The official arrival of British troops and the arrival in Ireland soon reached France and Scotland. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 InfoKing James IV of Scotland, although he was the son-in-law of Henry VII, did not hesitate to send troops south to threaten England in an offensive posture at Hadrian's Wall, the dividing line between England and Scotland.

Although Margaret, the eldest daughter of Henry VII and Queen of Scotland, was very dissatisfied, James IV knew very well in his heart that England was definitely Scotland's mortal enemy. If England is allowed to become endlessly strong, Scotland will inevitably be united by England. Moreover, Scotland has also been unified by England before.

This time, the British moved the main forces to the island of Ireland, and James IV felt that the opportunity was rare. If the British withdraw their troops in time. Then, as if nothing had happened, he withdrew his troops. But if the British continue to attack Edward, then he also intends to really invade England, at least, to sack Newcastle and other large cities in the north of England.

As for the French side, they also quickly took countermeasures. Originally, Louis XII planned to send a fleet to the mouth of the Thames and threaten London. However, the French ministers believed that the strength of the French fleet was too scummy, and if it failed to run to block London, but was pressed to the ground by the British fleet and rubbed, it would be more than worth the loss.

At this time, the French officer, who happened to be returning from Ireland on leave. Paul stepped forward, and he proposed, taking advantage of the main force of the British army, to go to Ireland and send troops to capture the fortress of Calais, the last British foothold on the European continent......

Let. Paul's suggestion was appreciated by King Louis XII of France. So, just the knight's let. Paul, unusually summoned by the King of France.

"See my king!" Let. Paul made a knightly salute on one knee. After all, it was the king he was meeting face-to-face. Therefore, he adopted the highest etiquette to worship.

"Get up, and tell me why you suggest attacking Calais?"

"Your Majesty, I have learned a new method of siege by following the army of Edward, Earl of Warwick, in the battle to conquer the fortified Irish city of Wicklow. In this way, taking the fortress of Calais is not a big problem, and besides, it will only take a day or two! ”

Louis XII was taken aback, and then, as if remembering something:

"Could it be...... Was it the kind of way the Spaniards attacked the city of Naples? ”

"Exactly, this method is actually very simple, and it is the case of Marin, Earl of East Friesland of the Holy Roman Empire. Invented by Hoffman. At the beginning, he used this method to sweep away the Duchy of Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig in Denmark with a very fast speed, and even took more than a dozen cities, and each time he attacked the city, it took no more than three days. ”

"While he was fighting in Ireland, he heard that the Dutch North Sea Chamber of Commerce had brought in a Danish soldier to demonstrate this simple, crude, and effective way of besieging the city. Under the bombardment of 20 heavy artillery pieces provided by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, a hole soon appeared in the West Gate of Wicklo. Then the Danish soldier, carrying a door panel and a powder keg on his back, ran to the gate hole......"

"Wait...... What was the Danish soldier doing with the door panel? Louis XII didn't know much about this tactic, so he asked questions.

"To guard against an attack on the head of the city, just put the door panel on the head, unless the opponent uses a large stone or a heavy iron ball, to smash the defense of the door panel and injure the person who is being shot by the powder keg. Otherwise, the average bow and arrow will not reach the person under the door panel at all. ”

"I see, it's really a good way......"

The Demoman then arrived at the gates, shoved the powder kegs into the holes in the gates, and managed to bury them a little deeper. In this way, it is said that the door is blown up even more. The Demoman then lit the fuse and fled the scene with the door panel in quick motion. Soon, the city gate was blown up......"

"Hmm...... This method is really powerful. If the enemy used it to attack a French city, it was indeed fierce. I don't know, is there a way to crack it? ”

"Yes, it is said that by replacing the city gate with a large iron gate, you can withstand the smashing of iron balls and cannonballs. As long as there are no holes in the city gates, there will be nowhere to bury the powder kegs, and the city gates will not be blown up! This is what a "Danish soldier" named "Jonathan" told him. Of course, it's also true.

"Then the Calais fortress replaced the city gate with an iron gate, isn't there no way?"

"No, the British don't seem to have taken that seriously. Moreover, the minister sent his attendants to ride to the fortress of Calais, and found that it had indeed not been replaced by an iron gate. That's why the minister dared to make this suggestion. ”

"That's great, I'm ready to send troops, take the fortress of Calais, and drive the British out of the sea once and for all!"

"Your Majesty, this time, the British do not have the time or the troops to reinforce the fortress of Calais. When the time comes, the British will have no foothold, and they will no longer pose a threat to France! ”

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Soon, King Louis XVI of France mobilized an army of 10,000 men and sent troops to the fortress of Calais. With the great national power of France, it was much faster to mobilize than the British. Moreover, because there was a way to solve the problem quickly, King Louis XVI of France did not need to prepare so much food and grass. The only thing that needed to be prepared was probably enough gunpowder and shells. After all, bombarding the city gates requires a lot of gunpowder and shells. And there is no shortage of artillery in France, although they are all small-caliber artillery, but it is enough to pull hundreds of them. In this way, 10,000 French troops with 100 artillery pieces quickly marched from Paris to the fortress of Calais.

At this time, in the fortress of Calais, there were only 3,000 defenders. Under normal circumstances, with these 3,000 defenders, even in the face of 10,000 enemy troops, they can hold out for several months, not to mention that the north of the Calais fortress is on the sea, and the British can continuously launch support from the sea. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if 20,000 French troops come, they may not be able to fight.

However, the current situation is very abnormal. Because, the main force of the British army was exhausted, and they went to the island of Ireland. At this time, Britain proper, there were only a few thousand defenders of London. Moreover, these thousands of people in London will definitely not be able to move. If it moves, if it fails, then London will be an empty city.

Therefore, at this time, the fortress of Calais had no reinforcements to be dispatched......

When the French army arrived, although the fortress of Calais sent a fast ship for help, the far water could not save the near fire......

In just two days, the French used hundreds of small cannons to concentrate on smashing a hole in the south gate of the Calais fortress. Then, having Paul command a strong servant, with the door panel on his back and the powder keg on his back, blew open the gates of the fortress of Calais......

Suddenly, the French army swarmed in, taking advantage of the superiority of troops, and launched an extremely brutal street battle with the British army. Although the elite of the British army was stationed at the Calais fortress, many of the troops sent by the French were warriors from knightly families, and their personal martial arts were strong, and they were more dominant in street fighting. With both sides using cold weapons, France, which had more skilled knights, won the street battle, drove the British army with only a few hundred men left to the sea, and successfully occupied the last foothold of the British army on the European continent - the fortress of Calais......