The Rise of the European Emperor

For the 15,000 people, Edward did not give Marin after all. Because, when the army goes south, it really needs the help of the people to transport the supplies. Moreover, these 15,000 people are basically strong men recruited from the southeastern counties. They are all family members in the southeastern counties. If they are taken to Northumberland alone, what will their families do? manage? Without a strong man, the family will collapse...

Marin originally wanted Edward to find their family and send them to Northumberland. But after thinking about it, this workload is too much and too complicated. Moreover, some elderly and weak women and children may not be suitable for such long journeys.

In the end, Marin gave up the 15,000 people who wanted to transport the luggage, and continued to send them to help transport supplies, and went south with the army.

And Marin is not a pity to lose these 15,000 strong men. Because, sooner or later England will be his, and the 15,000 people will be his subjects sooner or later. As for now, let's give Edward face... And there are more than 60,000 young men and women, enough to develop Northumberland.

When the army went south, it was not the route that Henry Percy led to the north, but the Lincolnshire in the east. The reason for taking this road is because Lincolnshire is close to the sea, and it is more convenient to transport food and grass supplies.

While crossing the Humber on the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Marin stopped on the south bank of the Humber...

The reason why he stopped was that Marin was waiting for the local delivery of grain and grass. Now the size of Marin's army has reached a terrifying 30,000 people. In addition, there are 15,000 English civilians who accompanied the army, and more than 10,000 British soldiers who were captured... Add up, a total of 50,000 mouths...

If Shivag, who was escorting the refugees northward, came back, the total population of this huge team would reach more than 60,000... And that's not counting the horses that can eat more than humans...

With so many people, the consumption of food is astronomical. Most of the large amount of food seized in the British army camp was given by Marin to those refugees who followed Siwag north, and they also needed food to make it to Northumberland. This wave of food delivery to the people gave Marin a wave of prestige. However, this also led to the lack of food for the army going south...

In desperation, Marin had to send someone to deliver a letter to Newcastle - another batch of food to come...

With 50,000 mouths and horses, the daily consumption of food and grass exceeds 100,000 pounds. It is only a large household with a lot of food like Marin who can afford it. For another person, just the consumption of food can eat people down...

Marin's grain reserves are measured in billions of pounds. Before, a lot of grain was used to brew Erguotou, and even to feed pigs. Before, because they were afraid that the secret of high grain yield would be known to other countries, they naturally did not dare to sell them.

Now, on the British side, Marin isn't worried. The UK is alone overseas and doesn't know much about what's going on on the European continent. Although Marin shipped a lot of grain, the people in the UK didn't know that Marin's food was produced locally. Even Edward had no idea where Marin's food came from. In Edward's view, some of Marin's food must be self-produced. But there are certainly many parts purchased from other countries. After all, Marin's territory isn't that big, so food production must be that way. Marin was originally a businessman, and he also participated in the exploration of Indian routes and the trade of spices. It is estimated that he spent money to buy a lot of food to supply this war.

Even, Edward himself and his 7,000 French troops and 3,000 German mercenaries had enough food to eat only with the aid of Marin. Otherwise, Edward's men should starve to death by now. Hunger could destroy his army without Henry VII sending troops...

Marin paid so much, so after the war, Marin asked for a Northumberland and the Isle of Wight, which is already very kind. After all, Marin had smashed too much food before. The food and forage of Edward's army was basically supported by Marin.

In this way, Marin estimates that it will be difficult to recover the cost for many years.

But he didn't know that Marin didn't care about the investment at all. In Marin's view, as long as England can be annexed in the end, no matter how much investment is worth it.

England's geographical advantage is too great. It guards the English Channel and is the biggest obstacle to Germany's access to the Atlantic Ocean.

Having read so many novels about the Second German Reich and the Third Reich in his previous life, as well as reading a lot of history, Marin knew very well that if the issue of control over the English Channel was not resolved, Germany’s road to the ocean would be cut off at any time.

So, Germany wants to become a colonial empire, either by annexing France or Britain...

If it was the Second German Empire, it would be better to annex France. Because, Germany is a landlubber, there is no ability to cross the sea to annex England. France borders Germany and is the best target for annexation... Of course, the difficulty of annexing France, under the intervention of other countries, is very, very great...

However, that was the end of the 19th century. Now, in the early 16th century, the situation is completely different. The British have not yet experienced the Queen Elizabeth period in the second half of the 16th century. The navy is not yet strong, and the army is even worse.

Moreover, the population of England is less than 3 million, which is better to manage. Unlike France, which has a population of 15 million at this time. Even if France were annexed, it would be difficult to control the 15 million French people...

Not only that, France is also a "land of four wars" - its east is the territory of the enemy Habsburg family, the southwest is the territory of traditional rival Spain, and there are also British pirates in the north... How do you see it, this era controls France It's much more difficult than England...

The conditions in England are much better than those in France. First of all, in England, there is only Scotland in the north, a small country with low strength. That is to say, a small country like England with an army and five scumbags, replaced by the army of Marin, has already swallowed up the Kingdom of Scotland.

Even without Marlin, England, whose army has always been relatively frustrated, can still hold down Scotland steadily...

So, England has only one big enemy left - France...

As long as the French sea attack on the south side of the English Channel is prevented, then the national security of England will be fully guaranteed...

With such a comparison, Marin quickly made the most favorable choice - choosing to annex England...

As long as England is annexed, not only can it control the English Channel, a waterway that is vital to Germany. Moreover, it can also greatly help Marin's overseas colonization. After all, England is a traditional seafaring nation. Having Britain means having enough sailors, which is good for colonial expansion...

While Marin was thinking wildly, a large amount of food was finally delivered one after another from the warehouse at the Newcastle Wharf, and the food crisis of tens of thousands of people was fully resolved. Otherwise, Marin hasn't sent troops yet, and the food issue alone will bring the army to its knees...

After getting the food, Marin decided to go south quickly. After all, that's more than 55,000 mouths, and those war horses... One more day delay will consume more than 100,000 pounds of food and grass... So, it's better to end this war as soon as possible...