Chapter 1844: Bidus

The result of this battle is self-evident. The French warships blocked in the port of Brest are also difficult to parry when facing more than twice the number of enemies.

Faced with an English warship that suddenly surrounded and rushed into the port of Brest, the French hurried to fight. Although the French had good luck with the bow's 12-pound gun, they injured an English warship and caused it to sink. However, his own home is even more miserable-all eight warships were boarded by the English death squad and set on fire ...

In order to keep these eight French warships alone, 1,000 French swordsmen fought hard to resist and caused huge casualties to England.

However, probably because of the actual combat on board the ship for the first time, although the French swordsmen were skilled and sharp, they could suffer at a disadvantage because they had too little experience in actual combat.

England is also cruel, sending a lot of elite. Under the desperate attack of the English, a thousand French swordsmen died more than half of the battle, and the rest were forced to jump to escape. The English were also uncomfortable, with more than 300 people killed in battle and more than 400 injured.

But in the end, the purpose of the English was achieved-they burned down all eight new French ships. Moreover, 9 6-pound guns were also taken by chance. As for the 12-pound artillery, the English people wanted to get it, but the French organized a large number of reinforcements from the land, intending to row a boat to grab the boat. In order to avoid problems, the British commander Edward. Howard can only order to burn the ship as soon as possible.

Edward Howard is a side branch of the Howard family of the Duke of Norfolk and is an excellent naval officer. Of course, this generation of Duke of Norfolk has been reduced to Earl Arundel, and Edward Howard can only count as a side branch of the Earl family. Fortunately, his ability is okay, and has been valued by Edward. As long as you make a few wars, you can also get a hereditary title.

After losing all the new warships and more than half of the carefully trained swordsmen, Francois I almost vomited blood. Originally, he intended to use the new fleet to contain the English fleet at sea, break England's monopoly on the English Channel, and prepare for the recovery of the Calais. However, this ambush war directly made him lose all his efforts for a year.

"Can I just watch the English pirates rampage in my French waters?" François I lamented in the palace hall.

At this moment, Charlie, the Earl of Nantes, who was determined to become the top minister of France, that is, Charles II, the former Duke of Geddes, suddenly stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, you believe that the French naval battle could not beat England. In addition to historical reasons, there are also reasons for the lack of excellent naval warfare talents!"

Francois I waved weakly, saying:

"Of course I know, but where are the naval warfare talents in France? It was hard to train some people, and more than half of them were killed by England ..."

Charlie, the Earl of Nantes, emphasized:

"Your Majesty, the minister refers to the naval commander, not the sailor ..."

"You mean ..." Francois I was a little unknown.

Earl Charlie solemnly said:

"Your Majesty, France has always lacked commanders of naval warfare, as well as sailors of naval warfare. However, we do not, our allies have them!"

"Do you mean ... is it the Portuguese side?" Francois I speculated.

Earl Charles shook his head and said:

"It's not Portugal! Your majesty, you should know that Portugal has always had a good relationship with Spain and England, and will not risk our offense at the same time to support our naval warfare officers and sailors. The minister is going to say, Venice ..."

At this time, John Rafi, who had not spoken, raised his hand:

"Excuse me, Lord Count Charles. I remember that although Venice is a maritime power, but they are powerful paddle sailboats? Can paddle sailboats do not adapt to the sea conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. They can only mix in places like the Mediterranean Sea where the wind and waves are small. Count on the Venetians? Should they use their paddle sailing against the English? "

"Haha ..." Hearing this, several French ministers couldn't help laughing. They all understand that paddle sailing in the Mediterranean and sailing in the Atlantic are two different things. Great in the Mediterranean, but not necessarily in the Atlantic.

Charlie, the Earl of Nantes, said without hesitation:

"Don't worry, Viscount John, you will know after listening to my explanation ..."

Then he cleared his throat and continued:

"It is well known that paddle sailboats have low masts and small sails, and are not well adapted to the strong winds in the Atlantic Ocean. Paddle sailboats that dominate the Mediterranean Sea are not as good as Kirk Sailboats in the Atlantic Ocean."

"However, this is general. I met a Venetian naval officer called Pregent Pittus during the confrontation between the Italians and the Spaniards. He is the squadron commander of the Venetian Navy and is good at naval warfare. . And, I talked with him and found that he is very proficient in naval warfare. Not only are he familiar with the sea conditions and fighting methods of the Mediterranean, but also have studied how warships fight under the Atlantic sea conditions ... "

"This time, Mr. Bidus came to Paris to find me, and he proposed a new way to fight against the English warships ..."

"What way? Wouldn't it be a paddle sailing against the Kirk in England?" John Laffy sarcastically. He was at odds with Count Charles. The reason is, of course, a common "competition" in the court.

Although Count Durte is also a favorite, but he has long been in charge of underground work and is a professional intelligence leader. Francois I still needs his profession very much, and he cannot do without him.

Then there were the old ministers of Angoulême, who were all confidantes of Francois I and could not argue. Only John Rafi and Count Charles, both of whom are "minister ministers", are located in the same position and naturally compete for the same resources. Therefore, the two often satire and demolish each other to achieve the purpose of suppressing each other.

Faced with the sarcasm of John Rafi, Count Charlie was not annoyed. Both he and John Laffey are "outsiders" from Germany, and should be united as expected. But if the two are bad, it is because the "personal settings" are the same, and they need to **** the same kind of favor. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be contradictions. But under normal circumstances, Count Charles was too lazy to pay attention to John. Rafi, John Rafi was under Marlin's advice to suppress Count Charles.

"Viscount John is right ..." Count Charles smiled with a smile.

"What's right is wrong?" Francois I asked curiously.

Count Charles explained:

"The method that Pregent Pittus said ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ is indeed based on paddle sailboats, but the ship needs to be transformed ..."

"Renovation? What kind of transformation?" Count Duter asked curiously. Other ministers can also erect their ears and listen to the explanation of Count Charles.

Count Charles explained:

"In response to the high winds and waves in the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel, Pregent Pedhus proposed replacing the short masts of the original paddle sailboats with tall masts. At the same time, using larger sails, like the Kirk sailboat and the Karak Sailing boats are like those on the Atlantic Ocean. In this way, paddle sailing boats can also have good mobility in the Atlantic Ocean, which is conducive to engaging with England. "

"Moreover, Pregent Pedhus also designed a tactic specifically for the Kirk sailing in England. I heard it and found it very good, so I would like to recommend it to His Majesty. Anyway, we have nothing to lose at sea It ’s better to give it a try. Maybe it ’s a miracle? "

Hearing this, the young Francois I couldn't help but nod his head-yes, France has lost so much at sea that it is better to let it go ...