The Rise of the European Emperor

In the face of public opinion, Edward did not suppress it. Because, he felt, Queen Anna did not need too high a reputation. In England, it is enough for him alone to enjoy the respect and love of the people of the whole country. Of course, this is also related to Queen Anna's French identity. Edward, as the deadly enemy of France, did not want a French queen of England to have too high a reputation in England.

Only when someone openly proposed to depose Queen Anna, Edward resolutely refuted it and imposed certain punishments. In this regard, the spies of the North Sea State led the public to give another point of view—His Majesty Edward has completely fallen in love with Queen Anna, so he is willing to help her conceal the identity of the French spy...

This point of view is more romantic, which is in line with the European imagination of love. Therefore, it spread quickly and was recognized by the whole country. In particular, it has been endorsed by women all over England. Then, Edward was given the title of "King of Infatuation".

But in any case, Queen Anna couldn't wash it off even if she jumped into the Thames. However, Queen Anna is also very salty. For her, as long as her husband believes in herself, the rumors outside can let him go. Moreover, her origin is indeed sensitive. She comes from England's arch-rival France, so it is strange that she is not criticized. But the couple didn't know that Marin was preparing for King Edward to receive the lunch. Once Edward receives the box lunch, if Queen Anna is suspected again...

In fact, even if Edward currently trusts Queen Anna, Marin has the ability to destroy it. The method is simple—tell Edward the truth about being kicked, and then, while telling Edward the truth, "artistically process" Queen Anna's role in it.

If Edward knew that he had no hope of having a child, he would lose his mind when he was angry. Not only will he retaliate wildly against France, but in a fit of rage, he will also lose his mind and anger Queen Anna.

However, Marin does not intend to expose the matter now. Because, he is not ready to take over England...

It's not that Marin is worried about not being able to control England, but that in the process of controlling England, the jealous French will attack the mainland of the North Sea State and destroy his process. After all, if you want to take advantage of the chaos to control England, you need to send more people. Once it is held back by the French, things will be difficult to say.

Therefore, while Marin is currently building roads with cement slabs, he is also planning to build various fortifications and even walls on the western border to prevent possible French armed intervention.

Once the preparations are complete, Marin dares to launch in England. First use the egg-kicking incident to provoke Edward's anger, triggering England's attack on France. Then, let Edward receive the lunch box, and put the black pot on the Frenchman's head...

After all, Edward attacked France in anger, and the French tried to assassinate Edward. This reasoning is flawless. Even better, through this assassination incident, there are more reasons to frame the French for assassinating Edward - after all, there are "convicted records"...

Marin carefully looked at the border,

It was found that the western border was mainly bordered by the Habsburg family and the Archbishop of Utrecht. But even the Archbishop of Utrecht, to the west is the Netherlands region of the Habsburg family. It is impossible for the Habsburg family to let the French army pass through the border casually. Because the two are sworn enemies.

Therefore, Marin only needs to build some bunkers with beacon towers on the borders with the Netherlands and the Archbishop of Utrecht, and there is no need to invest too much.

Of course, the necessary concrete roads still need to be paved to facilitate the deployment of reinforcements. And if the French attack the North Sea country, the most likely route of attack is probably from the southwest.

The Principality of Lorraine in the southwest is basically a pro-French vassal state, and it will definitely give way to the French army. Then, on the northwest side of the Principality of Lorraine was the Archbishop of Trier. This vassal state is not so close to the law, but as a church vassal state, it is very corrupt. Most of the money in the country has been embezzled by the priests, and they will never be used to form a powerful army. The Trier Finney issued by the Archbishop of Trier is also one of the Finney silver coins with the lowest silver content in Germany.

It is impossible for such a country to spend much money to build an army. Therefore, once the French army crosses the border, their greatest possibility is to retreat into their own city and let the French army cross the border.

And the Duchy of Jülich in the north of Trier, although it belongs to the Lamarck family, the in-laws of the Hoffman family, but the military strength of the Lamarck family is also very poor, and it cannot stop the attack of the French army. Therefore, there is a high probability that they will also be shrinking turtles. After all, if the French army is to be dispatched, it must be tens of thousands of troops. As long as the Lamarck family doesn't want to die, they won't just stand up and seek abuse.

