Chapter 668: Counter-Plotting
After the incident of the guard Allen being exposed, Marin also began to pay attention to the question of whether Edward still had enemy spies around him. So, at night, Marin sent hundreds of scouts to monitor the gates of York City and the road south.
After a few nights, I found a few more spies. These spies were originally going south to report on the new situation. The new situation was that another 5,000 troops appeared near Yorktown in support of Edward......
These 5,000 people were naturally brought into York City by Marin. And the spies who were caught were also beheaded for public display. In the days that followed, there was no one left the city to the south. Marin estimated that Edward still had spies around him, but after the previous incident, it was estimated that they would not have the courage to pass on information to the outside world in the short term. And what Marin wants is not to kill all the spies. As long as they don't leak the secret of their army's existence to Henry VII in a short period of time, it will be fine, and after this time, they will defeat Henry VII's army, and even if Henry VII knows, it will be too late......
In Paris, France, Louis XII fell ill for ten days and still did not recover. Ten days earlier, Louis XII had vomited blood in anger and fell unconscious when the French knights who had fled to Calais had brought him the defeat of his fleet, and that most of them had escaped.
The guards hurriedly put Louis XII on the ship back to Paris, and brought in a large group of imperial physicians to heal him. Pity those French court doctors, the level is higher than that of phlebotomy doctors. Although Louis XII's condition did not worsen, it did not make Louis XII's condition better.
Originally, Louis XII had woken up a few days ago and was looking better. However, the British envoy came to demand a ransom, and "inadvertently" revealed that the reason why the British fleet was able to arrive at the battlefield "in time" was because Edward had leaked information to Henry VII......
As a result, Louis XII, who had just woken up, was so angry that he vomited blood...... Before he fell unconscious, an enraged Louis XII ordered to send messengers to the north of England to inform the seven or eight thousand French troops who were serving Edward against Edward......
The envoys, with the connivance of the British, quickly arrived at Yorktown, where Edward was. But unexpectedly, Edward had already dealt with those French officers and soldiers by "borrowing" the head of the guard Allen. Then, the envoy had to bring back Edward's conclusion that "Allen is to blame for betraying me......
Then, not long after he woke up, Louis XII fainted again......
A group of French court doctors were dumbfounded—how could His Majesty be in a coma so easily? Is it a demon on the body? Unable to think of a good solution, the court doctors called a group of priests, gathered around Louis XII's bed, and danced the gods......
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In London, Henry VII is also waiting for news. Before, he deliberately allowed the French envoys to land to find Edward's army, hoping that those French soldiers would start a rebellion. Edward's army was dominated by the French army, and if those French soldiers had rebelled and killed Edward, it would have been a hundred, and Henry VII would have no need to send troops.
But Henry VII waited left and right, and did not wait for the news of the mutiny in Yorktown. However, there were a few nails that were planted in Edward's army before, and no information came out during this time.
"Well, it looks like the spies have been cleared out......," said the scheming Thomas. When Stanley heard this, he sighed.
"Why do you say that? Maybe the spies were killed by mistake by the rebellious French......" Henry VII was puzzled.
"Impossible ......" Thomas. Stanley shook his head.
"With the cleverness of those spies, if there is a riot, it is obvious that they will not kill Edward, but will only flee for their lives. These days, there must always be someone who escapes to report the news, right? But not a single one escaped. So, I think, someone should have been exposed. Maybe all of them were killed, maybe some of them were killed, and others were temporarily frightened. In short, we may not be able to get information anytime soon......"
"How shrewd is Edward?" Henry VII was somewhat unconvinced. Edward was imprisoned by him for more than ten years, and he did not receive a serious aristocratic education at all. It's hard to be so shrewd even if you're a little clever. After all, who would have thought that they would have eyeliner around him? Some of the so-called "anti-Henry VII people" in exile in France were simply deliberately sent by Henry VII. But with the level of thinking of Europeans in this era, it should not be obvious yet. After all, Henry VII and his insidious stepfather were the most cunning combination in Europe of this era.
"Perhaps...... The problem was with that French emissary...... "Thomas. Stanley took a sip of the legendary "Earl Grey Milk Tea" and said leisurely.
"French emissaries?" Henry VII was puzzled.
"We may all have guessed wrong, the French envoy was not to encourage Edward's French soldiers to rebel, but to pacify them. Moreover, he also informed Edward to find the ghost ...... "This is Thomas. Stanley's speculation.
"Are the French so shrewd?" Henry VII did not believe it.
"Don't underestimate Louis XII's shrewdness!" Thomas. Stanley himself demonized Louis XII in his mind. He didn't know about Marin's existence, so he could only push Louis XII, who usually looked more shrewd.
Louis XII is indeed more shrewd in peacetime, but this time the French army almost lost their bottoms in the English Channel, and they were all stunned, how could they still calm down and think about the problem? It's just, Thomas. Stanley thought too much about it, thinking that Louis XII was so powerful......
Henry VII thought about it, but couldn't come up with a better explanation, so he could only accept Thomas. Stanley's rhetoric......
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And in Yorktown, Marin and Edward were also deducing the thoughts and intentions of the British army at this time......
"The main army of the British army is about 20,000 people, commander...... Probably your brother-in-law Richard. Pol ......" Marlin finished and looked at Edward.
Edward nodded and said:
"Indeed, my brother-in-law is also one of the more competent commanders under Henry. It's not as amazing and glamorous as you, but it's one of the best commanders under Henry......"
"The best commander?" Marin's eyes flashed......
"Yes, it stands to reason that Thomas. . . Stanley's old fox is more suitable to be a commander, but the old fox is old and his body is not up to the requirements of commanding the army. Therefore, Richard. Bol is the first soldier under Henry......" Edward affirmed.
"Hehe, I have a way to make that guy Henry dare not let Richard. Bol as this commander-in-chief. You say, if only Richard. . . If Bol is not the boss, will the enemy's combat effectiveness decline? ”
"That's for sure...... But how do you make Henry not believe Richard. Bohr? He's a diehard Henry......"
"I naturally have a way...... Hey hey ......"
As a result, Marin came up with one of the "thirty-six strategies" of the "anti-intermediary plan":
"Richard. Pol is a close confidant of Henry, but he's also your brother-in-law, right? ”
Edward nodded, everyone knows about this.
"Well, we can write a letter to Richard. Bol, play the family card, and promise to make him Duke of York if he leads his army to you and kills Henry......," Marin said confidently.
"But, Richard. . . Pol is a diehard Henry loyalist, and he will definitely not agree...... That letter, maybe he will give it directly to Henry......"
"I know, so, I didn't plan to send the letter to Richard. Pol, but to someone else, deliberately fell into the hands of Henry VII......" Marin smiled lewdly.
“……”
Half a day later, Edward finally came up with a sentence:
"You're so cunning......"