The annexation of Scotland and Ireland was something that every British king aspired to do. It's just that the Scots have long been united with France. As soon as England attacked Scotland with all their might, the French would attack England from the south, forcing the English to return to their aids.

Coupled with the rugged terrain of Scotland, it was difficult for the English army to advance, resulting in England being unable to annex Scotland for a long time. Scotland has not yet been annexed, let alone Ireland across the sea.

In fact, England once annexed Ireland. When William the Conqueror invaded England, King Malcolm of Scotland married the princess of England, he angered William, who had just annexed England, and was thought to be trying to provoke his royal power. William the Conqueror's army then sent troops to conquer Scotland and force Malcom to surrender.

However, after that occupation, William the Conqueror did not formally annex Scotland, but only demanded its submission. William the Conqueror had not yet completed his complete control over England. After all, the Normans were conquerors to the English, foreign invaders. It will take a long time to control England. Therefore, even if Scotland was conquered at the beginning, William the Conqueror was unable to completely complete the control of Scotland, so he could only adopt the method of supporting puppets to indirectly control Scotland.

But the method of indirect control had its after-effects, and later, the Scots revolted and completely broke free from the control of the English. Then, when King Edward IV of England was strong and planned to destroy Scotland, the "Anglo-French Hundred Years' War" broke out because of the dispute over the succession to the French throne. Then the annexation of Scotland was delayed again......

Frankly speaking, if James IV hadn't sought death, wanted to fish in troubled waters, and personally led a large army south to England, only to be cut off by Marin's army and lead to the annihilation of the entire army, Scotland would have been really difficult to break.

If the Scottish army retreated into the country and defended on the dangerous terrain, it would be very difficult for the English to destroy Scotland. Even if the English mobilized the whole country for the Northern Expedition, it would depend on whether the French agreed or not.

With the capture of James IV and more than 10,000 Scottish troops, these problems were solved. With Scottish troops empty, Marin had the Fourth Army attack Edinburgh by sea, and Scotland was quickly destroyed.

But the capture of Edinburgh and the fall of the Scottish regime were only the beginning. Because, in the future, the Scots will certainly not stop rebelling against the rule of England.

The most troublesome thing is that the terrain of Scotland is predominantly highland, and the terrain is rugged. If the rebels were fighting guerrillas in the mountains, it would be difficult for England to suppress them.

As a result, England was so busy suppressing the Scottish resistance every year that it did not have time to get down to business.

Edward was clearly aware of this, and so, during his conversation with Marin, he raised his concerns. At the same time, he wanted to ask Marin if there was any way to solve it.

Moreover, Edward had an urgent problem to solve at the moment - the problem of the more than 10,000 Scottish prisoners of war......

With Edward about to be crowned King of Edinburgh, the status of these prisoners of war is no longer that of enemy prisoners of war. After the coronation ceremony, the prisoners of war should be released.

However, Edward was very worried that the more than 10,000 prisoners of war would take the opportunity to raise an army to resist when they returned to Scotland. These people are all regular soldiers, and if they meet on the frontal battlefield, Edward is not afraid of them, so it is a big deal to let Marin's army go up and scold them.

However, if these people hide in the mountains and fight guerrillas. Then, even if Marin's army is strong in combat, it is helpless. In the face of guerrilla warfare by local mountain people who were familiar with the terrain, Marin's elaborate battle formations were useless......

In the face of Edward's inquiry, Marin also felt very troubled. These Scottish regular army officers and soldiers have good military literacy. Now, they have indeed surrendered. However, God knows if they will recognize Edward's kingship when they return to Scotland. Therefore, putting these people back is definitely letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

However, when Edward's coronation is completed, it will not be possible to let it go. After all, you have become the king of Scotland, can you still release your subjects?

To be honest, Marin would like to advise Edward to learn from Bai Qi and kill more than 10,000 Scottish soldiers. However, this is not possible. After all, this is a Europe that talks about rules, not a China where kings and losers.

But it would be a curse to put these people back and let them go back to the mountains of Scotland. As soon as they raised the anti-flag, England could only be exhausted and busy suppressing it......

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"What to do? What to do? Marin fell into deep thought.

If you don't let them go back, obviously not. But let them go back, don't worry......

The fighting power of the Scottish mountain people is very strong on the island of Britain. In the later British Army, the Highland Infantry was the most elite part of it.

For example, in the Battle of China, the elite of the British Army, in addition to the British German Army (KGL) and the Hanover Army, the most elite infantry from Britain was the Scottish Highland Infantry Regiment.

The Scottish Highland Infantry, to put it bluntly, is an infantry unit composed of Scottish hillmen. This is similar to the reason that Marin used the German elite infantry formed by the mountain people of Württemberg and other places in Germany. In short, the mountain people are very tough, very capable of fighting, and very dangerous......

The Scottish hillmen are very good at fighting, that's for sure. If it weren't for the last time Marin transferred the First Army composed of German mountain people who were also very capable and better than the mainland, plus the elite trained by Saqqara, he might not have been able to destroy the opponent.

But the question now is - how can we use reasonable means to prevent those Scottish mountain people who are very capable of fighting from returning?

The fiefdom replacement trick has been used by Edward. Among them, Earl of Alain, James Brown. Hamilton, John of the Earl of Bakken. Stewart's two Scottish nobles, who were of Scottish royal descent, had been placed in England by Edward.

However, there are so many Scottish nobles that it is impossible for everyone to change their fiefdoms to England. The main reason is that there is not so much land to exchange. Moreover, the English aristocracy would not be happy to be transferred to cold Scotland.

Moreover, those Scottish nobles are actually not the point, the focus is on those Scottish hillmen who can fight, that is, the Scottish Highland infantry. The noble fiefs can be exchanged, but those Scottish hill people, you can't also give them land and let them move to England, right? There are more than 10,000 people, and there is not so much land...... If each family gives 100 acres, it will be more than 1 million acres of land, and Edward will definitely be reluctant...... But if you put it back like this, it will also be a scourge...... Once it is used by someone with a heart......

Marin was thinking about it, and Edward suddenly said:

"Why don't you form a legion of Scots and absorb these people, Marlin?"

"I formed the Scotsman Legion myself?" Marin was stunned when he heard this. That's a legion, not a flock of sheep. The establishment of the Beihai State has a regiment of tens of thousands of people. If no one pays 3 pfennigs a day, the daily salary alone is as high as 30,000 pfennigs, which is 500 gold coins. In a year, the salary alone costs 182,500 gold coins...... This is still basic, and every day the military food consumption Marin also has to pay for it, as well as equipment, gunpowder, lead bullets, and artillery shells...... That's a lot of money......

However, Marin thought about it, it seems that he really lacks an army......

Now, the German princes in the south began to resist Marin from recruiting troops in the mountains of southern Germany. Even immigration is restricted. Where can I recruit enough soldiers? It is also necessary to ensure combat effectiveness......

Obviously, the Scottish Highland Infantry, is a good choice for Marin......

Although the Scottish Highland infantry was weaker than the German mountain infantry, it was not much worse. Well trained, it is definitely better than the English soldiers of Saqara's Fourth Legion.

Moreover, recruiting troops in the Scottish Highlands can not only break the blockade imposed on themselves by the German princes, but also solve the problem of Scottish rebellion - most of the mountain people in the Scottish Highlands have been selected by themselves to be soldiers, and those who want to rebel can't recruit enough soldiers......

If Marin had no idea about Britain, he might not have agreed to Edward's suggestion. However, considering the need to maintain the stability of Scotland in the future, Marin thought about it and agreed:

"Okay, I'll form a Scottish Highland Infantry Corps!"