Old Sten. Steure is the ruling power of Sweden and has ruled Sweden and Finland for a long time. Sweden had long been controlled by Denmark, under the rule of the Kalmar Union. But Sweden has always refused to accept the rule of Denmark, and the old Sten. The independence faction headed by Sturey has been seeking to break away from the rule of the Kalmar Union, making Sweden an independent country.
For that, old Sten. Sture once supported the native Swedish noble Karl VIII as the king of Sweden, declared independence, and withdrew from the Kalmar League.
However, Karl VIII died in 1470 without leaving a legal heir. So, after the death of Karl VIII, old Sten. Sturre became regent of Sweden (including Finland) and ruled Sweden until 1497.
But there is also disunity within Sweden. Among the native Swedish aristocrats, many aristocrats have always been inclined to join the Kalmar Union and accept the joint rule of Denmark. Plus, Sweden doesn't currently have a legitimate monarch, Old Sten. Sturey was only a regent. Therefore, Sweden is not united and divided into old Sten. The independence faction headed by Sturey, and the "Kalmar Union" faction that supported the Danish rule.
Originally, in Old Sten. Under Stewart's strong rule, the Union faction had the upper hand and could not compete with the Independent faction. However, after the Danish king Hans from the Oldenburg family succeeded to the throne, he adopted clever political tactics to win over the native Swedish nobles and secretly supported those who opposed the old Stern. Sturley's Confederate nobles, instigating them and old Stern. Sturey confronted. As a result, Sweden was divided internally and its strength was weakened.
In 1497, King Hans of Denmark took advantage of the severe internal division in Sweden and sent a large army to invade Sweden. Old Sten. Although Sturey is very capable, but the domestic alliance faction is willing to act as a leading party for the Danish army, and has repeatedly opened the city gate to welcome the progress of the Danish army. In desperation, old Sten. Sture had to bow, officially recognized Hans as King of Sweden, and held a coronation ceremony for him.
Originally, it was like this. After all, the Danes are powerful, old Sten. Even if Sturley wanted to be independent, but his authority was deprived, and he couldn't afford it.
However, it was such a coincidence that the powerful Danish king Hans committed suicide, causing Denmark to suffer serious losses and making old Sten. Sturey once again saw the hope of Swedish independence.
The thing is this, the Danish king Hans, in addition to being the king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, is also the duke of the Duchy of Schleswig and Holstein in the German region.
On the coast in the southwest of the Principality of Schleswig, along the North Sea near the Elbe River, there is an area called Dietmarschen (later Dietmarschen County), which is subject to the neighboring Hamburg Hanseatic Free City and Lübeck Under the influence of the Hanseatic Free City, self-government was established, and it refused to recognize the rule of the Principality of Schleswig. It planned to learn from Hamburg and Lübeck and also set up a Hanseatic Free City.
Where will King Hans agree? Dietmarschen is not a small area. Therefore, after taking the Swedish throne, Hans was full of ambition and decided to conquer those disobedient Dietmarschens by force.
So, on February 17, 1500, King Hans of Denmark and his younger brother, Duke Frederick, led 4,000 elite Dutch mercenaries, 2,000 armored knights, 1,000 artillery and 5,000 levies... a total of 12,000 troops, Hao He wanted to kill Dietmarshin mightily.
At the same time, in the Dietmarschen area, there are only 1,000 militiamen who are good at fighting, and 3,000 auxiliary militiamen...
No matter how you look at it, King Hans of Denmark is sure to win...
However, Wulf, the commander of the Dietmarschen Resistance Army. Essbrand (wulfisebrand) is a very crazy and clever commander.
Woolf. Esbrand knew that if they faced each other head-on, it would be impossible for Dietmarschen's 1,000 militiamen and 3,000 militiamen alone to withstand the attack of the Danish army. So, he thought of a crazy way to "flood the seven armies"... well, let's use this name to describe his plan...
Dithmarschen is located on the North Sea, with the Elbe River to the south. The rivers here are vertical and horizontal, but the terrain is not flat, there are ups and downs. In the local area, there are reservoirs that are much higher than the horizon.
Woolf. In order to resist the Danish army, Esbrand decided to dig the dam and flood the Danes. For this reason, he specially chose the village of Hemingstedt in the lower reaches of the local reservoir as the battlefield.
Although the village of Hemingstedt is located downstream of the dam, it is a highland downstream of the dam. Even if there is a flood, the village will not be submerged. However, the surrounding area is flat land, and the flood remains unstoppable.
Woolf. Esbrand built a defensive position on the high ground in the village of Hemingstedt, and then waited quietly for the arrival of the Danish army with 1,000 militiamen.
