Chapter 698： Henry 7's countermeasures

After Marin arranged the Scottish prisoners of war, the army finally made room and could go south. This time, Marin decided to still go south by boat.

Newcastle was originally a river port, and the Tyne was full of piers. The fleet that previously carried the army to Ashington, also entered the Tyne River at this time and arrived at the dock of Newcastle. At this time, as long as the army is reloaded, it will be shipped to Grimsby Port at the mouth of the Humber River.

Soon, Marin and Edward followed the army and sailed south. Of course, there were hundreds of captured Scottish nobles. They are all precious meat tickets, but it is more safe to bring them around ...

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Just as the north overturned the sky, the city of London was not idle, and Henry VII and his helpers were negotiating countermeasures. The news of the defeat in the north has been returned to London. Henry VII vomited blood on the same day, and then regretted replacing the experienced Richard Poul with the inexperienced Henry Percy.

But a big mistake has been made, and now regret is useless. Henry VII was also a very courageous person. He was not afraid of being beaten. He invited Richard Pol, who was sent to negotiate with the French, to come back and let him help him find a way to deal with the crisis.

For Henry VII and his men, it is now at the stage of life and death. If it fails completely, the consequences will be unimaginable.

You know, Edward ’s banner is to punish the killers. Who is the killer? The first offender was naturally Henry VII, but Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, and John Deville, Earl of Oxford, will never be pardoned. Because it was precisely because of their betrayal that they defeated the York family and lost to Henry VII. As an important accomplice of the monarchs, their only ending is to be hanged.

As for Sir Richard Ball, Winchester Bishop Richard Fox, John Deinham Baron, the second generation Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, Navy Secretary Johnson, these people, although they did not directly participate in the killing that year The King ’s Battle of Bosworth, but they are the close friends of Henry VII. If Edward wins and takes the throne, these people will never have good fruit to eat. The best result, I am afraid, is to be deported. If you are out of luck, you will be hanged together with the big brothers in front ...

Therefore, in order not to lose wealth and fear of being hanged, these people had to unite and fight hard. After all, it has not reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted.

"Where did you Marin Hoffman come out? Why did he help Edward's rebellion?" Henry VII said angrily.

Everyone, you and you, did not stand up to speak. In fact, Marin is a German. Where are they English people?

Only Richard Ball cleared his throat and said:

"Your Majesty, I know this Marin. He is from the Markerland in the German region. He was originally a wandering knight with no inheritance rights. However, he was almost captured by the army that ambushed French King Charles VIII at night in Fornova, Italy After Charles VIII, he became famous, became a celebrity of the Holy Roman Empire, and was nominated as a nobleman. Later, he captured the East Frisian Lambert and became the Earl of East Frisian ... "as Henry VII. A capable general, Richard Boer naturally heard of the reputation of “very good at fighting” Marin, and also had a rough study of Marin ’s “Marin Phalanx”. Endlessly.

"Seize the East Frisian Lambert? The German region is so chaotic that the German can be captured casually? Become an Earl? Can you usurp the throne casually without noble blood?" Henry VII felt incredible.

"No, although Marin Hoffman ’s father was just an ordinary knight, his mother was a descendant of the Brock family, the ruler of East Frisian Lambert decades ago. The Sna family launched the rebellion and replaced it. Therefore, Marin Hoffman seized East Frisian Lambert, strictly speaking, it belongs to the recapture of the family territory and belongs to revenge ... "

"Okay, I do n’t care about his legal status. I just want to ask, what is his military capability?"

"Very strong. Last year, he led a 40,000 army and defeated the coalition of 50,000 soldiers composed of the electoral countries of Brandenburg and Saxony. More importantly, of the 50,000 coalition forces, 2 Ten thousand people are powerful Swiss mercenaries! "Richard Bol said seriously.

"His--" Everyone sucked in cool air. Everyone knows the strength of the Swiss mercenaries. In these years, the French have brought a large number of Swiss mercenaries to cooperate with the French heavy cavalry in every war. This combination is quite powerful, at least, England can't beat it. But Marin, with 40,000 people, defeated 50,000 enemy troops with 20,000 Swiss mercenaries. How strong is that?

