The Rise of the European Emperor

It can be said that the natural conditions in North America are much better than those in Europe. Here is fertile soil, suitable for agriculture. There are also massive coal and iron ore, suitable for industrial development.

Also, there are no strong enemies here. The special cats are all primitive Indian tribes, and none of them can fight. Perhaps the Indian tribe's jungle guerrilla is a bit more troublesome, but Marin also has a unique trick-hiring the most ferocious jungle fighters, the Saurons!

The Saurons are good at riding and shooting, and they are the best jungle warriors. As for the Indian tribe, they didn't even have iron weapons, so they couldn't fight Sauron's soldiers at all. As long as you learn from the Qing Dynasty and use the Sauron soldiers well, it is no problem to flatten the North American jungle.

As for developing in Europe, there are powerful enemies everywhere. The French demon chickens are more ferocious than the other. Banya's current army has not yet become the five scumbags of war, and it is still considered to have a relatively strong combat effectiveness in Europe. After all, the current salted duck can still wrestle with France. In later generations, salted duck has been reduced to the point where it is called brothers and sisters with Italy. Even, it's not as good as Italy. As for Portugal, although it is fighting on land, it is still relatively strong at sea. If the North Sea country does its best at present, it may be able to win the Portuguese maritime power, but it will definitely suffer heavy losses.

This is not the point, the point is that European countries will form alliances against powerful enemies! As soon as a powerful country pushes across, other countries will unite against it. For example, Napoleon was killed by a group of weak chickens who could not be singled out.

It was precisely because of Nahuang's lesson that Marin did not dare to be so arrogant. Mainly, Marin doesn't know how to make a machine gun. If there were machine guns, there would be no all-European union. Shoot as many as you come.

Without a machine gun, facing the cavalry is still very stressful. European countries basically have cavalry. If the whole of Europe is united, let alone a million cavalry, there will still be 500,000 cavalry. In France alone, if a full-scale war breaks out, it will be able to pull up hundreds of thousands of cavalry. I didn't see that Charles VIII was killed with eight or nine thousand knights. In a few years, did Louis XII bring so many cavalry to Italy again?

Although it is said that the French usually only dispatch 10,000 to 20,000 cavalry in every war, and they will not dispatch all their troops. But Marin didn't dare to gamble. Once he lost the bet, it would be the subjugation of the country. What if France goes crazy and the whole country is mobilized?

However, the appearance of an improved version of the "swarm of bees" with an effect similar to a machine gun gave Marin the hope of defeating large-scale cavalry. This time to fight the Muscovites, Marin went with the purpose of testing the tactics of swarming cavalry. Once the test results are good, you will have the confidence to turn against France in the future, right?

According to Marin's plan, once Edward VI dies and Marin controls England through the marriage contract between Caesar and Princess Margaret, France will definitely turn against the North Sea State. At that time, the North Sea country will inevitably meet the test of the French cavalry army. Even the German princes may join the war. Therefore, before taking control of England, he must find tactics that can restrain the large-scale cavalry.

Moreover, it is necessary to ensure the tactics that can defeat large-scale cavalry. Otherwise, it is a gamble on the fate of the country. Marin is not a crazy little devil, and he doesn't like to bet on the country's luck at every turn. What if you lose the bet?

But Marin now has a good idea,

It is intended to use the improved version of the swarm with single-headed shells to concentrate on attacking plate armored heavy cavalry. After all, a swarm of bees is a bow and arrow, which can do limited damage to plate armor. It is no problem to deal with the Mongolian cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow who does not wear plate armor alone, but it is not enough to deal with the French plate heavy cavalry. Therefore, it needs to be equipped with a single-headed shell. The single-headed shell is extremely powerful, and the effect it produces is extremely bloody and shocking. Maybe the killing surface is not as big as a swarm of bees, but the deterrence is definitely strong enough to collapse the enemy with a weak mentality. After all, it is very shocking and impactful to see comrades torn apart by shells. If the two are used together, not only can it cause enough damage, but it can also greatly damage the morale of the enemy and make the enemy frightened.

