In order to help Edward's army of 8,000 land, King Louis XII of France and King James IV of Scotland not only mobilized the domestic fleet to help, but also mobilized a large number of fishing boats to help transport people. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Edward's army landed in the seaside town of Aklo, about 21 kilometers south of Wicklow City, where the defenders were only a few dozen people, and Edward's army easily controlled the town of Aklo with a direct sneak attack. Then, relying on the wharf of the fishing port of Aklo, the army carried out the landing in an orderly manner.

Because of the insufficient number of Longbridge piers, many manned sea vessels have to wait. As a result, as a representative of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, Sahi, the deputy leader of the demolition team under the pseudonym Danish Jonathan, suggested that small fishing boats in the fishing port of Aklow be requisitioned, and the fishermen should row small fishing boats and small fishing boats to the side of the big boats in the sea to pick up people, and then return to land.

Small fishing boats are very easy to dock and not easy to run aground. Even if it ran aground, a few people lifted it and left the shallows. Therefore, small fishing boats can be easily docked and landed, and the requirements for the dock are very low.

Sahi had participated in the attack on East Friesland from the island of Texel, and many of the original large troops had landed by wading into the water, and after approaching the beach in small fishing boats, the soldiers had directly waded ashore.

So, Sahi spoke his mind and was supported by Count Edward. After all, Aklo only has two longbridge docks, and each dock can only dock one or two large ships at a time. Eight thousand people landed on two piers, which was too slow.

After using the small fishing boats of nearby residents, the speed of the landing was accelerated. Although wading on the beach can make your shoes and trousers completely wet, it is very uncomfortable. However, Count Edward ordered a fire to be set up by the sea. Those soldiers who waded through the water to land could dry their shoes and pants directly around the fire, which was also convenient.

In this way, the 8,000 troops, which might have taken two or three days to land, landed in eight days, and brought up the baggage and artillery.

The French in Edward's army were puzzled by the sudden appearance of 20 bronze cannons in Count Edward's army. The style of these guns is similar to that of French artillery. However, the French officers, who had come to Count Edward's aid on the orders of the King of France, had not heard of domestic support for Count Edward's artillery.

However, Louis XII was also magnificent. Although Louis XII did not know who forged the cannon for Count Edward, he nevertheless provided Count Edward with a lot of gunpowder and iron ball shells.

As a famous artillery power in Europe, the French have no shortage of saltpeter. Because, the French have long been collecting nitrate from the edge of the manure pit on a large scale. Even, because he was afraid that Count Edward would not have qualified artillery, Louis XII also sent 100 excellent artillerymen to help use the artillery, so as not to waste shells because Count Edward's command did not have qualified artillery.

After resting for two days in the small town of Aklo, the army regrouped and set out on its way north.

Aklow was only a little more than 21 kilometers away from the city of Wicklow, and although the army of Earl Edward marched slowly, it set out early in the morning and arrived at the city of Wicklow at noon, and surrounded the city.

The monarch of the Macmarrow dynasty, Muircheartach (still claiming to call himself King of Leinster), was taken aback and immediately mobilized his army to resist. However, because Count Edward did not let the messenger go to Wicklow when he landed. As a result, Wicklow City simply did not have time to mobilize the nation's troops and horses to assist in defending the city. Therefore, at this time, there were only 2,000 defenders in the city of Wicklow. If the whole country is mobilized, maybe four or five thousand people can come out. However, Edward's army came too quickly and did not leak the news, so Muircheartach was naturally caught off guard.

In desperation, King Muircheartach had no choice but to command the only 2,000 soldiers in the city to defend the city. But to the surprise of King Muircheartach, the army that besieged the city of Wicklow, which appeared to be from the McCarthy dynasty of Munster, did not have a ladder to siege the city. It's just that they dragged out something that King Muircheartach had never seen...... Luckily, there were people in Wicklow who knew it and recognized it as artillery......

Under the control of 100 French artillerymen, 20 12-pounder guns were aimed at the west gate of the city of Wicklow......

Muircheartach did not know why, and sent a loud cry at the head of the city, demanding negotiations with the McCarthy dynasty, the descendants of the Munster Kingdom, and saying that the common enemy of the Irish was the British, and that they should not kill each other......

If it were the real McCarthy dynasty, they would probably have listened. However, Count Edward was originally a man of the fake McCarthy dynasty, and he just waved the banner of the McCarthy dynasty. Besides, Earl Edward is an Englishman......

