Chapter 1739: England Sends Troops

It should be noted that the four English guards chased them into the alley, and although they did not catch anyone, they brought back a broken wooden nameplate, which resembled the identity plate of a French soldier. In addition, there is a discarded one-handed sword of a French soldier on the ground. However, the guards were too busy to take Robinson to the doctor, so they didn't take it out immediately. It wasn't until Robinson had his last breath that he showed it to General Moreno.

General Moreno was dumbfounded when he saw it - he didn't send someone to assassinate Robinson, what was going on? And sent someone to check the number on the one-handed sword, and found that it was actually a weapon used by the soldiers in the city. Sent someone to the relevant military camp according to the number to ask, and really found the main owner, a team leader, but it was said that the sword was lost three days ago......

Moreno believed what his own people said, but the English people didn't believe it - how could there be such a coincidence? But the assassin assassinated the English envoy with a stolen weapon?

In fact, this is Marin's spies, who were brought in three days ago from the French squad leader who was drunk in the tavern, and used it specifically for this planting. Otherwise, how could Edward find an excuse to send troops?

As for the identity plate, it was stolen by spies in Paris. But because it didn't match the identity of the soldiers in the city, the handwriting on the wooden sign was deliberately damaged, so that people couldn't see the details clearly. But the wooden plaque, whether in terms of workmanship or material, is indeed the identity of the French army.

The members of the British mission who accompanied him were immediately excited—what was going on? Dare to openly send troops to kill the English envoys, is this a provocation or a provocation?

Robinson's deputy, Hahn, was not of high status, and was just an ordinary adjutant in the Foreign Secretary's office, but he was also King Edward's eyes and ears, who were responsible for monitoring the Foreign Secretary. This mission to Calais was nominally headed by Robinson, but in fact the mission was secretly in the hands of Hahn. Including the guards, they all acted on Hahn's orders.

As for why the four guards happened to be on the other side of the carriage at the time of the assassination, it was actually ordered by Hahn in advance. Moreover, they also received a hint that if Robinson was in trouble, they had to pretend to be stunned for a while, deliberately delaying the time......

After chasing into the alley, the fleeing assassins did knock down a lot of obstacles, but with the martial arts of the four guards, they could actually jump over. However, these four guards were all spies trained by England and obeyed orders from above. After pretending to chase after him, he went back and rushed to take Robinson for treatment.

In fact, they also examined Robinson's wounds on their way to the infirmary. Their task is to make up for the wound halfway if it is not fatal......

But the few people who were sent to assassinate were obviously veterans, and if they didn't miss, they didn't need to make up for it......

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Faced with this dire situation, General Moreno, the commander of the Calais garrison, was on the verge of exploding his head. In normal times, the French may not have taken England seriously. But now France is at war with Spain! Moreover, the new king, François I, had not yet taken full control of the Kingdom of France. If you offend England again at this time......

In desperation, General Moreno had no choice but to order a large-scale search for suspects throughout the process, and all young and strong men were brought in for interrogation. If no one can prove that they were not there on the night of the incident, they will be arrested as suspects and sent to jail awaiting trial......

But how did those Assassins come to be caught? They hid in the underground vault provided for them by the spies of the North Sea Kingdom, which was very hidden and well stocked. The French don't have professional detectives, not even police dogs, how can they find those assassins?

As for the spies of the North Sea Country, they are smarter. On the night of the incident, they all went to the tavern to drink and get into a fight......

Taverns are public places, and so many eyewitnesses can naturally exonerate them from all suspicions. In this way, the pursuit of the French reached a dead end......

Moreover, in that alley, it was also manipulated by the spy gate of the Beihai Kingdom - they deliberately made some traces to point to a nearby military camp. And the stolen standard saber belonged to the French squad leader in this barracks...... The wound on Robinson's body was exactly the same as the edge of the French one-handed sword......

For a moment, General Moreno was going to push the squad leader out as a substitute for the dead. At that time, it was said that the captain of the squad was extremely hateful to England, and that the assassination of the English envoy was his spontaneous act......

But before Moreno could act, Hahn left with Baron Robinson's body. Hahn's reasoning was that if he didn't bring it back, Robinson's body would stink. Obviously, a baron's body should not be so ruined, and he must return to his home country as soon as possible to be buried, and arrange for a priest to do the work......

General Moreno has no reason to stop it, after all, there are no embalming needles in these years, and it is true that the corpse cannot be left outside for a long time, and it is indeed right to bury it as soon as possible.

But he didn't expect that the Englishman was not going to reason with him anymore. Because, Robinson, the baron, died, and the English had enough reason to do it......

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Hahn and his entourage returned quickly, after all, the Pales de Calais is less than 30 kilometers wide and can be crossed in half a day. When Hahn returned to London, he immediately rushed to the Tower of London Palace and reported the "bad news" to Edward in public......

Edward's acting skills also broke out at this time, first pretending to be extremely surprised, and then suddenly feeling extremely sad for Robinson, a "loyal minister" who "worked hard" and "died" in the line of duty, and almost cried.

Edward's mood then turned from sadness to rage, shouting "The blood of the nobles of England must not be shed in vain".

Enraged, Edward ordered a large army to besiege the fortress of Calais, intending to send a large army into the city to take over the investigation of the case......

Of course, as a "rule-abiding" monarch, Edward sent someone to deliver his credentials to France, informing the French - hey, we are going to send troops into the fortress of Calais to investigate the case! Well, it doesn't matter if you agree or not, I'm going to send troops into Calais anyway......

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The British army moved quickly because it was prepared. The next day, the British army collected a large number of ships for the cross-sea landing. And it was not until the British army had already launched a landing that the letter of state reached Paris.

After receiving the letter of state from the English, the government and the opposition in Paris were suddenly in chaos. They had just received the news that the English envoy had been assassinated in Calais, and they were discussing how to give an account to the English. As a result, the English were good, sent troops directly, and asked to send troops into Calais......

Is this possible? Absolutely not! Everyone knows that the fortress of Calais was originally England's, and it was only recaptured by France a few years ago. If the English are willing, then there are ghosts. If the English army was allowed into the city, would they still return Calais to France? Apparently not......

However, the French were apparently not too worried about the siege of the fortress of Calais by the English. Because, the 15,000 French knights who returned home with Louis XII have not yet been sent to Italy for reinforcements. Just right, it can be used to support the Calais fortress......