After clearing his throat, Frederick III continued:
"Do you know? The 20,000 main force, which Marin personally led, was not at a disadvantage when he fought against the Swiss mercenaries on the front battlefield. That day, we were fighting against Marin's 20,000 main force. In my opinion, if 50,000 soldiers fight 20,000, they will win..."
"But who knew that suddenly rushed out of the 20,000 army from the side and launched a fierce attack on our army. Among them, ten thousand people dispersed my Saxon army. The other ten thousand (actually eight thousand people) rushed to the rear of our army. I mobilized the Swiss to resist, but those Swiss mercenaries with strong combat power were quickly defeated..."
Most of the princes present had never dealt with Swiss mercenaries. They didn't know that the Swiss mercenaries were all old, weak, sick and disabled, so they were naturally shocked after hearing this. Of course, even the old, weak, sick and disabled Swiss mercenaries were fine to deal with the ordinary German marquis.
"In other words... the 20,000 troops that rushed over later were all elite combat power, not recruiting soldiers who made up the numbers..." Frederick III continued.
"But, tell me - except for that guy Marin, who in Germany can have 40,000 combat power that is not inferior to that of Swiss mercenaries? Who has it? There is an emperor or which electorate?" Frederick III shouted excitedly.
And his shout also shocked the hearts of all the princes present and caused their fear. Yes, in the entire Germany, who could raise a powerful army of 40,000 combat power that was not inferior to that of the Swiss... Suddenly, a cold air emerged from the soles of the princes present...
Frederick III was crazy, and he continued to say excitedly:
"Everyone, I'm done! Saxony, which has been passed down for 650 years, is going to be finished! Including Jokiem of Brandenburg, we are finished this time. We two unlucky guys will not only lose our ancestors' foundation, but may even go to hell! But we will not be lonely. Everyone here may come back soon with us! Haha..."
"Mr. Frederick, what do you mean?" Next to him, Frederick III's brother-in-law, Henry, Duke of Brunswick Lüneburg, asked with a frown. In fact, he was a child care arranged by Frederick III. The two discussed in advance and spoke with the lines...
"Henry, maybe, you will be the first one to accompany me... Do you know? That guy Marin has 40,000 elite soldiers, and with the support of the Pope. He is about to occupy Brandenburg and Saxony. Think about it, where will his next goal be?"
"Is it my territory?" Duke Henry exclaimed intentionally.
"That's right! Your territory is close to Oldenburg, and also to the western part of the Elbe River in Brandenburg's Electionary. Moreover, the Lüneburg under your rule is a place that produces salt, a very enviable place. The other party is so powerful and the support of the Holy See. Maybe his next goal is to seize your Lüneburg. With Lüneburg, his financial resources will increase greatly... In the future, the army may be expanded to more than 50,000 people... By then, no one in Germany can stop him... Maybe, without joining forces with the Habsburg family, Marin can unify Germany alone..." Frederick III said endlessly like a crazy old woman...
However, the princes on the side were frightened by the terrible prospect described by Frederick III...
But thinking about it carefully, what Frederick III said was not crazy words, but very likely to become reality.
After all, Marin did have 40,000 war soldiers, and many princes confirmed this. Even if there were errors, there would not be too much. Moreover, they did defeat the powerful coalition of the Bossa coalition of 50,000.
With such strong strength, no German prince is an opponent, even the Habsburg family cannot do it. Because the Habsburg family's war soldiers are only about 25,000. The general electorate has only tens of thousands of war soldiers. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the same size of the army must be considered. According to Frederick III, the combat effectiveness of the East Friesian army may be no less than that of the Swiss mercenaries. If everyone does not join forces, almost no one can fight against Marin's military alone...
Frederick III was still there to talk to the nursery—Duke Henry:
"Do you know, Henry? My Saxony Electorate has more than 20 cities, and the Saxony Business District is also the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League. If my Saxony Electorate is enfeoffed by Marin, then Marin will have enough capital to raise an army of 20,000. Well, including Brandenburg and your Lüneburg, this guy should have enough capital to raise an army of 70,000 to 80,000. There is no problem in dominating Germany... By then, even if the German princes unite, they may not be able to defeat Marin..."
"Then...what should we do?" As a qualified supporting role, Henry, Duke of Brunswick Lüneburg, performed very well in the performance. Of course, half of his anxiety was pretending, while the other half was really worried. Therefore, he performed so well, without any trace of acting.
