On the island of Ireland, after capturing all of the MacMorough dynasty, Earl Edward's army repaired for some time and did not immediately attack Dublin. Instead www.biquge.info he waited for the English royal family's grain collection ships to collect the autumn grain from The Pale, a direct territory of the Irish crown, before attacking.

The British were not very concerned about the island of Ireland at this time, and even if it was a direct crown domain, Henry VII gave it to the Earl of Kildare, one of the three native earls left behind by the Norman conquest on the island of Ireland.

Therefore, the English royal family hardly cares about the island of Ireland, and only sends ships on a large scale every year when the autumn grain is collected. Usually, unless something big happens, a small boat will be sent to deliver the message. Then, there were merchant ships of merchants who came to the island of Ireland to do business.

After the departure of the British royal family's grain ship, the Earl of Edward immediately sent letters to France and Scotland, asking them to begin intercepting any ships wishing to enter or leave Ireland in the waters east of the island of Ireland. Even fishing boats are only allowed to fish in the offshore waters, and they are not allowed to leave the vicinity of the coast.

Then, taking advantage of the local inattention, the Earl of Edward, under the banner of the newly destroyed Leinster kingdom of MacMarrow, raided Dublin on Christmas Day 1503.

Because it was Christmas, the defenders of Dublin were defenseless. Even the Earl of Kildare went back to his territory for the holidays because of Christmas.

Even, Count Edward's army, without using the trick of shelling + powder barrel to blow up the door, sent people to climb the city wall with ladders, and easily captured Dublin, the largest city on the island of Ireland.

It is no wonder that Christmas for Europeans is as important as the Spring Festival for Orientals, and even more important than the New Year. On this day, no one went to work and the shops were closed. Even, many soldiers went home on vacation, and there were not many people on the city walls to defend them at all.

This tradition of giving soldiers a holiday will not be abolished in the armies of various countries until after the devils attack Pearl Harbor. Instead, even on major holidays, the local military will remain on alert, even at a higher level than usual.

Because he is a time-traveler from the next generation, Marin is naturally aware of this. Therefore, in the East Friesian army, every holiday, there will be personnel on duty, day and night.

However, the rest of the armies of this era do not have this tradition.

When Marin sent Count Edward's army to "Jonathan" Sahi, the Dane, to suggest to Count Edward that he raid Dublin on Christmas Day, he was opposed by the whole army, believing that it was depriving soldiers of their right to celebrate Christmas.

However, Count Edward believed that the Christmas raid could indeed be taken by surprise and reduce siege losses. As a result, he strongly supported Sahi's approach.

Sure enough, on Christmas Day, when Earl Edward's army entered the British Crown's domain, it met with no resistance. Even when the army reached Dublin, there were no defenders at the head of the city. In this way, at a very small cost, the army of Earl Edward occupied Dublin.

Then, after taking control of Dublin, Earl Edward adopted Sahi's advice, and after leaving some of the defenders to control Dublin, he took most of the army to Kildareb, not far west of the royal territory, to attack Ness, the capital of Kildareb.

The news of the capture of Dublin by Earl Edward's army seems to have alarmed the Kingdom of Kildare. Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildare. Fitzgerald, received a report that Dublin was contributed. It seems that he is gathering troops and horses, intending to retake Dublin.

Probably afraid of the punishment of the British king, the Earl of Gerald did not send someone to find a ship to ask the British king for help, but planned to go it alone and recover Dublin first to atone for his crimes.

In addition, Gerald did not ask for help from his neighbor, the Omund-Burn. Because, when Henry VII appointed the Earl of Kildare as the sole governor of the island of Ireland, replacing the original coalition of the three earls, the relationship between the Earls of Ormond and Desmond broke down with the Earl of Kildare. So, even if Gerald went for help, nothing would come of it. Even if you ask for help, it will be an unimaginably high price.

Moreover, Gerald's intelligence also made mistakes. He thought that the raid on Dublin was the McMurrow dynasty, the remnant of the Leinster kingdom next to Dublin, so he didn't take the enemy into account at all. Because, the Earl of Gerald simply despised the fighting power of the indigenous army on the island of Ireland. He believed that Dublin had fallen because the enemy had succeeded when Dublin City was unprepared for Christmas. In a head-to-head battle, the army of the MacMorough dynasty would not be able to defeat even the army of Kildare......

Unfortunately, in fact, it was not the Irish native army that the Earl of Gerald thought was attacking Dublin, but the elite French mercenaries, Swiss mercenaries and Scottish Highland infantry......

These armies are also among the top combat forces in the whole of Europe, and they are stronger than the main forces of the British army. Thus, the Count of Gerald was tragic......

An army of 5,000 led by Earl Edward met Gerald's army of more than 3,000 Kildare in a village in Kildarebrough, intending to recapture Dublin......

Kildare's army still belongs to the most primitive feudal army. It consisted mainly of 300 elite knightly squires led by 50 knights of the Kingdom of Kildareb, 1,000 regular infantry and 1,800 levies. Such an army could not compete with the French professional soldiers, the Swiss mercenaries, and the most elite Highland infantry in Scotland. At most, they bullied and bullied the indigenous army on the island of Ireland and used it against the best armies in Europe......

The battle lasted for half a day, and the winner was decided. Two thousand Swiss spearmen, lined up directly in a phalanx, launched an active attack on Kildare's army. In just two rounds, 50 knights and 300 elite knight squires under the command of the Earl of Kildare were killed in 23 knights and 150 knight squires. After the remaining knights and knight squires rode away, the Swiss mercenaries did not stop and directly killed the 1,000 regular infantry directly under the Earl of Kildare......

The Swiss spearmen are the king of the infantry of Europe (not counting Marin's army), and the so-called regular infantry of Kilderbeg is not yet handy? One hour later, half of the regular infantry of the Kingdom of Kildare had lost their men, and the rest had fled, and the Earl of Gerald could not stop his men from escaping.

Even the knights and regular infantry were defeated, and those levies still had the courage to fight? You know, Count Edward only dispatched Swiss mercenaries, and French and Scottish mercenaries have not yet been dispatched.

In desperation, Earl Gerald, with the remaining knights, knightly squires, and levies, retreated into the small village on the edge of the village, in an attempt to put up a stubborn resistance.

However, there are no solid walls in the village, only a few wooden fences. If the attacking enemy is a cold-weapon unit, it can indeed hold on. However, Count Edward's army has artillery......

In front of the iron ball cannonballs, those wooden fences are no different from paper paste......

Before dark, Count Gerald saw that the tide was turning, so he had to surrender to Count Edward......

In the ensuing period, Earl Edward sent a large army to sweep through the kingdom of Kildare, as well as the direct territories of the British king. In this way, Count Edward owned a large area of land, and the total area reached almost 15,000 square kilometers.

The next time is to repair the city and wait for the British army to attack.

Over time, the British will certainly be able to spot the changes on the island of Ireland. When the time comes, Henry VII will certainly not let the Earl of Edward occupy the island of Ireland, and will inevitably send a large army to attack.

What Earl Edward had to do was to hold on to the big cities of Dublin and Wicklow, repel the British counterattack, and consolidate his rule on the island of Ireland.

Of course, Count Edward was not fighting alone. When the British invaded the island of Ireland, the French promised to send a fleet to the mouth of the Thames to threaten the city of London. At the same time, the Kingdom of Scotland would gather a large army and rush to the border area between Scotland and England to put pressure on England and force the British to retreat......

As long as he survives this wave, the Earl of Edward will have a complete foothold on the island of Ireland, and will become a powerful force that truly threatens Henry VII. And this is exactly what France and Scotland, hostile to England, want to see the most......