Therefore, for the "persuasion" of King Muircheartach, Count Edward naturally did not pay attention to it, but let the artillery shell the West Gate according to the original plan......

"Boom-boom-boom-" The sound of a huge cannon almost frightened King Muircheartach into falling off the wall. All the Irish soldiers standing at the head of the city were also startled, and their morale plummeted. After all, humans are terrified of the unknown.

At this time, the island of Ireland was a remote rural area in Europe, and few people came, so the locals naturally did not see much artillery. So, everyone is completely unfamiliar with artillery. The earth-shattering roar of the artillery, like thunder, frightened the Irish. Many Irish soldiers even mistakenly thought that it was God's "divine punishment", so they threw down their weapons and knelt directly on the city to pray......

However, the reality is harsh. No matter how devout the Irish prayed to God, the next day, 20 guns were concentrated in the West Gate and a large hole was blasted out. Behind the cave, of course, were the bricks and timbers piled up by the defenders of the city......

Sahi, who goes by the pseudonym Jonathan, went into battle in person, carrying a door panel as a protection, carrying a powder keg behind his back, and a fire rope to light the powder keg tied to his left hand.

After blasting a large hole in the west gate, the French artillerymen, under the direction of Sahi, used cannonballs to suppress the tower above the west gate, so that the Irish troops defending the city could not raise their heads.

The iron ball cannonballs whistled past, and the defenders above the west city gate really couldn't raise their heads. Once you look up, you can easily be taken away by the iron ball cannonball, leaving only a headless body, and blood spurts wildly.

After a few unlucky people were successfully turned into terrible headless ghosts by iron ball cannonballs, the Irish defenders at the head of the west city really didn't dare to take the lead......

Then Sahi picked up the door panel and rushed towards the west gate with a powder keg on his back......

Coming to the west gate, taking advantage of the fact that the Irish defenders at the head of the city could not attack him, Sahi took out a small iron pickaxe and began to clean the big hole. He took the masonry from the big hole, opened a cave, and put it in the powder keg, leaving the fuse. Then, he buried the bricks and stones he had picked up earlier, so that he could bury the powder keg in the middle and let it explode to its maximum power.

After burying the powder keg, Sahi blew the fire rope tied to his left arm and lit the long fuse......

Then, Sahi quickly picked up the door panel, used it as cover, and ran away as fast as he could......

A moment later, a loud bang was heard, and the west gate of Wicklow City was blown up. Not only was the gate broken, but the bricks and stones used to block the gate were also scattered all over the ground. At this time, there was also a large gap in the city gate......

Count Edward knew that the opportunity could not be missed, so a group of French sword and shield men took the lead and rushed directly to the blasted gates, followed by the other soldiers, except for the troops of the other three gates, and the artillery and baggage troops.

At this time, the Irish defenders in the city had not yet recovered from the fright of the artillery. As a result, the Irish defenders were killed, and even King Muircheartach was captured......

Jean, a French officer sent by King Louis XII of France to assist Count Edward. Paul was also taken aback by this result. You know, at this time, the siege of European cities generally takes several months. How can it be like the situation in front of you, which only takes two days?

So, let's. Paul hastened to write to Louis XII, describing the characteristics of this siege. Moreover, the discerning let. Paul suggested that metal gates should be used as a precaution against shelling. In particular, on the battlefield of southern Italy, the city of Naples should replace the metal gates so as not to be taken advantage of by the Spaniards......

The letters were soon returned to Paris by French naval warships, and were also taken seriously by Louis XII. Unfortunately, it was too late......

Because, just after Louis XII received Jean. At the time of Paul's letter, the Spanish army had also marched under the city of Naples. Even if the French wanted to replace the metal gates, it would be too late, and they couldn't change the gates under the noses of the Spanish army, right? Moreover, it also takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build a metal city gate. Not to mention that it would take a long time for the order to be delivered from Paris to the city of Naples......

If it is to let . Paul's letter arrived in Paris two months earlier, perhaps with a better outcome. But it was too late. Because of lack of time, Naples City did not have a chance to replace the metal gates, and they did not even have the opportunity to put a layer of iron on the outside of the gates, so they were knocked on the door by the Spaniards. Moreover, the Spaniards also raised their artillery and began to bombard the gates of the city of Naples......

So let's say . Paul's letter came too late......