ps: According to international practice, during the Chinese New Year, there will be one change every day, please forgive me one or two

Speaking of Brittany, we have to talk about the Celtics.

As we all know, the Celts were originally the masters of the British Isles, and then the Romans, Vikings, and constantly raided, so that the Celts gradually became marginalized.

William, Duke of Normandy, was originally preparing to fight England, but who knew that he was blown to Brittany, and the attack was delayed.

And Harold, the king of England at that time, raised troops to resist early, and who knew that after waiting for a long time, he had to disband the militia.

After that, the title of conqueror came.

In fact, in the 5th century, the Celts migrated to Brittany, a peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean in present-day France, for fishing and trading.

After that, the Celts on the peninsula established their own state, the Kingdom of Brittany, which was later changed to a principality, and although it has always been part of French territory, it has always been an independent principality.

It was not until the last Grand Duchess Anna married King Louis XII of France that in 1532 Brittany and France formed the United Kingdom and merged into France.

That is, the six states founded by the Celts, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man (the island between Ireland and England), the Duchy of Cornwall, and Brittany.

There are also rumors that the British Isles refer to the large islands of England and Scotland, the island of Ireland, and the Isle of Man in the middle of it, but this is not the mainstream.

It can be said that if Brittany were to be ruled again, the Celtic state would have been fully contained in the United Kingdom.

Moreover, despite the rugged terrain, Brittany's long independent status made it difficult to join France for a short time, and never made it much easier to conquer.

Normandy and Brittany, France's two peninsulas bordering England, would have essentially been abandoned by the French navy.

And, unlike Normandy, Brittany is a mountainous region that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The French government, which had been killed by fascist Germany, once wanted to use this place as China's Sichuan to prepare for a protracted war, but unfortunately it was rejected.

Even if Normandy was lost, Brittany would still be the bridgehead for the United Kingdom to attack France.

The Mediterranean is the world of oars, and it cannot adapt to the environment of the Atlantic, and when the time comes, some of the French will suffer.

Although the young king didn't know why the British army in history spent so much, he couldn't even take Normandy, and wasted such a good opportunity.

However, when he comes here, he will never let this opportunity slip away from his eyes.

At this time, the British army had completely copied it, no, borrowed from the Spanish army model, the famous Spanish phalanx, which no longer belonged to the Spanish patent.

It is always said that Spain is great, but people are often limited to the current understanding, so let's take a look at the glorious achievements of the Spaniards.

Battle of Marciano (1554)

Spanish, Shine-Florence 18,500 (Medici), France and Siense 15,000 (Strozi)

Result: 200 losses in the West and 8000 losses in enemy troops

Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

Spain, Savoy 10,000 (Count of Egmont), French 24,500 (Duke of Montmomassi)

Result: 200 losses in the West, 14000 losses for the enemy

Battle of Grafland (1558)

Spanish-Savoy 18,000 (Count of Egmont), French 14,000 (de Telmes)

Result: 300 losses in the West, 12500 losses in enemy troops

From this point of view, Spain is completely like a god looking at the boss and my second, sweeping the whole of Europe, and the navy and army are ahead of Britain and other countries in an all-round way.

And the reason why France is so awesome and can support it for so long is because of its population of 180,000, giving it strong stamina, the defeated enemy is not terrible, the terrible thing is that after the defeat, you find that the enemy's strength has not changed.

Although the strength of the Spanish fighting force has something to do with the fervent Catholic faith, the strength of the Spanish phalanx occupies a major part.

But the United Kingdom Army, which copied the Spanish phalanx, although it can't play the main card, it is still possible to bully France.

Therefore, the cabinet ministers who are aware of the restructuring of the armed forces are very confident in this operation.

Attack in two directions, divide the troops.

This plan was endorsed by all the members of the Cabinet, who agreed that, although Brittany was poor and had few resources, it had great strategic value and was worth splitting the army.

These decades have been a good time for civil strife in France, and only by managing it well, it is not surprising that these two places are part of the United Kingdom!

Thinking of this, Edward's heart couldn't help but feel a little excited.

God is pitiful, in his previous life, as an ordinary liberal arts college student, he didn't know anything, only studied history and politics a little, and in the past ten years since he came to this world, he has not had much opportunity to show his ambitions, and he lives his own small life in the British Isles.

The average reader has long been irritated.

And Edward himself was also irritable, and after cultivating his internal strength for so long, he was finally about to show his skills.

Sir Anthony, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Cabinet, was so excited to see His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister in such elated spirit, and his lips moved lightly.

Edward sensed the Chancellor's hesitation and stumbling appearance with his peripheral vision, and his heart moved, and asked:

"Sir Anthony, do you have any other opinions?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Anthony, which made his heart suddenly tighten, swallowed his saliva, and then said softly:

"Your Majesty, I just want to say that if we march into France and oppose the Spanish-backed Catholic League, will they have an impact on our commerce?"

As we all know, the huge market of Spain is the key element of the United Kingdom's textile industry, and if the Spanish market is lost, the consequences are unimaginable.

The ministers were silent, and their faces were once again filled with caution, and the interests in them were too great.

"Hahaha!" I saw that His Excellency the Prime Minister was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head and said with a smile:

"Needless to say, there is nothing in our treaty of alliance with Spain that provides for a war against France, even if Spain forcibly abrogates the treaty, or boycotts certain provisions. If we get Brittany and Normandy, the increase in the population of one million is enough to offset with the Spanish market,! ”

"If the Huguenots of support prevail, then we can also gain access to the closed French market, in which the losses and gains are completely no longer on the scale!"

When the other ministers heard this, they suddenly realized, and there was no longer hesitation on their faces, so they began to support them vigorously.

Even Edward was a little surprised, he didn't expect this point, and sure enough, everyone was wise!