Chapter 1291: "Reconstruction" 2nd Army

Anyway, next Marin will annex 8 princely states. Next, he has to control Britain. The annexation of the eight princely states is fine, but the annexation of England, the French must not stand idly by.

After all, France has always claimed sovereignty over England. If Edward died, if the French had the energy, they would definitely take the opportunity to send troops to England, which would have a great impact on Marin ’s control of England.

So, the best way is to get the French away and let them go bite dogs with the Spaniards. Both countries are very powerful, and they will definitely be shocking.

On the national war potential, France won. In terms of financial resources, Spain has won. Because, after partitioning the Indian spice market with Portugal, Spain is financially strong. In this era of money to hire the army, the Spaniards have even the upper hand.

But France is not without opportunities, because Marin has given them a good idea-United Venice ...

The French have no money? It doesn't matter, borrow from the Venetian!

The Venetians were robbed of the Indian spice business by Spain and Portugal and have long hated Spain. Therefore, the Venetians were anxious for France to be awe-inspiring, beating Spain sparingly, and it was better to kill Spain.

Therefore, as long as the French speak, they can definitely borrow money from the Venetians. As long as it is used to deal with Spain, the Venetians are absolutely not stingy. Anyway, lending money to France is not without interest.

Therefore, as long as France has united with Venice, the financial shortcomings can be filled. And this method, Marin is ready to let John put forward at an appropriate time. In this way, he can also make a big contribution. Even the title can be promoted. Even if the title cannot be promoted, there is no problem in getting Louis XII's favor.

Once John mixes well in France, when the time comes, there is a better chance to get close to the tightly guarded Margaret and Little Henry. Then, there can be the convenience of arranging the assassins in order to eliminate the so-called "Henry VIII" of Little Henry, so that France loses the excuse to interfere in England.

In fact, if it were not for being caught in the Swiss battlefield, France might be preparing to send troops to England under the pretext of "helping Henry VIII to win the throne". Even if the navy ca n’t, you can prepare warships in the Mediterranean. After all, even if English merchant ships pretended to be pirates and attacked French ships, they would affect the Atlantic coast at most. In the Mediterranean, the Englishman's hand can't reach that far.

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And now, Marin threw a bone ... Oh no, it should be a "braised meat" in front of the French, the temptation is huge, and France is not hooked.

In this way, Marin not only lacked a strong competitor on land, but also dragged Spain, which is now developing rapidly, into the quagmire of war. If Spain and France hit their dogs' heads, they would naturally not have the energy to do any big sailing. After all, the cost of big navigation is not low.

By that time, Marin will have a parallel country in Portugal as a competitor. On the military power, Portugal is not worthy of carrying shoes in the North Sea. At present, it is only limited by the size of the navy and the output of Chile's saltpeter, and it is still unable to compete with the Portuguese at sea. But with the passage of time and the increase of Chile's saltpetre production, then, as long as Marin blasted the ship and expanded the scale of the navy, it was not a problem to beat Portugal down ...

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However, many of Marin ’s ambitious plans had to be put on hold temporarily when the enemy soldiers were approaching the city. The Eight-Power Allied Forces had completed the occupation of the Ruhr Area of ​​the North Sea State and began to turn around and head north. According to spy reports, their next target is Oldenburg ...

The province of Oldenburg was one of the earliest provinces occupied by Marin and the core area under Marin control. If it is lost here, the damage to Marin is still quite big. In addition, on the edge of Oldenburg is East Friesland, the true core area of ​​the North Sea. Among them, the border between Oldenburg and East Friesland is only thirty or forty kilometers away from Aurich, and the march will arrive in one day.

Once the enemy forces enter Oldenburg, it means that the enemy forces can attack the city of Aurich at any time ...

Therefore, Marin must respond. Of course, on the surface, Angela must react ...

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Angela really responded-under Marin's instructions, he and Schwartz and others announced the abolition of the original designation of the North Sea Second Army. Then, announced the reconstruction of the Second Army.

