Chapter 78 Fraudulent Signing of Unequal Treaties

Just when Marin captured Oldenburg, Schwartz also brought 5,000 elites, riding horses, galloping 60 kilometers overnight. After meeting with the army waiting on the side of Hamburg, he arrived before dawn. Glückstadt's north gate, and with the help of the scouts that had been prepared in the city, successfully opened Glückstadt's north gate and entered the city.

Although he brought large shields, Schwartz did not have a blasting team. Therefore, after controlling the four city gates, Schwartz's army could only surround the castle in the city as the royal palace. There was no storm, just a siege.

Although the duke of Holstein is King Hans of Denmark, Holstein is independent from Denmark. Therefore, there are also independent small courts, palace ministers, and independent garrisoned troops.

However, because 1,000 people were transferred away, the only 1,200 defenders left in the city were not the elite opponents of Schwartz's men at all. Moreover, Schwartz arrived before dawn, when people are the most sleepy. Therefore, after taking the northern city gate, Schwartz's army easily swept the defenders of the four city gates, and surrounded the castle palace where Holstein Palace Chancellor Bentheim and a group of local nobles retreated.

Then, Schwartz was in no hurry. Because, he still has to wait for Marin's army to come and join. At the same time, there are 5,000 people behind to rush over.

After winning the capital of the Principality of Holstein, there is no need to worry about the general mobilization of the Principality of Holstein. Because the palace ministers who issued the mobilization order were all besieged. Therefore, Schwartz can wait leisurely for Marin's army to come and converge.

When 2,000 troops from Hamburg came over, Schwartz directly handed over the task of besieging the palace and castle to the mercenaries in Hamburg. Because at this time there were only a handful of nobles and more than two hundred soldiers in the palace, and the rest were either killed or surrendered. So, there is absolutely no problem in handing over the task of sieging the castle to the Hamburg mercenaries. After all, these 2,000 mercenaries are also veterans specially hired by Hamburg. They are not newbies, and they will not be broken out by a mere 200 people.

Besides, even if the other party can break through the siege of the Hamburg mercenaries, they will not be able to escape. Because, the four gates are all under the control of Schwartz's army.

In addition, Lübeck's 5,000 mercenaries did not move with Schwartz's other 5,000 infantry. This group of people went directly north and rushed to Kiel, intending to take Kiel, an important port in the Baltic Sea region.

In fact, the Lübeck people are very sure of taking Kiel. Although, Kiel is stationed by a member of the Oldenburg family to manage the place. But at the same time, Kiel is also one of the Hanseatic cities. The Lübeck people are very powerful in the city of Kiel. When the army of Lübeck arrives, there will inevitably be Hanseatic merchants who will open the city gate to welcome the army of Lübeck. It is precisely because of the internal response in the city of Kiel that Lübeck has enough self-confidence to send troops to Kiel alone. Otherwise, with Kiel's fortified city wall, even if there are 5,000 troops, it will take a long time to attack.

As for Neumünster halfway through, the Lübeck army didn't even look at it. Because they didn't respond in the city of Neumünster. How difficult is it to have no internal response? Such hard bones should be left to Marin...

Besides, on the Oldenburg side, Stade was overjoyed after Sauer's scouts sent the order documents. Afterwards, the 5,000 recruits and 3,000 Hamburg mercenaries led by Stade, a total of 8,000 troops, surrounded the small town of Farel, which had only a few hundred defenders, and scared the generals of the defending city to death.

Then, it was Thadde who had the artillery come up and fired a few shots at the city gate of Farrell. With only 500 troops, the Farrell defender Halke was terrified, and the idea of ​​surrender popped out of his mind uncontrollably.

He knew that in the face of seven or eight thousand people on the opposite side, his 500 defenders couldn't stand it. It's just that it would be very embarrassing to surrender after a few hits. In the future, there will be a shameful reputation for being timid.

Fortunately, Stade was very considerate, and soon sent someone to deliver the surrender order signed by John V. As soon as there was a step down, Halke immediately called his subordinates, showed the order document of John V, and found a step down for his surrender. The others were also relieved and surrendered without a fight, which was a shame for their noble children. However, if there is an order from the monarch, then there is no responsibility for it. So, Farrell's soldiers happily opened the city gate, disarmed and surrendered...

On the other hand, Adler's main attack, Yevre, encountered a lot of trouble. There is no problem with the small town of Whangland, because the walls of the small town of Whangland are too thin, and Adler's army carried a 6-pounder gun, which easily opened a gap in one day. Then, the stubborn defenders inside were hacked to death with random knives.

