Of the 15,000 people, Edward didn't give Marin after all. Because, when the army goes south, it does need the help of the people to transport supplies. Moreover, these 15,000 people are basically strong men who were requisitioned from the southeastern counties, and they are all family members in the southeastern counties, if they are taken to Northumberland alone, what will happen to their families? Without a man who is a pillar of support, the family will collapse......

Marin had originally wanted Edward to find their family and send them to Northumberland. But when I think about it, such a workload is too big and too complicated. Moreover, some old and weak women and children may not be suitable for this kind of long journey.

In the end, Marin gave up asking for the 15,000 people who were transporting the baggage, and continued to send them to help transport supplies and go south with the army.

And Marin is not very sorry for the loss of these 15,000 strong men. Because, sooner or later, England will be his, and these 15,000 people will sooner or later be the people under his rule. For now, let's give Edward face...... Moreover, there are more than 60,000 young men and women, which is enough to develop Northumberland.

When the army went south, it was not Henry who went. Percy led his army north by route, but took Lincolnshire to the east. The reason for taking this road is that Lincolnshire is close to the sea, so it is easier to transport grain and grass supplies.

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

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

If Siwag, who escorted the refugees north, would return to Siwag, the total population of this huge contingent would reach more than 60,000 people...... And that's not even counting the horses that are more than human......

With so many people and horses, the consumption of food is an astronomical amount. Most of the large quantities of food captured at the British camp had been given to the refugees who had followed Sivag north, and they also needed food to make it to Northumberland. This wave of food delivery to the people made Marin brush up on a wave of prestige. However, this also led to the fact that the army going south did not have enough food and grass......

In desperation, Marin had no choice but to send a message to Newcastle - another batch of grain to ......

Fifty thousand mouths, plus horses, consume more than 100,000 pounds of grain and grass a day. It is only a large household with a lot of food like Marin who can afford it. In the case of another person, the consumption of food alone can consume a person......

Marin's grain reserves are measured in billions of pounds. Before, a lot of grain was taken out to brew Erguotou, and even fed to pigs. In the past, because they were afraid that the secret of high grain yield would be known to other countries, they naturally did not dare to sell it in a big way.

Now, on the British side, Marin is not worried. Britain was isolated and knew not much about the European continent. Although Marin brought a lot of grain, the people in Britain did not know that Marin's grain was all domestic. Even Edward did not know where Marlin's food came from. In Edward's view, some of Marin's grain must have been self-produced. But there are certainly a lot of parts that are bought from other countries. After all, Marin's territory is not very large, and the grain production must be like that. And Marin was originally a merchant, and he also participated in the exploration of Indian routes and the trade of spices, and it is estimated that he spent a lot of money to buy a lot of food to supply the war.

Even, the food of Edward himself and his 7,000 French troops and 3,000 German mercenaries was only enough to eat with Marin's help. Otherwise, many of Edward's men would have starved to death by now. It didn't take Henry VII to send troops, and hunger could crush his army......

Marin has paid so much, so it is already very generous for Marin to ask for a Northumberland county and the Isle of Wight after the war. After all, Marin had smashed too much grain before. The food and grass of Edward's army are 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 cost at all. In Marin's view, as long as England can be annexed in the end, no amount of investment will be worth it.

England's geographical advantage is too great, it holds the English Channel, and is the biggest obstacle to Germany's access to the Atlantic.

Having seen so much of the Second and Third Reichs in his previous life, and having read a lot of history, Marin knew that if the problem of control of the English Channel was not resolved, Germany's path to the ocean would be cut off at any time.

So, if Germany wants to become a colonial empire, it will either annex France or Britain......

If it was the Second German Empire, it would naturally be better annexed by France. Because, Germany was a landlubber and did not have the ability to cross the sea and annex England. France shares a border with Germany and is the best object for annexation...... Of course, the difficulty of annexing France, with the intervention of other countries, is very, very great......

That was the end of the 19th century, though. And now it is only the beginning of the 16th century, and the situation is completely different. The British have not yet experienced the Queen Elizabethan period in the second half of the 16th century, the navy is not yet strong, and the army is even more scum.

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

Moreover, France was also a "land of four wars" – its enemies were the territory of the Habsburgs in the east, Spain in the southwest, and English pirates in the north...... No matter how you look at it, it is much more difficult to control France than England in this era......

And the conditions in England are much better than in France. First of all, England itself, only Scotland in the north is a small country with low strength. That is, England, a small country with a scumbag of land wars, replaced by Marin's army, and the Kingdom of Scotland had already been swallowed up.

Even without Marin, England, which has always been a setback in the army, can still firmly press the Scottish beating......

As a result, England was left with only one great enemy, France......

As long as it was prepared against a French naval attack on the southern side of the English Channel, England's national security would be fully guaranteed......

With this comparison, Marin quickly made the most advantageous choice - choosing to annex England......

As long as England was annexed, not only would it be able to control the English Channel, a waterway that was vital to Germany. Moreover, it can also be of great help to Marin's overseas colonization. After all, England was a traditional seafaring people. With Britain, there are enough sailors, which is very conducive to colonial expansion......

While Marin was thinking wildly, a large amount of food was finally delivered one after another from the warehouse at Newcastle Dock, and the food crisis of tens of thousands of people was fully resolved. Otherwise, Marin has not yet sent troops, and the food problem alone can toss and collapse the army......

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 of delay will consume more than 100,000 pounds of grain and grass...... Therefore, it is better to end this war as soon as possible......