As for the source of strength of the Second Army, Schwartz announced on behalf of the North Sea Ministry of Military Affairs that they would recruit the North Sea nationals who often fought with the army to form a new Second Army.

Moreover, the Second Legion also re-invited the powerful army that originally served in the Syxner family-straw hat swordsman ...

The so-called "straw hat swordsman" is a kind of army with a very national character in East Friesland. Because East Friesland is located by the sea, the climate is humid and rainy. Therefore, locals like to wear straw hats to cover the rain (By the way, there is no umbrella in ancient Europe. Umbrellas were learned from the East and only available in the 18th century). In addition, East Friesland used to have a lot of swamps, so East Friesland appeared a strangely armed service-a straw hat swordman wearing a straw hat, wearing a stripe shirt, walking on wooden shoes, and using a two-handed sword ...

It should be pointed out that in the ancient times, half of all those who used two-handed swords were generals. Because, using a two-handed sword is equivalent to giving up defense. This kind of courage of life and death is not available to ordinary soldiers. Moreover, the man who can use the heavy two-handed sword as a weapon is also a fierce man with amazing arm strength.

However, after seizing East Friesland, Marin felt that the straw hat swordsman's fighting style was too reckless and backward. In addition to the fact that the two-handed swordsmen were once the heirs of the Syxner family destroyed by Marin, Marin neglected them and classified them as militia.

Now, the Syxner family has perished for more than ten years. Many of the former straw hat swordsmen were also in their thirties or forties. However, fortunately, he can still play at this age. Therefore, Marin asked Angela to recruit thousands of former straw hat swordsmen who were not old, to serve them, and gave them a higher salary.

Then, Schwartz, who had already become the Secretary of State for Military Affairs, came out again and announced that he was in charge of the reconstruction of the Second Army.

In the reconstruction ceremony of the Second Army, Schwartz vowed in front of the envoys of various countries that he would surely build the new Second Army into a force as strong as the First Army. Then, with two elite legions, he was able to defeat the Eight-Power Allied ...

The messengers from all over the world lip in their mouths-I believe everything you say, but the question is, will the princes of the Eight Kingdoms give you time to train slowly? I'm afraid that the coalition forces of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms have come to the door before you can practice the new Second Army.

But where did they know that at this time, the True Second Army in the Jutland region had already separated 5,000 veterans and quietly boarded the ship in Aalborg, a port in the northern Jutland peninsula, and shipped to the mainland. Then, quietly replace the minions recruited on the bright side ...

In other words, Marin intends to use the guise of "rebuilding the Second Legion" to quietly transport the 5000 veterans of the former Second Legion back to the country and install it in this new Second Legion ~ Training, the combat effectiveness of this second legion will also be extremely powerful.

By that time, the first legion plus the second legion consisting of half a veteran and a thousand fierce straw hat swordsmen, the front of the more than 40,000 troops of the eight-nation coalition, was also full of confidence. After all, half of the more than 40,000 members of the Eight-Power Allied Forces were recruited and their combat effectiveness was low. More than 20,000 people can really fight. In the face of the two powerful North Sea Corps, although the number of the Eight-Power Allied Forces is large, it does not take any advantage ...

This was the first batch. After these 5,000 people were in place, Marin decided to transport the remaining 5,000 people from the Second Army. Then, the formation of the Second Army was complete. The two integrated regular legions can definitely hang the Uganda people of the Eight-Power Allied Army ...

However, now half of the Second Corps is acting “confrontation” with the Third Corps in southern Jutland, pretending to be a conflict. Therefore, it will take some time for them to return home to replace recruits. As soon as they came back, Orich ’s combat power immediately doubled.

As for the Third Army, because there are too many spies inside, it is not yet suitable to be sent back to the country. Only after Marin "returns" can he go south to the "Qin King" ...

In addition, the Alsatian Cossack Cavalry Corps secretly sent two thousand Cossack cavalry south. Its purpose is to attack the food supply of the Eight-Power Allied Forces at any time. After all, it is a team of more than 40,000 troops, plus a strong people, at least more than 70,000. If the supply of grain and grass is difficult, the military's heart must be broken ...