Although they were helpless about the 300,000 refugees, Henry VII and his ministers knew that refugees must not be allowed to reach London. Otherwise www.biquge.info the capital will be in turmoil.

So, after much struggle, Henry VII ordered - Richard . Sir Ball's 18,000-strong army halted its southward retreat and set up a defence in the northern frontiers of Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Norfolk to prevent refugees from crossing the line south.

As for the unaffected areas of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, north of the line, they were abandoned for the time being, allowing the flood of people to pour in. To the west, Staffordshire and Cheshire were also allowed to flood in.

The intention of the English court was to protect the richest south-east from the onslaught of refugees. As for the central counties, let him go. And those nobles whose territories were destroyed will also be compensated later. For example, Henry VII's stepfather, Thomas Earl of Derbyshire. Stanley, his Derbyshire fiefdom was sacked by the Scottish army. Because I hate Thomas deeply. Stanley's poisonous plan, the Scottish army, under the direction of King James IV of Scotland, sacked Derbyshire completely.

However, Derby County is Thomas. Stanley's Turf. Thomas. Who is Stanley? That's Henry VII's stepfather. And, Thomas. Stanley was one of the most important contributors to Henry VII's ability to defeat Richard III and seize the throne.

If it weren't for Thomas. Stanley and several people acted as internal responses, and even defected before the battle, and Richard III may not lose to Henry VII. Even, the odds of winning are much bigger than those of Henry VII. After all, Henry VII landed in England with only 2,000 French mercenaries, and only 5,000 men at the time of the decisive battle.

It was also Richard III's carelessness that only brought 10,000 men to meet the battle. But out of 10,000 Mali, 3,000 people defected (Thomas. Stanley's younger brother, William. Stanley defected with 3,000 men, while Thomas. Stanley with 1,000 men on hold), and the Earl of Northumberland's 2,000 men on stand.

In other words, of Richard III's 10,000 troops, 3,000 people defected, and another 3,000 stood still......

In the end, only 4,000 soldiers and horses led by Richard III and 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Henry VII and William were left. Stanley led 3,000 rebels to fight. At this time, the ratio of forces between the two sides changed from 2 to 1 to 1. Moreover, Richard III is still suffering from the enemy on his back, and it is strange that he is undefeated.

But the situation is very different now, Richard III killed his nephew and usurped the throne, which angered the aristocracy, causing the rebellion of the people, and only then would Henry VII lead a few thousand people to rebel.

The Earl of Edward was confronted by a united court of England. Therefore, not to mention landing with a few thousand people, even with a landing of 10,000 troops, the probability of failure is extremely high. The Earl of Edward was well aware of this, and the lesson of False Richard's defeat did not rashly send troops to England, but first consolidated his position in Ireland. Wait until the rear is stabilized before sending troops to England.

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At the heart of England are the counties surrounding London in the southeast. Moreover, the population is also concentrated here. Therefore, the government and the opposition in England understand that at this juncture, the most important thing is not to allow refugees to pour into London. Even, they can't be allowed to destroy several counties around London. As for the central counties, it is enough to inflict on the refugees.

As for the lives and deaths of the people in the central counties? Henry VII didn't care. The other nobles didn't care, and as for the nobles of the central counties, they would also get some compensation afterwards. Anyway, there is definitely no common people's share. As for the labor force of the noble domains? It's very simple, hire and co-opt from the people who survived...... Anyway, after the scourge of refugees, those ordinary people who survived must have nothing, and if they don't work for the nobles, where will they have a way to live?

In this way, Henry VII and his ministers made a cruel decision to allow the 300,000 refugees to wreak havoc on the three counties of Lincoln, Nottingham and Leicester in the centre, and Cheshire and Staffordshire in the west. The suffering of the people in the central counties was exchanged for peace in the southern region.

The transit of displaced people is not a joke, although European refugees do not have the idea of "princes and princes will have a kind of peace" like Chinese refugees, but it is normal for a group of thieves to emerge. When the time comes, the area where the thieves are active will definitely be difficult for the people to live.

Afterwards, all the English court had to do was to suppress the thieves, or simply co-opt the thieves and integrate them into the army. As for the lives and deaths of civilians, who cares?

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However, this riot has brought a huge problem to Marin - that is, the supply of coal in Newcastle has been cut off......

After all, Newcastle City was breached by the Scottish army and sacked in its entirety. Now, all Newcastle people are planning to flee the famine, who still has the heart to dig coal?

However, the fuel for the boiling salt base and cement plant on Baltrum Island is mainly supplied by Newcastle......

As a result, the head of Battron Island, which had been cut off from coal supply, urgently reported to Prime Minister Jeffrey. Then, Jeffrey sent someone to hurry south and ask Marlin how to deal with it......

"Damn, I didn't think I had been 'hit by mistake'......" Marin thought with a headache.

It is not possible to transfer coal from the Ruhr area for a short period of time, and buying coal from the Ruhr area in large quantities may attract the attention of those who are interested. After all, transporting coal from the Ruhr region has to pass through several countries, and it is difficult not to attract attention. Coal is only hidden enough to buy from the seaport of Newcastle.

So, Marin will now have to meddle in the affairs of England. At the very least, to meddle in the affairs of the Newcastle region.

Now, on the Newcastle side, the coal mines have basically stopped. Last time, Marin's coal ship passed, and as a result, the locals did not collect money, only grain. Even, the food on the ship was robbed by Newcastleians. If it weren't for the fishing nets on board, the crew would have starved to death by casting nets to fish on the return trip to solve the food problem of the crew......

On second thought, Marin believes that Newcastle is too chaotic right now. It is very difficult to get coal there if by normal means. Even if Marin sent people to transport food over, it was easy to be violently snatched by the locals.

Therefore, this time to send people to Newcastle, it may be necessary to send troops to the town. Otherwise, there is no way to stop the starving English.

However, it is not possible to openly send troops over. Otherwise, it would be a blatant offense against England.

Therefore, the best way to do this is to send a group of soldiers, in the name of mercenaries, to control the coal mines and docks in Newcastle, and to hire locals to help dig and transport coal with grain. Then, it is transported to the island of Baltrum.

To this end, Marin specially asked his subordinates to play the name of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, and mobilized 2,000 mercenaries, wearing French cuirasses and helmets, holding long hair, to go to Newcastle Town. As for muskets, they cannot be used. In particular, the Marin phalanx cannot be discharged. Otherwise, no matter how stupid the English are, they would have guessed that it was Marin's handiwork.

However, the Marin phalanx with large-scale use of arquebuses cannot be used, and the scattered formations with small-scale use of arquebuses can still be used. The role of the musketeer is also mainly used to snipe the opponent's fierce brother and the armor-wearer. As long as the fierce general brother on the opposite side is killed, the others, the neat spear array, will definitely poke them to call their mother......

In this way, Marin gave the order to send 2000 spearmen and 100 musketeers on an expedition to Newcastle. It is not to control Newcastle, but to control Newcastle's coal mines and docks and ensure the supply of coal......