The Rise of the European Emperor

After Marin had arranged for the Scottish prisoners of war, the army was finally freed to go south. This time, Marin decided to go south by boat anyway.

Newcastle was originally a river port, and the Tyne was full of wharves. The fleet that had previously carried the army to Ashington also entered the River Tyne at this time and arrived at the dock in Newcastle. At this time, it is only necessary to reload the army and transport it to the port of Grimsby at the mouth of the Humber.

Soon, Marin and Edward went south by boat with the army. Of course, there were also hundreds of captured Scottish nobles. They are all precious meat tickets, so it is better to take them with you...

...

Just when the sky was overturned in the north, the city of London was not idle. Henry VII and a group of men were discussing countermeasures. The news of the defeat in the north had already reached London. Henry VII vomited blood in anger that day, and then deeply regretted replacing the experienced Richard Pohl with the inexperienced Henry Percy.

But the blunder has been made, and regret is useless now. Henry VII was also a very courageous person. He was not afraid of being slapped in the face. He invited back Richard Pohl, who was sent to negotiate with the French, and asked him to help him find a way to deal with the crisis.

For Henry VII and his men, it has now reached the stage of life and death. If it fails completely, the consequences will be disastrous.

You know, Edward's banner is to punish the kingslayer. Who is the Kingslayer? The first offender is of course Henry VII, but Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, John Deville, Earl of Oxford and others will never be pardoned. Because it was because of their betrayal before the battle that the York family was defeated and lost to Henry VII. As important accomplices of the Kingslayer, their only end was to be hanged.

As for Sir Richard Pol, Bishop of Winchester Richard Fox, Baron John Durinham, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Lord of the Navy Johnson, although they were not directly involved in the massacre that year King's Bosworth battle, but they were Henry VII's henchmen, and if Edward won and ascended the throne, they would never have good fruit to eat. The best outcome, I am afraid, is to be expelled. If you are unlucky, you will be hanged with the big guys in front of you...

Therefore, in order not to lose their wealth and even more afraid of being hanged, these people had to unite and fight hard. After all, it has not reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted.

"Where did you Marlin Hoffman come from? Why did he help Edward that rebel?" Henry VII said angrily.

Everyone, you and you, didn't stand up to speak. In fact, Marin is German, how do they know that these Englishmen know?

Only Richard Pohl cleared his throat,

road:

"Your Majesty, I know about this Marin. He is from the Earl of Mark in Germany. He was originally just a wandering knight without the right of inheritance. However, he was almost captured by the army of the French King Charles VIII who ambushed the French King Charles VIII at night in Fornovo, Italy. Charles VIII, from then on, he rose to fame, became a celebrity in the Holy Roman Empire, and was also a nobleman. Later, he seized the East Frisian Counties and became the Earl of East Frisland..." As Henry VII's subordinate A capable general, Richard Pohl has naturally heard of Marin's reputation as "very capable", and has also roughly studied Marin's "Marin phalanx", so when it comes to Marin, it's natural to eloquent Incessantly.

"Capturing the county of East Friesland? The German region is so chaotic that the country can be captured at will? And become an earl? Can you usurp the throne without a noble bloodline?" Henry VII felt incredulous.

"No, although Marin Hoffman's father was just an ordinary knight, his mother was a descendant of the Blok family, the ruler of East Frisian counties decades ago. The Sna family revolted and took its place. So Marin Hoffmann's seizure of East Frisian counties, strictly speaking, was a recapture of the family's territory, a revenge..."

"Okay, I don't care about his legal status, I just want to ask, what is his military capability?"

"It's very strong. Last year, he led an army of 40,000 troops and defeated a coalition of 50,000 soldiers composed of the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony. More importantly, of the 50,000 coalition forces, 2 Ten thousand people are powerful Swiss mercenaries!" Richard Pohl said seriously.

"Hey—" Everyone gasped in unison. Everyone knows the power of the Swiss mercenaries. In recent years, the French will bring a large number of Swiss mercenaries in every war to cooperate with the French heavy cavalry. This combination is quite powerful, at least, England can't beat it. However, Marin defeated 50,000 enemy troops with 20,000 Swiss mercenaries with 40,000 people. How strong is this?

