ji brought the merchant leaders of the three tribes back to Hamburg. He asked the three merchants to shout and tell the situation in Bremen and made the same promise again. However, the deceased should be exempted from the three families who were slow to do so.

Before night time, the merchants took action in the afternoon, and seven families wanted to surrender.

When the seven families were in Xiancheng, they actually started fighting with each other just to obtain one of the three places to avoid death.

These merchants of the Hanseatic League, not to mention the inconsistency between cities, even intrigues within the city. They may not highlight conflicts in normal times, and when they encounter large armies besieging the city without foreign aid, all their ugly faces are exposed.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Ji came to Hannover again and made the same promise again.

But this city is different. Although it is a franchisee of the Hanseatic League, there is an archbishop in charge.

The Archbishop persuaded the merchants not to do anything randomly, and he went out of the city to negotiate with Wang Ji himself.

"Dear Your Majesty, we are willing to offer the city and agree to you to send officials to govern the city," the Archbishop smiled. "But please do not kill innocent people indiscriminately and guarantee not to rob the merchants' property."

Wang Ji said: "I can not kill anyone, but only if you pay enough ransom!"

The Archbishop asked, "How is it enough?"

Wang Ji said: "It depends on how wealthy the merchants in Hanover are."

The Archbishop frowned and said, "Your Majesty is too greedy to do this."

Wang Ji smiled and said, "Compared with the businessman, my greed is nothing."

The Archbishop sighed and said, "Please offer, otherwise there will be no negotiation."

Wang Ji thought for a while and said, "The value is equivalent to 100,000 Deston gold coins."

"Deston" is a French gold coin from the Renaissance. The currency in Germany is too chaotic and can only be converted into French gold coins.

One hundred thousand Dyston gold coins are about eight thousand taels of gold in the Ming Dynasty.
To be continued...