Chapter 278: The War Ends
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In this way, the Marquis William cavalry plundered the caravan around Norwich for nearly a week.
At this time, Norwich, who had been negotiating for a week, finally found a crisis.
"Your Excellency, there have been fewer and fewer caravans coming to Norwich recently, all kinds of goods in the city have begun to run out of stock, and the food reserves in our army have been declining!"
A short and stocky middle-aged man, in an anxious tone, said to Sir Robert, who was busy with the case.
William. Kate is a logistical manager, but with his physical strength and spirit, he is not able to take on this heavy responsibility.
So, as an assistant, in fact, it is Humpty Dumpty who has been in charge of the logistics of the troops, which is also recognized by Robert himself.
"What? What the hell is going on? Sir Robert, who had been calm, frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency, in the last week, all the caravans to and from Norwich have dropped sharply, almost all the goods in the city have begun to run out of stock, and Norwich's leather and woolen woolen hoards are increasing in quantity, and there are no caravans to buy them!"
"Many factories have begun to shut down, a large number of workers have lost their jobs, and complaints in the city are growing!"
The short and fat man's face became more and more serious, and a deep voice sounded in the room, and the atmosphere in the room also became solemn.
"And the food in the army is only enough for three days, and if you don't think about it, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
With more than 30,000 troops, the amount of food consumed every day is an astronomical amount, and the amount of food hoarded has only been seen to be small but not increasing, and of course it is becoming more and more nervous.
"That's bad news!" Sir Robert was about to frown, and the wrinkles on his face were accumulating one by one, which made people feel that the Sir in front of him was fifty-seven years old.
"You have to hide it as much as possible, I will solve it as soon as possible, and the matter will be resolved soon!"
Sir Robert's eyes drifted away, he always felt that this was a hidden conspiracy, and if he wanted to solve it in a short time, it would be easier said than done!
As the days passed, the food and goods in Norwich City were dwindling and the prices were skyrocketing, but the supply was still in short supply.
The food of the Norwich family has bottomed out, and the resentment in the hearts of the people has begun to boil, and the original dissatisfaction in their hearts has accumulated more and more at this time, and they can be vented in one fell swoop just waiting for an appropriate time.
"Man, do you have the guts to starve your family to death? Your hard-working wife, sweet son, do you want to watch them starve to death? ”
A thin man sat on a wooden stake, and there was a man in front of him, salivating wantonly, and he persuaded with righteous indignation, and the expression of hatred in his eyes was obvious to everyone.
"But, but, Sir Robert is kind to our family! If it weren't for him, our family would have starved to death! ”
Todd sat on his stake in a daze, listening to the words of the man in black in front of him, his heart was like a knife, his face was full of tangled expressions, and his mouth was softly murmuring.
The man in black in front of him seemed to hear Todd's whispered words, walked up to him, and whispered in his ear, "Didn't you already pay it back?" ”
"Don't think I don't know, you participated in that night's event, and you were among the people who opened the door, and you were even one of the initiators!"
"Can't he repay his kindness to you?"
"Now, it's time to make another choice for your family!"
The man in black said softly sentence by sentence, like a devil, and began to untie his heart knot step by step, full of temptation.
When Todd heard these words, the tangled expression on his face slowly calmed down, and his head slowly sank.
Yes, I'm just a little adjutant at the city gate, and the kindness of Your Excellency Sir has been repaid, so it's better to take care of your own family now!
Looking at Todd, who was persuaded by himself, the corners of the man in black's mouth curled slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
It seems that this mission is about to be completed, and this guard of the city gate has been moved, and if you work hard, it seems that you are about to be promoted to a higher level, and the centurion will definitely be captured.
After some patient persuasion, and strengthened the belief in the rebellion of the city guard, the man in black left quickly.
His time was running out, and the city gate officer was a close confidant of Sir Robert, so he must not be able to convince him, he could only convince a few lieutenants, and a dozen small soldiers, so that he could launch it in one fell swoop and succeed immediately.
The dark night hides intrigues and tricks out of nowhere, and it is also the place where all kinds of wealth and opportunities are generated, so the night is destined to have no way to live in peace.
The next day, January 25, 1550, Norwich was no longer available for food, all the grain stores were closed, and the inhabitants of Norwich, who had been hungry for nearly three days, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer.
It is not known that it was organized and arranged by the people themselves, and thousands of residents, shouting the slogan of bread, poured into the cathedral in Norwich, the command center of the rebel army.
In this regard, Sir Robert did not dare to act rashly, but arranged for the army to defend it, and did not dare to carry out the expulsion of the people.
He knew that Norwich was a crater at this time, and if it was forcibly expelled, it was very likely to turn into a confrontation.
And how can you defend a city that has no popular support?
Moreover, nearly one-fifth of the people in the army are residents of Norwich, and after the evolution of confrontation, the morale of the army will be dispersed.
At this time, it was already fully understood that this negotiation was a conspiracy through and through, that is, to take advantage of their illusionistic psychology.
Sir Robert looked at everything in front of him with a gloomy face, and he could already guess the end.
Soon, in the confrontation, the Norwich City Gate closed in the same way as it fell, and in less than ten minutes, Marquis William, who had been waiting for a long time, led tens of thousands of troops into Norwich City, where the city gate was wide open.
In the face of the sudden arrival of the king's army, the rebels were in a panic, fleeing, surrendering, and desperately resisting.
In this regard, Marquis William directly launched an order to kill all rebels who did not surrender.
Soon, the city of Norwich was filled with blood flowers, shouts, begs for mercy, and fighting in the streets and alleys, and the corpses of the slain were placed on the streets as if they were a toy.
Historically, this revolt also ended in failure, because the leaders optimistically and blindly believed the words of the nobles and negotiated with the nobles, thus giving the government time to recruit mercenaries and militias, so that the royal army could calmly defeat them and be slaughtered to the blood.
To this day, the North East of England retains an annual festival to celebrate Kate's uprising.
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