The Archbishop of Cologne in the north of the Principality of Jülich is similar to the Archbishop of Trier, and would not choose to confront the French army head-on, and protest at most.

In the end, the most likely direction for the French to break through is to cross the river from the west of the Rhine River in the Archbishop of Cologne, enter the territory of the Principality of Berg, and then launch an attack on the original Earl of Mark...

The Principality of Berg is also the territory of the Lamarck family, but it is impossible to stop the French. Therefore, if Marin wants to defend, the most important thing is to build fortifications at the junction of the former Mark County, the current Ruhr Province of the North Sea, the Principality of Berg and the Principality of Criver, to block the advance of the French army.

And the most important way to stop the enemy is, of course, to build walls or dig ditches...

However, in terms of cost, Marin gave up his plan to fortify the area south of the Ruhr River in the Ruhr Province, but directly along the Ruhr River and fortified on the north bank to prevent the French army from crossing the river. In this way, it is also convenient to concentrate troops against the enemy.

Therefore, speaking of it, what Marin needs to guard against in the end is actually the Rhine River-Ruhr River section, which can be fortified along the river east of the Rhine and north of the Ruhr River.

Of course, the part of the land border between Munster Province and the Principality of Criever also needs to build a wall to prevent the French army from passing through the Principality of Criever and attacking the mainland of the North Sea. After all, this road is the closest to East Frisia, the core part of the North Sea country.

Before building the border wall, Marin sent someone to say hello to his in-laws, the Lamarck family, expressing his concerns and predictions. After all, many people know about the marriage contract between Caesar and Princess Margaret, and Marin's speculation about France's possible turnaround is not unreasonable. Therefore, the Lamarck family also expressed their understanding. And Marin understands each other better, saying that if France attacks the North Sea, the Lamarck family does not need to help, they only need to help pass the news secretly...

And the fortifications built on these borders or riversides are naturally cement walls or cement structure bunkers. Of course, they are all concrete structures. Because the simple cement wall strength is very poor.

But there is no reinforced concrete, because the production of steel bars in this era is very troublesome and the output is very low. Marin can only guarantee that reinforced concrete can be used in core cities such as Aurich, Emden, Goslar and Bochum. Cement walls in other areas can only be made of asbestos fiber concrete. As long as it is made into a bastion structure, it is still possible to prevent the bombardment of the French small artillery.

In addition, in order to prevent the German princes from taking advantage of the fire, Marin also ordered the construction of a border wall in the southeast of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Province, which was newly captured for two years. Because, the southeast of this province is next to the electorate of Saxony, which is the most threatening area.

However, considering the cost, it seems that the cost of building a comprehensive border wall on land is too high. Therefore, Marin launched the second set of plans-only set up bunkers with beacon towers on the southern and eastern borders. And, build a border wall on the border with the Electorate of Saxony.

Then, in the area close to the core of the mainland, build a second line of defense...

This second line of defense is to protect the core part. In order to reduce the difficulty of building the defense line, Marin built the defense line according to the river.

Among them, the Ems River on the west side of East Frisian Province is naturally a natural barrier, and it is only necessary to set up a defense line on the east side. On the east side, the Weser River in Oldenburg Province is also a natural line of defense.

To the south, a canal has been completed between the Leda River, which flows through Lyle County, and the Hunter River, which flows through Oldenburg. In this way, the Leda River, the Hunter River, and the canal naturally formed a water system that blocked the north and the south. As long as defenses and fortifications are deployed along the north side of the two rivers and the canal, the enemy's attack can be largely resisted.

Moreover, deploying defenses along the rivers in these three directions, the defensive range is much smaller, and the required troops are much smaller. If the defense is deployed along the real border, 100,000 troops will not be enough. If we only focus on defending the second line of defense along the three water systems, the current four legions in the mainland of Beihai are enough.

Of course, the city of Goslar cannot be easily lost. After all, it is now the treasury of Beihai State. If it is lost there, the silver will definitely be robbed by the enemy, and the silver mine that has been developed with great difficulty will also be taken away. Therefore, while defending the second line of defense, Marin generally will not easily mobilize the Sixth Army, but will let them stick to Goslar, keep the silver mine there, and wait for rescue...