In fact, if the Habsburgs had been able to annex Bohemia and Hungary as they had done in the original history, it would have been about the same size as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had lost Italy in the 19th century. Moreover, at this time, the two large parts of Silesia and Moravia belonged to Bohemia.

In addition to this, the Habsburgs at this time owned the Netherlands and Franche-Comté, as well as half of Switzerland with Marin's help. In terms of potential, it is greater than the original Austro-Hungarian Empire. The only problem is that the Habsburgs are currently poor, and the emperor is a poor man......

Austria was able to prevail in the conflict with Turkey only after the military reforms of the 18th century. Previously, although the Austrian knights were powerful, they were small in number and had poor mobility, and they were no match for the overwhelming Turkish cavalry. Until 1683, Vienna was besieged once by the Turks.

After the 18th century, the bulky plate knights were gradually abandoned by the nations and replaced by cuirassiers who wielded knights' straight swords or sabers. Austria defeated the Turks by cuirassiers, who held knightly straight swords and launched a wall charge side by side......

At this time, the European war horse no longer pursues strength and height, but pursues medium-sized speed and good endurance. After entering the 18th century, European countries introduced Arabian horses to improve their pedigree, and bred a variety of medium-sized war horses suitable for light cavalry and cuirassiers. At the same time, the plate armor on the knight was also abandoned, leaving at most only the helmet and three-quarter cuirass. And the heavy horse armor on the horses was also discarded. In this way, the modern cavalry of Europe gained mobility at the expense of protection. Coupled with the tactical superiority, the Austrian cavalry armed with straight swords could also outperform the Turkish cavalry, which had terrified the Europeans.

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Of course, history has no ifs, and who knows if Lajos II, the only son of King Vladislas II of Bohemia, would have died at the hands of the Turks?

You must know that under Marin's intervention, Turkey has not crippled Persia and has not yet annexed the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt. Without annexing Egypt, it is difficult to guarantee that Turkey will have the strength to crush Europe. After all, if Persia is not crippled and Egypt is also there, Turkey will not dare to attack Hungary with confidence......

However, it may have been difficult for Lajos II to keep an heir. Because, Princess Maria, the daughter of Prince Philip, is very fond of eating Häagen-Dazs ice cream "invented" by Marin and often eats it. In this way, the little princess Maria is very prone to cold when she grows up, which leads to infertility. And the little princess Maria has long been engaged to Prince Lajos, and if she becomes the queen of Bohemia and Hungary in the future, it will be difficult to have children. In the end, the Habsburgs were able to obtain the two kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary by virtue of the mutual succession agreement signed that year.

The only question is whether Charles will marry Anna, the daughter of Vladislas II, or Ferdinand. If, as in history, Prince Ferdinand had married Princess Anna, the Habsburgs would have split into two houses and would not have been able to become a great power like the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Marin had already given the best advice, but it was not known how Maximilian I would have decided. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is currently hesitating. Because, the Portuguese side has also begun to ask for marriage. The emperor was keen on the huge profits of Portugal's Indian spice trade and wanted "sugar daddy", so he never made up his mind whether to let his eldest grandson Charles marry Princess Anna of Bohemia.

For His Majesty the Emperor's mentality, Marin was extremely speechless - Nima, no matter how rich Portugal is, you can get it if you marry a Portuguese princess? You know, the Kingdom of Portugal did not seem to have a crisis of extinction until the 19th century. Therefore, marrying Portugal and looking forward to the death of the other party's son does not seem to be so reliable. On the contrary, because the Kingdom of Hungary faced a powerful Turkey, Rajos II was more likely to die......

But Marin still planned to continue to persuade Maximilian I, because he also needed a stronger Habsburg family to stand in front of the Turkish harassment.

After all, Germany was divided internally, and without a strong barrier, it was easy for the Turks to break through. You know, even if you don't take Egypt, Turkey is a first-class power. The capture of the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt was actually more important for Turkey to seize the position of caliph and the two holy cities of Jerusalem and Mecca, so that the Ottoman Empire became the leader of the green religion from then on. It can be said that the political significance is much greater than the economic significance. Of course, there is also the fact that the worries behind it are cleared, and you can attack Europe with all your might.

And if Marin intervenes so that Turkey cannot get Egypt, although Turkey's strength cannot be greatly increased, it will not affect Turkey as a first-class power. Moreover, the Mamluk dynasty, which had long been mired in internal strife, actually did not have the ability to cause trouble for Turkey. However, the Persian Shah Ismaili I, who was not beaten and decadent, had more possibilities for revenge......

But in any case, the Turks are now capable of raising an army of 100,000, and the firearms force is very strong. With such strength, no country in Europe currently has the ability to fight alone, except for Marin's North Sea State.

But Marin doesn't want to do much, and he doesn't want to fight Turkey to the detriment of his own strength. Therefore, he was more willing to let the Habsburgs pinch each other with the Turks in the front, while he hid in the back and made a fortune quietly, quietly unifying the little Germany in the north......

In the end, Marin's plan was to divide Germany with the Habsburgs, and divide Germany equally......

Then, as in history, the Habsburgs became the Austro-Hungarian emperor and themselves the German emperor, and by the way, they united Britain and controlled all of America......

England and Germany could complement each other, England was naturally rich in sailors and suitable for great voyages. Unlike the German region, except for the Frisians on the coast, the rest were landlubbers...... But the German region is naturally rich in excellent infantry, and this has been the case since ancient times. Even during the North American Revolutionary War, the main force of the British army to suppress the North American army was Hessian mercenaries. There is no way, the English Army really can't do it......

Britain alone, or Germany, is a strong man with a lame leg, and naturally not on the other hand. But if the two countries become one, it will be terrible. England had sailors, so it concentrated on developing its navy. Germany had a strong infantry, so it concentrated on developing its army......

There is a powerful (England) navy that can crush France, and there is also a German army that is not afraid of France, so what is there to fear? The Anglo-German alliance, however, is the most classic complementary, stronger than the union of Spain and the Habsburgs. Because, in the history of Charles V's West German unity, in fact, the Habsburgs were purely money-consuming parties, and they did not help the other side, and the command dragged its feet. Marin has already developed the coal mines in the Ruhr area, and in the future, the development of Germany's economy will not make Germany an economic burden like the Habsburgs. On the contrary, it is a powerful boost......