In other words, as a new "European-stirring stick", Marin and the original "European-stirring stick" England have a special fate. No, King Edward suddenly sent an invitation to the Marin family to visit London.

"Inviting my family to visit London? Why is that? "Marlin is a little confused.

You know, in later generations, because of the convenience of flying, it was very simple for heads of state to visit abroad. The frequency of so-called "state visits" is still very high.

But that was the era of incomparably developed transportation in later generations. But what about this era? The traffic is extremely backward! Especially when going to sea, the safety factor is very low. Before, when Marin sailed to Daming, he had to arrange the aftermath because it was too dangerous to sail at sea.

Although there is no danger in going from the North Sea country to England, there are very few people who cross the sea to visit abroad. After all, when you go to the sea, those military guards on land are ineffective. Perhaps, a surprise attack by a pirate fleet could easily kill a king. Because, the knights who protect the king may not be able to defeat pirates at sea.

This, of course, is not a problem for Marin. As long as 10 500-ton warships are dispatched, and they are fully equipped with gunpowder and iron ball shells, they will definitely be able to walk sideways on the sea. As long as you don't take the windy Atlantic route, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, safety is still very guaranteed. The presence of the British Isles naturally shields the Atlantic from storms. Sailing in the North Sea, only the summer storms are bigger, and in the spring, there is still no danger. At least, there is no "force majeure" like a typhoon or hurricane. Therefore, Marin has no objection to visiting England by boat.

As for why Edward invited him to visit England, Kohler's side quickly got information from England -

It turned out that there was civil strife in England......

It is said that France plans to invade Italy in the south, so it naturally does not want a fire in the backyard. Therefore, before going on the expedition, France must ensure the security of the rear.

For France, there are three main threats – Spain, Austria and England. Among them, Spain is the strongest, followed by Austria and England the weakest.

However, Spain was far to the southwest and posed little threat to Paris, which was in the north of France. To threaten Paris, Spain had to occupy Aquitaine and Roussillon in southwest France. By the time the Spaniards had gnawed down on the southwest, the French had already prepared and began to counterattack. So, while Spain is the strongest, it is the least threatening.

Then, there is Austria, which is very strong on land. If there is only Austria itself, France is naturally not afraid. However, if the Netherlands were added, the threat to France would be greater. Because, from the southern part of the Netherlands (later Belgium) to Paris, it was only more than 200 kilometers, and as long as the army crossed the Ardennes Forest area on the border, it was a flat river, and it could drive straight into Paris and attack Paris directly.

Therefore, the threat of the Habsburgs to France was too great for France to be afraid of. Previously, King Louis XI of France wanted to forcibly annex the main part of the Duchy of Burgundy (later known as Burgundy) because the northwestern part of Burgundy was too close to Paris. If the Habsburgs had concentrated their cavalry, they would have been able to reach Paris in one day. Therefore, King Louis XI of France would not have allowed the powerful Habsburgs to gain Burgundy under any circumstances.

Even with the loss of Burgundy, the southern border of the Netherlands was too close to Paris. Therefore, the Habsburgs must have been a hostile force that threatened France more than Spain.

However, since the main force of the Habsburg army was now trapped in Switzerland, Louis XII was not worried about Paris being threatened by the Habsburgs.

As for England, when it had Calais, a stronghold on the European continent, it was no less of a threat to France than the Habsburgs. This is because the distance from Calais to Paris is about the same as the distance from the south of the Netherlands to Paris.

If England took advantage of the main force of the French army to go to Italy, landed from Calais, and attacked Paris, France would definitely be blind. That's why Louis XII managed to take Calais. Without Calais, the British threat to France was greatly reduced.

However, Britain has absolute naval superiority in the English Channel. Therefore, before Louis XII sent his troops, he was also worried that Britain would use its powerful navy to launch a landing war against France and threaten Paris.

Therefore, before sending his troops, Louis XII tried to add some chaos to England, lest England really take the opportunity to send troops to attack Paris.

To this end, Louis XII allocated a number of money and even elite French soldiers, in the name of mercenaries, to temporarily serve the remnants of the Tudor dynasty, and instructed them to return to England to do business......

At present, because of the "birth" of the only "son" of Henry VII's only surviving daughter, Marguerite, "Henry VIII", the remnants of the Tudor dynasty who fled to France seem to have found their backbone at once, and they all united around Queen Margaret.

This time, with the bold help of France, Queen Margaret was naturally high-spirited, planning to add some trouble to her enemy Edward......

As a result, a group of elite French troops, along with large quantities of ordnance, were transported to Wales in the western part of the British Isles, including Lancaster in northwestern England, where the Tudor family was based......

What the? Why not support the southern coast of England, you ask, closer to France? Because it was the core area of England, Edward's people were very close, and it was difficult to start. Moreover, the French could not safely bring weapons and supplies ashore in such a core area.

In Wales in the west of England and Lancaster in the northwest, the British army was much less defensive. Moreover, it was the main support area of the Tudor dynasty.

Needless to say, Henry VII was the leader of the Lancastrian faction in the first place, and naturally supported the Tudor dynasty, the successor of the Lancastrian dynasty, and naturally opposed Edward's Yorkist dynasty. Although Edward later killed many Lancaster nobles, public opinion was still in favor of the Tudor dynasty of Lancastrians. This time, Louis XII also supported the remnants of the Tudor dynasty to land on the Lancaster coast with weapons and supplies, and mobilized the local people to revolt against Edward.

And Wales, that is where Henry VII landed to fight for the throne. There were a number of local nobles who supported the Tudor dynasty, and of course, after Edward seized the throne, he also bloodied the local noble families who supported the Tudor dynasty.

But in this era, the local aristocracy was often the benchmark and leading figure of the locals, as well as the guide of public opinion. So, Edward's reputation in Wales was bad. Louis XII also knew this, so he sent some of the remnants of the Tudor dynasty with a group of French warriors to incite a rebellion in the area......

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It just so happened that Edward had a strained relationship with the aristocracy because of the repeal of the Magna Carta. So, this time the French incited the people of Lancaster and Wales to revolt very well. Many of the nobles who defended the Magna Carta in England, although they did not openly support the rebellion, deliberately let water and show mercy to their subordinates, resulting in the early suppression of the rebellion in these two places was very ineffective. Then the rebellion grew in size......

But unfortunately, because of the matter of co-opting the Fourth and Fifth Legions of the Beihai Kingdom, the relationship between Edward and the two legions was estranged.

However, at this critical juncture, Edward needed the support of the Fourth and Fifth Legions to suppress rebellions in both places and to intimidate the nobles at home.

Therefore, at this time, Edward planned to ease the contradiction between the two sides by inviting Marin to visit. The main thing is to be able to get the unconditional support of the 4th and 5th Army Corps.

In addition, once this visit was completed, all forces in England would realize that the Fourth and Fifth Legions still supported Edward, and the York dynasty could not collapse...... In this way, England can also stabilize quickly......

Moreover, Marin himself is a "strong thug", a demon king who can stop children crying in Lancastershire. Marlin's arrival in London to give Edward a platform was in itself a deterrent.

And these are the main reasons why Edward invited Marin to visit England......