The Rise of the European Emperor

The guiding ideology of naval battles between Britain and France is very different. It is not unreasonable that the French have suffered repeated defeats in naval battles. It can only be said that the French were too upright in naval battles and treated them as if they were on land. The British, on the other hand, are much more cunning.

Get the upper hand, and then take advantage of the tailwind to outflank the enemy ship. When approaching, using the powerful firepower of the broadside to attack the enemy ship is the consistent naval warfare thought of the British. It is this correct guiding ideology of naval warfare that has made Britain defeat the French navy many times. Also, later defeated the Spanish Armada.

But in the eyes of the French, this tactic of avoiding a frontal collision is very indecent and seriously inconsistent with the spirit of chivalry. Therefore, the upright French navy will inevitably be beaten up by the wretched British.

Speaking of the current English naval tactics, I have to mention one person - King Edward III of England. Edward III was a genius military strategist king. The famous English longbowmen who beat the French to shit were popularized by Edward III in England. Before this, the British had longbowmen, but in small numbers. Edward III saw that the longbowmen were very restrained by the French cavalry, so he simply promoted it nationwide and ordered the whole people to shoot arrows. As a result, in the early days of the Hundred Years War, the British pressed the French army to fight and beat the French to the point where they could not take care of themselves. Later, it was after the French had artillery that could fight against the longbowmen and new plate armor that could withstand the longbowmen's fire, they finally turned the tide of the war.

Of course, this was Edward III's achievement in the Army. Another of his accomplishments was his actions in naval warfare. At first, England was not a maritime power. Because the British Isle is big enough, it's more like a small landmass. Therefore, at that time, the Kingdom of England was actually a small, isolated land country hanging overseas with Scotland all day long. At that time, the biggest hobby of the English was to tear and tear with the Scots near Hadrian's Wall...

The emergence of Edward III changed the pattern of the Kingdom of England. Because the mother of Edward III was Isabella of France, the only daughter of King Philip IV of France. Three of Philip IV's sons became kings of France, but all died without heirs. Therefore, as the son of Princess Isabella, Edward III has the right to inherit the French throne. But the French aristocracy did not agree with Edward III, an Englishman, to be the king of France, so he chose Philip VI, the cousin of Philip IV. Since then, because of the French throne, Britain and France have completely turned their faces, and this is the Hundred Years War. Before this, although there was friction between Britain and France, there was no deep hatred...

At first, Edward III hired many Kirk sailing ships from the Hanseatic League to transport the British army across the English Channel to the European continent. Because there were no big ships in England at that time...

Therefore, Edward III saw the very advanced Kirk sailing ship at that time, and decided to make it the main ship type in England in the future.

Of course, things don't stop there. Edward III, who is full of military talent, also improved the Kirk sailing ship - he ordered the poop of the Kirk sailing ship to be raised. In this way, in naval battles, it will take advantage. Because, England has a lot of longbowmen. Standing on the raised poop, the longbowmen have a bonus to their range. Condescending and absolutely shooting to overwhelm the opponent.

Therefore, the English warships, all Kirk sailboats with a raised poop, were more suitable for this traditional naval battle than the French ships.

At each passing, the English archers pounded the French soldiers and sailors on the decks of French warships from the poop. Moreover, some rockets even ignited the sails of French ships. However, because the rocket won few bids, the fire was quickly extinguished by French sailors.

But no matter what, Wallace's wretched fighting tactics made the French suffer. The British fleet has turned back several times, and the French have been unable to do anything with them...

Moreover, it is not that the French do not know the benefits of seizing the upper air, but that they cannot seize the upper air. Because behind them,

Hundreds of transport ships. Once you get out of the way and let the British ships rush into the transport fleet, the loss will be great. For example, if some ships carrying war horses sank, dozens of war horses and a large amount of materials sank into the sea. The artillery is more expensive, because the artillery is made of copper, and now the price of copper in Europe is so expensive, and a ship full of copper cannons is sunk, and Louis XII is distressed to death...

Therefore, even though they knew that the British should not seize the upper hand, the French fleet did not dare to rush up to fight the British fleet, but could only honestly protect the transport fleet...

