The Rise of the European Emperor

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()\u0026nbsp Of course, Marin's army isn't really doing nothing. At the same time as the truce, Marin sent a large number of troops to assist the soldiers in Hamburg, and began to hunt down Wittenberg's inland sailors and their families in large numbers in the fishing villages along the Elbe near Wittenberg.

\u0026nbsp After being caught, these inland shipping sailors were all "packaged" by Hamburgers and shipped to Hamburg. Even, in order to cut off the possibility of the re-emergence of the shipping industry in the electorate of Saxony in the future, the Hamburgers directly captured all the teenagers in the fishing village and did not leave any fire for the electorate of Saxony.

\u0026nbsp However, the Hamburg army and Marin's army were mainly active near Wittenberg, and they looted the fishing village near Wittenberg. So, they could only capture some of Wittenberg's shipping sailors. But it also dealt a huge blow to the electorate of Saxony. Because, the largest inland shipping port in the electorate of Saxony is Wittenberg. Most of its domestic inland shipping vessels are also close to this side. In the previous war, if it hadn't been for the landlubbers of the Brandenburg army and the Swiss mercenaries, the soldiers of the Electorate of Saxony could have sailed north along the Elbe River and attacked Hamburg directly.

\u0026nbspMarin's men and the army of Hamburg attacked the port of Wittenberg, taking most of the inland ships. At the same time, all nearby fishing villages were looted, and a large number of inland shipping sailors were taken away. Although this is not all of the electorate of Saxony, it accounts for at least about half. After this, inland shipping in the electorate of Saxony must have been hit hard.

\u0026nbsp In addition, Marin also divided part of the army to sack the town near Wittenberg. Ordinary towns don't have walls, and when Marin's army goes there, they can start looting directly.

\u0026nbspAs the special envoy of the Imperial Parliament, Baron Larick, when he enters and leaves the barracks in Marin every day, he sees East Frisian soldiers who went to loot local towns and villages and returned to the barracks with a trolley carrying a large amount of looted materials ...

\u0026nbsp Baron Larick is not surprised by this, because this is normal. If Marin's army did nothing but stay in the barracks, Baron Larick would be suspicious.

\u0026nbspWhy? This is the norm in this era...

\u0026nbsp The so-called "thieves don't go empty-handed", the same reason, those mercenaries attack a certain place, there is no reason to return empty-handed. Marin made a gesture of giving up the attack on Wittenberg, but if he hadn't robbed the villages near Wittenberg, Baron Larick would be suspicious, wondering if Marin was not giving up.

\u0026nbsp However, Marin began to loot nearby towns and villages, but Baron Larick was relieved...

\u0026nbsp Because, Marin began to loot, indicating that Marin did not intend to continue besieging Wittenberg. These robberies can be regarded as the behavior of making a fortune before retreating, which is normal.

\u0026nbsp For this, Marin also exhausted his mind. When he was in college in his previous life, Marin also took psychology as an elective. Although I didn't study it very seriously, it was enough to figure out the thoughts of people in this era.

\u0026nbsp In order to confuse the enemy, Malin specially arranged for his men to loot property and livestock in nearby towns and villages, and made a gesture of "making a fortune before retreating", just to show the Saxons.

\u0026nbsp After Baron Larick saw the actions of the Marin army, he was relieved, and he brought the news back to Wittenberg and told John, who was staying behind.

\u0026nbsp After John heard about it, he also judged that Marin's army had indeed given up the siege of Wittenberg. So John let down his guard. The specific performance is that the defense in the middle of the night has become loose... In particular, in the section of the city wall facing the Elbe River to the south of Wittenberg, the sentinels in the middle of the night have been reduced a lot...

\u0026nbsp That night,

Sauer's scouts felt the difference. So, Sauer quickly reported to Marin:

Young master, their defense in the middle of the night really loosened up a lot! So, shall we do it tonight? "

\u0026nbspAfter thinking about it, Marin said:

Wait a minute, although the other party has relaxed the guard tonight, I guess his nerves are still tense. If there is trouble, there will still be a quick response..."

\u0026nbsp That's it, waited for another three days, and after the defenders of Wittenberg were completely relieved, Marin called Cage, oh no, it should be called Nicolas Cage now...

Cage... oh no, Nicholas, are you ready? "Obviously, Marin is going to use Cage's Flying Talons again...

Always be ready to hear your call! "Cage said loudly.

Well, it's up to you tonight. In the middle of the night, Flying Claw climbed the city wall from the south, and then opened the southeast city gate and put the army into the city! "

Yes, the mission is guaranteed! "

\u0026nbsp On the afternoon of the same day, after sending off Baron Larick, who came to the Marlin barracks for daily inquiries, Marin immediately ordered dinner. Moreover, after ordering the soldiers to have dinner, they should rest immediately, recharge their batteries, and wait for the attack in the middle of the night...

\u0026nbspAfter resting for a few hours, it was after nine o'clock in the evening that the soldiers were all woken up, and began to check their equipment, and then began to assemble...

\u0026nbspAfter the assembly, Marin took the army and quietly set off towards the southeast gate of Wittenberg several kilometers away...

\u0026nbsp In the middle of the night, using the mature tactics to conquer Copenhagen, Nicolas Cage led his special forces and quietly climbed the city wall near the river in the south of Wittenberg. Then, repeating the old trick, use the rope of the claw hook to tie the inner side of the wall. Finally, they crossed the streets and went straight to the inside of the southeast gate of Wittenberg...

\u0026nbspBecause it was decided that Marin's army would not attack the city, the Saxon defenders were very slack these days. In the middle of the first day, John did make some preparations. But Marin did not send someone to attack that night. So, the Saxons' last preparations didn't work either until...Marin's army really came...

\u0026nbspAfter easily killing the more than 200 defenders on the inner side of the southeastern city gate of Wittenberg, Cage and his special forces men began to clear some thick logs on the inner side of the city gate against the city gate. It was not until Cage and his men cleared the debris inside the city gate and opened the big iron gate in the southeast that the Saxon army in the city reacted. Unfortunately, it was too late. When they sent people to reinforce the southeast gate, the main force of the East Frisian army had already poured into the city from the southeast gate...

\u0026nbsp Speaking of which, if the defenders in the city, if they were 10,000 veterans from Saxony before sending troops, they may be able to take advantage of the fact that there are not many East Frisian troops pouring in at the city gates, and they might be able to force out the enemy's forwards. , and closed the gates again.

\u0026nbsp However, at this moment, the Saxon defenders in the city consisted of only 3,000 regular troops, and the other 8,000 were militiamen recruited temporarily.

\u0026nbsp Those militiamen, relying on tall and strong city walls to defend the city, can still fight. But without the support of the city wall, they are no match for the regular army at all.

\u0026nbsp Therefore, the two thousand Saxon militiamen who came to reinforce the southeastern city gate were quickly beaten to pieces by the East Frisian army that broke into the city. Also, militias are militias, and they are too slow to respond. By the time they send people to reinforce the southeast gate, it will be too late...

\u0026nbsp Afterwards, more East Frisian troops poured into the city and attacked the direction of the Wittenberg Palace. Because, according to the newly captured prisoners of war, most of Wittenberg's regular army and John's family are on the side of Wittenberg's palace...