The French did not know that the British had reinforcements because the information they received was - the Grand Duchy of the North Sea and Edward's people, which attracted the British fleet to the Irish Sea. Moreover, the French had previously conducted reconnaissance on the British side of the English Channel and did not find a large-scale British fleet.
As for Wallace's fleet, the French didn't care much, thinking that it was a force of resistance raised by the British. As a maritime country, it was not surprising that Britain could get so many ships raised by urgently.
Moreover, Wallace's desperate stance seemed to the French commander Valgery a bit like a fight of trapped beasts. Therefore, the French were not in a hurry to destroy the opponent as the main force of the British fleet was surrounded.
As soon as the French attack slowed down, the English sailors breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the English did not want to fight to the death. Because their mission was to drag the French fleet before reinforcements arrived. If possible, they were not willing to fight to the death. The main reason was that the British sailors were all pirates in the eyes of the French, and they were killed if they were caught. Therefore, there were no English sailors surrendering.
Therefore, the French slowed down their attack, and the English sailors were actually relieved. So they did not counterattack, but only resisted the French attack on the deck of the outer ships of the English fleet.
As the sun was about to set, the French began to eat dinner in batches...
Several hours of sea battles are very physically exhausting. At this time, the hungry sailors can eat a piece of black bread as big as a basin by themselves.
Valgery knew that the soldiers were tired and hungry, so he asked the soldiers to withdraw from food and drink water in batches. When they had enough food and drink enough, they had enough physical energy before continuing. However, in order to interfere with the British army's rest and prevent the opponent from recovering their physical strength, the French army attacked in batches. One group went to eat, and the other group continued to attack, which made the British army exhausted.
This tactic looks good. The British army was unable to eat and drink water in batches because they were few. If this continues, when the British army is so hungry, they will inevitably be defeated when facing the French army that has eaten and drunk enough...
However, things did not develop as the French expected. They had eaten and drank enough and were ready to continue the attack. But just before the sun set, a sail suddenly appeared on the southwest sea...
The sails first emerged from the top, and then gradually the entire sail appeared... and then, the hull appeared...
Taking advantage of the sunset, the French were surprised to find that about hundreds of ships came from the southwest sea, leading by more than one hundred and dozens of large ships...
"Who is the person coming?" The French in the fleet thought. Because they didn't know the identity of the visitor very well. Of course, they hoped that the reinforcements sent by the King of Dharma were basically here... It seems that it is not right to say the British. Because the information received by the French was that the main fleet of the British was not at home...
The French were still confused, but Sir Wallace, who had been observing the southwest sea on the top of the flagship stern, jumped happily. Although he only saw a shadow of sails, he knew that it was reinforcements coming!
The reinforcements are here, so Wallace doesn't have to die in battle... He won the baron without death and can also get a fief. Think about it, don't be too happy...
While excited, Wallace did not forget to share with his subordinates:
"Reinforcements are here! We are going to win!"
The English sailors were tired and hungry, and were almost on the verge of collapse. However, the French on the opposite side had enough food and drink, making it clear that they were going to be finished. At this time, Wallace's words "reinforcements are coming" were simply a sound of nature in their ears...
So the English sailors also shouted with great affection:
"Reinforcements are here! Reinforcements are here!" At the same time, their morale is greatly boosted.
The French sailors opposite were unclear, but Earl Valgery felt cold...
He also saw the sail shadow on the southwest sea, and at first he was a little surprised. Because the enemy ship came from the southwest France, he was a little uncertain. But now he heard the shouts of English sailors (he knew a little English), and he didn't know where the sail shadow was a reinforcement from the British army...
At this moment, he finally understood why the British fleet in front of him had to hold them up desperately, even if so many people died, they would do whatever they could. It turned out that the other party was waiting for reinforcements to surround the French fleet's retreat from behind...
"Is it... this is a British trap?"
But at this time, Count Valgery had no time to think about it. He knew that if he did not make a decision, the entire fleet would be ruined. So he quickly ordered:
"Give me instructions and the entire army will evacuate! Notify the transport fleet, and all of them will escape east and evacuate towards the Port of Calais!"
