The Saxony-Launburg Principality is called the Principality, but it actually has an area of ​​more than 1,200 square kilometers, which is only equivalent to a county in later generations. Compared with those great priests that often cost thousands of square kilometers or even tens of thousands of square kilometers, the Saxony-Launburg Principality is really weak. Therefore, in the Holy Roman Empire, the Saxony-Launburg Principality has no say, and is similar to the ordinary state of Nepal.
However, even if it wants to expand, it is not that easy. Because, the north of Saxony-Laurenburg is the Principal of Holstein, the northwest is Hamburg, and the opposite bank of the river is Brunswick-Lüneburg... No matter which one is it, it is not an existence that it can afford. Even if the land area of ​​Hamburg-Hansea Free City is not as large as that of Saxony-Laurenburg, the people have a stronger financial resources. In this era of rampant mercenaries, their strength is much stronger than that of Saxony-Laurenburg.
Coincidentally, this turmoil in the North Sea Kingdom allowed the Principality of Saxony-Laughonburg across the river to see an opportunity for expansion - the southeast of Bremen Province, which is only separated from the Elbe River from the Principality of Saxony-Laughonburg. As long as the coalition forces can defeat the North Sea Kingdom, they will have the opportunity to obtain part of the land in Bremen Province...
Unfortunately, the coalition was finally defeated, the expansion dream of the Saxony-Laughn Fort Principality ended, and Marin also led his troops to the door...
In fact, Brunswick, the capital of the Principality of Lüneburg, is not far from the capital of the Principality of Saxony, Raunberg, and is only separated by the Elbe River. Then it will arrive more than ten kilometers southwest.
However, Marin chose to go to the east bank of the Elbe River first to solve the problem of Raunburg, the capital of the Saxony-Laughburg Principality on the banks of the Elbe River.
Why? Because Marin was worried that if he attacked Lüneburg first, the people of the Saxony-Laughonburg Principality, especially the royal members, would be frightened and fled to other countries. This would be very troublesome.
Therefore, Marin chose to besiege Raunfort first and arrest the family of Magnus I, the Duke of Saxony-Launfort, before saying that they would not go into exile.
As for whether the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg would abandon the city and flee after learning that his army would go south? Marin was not worried. Because Lüneburg City was much taller and stronger than Raunberg City, it also replaced with a thick iron gate, so it was not afraid of blasting with powder barrels. Therefore, the Welf family would definitely not give up Lüneburg City and run away easily.
Moreover, Lüneburg is a famous salt-producing farm in Germany, and it is the German Yancheng. At that time, the reason why the Saxony-Laughburg Principality on the other side of the river built the Streknitz Canal from Laughburg to Lubeck was to facilitate the smooth transportation of Lüneburg's mineral salt to Lubeck in the Baltic region, and then sold to Poland and Lithuania where salt prices are very high.
It can be said that if the Verf family owns the salt mine in Lüneburg, they will not have to worry about food and drink. If it were not forbidden, they would never give up the salt mine city of Lüneburg, which produces "white gold" - salt.
So Marin simply sent people to siege the small town of Raunberg on the east bank of the Elbe River, so as not to escape Magnus I's family.
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When Marin led an army of 30,000 to surround the small Raunn Fort, the remaining soldiers and civilians in the city's Saxony-Launn Fort Duchy were scared...
Magnus I brought more than 3,000 troops to fight, and those who stayed in the city of Raunfort were only seven or eight hundred and eight hundred and weak, and two or three thousand strong people. He had no ability to resist Marin's 30,000 troops.
Moreover, because of its average financial resources, the gates of Fort Raunn have not transferred to the large iron gate, and it is still the most ordinary oak gate.
What to do when facing the oak city gate? Of course, it is gasoline...
Marin directly asked someone to carry a bunch of mixed gasoline and pour it on the pile of firewood piles piled up under the city gate in advance, and then ignite the fire...
After the fire was extinguished, the west gate of Raunburg Castle was burned to pieces. Marin sent another blaster to step forward and directly exploded the pile of debris behind the door...
