Chapter 997: Lay down
Those boats heading towards the beach did not approach the beach, but stopped at a certain distance from the beach. Because, if it is too close, the ship is likely to run aground.
Then, the hundreds of ships laid down the landing boats and rafts. A lot of people have been sitting on the dinghy and the raft. In addition, many people jumped into the water and supported the dinghy and the raft to the beach, so as not to stand in the sea. When they first went into the water, the water didn't cross the front chest. Fortunately, most of the ships that landed this time were about 200 tons, and the draught was about 1 meter. Otherwise, a larger boat would not be suitable for wading and landing.
After reaching the shallow water, the sea could only reach the knees, the soldiers released the boat and the raft, and waded directly to the shore.
Later, the small boats and rafts dropped from various boats were connected by ropes from the mooring area of the boat to the shallow water on the beach. After jumping off the boat, the soldiers who landed on the wader directly supported a pontoon-like thing formed by small boats and rafts, wading towards the beach. Of course, there are also some soldiers who walk directly from the pontoon to the land. However, because the pontoon is too narrow, not many people can walk. Most people still have to support these pontoons and wade towards the beach.
In fact, the soldiers of the Fourth Army are mostly English and Frisian, most of them are good in water, and almost do not use this kind of "handrail" like a pontoon. Because, even if they fall in the sea water, they can stand up by themselves with good water. Even, swim directly to the shore.
But this wading landing method was not prepared for the Fourth Army, but for Marin's landing in Italy. Here in Saqqara, I'm just testing the effect of this login method. Then, provide a reference for the landing of the Marin Mountain Corps on the seaside of the Republic of Siena. Because the soldiers who expedition to Siena were basically mountain people in the southern mountains of Germany, most of them were dry ducks. The dry ducks waded and landed, but their standing was unstable. If you use small boats and rafts laid down on multiple ships to form a "handrail" promenade similar to a pontoon, it is possible for the dry duck mountain infantry to support this handrail promenade and walk to the beach more steadily ...
After testing, Sakala and his deputies unanimously agreed that this method works well and can be promoted among German soldiers in the mountains ... Then, this conclusion was written into a report, which will be sent back to the mainland by a special clipper at another date to provide reference for Marin ...
With the help of a dozen "handrails", the soldiers landed on the wading very smoothly. Moreover, the weather in August was very hot. The fighters landed on the water, not only did not feel cold, but also felt very comfortable.
At the same time, the dozen or so ships docked at the Changqiao Wharf are also constantly carrying heavy weapons such as artillery onto the land. Even the heavy objects such as the plate armour of the soldiers went to the dock and sent ashore. After all, if the soldiers are wearing plate armor, it is very inconvenient to move in the water. Once you fall in the water, it is difficult to get up. Therefore, these plate armor also went to the wharf with artillery, grain and grass. In addition, there are some war horses taking the dock to the shore ...
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By noon, the Fourth Army was still exposed ...
Of course, they were not exposed on land, but because they were discovered by local fishermen on the sea. Those fishermen were going to go fishing in the sea, but when the fishing boat approached the small fishing village of Seton, they suddenly found more than 100 large ships docking, and many soldier-like people were landing on the water. The fishermen immediately realized that the major event was not good, and when the enemy troops landed again, they had to go back and report ...
Then, at noon, everyone in Edinburgh knew that a large army was landing in the village of Seton, which seemed to be a bad enemy. Because, the fishermen saw the white rose flag representing the York dynasty in England and the St George cross flag symbolizing England ...
Suddenly, there was chaos in Edinburgh. You know, at this time in Edinburgh, there are only 1,000 guards and 600 French troops. The 600 French army originally planned to wait for the follow-up troops to go south to assist the Scots in defense. It ’s good now, just head-on with the English army ...
"Wait, did you say they landed in a small fishing village 4 miles away?" John Stewart asked.
"Yes, your majesty, that small fishing village called Seton, we often pass by fishing boats." The fishermen who came to the newspaper replied.
"So, do you remember how big the pier was in Seton Village? How many people can land at the same time?" John Stewart asked nervously.
