The Rise of the European Emperor

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Of course, those are just plans in Marin's mind, and whether it will come to pass in the future remains to be seen. But if Marin dared to snatch England with Louis XII, he would surely offend France to the death. Therefore, Marin must be prepared for the French attack.

In addition to fighting against France, Marin also had to beware of German princes joining forces with France. In that case, Marin will be attacked on both sides.

Therefore, Marin intends to use cement to build a large number of fortifications in his own control area and the border areas of other princes from now on. Once at war with France, you need to use those fortifications to resist the attack from the princes.

In order to ensure that the two-front battle does not fail, Marin not only needs to trim a large number of fortifications, but also needs to have enough troops to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

According to estimates, if the French attacked, there must be no less than 50,000 troops, or even more. Because, if you don't have it, you may be defeated.

As for the German princes, it is estimated that tens of thousands of troops can be assembled - there are still many German princes who are eye-catching with France, otherwise, when Charles V was running for the elector, King François I of France would not be him. main competitor.

As a result, Marin may face hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. Moreover, among these hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, there will definitely be no shortage of musketeers. Because, since Marin defeated the powerful Bursa coalition, many German princes have promoted the use of arquebuses in their respective armies. A family or two may be small in scale, but when the troops of the princes gather together, it is considerable.

And to fight against such a powerful enemy, Marin needs at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops, divided into two parts to fight...

In addition, to control England, it is estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 troops are required, otherwise, the monkeys in England cannot be suppressed...

With this calculation, Marin was taken aback - to win the war with the French and firmly control England, it is estimated that nearly 100,000 troops are needed...

"My God, with so many troops, the daily consumption of military rations is astronomical, not to mention the overall military expenditure! The more money you earn, the more you find that there are more and more places to spend money!"

Originally, Marin planned to transfer the main force of the local army to participate in the English Civil War. But now Marin has changed his mind - he is going, in England, to recruit another 10,000 troops...

Who to send to recruit? Marin has already thought about the candidate - the former general of the West Frisian aristocratic republic, Siwager...

After all the eight nobles of the original West Frisian were killed, Siwager survived and went into hiding. When Marin returned to court and captured West Frisian, Sivager ran out and took the initiative to join Marin.

Marin knew Sivag and entertained (captured) Sivag for a long time. And after the death of all eight masters, Sivag had nothing to rely on, so he simply took refuge in Marin.

It just so happened that Marin needed to settle the situation in West Friesland, and it would be best to send someone with more prestige in West Friesland like Siwager to appease the local.

Over the past few months, Siwager has been conscientiously helping Marin to control and appease West Frisian.

Today, Marin needs to recruit another 10,000 troops in England, and naturally a large number of Frisians are needed to control that force. After all, the Frisians are their own people, and the English are not. They don't feel like they belong, let them lead themselves, it's easy to get into trouble.

Originally, the most suitable recruit was Saqqara, who had achieved great success in England. Marin, however, was uneasy about letting Saqqara hold too many troops. Let Saqqara control a legion of tens of thousands of people, which is the limit that Marin can tolerate. What if Saqqara wanted to stand on its own in England after taking control of an army of 20,000 people?

Therefore, Marin's principle is that the senior generals of the army should not have too much power. Otherwise, the Lord will feel uneasy...

Even Marin's most trusted Schwartz, Marin usually does not let him contact the army, but raises it in Aurich. Usually, the 40,000-strong army is led by their respective army commanders.

And these four army commanders have different origins. Also, they are not closely related to each other. In normal times, Schwartz couldn't move them without Marin's orders. Only when the war started, Schwartz, as the deputy commander, had the overall command.

Sivag was originally a veteran general, plus he was a Frisian, and he could communicate in Frisian and English. It is very fitting that it should be given command of a new England regiment.

Moreover, Sivag itself has quite a few old divisions in West Frisian. He can take this group of old men and take over the 10,000 English recruits together.

As for whether Siwager would defect, Marin was not worried. Because, even if he wanted to betray, he couldn't turn the tide. After all, he only had 10,000 recruits, while Marin had 40,000 veterans…

Of course, because he was worried that Siwager could not train the new recruits, Marin decided to let Saqqara send a group of officers to help Siwager train the 10,000 English recruits. At the same time, Sivag and his men also need to learn Saqqara's new training methods and tactics. When the training is over, the instructors supported by Saqqara will return to the headquarters, and Shivag's people will take over the army.

This time to send troops to England, Marin intends to send only Saqqara's Corps and the First Corps to fight. With the addition of 10,000 newly trained English mercenaries by Siwager, and more than 10,000 of Edward's mercenaries, it is definitely enough to beat Henry VII to the ground...

The veteran and elite troops of the First Legion were dispatched because they were afraid that Saqqara's legion and Shivag's legion lacked combat experience. With the First Army in the lineup, Henry VII couldn't turn around.

As for Sivag's new recruits, it is completely possible for them to practice while fighting to improve their combat experience.

Right now, except for Newcastle, an area controlled by Marin, the northern part of England is still in good order. In addition, most of the refugees have headed south and are now devastation in several central counties.

And several counties in central England have also become miserable because of the influx of refugees and their scramble for food. Many people in several central counties were also forced to become starving people... In order to survive, many hungry people joined thieves and robbed food everywhere. And those who have been robbed of food will either starve to death, flee the famine, or become robbers...

Today, as long as Marin sends a boat to pull some food over, he can easily recruit tens of thousands of troops in a few counties in central England. Also, it's your choice...

In this regard, Marin has secretly sent people to contact Coster and Maric, who are the chief and deputy leaders of the "Robin Hood Thieves" in Nottinghamshire, and asked them to send people to contact and inform those refugee groups. Let them go to Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Go along the Humber River at the junction to be selected and receive food.

The two of them were well-informed at a time when they had been in trouble in the middle of England. Otherwise, Marin sent people rashly, not necessarily many people know the news of the recruitment... After all, in order not to arouse the vigilance of Henry VII, this recruitment needs to be carried out secretly, and it is not advisable to make a big splash...

After the recruitment is completed, the 10,000 recruits will directly conduct activities and training in Yorkshire, on the north bank of the Humber River. Then, wait until Marin's I Corps and Saqqara Corps arrive in England, and then return to fight together...

The North and Midlands of England are now in chaos and thieves are everywhere. The 10,000 recruits of Siwag can completely train and destroy those thieves groups that are not secretly supported by Marin, or practice their skills. At the same time, you can also gain a wave of prestige among the local residents...

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