Chapter 347： The plight of Earl Edward

In this disaster, it was not just the counties in northern England. Equally unlucky, there is the Kingdom of Kings directly under the control of Count Edward, the Kingdom of McMurrow and the Kingdom of Kildare.

Including the army, there are also nearly 100,000 people. Although Marin had shipped 6 million pounds of rye to Earl Edward, it was only enough for the army in Dublin. If you take it out and share it with 780,000 people in the country, it won't last long.

Therefore, although the British army retreated, it did not mean that Count Edward's troubles had left. On the contrary, the trouble is only beginning now ...

Now, the English fleet has blocked the north-south exports of the Irish Sea. If you want to continue to deliver food to support Earl Edward, you have to ask the English fleet whether to agree or not.

Although, if Marin is ruthless, he can concentrate all warships and destroy the British fleet. After all, the British warship is still behind the Kirk sailing ship, which is not enough to resist the shelling of the warship under Marin.

However, in such a large-scale naval battle, gunpowder consumption is so severe that Marin cannot afford it now. Even if you win, the gunpowder will run out. Once there was no gunpowder reserve, Marin's Spanish phalanx became a decoration, so many musketeers could not shoot. This will greatly reduce the fighting power of the East Frisian army. Therefore, Marin does not intend to adopt this method.

Moreover, destroying the British fleet, it is easy to make wedding clothes for the French. If Britain loses its naval superiority, it is easy for the French to "Norman invasion" again. If the French took the opportunity to take over England, Marin would have thoughts of hanging.

why? The demon is already the overlord of Europe, and then controls England ... Then, the English Channel will be completely controlled by the French.

By that time, Marin would be stuck in the neck by the French and would be extremely passive if he wanted to go sailing. Therefore, Malinen could deal with England a little later, and did not want to see the French occupy England. Because, that consequence is too serious ...

France was originally a land hegemony, and then occupied England to fill up the short board at sea. At that time, there will be a super monster fighting for land and sea. Even if Marin is a traversal, it is difficult to overcome. By that time, America may be swallowed by France.

Therefore, Marin had to give up the tempting idea of ​​fighting against the English fleet. However, there is no way to ship food to Edward without attacking the British fleet. If there is not enough food, Marin can anticipate a riot in Ireland. At that time, Edward will lose his way, trying to trouble Henry VII, but he can't do it either.

Marin estimated that if the millions of pounds of food in Edward's hands were distributed to civilians, as long as they saved some food, it would be no problem to support them for two or three months. But if you ca n’t find a new source of food after two or three months, you ’re done ...

Therefore, Edward must be found a new source of food, so that Edward can continue to maintain the ability to threaten Henry VII.

In Marin in the city of Rome, while writing a thesis, he spread out the map of Ireland and began to find a solution to the problem ...

After opening the map, Marin swept the current map of Ireland and suddenly found out that he seemed to have ignored the Omunde State that was sandwiched between Kildare and Desmond ...

Although Ormond is not as big as Desmond, it is much larger than Kildare. Although the land is not as fertile as the peat soil of Kildare, it is not a small princely country.

The most important thing is the famous Shannon River on the western border of Ormond. Limerick at the mouth of the Shannon River is an important port in the west of Ireland.

According to the news sent by the spies, because of the limited strength of the navy, the English fleet currently only blocked the upper and lower exits of the Irish Sea. With regard to the coast along the other sides of the island of Ireland, England is really too strong to take care of it.

Therefore, as long as Earl Edward sent troops to win Ormond, he reached the Shannon River. Although Limerick and the estuary are under the control of the Kingdom of Thormond, the indigenous kingdom of Ireland, its strength is not rival to Count Edward.

It would be fine if Earl Edward would let the Shannon River use the Shannon River to transport food, but if he refused, what would happen?

Moreover, Morris, Earl of Desmond, was a big ambition, and had long since separated from King Henry VII. As long as Earl Edward is willing to give him most of the territory of Ormond, this guy will definitely be willing to send troops to help defeat Ormond.

At that time, as long as Earl Edward hit the Shannon River, he would be able to obtain food supplies from the west coast of the island of Ireland. As soon as Marin ’s grain carrier arrived, England ’s food blockade against Count Edward had lost any effect.

As long as Earl Edward survives this difficulty, he will maintain a strong deterrent to England. After all, Earl Edward is also a member of the British royal family, and is more orthodox than Henry VII. As long as Earl Edward existed for a day, Henry VII would have trouble sleeping and sleeping.

Moreover, whether it is Marin, or France and Scotland, they are very happy to see the bad luck in England. Moreover, the French and the Scots also control a degree-that is, neither let Henry VII feel good, nor let the strength of Earl Edward swell beyond the current King Henry VII. At best, the strength of the two is balanced.

As a result, England will fall into an endless war. Then, there was no threat to France and Scotland.

Otherwise, if the support for Count Edward is too strong, leading Count Edward to defeat Henry VII and restore the York dynasty, it is difficult to say.

Perhaps, one day in the future, Earl Edward will once again lead England to become stronger, and then threaten France and Scotland ...

So ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The French and the Scots never want Count Edward to finish, but they do n’t want Count Edward to overpower Henry VII. What they hoped most was that Edward and Henry VII were killed and beaten to death. They beat England so badly that it was difficult to stabilize. Such a situation is in the best interest of the two countries.

Of course, if it is possible, King James IV of Scotland also hopes to be able to go south and occupy a large part of England.

And the French do n’t necessarily want to emulate the predecessor William the Conqueror and once again "Norman Conquer" against England ...

So, don't expect France and Scotland to fully support Earl Edward. Even Marin, who has a lot of support, is like France and Scotland. Marin now also hopes that Edward can cause huge trouble for Henry VII, but does not hope that Edward is too strong.

However, for now, the most important issue is to allow Earl Edward to overcome the difficulties ahead. Otherwise, if you ca n’t even pass this level, do n’t mention Henry VII for trouble ...

Marin called his confidantes and asked him to send the letter with the relevant strategy back to East Friesland. Then, a speedboat was dispatched to break into the Irish Sea at night and delivered to Count Edward.

In addition to the method provided by Marin, Earl Edward's plight, I believe it will be solved. As long as Earl Edward survives this difficulty, he will be able to maintain a strong deterrent to Henry VII in the future. In short, just do n’t let England settle down ...

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