Isabel knew that the Duke of Richmond was a conservative aristocrat at heart, and on the surface seemed to be willing to accept new things, but also sympathized with and supported Henry VIII's Reformation. In fact, he was exactly the same man as his father, Henry VIII, who was afraid of taking risks and wanted to use them to achieve some of his own interests.

His own adventurous ideas, which coincided with Sir Thomas, had in fact undermined his fundamental interests as chairman of the Northern Council. Himself or Sir Thomas led the few quasi-lancers in the border force to attack the enemy's base camp, only to be ambushed by the Scots and wiped out the sneak attack force.

The Duke of Richmond, a conservative aristocracy, certainly could not accept the loss of cavalry, nor could he bear the huge blow of his own heroic death or that of the Border Guard. Knowing that the Duke would not agree with the Knight's idea, she focused her eyes on the ancient military map on the table, trying to use other tactics to fend off the Scots' attack.

Sir Thomas looked confidently at the chairman of the committee, and the Duke of Richmond turned his head to look at Isabel and then at him, "Sir, although you and Miss Isabel have both thought of a way to capture James V, I, as the supreme commander of the battlefield and the chairman of the committee that Your Majesty has delegated supreme powers, I do not agree with or approve of your decision. ”

Sir didn't want to lose this opportunity, and hurriedly looked at the others, "So, what about the other nobles and knights?" ”

It was only then that Baron Walton knew what his daughter was planning, and he couldn't understand why she hadn't told him all along. Now, the baron didn't care about the affection of his family, and hurriedly stated his opinion in a serious tone, "Sir, what do you think... There is no success, you know? James V himself came to command the battle, and the highlander king must have a large army at his side to protect his safety, and you think you can catch him with a small cavalry force? ”

Sir nodded at the Duke and hurriedly walked to the Baron's side, nodded formally and replied, "Your Excellency, this is a sneak attack, I will take advantage of the night to capture the king, the king's army will not know." ”

"Sir, you are the chief guard of the Western Frontier and Carlisle Castle, don't forget your duty!"

"Your Excellency, I have not forgotten my duty, and my duty also includes using all means to stop the attack of the highlanders!"

Seeing that the two of them were talking louder and louder, the Duke of Richmond coughed lightly, "Ahem, ahem, Your Excellency, Sir, don't quarrel anymore." Now, let all committee members vote on Sir Thomas's decision. ”

The result of the vote, of course, was that all members unanimously opposed Sir Thomas's plan for a sneak attack. Jazz didn't think of a better way for a moment, but sat back in his seat in a rage. The Duke of Richmond turned to return to his seat when he noticed Isabel staring at the map.

"Isabel, do you look at the map?"

"Well, this is Carlisle Castle, and this is the nearest village to the border, Gretnagreen, right?"

"Did you think of something again?"

"I think so. However, Sir Thomas needs to elaborate on it. ”

The Duke of Richmond nodded happily, then raised his eyelids and glanced at the chief of the guard sitting across from him, "Sir, come to me." ”

Sir got up and walked over to the two of them, "Your Highness, do you have any orders?" ”

"Isabel, now you can tell me what you can do, right?" The Duke of Richmond asked his private secretary.

"Yes, Your Highness." Pointing to the place on the map between Carlisle Castle and the Scottish town of Annen, Isabel asked Sir Thomas, "Sir, what is this place?" Forest, meadow or river? ”

"Miss, there are forests in this place, and there are rivers and peat bogs. We and the Highlanders call this place Solvimos. "Sir is reporting what he knows about the border.

Isabel folded her arms over her chest in contemplation, muttering, "Solvimus? Sir, I know Moss means peat bog. What I want to say is, can we lure the army of the Highlanders to Solvimos and let these swamps kill the Highlanders for us? ”

The Duke of Richmond, who stood beside Isabel, felt that this was a very good way to wipe out the Scots' army without suffering huge losses to his own border troops. His face gradually became soothed, and he nodded and looked at the other members, "Everyone, you should also come here to take a look at the map and discuss Miss Isabel's plan." ”

A dozen nobles and knights, all with thick beards, gathered themselves in the middle, all of them looking at the map on the table with their heads buried in their heads, a feeling that Isabel did not like. Hurriedly said to the Duke of Richmond, "Your Highness, can you let the servants find some iron nails and hammers to nail the map to the wall?" In this way, every member can clearly understand what I think. ”

Soon, the duke's valet, Eugene, nailed the map to one wall of the hall. When they came to the map, Isabel stood on the left side of the map, pointing to the place called Solvimos, and looked at the nobles and knights, "Your Excellency, sir, if our army is not able to withstand the highlanders, then we must make full use of the forests, rivers and swamps that God has given us to hold back the enemy's advance. ”

The Earl of Cumberland II looked at the place she was pointing at, and asked with some suspicion, "Mademoiselle, though the Highlanders are poor, they are not fools. Uh, will they obediently walk into the swamp on their own? ”

Isabel thought about it and looked at Sir Thomas, who was standing in front of the crowd, "Sir, where do you think the Highlanders will attack our border or Carlisle Castle?" ”

Sir stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then looked at the map and said calmly, "After the Highlanders leave Dumfries, they will definitely go the way of Annon and then turn to Gretna Green, and go around the swamp to attack us. ”

"Very well, Sir." Isabel looked at Count II of Cumberland again, "Your Excellency, we can send a small number of cavalry to lure the highlanders from Annen all the way to Solvimos. When the highlanders saw the cavalry, they would surely catch up and hunt them down. At this point, let the cavalry force their way through the swamp of Solvimos, and when the highlander sergeants catch up, they will fall into the swamp. ”

The more the Duke of Richmond listened, the more he thought it was a good idea, and looked at the other members, "Guys, what do you think?" If you have an opinion, please bring it up now. ”

At this time, Sir Thomas said, "Your Highness, what about Gretner Green?" ”