In fact, Marin's half-truths and half-truths are flawed. Because, as a close confidant of King Louis XII of France, it was not reasonable for Count Durte to reveal a detailed battle plan to a knight sent out as a spy.

However, fortunately, Henry VII, the Count of Durt, also knew that he was a man who rose up by sycophancy, and he did not have much talent in his own right. It is not impossible for such a person to do something unreliable.

Moreover, in order to show the unreliability of the Count of Durt, Marin forged the letter in a triumphant and boastful tone, and briefly stated the plans of the French, which were not particularly detailed. This is also in line with the character of Count Durt, and it looks like it was inadvertently revealed.

It's just that Marin is still a little worried. After all, if it was in the Ming Dynasty at the same time, this kind of trick was extremely easy to goof. After all, from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, intrigues and tricks have flourished in China. In the Ming Dynasty, if you don't understand intrigue and trickery, you can't stand in the court at all.

Fortunately, the Holy See has dominated Europe for hundreds of years and imprisoned the minds of Europeans. So, the Europeans are not good at intrigue now. Therefore, Marin finally decided to take a gamble, betting that Henry VII would not see the loophole......

In the end, Marin's bet was successful......

Henry VII was also a little suspicious, but after sending someone to the port of the Five Ports Alliance to investigate, he found that the big ship over there had indeed been deceived into going to sea, so he had to believe the authenticity of this information.

What finally made Henry VII suspicious was the information from the French side......

Britain and France have had a grudge for more than 100 years, and they have penetrated each other deeply. In the north of France, there were quite a few spies sent by the British. Recently, spies suddenly discovered that some remote ports in northern France have suddenly arrived with many ships......

And that's not the most important thing, the most important thing - the ships seem to have come from the south......

Where is the South of France? O Mediterranean coast! Ports such as Marseille and Toulon......

When British spies lurking on the northern coast of France discovered that many ships from the south were docked in some inconspicuous ports in northern France, they felt that something was wrong, so they rowed out to sea overnight and rushed to the British-controlled Channel Islands, near the French coast, to report the situation.

The British garrison in the Channel Islands also felt unusual and sent a ship back to London to report the situation.

Henry VII had obtained accurate information from five ports that most of the big ships had been deceived into going to sea, and now it was discovered that the French had gathered all the ships of the Mediterranean region in the northern coastal ports...... If he didn't understand what the French wanted to do, Henry VII could buy a piece of tofu and kill him......

As a result, Henry VII no longer doubted the authenticity of this information. At the same time, he also began to prepare for war.

In order to fight the French, Henry VII decided - first concentrate his forces and destroy the French fleet at sea. As for Edward, he ignored it for the time being, and instead connived at his landing.

After the destruction of the French fleet, the main force of the British navy went to the Irish Sea, blockading this sea area and cutting off Edward's escape back to the island of Ireland.

In the end, the British army marched north again and wiped out Edward's forces in one fell swoop. At the same time, it also besieged Sherwood Forest and completely eliminated the "Robin Hood Thieves" led by the "French Knight Spayo......

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In fact, these arrangements of Henry VII were correct. Provided, of course, that Marin is not involved......

Without Marin's intervention, Henry VII would have relied on these arrangements to wipe out the French navy and completely eliminate Edward. However, Henry VII did not expect that a German prince, who seemed to have nothing to do with England, would put his black hand into England......

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Under the deliberate arrangement of Henry VII, the English Navy deliberately reduced the number of British warships in the Irish Sea. Moreover, Henry VII brought back all the larger ships, leaving only some small and medium-sized dilapidated ships, deliberately left for the so-called "French Navy" to be wiped out. And the real workhorses of the navy at present (with the exception of the big ships that have been tricked out) are mostly hidden in the estuaries of the coast of south-eastern England......

Henry VII studied the map of France and concluded that the location where the French were most likely to attack was in Calais, the closest to England. Because, there are too many eyeliners of the British here. So, it's not easy to keep it a secret.

It is also unlikely to be on the western side of the Normandy Peninsula, where the British-controlled Channel Islands closely monitor the French coastline.

Therefore, it is very likely that the location of the French attack was on the coastline from Calais to the east of the Normandy Peninsula.

Moreover, the information from France also showed that the French had indeed begun to hide ships in the bay east of the Normandy Peninsula.

For example, near Caen, southeast of the Normandy Peninsula, the French hid many ships here. Caen is not a seaport, but it is connected to the sea by the River Orne and is an important trading port.

In today's situation where ships are generally small, inland ports such as Caen, which are connected to the sea by large rivers, are the mainstream. For example, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is actually an important inland port connected to the sea by the River Thames.

Hiding the ships transferred from the south into the Orne River, it was indeed difficult for the British patrol ships in the channel to detect. However, this was discovered by spies planted by the British in Caen......

Of course, under normal circumstances, even if the British found out that the southern ships were coming from the north of France, they would not have cared too much. Why? Because the British look down on the French navy. It was not that France had not attacked Britain from the sea, but each time it was defeated.

Had it not been for the half-truths provided by Marin, the British might have discovered that the French were hiding the ship, but they would not have paid much attention. After all, in naval battles, the British despised the French.

In addition, a fishing village called Le Havre, at the mouth of the Seine, not far east of the mouth of the Orne, has long attracted the attention of French officials.

The Seine is the most important inland river in France, as it connects the French capital, Paris, with the sea. Within the French court, there were already proposals to build a port here. In fact, in 1517, France did build a port here. Today, France also has a collection of boats from the south, in the fishing village of Le Havre, at the mouth of the Seine......

All kinds of information suggest that the French will probably launch a general attack on England at some small inconspicuous port on the coastline between the port of Calais and the Normandy Islands.

Henry VII was not a vegetarian either, and he planned to completely wipe out the French navy through this naval battle. Therefore, he ordered that most of the large ships now on the mainland should be hidden in the bays of the southeast coast, so as not to frighten the French. If the French did not initiate the crossing of the sea, how could he destroy the main force of the French fleet......

But these arrangements of Henry VII were seen by the spies of the Marlin faction in the North Sea Chamber of Commerce branch in London and the intelligence agency of the Lord Margaret. Soon, the information was sent to Marin's desk......

"What? Henry VII hid many ships in the bays of the southeast coast? Is this the rhythm of the flotilla to ambush the French? Marin thought for a moment, then burst out laughing:

"Hahahaha, it seems that the false information has worked, Henry VII is planning to completely destroy the French Navy! That's great! ”

After laughing, Marin began to think:

"Well, it looks like we have to change our plans. In order for Henry VII to deal with the French with peace of mind, we have to delay the start of the army......"