In this tacit naval battle similar to match-fixing, both warring sides are winners. It's just that England is the current winner, and the Grand Duchy of the North Sea is the future winner.

Only France, who really thought that the Grand Duchy of the North Sea sent a fleet to fight England to the death. As if he was afraid of the defeat of Marin's fleet, Louis XII specially sent someone to Aurich to remind Marin - there are too many British ships, do you want to add more ships?

But by this time Marin had already set off for Newcastle, and of course Louis XII's messenger could not find Marin. And the palace minister Jeffrey, who was in charge of the reception, fooled the French envoy and said, "We have sent 35 warships from the North Sea to bypass the north of Scotland, and we have long been ambushed in the northern part of the Irish Sea. So, we won't lose......

The French believed it, but when the waiter returned, the French were a little worried, so they wanted to send one or two small boats to see how the battle was going on in the Irish Sea.

But at this time, Wallace, a British naval officer in charge of Plymouth Harbor, did not allow the French ship to come close......

Although he could not defeat the thirty regular warships led by Kidd, Wallace, who had many ships, could still intercept one or two French spy ships. Spy ships are not warships, they are inherently small, and they do not have specialized naval personnel. As soon as the ship sent by Wallace intercepted it, it had to turn back. Therefore, the French spy ship was unable to find out the specific information.

And the reason why Wallace sent people to intercept the French spy ship was that he was afraid that the information would be transmitted back to France and make the French upper echelons feel that something was wrong.

The British looked down on the French Navy, but they could not look down on the wisdom of the French upper echelons. Louis XII wasn't stupid, and if he knew that there was no naval battle at sea, he might have seen something. Therefore, Wallace's order was not to fight the previous "French fleet". At the same time, however, reconnaissance ships from the French mainland should not be allowed to approach the Irish Sea. This can be done by the fishing boats he leads. After all, there are a few real warships in it, but they are a little smaller. It may not be possible to deal with a big ship, but it is still possible to drive away a small French spy ship......

The British believed that what was happening at sea in Ireland would certainly arouse suspicion in the "French fleet". So, they might split up and go back home to report these strange things. Therefore, although most of the boats brought by Wallace were fishing boats forcibly recruited by the people, there were also a small number of small and medium-sized warships, about a dozen.

The 30 Clark ships in front of these ships were certainly not good, but it was still possible to intercept the French ships and reconnaissance boats.

As long as the French mainland did not receive unusual news about the Irish Sea, the French would attack the British mainland as originally planned. When the time comes, it will be in the hands of the British......

It's just that, to the surprise of the British, the "French fleet" in the Irish Sea did not report to the homeland. On the other hand, the French mainland sent several small spy ships for reconnaissance, but they were all stopped by Wallace's fleet.

The British did not understand this - could it be that the commander of that fleet was a fool?

In the end, the British could only explain it this way. And the French side didn't get much useful information. Because of the interception of a dozen warships under Wallace, the French spies found nothing. It's just that, judging from the British style of closely intercepting spy ships, the battle in the Irish Sea seems to be fierce......

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After Kidd's main fleet, escorting 30 Kirk galleons of more than 200 tons to Dublin, Edward had already waited on the docks in Dublin with an army of 10,000 men.

In order to facilitate the landing, Edward ordered the construction of more than twenty long bridge piers along the coast of Dublin to facilitate the docking of Marin's ships.

Because the Irish Sea was not stopped by the English, the loading of Edward's army was now very smooth. After loading, the fleet sailed directly across the Irish Sea to the port city of Liverpool on the opposite shore.

Kidd's warship team went first, sent troops ashore first, and occupied the small port town of Liverpool. At this time, Liverpool was not an important port city in England in the future, but just a small seaside town.

As a result, Kidd's fleet easily occupied the small town of Liverpool, which lacked garrisons. They then began to build a temporary Longbridge pier to accommodate the landing of Edward's army......

At this time, Liverpool belonged to Chester County (later changed to Cheshire), and north of Chester County was Lancashire, the home of the Lancaster family. Because it is connected to Lancashire, Chester County is also part of the Lancaster family's sphere of influence.

Therefore, after being sacked by the Scots last time, Henry VII could not take care of the other counties in the north, nor the central counties, but he still gave relief to the two basic counties of Chester and Lancashire. After all, Lancashire was Henry VII's biggest base no matter what, and Chester and Lancashire were together. So, these two counties received a certain amount of support from Henry VII. Of course, there were also two counties close to the sea, which was convenient for Henry VII to support.

As a representative of the House of York, Edward naturally did not have a good opinion of the people of these two counties. So, after the soldiers landed, Edward, while emphasizing discipline, said that there was no need to be so disciplined in Chester and Lancashire...... This meant that Edward acquiesced in the robbery of the two counties......

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Before landing, Kidd approached Edward and whispered to him that the plan of action had changed. Marin's army of 20,000 men had landed in Newcastle, but it was not suitable to join Edward.

Moreover, the landing of Edward's army in Liverpool certainly could not escape the eyes of Henry VII. Why? Because Chestershire is close to Wales......

Wales is one of the basic plates of the British crown, and every British crown prince is the Prince of Wales. Therefore, the royal family's control over Wales is still very strong.

landed in Liverpool, near Wales, and it was basically difficult to escape the fate of being discovered by the British king's eyeliner. Marin, however, is not worried about this. Because, that's what Henry VII is going to see......

Marin is now hiding in the mountains of Greater Northumberland with 20,000 men to avoid detection by Henry VII's spies. Because if Marin's 20,000 men were discovered by Henry VII, Henry VII might be so frightened that he would not be in the mood to deal with the French. So, for now, it's better not to scare Henry VII.

Marin asked Kidd to tell Edward that he should go it alone with the landing Irish army first, and that it would take some time for him to join him.

As for why, Kidd explained that Henry VII was currently on full defense against France, and if his army appeared too soon, it might divert Henry VII's attention. When the time comes, if Henry VII sends the main force of his army to the north, the south will be empty. If you are picked up by the French, there is no place to cry.

Therefore, Marin decided to take 20,000 troops to hide in the mountains and forests of Northumberland for the time being. And Edward, because of his weak strength, did not dare to go south alone.

Therefore, Marin gave a bad idea - since he didn't have the confidence to go south, he should go north......

Where to go north? Lancashire, of course, north of Chestershire! It is the base camp of the Lancaster family, and there must be a lot of "big fish" in it.

Therefore, Marin suggested that Edward lead his troops north to Lancashire first, and bloodied the Lancaster family in their hometown in Lancashire. In this way, you can also vent your personal anger. At the same time, it also avoided going south in advance to face Henry VII......