Edward was both excited and depressed at this time, and he was excited that he finally understood why many nobles who were closely related to marriage were prone to extinction. The depressed place is even simpler - he is not a close marriage, why can't he give birth to a son......

Of course, he didn't know that he had been violently "ligated" by the immoral Louis XII with a master of kicking eggs. If he had known the secret, Marin was sure that Edward would have gone berserk to attack France.

Although Marin also wanted Edward to attack France in a frenzy, the timing was not right. Otherwise, Marin would have told Edward the truth.

The reason why the timing is wrong is that Marin is not ready to take over England. Once he took over England, Marin would not only face the opposition in England, but also face the blow of France. Because, too, France wants to annex England......

If Marin jumped out to pick peaches, the French would surely go crazy with jealousy. At that time, the North Sea Kingdom will become the object of France's frenzied revenge. Because, France is really capable of fighting two wars at the same time.

So, before annexing England, Marin hoped to weaken France. At the very least, to deprive France of the ability to fight two wars at the same time.

At the same time, Marin also hopes that the legions hidden in the Americas can also be trained. By then, with enough troops and France weakened, the hopes of a successful takeover of England would have been greatly enhanced.

Therefore, Marlin's purpose at this time was to instigate Edward to attack France. Even attacking the northern and western coasts of France would be a weakening of France.

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After discussing the dangers of consanguineous marriages, Marin turned the conversation to the current political instability in France. As he spoke, Marin suddenly instigated:

"Your Majesty, while the little king of France is not yet in control, let's send troops to take Calais back!"

"Take Calais?" Edward was stunned for a moment, and then seriously showed his longing......

The loss of the fortress of Calais was a major setback for Edward after his accession to the throne. You know, throughout the ages, the Calais fortress was England's only foothold on the European continent. With the loss of the fortress of Calais, England's influence on the European continent was greatly reduced. Even the merchant port where England exported wool was forced to move to Antwerp, which made Prince Philip of the Habsburgs earn a lot of taxes.

Therefore, retaking the fortress of Calais was indeed something that Edward longed for. But the problem is - Edward has no faith......

England has never been an army power, and it has little confidence in the French army. You must know that after the French captured the fortress of Calais, they stationed 5,000 troops in the city of Calais, which was very strong.

The combat effectiveness of the French infantry was already greater than that of the British, and the walls of the fortress of Calais were tall and strong, so even if England sent 20,000 troops, it might not be able to conquer the fortress of Calais. Besides, the French are not dead. During the siege, the Parisian side would definitely have sent a large army to the rescue. Unless, England can conquer the fortress of Calais in a very short time. Otherwise, as soon as reinforcements from Paris arrived, the English would have failed......

"By the way, Your Majesty, when England ruled Calais in the past, didn't there be any secret passage in and out of the city? If there is such a secret passage, we can send a team of elites to infiltrate the city, open the city gates, and then join forces inside and outside! Marin suggested.

But Edward shook his head and said:

"Calais does not have a secret passage to the city, because when England controlled the fortress of Calais, because the English ships were confident that they could control the pier and the north gate on the side of the pier. So, we don't need secret passages to take full control of the Calais fortress......"

Marin was a little speechless, but he also knew that the English did have confidence. Because, the English Navy can easily take on the French Navy (if it can be counted as a navy). However, the English did not expect that Calais would one day be conquered.

Under normal circumstances, the English Army was indeed incapable of capturing the fortress of Calais. If that were the case, Marin wouldn't have come to Edward either......

I saw Ma Lin smile slightly and said:

"Your Majesty, under normal circumstances, the fortress of Calais is indeed difficult to overcome. But what if I could send someone in the city to open the iron gates of the sewers and let a group of England's elite soldiers into the city? ”

Edward fell into deep thought......

The iron sewer gate of Calais is located in the northwest corner of Calais, some distance from both the north and west gates. In time, a group of elite English soldiers got in, and I am afraid that they will soon be surrounded and suppressed by French soldiers......

So, Edward shook his head and said:

"No, I've studied the map of Calais, and the sewer gate is in the northwest corner of the city, far from the north and west gates. Moreover, there was a small barracks of the French near the gate. If it alarms the French, even if a group of people go in, it will be in vain. You want to pry open that sewer gate in the middle of the night, right? The gate was less than 50 yards from a small barracks of the French. It is said that in the middle of the night, the French would send people with torches on the barracks wall to monitor the situation on the sewer gates. If there is any movement, the French will certainly look at it. If they warn, the French army will come from all over the city......"

Marin smiled and said:

"Under normal circumstances, of course. However, my men had been lurking in Calais for a long time, and had discovered that on a rainy night, the French were not watching over the barracks guarding the sewer gates. Because, on rainy days, torches are easily extinguished by rain. Also, on a rainy day, the rain is loud, just enough to drown out the sound of the gate being opened......"

"How do you open it? Lockpicking? Violent destruction? Such a sound should alarm the people in the barracks, right? Even the sound of rain is hard to hide......" Edward questioned. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the French do not send people to keep vigil on rainy days. Because, the iron gate of the sewer is very thick, and if it is violently destroyed, it is easy for the French in the barracks to hear. And picking locks...... There are 5 iron locks on the iron gate, all of which are very intricately made......

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, my men will never make too much noise while breaking the iron locks. When the time comes, all your people have to do is drill in! Marin said very confidently.

His confidence comes from the legendary aqua regia, even if there are 5 large iron locks, he is confident that they will corrode in an hour. This is how the iron sewer gate in Paris was smashed before, and the French still don't understand how the iron gate was opened.

Fortunately, Marin's men took away the iron lock of the sewer gate in Paris that had been corroded by aqua regia, so that the French could not see the image of the iron lock being corroded. This also led to the French thinking that the enemy had obtained the key to the iron lock and opened the iron gate directly. Now, several officials in charge of the keys to the iron gate of the sewer are being interrogated by the French court. They are bitter in their hearts - the key is well kept, why should they blame it......

Before the French could understand the secret of the opening of the sewer gates, Marin decided to make persistent efforts to help the British recapture the fortress of Calais in one go.

As long as England recaptured the fortress of Calais, the French would have been hammered in the back. If you want to make other moves, it depends on whether the English agree or not......