What is the relationship between the British and the Irish in general terms?

Well, it's probably similar to the modern Japanese and Koreans - it's really a hatred of two places a day, three rivers and four seas!

Since the Middle Ages in Europe, Ireland, which has been divided by the princes, has been a piece of fat that has been repeatedly ravaged by the English. The early kings of England could not wait to cross the sea to Ireland before they even conquered Wales, and in the following history, the Irish kept repeating the rhythm of oppression, uprising, repression, and massacre - to put it bluntly, the history of Ireland is a history of blood and tears of British invasion and colonization.

To be fair, the British were indeed good colonizers and conquerors, but they were by no means very good rulers - Italy and Germany, which had been divided and fought for thousands of years and had mixed ethnic components, and Germany, which was deeply divided and religiously divided, were able to overcome many obstacles to achieve unification in modern times. Ireland, which has been ruled by England for hundreds of years, is close to each other in space, and even has a largely unified language, has never been able to integrate well with its own country. The seemingly well-mannered English gentlemen have always despised the Irish to the extreme, regarded them as an "inferior" race, and banished them into marshes and forests, and even wantonly destroyed the land and crops of the Irish.

In the 19th century, the Great Famine in Ireland, in which one million people starved to death and forced 1.8 million people to flee, made it impossible for the two peoples to merge with each other - not only did the British government refuse to provide relief, Queen Victoria also forbade foreigners to provide relief to the Irish, and the London Parliament even ordered the interception of a grain ship sent by the Turkish Sultan to Ireland for disaster relief...... Basically, it is similar to the Japanese army's three-light policy in China.

Since the British are so fond of seeing the Irish as pests. Then don't blame the Irish for always treating the British as natural enemies.

What many people don't know, however, is that history seems to have been passively abused. The Irish, who were wheeled over and over again by the British, also had a glorious history of crossing the sea to conquer the island of Great Britain in the early days of the Dark Middle Ages.

- Every country has its own glorious and glorious years, and it also has its own period of poverty and weakness.

At the beginning of the Dark Ages of the Middle Ages, the island of Great Britain had just escaped the protection of the Roman Empire and had not yet had time to transform from "Britain" to "England". It can also be said to be a piece of fat that everyone wants to take a bite of, or a veritable "sick man of Western Europe".

In this era, the blood and force of the aboriginal Celts. It seems that it has been exhausted by the colonial rule and extravagance of the Roman Empire, and in medieval Europe, which has been in war and war all year round, it is simply too weak to do anything. Therefore, no matter what shili from all directions, they want to grab some benefits from this island. There is no sign of the English expedition to the Holy Land, the domination of the Seven Seas, and the annexation of half of France in the Hundred Years' War.

So. While the Anglo-Saxons of the Germanic tribes invaded from the east and turned the Roman province of Britannia into the Kingdom of England, the Irish were also eager to try to the west - just as the Anglo-Saxons crossed the sea to conquer England in southern Britain, the Scotts of the Irish tribe also crossed the sea to conquer Scotland in northern Britain, and also succeeded.

Thus, the Celts of modern Scotland are not the same as the Picts, a barbarian people beyond the Great Wall of Britain during the Roman Empire. Rather, they are outsiders like the Anglo-Saxons. By Scotland, we mean "the land of the Scotts" – only because both the Scottish aborigines and the Irish conquistadors were Celts. That's why it didn't show the change of the ruling nation like England.

But in fact, Scotland, like England, is a country founded by foreign conquerors, and the crows don't laugh at the wild boar, no one is cleaner than the other.

In addition to the conquest of Scotland in the north, the Irish also launched an attack on Wales in the south and established a series of colonial posts along the Welsh coast. It was only because of the stronger resistance of the Welsh states that they could not take advantage of each other for many years, that they were confined to the beach and could not penetrate further into the interior, but the Irish still firmly held the control of the sea...... This asymmetrical war, similar to the Rebellion of the Japanese Invaders, would not end until the Vikings swept the seven seas, when Western European sea supremacy changed hands in full swing - even more fierce Vikings slaughtered and robbed the Welsh, English and Irish in one fell swoop!

Next, there is the history of blood and tears of the Irish who have been ravaged by the English for thousands of years - come out and mix, and always have to pay back!

In short, in King Arthur's time, the Irish still had a considerable degree of strategic superiority over Britain, and had the initiative to choose their targets and attack freely. The British Celts, who lacked a naval fleet, could only be beaten passively. In the end, under the attack of the Anglo-Saxons and the Celtic people of the island of Ireland, little by little, it went to decline and destruction...... In fact, even the Camelot Kingdom, which has now opened its golden finger, has not been able to build a decent fleet, and there is nothing it can do with these Irish pirates who have come and gone without a trace.

