Chapter 206: Too late

The landing process of Edward's army was very smooth. In order to help Edward's 8,000 troops land, French King Louis XII and King James IV of Scotland not only mobilized the help of the domestic fleet, but also mobilized a large number of fishing boats to help the people.

Edward's army landed in the coastal town of Aklo, about 21 kilometers south of Wicklow City. There were only dozens of defenders here. Edward's army directly attacked the town and easily controlled the town of Aklo. Then, the army relied on the pier of the fishing port of Akro and made an orderly landing.

Because of the insufficient number of long bridge docks, many manned sea vessels have to wait. Therefore, as the representative of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, the deputy captain of the blasting team, Dana Jonathan, Sahi, proposed to requisition the small fishing boat of the Aklo fishing port, so that the fishermen paddled the small fishing boat and the small fishing boat to the side of the big boat to pick up And then back to land.

The docking of small fishing boats is very convenient, and it is not easy to run aground. Even if they were stranded, as soon as a few people lifted, they left the shoal. Therefore, small fishing boats can easily land on the shore and have very low requirements on the dock.

Sahi had participated in the battle that attacked East Friesland from Texel Island. Many of the original troops were wading and landing. After approaching the beach with small fishing boats, the soldiers directly waded and landed.

So, Sahi expressed his thoughts and got the support of Count Edward. After all, Aklo only has two long bridge terminals, and each terminal can only call one or two large ships at a time. Eight thousand people landed on two docks, which was too slow.

After using the small fishing boats of nearby residents, the speed of landing really accelerated. Although wading and landing on the beach will make the shoes and trousers completely wet, it is very uncomfortable. However, Count Edward ordered someone to set up a fire by the sea. Those soldiers who landed in water can dry shoes and pants directly around the fire, which is also convenient.

In this way, the 8,000 troops, which might have taken two or three days to complete the landing, completed the landing in eight days, and also moved the weight and artillery.

The French in the Edwardian army are very puzzled about the 20 bronze cannons that suddenly appeared in the Count Edwardian army. The style of these artillery pieces is similar to that of French artillery pieces. However, those French officers who came to help Count Edward at the command of the prince had never heard of domestic support for Count Edward's artillery.

However, Louis XII's work is also atmospheric. Although Louis XII did not know who helped to build the artillery for Earl Edward, he still provided Earl Edward with a lot of gunpowder and iron ball shells.

As a famous artillery power in Europe, the French saltpeter is not lacking. Because, the French have long begun to collect soil and nitrate from the side of the pit. Even, because of fear that Count Edward had no qualified artillery, Louis XII sent 100 outstanding artillery to help use the artillery, so as to avoid the waste of shells by Count Edward without qualified artillery.

After resting for two days in the small town of Akro, the army regrouped and embarked on the road to the north.

Aklo was just over 21 kilometers away from Wicklow City. Although the march of Earl Edward ’s army was slow, he set off early in the morning and arrived at Wicklow City at noon and surrounded Wicklow City.

The McMuror monarch Muircheartach (still calling himself King Leinster) was taken aback, and immediately mobilized the army to resist. However, because Earl Edward did not allow the messenger to report to Wicklow when he landed. Therefore, Wicklow had no time at all to mobilize soldiers and horses across the country to help defend the city. Therefore, there are only 2,000 defenders in Wicklow at this time. If the whole country is mobilized, perhaps four or five thousand people will be able to come out. However, Edward's army came too quickly, and without leaking information, naturally caught Muircheartach by surprise.

In desperation, King Muircheartach had to command the only 2,000 soldiers in the city to defend the city. But what surprised King Muircheartach was that the army surrounding the city of Wicklow, which appeared to be from the McCarthy dynasty of the Kingdom of Munster, did not even have a ladder for siege. It's just that they dragged out something that King Muircheartach hadn't seen ... Fortunately, someone in Wicklow City had knowledge and recognized it as an artillery ...

Under the control of 100 French artillery, 20 12-pound guns were aimed at the west gate of Wicklow ...

Muircheartach was unclear. Therefore, he sent a loud voice over the city to negotiate with the people of the McCarthy dynasty, a descendant of the Munster Kingdom. He also said that the common enemy of the Irish is the British, and should not kill each other ...

