The Rise of the European Emperor

Over the central army tent, the St. George's Cross flag and the red and white rose flag representing the Tudor royal family were torn down by Marin's men and replaced with the white rose battle flag symbolizing Edward's York family. Then, there was thunderous cheers around the central army tent.

When Marin took control of the British army's Chinese tent with a large group of troops, the sky had already begun to light up. In summer, the sky gets bright early, and it is already very bright at 5:00 in the morning.

At this time, the British soldiers who had been terrified before finally calmed down. But, it's too late...

When the surviving British soldiers saw that the flags of the Chinese army tent had been replaced, they naturally understood that the British army was finished... In the shouts of "Put down your weapons, surrender and not kill!" from Marin's men, Many British soldiers obediently dropped their weapons, and under the shouts and shouts of Marin's soldiers, they gathered up, folded their heads and squatted down...

Of course, it is not without brave British soldiers. However, their heroism didn't last for three seconds - those musketeers and archers under Marin were not vegetarians. Seeing who was still resisting fiercely, gunshots rang out, and arrows flew everywhere...

After more than an hour of bombardment, the entire camp gradually calmed down. And Siwag in the city, after seeing the battle outside the city, took advantage of the dawn and brought his troops out to join the army of Marin.

Before, Siwag heard the movement outside the city before it was dawn. It stands to reason that at this time, the army in the city should go out of the city and cooperate with the outside world.

However, the 5th Legion in the city were all recruits, not trained for night battles. In the case of low visibility, if you rush out of the city, the recruits are prone to nervousness and collapse. Therefore, Sivag led his troops out of the city to help clean up the battlefield after the sky was bright.

In fact, Marin had previously explained that the recruits of the Fifth Army would not be allowed to leave the city before dawn. Because the two legions under him were enough to defeat the British army, there was no need for the fifth legion to come out. Moreover, if the seven thousand French troops in the city also rushed out together, it would be even more difficult to coordinate.

Sivag brought 5,000 soldiers from the Fifth Legion out to help guard the prisoners of war and the seized supplies. In this way, Marin and his soldiers can also take the opportunity to make up for their sleep. After all, they didn't sleep in the middle of the night.

Henry Percy was scared to pee and hid in the corner of the British army tent, shivering. Edward came over and asked Marin:

"How to deal with this guy?"

Edward asked this because Marin's future fief was in Northumberland. Had Henry Percy lived, Marin's legitimacy would have been challenged.

Marin thought for a while and asked:

"Does this guy have children?"

Edward recalled for a while, then replied:

"According to my sister's information, this guy seems to have two sons. The eldest son is also called Henry Percy. Moreover, his father, grandfather, great-grandfather... All are called Henry Percy..."

"The same name for generations?" Marin was a little surprised.

"Yes, his title is Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, also known as Henry Percy 5th. Beginning with the first Earl of Northumberland, several generations of Earl of Northumberland They are all called Henry Percy, the only difference is the algebra of the first generation..." Edward said with a smile.

"I got it..." Marin could only bow. This family is lazy enough to have a name that is so simple and rude - with the same name for several generations, will they die if they change it?

"What do you do with him?" Edward handed the reins of Henry Percy to Marin.

After thinking about it, Marin said:

"Take it first, and bring it to London together. It's no use killing him now, he has two sons."

"However, if he doesn't die, your title of earl is controversial..." Edward didn't intend to let Henry VII, including Prince Henry, be spared anyway. He was almost killed himself, and naturally he would not be willing to let the enemy go. Moreover, Edward also agreed with Henry VII's approach - killing all the competitors for the throne, wouldn't the throne be stable?

Marin shook his head and said:

"Let's keep him first, so that the nobles in London will surrender. When we take London, there is a chance to kill him, including his two sons..."

Edward suddenly realized that Marlin was trying to use Henry Percy to lead out his wife and children in London. When the father and son are all there, and then kill them together, it will be a hundred... And if Henry Percy is killed now, then when the city of London breaks down, Henry Percy's family may take his two sons with him hidden away. In this case, it is not easy to find. Staying outside is an absolute scourge.

"After taking London, what reason should we use to execute those enemies?" Edward asked. He and Marin had already negotiated - after taking England, kill the great nobles so that their land can be taken back to the royal family. But let go of most of the small and medium aristocracy in order to maintain the rule. This is a typical case of catching the big and letting go of the small, which can stabilize the situation in England as soon as possible.

"The crime of murdering a monarch is unforgivable!" Marin said firmly.

At the time of Richard III's death, most of the great nobles participated, and it was justifiable to use this as an excuse to kill them.

"However, the Earl of Northumberland who participated in the rebellion was Henry Percy's father - the fourth Earl of Northumberland. His father is already dead, and he never participated in the 'Game of Thrones Killing'. Battle of Swarth' ah..."

"This..." After thinking about it, Marin said:

"After the city is broken, the city must be quite chaotic. The great nobles who did not participate in the slaughter of the king, including this guy and his son, took advantage of the chaos and killed them, and then pushed them to the French..."

"Good idea!" Edward nodded again and again - throwing the pot to the French, absolutely politically correct...

...

Just as Edward and Marin were discussing matters in the British army's central tent, Saqqara came in. He reports:

"My lord, there is a larger camp three kilometers south of the British army camp. There are more than 60,000 refugees there. Henry Percy intends to bring back to Northumberland..."

Marlin jumped up from his seat immediately:

"What did you say? 60,000 people? Are they all refugees?" This is a population of over 60,000, so Marin naturally attaches great importance to it. After Northumberland was sacked by the Scottish army, the population loss was very serious, and now there are only ten thousand people. With a population of more than 60,000, this northernmost county in England can definitely be well developed. Therefore, Marin jumped up excitedly.

Saqqara looked at Edward and replied in German:

"Yes, Archduke, there are more than 60,000 refugees. Moreover, most of them are young and strong refugees, and there are no old and weak women and children. It is said that when the population was plundered in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, Henry Persit ordered that only young and strong male and female, to accommodate developmental labor..."

"Haha, God helped me, Henry Percy's approach has made me cheaper!" Marin said happily.

"Also, Grand Duke, there are 15,000 civilians on the south side of the British camp to help transport rations and baggage..."

"Needless to say, all those refugees belong to me! I want all of them, including the civilian husbands!" Marin said in high spirits.

Edward stared blankly at first when he saw that the two were communicating in German. When Marin explained, Edward said reluctantly:

"The population is 60,000, and there are still 15,000 strong people. Grand Duke Marin, should you leave some for me?" Edward felt a little distressed for so many people to Marin.

Marin said without a word:

"Your Majesty, you are about to become the king of the Kingdom of England. There are nearly three million people in England! I only want to go to 75,000, so you can't bear it... You know, the counties in the southeast have a population of over one million. what……"

Edward suddenly remembered - after he became the king, plus the disposal of those big nobles, it seems that there is really no shortage of people...

As a result, more than 60,000 refugees and 15,000 civilians were taken and returned to Marin, escorted by Sivager, and sent to Newcastle first. Newcastle is now the control area of ​​Marin, there are two or three thousand people in control, and a large amount of food is stored. These people are sent over, or they can be placed on the spot. As for the more than 10,000 British soldiers who were captured, Marin thought it was too dangerous, so they were temporarily tied up with ropes, guarded by the soldiers, and led south together. When the war is won, whether to kill or stay will be decided by Edward himself...

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