Chapter 1722: London Demonstrations
Marlin was in such a hurry because the spies of the North Sea Kingdom in London reported that not only some nobles in England had such thoughts, but even Edward himself had such convenient ideas.
Edward had privately consulted with Queen Anna to consider marrying Princess Margaret to the son of Edward's dead sister Lord Margaret, also known as Lord Margaret and Richard. Polson's eldest son, Henry. Bol, Edward's nephew.
Although resentful brother-in-law Richard. Pol killed his sister, and the lovely Dehua was kind to the children left behind by his sister Margaret, Lord Margaret. Marry her daughter Margaret to her nephew Henry. Pol, it's also a kiss.
Edward's only concern was probably the Treaty of Nantes that had been signed. Louis XII was dead, but Queen Anne gave birth to a posthumous child. Moreover, Marin is also eyeing from the sidelines.
If Marin was an ordinary foreign prince, Edward would probably have repented if he said that he would have repented. But the problem is that Marin has 20,000 troops in England, which is very strong. If he repents, it is estimated that he will force Marin to rebel.
You know, there are only 40,000 regular troops in England now, but 20,000 are Marin's men. The English nobles probably didn't know that they thought the two legions had been subdued by themselves. But in reality, Edward knew very well - those two legions were still Marin's legions. As long as Marin is willing, these two legions will dare to turn their faces. And the two legions directly under Edward are not as effective as Marin's two legions.
Therefore, Edward obviously wanted to marry his daughter to his nephew, but he didn't dare to bring it up in public, for fear that the two legions would rebel.
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In order to show off his strength, Marin rebelled against London this time, dispatching 20 500-ton warships and bringing 3,000 extremely elite infantry. The clothes worn by these elite infantrymen were very interesting, similar to those worn to their sister Anne - most of them were bright ceremonial armor cut from white iron sheets. However, it is very easy to use than to use.
This kind of white iron cut is made of open price, and the appearance looks very much like plate armor. It's just that the thickness is not the same. But others only look at the appearance, and they can't come up to touch the thickness, so they naturally don't know what this looks like. Therefore, the three thousand elite soldiers put on the "plate armor" cut out of white iron and walked with neat steps, looking very bluffing. Moreover, the white iron sheet has a strong reflective ability, which makes the armor look very "eye-catching".
Marin took Angela and Caesar, a family of three, aboard the battleship and began their second visit to London, leaving only the second son, William, led by the old Hoffmans and his wife, to sit in the palace.
The North Sea State now has 30 500-ton warships, which can be said to be a very powerful fleet in the whole of Western Europe. The most important thing is that this fleet mainly uses artillery to fight, and the tactical thinking is advanced. Moreover, the hull was much thicker than the Carak and Caravel galleons that were now popular in Europe.
However, 10 500-ton warships were escorted to Japan by Marin, and there are currently only 20 warships at home. And this time, in order to show off his strength, Marin also gathered all the warships (armed merchant ships are not counted as warships) and took them to London to show off......
When the huge fleet sailed into the mouth of the Thames, the sails covered the sky and the sun, and the black holes of the guns on the ship were also shocking.
Of course, most of the battleships simply blocked the mouth of the Thames and did not dock at the London docks. Only Marin's ship, and a few warships carrying 3,000 escorts, docked at the London docks.
This time, Marin is here to show off his strength, so naturally he is not as amiable as last time. Therefore, the dock where Marin's ships docked was not the royal dock next to the Tower of London, but the largest civilian dock in the city.
The civilian dock is wide enough to dock several warships. And the long bridge pier in that row is also convenient for the 3,000 guards under Marin to land.
In order to put on enough pomp, the Marin family of three did not disembark first, but let 3,000 guards wearing ceremonial armor (white iron cut armor) land first, and sent out a neat formation on the dock......
Then, Marin took Angela and Caesar with him, and then slowly disembarked to the cheers of the guards......
Edward's Foreign Secretary Howard's face was full of bitterness, he didn't know why Marlin, who was still kind and approachable last time, suddenly became so pompous this time. How did he know that Marin came to demonstrate on purpose this time, so he naturally paid attention to these things.
So, after Marlin got off the boat, he just nodded to Howard before boarding the golden four-wheeled carriage that Edward had prepared for Marin.
After Marin got on the carriage, 3,000 North Sea Guards surrounded the golden carriage at great speed, squeezing all the coachmen sent by the English away, and taking over control of the carriage.
Then, armed with bright knives and guns, the 3,000 guards lined up in an incomparably neat line, surrounded by the golden carriage of Marin's family of three, and slowly moved towards the Tower of London Palace. Edward's Foreign Secretary, Howard, was depressed and squeezed out......
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That's not all, when they arrived in front of the palace in the Tower of London, suddenly Saqqara, the commander of the Fourth Legion, who was supposed to be stationed in Newcastle, came with a team of officers of the Fourth Legion on horseback to join Marin's team......
Obviously, Saqqara is also here to give Marin a strong momentum. Since it was a demonstration, Marin did not mind telling the English government and opposition the fact that the Fourth Army was on our side. Whoever has other ideas, weigh it first......
Only the Fifth Regiment was stationed in distant Edinburgh, Scotland, and Sivarg did not come to join in the fun......
Edward then stood on the top floor of the palace with his head full of black lines, and watched as Saqqara led a group of officers of the Fourth Legion into the Tower of London with a group of officers of the Fourth Legion, surrounded by Marin's golden carriage.
On Edward's side, a group of ministers also looked unnatural. Because, they realized that Saqqara was still the same Saqqara, and he was not co-opted by His Majesty Edward, but was still loyal to Marin......
This is absolutely very bad news for the ministers who are unhappy that the monarch of the country will marry Princess Margaret......
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Of course, Marin still saved Edward's face. In front of the gate of the Palace in the Tower of London, 3,000 North Sea Guards stopped and did not follow into the palace. After all, they were guest soldiers, and it would be nice to be able to enter London. If you enter the palace again, you will slap Edward in the face. If it were in the East, it would be considered a treason. You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, guest soldiers were not allowed to enter the city......
Marin's 3,000 soldiers and horses actually entered the city of London without Edward's approval.
Foreign Secretary Howard wanted to stop it, but only a hundred people were released to escort Marin into the city. Unfortunately, Howard was left out of the crowd by Marin's guards, and he couldn't talk to Marlin.
And the English soldiers guarding the city gate were also frightened by the momentum of Marin's 3,000 guards, and even forgot to prevent them from entering the city......
When Marin arrived at the Tower of London with 3,000 men, Edward was even afraid that Marin would directly lead people into the palace......
Fortunately, Edward knew that Marin was a relatively well-behaved person, so he did not order an attack on Marin's guards. Otherwise, things will get bigger.
But at the moment, things are actually very big. Because, Marin's 3,000 guards in shining ceremonial armor all stood in the square in front of the gate of the Tower of London's palace. That posture, as if the North Sea army had surrounded the palace of the Tower of London, brought great psychological pressure to the English monarchs in the palace......