In any case, Marin is going to annex 8 vassal states next. Next, he has to take control of Britain. The annexation of 8 vassal states is fine, but the annexation of England, the French will certainly not sit idly by.

After all, France had also always claimed sovereignty over England. If Edward dies violently, if the French have the energy, they will definitely take the opportunity to send troops to England, which will greatly interfere with Marlin's control of England.

So, the best thing to do is to take the attention of the French away and let them go dog-eat-dog with the Spaniards. Both countries are very strong, and the fight will surely be earth-shattering.

On the country's war potential, France won. In terms of financial resources, it was Spain who won completely. Because, after Spain and Portugal carved up the Indian spice market, they had a lot of financial resources. In this era when money can be hired to hire troops, the Spaniards even have the upper hand.

But France was not without opportunities, because Marin had already thought of a countermeasure for them - to unite Venice......

The French have no money? It doesn't matter, borrow it from the Venetians!

The Venetians had been robbed of the Indian spice business by Spain and Portugal, and had long hated Spain. Therefore, the Venetians wished that France would be so powerful that they would beat Spain hard, and it was better to cripple Spain.

Therefore, the French could certainly borrow money from the Venetians if they opened their mouths. As long as it was used against Spain, the Venetians were absolutely not stingy. Anyway, lending money to France is not without interest.

Therefore, as long as France unites Venice, the shortcomings in financial resources can be filled. And this solution, Marlin was prepared for John to come up with at the right time. In this way, he can also make a great contribution. Even, the knighthood can be raised. Even if the knighthood can't be promoted, it's okay to get Louis XII's favor.

Once John mixes well in France, there will be an even better chance of getting close to the heavily defended Margaret and Henry Jr. Then, there would be an arrangement for the Assassins in order to take out Henry the Younger, the so-called "Henry VIII", and make France lose the excuse to intervene in England.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that they were trapped in the Swiss battlefield, France might have been prepared to send troops to England under the pretext of "helping Henry VIII take the throne". Even if the navy can't do it, you can prepare warships in the Mediterranean. After all, even if an English merchant ship attacked a French ship under the guise of pirates, it would affect the Atlantic coast at most. In the Mediterranean, the hand of the English could not reach that far.

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And now, Marlin threw a bone...... Oh no, it should be a "braised pork" in front of the eyes of the French, the temptation is huge, and I don't have to worry about France not taking the bait.

In this way, Marin will not only lose a formidable competitor on land, but will also drag Spain, which is now gaining momentum, into the quagmire of war. If Spain and France had played a dog's brain, they would naturally have no energy to engage in any great voyages. After all, the cost of a voyage is not low.

At that time, Marin will be left with Portugal as a parallel trading country as a competitor. In terms of military combat strength, Portugal is not worthy of carrying shoes from the North Sea Kingdom. At present, only limited by the size of the navy and the production of saltpeter in Chile, it is not able to compete with the Portuguese at sea. But with the passage of time and the increase in the production of saltpeter in Chile, then, as long as the Marin burst ships, and the expansion of the navy, it was not a problem to beat Portugal down......

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However, many of Marin's grand plans had to be put on hold for the time being when the enemy troops were approaching the city—the Eight-Nation Coalition had completed the occupation of the Ruhr region of the North Sea State and began to turn north. According to the spies, their next target was the province of Oldenburg......

The province of Oldenburg was one of the first provinces to be occupied by Marin and was the core area controlled by Marin. If it is lost here, it will still hurt Marlin quite a lot. In addition, Oldenburg is located on the edge of East Friesland, the real heart of the North Sea State. Among them, the border between Oldenburg and East Friesland, only thirty or forty kilometers from Aurich, can be reached in a day's march.

Once the enemy army enters Oldenburg, it means that the enemy army can attack the city of Aurich at any time......

So, Marin had to react. On the surface, of course, it was Angela who had to react......

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Angela really reacted - under Marin's instructions, he joined forces with Schwartz and others to announce the abolition of the original Second Army of the North Sea Kingdom. Then, the rebuilding of the Second Army Corps was announced.

As for the source of the Second Army Corps, Schwartz announced on behalf of the Beihai State Military Department that those Beihai nationals who often fought with the army would be recruited to form a new Second Army Corps.

