After a long period of preparation, King Henry VII finally gathered an army of 20,000 men, including 7,000 longbowmen, and with the help of the merchant ships of the "Five Ports Alliance", began to transport them to the island of Ireland. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The location of the British landing coincided with that of Earl Edward, and the town of Aklo, 21 kilometers south of Wicklow, was also chosen. After all, the British were not stupid, they knew that if they landed near Dublin, if they were discovered by Edward's army, they were likely to be attacked by Edward's army during the landing. In the case that the army has not all landed, it is impossible to meet the army of Count Edward. Because, after the army landed, it still needed to reorganize the team and line up in battle formation, so that it could be considered to have combat effectiveness. Otherwise, it's just a plate of loose sand.

Therefore, the British thought twice and chose to land in the seaside town of Aklo. This is also to avoid a surprise attack during the landing.

In fact, there was no problem for the British army to choose to land at Wicklow at this time. Because, Count Edward did not send a large army to Wicklow at all, but left only a thousand local militiamen. Whether these militiamen would surrender directly after the siege of the British, Count Edward also did not know. Of course, I don't care. Because, he put all his energy into Dublin's defense.

When the British landed, they were slow. Because, instead of using small local fishing boats to wade into the water like Edward, they foolishly used the few long-bridge piers they had. The troop carriers were all waiting in line at sea, and one by one they slowly landed......

If Count Edward's army had been nearby at this time, he would have wiped out all the British troops that had landed in the early stage with a smile. Because, the efficiency of the landing of the British army was too slow......

The end result was that Edward's 8,000 men landed in half a day. And the 20,000 British troops took six days......

When the 20,000 British troops arrived on land tired, many of them fell down tired. It's enough for a landing to be like this.

The British army did not bring the people, but sent troops and directly requisitioned them locally. However, the British ships brought enough food and other supplies. Therefore, as long as the British caught enough Irish men on the shore, they could carry them.

In this way, the British army began to send troops, and everywhere around Aklo went to catch people to help transport the baggage. By the way, I also went to those people's houses to rob them. These Irish peasants were also considered to have been in the blood mold for eight lifetimes, and not only were they arrested as civil husbands, but their food and valuable things were also robbed by these British soldiers. Moreover, there is no salary for working as a civilian husband for the British army......

So, the Irish people, full of resentment, began to serve in the British army. In addition to the 20,000 troops, the merchant ships of the "Five Ports Alliance" were also loaded with grain, as well as weapons and baggage. For the siege, the British army also raised 30 bronze cannons. Because, the British also got from the Danes the method of shelling + bombing the door to break the city. However, they did not know that Earl Edward, with the help of Marin, had already replaced the gates of Dublin with large iron gates, which were also plated with a layer of tin. And the tin was purchased from Cornwall, England......

The British army dragged north, and along the way, 20,000 British troops marched and looted local Irish families, plundering food and property, causing great anger among the Irish. However, in the face of the 20,000 British army, the Irish had nothing to do.

When the 20,000 British troops arrived at Wicklow, the longbowmen only fired a few rounds of arrows at the city's head, and the city's 1,000 Irish militia surrendered. Because, these Irish militiamen, without armor on their bodies, faced with the rain of arrows falling from the sky, many people were injured. As a result, the morale of the Irish militia plummeted. Seeing no hope, the militia leader simply surrendered Kaejo......

Seeing that his side only shot a few rounds of arrows, the other side opened the city and surrendered, and for a while, the morale of the British army was greatly boosted. Many British soldiers began to fantasize about using the same method to conquer Dublin.

British soldiers, under the commander-in-chief Richard. Under the leadership of Sir Bol, he entered the city of Wicklow with great pride, and repaired it for three days.

In these three days, the whole of Wicklow has become a hell on earth. The British soldiers began to burn, kill, loot, and destroy women in the city of Wicklow, turning a good capital of the Leinster Kingdom into a hell on earth. Although the citizens of Wicklow were divided and resisted, the British army was too numerous. Therefore, the rebels were all shot into hedgehogs by the British longbowmen......

The British army was in full swing throughout the city of Wicklow, and the commander-in-chief of the British army, Richard Brown, a close confidant of King Henry VII. Sir Pol, but he had a headache.

Because, before leaving, Henry VII and his wife gave him two opposite instructions......

King Henry VII of England told Richard. Pol demanded that he kill Count Edward on the spot if he caught him, so as to prevent future troubles. His wife, Margaret, asked him to let Count Edward escape if he had defeated him. Even if Earl Edward did not escape, it would be best to capture him alive and bring him back to England......

It's not the most important thing, if that's just the case, Richard. Sir Ball would not hesitate to side with King Henry VII and kill his brother-in-law.

It's just that Lord Margaret gave him an ultimatum. That ultimatum sent him shudders......

Lord Margaret is so threatening Richard. "If you kill my brother, I will publicly declare that I am the rightful heir to the throne of England, the rightful heir to the House of York." My son, Henry. Bol was the rightful King of England of the House of York......"

Richard. Pol's head is big, and Lord Margaret is his wife, and her son, of course, is also his own son. If the Lord of Margaret declared that little Henry was the rightful king of England, Richard. Bol's understanding of his boss will definitely not let little Henry go. That's why he's so entangled now.

It can be said that Margaret, the crazy woman, is threatening herself with her son's future. If she kills her brother, then little Henry will also be finished......

In fact, Richard. Pol was simply overthinking. Before Dublin was captured, I thought about whether to let Earl Edward go......

However, at this time, there was a resemblance to Richard in the British army. Bol's ideas are not in the minority. Because, the victory of Wicklow City, they were carried away.

Unbeknownst to the British soldiers, Earl Edward had never intended to defend the city of Wicklow. Therefore, the defenders of Wicklow City were all farmers recruited by Count Edward from the vicinity of Wicklow City, and they were not regular soldiers at all. So, after a few rounds of arrows, these farmers chose to surrender.

Dublin, on the other hand, is full of professional soldiers. In the face of the rain of arrows of the British army, it will not be so easy to succumb. Moreover, Earl Edward had already received the information sent by Marin with the "North Sea Chamber of Commerce", and learned that the British army had mobilized all 7,000 longbowmen to rush to the battlefield in Ireland, and had already taken countermeasures......