Chapter 510: Predating Vittenberg (Part 1)
Just two days after Herman IV's intelligence was delivered, the representatives of the Imperial Parliament also brought the official letter from the Imperial Parliament. At this time, Marin had passed the period of anger and completely calmed down.
If it were two days ago, Marin might have dragged this representative out to vent his anger. But after two days of calm, Marin's heart was already calm.
However, in order to cooperate with the other party, Marin still pretended to be surprised and angry, and he almost beat someone up.
The representative of the Imperial Parliament was the subordinate of Henry, Duke of Brunswick Lüneburg, a baron named Larick. As the in-laws of the Saxony Electoral State, the Duke of Brunswick Lüneburg naturally stood on the side of the Saxony Electoral State.
In the previous war, if Frederick III had not despised the poor combat effectiveness of the army of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and the gains of looting Lübeck and Hamburg were too great, Frederick III would not want to share it with too many people. Therefore, the army of Lüneburg did not participate. Otherwise, the coalition might have participated in the participation of Lüneburg.
As a person from Saxony, Baron Larric naturally acted domineeringly in front of Marin and wanted to arouse Marin. But Marin's anger had long dissipated, so although it seemed very hot, it was just a gesture. If it was really hot, Larric might have been broken by Marin.
However, Marin was surprised to find that the people who were walking with Larique were actually Frederick III of Saxony's Elector...
Of course, this was not discovered by Marin himself, but the two entourage members suspected of Frederick III were accidentally heard by Marin's men in the bathroom.
According to the guard who happened to go to the bathroom and overheard the other party's conversation, the two were officials from Saxony who came with Baron Larric, and they wanted to take the opportunity to see if they could pass the good news from the Imperial Parliament back to the city of Wittenburg so that John could rest assured.
"Relieve John...huh..." Marin sneered.
The negotiations have not begun yet and the war has not ended yet. At this time, you reassure John, didn’t you let John relax his vigilance? Is Frederick III so stupid?
Marin did not expect that in fact, Frederick III sent these two people back, but sent them to observe the situation in the war in Wittenberg, and did not let the two report the meaning of what happened to Wolms to the left-behind John. In fact, these two people should have followed Baron Larric to convey the decision of the Imperial Parliament, and quickly returned to Wolms to report the situation to Frederick III.
But the problem is, these two fools have their own selfish intentions...
You should know that Frederick III was not married and had no descendants, and John would definitely inherit the Saxony Election State in the future. Therefore, in the eyes of these two fools, John was the definite crown prince and his future master. Therefore, it is also very important to please John in the eyes of these two fools.
Now, Baron Larric holds the official letter from the Imperial Parliament and puts pressure on Marin. In the eyes of these two people, Marin should not have the courage to resist the pressure exerted by more than 180 German princes. Therefore, they couldn't wait to enter Vittenberg and announce good news to John, so as to win John's appreciation and lay the foundation for their future career.
After learning about the thoughts revealed by these two idiots when squatting in the pit, Malin had an idea and decided to use the trick...
For this reason, Marin deliberately arranged the accommodation for Baron Larric and others very badly. Then, he told them in a very sorry tone-"I forgive me for being inconvenient during the march..."
Not only was the accommodation arranged by Marin for them bad? Not only did the three of them squeeze into a tent, but the tent had not been cleaned up yet, and it was full of the odor of the feet of the soldiers who had originally lived inside...
This also led to Larric and the two Saxon attendants not sleeping well in the middle of the night...
While Marin apologized deeply, he also gave advice to the three of them - why don't you go to Vittenburg to rest? After all, Vittenburg is a big city, and the accommodation conditions inside are definitely much better than those in the military camp...
Sure enough, the two fools were caught. They wanted to go into the city to convey messages to John and please John, the future Elector. So, under their instigation, Baron Larric also agreed to enter Vittenburg to rest.
In order to allow the three of them to enter Vittenberg with peace of mind, Marinte ordered the tentative attacks for several days and retreated the besieged troops away from the city gate so that the three and their entourage could enter the city.
But the general responsible for defending the city was very cautious and did not open the city gate to welcome the three of them into the city. Because they were afraid that Marin would take the opportunity to send cavalry into the city (in fact, Marin did have this plan). Therefore, the three and their guards all entered the city with hanging baskets.
After seeing Baron Larric and the two foolish attendants entering the city, although Marin was a little regretful (because he failed to take the opportunity to send troops into the city), he quickly calmed down and showed a strange smile of the evil plan...
Why was Marin so happy? The reason is that since those two fools wanted to please John so much, they would definitely tell John the good news that the Imperial Parliament supported Frederick III to put pressure on Marin.
It would be fine to tell John this news at ordinary times. But now it is wartime. Telling John such good news is going to happen...
What big thing happened? It will make John relax his vigilance...
Originally, John was responsible for staying in Vittenburg, but he was very careful, for fear that Vittenburg would be broken, so he defended very well and even sent many people to patrol the city in the middle of the night.
However, if you listen to the report of the two fools, you will inevitably be very happy. In addition, Marin suspended his tentative attack on Wittenberg at this time and completely stopped the attack. In this way, it will give John an illusion that Marin gave up his attack on Wittenberg under the pressure of the Imperial Parliament...
In this way, the other party's vigilance will decrease. At that time, Marin's opportunity will come...
On the third day, Baron Larric, who had rested enough, sat down at the basket and came to Marin's camp, urging Marin to hurry up to Walms for negotiations.
However, Marin had a reason to delay - Marin said that because the captured Brandenburg Elector Jokiem I and Denmark King Hans were both stayed in the city of Schleswig, the capital of the Principal of Schleswig. The letter asked Marin to bring these two important figures to Walms to participate in the negotiations. Therefore, Marin needed time to send people to take the two men over. When the two men arrived, Marin would personally rush to Walms to participate in the negotiations.
In addition, Marin also specially evacuated his troops from the walls of Vittenburg and camped a few kilometers away from Vittenburg so that the defenders in Vittenburg could feel at ease...
At the same time, Marin repeatedly told the Special Envoy Baron Larric that he supported the decision of the Imperial Parliament and was willing to turn wars with Saxony and Brandenburg into pleasant...
Chapter completed!