Chapter 658: Fight to the end

The guiding ideology of naval warfare between Britain and France is too great. The reason why the French have repeatedly defeated in the naval war is not unreasonable. It can only be said that the French were too straightforward in naval battles, and they were still on land. The British are much more sophisticated and cunning.

Seize the upper hand, and then use the advantage of the wind to outflank the enemy ship. When approaching, using the powerful firepower of the sideboard to strike against enemy ships is the British naval warfare idea. It is this correct naval warfare ideology that has caused Britain to defeat the French navy repeatedly. Moreover, later defeated the Spanish Invincible Fleet.

But in the view of the French, this tactic of avoiding frontal collision is very insignificant and seriously inconsistent with the spirit of chivalry. Therefore, the French navy is inevitably beaten up by the frivolous British.

Speaking of the current English naval tactics, I have to mention one person-King Edward III. Edward III was a genius strategist king. The famous English Longbowmen who beat the French fart was promoted by Edward III in England. Prior to this, although the United Kingdom had longbowmen, but the number was small. When Edward III saw the Longbowmen, he was very restrained by the French cavalry, so he simply promoted it nationwide and ordered the whole nation to shoot arrows. So, in the early days of the Hundred Years' War, the British suppressed the French army and beat France to a very good situation. Later, it was after the French possessed artillery that was able to confront the Longbowmen, and the new plate armor that could resist the shooting of the Longbowmen, they finally reversed the situation.

Of course, this is the achievement of Edward III in the army. Another of his achievements is his actions in naval warfare. At the beginning, England was not a maritime power. Because the British Isles are large enough, it is more like a small land. Therefore, at that time, the Kingdom of England was actually a small land country that had been **** with Scotland all day long. At that time, the greatest hobby of the English people was to torture and then torture with the Scots near Hadrian's Wall ...

The emergence of Edward III changed the landscape of the Kingdom of England. Because the mother of Edward III was Isabella of France, the only daughter of Philip IV. The three sons of Philip IV successively became kings of France, but they all ended without heirs. Therefore, as the son of Princess Isabella, Edward III has the right to inherit the French throne. But the French aristocracy did not agree that Edward III, the Englishman, became king of France, so he chose Philip VI, cousin of Philip IV. Since then, because of the French throne, Britain and France have completely turned their backs, and this has led to the following century of war. Prior to this, although there was friction between Britain and France, there was no deep hatred ...

At the beginning, Edward III hired many Kirk sailors from the Hanseatic League to transport the British troops across the English Channel to the European continent. Because, at that time, England had no big ships ...

As a result, Edward III saw the advanced Kirk sailing ship at that time and decided to use it as the main ship type in England.

Of course, things don't stop there. Edward III, a military genius, also made improvements to the Kirk sailing-he ordered the stern of the Kirk sailing to be raised. In this way, in the naval battle, it will take advantage. Because there are many longbowmen in England. Standing on the elevated stern tower, the Longbowmen's range is bonus. From the top, absolute shooting suppresses opponents.

Therefore, the warships in England are all Kirk sailboats with elevated sterns, which are more suitable for this traditional naval battle than French ships.

Every time he passed by, the English archers attacked the French soldiers and sailors on the deck of the French warship from the stern. Moreover, some rockets even ignited the sails of French ships. However, because the Rockets won fewer bids, the fire was quickly extinguished by the French sailors.

But in any case, Wallace's insignificant tactics of fighting, let the French suffer. The British fleet has returned several times and the French have never been able to take them ...

Moreover, it is not that the French do not know the benefits of seizing the upper hand, but that they cannot seize the upper hand. Because, behind them, there are hundreds of transport ships. Once you let it go and let the British warships rush into the convoy of transport ships, the loss would be great. For example, some ships carrying war horses sink one, that is, dozens of war horses and a large amount of supplies sink into the sea. The artillery is more expensive, because the artillery is made of copper, and now the price of copper in Europe is so expensive, sinking a ship full of copper guns, Louis XII was distressed ...

Therefore, even though it was known that the British should not be allowed to seize the upper hand, the French fleet did not dare to rush to fight with the British fleet, but could only protect the transport fleet honestly ...

