Chapter 163: The MacDonald Tribe

ps: Chapter 2, ask for tickets, ask for tickets and sleep well

Although the Duke of Guise is fifty-three years old, as a soldier, he has followed François I to fight for decades, and has changed from the second son of a duke without a territory to the king's favorite, and the only nobleman who is not a member of the royal family and has been awarded a duke.

Therefore, among the nobles, he was able to complete the tasks deployed by the king, and thus became a sought-after nobleman in France.

He wore a black aristocratic dress with lace trims, especially the raff collar around his neck, which was the same as Henry II.

What is a ralph collar, it is the collar in the shape of a wheel, the collar is tied high, thick and stiff, and it is wrapped in a long tube from the entire neck.

After wrapping it around the neck, the head cannot move freely, it is inconvenient to eat and drink, and the neck cannot be crooked or twisted, which brings great trouble.

But it has the advantage of being compulsorily capable of making people appear to be haughty, magnificent, and invincible.

And this costume spread from France to the world, and was extremely popular with the aristocracy, which is also one of the origins of the name of the Gallic chicken.

Therefore, in the face of Henry II, Guise still feels a sense of arrogance, while Henry II is used to it.

"Your Majesty, according to the report from the spies, on the fifth of May, Theo. . . Let. Major Cosland captured the gates of Edinburgh, and then united with the English to capture Edinburgh, and all the nobles, including Queen Mary and Queen Mary, were captured! ”

"Then, on the fifteenth of May, King Edward VI of England was stationed in Edinburgh with a navy and an army of 7,000 (including 2,000 men)."

With his head down, Duke Guise's deep voice sounded slowly, with a solemn expression on his face.

"What? It's been more than ten days, why did you only get the news now? Why did you go! ”

After listening to the narration of Duke Guise, Henry II directly questioned sharply, the whole person is like an erupting volcano, full of burning magma, easily destroying anyone.

The maids who served on the side were trembling with fright, and their faces turned pale, but the Duke of Guise was not frightened, and the whole person was calm and calm, as if nothing had happened.

"My Majesty, this time it is mainly due to the blockade of the port and Edinburgh by the Earl of Wellington in England, which has caused a lag in news!"

Duke Guise said unhurriedly, his eyes unfazed.

"Your Majesty, for the time being, let's think about how to act!"

"Are the 5,000 soldiers still going on as usual?"

It turned out that Henry II was not worried about the situation in Scotland at the beginning, and as early as the time when Count Edward invaded Scotland, the French were ready to increase their forces.

At that time, not long after Henry II ascended the throne, the local aristocracy was a little nervous, and when Henry II pacified the domestic aristocracy, the French Protestants were also uneasy.

In view of the fact that Scotland was in no danger for a while and remained in a stable state, Henry II first finished dealing with the Protestants before preparing to gather troops to help Scotland.

Who knows, the troops were finally assembled, and Henry II borrowed a lot of money to make up enough funds, and Scotland was finished, which almost made Henry II vomit blood in anger.

"Pie, recruit another three thousand men this time, make up eight thousand, and the English people who must be killed will be bloody, and it is better to capture the teenage Edward VI alive!"

Henry II gritted his teeth and said viciously, his sharp eyes making people shudder.

"But, Your Majesty, our navy may not be able to deal with the English!"

The Duke of Guise was not embarrassed and hit Henry II.

"Give me to the Netherlands, to Denmark, no matter how big the price is, I want the English Navy to be wiped out this time!"

Henry II gritted his teeth and said that he felt that his face had been cut off for Edward snatching his daughter-in-law.

"Yes, Your Majesty, as you wish!" When it comes to war, Duke Guise is a little excited, especially in the face of England, an old enemy, which is even more exciting.

Unfortunately, I was not fit for naval warfare, and when the English navy was destroyed, I led the army to capture Edward VI alive.

Thinking silently, the Duke of Guise returned to his mansion and began to complete the task assigned by Henry II.

……………… The dividing line of all evil..................

Clan, a social group that claims to have a common ancestor. The word is Gaelic and means "offspring" or "child".

And the Scottish Highland clan is almost synonymous with the clan.

They prospered until 1745 until the failed revolt of the Scottish clans in support of the restoration of the Stuart dynasty to the throne, after which the power of the clan leaders was abolished.

Each Scottish clan has a family name after an ancestor, often with the prefix Mac (abbreviated as Mc or M), meaning "son". Common clan names are McPherson, McDougall, McGregor, and Gordon, each wearing their own tartan cape, or tartan.

These clans often raided the lowlands of southeastern Scotland, earning a reputation for being lawless.

Leading his horse and following the caravan, Lewis gently tread the mossy and gravel ground, and occasionally had to cross the flowing water, which was very hard.

This is a canyon area, the horse is not able to carry him on the walk, he needs to come down on his own.

As the messenger sent by Donald and Russell, Lewis is the leader of the entire caravan, and the people in the caravan are all subordinates of Donald and others except for the guide, and the goods in the caravan are also gifts they bring to various tribes.

Among them were not only salt, cloth, and more precious bronze weapons that the highlanders needed. There is also an even more precious wine, which is a gift for the clan chief.

This was his last stop, the MacDonald Clan, located in the far northwest of Scotland, and one of the best in the entire Highlands.

Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, the MacDonald clan was the most powerful tribe in Scotland, ruling over the entire Gorge region of West Scotland and the surrounding islets, known as the "Kings of the Outer Islands".

Even now, the MacDonald clan still dominates the high ground with Grant, Campbell, Fraser, Cameron and other clans.

After a strenuous pace, the group finally walked out of the canyon and came to the plateau flatland, where some figures could be vaguely seen in front of them.

"Boss, here, the front is the McDonald tribe, I've been gone for decades, there's nothing wrong!" An old guide who was about to lose his teeth pointed ahead and said excitedly, his cloudy eyes shining brightly.

"Yes! It's finally here! I'm exhausted! Lewis said loudly to his men, using the branch as a cane.