After lunch, Marin noticed that the eyes of the soldiers around him were full of respect and gratitude. Moreover, everyone's morale is high, as if they have been blessed with the aura of war.

"Well, the military heart is available!" Marin nodded in satisfaction.

No matter what era of war, as long as the difference in the equipment level of the two sides is not particularly large, then morale is a very important part of it. The side with high morale, even if it is weaker, has a good chance of defeating the stronger side. Conversely, a strong army can be routed by a weaker enemy if it is weak.

Seeing that his small means made his morale high, Marin was very happy. Moreover, it also makes it more certain that it will win.

By about four o'clock in the afternoon, the army had reached a wooded area five kilometres north of Newcastle. Upon arrival, Marin ordered the army to stop, and, to rest in place north of the woods.

It's close enough to the Scottish army, and if you go any further, you'll be discovered. Before it got dark, Marin took everyone to sit down and rest.

Because it's going to be a night attack, it's best to get some sleep early. After eating dry bread, Marlin asked everyone to rest in place for a few hours. It's just that those tents weren't brought with us, and everyone had nowhere to sleep. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to let the soldiers sit back to back and rest on the ground. Wait until midnight to get up and attack.

It's just that without the shelter of the tent, the mosquitoes in summer seem to be particularly annoying......

It's the beginning of August, which is the hottest time of summer. Although Scotland is at a higher latitude, there are also many mosquitoes in the summer. So, everyone suffered.

Marin was a little ashamed at this time, because he didn't let everyone bring tents, which led to the current bad situation. So, despite the dissuasion of his men, he went to the soldiers, and sat down on the ground to rest with Karn, who had been following him, back to back. Of course, it also suffered from mosquito attacks......

In the middle of the night, Marin was sleeping in a daze, when suddenly there was a sharp pain on his face. So, he waved his hand without thinking......

There was a "snap", which was especially loud in the silent night. Karn, who had been back-to-back with Marin, immediately woke up. He stood up abruptly, his eyes blazing in all directions:

"Assassins?"

This was a pain for Marin, who had been resting back to back with Karn. Karn jerked to his feet, and Marin was decisively tragic - his back was empty, and he fell to the ground, the back of his head in close contact with the ground......

"Ouch-" Marlin touched the back of his head, which hurt a little. Luckily, this is a dirt floor, not a concrete or masonry floor. Otherwise, such a bump will have to see blood.

"Ah, young master, I'm sorry, I forgot you behind my back!" Karn was stunned - he had forgotten that he and Marin were resting back-to-back......

Marin didn't bother to accuse him, and by the moonlight, he looked at the "pocket watch" about the size of an alarm clock—it was exactly 12 midnight......

So, he simply didn't sleep. Anyway, when the Scottish army is taken, everyone can enter Newcastle City and sleep to their heart's content.

Marin simply told Karn to go to the Scout Troopers and tell them to contact the 3,000 thieves brought by Marich and inform them to prepare for a joint operation.

However, Marin made adjustments to Marić's actions. Originally, Marić's mission was to take 3,000 thieves to sneak attack the Scottish militia camp that was separate from the war camp when the main force was attacking the enemy barracks. However, Marin later felt that those people were strong and there was no need to attack them. Anyway, they don't have much combat power. So, it's better to encircle instead. As long as the exit of the Minzhuang camp is blocked, those Minzhuang will not have the courage to rush out.

In this way, there is no need for 3,000 people. To this end, Marin intends to let Marich send 2,000 men to surround the Minzhuang camp. The other 1,000 men took advantage of the night to set up an ambush on the road north of Newcastle, setting up some tripping horses and other things, specifically to intercept the Scottish army's slipping through the net.

After all, this time Marin fought a real night attack, and it was inevitable that there would be fish that slipped through the net and escaped in the chaos. And those who can escape must be on horseback. But in the darkness of night, when they escape, they will definitely not dare to take the path, and will choose to ride their horses from the main road. As far as Marin knew, there was only one Roman road to the north of Newcastle. Therefore, Marin asked Marich to arrange a thousand men to set up several tripwires on this road to the north, specifically to intercept the Scottish soldiers who had escaped from the king of Lou.

You must know that those who can be qualified to ride horses are all nobles and big fish. And the infantry, who did not even have horses, Marin did not bother to intercept. Moreover, those who flee on foot will be chased back by the scout cavalry sooner or later, it doesn't matter......

Marić's 3,000 thieves were actually in a wooded area 4 kilometers west of Marin's location, and Marin's scout cavalry had contacted them before. So, this communication was quick.

When the scout cavalry returned, Marin simply asked his men to wake up all the soldiers and start preparations for the night attack......

At about two o'clock in the morning, the 20,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Marin were all ready, lined up in line, and ready to set off at any time......

Marin marched another two kilometers with the army and ordered everyone to stop. Marin then asked the demolition team to go and plant powder kegs by the fence of the Scottish barracks......

At about 3:30 a.m., the news came from the demolition team at the front - 3 of the 5 powder kegs were in place......

"What's going on? Why are there only 3 of them? Marlin frowned and asked the demolition captain Dhoni who had come back to report. Zri.

Dhoni. Ziri said with a depressed face:

"Grand Duke, it's not that we don't do our best, but the Scottish military camp seems to be very well guarded tonight. We tried our best to find three hidden locations to bury powder kegs. I tried to find the fourth point, but I couldn't find it......"

"The other party is on guard?" Marin frowned, but soon it dawned on him that his scout cavalry and Koster's 900 horse bandits had eaten more than 300 Scotland's scout cavalry, and it would be strange if the other party was indifferent.

In fact, as Marin had expected, James IV was filled with uneasiness when he saw that the more than 300 scouts sent out during the day did not return at night.

Although sometimes the Scout Cavalry goes out once and does not return for several days, there is no reason why you should not send someone back to report it......

For this, the restless James IV, ordered to be vigilant at night. And this, too, to Doni. Zri's demolition team is causing a lot of trouble. It took a lot of effort for the demolition team to find three visual corners of the camp and begin to bury powder kegs......

Marin began to hesitate a little about whether to give up the night attack because of the possibility that his opponent might be on guard. However, Marin quickly reacted - I have 20,000 people, even if I fight regularly, I can win, let alone a night attack? As a result, the original plan continued......

In fact, although James IV was on guard, the level of defense was not high. Because, James IV would not have thought that a large army would come to attack them from the north.

Therefore, the midnight alert of the Scottish army was more aimed at the direction of Newcastle City and the south bank of the Tyne River. Because, in the minds of James IV, there would be an army of enemies only in these two directions. As for the incident with the messenger from the north, James IV thought that it was a small detachment sent by the enemy to harass in the past, and it would not have much impact on the large battalion...... And then this judgment hurt the whole of Scotland......

Of course, he can't be blamed, who would have thought that someone would lead a large army to maneuver at sea and go around behind the Scottish army? In the opinion of James IV, Marin's army should have moved south to London long ago......

A little after 4 o'clock, Marin's army finally approached the vicinity of the Scottish camp. At this time, Dongfang was already slightly pale. After all, it's summer, and it dawns early.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Marin no longer hesitated. He had a torch lit and shaken. The demoman in front of the camp immediately took out a valuable cloth and lit the fuse. Then, the three igniting Demomen ran backwards for their lives......

Not long after, three loud bangs erupted in the camp on the north side of the Scottish camp, and the wooden fence of the Scottish camp was directly blown into the sky......

And 500 meters away, Marin drew his knight's sword and ordered loudly:

"Attack!"

"Rush!" The 20,000 troops, who had long been ready to go, suddenly rushed to the Scottish camp like a tide, rushing in through three gaps......