Chapter 347: Earl Edward's Dilemma

It wasn't just the northern counties of England that were unfortunate in this disaster. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Equally unfortunate are the Earl Edward's direct territories of the British Crown, the MacMelite Territories, and the Kildare Kingdom.

There are also nearly 100,000 people here, including the military. Although Marin had previously shipped 6 million pounds of rye to Earl Edward, it was only enough for the army in Dublin. If it is taken out and shared with the 70,000 or 80,000 people in the territory, it will not last long.

Therefore, although the British army retreated, it did not mean that Count Edward's troubles were gone. On the contrary, the trouble is only now beginning......

Now the fleet of England has blocked the northern and southern exits of the Irish Sea. If you want to continue to send food to support Earl Edward, you have to ask the English fleet if you agree.

Although it is said that if Marin is ruthless, he can also concentrate all the warships and destroy the British fleet. After all, the British ships were still backward Kirk galleons, not enough to withstand the shelling of Marin's ships.

However, in such a large-scale naval battle, the consumption of gunpowder was too ruthless, and Marin could not afford to consume it now. Even if the battle is won, the gunpowder will be depleted. Once there was no gunpowder stockpile, Marin's Spanish phalanx became an ornament, and so many arquebuses could not be fired. This would lead to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the East Friesian army, and as a result, Marin did not intend to use this method.

Moreover, having destroyed the British fleet, it was easy to make a wedding dress for the French. If Britain loses its naval superiority, it is easy for the French to have another "Norman invasion". If the French took the opportunity to occupy England, Marlin would probably have the intention of hanging.

Why? The French demon is already the overlord of the European continent, and then controls England...... Then the English Channel will be completely controlled by the French.

When the time comes, if Marin wants to make a big voyage, he will be stuck by the neck of the French and extremely passive. Therefore, Marin would rather deal with England later than see the French take over LinkedIn Glen. Because, the consequences are too serious......

France was originally a land hegemon, and then occupied LinkedIn Glenn to make up for the shortcomings at sea. At that time, there will be a super monster that competes for supremacy on land and sea. Even if Marin is a traverser, it is difficult to get by. At that time, the Americas may be swallowed up by France.

So, Marin had to abandon the tempting idea of striking at the fleet of England. However, if you don't hit the British fleet, there is no way to ship the grain to Edward. If there was not enough food, Marin could have predicted a riot in Ireland. When the time comes, Edward will take care of one or the other, and he will want to make trouble for Henry VII, but he will not be able to do so.

Marin estimated that if the millions of pounds of food in Edward's hands were distributed to civilians, as long as he saved some food, it would be no problem to support him for two or three months. But if you can't find a new source of food after two or three months, it's over......

Therefore, Edward must be found a new source of food in order for Edward to continue to be able to threaten Henry VII.

Marin, in the city of Rome, while writing his dissertation, spread out a map of Ireland and began to look for a solution to the problem......

After opening the map, Marin scanned the current map of Ireland and suddenly noticed that he seemed to have ignored the kingdom of Ormond, which was sandwiched between the kingdoms of Kildalbeth and Desmond......

Although the country of Ormond is not as big as the country of Desmond, it is much larger than the country of Kildale. Although the land is not as fertile as the peat soil of the Kildalbean kingdom, it is not a small vassal state.

The most important thing, the western border of Ormond Birth, is the famous Shannon River. Limerick at the mouth of the River Shannon is an important port in the west of Ireland.

According to the information sent by his spies, due to the limited naval strength, the English fleet has only blocked the upper and lower exits of the Irish Sea. As for the coast of the island of Ireland in other directions, England was too strong to take care of it.

Therefore, Count Edward only had to send troops to take the country of Ormond and arrive at the Shannon River. Although Limerick and the sea are under the control of the Thomond Kingdom, the indigenous kingdom of Ireland, it is no match for Earl Edward.

If he was willing to let Earl Edward use the Shannon River to transport grain, what if he was not, what did it matter?

Moreover, Maurice, Earl of Desmond, was a great careerist, and had long since separated from King Henry VII of England. As long as Count Edward is willing to give up most of the territory of Count Ormond to him, this guy will definitely be willing to send troops to help take Count Ormond together.

At that time, Earl Edward would be able to obtain food supplies from the west coast of the island of Ireland as long as he reached the Shannon River. As soon as Marin's grain ships arrived, England's grain blockade of Count Edward lost any effect.

As long as Earl Edward gets through this difficult time, he will maintain a strong deterrent to England. After all, Earl Edward is also a member of the British royal family, more orthodox than Henry VII. As long as Count Edward existed, Henry VII could not sleep.

And, whether it's Marin, or France and Scotland, they're happy to see England unlucky. Moreover, the French and the Scots also had a control over the extent that neither Henry VII would be pleasant, nor would the Earl of Edward swell in power over the present King Henry VII. Preferably, the strength of the two is balanced.

In this way, England would be plunged into endless wars. Then, there was no threat to France and Scotland.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to say if the support for Earl Edward was too strong, resulting in Earl Edward's victory over Henry VII and the restoration of the York dynasty.

Perhaps, one day in the future, Count Edward will bring LinkedIn Glen back to strength, and then threaten France and Scotland......

Therefore, the French and the Scots would never want Count Edward to be finished, but they also did not want Count Edward to overpower Henry VII. What they hoped for most was that Edward and Henry VII would fight to the death, and England would be a mess and difficult to stabilize. Such a situation is in the best interests of the two countries.

Of course, if possible, King James IV of Scotland also hopes to go south to occupy a large area of LinkedIn Glen for himself.

And the French, not necessarily did not want to follow the example of their predecessor "William the Conqueror" and have another "Norman conquest" of England......

So, don't expect France and Scotland to fully support Count Edward. Even Marin, who is very supportive, is on a par with France and Scotland. Marin now also hoped that Edward would cause great trouble for Henry VII, but he also did not want Edward to be too powerful.

For now, however, the most important issue is to get Count Edward through the odds ahead. Otherwise, if you can't even survive this hurdle, let alone make trouble for Henry VII......

Marin summoned his henchmen and told him to send the letter with the plan back to East Friesland. Then, send a speedboat to break into the Irish Sea at night and deliver it to Earl Edward.

With the method provided by Marin, I believe that Count Edward's predicament will be solved. As long as Earl Edward survives this difficulty, he will be able to maintain a strong deterrent against Henry VII in the future. In short, just don't let England live in peace......