On the other hand, the castle of Yevre, which was captured by Marin last time, is still strong. Adler spent a lot of effort, but could not overcome. In desperation, he gave up the storm and changed to siege. Because, he knew, there was not much food in the castle. After all, when Marin evacuated before, he looted all the food in the city. And when Oldenburg took over here, he didn't bring much food. Relying on the siege, it can also force the defenders to surrender. But the premise is that they have to eat up the food in the city first...

Not to mention Adler's siege of Yevre, Marin also coerced and lured John V in the palace in Oldenburg, forcing him to cede the sovereignty of Oldenburg to himself.

But what I didn't expect was that John V, who was still afraid of death before, heard that Marin wanted sovereignty. Even if he was very scared, he would not let go. He refused to transfer the sovereignty to Marin and only agreed to return the Yevre area. . Even if Kahn repeatedly frightened him and used the means of closing the dark room and keeping the lights on to prevent him from sleeping, John V would not let go...

If the jade seal is popular in Europe like ancient China, then there is no need to worry, just find the jade seal of John V and stamp it.

In Europe, it has always been popular for nobles to sign in person, and later some auxiliary means of stamping were added. Marin originally wanted to find some documents signed by John V to forge documents. However, when the palace was besieged, John V didn't know what was going on in his head, and actually burned all the documents in the palace. Malin could not find any documents that he could refer to, so he could only force John V to sign it himself. However, when it came to territorial sovereignty, John V's courage rose sharply, and he almost regarded death as his home...

As a last resort, Marin had to start thinking about how to make John V willingly sign his own signature and sell the sovereignty of the Earl of Oldenburg.

At first, Marin thought of flickering, but the other party was obviously not so easy to fool. After all, the great nobles are basically well-informed and will not be easily moved by rhetoric.

Finally, Marin thought about deception...

After thinking about it, Marin thought of a plot he saw in the TV series in his previous life - the villain deliberately folded two pieces of paper together, and the position of the signature at the bottom is on the bottom layer of paper. The text above is another piece of paper. The content of the treaty on the other piece of paper is very beneficial to those who have been pitted. And if you take off the piece of paper that covers it, it will reveal the real content of the peace treaty below - it is a foolish peace treaty that makes the signatories have nothing...

Thinking of this, Marin decided to use this method to deceive John V. He found four pieces of parchment paper and used a very clever technique to temporarily glue the two pieces of parchment paper together with the juice of rice porridge.

Of course, if you look closely, you can still see it. But, at night, in dim light...

On the layer of parchment below, Marin wrote the real content of the contract-John V announced that he would hand over the sovereignty of the counties of East Friesland to Marin, leaving only the palace in Oldenburg. Then, the entire Oldenburg family lived in this palace and received a total living allowance of 10,000 gold coins per year. As for how to distribute this living expenses, the head of the house, John V, is responsible. In addition, on behalf of the Oldenburg family, John V will unconditionally cede all the estates and lands in the Counties controlled by family members to Marin...

As for the fake contract on it, it was written that Marin only took back Yevre. At the same time, the County of Oldenburg needs to pay 100,000 gold coins in indemnity over 5 years. Such a contract, although a little harsh, is by no means unacceptable.

Four pieces of parchment paper were made into two pieces of parchment paper by Marin using the technique of grafting flowers and trees, much like a formal contract in duplicate.

Then, Marin asked Kahn to capture John V and put him in a light array of candles and bronze mirrors for several hours without letting him sleep. After midnight, when John V was drowsy, he took him into a small room with only a faint oil lamp and forced him to sign a contract.

John V's vision was affected for a short time because he was illuminated by the light array for several hours. Coupled with the dim light of a small oil lamp in the hut, John V really didn't see the loophole...

Although the fake contract given by Marin was a little harsh, because it stated that it was paid within 5 years, John V began to think about it...

In his opinion, within five years, Oldenburg County will be able to rely on the power of Denmark to force Marin to give up the compensation of 100,000 gold coins. Even, it is possible to win Yevre again. So, with secret joy, he signed his name on both contracts, stamped his seal, and pressed his handprint...

Marin also signed his name on two contracts...

Then, Marin burst into laughter and tore the top layer of the contract to reveal the true content of the contract...

"Ah - I'm going to kill you... You bastard, dare to lie to me, you have to die!"

John V desperately tried to snatch the contract and destroy it, but how could Marin let him do so. Kahn came over and skillfully knocked John V unconscious and took him away...

With the unequal treaty signed by John V himself, Marin was confident. After all, these handwritings, fingerprints and stamps cannot be faked. Even if seals and fingerprints can be faked, the name signed by John V himself is difficult to forge. Of course, this is for people of this age. But this time, Marin made John V willing to sign it himself, which really made Marin feel very happy. After all, it is full of sense of achievement to trap the enemy...