The Rise of the European Emperor

After solving the French, the next step is to completely solve Edward's problem. So, Henry VII ordered General Turnbull to lead half of the warships to block the Irish Sea and completely block Edward's back road to the island of Ireland.

Then, it is to completely eliminate Edward's forces on the British Isle...

However, Henry VII was also concerned that Edward would flee to Scotland, north of Hadrian's Wall, after his defeat. There are 10,000 people in Edward himself, and there are more than 10,000 people in Scotland. If the two are combined, it will be difficult to deal with...

As far as Henry VII knew, Edward's army consisted mostly of French mercenaries. In order to cheat Edward, Henry VII sent an envoy to France to demand ransom for prisoners of war, and at the same time ordered the waiter to deliberately and accidentally reveal that it was Edward's people who told Henry VII the secret of the French's dispatch of troops...

As a result, the French, who had suffered huge losses, were bound to be furious. If France had sent small boats into the Irish Sea at that time, the English fleet would have pretended to ignore it...

This was because the enraged French would send messengers to tell the thousands of French mercenaries who served Edward. Maybe, Edward's army will be in chaos first...

Most of Edward's army was French, the so-called "mercenaries" sent by Louis XII. But they were actually French regulars, and Edward had only two or three thousand men of illegal citizenship. If there is information from the French side that Edward betrayed France and caused heavy losses to France, then those French soldiers and soldiers must be separated from Edward, and there may be infighting. With the two or three thousand illegal soldiers alone, Henry VII could use his toes to think that the other party would definitely be doomed.

Henry VII's tactic could not be described as sinister and sinister. If Edward really relied heavily on French soldiers, if he resorted to this tactic, Edward would definitely be finished.

However, Henry VII did not know that Edward had already taken the line of Marin. Now, Edward has long taken the army and defected to Marin...

After blood-washing Lancashire, the home of the Lancaster faction, Edward did not stop and led the army eastwards into Yorkshire...

Yorkshire, of course, is the home base of the York family. When Edward entered Yorkshire with the white rose battle flag, he was welcomed by many Yorkshiremen who were still here.

Although Yorkshire suffered a severe famine due to plunder by the Scottish army, more than half of the people fled south. But since last year, many Yorkshiremen have returned to their native land, using their savings to buy seeds and continue farming.

However, because this is the basic plate of the York family, King Henry VII of the United Kingdom even hoped that Yorkshire would collapse completely. Therefore, the British royal family did not care about the life and death of Yorkshire at all last year. Of course, he didn't care about the lives of other northern counties, except for Lancashire and Chester, the base of the Lancaster faction...

The people of Yorkshire naturally support the York dynasty, not the Lancaster dynasty, let alone the Tudor dynasty. So, after entering Yorkshire, Edward was warmly welcomed by the locals. Then, surrounded by local celebrities, Edward's army entered Yorktown, the heart of Yorkshire...

Afterwards, Marin, who got the news, also personally led an army of 20,000 people from the mountains and forests of southern Northumberland, along the Pennine Mountains, and arrived in the mountains and forests in the west of York Valley, where York City is located. However, no public appearances...

The reason for this is that Marin has his own considerations. He believes that although the army is not weaker than the British army. However, after the French were trapped, the French army under Edward did not know whether they would continue to help Edward fight. Therefore, his 20,000-strong army was prepared to take on the task of confronting the main force of the English army.

Of course, the French-dominated army was still somewhat useful. For example, they could attract most of the attention of the English army...

Marin believes that Yorktown, the capital of Yorkshire, is the key to the war.

Edward, the heir to the York dynasty, had no problem staying in York City. And Henry VII will definitely march north after packing up the French army. The York Valley, where York City is located, is a good battlefield.

If Edward's army of 10,000, mainly French, was stationed in York City, it would attract British troops to surround it. And his own army, when the British army surrounded York City, suddenly came out from the Pennine Mountains and attacked the back of the English army, the probability of victory would be higher...

In addition, Marin was very worried about the safety of Edward and his family when the French were trapped. Of course, the most important thing is the safety of Edward's daughter Margaret... If the French soldiers under Edward's command found something and finally made a mutiny, Edward and his family would be very dangerous...

You know, Edward himself was a little bit repulsive to the French. After leading the army to land, Edward only brought his wife Anna and daughter Margaret, as well as some of his cronies. As for the servants from France that Anna originally accompanied, Edward did not bring any of them and left them all in Dublin...

This move, it is difficult not to arouse the suspicion of Edward's French soldiers. Because, without those French servants, it became difficult for the French soldiers to obtain some private information about Edward.

If the news of the French defeat in the English Channel came again at this time, maybe some French soldiers would react and doubt Edward. Therefore, Edward and his family are now in danger...

So, Marin sent a letter to Edward quietly, telling him that in order to prevent a rebellion after the French soldiers found something, Edward and his family had better come to Marin army and accept the protection of the army of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea... …

After receiving Marin's letter, Edward was still a little hesitant. Because he didn't trust Marin very much either. However, when he received a secret letter from his sister Margaret, he immediately changed his mind, took his wife Anna and daughter Margaret, and hid in Marin's camp in the Pennines...

As for Yorktown, Edward was handed over to the French commander François. Before leaving, Edward told François to continue to defend York City in his name, attracting British troops to attack. And Edward, after the British army besieged the city, will lead the army to attack the British army from the side and the back, in order to achieve the goal of "defining the world in one battle"...

In order to fool François, Edward promised that if he wins this battle, once he becomes the king of England, he will canonize François as an earl of England and own the actual fief of a county in England...

Edward's painting of this flatbread really fooled the French commander, the Knight Francois, to the point where he couldn't find it. Even, the idea of ​​leaving the King of France and following Edward came into being. After all, the King promised nothing more than a baron. And Edward is more arrogant, and it is the earl! Moreover, there is still a real power earl of the county fief...

So, Knight Francois patted his chest and promised Edward that he must guard York City and wait for the British army to attack Edward from inside and outside...

After fooling the French, Edward took his wife and daughter and hid in the secret camp of Marin in the Pennines, waiting for the arrival of the English army...)!!