Seeing that the city gate was lost, and Marin's tens of thousands of troops were about to flock in, Magnus I's wife, Madame Catherine, who knew she could not resist, held her 2-year-old son Prince Francis and brought a group of left-behind ministers to surrender.
It should be pointed out that Magnus I's wife, Mrs. Catherine, is the daughter of Brunswick, the Duke of Wolfenbeetle. Otherwise, the Duke of Saxony-Laughnburg would not easily respond to the call of Brunswick-Wolfenbeetle Henry and deal with the North Sea together. Even with the territorial ambitions of the North Sea, Magnus I had no confidence and was hesitant. It can be said that he was cheated by his father-in-law this time...
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After capturing Magnus I's wife and children, Marin's goal was basically achieved. As for Magnus I's two brothers Eric and John, they were not in Raunburg. Because they were both church clergy and were bishops in other places. Marin didn't want to arrest them. After all, they all became monks and would not have the right to inherit, and would basically not affect Marin's rule over the Duchy of Saxony-Launburg.
Besides, Marin did not intend to kill Magnas I and his son, but would just keep them from living, similar to the Qing Dynasty's later ban on the Ming royal family (defining the scope of activities). As long as their father and son did not die, his brothers could not inherit the title of Duke of Saxony-Laughnburg and confront Marin.
After occupying the Raunberg and capturing the people he wanted to capture, Marin left only a few hundred garrisons, and then led his troops across the river and went straight to the Duchy of Lüneburg, Brunswick, across the river. As for other areas of the Saxony-Launberg Principality outside Raunberg, Marin was not in a hurry to occupy it. For him, capturing members of the ruling family of the country was much more important than occupying territory...
After crossing the river, Marin's 30,000 army marched for more than ten kilometers, surrounded the city of Lüneburg, the capital of Brunswick, the Principality of Lüneburg.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! However, Prince Otto, the son of Henry, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in the city, was not too worried. His mother, Margaret of Saxony, had sent people to Switzerland to find his uncle, Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, and asked for help.
Prince Otto, 17, believed that as long as his uncle Frederick III, the leader of the German princes, came forward, Marin would have to give face no matter what. Of course, the premise was that he could persevere until his uncle came from Switzerland.
However, Prince Otto was not worried about this. Because there were 4,000 regular troops in Lüneburg City. In addition, more than 7,000 Minzhuang, who had some training experience, were summoned to help defend the city together.
The city walls in Europe are much stronger than those in ancient China. Because most of their city walls are made of stone. Unlike in ancient China, many cities are made of bricks, and the two are of different sturdiness.
In addition, the four thick iron gates also gave Prince Otto enough confidence. As long as the Beihai Army did not easily attack the city wall, he would be confident that he would be able to persevere until his uncle Frederick III came to rescue the siege...
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However, Prince Otto was still too simple to think...
"Go to the Royal Water!" Seeing the strong and thick iron gate, Marin was stressed out.
Then, a cart filled with water rosy was carefully pushed over...
Water regia is a super potion that can corrode gold and silver, and can only be filled in glass bottles. However, glass bottles are fragile, so people who transport water regia must be careful to avoid accidents...
After the Royal Shui was in place, the soldiers responsible for using Royal Shui put on gas masks, carried several bottles of Royal Shui, got into an iron car, and rushed to the city gate...
This kind of iron car is actually converted from Yu Dayou's chariot. That is, a tin roof is added to the wheelbarrow to prevent the attack of bows and stones on the head of the city. Of course, this kind of iron roof is much more firmer than ordinary iron sheds, and can withstand stone smashing, so as not to harm soldiers who use Royal Shui...
Under the protection of a wheeled chariot with an iron roof, the soldiers who used the Royal Water successfully arrived in front of the city gate and began to use the Royal Water to corrode the city gate...
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Because of the information in advance, the relevant soldiers directly poured Wang Shui on the iron gate of a predetermined height. Under his careful control, Wang Shui corroded the latch of the large iron gate at the east gate of Lüneburg City in just an hour.
What surprised the soldiers responsible for corroding the iron gate was that after corroding the bolt of the large iron gate of the east gate of Lüneburg, the city gate was pushed open just like this...
Chapter completed!