The Rise of the European Emperor

In other words, as the newly promoted "European Shit Stirrer", Marin and the original "European Shit Stirrer" England have a special fate. No, King Edward of England suddenly sent an invitation letter, inviting the Marin family to visit London.

"Invite my whole family to visit London? Why?" Marin was a little confused.

You know, in later generations, it is very easy for the head of state to visit abroad because of the convenience of flying. The frequency of so-called "state visits" is still very high.

But that was the age of later generations, when the traffic was extremely developed. But what about this era? The traffic is extremely backward! Especially when going on the sea, the safety factor is very low. Before, when Marin sailed to Daming, he had to make arrangements for his funeral, because sailing at sea was too dangerous.

Although it is not dangerous to travel from the North Sea country to England by the North Sea, it is generally rare for the head of the country to visit abroad by crossing the sea. After all, when they go to the sea, the army guards on land will have no effect. Maybe, a raid by a pirate fleet could easily kill a king. Because, the knights guarding the king may not be able to fight pirates at sea.

Of course, this is not a problem for Marin. As long as 10 500-ton warships are dispatched, and enough gunpowder and iron ball shells are prepared, they can definitely walk sideways on the sea. As long as you don't take the windy and rough Atlantic routes, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, your safety is still guaranteed. The existence of the British Isles naturally blocks the storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailing in the North Sea, only the storms are stronger in summer, and in spring, there is still no danger. At least, there is no "force majeure" like a typhoon or hurricane. Therefore, Marin has no resistance to visiting England by boat.

As for why Edward invited himself to visit England, Kohler soon got information from England——

It turned out that there was civil strife in England...

It is said that France intends to conquer Italy in the south, so it is naturally unwilling to catch fire in the backyard. Therefore, before going out, France must ensure the safety of the rear.

For France, there are three main threats-Spain, Austria and England. Among them, Spain is the strongest, followed by Austria, and England is the weakest.

However, Spain is far to the southwest and poses little threat to Paris in northern France. To threaten Paris, Spain must first occupy the Aquitaine and Roussillon regions in southwest France. When the Spaniards gnawed down the southwest region, the French were already prepared and began to fight back. Therefore, although Spain is the strongest, the threat is the least.

Then, there is Austria, which is very powerful on land. If there is only Austria, France is naturally not afraid. However, if the Netherlands is added, the threat to France will be even greater. Because, from the southern region of the Netherlands (later Belgium) to Paris, it is only more than 200 kilometers. As long as the army crosses the border of the Ardennes forest area, it will be a flat river, and they can drive straight in.

Attack Paris directly.

Therefore, the threat of the Habsburg family to France is too great, and France has to be afraid. Before, the reason why King Louis XI of France wanted to forcibly annex the main area of ​​the Principality of Burgundy (later Burgundy) was because the northwestern part of Burgundy was too close to Paris. If the Habsburg family concentrated their cavalry, they could reach Paris in a day. Therefore, King Louis XI of France would not allow the powerful Habsburg family to acquire the Burgundy region anyway.

Even with the loss of Burgundy, the southern border of the Netherlands is still too close to Paris. Therefore, the Habsburg family must be a hostile force that threatens France more than Spain.

However, because the main force of the Habsburg family's army is now trapped in Switzerland, Louis XII is currently not worried that Paris will be threatened by the Habsburg family.

As for England, when they kept Calais, the continental European stronghold, they were no less threatening to France than the Habsburg family. Because the distance from Calais to Paris is about the same as the distance from the south of the Netherlands to Paris.

If England took advantage of the main force of the French army to go to Italy, landed from Calais, and went straight to Paris, France would definitely be caught blind. That's why Louis XII tried every means to win Calais. Without Calais, Britain's threat to France has been greatly reduced.

However, the United Kingdom has absolute naval superiority in the English Channel. Therefore, before Louis XII sent troops, he was also worried that Britain would use its powerful navy to launch a landing war against France, threatening Paris.

Therefore, before Louis XII sent troops, he tried every means to add some chaos to England, lest England really take the opportunity to send troops to attack Paris.

For this reason, Louis XII allocated a batch of money and food, and even the elite French soldiers, in the name of mercenaries, temporarily served the remnants of the Tudor dynasty, and instructed them to return to England to do things...

Right now, because of the "birth" of the only "son" of Henry VII's only surviving daughter Margaret - "Henry VIII", the remnants of the Tudor dynasty who fled to France seem to have found their backbone at once. Unity has come to Queen Margaret.

This time, with generous help from France, Queen Margaret was naturally high-spirited, and planned to put some trouble on her enemy Edward...

As a result, a group of elite French troops, together with a large amount of ordnance and supplies, were transported to the Welsh region in the west of the British Isle, including Lancaster County in the northwest of England-there is the basic base of the Tudor family...

What? Why not support areas on the southern coast of England closer to France, you ask? Because it is the core area of ​​England, Edward's people are keeping a close eye on it, and it is difficult to strike. Moreover, the French could not safely send weapons and materials ashore in such a core area without anyone noticing.

In Wales in the west of England, and Lancaster in the northwest, the defense of the British army is much lower. Moreover, here is the main support area of ​​the Tudor dynasty.

Needless to say, Lancaster County, Henry VII was the leader of the Lancaster faction at the beginning, and naturally supported the Tudor dynasty, the successor of the Lancaster dynasty, and naturally opposed Edward's York dynasty. Although Edward later killed many Lancastrian nobles, the public opinion there still supported the Lancastrian Tudor dynasty. And this time, Louis XII also supported the remnants of the Tudor dynasty to land along the coast of Lancaster County with weapons and supplies, and mobilized the local people to rise up against Edward.

As for Wales, that's where Henry VII landed to fight for the throne. There are a group of local nobles who support the Tudor dynasty. Of course, after Edward seized the throne, he also bloodbathed the local noble families who supported the Tudor dynasty.

But in this era, the local nobles are often the benchmarks and leaders of the local people, as well as the leaders of public opinion. Therefore, Edward's reputation in Wales is very bad. Louis XII also knew this, so he sent some remnants of the Tudor dynasty and a group of French warriors to instigate rebellion locally...

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It just so happened that the relationship between Edward and the nobles was tense because of the abolition of the Magna Carta. Therefore, this time the French incited the people of Lancaster and Wales to rebel very well. And many nobles in England who upheld the "Magna Carta", although they did not support the rebellion on the surface, they deliberately released water and showed mercy, which led to the ineffective suppression of the two places in the early days of the rebellion. Then, the rebellion expanded...

But unfortunately, the relationship between Edward and the 4th and 5th legions of the North Sea State had become estranged because of the matter of wooing the 4th and 5th legions of the North Sea State.

But at this critical juncture, Edward needed the support of the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army to suppress the rebellion in the two places and deter the nobles in the country.

Therefore, at this time, Edward intends to ease the conflict between the two parties by inviting Marin to visit. The most important thing is to be able to obtain the unconditional support of the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army.

What's more, once this visit is completed, all forces in England will realize that the Fourth and Fifth Legions still support Edward, and the York Dynasty cannot collapse... In this way, England can also quickly stabilize...

Moreover, Marin himself is a "powerful thug", a devil-level figure who can stop children from crying in Lancaster County. Marin came to London to give Edward a platform, which was a deterrent in itself.

And these are the main reasons why Edward invited Marin to visit England this time...