The Rise of the European Emperor

In this tacit naval battle similar to match-fixing, both sides are the winners. It's just that England is the current winner, and the Grand Duchy of the North Sea is the future winner.

Only France really thought that the Grand Duchy of the North Sea dispatched a fleet and killed England. As if afraid of the failure of Marin's fleet, Louis XII specially sent someone to Aurich to remind Marin that there are too many British ships. Do you want to add more warships?

But at this time Marin had already set off for Newcastle, and of course the messenger of Louis XII could not find Marin. And Geoffrey, the palace minister in charge of the reception, fooled the French envoy and said - "We sent 35 warships to bypass northern Scotland from the North Sea and have already been ambushed in the northern Irish Sea. Therefore, we will not fight. lost"……

The French believed it to be true, but after the waiter returned, the French were a little worried, so they wanted to send a small boat or two to the Irish Sea to see the situation of the battle.

But at this time, Wallace, the British naval officer in charge of the port of Plymouth, did not allow the French ship to approach...

Although he could not beat the thirty regular warships led by Kidd, Wallace, who had many ships, could still intercept one or two French spy ships. Spy ships are not warships, they are small, and they do not have dedicated naval personnel. Once intercepted by the ship Wallace sent, it had to turn back. Therefore, the French spy ship failed to inquire about specific information.

The reason why Wallace sent someone to intercept the French spy ship was because he was afraid that the information would be sent back to France, which would make the French upper class feel that something was wrong.

The British looked down on the French navy, but they couldn't look down on the wisdom of the French top brass. Louis XII was not stupid. If he was told that there was no naval battle at sea, he might have seen something. Therefore, Wallace's order was - not to engage with the previous "French fleet". But at the same time, reconnaissance ships from mainland France should not be allowed to approach the Irish Sea. This can be done by the fishing boats he leads. After all, there are also a small number of real warships inside, just a little smaller. It may not be possible to deal with the big ships, but it can still be done to drive out the small French spy ships...

The British believed that what had happened in the Irish Sea would certainly arouse the suspicion of the "French Fleet". So, they might split the ship and go back home to report these strange situations. Therefore, although most of the boats Wallace brought were fishing boats forced by the people, there were also a small number of small and medium-sized warships, about a dozen.

The 30 Clark warships in front of these ships are definitely not enough, but they can still intercept the ships and reconnaissance boats that the French tipped off.

As long as the French mainland does not receive abnormal news from the Irish Sea, the French will launch an attack on the British mainland as originally planned. At that time, it will be in the hands of the British...

However, what surprised the British was that the "French fleet" in the Irish Sea did not send a ship to the mainland to report the situation. On the other hand, the French mainland sent several small spy ships for reconnaissance, but they were all stopped by Wallace's fleet.

In this regard, the British do not understand - is the commander of that fleet an idiot?

In the end, the British had no choice but to explain it this way. On the French side, there was not much useful news. Because of the interception of more than a dozen warships under Wallace's command, the French spies found nothing. It's just that, judging from the way the British strictly intercepted spy ships - the battle in the Irish Sea seems to be fierce...

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After Kidd's fleet, the main force, escorted 30 Kirk sailboats over 200 tons to Dublin, Edward had long been waiting on the docks in Dublin with an army of 10,000.

In order to facilitate landing, Edward ordered the construction of more than two dozen Long Bridge piers along the coast of Dublin to facilitate the docking of Marin's ships.

Because there was no English obstruction in the Irish Sea, Edward's army was now loaded very smoothly. After loading the ship, the fleet crossed the Irish Sea directly to the port city of Liverpool on the other side.

Kidd's warship team went first, sending troops to land first and occupying the small port town of Liverpool. Liverpool at this time,

Not the important port city in England in the future, but just a small seaside town.

As a result, Kidd's fleet easily occupied the small city of Liverpool, which lacked a garrison. Then they began to build temporary Longbridge piers to meet the landing needs of Edward's army...

At this time, Liverpool belonged to Chester County (later changed to Cheshire), and to the north of Chester County was Lancashire, the home of the Lancaster family. Because it is linked to Lancashire, Chester is also part of the Lancaster family's sphere of influence.

Therefore, after being looted by the Scots last time, Henry VII failed to take into account the other counties in the north, nor the central counties, but for the two basic counties of Chester and Lancashire. Disk, or to be rescued. After all, no matter what, Lancashire is Henry VII's largest base, and Chester and Lancashire are together. Therefore, these two counties received some support from Henry VII. Of course, there are also two counties close to the sea, and Henry VII's support is also convenient.

As a representative of the York family, Edward naturally did not like the people of these two counties. Therefore, after the soldiers landed, although Edward emphasized discipline, he said otherwise - in Chester and Lancashire, you don't need to be so disciplined... This means that Edward acquiesced to his men to loot in these two counties...

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Before landing, Kidd found Edward and quietly told him that this time the plan of action had changed. Although Marin's army of 20,000 has landed in Newcastle, it is not suitable to come and join Edward at present.

Moreover, Edward's army landed in Liverpool, and certainly could not escape the sight of Henry VII. Why? Because Chestershire is close to Wales...

Wales is one of the basic plates of the British King, and every British Crown Prince is the Prince of Wales. Therefore, the royal family's control over Wales is still very strong.

Landing in Liverpool, which is close to Wales, is basically difficult to escape the end of being discovered by the king's eyeliner. However, Marin is not worried about this. Because, that's what Henry VII was supposed to see...

Marin is now taking 20,000 men and hiding in the mountains of Greater Northumberland to avoid being discovered by Henry VII's spies. Because if the 20,000 people in Marin were discovered by Henry VII, Henry VII might be too frightened to deal with the French. So, for now, don't scare Henry VII.

Marin asked Kidd to tell Edward - let him take the landed Irish army alone first, and it will take some time for him to lead the troops to join him.

As for why, Kidd explained-Henry VII is currently preparing for France, and if his army appears too early, it may divert Henry VII's attention. At that time, if Henry VII sent the main force of his army to the north, the south would be empty. If it is picked up by the French, there is no place to cry.

Therefore, Marin decided to take 20,000 troops to hide in the mountains of Northumberland for the time being. And Edward, because he was weak, did not dare to go south alone.

Therefore, Marin gave a bad idea - since he has no confidence to go south, then go north...

Where are you going north? Of course it's Lancashire in the north of Chestershire! There is the base camp of the Lancaster family, and there must be a lot of "big fish" in it.

Therefore, Marin suggested that Edward first lead his troops north to Lancashire, and wash the Lancaster family's forces in their hometown in Lancashire. In this way, you can also vent your anger. At the same time, avoid going south and confront Henry VII in advance...

On Henry VII's side, if the spies discovered that Edward's 10,000 people were playing alone, they would be very relieved. After all, Edward's own strength is certainly not the opponent of Henry VII. In this way, Henry VII can also focus on destroying the invading French...