Chapter 279： French army conquered Calais fortress (Mengzhu + 4)

British troops formally dispatched troops and landed in Ireland. The intelligence soon spread to France and Scotland. King James IV of Scotland, although he was the son-in-law of Henry VII, he did not hesitate to send troops south to pose an offensive posture at the Hadrian ’s Wall, the dividing line between England and Scotland, threatening England.

Although the eldest daughter of Henry VII and Queen Margaret of Scotland were very dissatisfied, James IV knew very well that England is definitely the enemy of life and death in Scotland. If England is to become endlessly strong, Scotland will surely be unified by England. Moreover, before, Scotland was unified by England.

This time, the British transferred all the main troops to the island of Ireland, and James IV felt that the opportunity was rare. If the British army withdrew the troops in time. Then, as if nothing had happened, he also withdrew his troops. But if the British continue to attack Edward, then he also intends to really invade England, at least, to loot Newcastle and other large cities in the north of England.

As for the French side, a quick response was also taken. Originally, Louis XII intended to send a fleet to the Thames estuary to threaten London. However, the French ministers believe that the strength of the French fleet is too scum. If it is impossible to run to block London, it will be rubbed on the ground by the British fleet.

At this time, the French officer Jean Paul, who had just returned from Ireland to take a break, came forward. He proposed that it would be better to take advantage of the main force of the British army to go to Ireland and send troops to take the British foothold in the European continent.

Jean Paul ’s suggestion was appreciated by King Louis XII. So, only the knight's Jean Paul was summoned by the French King.

"See my king!" Jean Paul performed the knightly salute on one knee. After all, he met, but the king. Therefore, he adopted the highest etiquette to worship.

"Get up, talk to me, why do you suggest attacking Calais?"

"Your Majesty, the minister followed the army of Earl Edward, Warwick, and took part in the battle to capture the strong city of Wicklow, Ireland, and learned a new method of siege. With this method, it is not a problem to win the Calais Fortress. And, as long as a day or two! "

Louis Twelve was taken aback, and then, it seemed to remember something:

"Is it ... the way the Spaniards broke through Naples?"

"Exactly, this method is actually very simple. It was invented by Marin Hoffman, Earl of the Holy Roman Empire East Friesland. At first, he used this method to sweep Holstein in Denmark at a very fast speed. Because of the Principality and the Principality of Schleswig, there are even more than a dozen cities, and it takes less than three days for each siege. "

"When the minister was fighting in Ireland, I heard that the Dutch North Sea Chamber of Commerce invited a Danish soldier to demonstrate this simple, rough and time-effective method of siege. The bombardment of 20 heavy artillery provided by the North Sea Chamber of Commerce Next, the Wickloss Gate quickly showed a hole. Then, the Danish soldier, carrying a door panel and carrying a gunpowder barrel, ran into the city gate hole ... "

"Wait ... what did that Danish soldier carry on the door?" Louis XII didn't know much about this tactic, so he asked.

"Beware of attacks on the head of the city, as long as the door is put on the head, unless the other party uses a large stone or a heavy iron ball, it can break the defense of the door and hurt the person who is in the gunpowder barrel. Otherwise, the general bow and arrow, There is no one under the door. "

"So it turns out, it really is a good way ..."

"Then the blaster arrived in front of the city gate, tucked the gunpowder barrel into the hole in the gate, and tried to bury the gunpowder barrel a little deeper. In this way, the door was said to be more powerful. Then, the blaster lit the fuse and raised it again. The door panel fled the scene quickly. The city gate was soon destroyed ... "

"Well ... This method is really powerful. If the enemy used to attack French cities, it was really fierce. I don't know, is there a way to crack it?"

"Yes, it is said that by replacing the city gate with a large iron gate, you can resist the impact of the iron ball shells. As long as the city gate has no holes, the gunpowder barrels will not be buried, and the city gate will not be blown away!" This is what the "Danish soldier" called "Jonathan" told him. Of course, it is also true.

"Then the Calais Fortress replaced the city gate with an iron gate, isn't it just impossible?"

"No, it seems that the British haven't paid much attention to this point. Moreover, the minister sent his own servants to ride to the fortress of Calais and found that there has indeed not been replaced by an iron gate. So, the dare dare to propose This is recommended. "

"That's really great, I'm ready to send troops, take the Calais fortress, and drove the Britons down to the sea!"

"Your Majesty is wise, this time, the Britons have no time or strength to reinforce the Calais fortress. By then, the Britons will have no foothold and will not pose a threat to France!"

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Soon, French King Louis XVI mobilized 10,000 troops and sent troops to Calais. With the powerful national power of France, it is much faster than the British mobilized. Moreover, because there is a way to make quick decisions, French King Louis XVI has no need to prepare so much grain and grass. The only thing that needs preparation is probably enough gunpowder and shells. After all, bombarding the city gate requires a lot of gunpowder and shells ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and artillery France is not lacking. Although they are all small-caliber artillery, it is enough to draw hundreds of doors in the past. In this way, 10,000 French troops with 100 artillery guns quickly moved from Paris to Calais.

At this time in the Calais Fortress, there were only 3000 defenders. Under normal circumstances, with these 3,000 defenders, even in the face of 10,000 enemy troops, they can still stand for several months. Not to mention, the north of the Calais Fortress is near the sea, and the British can continue to support from the sea. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if 20,000 French troops come, they may not be able to fight.

However, the current situation is very abnormal. Because the British army did their best and went to Ireland. At this time, there were only a few thousand defenders in London. Moreover, the thousands of people in London are definitely immobile. If it moves, if it fails, then London will be empty.

Therefore, there is no reinforcement for the Calais Fort at this time ...

When the French army arrived, although the Calais Fortress sent the Clippers for help, the distant water could not save the near fire ...

In just two days, the French used hundreds of small cannons to focus on a hole in the south gate of the Calais fortress. Then, let Paul command a strong obedience, against the door panel, carrying the gunpowder barrel, and exploded the city gate of the fortress of Calais ...

Suddenly, the French army swarmed in and took advantage of its strength to wage a brutal street battle with the British army. Although the British troops were stationed in the Calais fort, many of the troops sent by France were warriors from the cavalier family. They had strong martial arts and were more dominant in street fighting. With the use of cold weapons on both sides, France, which has more martial arts knights, won the street battle and drove the British army with only a few hundred people out of the sea, successfully occupying the British army in the European continent 'S last foothold-the fortress of Calais ...