Looking at the smoke-filled ruins of Bristol Harbour, Arthur couldn't help but regret it - he should have built the walls first!

- According to the planned construction, the port should have a solid concrete wall, as well as supporting lookout posts, forts, water gates, trenches, and perimeter guard posts. As long as a few hundred militias are deployed, they can hold out for a long time under the siege of a strong enemy.

But the problem is that the construction of the Port of Bristol has been intermittent due to the extreme shortage of labour, with a period of stoppage and so far only time to clear some of the fields, build some houses and shacks, build warehouses, trestles and quayside squares, but not have time to complete the walls and moats, and the road connecting Carmellot and Bath from the harbour has not been able to start work at all – for the past two years. No one came to harass them, even merchant ships were rare, so many people were paralyzed - only to be bypassed by these cunning Irish pirates the part of the city defense system that had already been completed. Quickly passing through the foundations of the walls that had not yet been moved, it was easy to slaughter the city.

Of course, on the other hand, the fact that hundreds of militiamen in the port were able to be annihilated in such a short period of time is also a testament to the strength and strength of the invading enemy – and there is also the possibility that there are traitors in Bristol.

Now. The inhabitants of Bristol have been nearly wiped out, and the town itself is in ashes, with the expense and labour required to rebuild the place. It's so much more devastating...... So, after some deliberation, King Arthur finally made a painful decision......

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“…… What the? Ditch here? Wang Qiu's eyes widened in disbelief at Arthur's decision. …… Have you forgotten that we built this port? How much money was invested? Don't you know how important a navigable outlet to the sea is for a country? ”

“…… Of course, I don't want to give up access to the sea just like that, but what can I do now? Arthur scratched his hair in pain, "...... The country has a population of only 20,000 and there is a labor shortage everywhere. The Port of Bristol is finished, and we don't have enough manpower to rebuild it, and we don't have a surplus population to fill it up. Unless...... Launch another expedition and plunder a group of people from the Anglo-Saxons to get back! ”

Speaking of which. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Qiu with expectant eyes—if there was no material and military support from modern Shijie. With only the native army of the time and space under Camelot Castle, it is difficult to support a long-distance expedition similar to the Jin army's raid after the end of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it was possible to break through a few Anglo-Saxon settlements and plunder a few thousand prisoners, the resulting loss of men, horses, and materiel would be enough to make people feel hesitant...... Therefore, Arthur hopes to be able to get the military and logistical support of the Chrono City Management.

If Wang Qiu and other bigwigs behind the scenes were not prepared to attack the Anglo-Saxons to pass on their losses, but wanted to go west to Ireland to retaliate, then Wang Qiu would need to manage to raise a large number of ships to cross the sea - almost all the ports off the coast of Wales had become dens for Irish pirates, and the local Celts had neither decent shipyards, nor real military ports, nor fleets capable of naval warfare.

“…… It's not feasible! Wang Qiu flatly refused, "...... We travel through time and space to come here, not to seek excitement and self-inflicted hardship, but to make money and make profits. War is an investment for us, and we must first calculate a cost before we can fight a war! And the speed at which you collect wood, hides, gold, silver and gems in this plane is too slow, so the money you can earn is limited, and we have just barely recouped our capital, and if we start a large-scale war at this time, the ledger will once again be in deficit due to military spending - this will make us unable to make a difference! ”

“…… If that's the case, then I'll have no choice but to abandon the Port of Bristol. Arthur shrugged his shoulders, "...... It's too close to the coast and too far from Camelot Castle. We don't have enough troops to protect the port, we don't have the spare labor to build a concrete road connecting Bristol and Camelot to improve the mobility of the army, and we don't even have a surplus of people to fill the ruins - the little labor available in the Kingdom of Carmellot is barely enough to sustain the production of the silver mines and lumberyards!

If we had managed to settle a small group of settlers and then proceeded home, the Irish pirates would soon find a gap and raid and sack it again. If the kingdom's only small standing army was moved here, what would happen to the more threatening Anglo-Saxons to the east? How much appetite you eat, how much food, too many goals and dreams, will break people......"

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After some persuasion by Arthur, Wang Qiu did realize that because the merchant ships traveling to and from the waters around the island of Great Britain are really scarce, the construction of the port of Bristol is still a loss-making project that cannot make ends meet, and it is unknown when it will turn losses into profits...... In view of the extreme shortage of human resources, it is also a wise choice to do what we can in the construction strategy and temporarily stop the construction of the port to stop the stop.

