King of Mercenaries Chapter 195

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:21:55 AM

Marlin continued to torture his soldiers and those trainee knights with intensive training. Although the training was hard, Marin prepared a lot of delicious food and did not treat them badly.

Know that high-intensity training requires high-energy food to withstand it. Otherwise, the light consumption is not replenished, and these guys' bodies will collapse.

Alas, Marin was still not satisfied. Because, this group of guys, the beach landings during the day are all stumbled, and in the middle of the night, are they still in a mess? Of course, this takes time. After all, practice makes perfect.

Originally, Marin sent a ship to Cork off the coast of Ireland, but just scouted and did nothing. But a dozen days later, the reconnaissance ship brought back news that Marin was stunned-Cork City is an empty city ...

Marlin was puzzled, so he called the captain to ask for details ...

Captain is Kidd, who is a Frisian who took the lead in surrendering in Harlingen. This time he was ordered to reconnaissance in Cork, Ireland, when he reached the coast, but found that there was no ship out on the other side of Cork Bay.

Therefore, he felt strange. Because, Cork Bay is an important trading port on the island of Ireland. It can be said that many specialty products on the island of Ireland are exported to continental Europe through the port of Cork. Many European products also entered Ireland from Port Cork.

There is no reason why such an important commercial port should not be sent to patrol warships to ensure safety.

He has also mixed up on merchant ships before. He knows that Cork Port is a very prosperous port, which mainly deals with the export of wool and leather on the island of Ireland, and the import of salt, iron, and wine from the European and British. At the time, the merchant ship that Kidd had mixed up with had also come to Kokla for Flanders' wool mill.

Ji Kidd made a few laps in Cork Bay and was surprised to find no ship. So he simply drove the boat into Cork Bay, and along the Lee River into Lake Mahon near Cork City. However, I didn't even see a ship ...

Now Kid was surprised, he quickly took a few people ashore and entered Cork City to investigate the situation ...

Cork City was an important stronghold for the Norman nobles of England in the 12th century after conquering England. Another important stronghold is in Dublin on the east coast of the island of Ireland.

So people in Cork City know English. As it happens, the Frisian language in the Middle Ages is very similar to English, so Frisian people can communicate with English speakers.

When Ji Kidd brought people ashore, he saw a scene of Xiao Suo-not many people on the street. