Chapter 455: Attack on Brest

The Marquess of Edinburgh was originally an earl, but was later canonized by His Majesty Edward as the Marquis of Edinburgh because of the capture of Edinburgh.

Wilson's long-term defense of Edinburgh gave him a special love for Scotch whisky, so this time, he led 3,000 soldiers to conquer Brittany, and he brought hundreds of barrels of whisky.

Among them, the most nostalgic for him is the Scottish specialty - cheese chicken nuggets.

This is made with chicken pieces marinated in special ingredients and cooked in whiskey.

Scotch whisky is the best in the world, and Glenfiddich Malt Whisky is the best Scotch whisky, known as "liquid gold".

Like him, most of the soldiers from Scotland regarded whisky as their life, and clamored that they would rather have no weapons than no whiskey.

In order to ensure morale, the logistics team held back tears and bought a hundred barrels of Scotch whisky, which cost a few hundred pounds.

So, at this moment, the Scottish soldiers sitting on the ship, taking advantage of the boredom of the day, sit on the deck one by one, wearing characteristic kilts, drinking strong whiskey, blowing bagpipes, and the waves crashing against the ship from time to time, and the whole ship presents a harmonious scene.

Unlike the Scottish lattice group in everyone's impression, Scotland at this time was only a long skirt, called kilt-kilt.

It is also an uncut garment, about 5 meters long, wrapped around the person, and tied with a belt around the waist to achieve the purpose of covering the body.

The part below the waist was similar to the current kilt, but the part above the waist was pleated with pins on the shoulders.

The kilt in the modern sense of the word was not until the beginning of the 18th century.

On the battlefield, Scottish soldiers wore kilts as formal clothing.

Such skirts are generally made of tweed, and the cloth is designed as a continuous checker, and the checkered must be fully displayed. Later evolved into a small kilt with fewer ornaments, also known as "Friedberg", which was sewn along the waist folds. When wearing this dress, an oval drape is worn in front and a wide belt is tied at the front.

Also, the squares on the kilt can't be worn randomly, each square represents a different meaning.

For example, the black and gray grid represents government officials.

The Scottish Highland tribes fought by distinguishing the squares on their skirts.

With his eyes closed, listening to the melodious Scottish bagpipes in his ears, and enjoying the gentleness of the sea breeze, the Marquis of Edinburgh felt a little happy for a while.

However, he had to get up, because in his ears, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

"What's the matter? Go ahead! Sitting up, the Marquis of Edinburgh didn't even look at the messenger, and said directly.

Since yesterday, the ship began to slow down, and more than 4,000 soldiers, including the navy, watched the seagulls continue to surpass themselves, and the sea water was calm and peaceful, which made them all panic.

The same is true of the Marquess of Edinburgh, who originally planned to take Brest in one fell swoop, but had to change his plan temporarily because of His Majesty's letter and the assurances of the Dark Blade.

And, two Scottish nobles were also lost.

The messenger swallowed, blinked, and said calmly and quickly, "A letter from the Darkblade, from Brest!" ”

"Oh?? yes, show me! ”

The Marquess of Edinburgh hurriedly took the letter and unfolded it.

As he read the content step by step, the smile on his face deepened, and in the end, he couldn't stop, and the wrinkles on his face turned into a chrysanthemum.

"Quick, inform the Navy, let them speed up, they must reach the port of Brest before evening, by the way, inform everyone to prepare immediately, dress themselves up, let me see the dirty, throw them directly into the sea, save me my face."

The last few words, the Marquis of Edinburgh, spoke loudly and vigorously, and all the soldiers on deck heard them clearly.

"No matter how clean you are, you have to take care of it!"

"That's right! The general is too wide! ”……

Talk ensued, and the Marquess of Edinburgh turned a blind eye to their complaints.

The soldiers, while complaining, kept moving and began to prepare.

"A group of lazy people only have a neat and clean army, and they look like a mighty army, and the deterrent effect is great!" With words coming from His Majesty, the Marquis felt that he needed to take a bath too.

Looking at the sea and feeling his slimy skin again, the Marquis hurriedly walked into the cabin and began a cleaning campaign.

In the compilation of the Combined Infantry Drill Code, it is clearly stipulated that soldiers must take a bath once every three days to clean their environment.

Drifting at sea, many soldiers are not in a position to bathe and clean, and now that the task is almost complete, of course they can take a happy bath.

So, under the astonished gaze of the sailors of the navy, the soldiers of the army took the precious freshwater resources and carried out extravagant bathing exercises, envy, jealousy and hatred, which was indescribable.

In the evening, the navy arrived at the docks of the port of Brest, as promised, and the Marquess of Edinburgh met with the mayor of Brest.

Then, welcomed by the mayor, the Royal Army, dressed in similar costumes to the Bretons, entered the city of Brest, and sent troops to occupy the entire city gates, and sent additional men to patrol them.

It was only then that the City Council learned of the mayor's rebellion, and the nobles and merchants, who had long been close to England, remained silent.

As a result, the whole city received all the gates smoothly.

As a result, this wonderful performance made Dark Blade well-known, and gradually had the momentum to keep pace with the palace intelligence department.

And the mayor finally learned that the army in front of him was only 3,000 men, and what Baron Gavin said was just a bluff.

But when things get to this point, there is nothing to be done but admit it.

And the news that Brest City was occupied by the British soon reached Rennes.

The Roon family was immediately panicked.

As a descendant of the previous Duke of Brittany, the entire Rohan family still controls the whole of Brittany, living a life of wine ponds and meat forests.

Although the French king married the Archduchess Anna, in view of the high mountains and rivers of Brittany, the barren land, and the backward economy, the French king did not have so much energy to take care of it.

More importantly, in order to stabilize Brittany, to keep it stable, to restrain pro-British forces, and not to let Brittany fall to England.

The side of the Rohan family, appointed by the King of France, still rules the land of Brittany.

The House of Rohan is the uncrowned king of Brittany.

The sudden arrival of the English disrupted the rhythm of life of the entire Rohan family.