"Could it be... England sent troops just to scare us. Their real purpose was to blackmail Scotland?" John Stewart said in confusion after receiving the urgent report from the frontline.
His new queen, Margaret, rolled her eyes and said:
"Scotland is so poor now, is there anything worth England's concern?"
In order to redeem the king and soldiers, the Scottish treasury had long been emptied. How could there be oil and water in Scotland now? Then, the only valuable thing that England seeks is probably territory. However, the English army has set its sights on the border and does not attack. What's the matter?
As for doubting whether England sent troops to attack Edinburgh, Scotland from behind, the Scottish people were not worried. Because, according to intelligence, this time the English army pulled all the three most important legions in the country to the border. Even if they wanted to attack from other convenient means, they would have no troops...
Let the couple make their heads break, they would not have thought that half of the 30,000 troops were fake. Moreover, Scottish spies could not see the problem.
Why? Scottish spies do not have telescopes. If they want to reconnaise intelligence, they can only watch from a distance or buy insiders to inquire about information.
In this way, it is difficult to see the situation clearly without a telescope from a distance. Although Marin replaced the Beihai National Militia, who was elite veteran of the 5,000 Fifth Legion, could not match the combat effectiveness. However, before encountering the enemy, they were not very different from the veterans. Although the experienced scouts could tell whether they were veterans from the expressions and eyes on their faces. However, the Scots did not have telescopes and did not dare to approach reconnaissance, so they naturally could not see it.
Even the Newcastle Mine Protection Team, which pretended to be the Fourth Legion, was not bad at training, and the queue was so standard. Only the 8,000 temporary recruits of Minzhuang didn't look good when marching. But the fake 4th Legion head let the two thousand Mine Protection Team members walk on the outermost, so that the Scottish scouts could fully avoid being seen by the clues.
In the end, the English army transported more than 20 artillery pieces and blasted the fortress on the southern border of Scotland. Then, the main force of the English army rushed into the fortress, eliminating and capturing the border defender with a size of 800 people.
Then, England's "main army" led by Sivague slowly moved northward, and was very cautious along the way. Of course, the marching speed was also very slow.
On the mountain road leading to Edinburgh, the Scottish set up many levels, just to block the English army from heading north. Relying on the steep terrain, the Scottish people were also a little confident. After all, many levels were the kind of "one man is the pass, ten thousand men can't open" pass. It was not easy for the English to break through.
But Sivag knew very well that he was just acting and attracting the Scottish defenders. The real killer move was that Newcastle's real Fourth Legion attacked Edinburgh from the sea. As long as Edinburgh was taken, the resistance troops in southern Scotland would lose their leadership and become no flies. At that time, surrender would become their best choice...
Therefore, Siwag's attack was very powerful, but it was slow to advance, which scared Scotland very much. For this reason, Scotland sent most of its troops to the southern front line. In Edinburgh, only more than a thousand guards were left...
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Just as the frontline war was in full swing, London, the capital of England, in the middle of the night, many underground organizations gathered quietly...
"Everyone, according to the frontline information, the main force of the English army has already invaded Scotland and is unable to return to London easily. At this time, in the city of London, there were only 5,000 defenders composed purely of new recruits, and 500 court guards guarding the Tower of London..." a man in black said excitedly.
Another man in black who had a high seat was retorted:
"Boss Jones, even so, the 5,000 recruits and 500 guards in London are not something we can fight head-on! You know, those are recruits composed of 5,000 strong men, not 5,000 pigs. If we fight head-on, our troops may not be able to beat together!"
The other men in black also nodded. Although the 5,000 new recruits were miscellaneous soldiers, the men in black were not elite. If they had a head-on collision, they might not have a chance of winning...
The leader in black named Jones smiled and said:
"What if, I say, some of the 5,000 recruits have been bought by me?"
"What does it mean?" The other men in black were immediately excited.
The man in black, named "Jones", smiled confidently and said:
"You should know that the defenders composed of 5,000 new recruits are divided into 5,000 square formations. The commanders of two square formations have been bribed by us. Once we rebelled, 2,000 of the 5,000 enemy troops will hold their troops and wait and see. They may even join us..."
"Take it serious?" Suddenly, many men in black were excited. If this was the case, they seemed to have a great chance of winning.
"Of course it's true!" Jones said proudly. Then, he thought for a while and said:
"By the way, how many people can you use each? Statistics. In addition, everyone lend me some gold, silver and treasures. The two phalanx commanders just clearly agreed to hold their troops at that time and may not send troops to help us. If we spend more money and promise more, they may have a greater chance of choosing to send troops to help us. You know, if those two thousand people fight with us, the possibility of victory will be greater!"
"This is no problem!" Many leaders in black expressed their opinions.
After statistics, these men in black found that they could use up to 4,200 people. Although most of them were mobs, the 5,000 new recruits guarding London were also mobs. What's more, if the two thousand-person phalanxes joined them, they would have a great advantage in military strength. At that time, 6,200 people would have a relatively high chance of winning against 3,000 defenders and 500 guards guarding the Tower of London.
Although the 500 guards of the Tower of London are relatively elite, they generally do not leave the Tower of London easily. After all, they need to protect the Edward family. Even if some elite troops are sent to support the defenders, they will send up to two or three hundred people.
However, these remnants of the Tudor dynasty were not without elites. When each family gathered together, hundreds of martial arts soldiers could still be collected. Facing those hundreds of guards, they might not be much worse.
In addition, in this secret meeting, the forces of various countries raised gold, silver and treasures worth 50,000 gold coins, which could be used to win over the commander of the two thousand-person square formations. Once the two thousand-person square formations can be persuaded to join the rebellion team, the power of the rebels will be enough to win.
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Chapter completed!