On the island of Ireland, after a few months of hard work, the Earl of Edward has managed to take control of the British Crown's direct domain, the Kingdom of Kildareb, and the MacMarrow dynasty of Leinster. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As for the portion of land that the McCarthy dynasty had been allotted, Earl Edward gave it to Morris, Earl of Desmond, in order to gain his support. After all, Earl Edward's ultimate goal was England, not Ireland.

Today, the Earl of Edward's holdings are mainly The Pale, the Kingdom of Kildare, the lands of the MacMorough dynasty of Leinster and Cork City.

In the spring, Earl Edward presided over the serfs in Ireland and carried out a large-scale spring ploughing to obtain enough food in the autumn. After all, relying on the outside world for food is not very reliable.

The British Crown Territories on the island of Ireland, and the Kingdom of Kildareb, are peated rich areas on the island of Ireland. The land here is also the most fertile. In addition, it is located in the "shadow zone" of precipitation in the eastern part of the island of Ireland, which does not have as much rain as on the western coast, which is very suitable for agricultural development.

Although no fertilizer is used, the peat land, which is already fertile soil rich in humbin, has always had a relatively high agricultural yield. Otherwise, the British would not have chosen the eastern part of the island of Ireland as a direct territory of the British Crown.

The Earl of Edward attached great importance to the spring ploughing of the British Crown and the Earl Kingdom of Kildare, and as long as there was a bumper harvest here, he could gradually get rid of his dependence on foreign countries.

There are also more than 80,000 British semi-fine wool sheep, and Earl Edward is a little reluctant to sell 10,000 to the North Sea Chamber of Commerce. However, he also knew that his strength was not enough to compete with the British, and he needed everyone's support. Moreover, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce was also very interesting, and also sent 2,800 experienced German mercenaries to help him defend Dublin.

What's more, these 2,800 German mercenaries, who have no political demands, will not force Count Edward to do what he does not want to do. For example, the French, who had forced Count Edward to storm the British fortress of Calais. In that case, it would be difficult for Earl Edward to succeed at all, and it would not be of much benefit.

With these 2,800 German mercenaries, Count Edward could use them to contend with the French and avoid being too dependent on the French.

Moreover, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce not only sent 2,800 German mercenaries, but also transported a large amount of food to supply the needs of the army. After all, once the British fought, the defense of Dublin would definitely be long. At that time, there will be enough food. Therefore, it is absolutely very important for the Beihai Chamber of Commerce to send a large amount of rye.

In addition to these, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce also transported four large iron gates through large ships to prevent possible shelling by the British army. Although the British artillery was not well equipped, the blacksmiths of Essex were experimenting with casting cannons from wrought iron. However, the best of them, John Sr., has been hired by Marin. Then, if you want to forge an excellent iron cannon, the Hongyi Cannon, it is estimated that it will be delayed for a while.

Although the British also had some bronze cannons, they were all small-caliber cannons that were not suitable for smashing city gates. This is mainly due to the fact that Britain is not short of iron, but it is very short of copper. The price of copper is so expensive, so naturally the possibility of arming a large number of artillery pieces is low.

When the sun was shining in the spring, Henry VII suddenly remembered his crown on the island of Ireland. The black land (peatland) seems to be very fertile, and the grain production is quite high.

So, on a whim, Henry VII decided to send his Minister of Agriculture, Stephenson, to the British Crown's direct territory in the eastern part of the island of Ireland by ship to check the spring ploughing.

Stephenson took the lead and set off with three ships......

Unexpectedly, sailing to the waters near Ireland, Stephenson's fleet was besieged by dozens of French warships......

Fortunately, Stephenson had been in the navy before, and seeing that the situation was not right, he decisively let two escort ships stop the French ship with thousands of them. And he himself fled on the main ship.

In this way, Henry VII received the bad news that the eastern seas of the island of Ireland were blockaded by the French fleet. So, he summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, according to Lord Stephenson, the French have dozens of warships. And we, England, have more than a hundred warships. Why, then, did we concentrate all our ships and crush the French fleet in one fell swoop? Admiral Johnson said confidently.

At this time, Britain was not yet a maritime power. Being able to make up more than a hundred warships is already the limit. Moreover, there were no artillery on the ship, and the ancient tactic of jumping ship to help slash was popular.

Of course, France is not a maritime power, and even more powerful than Britain. After all, France has always been a country that values the continent over the sea. Therefore, when the navies of the two countries were relatively bad, the British still had enough confidence.

At the same time, the British fleet was not all directly under the British crown. More than half of them were ships and sailors drawn from the "Five Ports Alliance" by the British Crown.

The so-called "Five-Port Alliance" is an alliance concluded with the five English Channel port cities of Dover, Hastings, Neu Romney, Hayes and Sandwich to protect the navigation safety of the English Channel. This alliance enjoys various privileges granted by the British royal family. However, when the British king needed it, they also needed to send ships and sailors to help the British king in his war. Even, in this era, the main force of the British fleet came from the "Five Ports Alliance".

Henry VII heeded Johnson's advice and mobilized hundreds of 200-ton warships from the Five Ports Alliance and various places to take the initiative to attack the French fleet blockading the coast of Ireland.

The French fleet saw that the situation was not good, but instead of fighting hard with the British fleet, it turned around and ran. But before escaping, the commander of the French fleet still very righteously lowered the dinghy and let the sailors in the dinghy go ashore to warn Count Edward.

After all, the French fleet helped to blockade the coast of the island of Ireland, not to fight hard with the British fleet, but to help block the news.

Now, the British are even dispatched with the main forces of the fleet. That would show that the British had found out that something was wrong. At this point, the blockade of news loses its meaning. So, the French fleet withdrew directly from the coast of Ireland and returned to France. Leaving only a small boat, to inform the Earl of Edward, and the Scottish fleet blockading the northern half of the eastern coast of the island of Ireland.

After driving away the French fleet, the British fleet landed on the coast of the Leinster kingdom of MacMorow, and captured a local minor official for torture. As a result, the magistrate told the British fleet that a few months earlier, Earl Edward had captured the MacMorows and Dublin to the north. Moreover, the other side seems to have an army of 8,000 (Earl Edward did bring 8,000 men when he occupied the MacMorough dynasty)......

Robin, the commander of the British fleet, sensed the seriousness of the situation, immediately withdrew to England and reported the news to Henry VII.

When he heard that Edward of the House of York was not only alive, but also occupied a large part of the island of Ireland with an army of 8,000 and took control of Dublin, Henry VII was deflated in his lungs:

"Idiots, all stupid! Did the Earl of Kildare grow up eating Xiang? If you can't beat the other party, it doesn't matter, and you can't even get the news! Hell, a few months have passed, and that bastard Edward must have established himself on the island of Ireland! ”

"Someone, someone! I'm going to hold a pre-imperial council! Go and get the ministers here! Hurry up ......" Henry VII shouted hysterically, his voice filled with anger......