"No wonder the Earl of Northumberland will lose. It turned out to be such a fierce man!" Bishop Richard Fox of Winchester sighed. He didn't worry that he would die, after all, he was a church member. Edward won, and he lost power at most without worrying about his life.

"No, it seems that Henry Percy was defeated by the guy who was led by the soldiers at night." Henry VII learned the details from his intelligence personnel. This detail was heard by scouts of Henry VII who infiltrated near York City.

"Night raid? Oh, yes, this guy is really good at night raid. When he defeated King Charles VIII, he used the night raid!" Richard Bol said.

"It's not afraid to attack at night. We can send people on duty day and night. But the problem now is that we have a serious shortage of soldiers and it's hard to keep London ..." Thomas Stanley sighed.

"So, how many troops are there on the other side?" Richard Ball asked. During this time he was sent to Calais to negotiate with the French, and he knew very little about domestic intelligence.

"According to his report, he has about 20,000 people. As for Edward's 10,000 people, it seems that the French have taken their seven thousand French soldiers by boat ..." said Henry VII. In fact, the French deliberately disclosed this information to Henry VII to give him confidence.

"The French soldiers are gone? What's the matter?" Richard Boll was interested. Moreover, this is good news for him.

"It seems that according to the information disclosed by the French, the Scots sent 10,000 troops from the north, and there was a conflict with Edward's rebellion. The French wanted to sit on the hill and watch the tigers, so they withdrew their 7,000 people. , Want to see Edward and James IV dog bite the dog ... "This is the information that Henry VII received from the French.

"What Scots invaded?" Richard Ball was surprised, but said quickly:

"It's so good, the two forces are pinching up, it's good for us!"

"However, our strength is really limited! Even if the troops of Edward and Malin Hoffman and the Scots have lost a lot after the conflict, we are still not opponents! Now there are only more than three thousand veterans in the city of London. , I am afraid that time is too late ... "Henry VII said in frustration.

But after thinking about it, Richard Ball said:

"No, Your Majesty, we still have soldiers and horses, but no one noticed it!"

"Soldiers? Where else?" Henry VII asked doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what country we are in England? Ocean State! We are at sea, there are many warships ..."

"You mean ..." Henry VII seemed to catch something.

"Yes, we can recruit those sailors. They are all people who are used to fighting at sea, and many people are just fierce pirates ..."

"But ... these people are fiercely fighting on the ship, and they have to go to the land. It may not be possible ..." The Secretary of the Navy Johnson questioned. As Secretary of the Navy, Johnson knew that these people were very powerful on the rickety ship deck, but when they reached the shore, they were not so fierce.

"You are right, Master Johnson. If you are in the wild, these sailors may not be able to fight ordinary regular infantry. However, we are not asking those sailors to fight the enemy in the wild. Right now, what we need is to stay in London. . Those sailors have good swordsmanship, which may not work in the field, but it ’s okay to guard the tall and solid walls. After all, their fighting experience is very rich! ”Richard Bol said confidently ~ www.novelhall. com ~ These days he took a boat to Calais to negotiate with the French, and naturally saw many fierce sailors and knew their temperament.

"It seems ... makes sense ..." Henry VII's eyes suddenly brightened.

It is undeniable that those English sailors who are good at fighting on the deck have a good fighting level. Although not very suitable for fighting on land, Henry VII does not need them to fight with people in the wild. Let them rely on the tall and strong London city wall to guard against the enemy troops on the head of the city, there is not much problem. Moreover, because of their good fighting skills, their ability to defend the city must be much stronger than those temporarily recruited ...

As a result, Henry VII immediately gave full confidence that the sailors who knew how to fight in England all landed, and then took the sailor's scimitar to the London Recruitment Office to report ...

England is good at fighting sailors. If all were recruited to the city of London and faced with more than 20,000 people in the other side, Henry VII felt that the grasp of the defense was very great. The ministers of Henry VII, after listening to this plan, also increased their confidence. As long as London is held, there is hope for a comeback. It ’s a big deal, and then train a group of new recruits ... So, while recruiting English sailors, Henry VII ordered the urgent recruitment of a group of soldiers in several counties in southeast England to train against the upcoming Edward ’s army ...