The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, there are loopholes in this half-truth and false information of Marin. , Visit the latest chapter: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ. Because, as a close friend of King Louis XII of France, it was not reasonable for Count Duarte to reveal the detailed battle plan to a knight who was sent out as a spy.

However, fortunately, Henry VII, the Earl of Duarte, also knew that he was a person who rose up by flattery, and he did not have much talent. It is not impossible for such a person to do some unreliable things.

Moreover, in order to show the unreliability of Count Duarte, when Marin forged the letter, he used a triumphant bragging tone to briefly describe the French plan, but not particularly detailed. This is also in line with the character of Earl Duarte, and it seems to have been 'revealed' inadvertently.

However, Marin was still a little worried. After all, in the Ming Dynasty at the same time, this technique would be extremely easy to wear. After all, since the "Spring" and Autumn and Warring States Period, the "conspiracy" tricks have been carried forward in China. In the Ming Dynasty, if you don't understand the "sinister" tricks, you can't stand in the court at all.

Fortunately, the Holy See dominated Europe for hundreds of years, imprisoning the Europeans' minds. Therefore, Europeans are not good at 'conspiracy' now. Therefore, Marin finally decided to take a gamble that Henry VII couldn't see the loophole here...

In the end, Marin succeeded in his bet...

Henry VII was a little skeptical at first, but after sending someone to the port of the Five-Port Alliance to investigate, and after discovering that the big ship over there was really deceived into the sea, he had to believe the authenticity of this information.

What finally made Henry VII no longer doubt was the information from France...

Britain and France have had grudges for more than a hundred years, and they have penetrated deeply into each other. In northern France, there are many spies sent by the British. Recently, the spy suddenly discovered that some remote ports in northern France suddenly came to a lot of ships...

That's not the most important thing, the most important thing - these ships seem to be coming from the south...

Where is the South of France? O Mediterranean coast! Ports such as Marseille and Toulon…

British spies lurking on the coast of northern France found that some unremarkable ports in northern France had docked with many ships from the south. They felt that something was wrong. They rowed a small boat to sea overnight and rushed to the British-controlled Channel Islands near the coast of France to report the situation. .

The British garrison commander in the Channel Islands also felt unusual and sent a boat back to London to report the situation.

Originally, Henry VII got the exact information from five ports that most of the big ships were deceived into the sea. Now, he found that the French actually gathered all the ships in the Mediterranean area to the northern coastal ports... If you don't understand what the French want What are you doing, Henry VII can buy a piece of tofu and kill him...

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Henry VII no longer doubted the authenticity of this information at this time. At the same time, he also began to prepare for war.

In order to fight against the French, Henry VII decided to first concentrate on destroying the French fleet at sea. As for Edward's side, he ignored it for the time being, and allowed him to land.

When the French fleet was eliminated, the main British navy headed to the Irish Sea to block the waters and cut off Edward's escape route back to the island of Ireland.

Finally, the British army marched north again, destroying Edward's forces in one fell swoop. At the same time, they also surrounded Sherwood Forest and completely wiped out the "Robin Hood Thieves Group" led by the "French Knight Spaieu"...

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In fact, these arrangements of Henry VII are correct. Provided, of course, that Marin wasn't involved...

Without Marin's intervention, Henry VII relied on these arrangements to wipe out the French navy and completely wipe out Edward. However, Henry VII did not expect that a German prince who seemed to have nothing to do with England would put his black hand into England...

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Under the deliberate arrangement of Henry VII, the English Navy deliberately reduced the number of British warships in the Irish Sea. Moreover, Henry VII transferred all the larger warships back, leaving only some small and medium-sized dilapidated warships, which were deliberately left to the so-called "French Navy" for destruction. At present, the real main force of the navy (except for those big ships that have been deceived) is mostly hidden in the estuary along the coast of southeastern England...

Henry VII studied the map of France and believed that the most likely location for the French to attack was the port of Calais, which is the closest to England. Because there are too many British eyeliners here. Therefore, it is not easy to keep secrets.

Nor is it likely to be on the west side of the Normandy peninsula, where the British-controlled Channel Islands closely monitor the French coastline.

Therefore, the location where the French attacked is likely to be on the coastline from Calais to the east of the Normandy Peninsula.

Moreover, the information returned from France also showed that the French had indeed begun to hide their ships in the bay on the east side of the Normandy Peninsula.

For example, near Caen, southeast of the Normandy Peninsula, the French hid a lot of ships here. Caen is not a seaport, but it is connected to the sea by the Orne River and is an important trade river port.

Under the circumstance that ships are generally small today, inland ports like Caen with large rivers connecting to the sea are the mainstream. For example, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is actually an important inland port connected to the sea by the Thames River.

The ships transferred from the south were hidden in the Orne River, and the British patrol ships in the strait were indeed difficult to find. However, this was discovered by the British spies who "inserted" in Caen...

Of course, under normal circumstances, the British would not care too much if they found out that a southern ship was coming from the north of France. Why? Because the British look down on the French navy. It is not that France has not attacked Britain from the sea, but every time it has been defeated.

Had it not been for the half-truth information provided by Marin, the British might have discovered that the French were hiding the ship, but they would not have cared much. After all, in naval battles, the British despised the French.

In addition, a fishing village called Le Havre at the mouth of the Seine not far to the east of the Orne estuary has long attracted the attention of French officials.

The Seine is the most important inland river in France because it connects the French capital Paris with the sea. Inside the French court, someone has proposed to build a port here. In fact, in 1517, the French did build a port here. Today, France also hides a group of boats from the south, in Le Havre, a fishing village at the mouth of the Seine...

All kinds of information indicate that the French will probably launch a general attack on England from some small and unremarkable ports on the coast between Calais and the Normandy Islands.

Henry VII was not a vegetarian either. He planned to completely wipe out the French Navy's wealth through this naval battle. Therefore, he ordered that most of the large ships in the mainland are now hidden in the river bays on the southeast coast, so as not to scare France. If the French don't initiate the crossing, how can he destroy the main force of the French fleet...

But these layouts of Henry VII were seen by the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce branch in London and the intelligence agency of Lord Margaret. Soon, this information was sent to Marin's desk...

"What? Henry VII hid many ships in the river bays on the southeast coast? Is this the rhythm of ambushing the French fleet?" Marin thought for a while, then laughed:

"Hahaha, it seems that the false information has worked. Henry VII is planning to completely wipe out the French Navy! This is great!"

After laughing, Marin began to think:

"Well, it looks like the plan has to be changed. In order for Henry VII to deal with the French at ease, we have to delay the action..."