The Rise of the European Emperor

As for how to make one believe that James IV will pass to Edward? This is easy to handle, as long as you learn from the practice of Maximilian I and King Vladislas II of Bohemia when they fought for the Hungarian throne.

At the beginning, after the death of King Matthias I of Hungary, Maximilian I and King Vladislas II of Bohemia fought for the throne of Hungary. But in the end, Maximilian I gave in. However, while making concessions, he demanded that if Vladislas II had no children, the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary, including the Kingdom of Bohemia, would belong to the Habsburg family... and Vladislas Russ II also agreed and signed the agreement...

At first, this agreement was regarded as a fig leaf for Maximilian I to regain face after the failure of the competition. Unexpectedly, Lajos II, the son of Vladislas II, was killed by the Turks. Then, the Habsburg family took advantage of it and acquired the vast kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia, which also laid the foundation for the later Austro-Hungarian Empire.

At first, in England, Marin offered this strategy to Edward, and Edward adopted it. Then, Edward also asked James IV to sign an agreement with him, stipulating that if the Scottish royal family died out, the throne would be inherited by Edward. However, when Edward forced James IV to agree, James IV also put forward his own requirements. He demanded that the agreement would not take effect until he returned to Scotland safely. Otherwise, the agreement is void... Apparently, James IV was afraid that Edward would kill him. And, he guessed right...

Edward suddenly felt a little troublesome. The other party asked to return to the Kingdom of Scotland before the agreement could take effect. That is to say, in England, he could not do it. However, when he left England and entered Scotland, he was out of reach. How did he do it?

So, there's only one possibility left for Marin to do it...

Why let Marin do it? Because Northumberland, the fief of Marin, borders Scotland. James II's condition is to return to the Kingdom of Scotland, okay, let you go back to your country, but after the border is Scotland, if you are attacked by Marlin just after the border... It doesn't seem to violate the conditions... and , Edward knows very well that Marin definitely has this strength...

In fact, in addition to requiring that the treaty take effect after he returned to the country, James IV also asked Edward not to force him to hand over Queen Margaret. At the same time, let him take 50 Scottish knights to protect his safety... In this way, even if Edward sent assassins to assassinate him after entering the kingdom of Scotland, it would not work. After all, Scottish knights aren't vegetarian either...

It can be said that James IV even thought of the loophole that Edward sent someone to assassinate him after he returned, which made Edward very helpless. In the end, if Edward is cruel, even if you bring 50 knights to protect yourself, I send Marin to attack and kill you, and it is useless to let you have 50 knight bodyguards...

Moreover, Marin may not need to dispatch a large army, only need to dispatch a team of elites. As for the leader of the team, Edward admired Kahn, a humanoid monster...

Kahn's fighting power, Edward has seen. Even in the face of knights, Kahn can fight several, let alone ordinary soldiers. As long as Kahn led a team of elites to kill quietly, even if the 50 Scottish knights were desperate, they would not be able to keep James IV...

Therefore, Edward sent an emissary to find Marin this time, hoping that Marin would dispatch a team of elites to intercept James IV in Scotland. And the person leading the team, preferably Kahn, a humanoid Gundam... In this way, we can guarantee to kill James IV steadily...

The agreement was in effect as long as James IV entered Scotland. And once James IV was killed, Edward could become King of Scotland by agreement. Of course, the premise is that the interception is successful, and there must be no evidence to let people prove that the English did it.

Therefore, it is impossible to dispatch the army, so the fool will know that Edward did it.

The reason why James IV asked 50 knights to protect him when he returned home was to make sure that Edward would not dare to use the army openly. Without using the army, 50 knights would be enough to keep him safe. Because the assassin is completely looking for abuse in front of 50 knights in full plate armor.

However, James IV missed out on Kahn, the humanoid Gundam. If Kahn wore a full set of plate armor and charged with a mace, the average knight would not be able to stop it. Therefore, Kahn does not need to bring a lot of people, as long as he brings a team of elites into Scotland, he can kill James IV...

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This is Edward's first request to send Kahn and a team of elite knights to kill James IV... In this way, it can be regarded as killing with a knife. Borrow Marlin's sharpest "knife" Kahn to kill James IV...

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In addition, Edward has another request, that is to borrow soldiers...

After defeating Henry VII and ascending the throne, Edward actually trained a British army of more than 10,000 people as his cronies.

However, a few days ago, in order to test the combat effectiveness of the army, Edward dispatched 10,000 British troops to conduct friendly discussions with Marlin's Fifth Army in West Wagg...

Then, Edward's royal army of more than 10,000 was beaten out by Siwager's Fifth Army...

No way, Edward's army, the main body is those of the old British army. Moreover, the elites who wished to be first were destroyed because they took refuge in Henry VII, or they could not gain Edward's trust. And the officers who can gain Edward's trust are either unhappy before, or simply newcomers...

And Henry VII, although ruthless, was a wise man. Most of those who were unhappy in the army in the past were actually scumbags. Edward reused these people, and naturally he couldn't train a powerful army, even if Sivag helped him...

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Currently, Marin is stationed in two corps in England, the Fourth Army is stationed in Northumberland, and the coach is Saqqara. In order to ensure the safety of Edward, the Fifth Army was stationed in London, and the coach was the former West Frisian general Siwager.

Edward had tried to win over Siwager. After all, Siwager was not a direct descendant of Marin, but he joined him later. However, Sivag was an old fox and did not agree, but was watching. Although he helped Edward train troops at Edward's request, he did not give all of it, but reserved it. In addition, the various bad habits of the old English army were difficult to overcome, and the officers were too incompetent, so when they were learning from the Fifth Army, they were suddenly beaten...

This is still light. If you compete with the stronger Fourth Army, it is estimated that you will lose faster. Not to mention the confrontation with Marin's First Army...

Therefore, Edward was hit so hard that he lost his confidence. Moreover, even if the interception of James IV is successful, Edward must enter Edinburgh if he wants to get the Scottish throne. Otherwise, the rebellious Scots would certainly not recognize him, the Englishman, as king, and they would resist even if there was an agreement. That agreement, to put it bluntly, was used for diplomacy, and it blocked the mouths of European countries in order to gain diplomatic recognition. But if you really want to be the king of Scotland, you have to rely on the army to conquer Scotland...

Although most of the Scottish army was captured, there were still troops in the country. In particular, after the defeat, Scotland is said to have mobilized across the country and trained many new recruits. Although he is a recruit, he can guard several fortified cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, and there is no problem.

In addition, Edward's royal army was beaten by Siwager's Fifth Legion, and Edward lost confidence in capturing Scotland.

Therefore, Edward's second request was for Marin to send another legion to help and destroy the Kingdom of Scotland...

Although Marlin had two legions in England, he must leave one legion to help guard London. Otherwise, Edward is also afraid. After all, England is less stable right now. Edward started a killing spree at the beginning, although he eliminated many opposition nobles, he could make too many enemies, and there were many enemies. Moreover, for those great nobles who were killed, who knows what power they have left behind in the dark? If London is not protected by a large army, Edward does not know that he will be killed by the enemy who will unite and take the opportunity to raise troops...

So, to attack Scotland, Edward intended to rely mainly on Marin's army. The reward is that Marin gets one more Scottish county. It was Scottish land anyway, not England. Edward didn't feel bad about his promise. Anyway, there are more than a dozen counties in Scotland. Give Marin an extra county, Marin also takes the small head, and he is the one who takes the big head...

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