Hans, the king of Denmark, was complacent because he had conquered mighty Sweden. In addition, the strength of the two sides is extremely asymmetric, so Hans never felt that the Dietmarschen Resistance Army had any chance.
Therefore, during the march, Hans did not order the scouts to carefully investigate the local situation. After hearing that the Dietmarschen Resistance Army was all in the village of Hemingstedt, they immediately surrounded the village of Hemingstedt with an army of 12,000.
However, just after the Danish army surrounded the village of Hemingstedt, 3,000 Dietmarshchen Minzhuang had been prepared long ago, according to Woolf before. According to the instructions given by Esbrand, they arrived at the dam, used agricultural tools, and dug the dam...
For a moment, the billowing water rushed downstream, coming fiercely. The Danish army was storming the village of Hemmingstedt, and they never expected the flood to rush over...
As a result, a large number of Danish soldiers were swept away by the flood and flowed directly to the North Sea...
In this campaign (Battle of Hemmingstedt), a total of 7,000 Danish soldiers were directly drowned, and 1,500 soldiers were injured...
In this way, the extremely powerful Danish army was defeated and fled by the Dietmarschen local militia resistance army, and was seriously injured. If it weren't for the desperate protection of his subordinates, Hans himself was almost drowned. The 2,000 plate armor knights under Hans, because they were wearing heavy plate armor, couldn't float when they were washed away by the flood. Many people drowned directly, and only a small number of people who were lucky enough not to be swept away by the flood survived. . In this era, plate armor knights are an important strategic force of European countries. Most of them were drowned in this battle, which can be regarded as a serious injury to Denmark.
Seeing that Denmark was seriously injured, Sten, who was once the ruling power of Sweden. Sturey's mind immediately became active. Clearly, there is now a serious shortage of Danish officers due to the loss of a large number of plate knights. So, old Sten. Sturley secretly sent people to Lübeck, Hamburg, and the Teuton States and other countries and forces hostile to the Kalmar Alliance to ask for help, hoping that they would fund him, raise resistance troops, and seek Swedish independence again.
Old Sten. Naturally, Marin's second uncle Yule couldn't hide the fact that Sturey sent someone to the Teutonic country for help. After all, Yule is now an important civil servant under Philip, the head of the Teutonic Congress. Yule knew that Denmark would become less peaceful, and his nephew Marin's fleet had to pass through the Sond Strait or the Great Belt Strait under Danish control. Once Sweden launched a war of independence, Denmark had to impose toll taxes on merchant ships passing through its waters in order to raise military expenses. Therefore, Yule secretly brought this news to Marin through a secret letter through Marin's merchant ship...
"Old Sten. Sturley? I seem to have a little impression..." Marin began to recall the European history he had learned...
From the deep corner of his memory, Marin finally recalled who this person was...
"It seems... this guy is quite awesome, he seems to be independent next year... Should I support this guy? However, this guy seems to have passed away in 1503..." Marin was very distressed.
According to memory, Marin knew, old Sten. Sturley can be considered a good man, but this guy doesn't have a long lifespan. He died in 1503, two years after independence from Denmark again in 1501. You know, this product was born in 1440 and is only 60 years old now. In future generations, the revised retirement age of 65 has not yet been reached. So, he died so early, obviously because of illness.
And old Sten. After Sturre's death, Sweden lacked a strong leader, so the rebellion against Denmark fell into a low ebb, and in 1509 was forced to recognize Hans' kingship again.
After thinking about it, Marin decided to support Old Sten. Sturey a lot of money, so that it has enough strength to fight against Denmark. Moreover, Marin also plans to send someone to the Golden Horde to hire a good Mongolian doctor to serve as Old Sten. Sturey's personal physician, to protect his health.
As for old Sten. Will Sturey accept the Mongolian doctor? This is easy, Marin intends to fund old Sten. Sturley's 100,000 gulden. If old Sten. Stuley was unwilling to accept the Mongolian doctor as his personal doctor, so Marin would not give the 100,000 gold coins...
And the reason why Marin wanted to support Old Sten. Sturley rebelled against Denmark because Marin and the Danes also had a grudge...
With the support of Denmark, the Count of Oldenburg was extremely arrogant and intervened in the internal affairs of the Count of East Frisia. In the Jever area, Marin is still out of control.
Marin's plan is to be in Old Sten. After Sturley launched the War of Independence, after all, he would hold back Denmark's energy. At that time, Marin directly sent troops to capture Jever, and wiped out Jever's resistance in one fell swoop.
At that time, with Denmark's inability to support it, Marin could completely ignore the Earl of Oldenburg. Because, the Earl of Oldenburg is only relying on the power of Denmark to pretend to be a tiger. Without the support of the Danes, in front of Marin's army, if the Oldenburg people dare to send troops to intervene, Marin doesn't mind giving them a hard lesson...