The messenger began to shout across the ship and convey the orders. At the same time, several speedboats were put down from the large ship and headed straight for the transport fleet, informing the transport fleet to escape east!
At this time, the English Channel was blew with a westerly wind, and the British ambushed fleet came very quickly. Moreover, there were a lot of them. In addition to the 150 large ships rushing in front, hundreds of small ships followed behind them. The key is that they all seemed to be warships...
At this time, if the transport fleet spread its sails and fled eastward, although many ships would be stopped. However, hundreds of ships would escape together, and there would always be fish that could reach the port of Calais. Now, it is the territory of the French.
The French warships that were originally surrounded by Wallace's fleet also evacuated one after another. However, the French ships in the innermost circle hooked the British ships with iron anchors, not only restricted the British ships, but also their own ships...
In desperation, Count Valgery had to let more than a dozen French ships in the inner circle evacuate the ship and board other French warships...
When dozens of French main warships left the original battle group, Earl Valgery sadly discovered that some ships in the southwestern part of the French fleet had been surrounded by ships reinforced by British people. It seems that there is absolutely no danger...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Looking at the British pirates ravaging France's transport ship, Valgery's eyes were filled with tears. He knew that the French were finished this time...
At this time, Valjeri began a fierce ideological struggle in his heart...
He could see that the British were determined to destroy the French fleet. After this battle, the French were expected to do nothing at sea for at least a dozen years. However, he now has two choices-
One was taking advantage of the British fleet's attack on the transport fleet, and he went around from the north side of the transport fleet to the east, and fled on his own with the remaining dozens of warships. With the blockage of those transport ships, the British wanted to stop the French main fleet, explaining that they could stop some of them, but they would definitely escape a lot.
If this method is chosen, the transport fleet will definitely be destroyed, but the French main fleet will definitely survive dozens of warships.
Another option is to take these dozens of warships to stop the British fleet and then let the transport fleet escape.
The transport fleets transported not only war horses and baggage, but also many French knights accompanying war horses. These people are the essence of the French army. Especially these knights are the backbone of the French army, and everyone can be an officer. If they all died in this naval battle, then France will be finished. After all, it will take more than ten years to cultivate a knight. France dispatched eight thousand knights this time, which is almost the core essence of the French army. If they finish, France will be in a slump...
After thinking about it, the knight education received by Count Valgery since childhood prevailed...
"I swear allegiance to Lord Louis!"
"I swear to treat the weak well!"
"I swear to fight against powerful enemies bravely!"
"I swear to fight against all the mistakes!"
"I swear to fight for the unarmed civilians!"
"I swear to help anyone who asks me for help!"
"I swear..."
In front of the Palace of Orleans, the scene when Valgery swore allegiance to Louis XII, who was still the Duke of Orleans, once again appeared before Valgery... Back then, Valgery was still a young apprentice knight. He knelt in front of Louis, the Duke of Orleans, who was also young, and swore to become a glorious knight...
Recalling the glorious years of the past, Earl Valgery's eyes were filled with tears. He roared to the sky:
"His Majesty Louis, let me Valgery be loyal to you for the last time!"
After shouting this sentence, Valjeri wiped away his tears. When he turned his head, his eyes were like a knife...
"Transfer my order, all the remaining 82 warships face the enemy head-on and stop the main ships of the English!"
"If anyone winces, he will kill the captain!"
"Everyone, I will lead the "Loyal Guardian" to charge forward! Please charge with me! If I retreat, please cut off my head!"
"For France!" Count Valgery pulled out the knight's sword and shouted with all his strength.
"For France!" the French sailors yelled.
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"In addition, I passed my order that all the transport ships loaded with knights would escape east with all their might. Other transport ships, including ships carrying artillery, were all horizontally from north to south, preventing British ships from chasing those transport ships loaded with knights!"
After pausing, Count Valgery said to the messenger again:
"Tell those knights that if the ship bears too much weight and affects its speed, order them to push all the war horses out of the sea! You can throw away all the armor!"
"Finally tell them that only when people are alive can they continue to serve His Majesty Louis! War horses can be cultivated again, and people are the most precious!"
"Warriors, follow me to charge and block the British pirates! For the future of France, kill--"
Chapter completed!