Because the remaining Denmark naval fleet all converged into the narrow and long Copenhagen Bay, there were basically no Danish warships outside, so the combined fleet of East Friesland and Hamburg was almost unblocked along the way, and successfully passed through the Ore Strait and joined the Lubeck fleet outside the port of Copenhagen.

Everyone was full of confidence and did not take the remaining Danish fleet huddled in the narrow Bay of Copenhagen. So several Lübeck warships rushed into the Bay of Copenhagen, which was like a narrow canal. But...

The first batch of four Lübeck warships rushed in and were beaten out in a very embarrassing way, and two more were burned...

It’s not that the Danish warships anchored in the Bay of Copenhagen have shown their power, but that the Danish soldiers guarding both sides of the “river” have shown their power...

Originally, there were 9,000 Danish sailors left on the remaining 80 Danish warships. At this moment, the Danish Navy Minister knew that if it was a warship duel, these 80 warships would definitely not be the opponents of the coalition forces. So Thomasen simply asked the sailors to get off the warships, and with weapons such as catapults and bows and arrows, they directly guarded both ends of the Copenhagen Bay, which was similar to a canal, to prevent any warships from entering and preventing the warships from being destroyed.

In order to ensure safety, the Danes also built temporary fortresses in this estuary to protect the safety of the Danish sailors deployed here.

In this way, the "river estuaries" at both ends have more than 4,000 soldiers, which is considered very strong. And such a narrow "river" in the Bay of Copenhagen, at most three or four ships come in at a time, and it is very crowded, close to the shore. In this way, the Danish sailors on the shore have a lot of room for attack.

The trenchers on the shore threw fireballs directly at the Lübeck warship, and the Danish archers also shot rockets at the Lübeck warship. What's more, many Danish sailors threw torches directly at the Lübeck warship near the shore. Because the warships were too close to the shore, it was convenient for the sailors to throw torches.

In this way, under such circumstances, the first batch of four Lübeck warships that rushed in were instantly burned down. Many of the warships that were not burned were also burned and damaged.

The coalition fleet was a little stunned. Seeing that the narrow and long river entrance was so dangerous, everyone was at a loss. Then Kidd led the East Friesian warship to take off...

Facing the Danish Fortress in the mouth of the estuary, the East Friesian fleet pointed the muzzle at them...

However, after a bombardment, it was found that the effect was also very limited...

It turned out that the fortifications made by the Danes with stones were very solid, and even shelling was difficult to work. What's more, the Danes dug many tunnels this time, and most of the people hid in tunnels similar to trenches.

The Danes actually didn't know that tunnels could prevent artillery. However, when building fortifications, they temporarily dug many tunnels in order to save trouble. Unexpectedly, the effect of fighting artillery was excellent.

Under the shelling, many catapults deployed by the Danes on the ground were destroyed. However, the personnel were not injured or killed because they hid in the tunnel.

When Lubeck's warship saw the catapult being destroyed and tried to enter the river again, the Danes came out to shoot rockets and throw torches again...

When the East Friesian warships came up again to shell the fire, they retreated into the tunnel again...

Then, the commanders of the joint fleet were a little unaware of what to do. The three-party commanders held a meeting for two days but were unable to come up with a suitable solution. Then, the joint fleet was in a stalemate, only surrounding and not fighting, surrounding outside Copenhagen.

At the critical moment, Kidd thought of his own Count, a god-man with great wisdom. Therefore, Kidd sent two warships to Auburnro, a port on the east side of the Jutland Peninsula, which had been occupied by Marin, and wrote a letter to Marin for advice.

In fact, Marin was stationed in Liber City with a large army at this moment. However, Oberro was not far from Liber City. A group of second-tier troops left in Auberro (selected from Min Zhuang, had certain military skills. The cities of the Duchy of Schleswig that Marin captured along the way were arranged to be stationed in Min Zhuang, and these Min Zhuang had received military training), and immediately sent people to pass the news to Marin in Liber City not far away.

Marin spread out the map and observed it carefully for a while, and found that there was only one way to deal with the defenders on the Denmark shore - that is, to send ground troops to deal with the Danish sailors guarding both ends of the river.

Although the Danish sailors guarding both ends of the river have an advantage in the warships, they will be a little rest when they encounter ground troops. As long as they arrange ground troops, land from other parts of the island of Zeland, and then surround them from the side, they can wipe out all the Danish sailors stationed at both ends of the river.

Moreover, once these Danish sailors stationed at the mouth of the river are completely wiped out, then the 80 Danish warships will be controlled by no sailors. In this way, the coalition forces can capture the 80 Danish warships without any trouble...

Soon, this plan was sent to Kidd. Seeing Marin's plan, the three commanders were very sure of Marin's plan. However, when it comes to arranging the landing, Lubeck and Hamburg hesitated...

The main reason is that Lubeck and Hamburg are unwilling to let sailors participate in landing wars and land offensive and defensive wars with serious casualties. You should know that both Lubeck and Hamburg are Hanseatic cities that rely on maritime trade. Warships and sailors are their foundation. If these sailors land and then attack the tough, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, Lubeck and the commander of Hamburg both hoped that the landing and attacking tasks would be handed over to the army. Kidd was of course not happy, after all, the main force of the army was the family of his own East Frieslander country.

Therefore, after fierce discussion, the three companies decided to let the mercenary infantry hired by Hamburg and Lubeck as the forefront of landing and attacking, conquering the Danish sailors guarding the estuary.

Anyway, those mercenaries were not Lubeck and Hamburg's own people, but were hired from outside with money. Lubeck and Hamburg were reluctant to let their sailors fight to the death, but they were reluctant to let the mercenaries fight to the death.

Then, Lubeck and Hamburg's fleet commander passed this idea back to Lubeck and Hamburg City, waiting for approval from their respective parliaments.

Marin also received a report from Kidd. Although Marin despised Lubeck and Hamburg's approach, he also thought it was a good idea.

After all, sailors are sailors. Whether they are Lubeck, Hamburg, or Denmark, they are actually very bad at ground attack and defense.

To be honest, even the mercenaries of the East Frieslander State were not very good at the kind of head-on ground offensive and defensive war. Because they all won by firearms.

Marin's artillery and musketeers who dug the tunnels were helpless. For this reason, Marin agreed with the practice of letting the mercenaries they hired take the lead.

Moreover, the most important point is that once Marin's army eliminates the thousands of Danish sailors guarding the estuary, it can take advantage of the situation to surround the Danish capital Copenhagen.

If Copenhagen is captured and Danish King Hans is captured, the war will be over...
Chapter completed!