King of German Mercenaries

Marin continued to torture his soldiers and apprentice knights with intense training. Although the training was hard, Marin prepared a lot of delicious food and did not treat them badly.

You know, high-intensity training requires high-energy food to withstand it. Otherwise, if the light consumption is not replenished, the body of these guys will collapse.

However, Marin was still not satisfied. Because, this group of guys stumbled during the day when they landed on the beach, and in the middle of the night, wouldn't they be in a mess? Of course, this will take time. After all, practice makes perfect.

Originally, Marlin sent a boat to Cork, off the coast of Ireland, just to scout and pretend. But more than ten days later, the reconnaissance ship brought back a piece of news that shocked Marin - Cork City is an empty city...

Marin was puzzled, so he approached the captain to ask for details...

The captain was Kidd, a Frisian who took the lead in the surrender at Harlingen. This time he was ordered to reconnaissance in Cork, Ireland, and when he went to the coast, he found that there was no ship patrolling in Cork Bay.

Therefore, he felt strange. Because, Cork Bay is an important trading port on the island of Ireland. It can be said that many specialties on the island of Ireland are exported to the European continent through the port of Cork. And many goods in Europe also enter Ireland from the port of Cork.

Such an important commercial port, there is no reason not to send warships to patrol to ensure safety.

Kidd, who had also worked on merchant ships before, knew that the Port of Cork was a very prosperous port, mainly engaged in the export of wool and leather on the island of Ireland, as well as the import of salt, iron and wine from Europe and the United Kingdom. Back then, the merchant ship that Kidd sailed with had also come to Kokla for woolen mills in Flanders.

Kidd turned around in Cork Bay a few times and found it strange that he didn't find a boat. So he simply drove the boat into Cork Bay and entered Lake Mahon on the edge of the city of Cork along the Lee River. However, I didn't even see a ship...

Kidd was surprised this time. He quickly brought a few people ashore and entered Cork City to inquire about the situation...

Cork City was an important stronghold for the Norman nobles of England who continued to conquer the island of Ireland after the conquest of England in the 12th century. Another important stronghold is in the Dublin area on the east coast of the island of Ireland.

Therefore, people in Cork City understand English. As it happens, the medieval Frisian language is very similar to English, so Frisian people can communicate with people who use English.

After Kidd brought people ashore, what he saw was a desolate scene - there were not many people on the street. Even if there are people, what they see are people with yellow faces and thin skin.

This puzzled Kidd. Ten years ago, when he came to Cork, Cork was one of the most prosperous cities in Ireland.

So, he took out a few coins and inquired about the situation like a local...

And what he heard made Kidd surprised...

It turned out that last year, the locals of Cork City took refuge in a young man who claimed to be the second son of Edward IV, Richard, Duke of York. Moreover, this young man who calls himself Richard, Duke of York has also been recognized and supported by the two great powers of France and Scotland.

In fact, this young man who calls himself Richard, Duke of York is a fake after all. His real name is Perkin Warbeck, and he is a French businessman. He was under the instigation of the French, posing as Richard, Duke of York.

The real Richard, along with Edward V, was crucified by Richard III in the bloody tower of the Tower of London. It's just that outsiders don't know the truth. Because only Richard III knew about it. But Richard III obviously would not admit it in order not to carry the notoriety of murdering kings. The remains of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, were only accidentally discovered by craftsmen during the renovation of the Tower of London in 1674.

Therefore, many people believe Parkin Warbeck's self-proclaimed Richard, Duke of York.

The mayor of Cork, and the 15 most powerful dignitaries, decided to bet everything to get "from the dragon's power". Because, fake Richard promised that as long as he "retakes" the English throne, he will assign the heads of these 15 families as earls, and the mayor of Cork will directly be appointed as the palace minister...

Just such a fudge, plus the French and Scots testify for the fake Richard. So, the dignitaries of Cork City, when their brains were hot, brought all the strong men and all ships in Cork City, landed in England with the fake Richard, and competed with Henry VII for the throne...

But in October 1497, the false Richard was defeated by Henry VII. Then, the fake Richard was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and the ill-fated Cork City dignitaries were all beheaded by Henry VII, without even going through the trial, they were directly dragged out and chopped...

So, in Cork City, only the old and the weak are left...

To make matters worse, Cork's foreign trade was paralyzed as ships were taken away by fake Richards. And Cork City does not produce food locally, and it is expected to be imported from overseas. Now that trade was cut off, the locals began to starve. In desperation, old and weak women and children in Cork City had to go out of the city to dig wild vegetables. Even, eat bark leaves or something to satisfy their hunger.

So, when Kidd landed, what he saw was a desolate city of Cork...

Cork City is a very special city in Ireland. Originally, he belonged to the Counties of Desmond established by the nobles of the Norman Conquest. However, because of its excellent port properties, it was later granted the status of an autonomous trading city by the British king, which was separated from the rule of the Earl of Desmond.

However, because of the wrong master, all the main members of the 15 powerful families in the city, and all the young men in the city, were killed by Henry VII. So, now the city is in an extremely difficult situation.

Originally, someone in the city proposed to take refuge with Morris, the current Earl of Desmond. However, Morris was a man of poor character. It is said that he became Earl of Desmond after the murder of his brother James in 1487.

Therefore, many people worry that after taking refuge in Morris, they will be killed by this ruthless earl...

Moreover, Morris recently, because the small kingdom of Brian, established by the descendants of the original Munster Kingdom, changed its monarch in 1498, and the two countries began to compete. Morris wants to annex the small kingdom of Brian, but Brian will definitely not agree. Therefore, the two sides put all their energy into the fight, and Chen Bing confronted each other at the border. How could they have time to care about other things?

(Note: At this time, the powers of Ireland are intertwined and complicated. It is mainly divided into three major forces: one is the direct territory of the British king in Dublin; the second is the nobles who were conquered by the Normans, mainly the Earl of Desmond and the Earl of Ormond. And the Earl of Kildare. These Norman Earls not only recognize the British king's right to rule, but also want territorial autonomy, like the German princes; this third-party strength is the small kingdom of Ireland, such as the descendants of the Kingdom of Munster The small kingdom of Brian and the small kingdom of McCarthy established by the McCarthy family, etc... These small native kingdoms do not obey the British king and occupy most of the Irish territory. However, they are divided into many small countries and are not unified. So, It is difficult to confront the British king. Of course, the British are also in a mess at present, and they have no time to manage Ireland. It was not until the late 16th century that they began to conquer the small indigenous kingdoms of Ireland, and the conquest was not completed until 1609...)

So, the people of Cork didn't look for Morris, and Morris didn't have time to care about other things. As a result, Cork City has become an empty city, and people's lives are difficult.

Because there are no strong men, any army at this time can occupy this empty city...

After Kidd heard the news, he immediately boarded the ship and returned to report to Marin...

Marin was stunned when he heard Kidd's report - what? An empty city? Doesn't this force me to occupy it? Unexpectedly, a joke that was casually fooled at the beginning will become a reality...

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