The boats heading for the beach did not approach the beach, but stopped at a certain distance from the beach. Because, if you get too close, the ship can easily run aground.

Then, hundreds of boats lowered their landing dinghys and rafts. There were already a lot of people sitting on the dinghy and raft, and there were also many people who jumped into the water and held the dinghy and raft to the beach, so as not to stand unsteady in the sea. When they first entered the water, the water was not up to their chests. Fortunately, most of the ships landed this time were about 200 tons, and the draft was only about 1 meter. Otherwise, no matter how large the ship is, it will not be suitable for wading and landing.

When they reached the shallow water, and the water could only reach their knees, the warriors let go of their boats and rafts and waded directly to the shore.

Later, the dinghys and rafts that had been dropped from the boats were connected by ropes and stretched from the mooring area to the shallow water on the beach. After jumping off the boat, the soldiers who waded into the water and landed directly supported the pontoon-like things made of small boats and rafts, and waded towards the beach. Of course, there are also some soldiers who go directly from this pontoon bridge to the land. However, because the pontoon bridge is too narrow, not many people can walk. Most people still have to hold on to these pontoon bridges and wade to the beach.

In fact, most of the soldiers of the Fourth Legion, most of whom were English and Frisian, were so good at water that they hardly needed such pontoon-like "handrails". Because, even if they fall into the sea, they can stand up on their own with good water properties. Even, swim straight to the shore.

But this method of wading in the water was not intended for the Fourth Army Corps, but for Marin's landing in Italy. Saqqara, here, is just testing the effectiveness of this method of landing. Then, to give a reference to the landing of Marin's mountain legions on the seashore of the Republic of Siena. Because the soldiers who went on the expedition to Siena were basically mountain people from the mountains of southern Germany, and most of them were landlubbers. The landlubbers waded into the water, but they couldn't stand on their feet. If you use a number of boats and rafts to tie up a "handrail" promenade similar to a pontoon bridge, it is completely possible for those landlubbers mountain infantrymen to hold on to this handrail promenade and walk up the beach relatively steadily......

After testing, Saqqara and his lieutenants agreed that this method worked well and could be replicated among the German soldiers in the mountains...... This conclusion was then written into a report, which was sent home by a special clipper ship at a later date to provide reference for Marin......

With the help of more than a dozen "handrail corridors", the fighters waded through the water and landed very smoothly. Moreover, the weather in August is very hot. The fighters waded into the water and landed, not only did they not feel cold, but they also felt very comfortable.

At the same time, the dozen or so ships docked at the Long Bridge Pier were also constantly transporting artillery and other heavy weapons and baggage to land. Even the soldiers' plate armor and other heavy objects were sent ashore on the dock. After all, if the warriors are wearing plate armor, it is very difficult to move in the water. Once you fall in the water, it is difficult to get up. Therefore, these plate armor also went to the dock with the baggage such as artillery and grain and grass. In addition, there are some war horses that go ashore on the pier......

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By noon, the Fourth Army was still exposed......

Of course, they were not exposed on land, but because they were found on the surface by local fishermen. The fishermen were about to sail out to sea to fish, but when the fishing boats reached the vicinity of the small fishing village of Seton, they suddenly found more than 100 large boats docking, and many soldiers looking like people wading to land. The fishermen immediately realized that something was wrong, and that there were enemy troops who had landed again, and they had to hurry back to report it......

Then, by noon, the people of Edinburgh knew that a large army was landing at the village of Setton, and that it seemed to be an unscrupulous enemy. Because, the fishermen saw the White Rose Flag, which represented the York Dynasty of England, and the St. George's Cross Flag, which symbolized England......

Suddenly, there was chaos in the city of Edinburgh. You must know that at this time in the city of Edinburgh, there were only 1,000 Janissaries and 600 French troops. The 600 French troops were originally planned to wait for the follow-up troops to go south together to assist the Scots in defending. It's good now, and it's just going head-on with the English army......

"Wait, you're saying they landed in a small fishing village four miles away?" John. Stewart asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, that little fishing village called Seton, where our fishing boats often pass." The fisherman who came to report replied.

"So, how big do you remember the docks in Seton Village? How many people can log in at the same time? "John. Stewart asked nervously.