However, Earl Valjeri was not a fool. He knows very well that if this continues to be consumed, the French fleet will finish sooner or later ...

"How to solve the present dilemma?" Count Valjeri thought angrily.

He glanced at the more than 40 English boats ready to intercept the French transport ship in the northeast direction, and suddenly thought of something ...

"Yeah, I should have thought about it ..." Count Valjery patted his head.

He found that although the English main fleet and the French fleet were hiding from cats and cats, they just refused to face up. However, the more than forty small and medium-sized warships in England have refused to leave the northeast direction, just to prevent the French fleet from breaking through and landing in England ...

Therefore, Earl Valjeri judged that the biggest task of the English fleet in front of him was to prevent the French fleet from landing in England ...

The 54 major English warships as the main force may be able to wander, but the more than 40 small and medium-sized warships have always refused to give way to the northeast route. Therefore, Earl Valjeri finally decided to take these more than forty small and medium-sized English warships ...

Since they refused to give way, they would definitely not run away. Before sending 20 ships, it was indeed a little less. Moreover, the previous 20 French warships were too concentrated and could easily be stunned by flexible English boats.

This time, the Earl of Valjeri decided to dispatch 50 main battleships to attack more than forty small and medium-sized English warships who refused to give way.

Moreover, Count Vargeri changed his style of play-he divided the 50 warships into two shares, and outsourced more than forty small and medium-sized warships of the English. Those small and medium-sized warships are more flexible, and if they refuse to make way, as long as they outstrip the past, they will definitely be able to hit them ...

As long as the small and medium-sized English warships were defeated, the route to Hastings Port was completely opened. As long as the transportation fleet is driven over, the French army's task of crossing the sea is completed ...

As for the 54 major British warships led by Wallace, Count Valjeri decided to leave 50 large warships to stop them and prevent them from attacking the transport fleet. Although 50 warships may not be able to beat the British main fleet of 54 warships, it will take a long time for the British to defeat these 50 French main battleships. At this time, it was enough for another 50 warships to clear out more than 40 small and medium warships in England. Even if it cannot be eliminated, it is enough to disperse the other party and make a passage for the transportation fleet ...

When the proud Sir Wallace was directing a new round of fighting, the upstairs he saw the change of the French fleet, and his face suddenly became "white" ...

"Finished, the French have found our weakness!"

His task was to stop the French fleet, so the previous battle was actually to attract the attention of the French fleet. If you encounter a fool commander, you may continue to circle with Wallace's fleet until the reinforcements arrive ...

But now the French clearly realize that this is not a way to go down ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Therefore, now the French are cruel and intend to clear the small boats that are blocking the road first, which is a pinch to the British's life ...

As long as the French destroy or destroy those small boats, the road of the French transport fleet will widen. At that time, Wallace's mission was completely defeated ...

Wallace cannot accept failure, because if he fails, the whole of England may fall. By that time, he would n’t say the Baron ’s dream, and the family might all die the same as the defeat of Henry VII. So, for the future of the family, Wallace was ruthless ...

Sir Wallace grinned abruptly, withdrew the knight sword and ordered out loud:

"Brothers, it's time desperately!"

After a pause, Wallace continued:

"We must stop the advancement of the French fleet and continue to support until the arrival of the reinforcements! Guys, I will fight with you in death and never take a step back!"

"Fight to the end!"

"Fight to the end!"

The veteran sailors on the ship responded loudly with their scimitars. As they have been fighting in the sea all year round, they have long been ready to die at any time ...

Then, under the command of Wallace, 54 British main battleships turned temporarily and went straight to the northeast, intending to fight desperately with the 50 French main battleships that had gone to take out those small and medium-sized English warships.

Earlier, the French commander-in-chief, with the remaining 50 warships to protect the transport fleet, showed a triumphant smile, saying:

"They can't bear it anymore! Let's go, let's go to the decisive battle with our 50 ships! Speaking of a positive decisive battle, our French warriors haven't been afraid of anyone!"

Then, the remaining 50 French main battleships that originally protected the transport fleet also moved northeastward, and a decisive battle at sea is about to erupt ... 8)