However. When he persuaded Wang Qiu to temporarily adopt a contraction strategy, he looked at the scorched earth corpses everywhere, but he sighed with emotion.

“…… When I used to read some historical works. It is often seen that the civilization and enlightenment of ancient human societies are often equated with the weakening of force, and the reason for this is that as society becomes more and more civilized, the people of ancient nations gradually become weak and unambitious because of their affluent lives, and are unable to resist the attacks of fierce enemies who are still in a state of barbarism. In this way, countless glorious ancient civilizations that were once brilliant for a while. It is like a blooming flower, withered and shattered under the impact of barbarians, causing countless emotions for future generations.

And now this situation. The most savage Anglo-Saxons occupied fertile and fertile England; The semi-civilized Irish robbed Sparsely populated Scotland; The most civilized of the Celtic aborigines of British Province is a small piece of poor water in Wales...... Civilization has not existed since ancient times, nor will it last forever. Since the end of the great Roman Empire, the fate of Britain has deteriorated by the day. Academics are decreasing. Craftsmanship is being lost. The population is plummeting. No amount of victories can bring back the declining momentum...... In the Dark Ages of the Middle Ages, was it destined that the 'noble barbarians' would prevail, and that barbarism would triumph over civilization? ”

In this regard, Wang Qiu's mind is also full of thoughts: in a sense, Arthur's view is correct - according to the materialist view of history, in the ancient society where the productive forces were underdeveloped, the so-called civilization inevitably implied to a certain extent the exploitation of the surplus products of the lower classes by the upper classes. Therefore. In ancient times, a country was more civilized and civilized. Then the higher the degree of social division of labor, the more surplus products can be provided, the more serious the exploitation of the lower classes, and the more acute the differences and contradictions between the upper and lower classes of society.

Such contradictions and differences of class nature will certainly manifest themselves in the society and the army of this country. Therefore, in the battlefield of life and death, it is easy for certain barbarian peoples to show the same hatred from top to bottom - their army is actually composed of all the adult men of the tribe. However, most of the civilized countries that are full of contradictions cannot do this, and their social contradictions will definitely be manifested in the army, which is why those civilized countries have a hundred times the population and weapons of the barbarians, but Zuihou is often conquered by the weaker opponents.

In addition, another reason why barbarism was able to defeat civilization at that time was that the technology tree was too short, and the military jishu that civilized countries were proud of, as long as the barbarian people learned it by heart, it would not take much time to master it - for example, the Arabs before the rise of Islam were originally nomads wandering in the desert, and they knew almost nothing about the sea and warships. However, soon after the Arab Empire reached the shores of the Mediterranean, the Arabs, who were once landlubbers, successfully built a huge fleet and competed with the Greeks (Eastern Roman Empire) who had galloped on the sea for thousands of years. Dig up a few more experienced old workers and come back, and then you can start building your own fleet.

On the other hand, with the continuous extension of the science and technology tree, as well as the expansion of the geometric progression scale of the requirements for supporting facilities, to the modern shijie, jishu catching up has become more and more difficult, the Soviet Union and the United States in the sixties of the twentieth century to achieve manned spaceflight jishu, the Chinese took half a century to catch up, as for other countries' manned spaceflight jihua, it is the moon in the mirror.

- The reason why the barbarians were able to defeat the civilized people was because there had not yet been a qualitative leap between the civilized people and the armed liliang of the barbarians.

To put it simply, only underdeveloped civilizations will be defeated, conquered and destroyed by barbaric shili.

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To get back to the point, although Jihua has given up on rebuilding Bristol Harbor, the Irish pirates who have landed on the shore must be eliminated as soon as possible - according to the footprints and horseshoe prints found on the battlefield, as well as the descriptions of the few survivors found in the woods, this enemy has at least a hundred ships, and the number seems to be more than 4,000 men, which is already a very formidable armed Liliang in Britain at this time.

What's more, after sacking the port of Bristol, this Irish invasion force did not withdraw to Ireland, but crossed the Avon River, advanced by land and sea, and marched in a northwesterly direction. It is possible to attack the Carmellot hinterland from the north, but it is more likely to attack Wales and attack a few Celtic kingdoms there, thereby weakening King Arthur – both morally and profitably, as the allied leader of all Britain, the young King Arthur must shoulder the responsibility of destroying this Irish invader.

So, after searching the ruins of Bristol, he gathered an army and pursued it north, preparing for a decisive battle with the Irish.

However, what Arthur didn't know was that when he stepped out of the territory of the Carmellot Kingdom, he had already stepped into a trap...... (To be continued......)