The Rise of the European Emperor

The British army officially dispatched troops and landed in Ireland, which soon spread to France and Scotland. King James IV of Scotland, although he was the son-in-law of Henry VII, did not hesitate to send troops south, and at Hadrian's Wall, the dividing line between England and Scotland, assumed an offensive stance and threatened England.

Although Henry VII's eldest daughter, Queen Margaret of Scotland, was very dissatisfied, James IV knew very well that England was definitely Scotland's enemy of life and death. If England were to be endlessly strong, Scotland would surely be united by England. Moreover, before, Scotland was also united by England.

This time, the British transferred the main force to the island of Ireland, and James IV felt that the opportunity was rare. If the British army withdraws the troops in time. Then, he just pretended that nothing had happened, and withdrew the troops. But if the British continued to attack Edward, then he also planned to really invade England, at least, to sack Newcastle and other big cities in northern England.

As for the French side, countermeasures were also taken quickly. Originally, Louis XII planned to send a fleet to the Thames Estuary to threaten London. However, the French ministers believed that the strength of the French fleet was too scum.

At this time, Jean Paul, a French officer who happened to be returning from Ireland on vacation, stood up. He suggested that it is better to take advantage of the main British army to go to Ireland and send troops to capture the last British foothold on the European continent - the fortress of Calais...

Jean Paul's suggestion was appreciated by King Louis XII of France. So, Jean Paul, who was just a knight, was summoned by the King of France.

"See my king!" Jean Paul knelt down in a knightly salute. After all, he met the king. Therefore, he adopted the highest etiquette to worship.

"Get up, and tell me, why did you propose to attack Calais?"

"Your Majesty, I followed the army of Edward, Earl of Warwick, and participated in the battle to conquer the fortified city of Wicklow, Ireland, and learned a new method of siege. Using this method, it would not be a problem to take the fortress of Calais. , and, moreover, just a day or two!"

Louis XII was taken aback, and then he seemed to remember something:

"Could it be... the way the Spaniards broke through Naples?"

"Exactly, this method is actually very simple. It was invented by Marin Hoffman, Count of East Frisian in the Holy Roman Empire. At first, he used this method and swept Holstein in Denmark with a very fast speed. Because of the Principality and the Principality of Schleswig, there were more than a dozen cities in a row, and each siege took no more than three days."

"When I was fighting in Ireland, I heard that the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands invited a Danish soldier and asked him to demonstrate this simple, rude and effective siege method. The North Sea Chamber of Commerce provided 20 heavy artillery bombardment. Next, there was a hole in the Wicklow West Gate. Then, the Danish soldier, carrying a door panel and a powder keg on his back, ran into the city gate hole..."

"Wait... What is that Danish soldier doing with the door panel?" Louis XII didn't know much about this tactic, so he asked this question.

"To prevent the attack from the top of the city, just put the door on the head, unless the opponent uses a very large stone or a heavy iron ball to smash the defense of the door and injure the person caught by the powder keg. Otherwise, ordinary bows and arrows, There is no way to get to the people under the door.”

"It turns out that it is a good way..."

"Then, the blaster arrived at the city gate, put the powder keg into the hole in the city gate, and tried to bury the powder keg a little deeper. In this way, it is said that the door is blasted more severely. Then, the blaster ignited the fuse, and held it up. The door panel quickly fled the scene. Soon, the city gate was blown up..."

"Well... this method is really powerful. If the enemy uses it to attack French cities, it is indeed very ferocious. I don't know, is there a way to break it?"

"Yes, it is said that by replacing the city gate with a large iron gate, it can withstand the smashing of iron balls.

As long as there are no holes in the city gate, the powder keg will not be buried anywhere, and the city gate will not be bombed! "That's what some "Danish soldier" called "Jonathan" told him. Of course, the truth.

"Then the fortress of Calais replaced the city gate with an iron gate, isn't there a way?"

"No, the British don't seem to have paid attention to this. Moreover, the minister sent his own attendants to ride to the fortress of Calais, and found that the iron gate had not been replaced there. That's why the minister dared to propose This is suggested."

"That's great, I'm going to send troops, take the fortress of Calais, and completely drive the British out of the sea!"

"Your Majesty is wise, this time, the British have no time or strength to reinforce the fortress of Calais. At that time, the British will have no foothold and will not be a threat to France!"

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Soon, King Louis XVI of France mobilized 10,000 troops and sent troops to the fortress of Calais. With the powerful national strength of France, it was much faster to mobilize than the British. Moreover, because there is a way to make a quick battle, King Louis XVI of France did not have to prepare so much food and grass. The only thing that needs to be prepared is probably enough gunpowder and shells. After all, bombarding the city gate requires a lot of gunpowder and shells. And France is not short of artillery, although they are all small-caliber artillery, but pulling hundreds of them in the past is enough. In this way, 10,000 French troops with 100 artillery pieces quickly set off from the fortress of Paris and Calais.

At this time, in the fortress of Calais, there were only 3,000 defenders. Under normal circumstances, with these 3,000 defenders, even in the face of 10,000 enemy troops, they can hold on for a few months. What's more, the fortress of Calais is facing the sea to the north, and the British can continuously launch support from the sea. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if there are 20,000 French troops, they may not be able to fight.

However, the current situation is very abnormal. Because the main force of the British army has gone to the island of Ireland. At this time, in the British mainland, there were only a few thousand defenders in London. Moreover, the thousands of people in London would definitely not be able to move. If it moves, if it fails, then London is a ghost town.

Therefore, at this time, the Fortress of Calais has no reinforcements that can be dispatched...

When the French army arrived, although the fortress of Calais sent a clipper to ask for help, the far water could not save the near fire...

In just two days, the French used hundreds of small cannons to smash a hole in the south gate of the fortress of Calais. Then, let Paul command a strong obedient, with a door panel and a powder keg on his back, blasting the gates of the fortress of Calais...

Immediately, the French army swarmed in, taking advantage of their strength to start a brutal street battle with the British army. Although the elites of the British army were stationed at the fortress of Calais, many of the troops sent by France were warriors from the knight family. Under the condition that both sides used cold weapons, France, which had more knights with high martial arts, won the street battle, drove the British army with only a few hundred people left, and successfully occupied the British army in the European continent. The last foothold of the fortress of Calais...