On the Irish Island, after several months of hard work, Earl Edward has successfully controlled the territory of the British King, the Kingdom of Kildaleb and the McMurrow dynasty of the Kingdom of Leinster.
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Now, the territory owned by Earl Edward is mainly the territory directly under the British king (The Pale), the Kingdom of Kildale, the land of the McMurrow dynasty in the Kingdom of Leinster and the City of Cork.
In spring, Earl Edward presided over the Irish serfs and carried out large-scale spring plowing to obtain enough food in the autumn. After all, relying on the outside world to provide food is really not reliable.
The territory directly under the British king on the Ireland Island and Kildaleb are areas with rich peat on the Ireland Island. The land here is also the most fertile. In addition, it is located in the "shadow area" of precipitation in the eastern part of Ireland, and the rain here is not as much as the western coast, which is very suitable for agricultural development.
Although no fertilizer was used, the peat land was originally a fertile soil with abundant corrosive impurities, and the agricultural output was always relatively high. Otherwise, the British would not have chosen the land east of Ireland as the territory directly under the British King.
Earl Edward attached great importance to the spring plowing of the British territory and the Kingdom of Kildaleb. As long as the food harvest is good, he can gradually get rid of his dependence on foreign countries.
There were more than 80,000 British half-wool sheep, and Edward was reluctant to sell 10,000 yuan to the North Sea Chamber of Commerce. However, he also knew that his strength was not enough to compete with the British and needed everyone's support. Moreover, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce was also very helpful and sent 2,800 experienced German mercenaries to help him guard Dublin.
More importantly, these 2,800 German mercenaries did not require political requirements and would not force Edward to do things he did not want to do. For example, those French people were like they forced Edward to attack the Calais Fortress in Britain before. If that were the case, Edward would be difficult to succeed and would not have any benefits.
With these 2,800 German mercenaries, Earl Edward can use them to compete with the French to avoid being too restrained by the French.
Moreover, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce not only sent 2,800 German mercenaries, but also transported a large amount of food to supply the army's needs. After all, once the British fought, the battle for defense in Dublin would definitely be long-term. At that time, enough food would be needed. Therefore, it is absolutely very important for the North Sea Chamber of Commerce to send a large amount of rye.
In addition to these, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce also transported four large iron gates through large ships to guard against possible British shelling. Although the British artillery equipment rate is not high, the blacksmiths in Essex are trying to cast cannons with cooked iron. However, the best among them, John, has been hired by Marin. So, it is probably delayed to cast an excellent iron cannon - the Red Cannon.
Although Britain also has some copper cannons, they are all small caliber cannons that are not suitable for smashing city gates. This is mainly because Britain does not lack iron, but it lacks copper. The price of copper is so expensive, so naturally the possibility of a large number of cannons is low.
When the spring was sunny, Henry VII suddenly remembered his direct territory of the King of England on the Ireland Island. That kind of black land (pet land) seemed very fertile and had a very high grain output.
So, on a whim, Henry VII decided to send his Minister of Agriculture Stephenson to take a boat to the territory directly under the British King in the eastern part of Ireland to check the spring plowing situation.
Stephenson naturally received the order and set off with three ships...
Unexpectedly, when sailing to the waters near Ireland, Stephenson's fleet was besieged by dozens of French warships...
Fortunately, Stephenson had been in the Navy before, and seeing that the situation was wrong, he decisively asked two guard ships to stop the French ships from thousands. He himself fled on 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 had dozens of warships. And we in England had more than a hundred warships. So, why don't we concentrate all warships and defeat the French fleet in one fell swoop?" Navy Secretary Johnson said confidently.
In this era, Britain was not a maritime power. It was already the limit to being able to gather more than 100 warships. Moreover, there were no artillery on the ships, and the ancient tactics of jumping ships were popular.
Of course, France is not a maritime power, and even its maritime power is more powerful than Britain. After all, France has always been a country that values ​​continental Europe and despises the ocean. Therefore, when the navies of the two countries are worse, the British still have enough confidence.
At the same time, this British fleet is not all directly under the British King. More than half of them are ships and sailors drawn by the British King from the "Five Port Alliance".
The so-called "Five Port Alliance" is an alliance formed by the five English Channel port cities, Dover, Hastings, New Romney, Hayes and Sandwich, to protect the navigation safety of the English Channel. This alliance enjoys various privileges granted by the British royal family. However, when the British king needed it, they also needed to dispatch ships and sailors to help the British king fight. Even in this era, the main force of the British fleet came from the "Five Port Alliance".
Henry VII followed Johnson's opinion and mobilized hundreds of 200-ton warships from the Five Harbor Alliance and various places, and actively launched an attack on the French fleet that blocked the coast of Ireland.
When the French fleet saw that the situation was not good, they did not fight hard with the British fleet, but turned around and ran away. But before escaping, the commander of the French fleet still righteously put down a small boat and asked the sailors on the small boat to land on the shore to warn Edward.
After all, the French fleet helped block the coast of Ireland not to fight with the British fleet, but to help block the news.
Now, the British even dispatched the main force of the fleet. This shows that the British had found something wrong. At this time, the blockade news lost its meaning. Therefore, the French fleet directly evacuated the coast of Ireland and returned to France. Only a small boat was left to inform Count Edward and the Scottish fleet in the northern half of the eastern coast of Ireland.
After driving away the French fleet, the British fleet sent people to land on the coast of the McMurro dynasty in the Kingdom of Leinster and arrested a local official to interrogate the information. As a result, the local official told the British fleet that a few months ago, Earl Edward occupied the McMurro dynasty and Dublin in the north. Moreover, the other side seemed to have an army of 8,000 (when Edward occupied the McMurro dynasty, he did lead 8,000 people).
Robin, commander of the British fleet, felt the seriousness of the situation and immediately withdrew back to England and reported the news to Henry VII.
When Heard that Edward of the York family was not only alive, but also led an army of 8,000 to occupy a large area of ​​territory on the Ireland Island and controlled Dublin, Henry VII's lungs were infuriated:
"Idiots, they are all a bunch of idiots! Did Earl Kildale grow up? It would be fine if you can't beat the other party, but you can't even get the news! Damn, a few months have passed, and that bastard Edward must have gained a foothold on the Ireland Island!"
Chapter completed!