The Rise of the European Emperor

In any case, Marin will annex 8 vassal states next. Next, he has to control Britain. The annexation of 8 vassal states is fine, but the French will certainly not stand idly by annexing England.

After all, France has also always claimed sovereignty over England. If Edward died suddenly, if the French had the energy, they would definitely take the opportunity to send troops to England, which would greatly interfere with Marin's control of England.

So, the best way is to turn the attention of the French away and let them go dog-to-dog with the Spaniards. Both countries are very powerful, and a fight would certainly be earth-shattering.

In terms of national war potential, France wins. In terms of financial resources, Spain wins. Because, after dividing up the Indian spice market with Portugal, Spain has a lot of financial resources. In this era of money to hire the army, the Spanish might even have the upper hand.

But France is not without a chance, because Marin has already figured out a countermeasure for them - United Venice...

The French have no money? It doesn't matter, borrow it from the Venetian!

The Venetians were robbed of the Indian spice business by Spain and Portugal, and they hated Spain for a long time. Therefore, the Venetians are eager for France to show their power and beat Spain, and it is best to maim Spain.

Therefore, the French can certainly borrow money from the Venetians as long as they speak. As long as it is used against Spain, the Venetians are absolutely generous. Anyway, lending money to France is not without interest.

Therefore, as long as France unites with Venice, its financial shortcomings can be filled. And this method, Marin is ready to let John put forward at the right time. In this way, he can also make a great contribution. Even the title can be improved. Even if the title cannot be promoted, it is no problem to be favored by Louis XII.

Once John gets along well in France, there will be a better chance of getting close to the heavily defended Margaret and Henry Jr. Then, there can be the convenience of arranging assassins in order to kill the so-called "Henry VIII" Little Henry, so that France loses the excuse to intervene in England.

In fact, France might have prepared to send troops to England under the pretext of "helping Henry VIII seize the throne", had it not been for being trapped in the Swiss battlefield. Even if the navy can't, you can still prepare warships in the Mediterranean. After all, even if English merchant ships attacked French ships posing as pirates, they affected the Atlantic coast at best. In the Mediterranean, the Englishman's hand can't reach that far.

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And now, Marin threw a bone... oh no, it should be a "braised pork" in front of the French.

In this way, Marin not only lost a formidable competitor on land, but also dragged Spain, which is now developing rapidly, into the quagmire of war. If Spain and France are out of their minds, they will naturally have no energy to engage in any major voyages. After all, the cost of big sailing is not low.

At that time, Marin will be left with Portugal, a parallel country, as a competitor. In terms of military strength, Portugal is not worthy of carrying shoes on the North Sea. At present, it is only limited by the size of the navy and the production of saltpeter in Chile, and it is still unable to compete with the Portuguese at sea. But as time passed and Chilean saltpeter production increased, then,

As long as Marin explodes the ship and expands the size of the navy, it is not a problem to beat Portugal to the ground...

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However, many of Marin's grand plans had to be put on hold when the enemy troops approached the city. The Eight-Power Allied Forces had already completed the occupation of the Ruhr area of ​​the North Sea and began to turn north. According to the spies, their next target is the province of Oldenburg...

Oldenburg was one of the first provinces to be occupied by Marin, and it was the core area under Marin control. If it is lost here, the damage to Marin is still quite large. In addition, on the edge of Oldenburg is East Friesland, the real core area of ​​the North Sea country. Among them, the border between Oldenburg and East Friesland is only thirty or forty kilometers away from Aurich, and it takes only one day to march.

Once the enemy army enters Oldenburg, it means that the enemy army can attack the city of Aurich at any time...

So, Marin had to respond. Of course, on the surface, it was Angela who had to react...

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Angela really responded - under the instructions of Marin, he joined Schwartz and others to announce the abolition of the original designation of the Second Army of the North Sea Country. Then, the reconstruction of the II Corps was announced.

As for the source of the troops of the Second Army, Schwartz announced on behalf of the North Sea National Army that the North Sea nationals who often fought with the army were recruited to form a new Second Army.

