What Marin didn't expect was that he let Prince Christian enter the city and was almost rejected by the Copenhagen defenders...
Why? Because after being poisoned by Canterella, Prince Christian lost all his hair, most of his teeth, and his face was haggard like an evil ghost, which made the general who guarded the city not recognize him as Prince Christian at all. Therefore, the Danish defenders initially refused Prince Christian's entry.
Fortunately, Prince Christian's voice did not change, and Marin sent General Maxim to testify on the side, so the defenders on the city wall put down the hanging basket half-believingly and took Prince Christian back. As for General Maxim, he naturally came back and became a prisoner.
Why? Prince Christian's mind has been destroyed by Canterrera's poison and the shadow of failure. Letting him go back will not help Copenhagen defending the city. General Maxim is an officer with rich command experience. When he goes back, he will be of great help to Copenhagen defending the city. Therefore, Marin agreed to release Prince Christian, but would not let General Maxim return.
Seeing his son Christian return, King Hans was stunned by his son's image as a haggard, as if he was an evil ghost. After repeated confirmation, Hans believed that this was his son. The son was so miserable, King Hans felt sad, hugged his son and cried, and cursed Marin with great resentment, resenting Marin torture his son so much (he thought Prince Christian was tortured by Marin, but in fact it was indeed the case).
However, as a straightforward Boy, Prince Christian told King Hans that it was poisoned by Swedish spies. If he hadn't happened to vomit most of the poison after being drunk, he might have been dead for a long time now...
Afterwards, the King's family began to curse the Swedes and curse old Sten Sturre...
After sighing, King Hans naturally did not forget to inquire about the news on Marin and the battle situation on land. However, the news brought by Prince Christian made King Hans extremely desperate - Denmark's 20,000 troops were defeated, and the 50,000 elite troops of the Bossa coalition were also defeated by Marin. In the enemy camp, Prince Christian even drank with his brother-in-law Brandenburg Elector Jockim I, who was also a prisoner... Only Frederick III, who fled in a hurry with hundreds of cavalry at the moment before his defeat...
In other words, Denmark has no reinforcements or fantasies at this time...
King Hans felt as if his heart was gone and he could not see any hope.
Prince Christian also brought Marin's letter of surrender:
"Survival or destruction? Should we die with our whole family, or live in humiliation, and retain a wealth that can be passed on to future generations?"
"I want all Jutland Peninsula, and the Kingdom of Norway, including the throne of Norway. Keep the islands such as Zeland and Feiying, and continue to be your Danish king. Moreover, as long as your Majesty no longer provokes trouble, I promise that I will not deprive your Majesty of more land. Because, if you deprive him of anything, your Majesty will have nothing..."
"If you resist stubbornly, your country will not be able to win. Because you are short of food..."
"If this army is destroyed by me, then your country will have no hope. Although, I will evacuate the Island of Zeland and keep the last land of Zeland for His Majesty. But I cannot guarantee that after all the troops are lost, will your Majesty be annexed by Sweden... At that time, there is no possibility that His Majesty will want to retain the wealth of his family. At that time, you and your family will only become gypsy, wandering...begging...people will say, 'Hey, look, that man used to be a king, but now, he is a wandering beggar...the dancer who dances on the stage was once a queen...the beggar who plays clowns was once a princess...that girl, once a princess, now she can take her back for the night with just a few Finneys...'"
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King Hans had insomnia and held Marin's letter of surrender in his hand. He stayed in the study for two days in a daze. He couldn't eat and didn't want to sleep...
Two days later, King Hans finally fell asleep on the chair in the study, Prince Christian and Queen Christina saw the letters held in King Hans's hand, and tears were shrouded in tears...
After being carried to the small bed in the study for rest, King Hans did not sleep well. In the middle of the night, King Hans had a nightmare...
"No, I don't want to be a beggar!"
"I don't want the queen to be a dancer..."
"I don't want my son to be a clown...I don't want my daughter to be taken back...Woooo...I'm a king, not a beggar..."
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In fact, Marin also exaggerated the consequences of King Hans' defeat after his defeat. Marin dared to join forces with Sweden to defeat Denmark, but he did not dare to swallow the Saxony and the Brandenburg Electoral. With these two relatives, King Hans's family could live in Saxony and Brandenburg even if the country was destroyed. Although they were under the roof, they would never fall to the point of becoming a beggar...
However, Hans doesn't know. Now, tens of thousands of troops from Saxony and Brandenburg have been defeated, and Hans doesn't know how Marin will treat Saxony and Brandenburg. If these two countries are finished and Denmark is finished, Hans's family will really have nowhere to go... Just so happens, King Hans is in fear and anxiety. When Marin is frightened, he will be uneasy...
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Not to mention Denmark, let us look to the south...
After the last time Elector Frederick III of Saxony escaped, he first ran back to his base camp, Vittenberg. However, he did not stay in Vittenberg for too long.
After handing over all domestic affairs to the palace and arranging the recruitment of Minzhuang to defend the city, Frederick III rode a large number of diplomatic officials to Walms, the seat of the Imperial Parliament, southwest...
After arriving at Walms, Frederick III immediately paid homage to Archbishop Mainz. After seeing Archbishop of Mainz, Frederick III put down all his reserve and cried and fell to kneel in front of Archbishop of Mainz:
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Mr. Jacob, please save me, save the German nobles..."
Archbishop Jacob of Mainz was very surprised. He had never seen Frederick III lose his composure so much. It seemed that the other party was really broken. Otherwise, where would the wise man who had always had a strong mind in the past go?
However, he asked in confusion:
"Mr. Frederick, I can understand saving you and I am willing to help mediate. But what does it mean to save the German nobles?"
Frederick III lowered his head, but a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and then he stood up, wiped his tears and said:
"That's right, you probably know that we Saxony and Brandenburg sent 50,000 troops, including 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, were defeated by Marin Hoffmann's men..."
"Is that little guy Marin so powerful?" Archbishop Jacob stood up in surprise.
"This is not the case. Marin himself only has 20,000 main force. Although he is very powerful in combat, he is inevitable to lose under the attack of our 50,000 elite soldiers..."
"Then why did you fail?" Archbishop Jacob asked curiously.
"We were sneak attacked by the enemy behind us..." Frederick III said gritting his teeth.
"That boy has arranged an army behind you?"
"No, that can't be that boy's army. Because the enemies behind us have almost 20,000 troops, and they are all elite veterans..."
"Where did the army come from?"
"Did you forget? Whose lackey is Marin?"
"You mean..." Archbishop Jacob was shocked.
Frederick III nodded hatefully and said:
"I suspect that the one who sent troops to help Marin was His Majesty Maximilian I. Perhaps our Majesty is going to launch a military operation to unify Germany...and Marin is his vanguard..."
Archbishop Mainz was immediately uneasy, and he asked nervously:
"Are you sure?"
Frederick III nodded fiercely and said:
"Ninety-nine, that boy Marin could not have 40,000 elite soldiers. The only one who can provide 20,000 elite soldiers to his allies is probably our emperor who is determined to unify Germany..."
Archbishop Jacob thought about it and probably agreed with Frederick III's inference, so he said without hesitation:
"I will urgently summon the princes of all Germany to discuss major events together!"
"Well, remember not to invite people from the Emperor's line. Because, this time we are discussing how to resist them..."
"good!"
Chapter completed!