The Rise of the European Emperor

The boats heading for the beach did not approach the beach, but stopped at a certain distance from the beach. Because, if you get too close, the ship is easy to run aground.

Then, the hundreds of ships put down their landing boats and rafts one after another. There were quite a few people on the boats and rafts. In addition, after jumping into the water, many people supported the boats and rafts and headed towards the beach so as not to be unstable in the sea. When they first entered the water, the water was up to their chests. Fortunately, most of the ships that landed this time were ships of about 200 tons, with a draft of about 1 meter. Otherwise, no matter how big the boat is, it is not suitable for wading and landing.

When they reached the shallow water area, where the sea water could only reach their knees, the soldiers let go of the boats and rafts one after another, and waded directly to the shore by themselves.

Later, the small boats and rafts dropped from the various boats were connected with ropes, stretching from the boat mooring area to the shallow water area beside the beach. The soldiers who waded to land, after jumping off the boat, waded to the beach directly holding on to something similar to a pontoon bridge made of small boats and rafts. Of course, some soldiers walked directly to land from this pontoon bridge. However, because the pontoon bridge is too narrow, not many people can walk. Most people still have to hold on to these pontoons and wade to the beach.

In fact, most of the soldiers of the Fourth Army were English and Frisian, and most of them were good at swimming, so they hardly used this kind of "handrail" similar to a pontoon bridge. Because, even if they fall into the sea, they can still stand up by themselves with good water quality. Even, swim directly to the shore.

But this method of wading and landing was not prepared for the Fourth Army, but for Marin's landing in Italy. Here in Saqqara, we are just testing the effect of this login method. Then, provide a reference for the landing of Marin's Mountain Army on the coast of the Republic of Siena. Because, the soldiers on the expedition to Siena were basically mountain people from the mountains in southern Germany, most of them were landlubbers. The landlubbers waded and landed, but they could not stand firmly. If the small boats and rafts laid down from multiple boats are used to form a "handrail" promenade similar to a pontoon bridge, it is entirely possible for those landlubber mountain infantry to hold on to this handrail promenade and walk onto the beach more steadily...

After testing, Sakala and his deputies unanimously decided that this method worked well and could be promoted among German soldiers in the mountains... Then, this conclusion was written into a report, and a special clipper ship would be sent back to the mainland someday to provide Marin with a reference...

With the help of more than a dozen "handrail corridors", the soldiers waded and landed very smoothly. Moreover, the weather in August is very hot. The soldiers waded to land, not only did not feel cold, but also felt very comfortable.

At the same time, the dozen or so ships docked at the Changqiao Wharf are also constantly transporting artillery and other heavy weapons to the land. Even heavy items such as the soldiers' plate armor were sent ashore at the pier. After all, if the soldiers were wearing plate armor, it would be very inconvenient to move in the water. Once you fall in the water, it is difficult to get up. Therefore, these plate armors also walked to the pier together with artillery, grain and grass and other supplies. In addition, there are some war horses walking ashore at the pier...

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At noon, the Fourth Army was still exposed...

Of course, they were not exposed on land, but because they were discovered by local fishermen on the sea. Those fishermen were going to go fishing in their boats, but when the fishing boats approached the small fishing village of Seton, they suddenly found more than a hundred large ships approaching the shore, and many people who looked like soldiers were wading ashore. Those fishermen immediately realized that something was wrong, and they had to go back and report when the enemy troops landed again...

Then, around noon, it became known in Edinburgh that a large army, apparently ill-intentioned, was landing at Seton. Because the fishermen saw the white rose flag representing the York Dynasty in England and the St. George's cross flag symbolizing England...

Suddenly, there was chaos in Edinburgh. You know, at this time in Edinburgh, there are only 1,000 Janissaries and 600 French troops. The 600 French troops originally planned to wait for the follow-up troops to go south to assist the Scots in their defense.

It's good now, just go straight to the English army...

"Wait, you mean they landed in a small fishing village four miles away?" John Stewart asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, that small fishing village called Seton, where our fishing boats often pass by." The fisherman who came to report the news replied.

"So, do you remember how big the pier in Seton Village is? How many people can land at the same time?" John Stewart asked nervously.

