Chapter 264: Angry Henry 7
On the island of Ireland, after several months of hard work, Earl Edward has successfully controlled the Kingdom of Kings, the Kingdom of Kildare, and the McMurray Kingdom of Leinster.
As for the part of the land allocated by the McCarthy dynasty, Earl Edward gave it to Morris, Earl of Desmond, for his support. After all, the ultimate goal of Earl Edward is England, not Ireland.
At present, the territories owned by Earl Edward are mainly the Kingdom of the Kingdom of Kings (thepale), the Kildare State, the land of the McMurrow Kingdom of Leinster and Cork City.
In the spring, Earl Edward presided over the Irish serfs and carried out large-scale plowing to obtain enough food in the autumn. After all, relying on the outside world to provide food is not very reliable.
The Kingdom of Ireland on the island of Ireland, and Kildare, are peat-rich areas on the island of Ireland. The land here is also the most fertile. Coupled with the “shaded area” of precipitation in the east of the island of Ireland, there is not as much rain here as it is on the west coast, which is very suitable for agricultural development.
Although no fertilizer is used, peatlands, which are fertile soils rich in decay and impurities, have always had relatively high agricultural production. Otherwise, the British will not choose the land on the east side of the island of Ireland as the direct territory of the king.
Earl Edward attaches great importance to the spring cultivation of the Kingdom of Kings and the Kingdom of Kildare. As long as there is a good harvest here, he can gradually get rid of his dependence on foreign countries.
There are more than 80,000 British semi-fine wool sheep. Earl Edward is not willing to sell 10,000 to the North Sea Chamber of Commerce. However, he also knows that his strength is not enough to compete with the British and needs everyone's support. Moreover, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce is also very interesting, and also sent 2,800 experienced German mercenaries to help him defend Dublin.
More importantly, the 2,800 German mercenaries have no political requirements and will not force Count Edward to do what they do not want to do. The French, for example, used to force Earl Edward to fortify the Calais fortress. If that were the case, Count Edward would be difficult to succeed, and there would be no benefit.
With these 2800 German mercenaries, Earl Edward can use them to contend with the French and avoid being too constrained by the French.
Moreover, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce not only sent 2800 German mercenaries, but also brought a lot of food to supply the army. After all, once the British have fought, the defense of Dublin must be a long-term one. At that time, enough food was needed. Therefore, it is absolutely very important for the Beihai Chamber of Commerce to send a lot of rye.
In addition to these, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce also transported four large iron gates through large ships to prevent possible shelling by the British army. Although the British artillery equipment rate is not high, but the blacksmiths in Essex are trying to cast guns with wrought iron. However, one of the leaders, Old John, has been hired by Marin. So, if you want to create an excellent iron cannon-Hongyi Cannon, it is estimated that it will be delayed for a while.
Although it is said that there are some bronze guns in Britain, they are all small-caliber guns and are not suitable for smashing city gates. This is mainly because Britain is not short of iron, but is very short of copper. The price of copper is so expensive, the possibility of equipping a large number of artillery naturally is low.
When the sun was shining in spring, Henry VII suddenly remembered his kingship on the island of Ireland. The dark land (peat land) looks very fertile and the grain output is quite high.
So, on a whim, Henry VII decided to send his own Secretary of Agriculture, Stephenson, to take a boat to the King's territory directly east of the island of Ireland to check the situation of spring cultivation.
Stephenson took the lead by nature and set off with three ships ...
Unexpectedly, sailing to the waters near Ireland, Stephenson's fleet suffered a siege of dozens of French warships ...
Fortunately, Stephenson had been in the navy before. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he decisively let the two **** ships stop the French ship for thousands. And he himself fled in the main ship.
In this way, Henry VII received bad news that the eastern waters of Ireland were blocked by the French fleet. So he invited ministers to discuss countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, according to Lord Stephenson, the French have dozens of warships. And we have more than a hundred warships in England. So why do n’t we concentrate all the warships and defeat the French fleet in one fell swoop ? "Secretary of the Navy Johnson said confidently.
At this time, Britain is not a maritime power. It is already the limit to be able to pool more than 100 warships. Moreover, there is no artillery on board, and the ancient tactics of chopping off by the jetty gang are popular.
Of course, France is not a maritime power, and even the maritime power is more than the British. After all, France has always been a country that values the continent and despise the ocean. Therefore, when the navies of the two countries are worse, the British still have enough confidence.
At the same time, the British fleet is not all directly under the British king. More than half of them were ships and sailors drawn by the British King from the "Five Ports Alliance".
The so-called "Five Ports Alliance" is an alliance formed by the five English port cities of Dover, Hastings, New Romney, Hayes and Sandwich to protect the navigational safety of the English Channel. This alliance enjoys the privileges granted by the British royal family. However, when the King needed it, they also needed to dispatch ships and sailors to help the King fight. Even in this era, the main force of the British fleet came from the "Five Ports Alliance."
Following the advice of Johnson, Henry VII mobilized hundreds of 200-ton warships from the Five Ports Alliance and other places, and launched an attack on the French fleet that blocked the Irish coast.
At first glance, the French fleet looked bad, but instead of fighting hard with the British fleet, it turned around and ran away. But before escaping, the commander of the French Fleet was still very willing to put down a dinghy and let the sailors on the dinghy land to warn Count Edward.
After all, the French fleet helped block the coast of Ireland, not to fight hard with the British fleet ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ but to help block the news.
Today, the British even have the main force of the fleet dispatched. That shows that the British have found something wrong. At this time, the blockade message is meaningless. Therefore, the French fleet directly withdrew from the Irish coast and returned to France. Only one small boat was left to inform Earl Edward and the Scottish fleet that blocked the northern half of the eastern coast of the Irish island.
After driving away the French fleet, the British fleet landed in the coastal area of the McMurrow dynasty in the Kingdom of Leinster, and arrested a small local officer to torture intelligence. As a result, the local official told the British fleet-a few months ago, Earl Edward occupied the McMurray Dynasty and Dublin to the north. Moreover, the other party seems to have 8,000 troops (When Edward occupies the McMurrow dynasty, he really brought 8,000 people) ...
The British fleet commander Robin felt the seriousness of the situation and immediately withdrew to England and reported the news to Henry VII.
When I heard that Edward of the York family was not only alive, he also took a large army of 8,000 troops to occupy a large territory on the island of Ireland and took control of Dublin. Henry VII's lungs exploded:
"Idiot, it's a bunch of idiots! Did Earl Kildare grow up eating Cheung? Even if the other party could not be beaten, even the news could not pass through! What a few months later, Edward's **** must be Already have a firm foothold on the Irish island! "
"Come here, come! I'm going to hold the Yuqian meeting! Go and invite all your ministers! Hurry ..." Henry VII shouted hysterically, his voice full of anger ... 8)