If it is the real McCarthy dynasty, it may be heard. However, Count Edward was originally a fake McCarthy dynasty, but he just flew the flag of the McCarthy dynasty. Moreover, Earl Edward is a British guy ...

Therefore, for King Muircheartach's "persuasion", Count Edward would naturally not ignore it, but let the artillery shell the West Gate as originally planned ...

"Boom-Boom-Boom-" The sound of a huge artillery came and almost scared King Muircheartach off the city wall. All the Irish soldiers standing on the city's head were frightened, and their morale dropped. After all, humans are terrified of the unknown.

At this time, the island of Ireland belongs to a remote rural area in Europe. Very few people come, and the locals have not seen much artillery. Therefore, everyone is completely new to artillery. The loud noise of the artillery, like a thunderstorm, terrified the Irish. Many Irish soldiers even mistakenly thought that it was "God's punishment" from God. They threw down their weapons and knelt directly on the city's head to pray ...

However, reality is cruel. No matter how religiously the Irish prayed to God, the next day, the West Gate was still bombarded by a large hole with 20 guns. Of course, behind the large caves, there are masonry and wood piled up by the defenders in the city ...

Sahi, a pseudonym Jonathan, went into battle personally. He carried a door panel as a protection. He carried a gunpowder barrel on his back, and his left hand was tied with a fire rope used to ignite the gunpowder barrel.

After blasting the west gate into a large cave, the French artillery, under the guidance of Sahi, used shells to suppress the tower above the west gate, so that the Irish army guarding the city could not lift its head.

The iron ball shells roared past, and the defenders above the west gate could not lift their heads. Once looking up, it is easy to be taken away by the iron ball shells, leaving only a body without a head, blood spouting wildly.

After a few unlucky eggs were successfully turned into horrible headless ghosts by iron ball shells, the Irish defenders at the west side did not dare to show their heads ...

Then, Sahi picked up the door panel and rushed towards Ximen carrying the gunpowder barrel ...

Coming to the west gate, while the Irish defenders above the city could not attack themselves, Sahi took out a small iron pickaxe and began to clear the big hole. He took the bricks and stones in the large caves, opened a cave, and put it in a gunpowder barrel, leaving a fuze. Then, he buried the bricks that had been removed before, so as to bury the gunpowder barrel in the middle, so that it can exert its maximum explosive power.

After burying the barrel of gunpowder, Sahi blew the rope tied to his left arm and lit a long fuze ...

Then, Sahi quickly picked up the door panel and, as a cover, ran away quickly ...

After a while, a loud noise came and the west gate of Wicklow City was blown up. Not only was the city gate broken, but the bricks and stones used to block the city gate were scattered all over the place. At this time, a large gap also appeared in the city gate ...

Earl Edward knew that the opportunity was indispensable, so a team of French swordsmen and shields took the lead and rushed to the blasted city gate. The other soldiers, except the army and artillery and heavy troops of the other three city gates, followed Go up.

At this time, the Irish defenders in the city were still frightened by the sound of artillery. As a result, the Irish garrison was killed, and even King Muircheartach was captured ...

Jean Paul, who was sent by French King Louis XII to assist Count Edward, was also taken aback by this victory. You know, the siege of Europe at this time usually takes several months. Which is like the situation in front of you, as long as two days?

So, Jean Paul quickly wrote to Louis XII describing the characteristics of this siege. Moreover, Jean Paul, with his unique vision, suggested that metal gates should be used to prevent shelling. In particular, on the battlefield of southern Italy, the city of Naples should replace the metal gate to avoid being taken by the Spaniards ...

The letter was quickly sent back to Paris by the French navy warship ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ was also valued by Louis XII. Unfortunately, everything is too late ...

Because, when Louis XII received the letter from Jean Paul, the Spanish army also drove down to the city of Naples. Even if the Chinese want to change the metal gates, it is too late. Can't they change the gates under the eyes of the Spanish army? Moreover, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build a metal gate. Not to mention that it takes a long time to order the delivery from Paris to Naples ...

If Paul ’s letter was sent to Paris two months earlier, there might be better results. However, it was too late. Because of the lack of time, the city of Naples had no chance to replace the metal gates, and even the opportunity to cast a layer of metal on the outside of the gates was not hit by the Spaniards. Moreover, the Spaniards raised artillery and began to bombard the gates of Naples ...

So, this letter from Jean Paul came too late ...

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