"No wonder the Earl of Northumberland lost, it turned out to be such a fierce man!" Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester, sighed. He is not worried that he will be finished, after all, he is a member of the church. Edward was victorious, and at most he lost his power, not his life.

"No, the reason why Henry Percy was defeated seems to be the night attack led by that guy." Henry VII learned this detail from his intelligence officers. And this detail was found by the scouts under Henry VII who sneaked into the vicinity of York City.

"Night attack? Oh, yes, this guy is really good at night attack. When he defeated King Charles VIII of France, he used night attack!" Richard Pohl said.

"I'm not afraid of a night attack. We can send people on duty day and night. But the problem now is that we have a serious shortage of soldiers, and it's difficult to defend London..." Thomas Stanley sighed.

"So, how many troops are there?" Richard Pohl asked. He was sent to Calais to negotiate with the French during this time, and knew very little about domestic intelligence.

"According to his reports, he has about 20,000 men. As for Edward's 10,000 people, it seems that the French have taken their 7,000 French soldiers by boat..." Henry VII said. In fact, the French deliberately leaked this information to Henry VII to give him confidence.

"The French soldier is gone? What's going on?" Richard Pohl became interested. And, it's good news for him.

"It seems that, according to the information disclosed by the French, the Scots sent 10,000 troops to fight from the north, and they also had a conflict with Edward's rebellion. The French wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so they evacuated their own 7,000 people. , want to see Edward and James IV dog bite dog..." This is the information Henry VII got from the French.

"What Scots invaded?" Richard Ball was startled at first, but quickly said:

"It's really great, the two forces are fighting, it's very good for us!"

"However, our strength is really limited! Even though Edward and Marin Hoffman's army suffered great losses after the conflict with the Scots, we are still no match for it! There are only more than 3,000 veterans in London. If training new recruits , I'm afraid it's too late..." Henry VII said in frustration.

But after Richard Bohr thought about it, he said:

"No, Your Majesty, we still have soldiers and horses, but no one noticed it!"

"Soldiers and horses? Where are they?" Henry VII asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what country we are in England? A maritime country! We are at sea, and there are many warships..."

"You mean..." Henry VII seemed to have caught something.

"Yes, we can recruit those sailors. They are all people who are used to fighting at sea, and many of them are simply murderous pirates..."

"But... those people are fiercely fighting on the ship, and they may not be able to go on land..." Admiral Johnson questioned. As Lord of the Admiralty, Johnson was well aware that these men were powerful on the rickety deck, but less so when they got to shore.

"You're right, Mr. Johnson. In the field, these sailors may not be able to beat ordinary regular infantry. However, we are not asking those sailors to go out to the field and fight the enemy recklessly. What we need now is to defend the city of London. . Those sailors are good at swordsmanship, they may not be able to use them in field battles, but they are still able to guard the tall and strong city walls. After all, they have a lot of fighting experience!" Richard Boll said confidently. These days he sailed to Calais to negotiate with the French, and naturally he had seen many fierce sailors and knew their temperament.

"It seems... it makes sense..." Henry VII's eyes suddenly lit up.

It is undeniable that the English sailors who are good at fighting on the deck are still at a good level of fighting. Although it is not very suitable for fighting on land, Henry VII does not need them to fight with people in the wild. Let them rely on the tall and sturdy London City Wall to guard against the enemy on the city head, there is not much problem. Moreover, because of their excellent fighting skills, their ability to defend the city must be much stronger than those temporarily recruited...

So, Henry VII immediately ordered with confidence-all sailors who knew fighting in England landed, and then, with the sailor's machete, went to the London recruiting office to report...

There are at least 10,000 or 20,000 sailors in England who are good at fighting. If all of them were recruited to defend the city in London, facing the opponent's more than 20,000 people, Henry VII felt that he was very sure of defending. And the ministers under Henry VII, after hearing this plan, also greatly increased their confidence. As long as London is kept, there is still hope for a comeback. The big deal, train another batch of recruits... So, at the same time as the English sailors were recruited, Henry VII at the same time ordered a group of strong men to be urgently recruited in several counties in the southeast of England for training to fight against the coming Edward's army...