Although Danish people were so angry that this was Copenhagen, the last fortress of the Danes. Apart from Copenhagen, they had nowhere to retreat. Therefore, Marin did not expect the other party to surrender immediately. After all, the other party still had tall and strong city walls as a support.
However, when the other party's food is exhausted, morale problems will be highlighted. Now that the Danes have not yet reached the end of their lives, even if their morale is low, it is not necessarily so easy to eat. But when they have no food, and their morale is low, and the soldiers are unwilling to fight, it will be fatal.
Therefore, Marin did not expect the other party to collapse and surrender now. Moreover, the other party could not break through. Why? Because even if the other party breaks out, there is no way to escape. On land, the island of Zeland is only more than 7,000 square kilometers and has nowhere to hide. What's more, the island of Zeland is surrounded by the sea, and the sea control power is in the hands of the enemy. Therefore, even if the Danish army breaks through, there is no place to escape. Even if Marin wants to use the tactic of "surrounding three quads and one", there is no place to perform it. Because the other party has nowhere to escape...
So, Marin chose to wait quietly, waiting for the other party to have no food, waiting for the other party to collapse himself...
However, just waiting so stupidly is not a solution. You have to find something else to do. Even if the other party has no food, it will take one or two months...
At this moment, Marin suddenly remembered that although he had captured 18,000 Swiss mercenaries and took them to dig canals, it seemed that Maximilian I had not been notified yet...
Marin had planned before, taking advantage of the lack of troops in Switzerland now, and encouraged Maximilian I to send troops quickly and occupy the entire Switzerland so as to eliminate this Protestant branch, which was born with the "Calvinism" professional "rebellion and killing kings".
The Swiss fought a lot with the emperor, so during the Reformation, radical sects in Protestantism, such as the "Calvinism", which professionally opposed the emperor and the king, eventually influenced countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain and France, and participated in cutting off the heads of the two kings.
As a hereditary nobleman, Marin naturally hated Calvinism. Therefore, even if Marin looked down on the poor mountains and rivers in Switzerland, he would not want to see the Swiss continue to rule themselves and continue to hate the emperor...
Moreover, the Swiss are not that easy to deal with. As the saying goes, "poor mountains and bad waters produce bad people." Before the rise of the Swiss watch industry, Switzerland was simply a mountainous area with poor mountains and rivers. The people were brave and the people were good at cutting people...
Even if such a place is not small, you don't want to give it to Marin. Because even if Switzerland is defeated, it will be a headache for the people to resist in the future. After all, there are too many mobs with combat skills there. Moreover, in the mountains, it is most suitable for guerrilla warfare. If these Swiss mountain people are proficient in Taizu's guerrilla tactics, no matter which ruler will be helpless.
Marin doesn't care about Switzerland, but the Habsburgs are rare...
Because Switzerland is the land of the Habsburg family's dragon development and its ancestral territory. However, during the Luxembourg Dynasty, the Habsburg family was forced to abandon their ancestral land under the oppression of the then emperor Sigismund. Then, Sigismund also incited the Swiss to hate the Habsburg family, violently resist the rule of the Habsburg family, and annexed the land of the Habsburg family in Switzerland.
In the end, the land of the Habsburg family in Switzerland was completely lost. This also led to the mutual hatred of the Habsburg family and the Swiss Alliance.
For the medieval European aristocrats who value glory and tradition, the birthplace of the Habsburg family, Eagle Fort in Algoyle, is definitely a holy place in the hearts of members of the Habsburg family.
However, the Swiss mountain people were too fierce. Moreover, the plate-armored knights could not operate in the Swiss mountainous areas, and were not as good as the Swiss infantry. Therefore, the Habsburgs had never been able to regain the land of their ancestors.
After all, Switzerland's mountainous terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is more suitable for infantry performance.
However, now a huge opportunity is placed in front of the Habsburg family - the main force of Swiss mercenaries was handcuffed by Marin and dug the canal as a coolie. Moreover, other Swiss mercenaries were only a few thousand in the Principality of Geders and thousands in France. As for Switzerland, there are basically no veteran Swiss mercenaries.
At this time, if we take the opportunity to send troops to Switzerland, Switzerland will not have enough troops to resist. For the Habsburg family, this is definitely great news...
So, while he was having nothing to do, Marin took a pen and wrote to Maximilian I:
"Dear Emperor, your servant Marin expresses your sincere greetings to you..."
"In this great battle west of Lübeck, I surrounded 18,000 Swiss mercenaries. In the end, we reached an agreement - I agreed that the Swiss would not have to pay ransom, but they had to dig a canal near Munster for me."
"It will take about a few months. During this period, the Swiss land is empty. His Majesty holds a large army, so why don't he take the opportunity to regain the territory of his ancestors? Especially the Eagle Fort in Algo, which is the birthplace of the Habsburg family..."
"As for these 18,000 Swiss mercenaries, they will not be able to go back in the future. Although I have promised them not to ask for ransom from them, and to dig a canal, let them leave. However, your Majesty, Switzerland has prepared tens of thousands of troops. When I cast them and leave, I can take the opportunity to ambush them on their way back. After all, I cannot let them leave with weapons. Ten thousand troops ambush the 18,000 unarmed Swiss people. I think it is a sure victory..."
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In this letter, Marin not only suggested that Maximilian I take advantage of the opportunity of the country's empty troops to occupy Switzerland and regain the zudi Eagle Fort in Algo, but also plot against the captured Swiss mercenaries.
Yes, Marin did swore that he would not make things difficult for these surrendered Swiss mercenaries. However, he did not say that after leaving Marin's transit, others were not allowed to deal with them...
In short, after the canal is dug, Marin can "gift out" these Swiss mercenaries. But after leaving Marin's border, the Habsburg family's army attacked these weapons-free Swiss mercenaries, and that's not what Marin can do...
Even if the Swiss mercenaries have strong combat power, they still have a full set of weapons and armor. When they were released, they must have nothing, no weapons, and no food. Two fists cannot beat four hands, and the unarmed Swiss prisoners of war will definitely not be able to defeat the regular army of the Habsburg family.
If such people can be defeated, the Habsburg family should take a shower and go to bed early, not to mention the battle for hegemony...
Battle for hegemony is a game played by people with strength. If you don’t have the strength, if you insist on participating like Duke Xiang of Song, you will inevitably end up with a tragic ending of your own destruction.
Because of the relay mode of changing horses along the way, the secret letter was delivered to the Emperor Maximilian I of Innsbruck within a few days.
Facing Marin's suggestion, Maximilian I was obviously moved...
Eagle Castle, it is the ancestral land of the Habsburg family and even the source of its surname. If it can be recovered there, it is indeed of great significance.
Moreover, Marin's suggestion was not to take the opportunity to recover Eagle Fort, but to annex the entire Switzerland. What's more, Marin would cooperate with the canal excavation and send the Swiss prisoners of war into the ambush circle of the Habsburg family army after the canal is excavated...
"Malin is such a loyal minister!" said Maximilian I happily.
He could not understand Marin's fear of Calvinism, nor could he find a reason for Marin to help him. The only explanation was that Marin was a loyal minister who was loyal to him...
After receiving the letter from Marin, Maximilian I discussed with several veterans of the Habsburg family and agreed that this was a great opportunity to recover Eagle Fort, a ancestral land of the Habsburg family...
Chapter completed!