Moreover, the Second Corps also reinvited the powerful armies that served the Serksner family - the Straw Hat Swordsman...

The so-called "straw hat swordsman" is a local military service with national characteristics in East Frisian. Because East Friesland is located by the sea, the climate is humid and rainy. Therefore, the locals like to wear straw hats to cover the rain (by the way, there were no umbrellas in ancient Europe. Umbrellas were learned from the East, only in the 18th century). In addition, East Friesland used to have a lot of swamps, so East Friesland has a strange outfit - a straw hat swordsman wearing a straw hat, a striped shirt, clogs, and a two-handed sword...

It should be pointed out that in ancient times, half of the people who used two-handed swords were fierce generals. Because, using a two-handed sword is equivalent to giving up defense. This kind of courage without life, ordinary soldiers do not have. Moreover, the person who can use the heavy two-handed sword as a weapon is also a fierce man with amazing arm strength.

However, after taking East Friesland, Marin felt that the fighting style of the Straw Hat Swordsman was too reckless and backward. In addition, the two-handed swordsmen were once the direct line of the Serksner family that was wiped out by Marin, and Marin left them out in the cold, classifying them in the militia.

Now, the Serksner family has been extinct for more than ten years. Many of the former straw hat swordsmen were in their thirties and forties. Fortunately, he can still play at this age. Therefore, Marin asked Angela to recruit thousands of former straw hat swordsmen who were not too old to serve them, and gave them higher salaries.

Then, Schwartz, who had already become the Minister of Military Affairs, came out again and announced that he was in charge of the rebuilt Second Army.

At the rebuilding ceremony of the Second Army, Schwartz swore in front of the messengers of various countries that he would definitely be able to build the new Second Army into an army as powerful as the First Army. Then, with two elite legions, he was able to defeat the Eight-Power Allied Forces...

The messengers of various countries pouted in their hearts - I believe what you said, but the question is, will the princes of the Eight Kingdoms give you time to train your troops slowly? I'm afraid, before you can train the new Second Army, the coalition forces of the eight kingdoms will come to the door...

But how did they know that at this time, the real Second Army in Jutland had already divided 5,000 veterans, quietly boarded the ship in Aalborg, a port in the northern part of Jutland, and transported them to the mainland. Then, quietly replace the Minzhuang who were recruited on the bright side...

That is to say, Marin intends to use the guise of "rebuilding the Second Army" to quietly transport 5,000 veterans of the original Second Army back to China and insert them into the new Second Army. In this way, without training, the combat effectiveness of this second army will be extremely powerful.

At that time, the 1st Corps plus the 2nd Corps consisting of half the veterans and a thousand fierce Han straw hat swordsmen, and the 40,000-strong army of the Eight-Power Allied Forces in front of them, is also full of confidence. After all, half of the more than 40,000 people in the Eight-Power Allied Forces were conscripts, and their combat effectiveness was low. The only ones who can really fight are more than 20,000 people. In the face of the two Beihai Army Corps with strong combat power, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces are large, but they can't take any advantage...

This was the first batch, and when the 5,000 men were in place, Marin decided to bring back the remaining 5,000 men of the Second Corps. Then, the establishment of the Second Corps is complete. The two reorganized regular legions can definitely beat the rabble of the Eight-Power Allied Forces...

However, half of the II Corps now "face-off" with the III Corps in southern Jutland, pretending to be a conflict. Therefore, it will take some time for them to return to the mainland to replace the new recruits. As soon as they came back, the combat power on Orihi's side doubled immediately.

As for the Third Corps, because there are too many internal spies, it is not suitable to be sent back to the country at present. We have to wait for Marin to "come back" before going south to the "King of Diligence" publicly...

In addition, the Cossack cavalry regiment of Alsace also secretly sent 2,000 Cossack cavalry to the south. Its purpose is to attack the food supply of the Eight-Power Allied Forces at any time. After all, it is a team of 40,000 troops, plus a strong population, at least 70,000 people. If the supply of food and grass is difficult, the military will definitely lose heart...