"Unless the German princes unite to limit his income from this war, especially, do not let him get too many wealthy areas. Otherwise, none of us can stop him..." Frederick III said in a deep voice.
However, after a pause, Frederick III shook his head again and said:
"But that is impossible, because with the support of the pope, the bishops did not have the courage to put pressure on Marin. The secular princes were not united enough. Therefore, we can only watch Marin become stronger and complete the unification of Germany..."
At this time, the religious princes stood up alone...
After a closer look, it turned out to be Archbishop Ernst II of Magdeburg. Then, everyone knew...
Why? Because Archbishop Ernst II of Magdeburg, Temeo is Frederick III's younger brother...
Frederick III's father, Ernst Election, gave birth to seven children, among which the eldest daughter Christina is the queen of Denmark, and the second eldest son Frederick III is the Election. The third child is Archbishop Ernst...
As for John, he was actually the fifth child of Ernst's electoral. He also had a brother named Adalbert in front of him. Unfortunately, Prince Adalbert died in 1484 and was only 17 years old when he died. Otherwise, John would not have succeeded the position of the electoral later. As for Ernst's electoral, Margaret, the sixth child of Ernst's electoral, was the wife of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg who was a child for Frederick III...
In history, the Archbishop of Magdeburg was the first religious vassal state to accept Martin Luther's Protestant thought. Because the Archbishop of Magdeburg was the younger brother of Frederick III. Although Archbishop Ernst had already died when Martin Luther went to Magdeburg. However, the successor was Albert IV of Brandenburg, the Hohenzollern family from the Saxon allies. Moreover, the Archbishop of Magdeburg was right next to the Electoral State of Saxon. Therefore, the Archbishop of Magdeburg easily accepted Martin Luther's mission and later became the first religious vassal state to turn to Protestantism, which had a great impact in the German region.
Of course, this was a very bad influence for the Catholic Church. So much so that during the Thirty Years' War, the imperial army representing the Catholic forces, after breaking through Magdeburg, massacred 20,000 residents in Magdeburg (the whole city of Magdeburg was only more than 20,000 people at that time). In the end, there were only 400 residents left in Magdeburg...
Archbishop Ernst stood up and everyone knew that he was going to support his brother...
Sure enough, Archbishop Ernst said:
"The Pope's decree seems to only mention that the coalition forces that are not allowed to participate in the attack on Marin? We put pressure on Marin to prevent him from getting too many benefits, and it does not violate the content of the Pope's decree..."
Although he only said this, it woke many religious princes up - yes, the Pope issued an order but did not allow him to attack Marin. However, through political pressure to reduce Marin's income, you, the Pope, can't be angry, right? There is no appropriate reason...
Therefore, many religious princes nodded after eye contact, intending to help put some pressure on Marin to prevent him from over-inflation.
At this moment, Frederick III said again:
"By the way, do you know? After this war is over, we may call Marin the King... Tsk tsk, 11 years ago, just a wandering knight, in our eyes, P is not, but now we are going to be king... In the future, when we see him, we must bend down to salute him first..."
The princes present were shocked, but soon understood that this time Marin was said to have defeated Denmark again. The Danish royal family had two crowns. It is not certain that one would be taken away by Marin...
"Can't you stop him from becoming king?" asked Duke Henry, a child care provider.
"It depends on the determination of everyone here..." Frederick III said after scanning the audience lightly.
At this time, Philip, the Elector of Paladin, stood up and asked, "So, Lord Frederick, how should we intervene in the negotiations between you? We can't go to the front line together to participate in your negotiations, right? This is not very consistent!"
Although Philip collected Marin's money from the electoral prince, he just agreed not to send troops to participate in the siege of Marin. As the electoral prince, Philip was also very afraid of Marin's excessive expansion. Therefore, he was happy to help put pressure on Marin.
Frederick III thought for a while and said:
"Then I'll put the negotiation location in Walms. If you stay in Walms, you have reason to intervene in the negotiations. After all, this is the location of the Imperial Parliament. It is reasonable to place major negotiations here. Moreover, it is beneficial to everyone's intervention..."
For a time, most of the princes chose to support them. After all, they were also afraid that Marin would be overly strong and threatened them...
Chapter completed!