"Probably...... There is only one longbridge pier, and you can park two or three large ships at most...... No, the other day I heard that a rich man named Hatton had come over there and had built several new longbridge piers at his own expense......" said the fisherman uncertainly.

"Damn! That must be an English spy! "John. Stewart reacted and said angrily.

"Is there any salvation then?" Queen Margaret asked with concern.

John. After silently calculating, Stewart said:

"A few long bridge piers, half a day, at most one or two thousand people landed. Counting the baggage, it is estimated that there are fewer people who landed. In this way, we sent the 300 cavalry of the Praetorian Guard to storm the small fishing village and see if we could drive them out to sea! ”

But John. Stewart was still late, and besides, he didn't know that the Fourth Army would wade through the water to land, and not stupidly line up to land from the Long Bridge Pier. If the 300 cavalry had been sent early in the morning, it might have been successful. But now, the total number of soldiers who have landed has reached more than 6,000 people. When the 300 Scottish Janissaries arrived, they were faced with a rain of spears and arrows from the longbowmen of the Fourth Legion......

"What? The other party has already gained a foothold? How many thousands? "John. Stewart was shocked when he heard the report of the Praetorian guards who had gone to test him. He couldn't understand how the other party had quickly landed a few thousand people in a small fishing port with only a few long bridge piers.

"There are probably more than a few thousand, because there are about hundreds of ships on the sea. The total number of enemy troops may be in the tens of thousands! The captain of the Praetorian Guard cavalry said cautiously.

"Tens of thousands ......" John. Stewart was a little distraught.

"Your Majesty, you must cheer up. What if there are tens of thousands of people on the other side? I guess they'll have to bring at least some of the people, right? So, their fighters, estimated at only a few thousand. Moreover, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the other party to launch an attack today, and we still have half a day and a night to prepare! Queen Margaret advised. Of course, there is something wrong with her statement. Because, there are indeed 10,000 combatants who came this time. As for the people, there is. However, Minzhuang's ships have not yet arrived. In the afternoon, dozens of boats on which Minzhuang was riding also arrived. It's just that the Scots don't know.

"Ready? How to prepare? "John. Stewart said in despair, he was already a little unconfident. Although, he was of noble birth and also received a complete aristocratic education and military skills education in France. But the problem is, he really hasn't experienced anything. Faced with the arrival of tens of thousands of enemy troops, he was a little overwhelmed.

Queen Margaret was much better than him, and after thinking for a while, Queen Margaret expressed her opinion:

"It is estimated that the enemy will attack tomorrow, and while we have time now, we will send troops to the villages around Edinburgh to pull the strong men into the city to help defend the city. Also, open the arsenal and issue weapons to all the strong men in the city, as well as those who are pulled into the city from outside the city, and let them stand on the city walls to help defend the city! ”

"Okay, that's it!" John. Stewart also came to his senses at this point. Although there are only 1,600 regular troops in the city, this is a defensive battle, not a field battle, and those strong men can also come in handy. Then he took out the king's golden seal and began to give orders.

"Also, give orders to all the localities to gather all the strong men and form an army to come to King Edinburgh! Even, we can bring back some troops in the south to help! ”

"Huh? Will this affect the security of the southern border? "John. Stewart said hesitantly.

"It doesn't matter so much, if we die, what's the point of security at the southern border?" Queen Margaret said resolutely.

"Okay, listen to you!" John. Stewart decisively issued a number of orders, stamped the edict with a gold seal, and signed it himself!

……

Saqqara was too young to pay attention to intercepting the messenger from Edinburgh. If experienced officers such as Marin and Schwartz were present, the first thing they would do after landing was to send out their scout cavalry and intercept the messengers sent out from the city of Edinburgh.

Khasarqara was inexperienced, and this was the first time he had taken the lead on his own, so he ignored the matter. Fortunately, Edinburgh was captured relatively quickly, and there were really no decent reinforcements in various parts of Scotland. Otherwise, something big will happen......

Early the next morning, the soldiers of the Fourth Legion, having eaten and drunk, formed a tight battle formation and marched to the city of Edinburgh, four miles to the west, and surrounded the city. At the same time, the Scottish officers in the city were directing the people to block the inside of the city gate with logs, bricks, etc......