"Probably ... there is only one long bridge wharf, and you can park two or three large ships at most ... no, a few days ago, I heard that a big rich man named Hatton came over there, and he built several new long Bridge Pier ... "said the fisherman uncertainly.
"Damn! That must be an English spy!" John Stewart said angrily after reacting.
"Is there any rescue?" Queen Margaret asked with concern.
After John Stewart silently counted, he said:
"Several long bridge piers, half a day, the maximum landing is one or two thousand people. Counting the weight, it is estimated that there are fewer landings. In this way, we sent the 300 cavalry in the Imperial Guard to go to the small fishing village to see if we can Drive them off the sea! "
But John Stewart was still late, and he did not know that the Fourth Army would wader and land, instead of fooling around in line to land from Longbridge Pier. If the 300 cavalry were dispatched early in the morning, it might be really successful. But now, the total number of soldiers landing has reached more than 6,000. When the 300 Scottish Guards cavalry arrived, they were faced with a spear like Lin, and the arrow rain of the archer of the Fourth Army ...
"What? The opponent has established a firm foothold? Thousands of people?" John Stewart was shocked when he heard the report of the guard who was going to test. He couldn't understand how the other party quickly let thousands of people land in a small fishing port with only a few long bridge docks.
"There may be more than a few thousand people, because there are about hundreds of ships on the sea. The total number of enemy troops may be tens of thousands!" The captain of the Guards cavalry said cautiously.
"Ten thousand ..." John Stewart lost his soul.
"Your Majesty, you must cheer up. Even if the other party has tens of thousands of people? I guess they have to bring at least part of the strong people? So, their combatants are estimated to be only a few thousand people. And, the other party is estimated to be difficult to attack today. , We have half a day to prepare one night! "Queen Margaret persuaded. Of course, there are problems with her statement. Because there are indeed 10,000 combatants coming this time. As for the people's strength, there are. However, the Minzhuang's ship has not yet followed. In the afternoon, dozens of boats that Min Zhuang took also arrived. It's just that the Scots don't know it.
"Preparation? How to prepare?" John Stewart was lost, he was a little bit unsure. Although he was born noble, he also received a complete education of nobility and military skills in France. The problem is, he has never experienced anything. Facing the arrival of thousands of enemy troops, he was a little overwhelmed.
Queen Margaret was much better than him. After thinking for a while, Queen Margaret said her opinion:
"It is estimated that the enemy will launch an attack tomorrow. Taking advantage of the time now, we will send troops to the villages around Edinburgh and pull the Zhuangding into the city to help defend the city. In addition ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ open the weapon store and give All the strong men in the city and the strong men pulled into the city from outside the city to send weapons, let them stand on the wall to help defend the city! "
"Okay, just do it!" John Stewart also recovered. Although there are only 1600 regular troops in the city, this is a city defense battle. It is not a field battle. Those strong men can also come in handy. Then he took out the king's gold seal and began to issue orders.
"Also, give orders to all localities to let them gather all the Zhuangding and form an army to come to Edinburgh King! Even, we can transfer part of the army back in the south!"
"Ah? Will this affect the security of the southern border?" John Stewart said hesitantly.
"You can't control that much. If we die, what's the point of southern border security?" Queen Margaret said resolutely.
"Okay, listen to you!" John Stewart issued multiple orders decisively, stamped a gold seal on the edict, and signed it personally!
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After all, Saqqara was too young to pay attention to intercept Edinburgh's messengers. For experienced military officers such as Marin and Schwartz, the first thing after landing was to scout cavalry and intercept the dispatched messengers in Edinburgh.
But Saqqara had little experience, this was the first time he picked the beam alone, so he ignored this matter. Fortunately, Edinburgh later attacked faster, and there is really no decent reinforcements in Scotland. Otherwise, something big will happen ...
Early in the morning of the next day, the soldiers of the Fourth Legion formed a tight battle front and drove to Edinburgh City, 4 miles west, to surround Edinburgh City. At the same time, the Scottish officers in the city are instructing the people to block the inside of the city gate with logs, bricks, etc ...
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