Chapter 670： Coaching

This is not to blame Henry VII and Thomas Stanley fear, because the 20,000 army is almost the entire family of the Kingdom of England. Controlling this army is equivalent to mastering the life and death of the Kingdom of England.

If Richard Ball had any hint of rebellion, Henry VII and Thomas Stanley and others would die without a burial place, and the whole family would die without a burial place.

When Qin Shihuang handed over a total of 600,000 troops across the country to Wang Jian to destroy the Chu Kingdom, he was extremely worried, with a somber face and a terrified heart--because he gave Wang Jian all his family ...

Wang Jian is a wise man, knowing Yingzheng ’s worries, so he shamelessly asked Yingzheng to give him more fertile land and manor. A gesture of "Laozi only needs money" finally dispelled the emperor's doubts. Before Wang Jian, another Qin warlord, Bai Qi, was jealous because he didn't pay attention to Qin's feelings.

Therefore, for a monarch, when he gives you all the army, your glory and danger coexist. Because, the monarch will always worry that you will overthrow him with the army in your hand ...

It is for this reason that Marin personally led the troops in every battle. In addition to his own talents, he was indeed stronger than his men, but he was also worried that the army would be in the hands of his generals, posing danger to himself.

Therefore, after the incident of Edward's letter, no matter whether Henry VII believes in Richard Bohr or not, his heart will leave a huge shadow. Unless Ken will entrust all his life to Richard Ball, the general monarch will choose to change coaches. This is not about right or wrong, but human nature, there is no solution ...

In the end, Richard Bol, a close associate of Henry VII, was dismissed from the post of 20,000 British commander, and then arranged by Henry VII to take charge of negotiating with the French. This time, the French not only sent a lot of food to England, but also supplies such as artillery, as well as 7,000 prisoners of war and more than 10,000 civilians were captured. Therefore, there are some between the two parties. Richard Ball was appointed by Henry VII as the interim foreign minister and was solely responsible for negotiations with France. Of course, in order to appease Richard Ball, Henry VII gave him a lot of money ...

As for the new commander of the 20,000 British army, Henry VII discussed with the ministers for a long time, and finally determined that-let Henry Percy (Little Henry), Earl of Northumberland, replace Richard Ball as the new commander of the British army.

Originally, Henry VII had also considered the son of John Howell, the earl of Oxford and Thomas Howard, the son of Howard, Duke of Norfolk. However, John De Ville, the Earl of Oxford, was capricious, although Henry VII thanked him for supporting him as king. However, this person betrayed Richard III, God knows whether it will be bought by Edward. And Thomas Howard, the son of the Duke of Norfolk, liked naval warfare and was not very proficient in land warfare. Therefore, Henry VII can only select Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, the fifth-generation Earl of Northumberland, who is only 27 years old, as coach.

Henry Percy ’s desire to fight is also very strong, because his land is in Northumberland in the north of England, but since the Scottish army looted the northern counties the year before, he has not received tax from the land for two years. , Seriously affected his luxurious life in London. Only by defeating Edward and recovering several counties in the north would he be able to regain the tax on the large block of land in Northumberland to maintain his decent noble life.

Of course, its ability is pretty good. Although not as good as Richard Ball, his character is still stable and not very prominent, but it does not have too many shortcomings. Such a person, commanding 20,000 British troops, to clean up Edward's 10,000 horses, there should be no problem ...

Moreover, Henry VII believes that after the French defeat, the French generals under Edward's news learned that the morale had been severely hit. Because, France ’s plan to invade England went bankrupt ... And Edward relied mainly on French soldiers. In this way, the 20,000 English soldiers with strong morale had no reason to lose ...

Henry Percy, the fifth generation Earl of Northumberland, was also very excited. After all, he was only 27 years old and was the first to lead the army. Moreover, it still commands almost all the regular troops in the Kingdom of England (except the London Imperial Guard). For the young Earl Henry, this is definitely a glorious experience ... years later, he also has the capital to brag to future generations-think that year, your grandfather and I led the national army and quelled thousands of rebels ...

Because the French brought the grain and grass needed by the 20,000 army by ship, Henry VII is not short of grain now. The grain that was burned outside Birmingham before was recovered from the unfortunate French. Moreover, there are many surplus ...

Seeing that the French army under Edward showed no signs of mutiny, Henry VII was too lazy to wait any longer. As a result, Henry VII imprisoned all the French captives and sent a lot of sailors to watch them. All the army soldiers, led by new coach Henry Percy, marched towards the north of Yorkshire ...

Confident Henry Percy did not follow Richard Bohr ’s original plan to go north from the west, but directly planned to go from the several counties in the middle and east to the scourge of the “Robin Han bandit gang” and push them all the way to calmly go north .

Although the elimination of Edward was the ultimate goal, Henry Percy did not mind to eliminate the so-called "Robin Hood Bandit" midway, so as to restore order to the previously turbulent counties in the Middle East of England. After all, if the "Robin Hood Rogue" is settled, it's a credit ...

In fact, Henry Percy led his army through several counties in the Middle East, and he had his own considerations. Because, as far as he knows, in the four central counties, there are more than a hundred thousand refugees who have fled from the north. Among them, the refugees from his county of Northumberland ~ www.novelhall.com ~ estimated that there are 20,000 or 30,000.

This time passing by the four central counties, Henry Percy not only wanted to kill the "Robin Han Thieves", but also wanted to take advantage of the large number of four central counties (Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire). Drifters. After all, these migrants are also labor.

As long as we are traveling northwards, by the way, we will be able to supplement the population loss problem in Northumberland. Even, there are still profits-after all, among the hundreds of thousands of refugees, there are many refugees from other counties. Moreover, there are very few old and weak refugees who can live to the present-because most of the old and weak have died in famine ...

With so many strong refugees brought back, with the sparse population of Northumberland, it is definitely better ...

The reason why Henry Percy snatched the position of British commander was that he wanted to use soldiers halfway to help him entrap and **** a large number of refugees to his territory in Northumberland. As long as more than 100,000 people are brought back to Northumberland, it will not only make up for the previous population loss, but also make a lot of people go back. As long as there is someone to help him grow the land and exploit him, he will not worry about having no money to spend in the future ... Northumberland is not bad land, it is bad labor ...

The British army, led by Henry Percy, quickly entered Leicestershire. But after that, the British army began to look for thieves to beat around, and at the same time began to force a large number of refugees to follow the army north ...

According to Henry Percy ’s idea, he took more than 100,000 refugees with the army to the north. After defeating Edward, who was entrenched in York City, he directly handed over the hundreds of thousands of refugees who had wrapped up the army to the border with the north of Yorkshire. Within Northumberland. After a little arrangement, he can take Edward himself or his body back to London to receive the reward-both war and personal gain, it is perfect ...

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