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In addition to tactical considerations, Marin also has another worry-not enough troops!

Adhering to the principle of "either don't do it or do it absolutely", Marin believes that either he doesn't fight the French, or if he wants to fight, he must beat the French at one time. Otherwise, if you can't make a contribution at one time, even if the French lose, they can recover quickly and even take revenge.

Moreover, the French have a characteristic-they will steal other people's technology!

Just like the Venetian glass mirror technology was stolen by France, Marin was also very worried that the improved swarm technology and single-headed shell technology would be stolen by the French and used against him. That's why Marin set the principle of "either don't do it or do it absolutely".

But France is too big, and it is difficult for Marin to defeat France at once. The whole of France has a population of 16 million, and the aristocratic class accounts for one-twentieth of the population, which is 800,000 people! And most of the nobles in this period were related to the military. Even if they were based on a ratio of one-fifth, there were 160,000 strong men. The young men of the nobles are almost knights or wandering knights, and they all know how to fight on horseback.

However, according to the life expectancy in ancient Europe, there are generally 3.5 people in a family, 800,000 people, and based on the calculation of one strong man for every 3.5 people, it is estimated that there are 228,000 strong men.

The ancient French were very martial, and duels were very popular. Even civil servants know how to do a few tricks. It will not be until after the war that the French turn to romance that the fighting power will take a sharp turn for the worse. France before romance was very aggressive.

Marin may be able to defeat the French army once, because the cavalry recruited by the French army at a time is generally only 20,000 to 30,000. However, if they are in a hurry, it is not impossible for them to explode in an all-round way. There are more than 200,000 noble men, plus the auxiliary militia...

Therefore, according to Marin's estimation, in order to defeat the French at once, not only must they defeat the French cavalry on the battlefield, but they must also send troops to occupy a large area of ​​France and reduce the national power of France. In addition, a large number of soldiers must be stationed to reduce the possibility of French counterattacks.

Calculated in this way, at least one hundred thousand troops must be dispatched. In this way, it can be guaranteed that after defeating France, France's counterattack can be suppressed. Otherwise, the result will be like that of Britain in the Hundred Years War between Britain and France. Even if it wins a temporary victory and occupies a large area of ​​land, it will eventually be consumed by France.

At the beginning, the British were unable to completely wipe out the French resistance because of insufficient troops, even though they occupied a large area of ​​land. Then, under the repeated counterattacks of the French, they exhausted their national strength and finally lost the battle.

Moreover, the 100,000 army cannot be disbanded in one battle. Best of all, when France gathers new strength, it can be defeated in time. After a few more times, France will completely admit defeat.

But in the current North Sea State, there are only 4 legions in the mainland, plus tens of thousands of people (including Cossack cavalry and Hungarian cavalry) who are hiding. Add up, there are more than 50,000 troops.

But the problem is that when these more than 50,000 troops attacked France, they could not go out with all their strength, and at most 30,000 troops could be dispatched. After all, Marin had to guard against stabbing the German princes in the back.

Therefore, for Marin, the lack of an army is a big problem. As for the two legions placed in the UK, Marin could not move either. After all, he wanted to protect his interests in England and suppress Edward VI's remorse.

Then, Marin needs a total of 130,000 to 150,000 horses. Once there is war with France, 30,000 to 50,000 people will be left to guard the mainland. The remaining 100,000 people must at least occupy Paris if they want to enter the hinterland of France. In this way, the confidence of the French can be broken to the greatest extent. At the same time, it can suppress their resistance.

In this way, the shortage of soldiers and horses in the Beihai Kingdom has reached a huge 100,000 people...

In other words, the current 50,000 people in the North Sea State are only enough to ensure the safety of the homeland. If you want to fight out, defeat France, and destroy its resistance, you need another 100,000 troops...