"Probably... there is only one long bridge wharf, which can accommodate two or three large ships at most... No, a few days ago, I heard that a rich man named Hatton came over there, and he paid for the construction of several new long bridges. Bridge Wharf..." the fisherman said uncertainly.

"Damn it! That must be an English spy!" John Stewart said angrily after he realized it.

"Is there any hope?" Queen Margaret asked with concern.

After silently calculating, John Stewart said:

"Several long bridge piers, within half a day, at most one or two thousand people landed. Counting the luggage, it is estimated that there will be fewer people landing. In this way, we will send the 300 cavalry in the Imperial Guard to attack the small fishing village and see if we can Drive them into the sea!"

But John Stewart was still late, and what's more, he didn't know that the Fourth Army would wade in and land instead of queuing up to land from the Longbridge Wharf. If the 300 cavalry were sent early in the morning, it might really be successful. But now, the total number of soldiers who have landed has reached more than 6,000. When the 300 Scottish Guards cavalry arrived, they were faced with a forest of spears and a rain of arrows from the bowmen of the Fourth Army...

"What? The other party has already established a firm foothold? How many thousand people are there?" John Stewart was shocked when he heard the report from the guard who went to test it. He couldn't understand how the other party quickly landed thousands of people in a small fishing port with only a few long bridge piers.

"It may be more than a few thousand people, because there are about a hundred ships on the sea. The total number of enemy troops may be tens of thousands!" The cavalry captain of the Imperial Guard said cautiously.

"Tens of thousands..." John Stewart was a little lost.

"Your Majesty, you must cheer up. So what if there are tens of thousands of people on the other side? I guess they must bring at least some civilians? Therefore, their fighters are estimated to be only a few thousand people. Moreover, it is difficult for the other party to launch an attack today. , we still have half a day and one night to prepare!" Queen Margaret persuaded. Of course, her statement is flawed. Because, there are indeed 10,000 fighters who came this time. As for Minzhuang, there are. However, Minzhuang's boat followed closely behind and hadn't arrived yet. In the afternoon, dozens of boats that Min Zhuang took also arrived. It's just that the Scots don't know it.

"Prepare? How to prepare?" John Stewart said in a daze. He already lost confidence. Although he was born noble, he also received a complete noble education and military skills education in France. But the problem is, he really hasn't experienced anything. Faced with the arrival of tens of thousands of enemy troops, he was a little at a loss.

Queen Margaret is much better than him. After thinking for a while, Queen Margaret expressed her opinion:

"It is estimated that the enemy army will launch an attack tomorrow. Taking advantage of the time now, we will send troops to the villages around Edinburgh to pull all the strong men into the city to help defend the city. In addition, open the arsenal and give all the strong men in the city as well as those from The strong men pulled into the city from outside the city will issue weapons and let them stand on the city wall to help defend the city!"

"Okay, let's do it like this!" John Stewart also came back to his senses at this time. Although there are only 1,600 regular troops in the city, this is a city defense battle, not a field battle, and those strong men can also come in handy. Then he took out the golden seal of the king and began to issue orders.

"In addition, give orders to all the places to call all the strong men and form an army to come to Edinburgh to serve the king! Even, we can send some troops back to the south to help!"

"Ah? Will this affect the security of the southern border?" John Stewart said hesitantly.

"It doesn't matter that much. If we die, what's the point of southern border security?" Queen Margaret said resolutely.

"Okay, listen to you!" John Stewart issued multiple orders decisively, stamped a gold seal on the edict, and signed it himself!

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After all, Sakala was too young to pay attention to intercepting the messenger from Edinburgh. If experienced officers such as Marin and Schwartz are there, the first thing after landing is to spread out the scout cavalry and intercept the messengers sent from Edinburgh.

But Sakala was inexperienced, and this was his first time taking the lead alone, so he ignored this matter. Fortunately, Edinburgh was attacked relatively quickly, and there were really no decent reinforcements in Scotland. Otherwise, something big will happen...

Early the next morning, after eating and drinking, the soldiers of the Fourth Army formed a tight battle formation and marched to the city of Edinburgh, 4 miles to the west, and surrounded the city of Edinburgh. At the same time, the Scottish officers in the city are directing the civilians to block the inner side of the city gate with logs, bricks, etc...

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