Moreover, the Second Legion has also reinstated the Straw Hat Swordsmen, a powerful class that had served in the Syxna family......

The so-called "Straw Hat Swordsman" is a very national branch of the army in East Friesland. Because East Friesland is located by the sea, the climate is humid and rainy. So, the locals like to wear straw hats to protect themselves from the rain (by the way, there were no umbrellas in ancient Europe. The umbrella was learned from the East and only existed in the 18th century). In addition, there used to be a lot of swamps in East Friesland, so there was a class of troops in East Friesland who were dressed in fancy clothes - straw hat swordsmen wearing straw hats, striped shirts, wooden shoes, and two-handed swordsmen......

It should be pointed out that in ancient times, half of those who used two-handed swords were fierce generals. Because, using a two-handed sword, it is equivalent to giving up defense. This kind of courage to die without life is something that ordinary soldiers do not have. Moreover, a person who can use a heavy two-handed sword as a weapon is also a fierce man with amazing arm strength.

However, after Marin captured East Friesland, he felt that the Straw Hat Swordsman's combat methods were too reckless and backward. Coupled with the fact that the two-handed swordsmen were once descendants of the Syxner family who were wiped out by Marin, Marin snubbed them and classified them in the militia.

Now, the Syxner family has been dead for more than a decade. Many of the former straw hat swordsmen were also in their thirties and forties. However, fortunately, I can still play at this age. As a result, Marin asked Angela to re-recruit thousands of former straw hat swordsmen who were not yet old, to serve them, and give them higher salaries.

Then, Schwartz, who had already become Minister of War, returned to the mountains and announced that he was in charge of the rebuilt Second Army.

At the rebuilding ceremony of the Second Legion, Schwartz swore in front of the envoys of various countries that he would be able to build the new Second Army into a legion as powerful as the First Legion. Then, with two elite legions, he was able to defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance......

The envoys of various countries pouted in their hearts - I believe what you say, but the question is, will the princes of the eight countries give you time to train your troops slowly? I'm afraid, before you can train the new Second Legion, the alliance of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms will hit the door......

But how did they know that at this time, the real Second Army Corps, far away in Jutland, had already divided 5,000 veterans and quietly boarded ships in Aalborg, a port in the north of Jutland, and transported them to the mainland. Then, quietly replace those people who were recruited on the surface......

In other words, Marin planned to use the pretext of "rebuilding the Second Army" to quietly transport the 5,000 veterans of the original Second Army back to China and place them in the new Second Army. In this way, without training, the combat effectiveness of this second legion will be extremely strong.

At that time, the first legion plus half of the veterans plus the second legion composed of 1,000 fierce men and straw hat swordsmen, and the more than 40,000 troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance, will also be full of confidence. After all, half of the more than 40,000 people in the Eight-Nation Coalition Army were conscripts, and their combat effectiveness was low. There are only more than 20,000 people who can really fight. In the face of the two Beihai Army Corps with strong combat effectiveness, although the Eight-Nation Alliance had a large number of troops, it could not take any advantage......

This was still the first batch, and when the 5,000 men arrived, Marin decided to bring back the remaining 5,000 men from the Second Legion. Then the formation of the Second Army Corps was complete. The two reorganized regular legions can definitely beat the rabble of the Eight-Nation Alliance......

However, now half of the Second Army Corps is "confronting" the Third Army in the south of Jutland, pretending to be in conflict. So, it will take some time for them to rush back to their homeland to replace the new recruits. As soon as they returned, the combat power on Aurich's side immediately doubled.

As for the Third Army, because there are too many internal spies, it is not suitable to be sent back to the country at present. It is necessary to wait for Marin to "make a comeback" before he can openly go south to "King Qin......

In addition, the Cossack cavalry corps in Alsace also secretly sent two thousand Cossack cavalry to the south. Its purpose is to attack the grain and grass supply of the Eight-Nation Alliance at any time. After all, it is a team of more than 40,000 troops, plus the people, at least more than 70,000 people. If the supply of grain and grass is difficult, the morale of the army will definitely be weakened......