Wei Congfast's words are very straightforward, but he also mentions a tactical issue that cannot be ignored. Isabel had originally thought that after arriving in the town of Tweed Berwick, she would explain to the crowd some specific tactical issues such as how to land, how to sneak attack, and how to distract the Scots from their troops.

Now, now that these people have thought of this, it seems necessary to make it clear. Isabel glanced at the wooden shelves with weapons and armor around her, then immediately walked over and picked up the helmet and back armor of an infantry bust, and returned to the crowd again.

Get on one leg and place your helmet and armor in the same way as Stirling Castle and the island of Great Britain are. Everyone knew that she was setting up a tactical sand table, and they hurriedly knelt around on one leg. Isabel pulled out the short sword she was carrying and pointed at the infantry helmet representing Stirling Castle, "Brothers, this is Stirling Castle, and it is also our first target. When we sailed along the nearby River Forth to the nearest point to the castle, we could land in the dark of night, or under the cover of merchant artillery. ”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, she continued, "The question that Fast raised just now is very good. Now, let me explain, assuming that we land during the day, then I would have the merchant ships land us somewhere on the south shore and then sail to a point other than the landing site to bluff the attack. In this way, the Scots will be attracted to merchant ships. ”

"When the Scots' armies are resisting our merchant ships, it will be easier for us to bypass their armies and enter the castle or manor."

Several people thought about her words and felt that she had a point, and Fast nodded repeatedly, "Your Excellency, when the Scots are attracted to the merchant ships, we can use the hook and rope fired by the crossbow to enter the castle and capture the Queen of the Scots." ”

Isabel smiled and nodded, "Fast, now you are fully worthy of the title of 'gentleman'." ”

When Fast laughed, Ralph, who was not very familiar with everyone, also laughed. Fast glanced at him and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, "Squire, you'll be a gentleman when this battle is over." ”

"Gentleman? If you can catch the queen this time, you will at least be awarded the title of knight. Besides, you can get a lot of loot. As Ralph looked at the other with confident eyes, he had a picture of the looted loot and the captured Queen of Scots in his mind.

Finally, Isabel said to Ralph, "Squire, when we arrive at Tweed Berwick, I need you to find me a Scotsman or our spy who is well acquainted with nature, towns and estates. ”

Ralph looked at her with a serious expression and replied earnestly, "Yes, Your Excellency. My brother has bought a lot of Scots near the Tweed Berwick border, and they can even help us attack their own kingdom. ”

Isabel nodded, "I don't need them to fight for me, I just need them to show me the way, the nobles' manors and castles." ”

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At 6 o'clock in the morning of August 20, Isabel, wearing a long and short sword, a custom-made longbow and a leather quiver full of arrows, dressed in a modified black monk's uniform and infantry half-armor, stood in front of the castle gate and stepped on a black Iberian horse (a descendant of the Spanish Sorea horse) to bid farewell to the Duke of Richmond and her father, Baron Walton.

As she rode a cavalry squad of 20 guards to the village road north of the castle, she saw her husband-to-be, Sir William Ingleby, standing on the right side of the road with several attendants and horses. After a few words of command to the cavalry squad behind him, he rode slowly to Sir alone.

Isabel thought about jumping off her horse and coming to the foot of some old trees beside the road with her husband-to-be. At this time, several of Sir William's attendants led the horses and walked forward for another ten paces, leaving the two of them alone to be together. Sir William stared at his wife-to-be, who was wearing a monk's hood and armor, and couldn't help but smile softly and said, "Isabel, I didn't expect you to check on the border affairs. ”

She did not tell anyone else, including her husband-to-be, about the attack. Therefore, when everyone asked, she used the excuse of checking the border affairs to prevaricate the truth of the facts. Looking up at the sky at sunrise, he tightened his jaw and looked at her husband-to-be, "Sir, this is my duty to serve Your Highness. So, I'm going to go to the border anyway. ”

Sir William Ingleby sighed softly, squinted at the road behind his wife-to-be, and said worriedly, "It takes about three to four days to walk from His Highness's castle to the eastern frontier. Isabel, be careful on the road, Durham and Northumberland are not as peaceful as Yorkshire. ”

Isabel nodded and grinned, "Sir, I know. Did you see that? My standard-bearers carried the heraldic banners of His Highness and my father, and the peasants of the frontier would not dare to plunder the ranks of the nobles. ”

At this point, Jazz remembered the promise he had made a few days ago, nodded his head and said, "That's fine." Isabel, I would still like to accompany you to the eastern border. ”

Isabel turned to look at the group standing in the distance on the left side of the road, then turned to look at Sir again, "I grant your request." However, you must obey my orders completely along the way, and you are not allowed to make decisions or do anything on your own. ”

"Isabel, you allowed me to accompany you? My God, I will surely pray to you a few more times today. Sir William's expression became a little agitated, and he felt that the change in his wife's attitude was entirely caused by the power of God.

"Alright, get your squire and come with us." As Isabel turned to leave, she threw a sentence at her husband.

"Wait, Isabel." Jazz stopped Isabel as she was leaving, and hurried after her. When he walked to his wife-to-be, he looked up at the cavalry squad in the distance, and whispered, "My squire and I didn't bring enough food and drink. ”

"It's okay, you can hunt a few hares along the way." Isabel is not in the slightest worried about whether her husband-to-be will go hungry.

The team made a quick northward journey along the eastern coastline and arrived at Sunderland, a port town in County Durham, by lunchtime. After a night's rest in an ancient forest near the coast, cross the River Weir north of Sunderland and continue on a quick ride to the north-east border county of Northumberland.