"By the way, what should I do if the ships in the port continue to transport supplies to Lübeck City? If we transport ammunition again, it will be useless for us to drive away many people..." After laughing, Jokiem I said worriedly.
Frederick III waved his hand indifferently and said:
"I have already thought about this. I plan to build thousands of stone throwers, lined up by the river. As long as their ships dare to appear in the river again, they will shoot fireballs and burn the ships. The ships are made of wood, and they are most afraid of fire."
Jokiem I thought about it and nodded. The Travo River is not wide, and it is easy for a stone thrower to shoot large ships on the river surface, which is simply equivalent to a living target. Before, the number of stone throwers was small, but they were run away by Marin's fleet. If thousands of stone throwers were throwing fireballs together, 10 warships would definitely not be able to escape. After all, the Travo River is so wide that it is very convenient for the stone thrower to hit.
As long as thousands of simple stone throwers are arranged, the ship wants to enter, so it really needs to be weighed...
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The fact that the Brandenburg Electoral State and the Saxony Electoral State jointly dispatched 50,000 troops to attack Lübeck soon spread in the German region.
The more explosive news is that 20,000 of these 50,000 troops are famous Swiss mercenaries. In addition to the 15,000 main troops dispatched by Brandenburg and Saxony, these 50,000 troops are all elite and have extremely powerful combat power.
In recent years, in Europe, let alone the 50,000 elite troops, few people unilaterally dispatched more than 20,000 troops in general. The largest war before was probably the war in which France dispatched 40,000 troops and Spain.
Therefore, the scale of the 50,000 troops of the Bossa coalition has been the largest war in Western Europe in recent years. It is difficult to not attract the attention of all countries without attracting the attention of such a large war.
After the news reached all German countries, the monarchs of various countries sent spies to observe the war from a distance. Of course, they were not watching the fun, but to determine the future political situation in the German region.
It can be said that the result of this war will directly affect the political structure of the German region in the future. If the Bossa coalition wins, it will naturally have the reputation of Brandenburg and Saxony's Electoral State, and will gain greater influence, take the initiative in the imperial parliament, and become the overlord of the German region.
Moreover, with the defeat of Lübeck and Hamburg City, the Hanseatic Alliance will usher in a major reshuffle, and the economy of the entire German region will be greatly affected. Therefore, the princes had to pay serious attention to the success or failure of this war.
Although the Bossa coalition was extremely powerful and had 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, according to intelligence, Marin, a new prince with the name of war, brought 20,000 troops to enter the city of Lubeck in advance to assist in the defense. In this way, although Marin's army was far less than that of the coalition, it had a good location and could still fight. After all, the city of Lubeck was surrounded by water, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Relying on the solid city walls, in the eyes of the monarchs of various countries, even if Marin's 20,000 troops could not defeat the coalition forces, it would be no problem to defend for several months.
Everyone believes that the key to this war lies in how long Marin can hold on. This is because the logistics pressure of the 50,000 army is too huge. Marin will take a step further from victory after one day of persistence.
If Marin's army could hold on for a few months, the huge food consumption of 50,000 troops and 30,000 people alone would be able to bring down the finances of the two powerful countries, Brandenburg and Saxony's Electoral...
After all, European food is so expensive, 80,000 pounds of food is consumed every day. Unlike usual, soldiers eat more than usual, otherwise they do not have enough energy to fight with people. If 80,000 pounds of food is consumed a day, it will be 2.4 million pounds a month...
According to this algorithm, the Bossa coalition consumes 2.4 million pounds per month. According to the price of 1 Finney per pound, it is 2.4 million Finney, which is equivalent to 40,000 gold coins...
If Marin could make good use of the solid walls of Lübeck and persist for a few more months, the consumption of 50,000 troops would be defecated, and the Bossa Alliance would be defeated.
As for whether Marin's army would be dragged down, no one thought it would be so. Why? Because Marin himself has money. In addition, his allies are rich cities like Lubeck and Hamburg, and their foundation is no less than that of Brandenburg's Electoral and Saxony's Electoral. In addition, the army is much smaller than that of the other side, no one thinks that Marin's army will collapse without food and supplies...
Therefore, the mainstream view of European countries is that if Marin can rely on tenacious defense and delay the war time as long as possible, there will be a possibility of victory. Of course, this kind of victory means that the Bossa coalition cannot withstand the consumption of materials and is forced to retreat, rather than Marin defeating the Bossa coalition.
If you can't hold on, then there's no need to talk about it. Just wait for the cedes of territory and pay a large amount of ransom...
No one thinks that Marin's army will defeat the coalition forces by military means, except Marin himself. Because no one knows that Marin recruited 10,000 new people in England and trained well...
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Although, everyone knows that Denmark is also one of the protagonists in this war. However, no one thinks that Denmark has the strength to participate in this war.
Because, after Denmark was defeated before, countries did not take the Danish army seriously and generally did not favor Denmark. Moreover, the Principality of Schleswig also had 10,000 troops stationed by Marin. In addition, Denmark also lost its maritime power at sea. If the Danish army wants to go south, it must pass through the Principality of Schleswig, but it is hard to say whether they can defeat the army of Schleswig's successfully heading south...
In Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Alexander, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, also received information about the outbreak of the war. After all, he was the king of Poland, and Poland bordered the Electoral State of Brandenburg, so it was not surprising that he received information.
After learning that Prince Sigmont wanted to marry Marin's Hoffman family, Grand Duke Alexander was hesitant. Now, he did not hesitate...
Why? The choice of Grand Duke Alexander is very simple - if Marin survived this war and won the final victory, then the Hoffman family would surely soar into the sky in the future. In this way, it would be fine to let Prince Sigmont marry Anne.
And if Marin is defeated, the Hoffman family will inevitably decline or even be ruined. In that case, there is no need to marry such a family...
Therefore, like other princes in the German region, Grand Duke Alexander was also waiting for the outcome of this war to make the most favorable choice for the Jagelon dynasty...
Chapter completed!