Shortly after leaving the church of St. Nicholas, three bodies were found in the chapel's cellar. The resident priest immediately sent for several captains of the local garrison, and when they examined the three corpses, they gradually discovered some suspicious places.

Although several experienced captains noticed something strange about the wounds on the three corpses, no one could explain the real reason why the two sergeants and one monk were killed. In order not to affect the imminent start of a large-scale cross-sea military operation to invade England, several captains could only take the "facts" they saw as the cause of the deaths of the three men.

As the sun set, the story spread through the French camp near the town of Pavrel, and many people took it as part of the conversation. At this time, in the village of Gatville Le Fal, about half a short distance from the town, hundreds of British sergeants who had invaded France began to make various preparations for a new battle.

Before the party departed, Baroness Isabel Walton left the two captains in the village officer's dining room again. After using some utensils to lay out some of the main landmarks of the town of Pavler, he pointed to the empty space between the two spoons and said, "Captains, this is the port of the town, and there are no less than 70 warships of all kinds. ”

Then she pointed to the spoon on the left side and said, "Most of the houses of the townspeople are concentrated on the left side of the port. In addition, there was a part of the French army camp in the area, which had about 50 to 80 sergeants. ”

One of the captains looked at the spoon on the left and the spoon in the distance representing his village, nodded and said, "Your Excellency, this part of the French camp is closest to us, and we should clear this part of the French army first. ”

Isabel looked at the captain and smiled lightly, "Captain, tonight's operation is the same as the capture of this village, you must not use torches, you must use assassination to kill the enemy. Can you and your people do it? ”

"Well, Your Excellency, it is indeed difficult to move at night. However, the French did not know that we were going to attack them. I think the battle to get rid of this part of the French army will soon be over. The captain's expression was a little relaxed as he spoke.

"Your Excellency, this is a very important fleet port, it won't be just a few dozen French sergeants guarding it, right?" The other captain asked as he focused his gaze on the spoon on his right.

"Yes, captain, and some of the French have set up camp here, probably about 100 to 200 people." As Isabel spoke, she pointed to the place behind the spoon on her right.

Her words caught the attention of the two captains, who had asked earlier, "If we were discovered attacking the French camp on the left, what way would the other part of the French army take to fend off our attack?" ”

Isabel, recalling some of the things the young sergeant had told and what she had seen, said solemnly, "The spoon on the right is the south side of the port, and the French army on the south side wants to go to the other side of the port... I think they can only stop our attack by going around the road to the north shore along the road to the pier. ”

Then, she added, "We can put up a barrier on the road to the dock to stop the French counterattack on the south bank." Doing so, though, puts us in a tough battle. ”

Isabel stood at the table and pondered, and finally said: "If you want to clear the French army on the south bank, I think the only way to use the artillery of the fleet. ”

The French troops stationed in a large field of wild grass on the southern shore of the port of Pavrel were indeed a big problem. In order to successfully sneak up on this part of the French army, it is necessary to pass through the entire town in a north-south direction in order to attack them from behind. However, in this way, the significance of the night raid battle was lost, and it evolved into a battle between the two armies on the frontal battlefield.

Of course, it is also possible to let the fleet led by the Duke of Richmond and the Viscount of Lyle go directly into the harbor and shell the French troops on the south coast, as Isabel said. However, most of the French ships anchored in the harbor had to be defeated or sunk before the bombardment could be carried out. It seems that it is necessary to let the hundreds of sergeants carried by Viscount Lyle's flagship land on the south bank, and part of the troops led by Isabel to carry out a two-sided attack on the French army on the south bank, in order to completely eliminate this French army.

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The difference between the enemy and the enemy, and the consideration of the strength of both sides, prompted Isabel to eventually return to the fleet, and it was only after full consultation with the Duke of Richmond and Viscount Lyle that the final determination was made on how to destroy both parts of the French army. When the clock ticked by 9 p.m., Isabel and Baldwin boarded a ferry that had been prepared and returned to the fleet moored in the sea.

As soon as Isabel boarded the deputy flagship, she immediately found the Duke of Richmond, the deputy commander of the fleet, and after a brief greeting, said to the duke: "Henry, you go with me to Lord Lyle's flagship. ”

The Duke of Richmond stood up unhurriedly, and when he came to her, he stared at her and said, "What are you going to talk to Lord Lyle?" ”

"Of course, I have some suggestions for attacking the port towns."

"What? Is it difficult for the French to capture port towns? ”

"Henry, let's go, I'll tell you everything I've seen when I meet the commander."

At 10 p.m., Isabel and the Duke of Richmond arrived on a ferry to the flagship of the fleet. After meeting with Viscount Lyle, the trio went to the cabin of the fleet commander. This time, Isabel drew in detail on a piece of stationery the port of the town of Bavler, and the French garrisons on the north and south sides of the port.

Isabel then gave an overview of the capture of the village of Gatville Lefal and the hostage-taking. Then she began to elaborate on her tactical thinking and battle plan. Viscount Lyle and the Duke of Richmond listened quietly as they watched her sketches.

After the two male nobles were silent for a long time, Viscount Lyle asked a question, "Your Excellency, is it possible not to attack the French army in Pavrel?" After all, the purpose of our visit to France was only to fight their fleet. ”

The Duke of Richmond on the side also said, "Your Excellency, we have 600 sergeants who can fight on land, but now only 200 sergeants are still on the two flagships. If all the sergeants were allowed to land and fight, there would be no one to guard the two flagships of the fleet. ”

Isabel then remembered that the two flagships of the royal fleet were huge, slow-sailing Clark warships. Once the French fleet was exchanged on the sea, it was bound to be fought using the ancient broadside battles. And it was these ship-borne sergeants who were at the forefront of the broadside battle, and without their heroic fighting, the two flagships would soon have been captured by the French.