However, Earl Valgeri is not a fool. He knew very well that if this consumption continued, the French fleet would be finished sooner or later...

"How to solve the current predicament?" Count Valgeri thought in anguish.

He glanced at the more than 40 English boats in the northeast that were ready to intercept French transport ships, and suddenly thought of something...

"Yes, I should have thought of it long ago..." Count Valjeery patted his head.

He found that although the main fleet of England and the French fleet avoided the cats, they just refused to face them. However, the more than 40 small and medium-sized English warships have been reluctant to leave the northeast direction, just to prevent the French fleet from breaking through and landing in England...

Therefore, Count Valgerie judged that the biggest task of the English fleet in front of him was to prevent the French fleet from landing in England...

The 54 English warships as the main force may be able to swim, but the more than 40 small and medium-sized warships have always refused to give up the route to the northeast. Therefore, Earl Valgeri finally decided to use these more than 40 small and medium-sized English warships...

Since they refused to give way, they certainly would not run away. Before sending 20 ships, it is indeed a little less. Moreover, the previous 20 French warships were too concentrated and were easily dizzy by the nimble English boats.

And this time, Earl Valgeri decided to dispatch 50 main warships to attack more than 40 small and medium-sized English warships that refused to give way.

Moreover, Count Valjery changed his style of play - he divided the 50 warships into two groups, flanking more than 40 small and medium-sized warships of the English. No matter how flexible those small and medium warships are, if they refuse to give way, as long as they flank past them, they will definitely be able to hit them hard...

As long as those small and medium-sized English warships are defeated, the route to Hastings Port will be completely opened. As long as the transport fleet is driven over, the French army's mission to cross the sea is complete...

As for the 54 England's main warships led by Wallace, the Earl of Valgery decided to leave 50 warships to stop them and prevent them from attacking the transport fleet. Although 50 warships may not be able to defeat the main British fleet of 54 warships, it will take a long time for the British to defeat the 50 main French warships. This time is enough for another 50 warships to clear the more than 40 small and medium-sized English warships. Even if it can't be eliminated, it is enough to disperse the opponent and make way for the transport fleet...

When the proud Sir Wallace was commanding a new round of battles, when he saw the evolution of the French fleet on the poop, his face suddenly turned pale...

"It's over, the French have found our weakness!"

His task was to stop the French fleet, so the previous fight was actually to attract the attention of the French fleet. If you encounter a stupid commander, you may continue to circle with Wallace's fleet until reinforcements arrive...

But now the French have clearly realized that this is not the way to go. Therefore, now the French are ruthless and plan to clear the boats that are blocking the way first, which is regarded as the fate of the British...

As long as the French eliminated or defeated those small ships, the way forward for the French convoys was wide open. At that time, Wallace's mission was a complete failure...

Wallace could not accept defeat, because if he failed, the whole of England could fall. At that time, let alone the baron dream, the family may be equally ruined with the fall of Henry VII. Therefore, for the future of the family, Wallace made a ruthless...

Sir Wallace smiled miserably, drew out his knight's sword, and ordered loudly:

"Brothers, it's time to work hard!"

After a pause, Wallace continued:

"We must stop the French fleet's way forward and support it until the reinforcements arrive! Everyone, I will fight to the death with you and never take a step back!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The experienced sailors on the ship responded loudly with their machetes. As they have been fighting for their lives on the sea all the year round, they have long been prepared to die at any time...

Subsequently, under the command of Wallace, the 54 main British warships temporarily turned and rushed to the northeast, intending to fight desperately with the 50 main French warships that were going to outflank those small and medium-sized English warships.

The French commander-in-chief, Count Valgerie, who had originally brought the remaining 50 warships to protect the transport fleet, showed a triumphant smile and said:

"They really can't stand it anymore! Let's go, our 50 ships will also go to the decisive battle! When it comes to a head-to-head battle, our French warriors have never been afraid of anyone!"

Then, the remaining 50 French main battleships that were originally protecting the transport fleet also moved to the northeast, and a decisive sea battle was about to break out... 8)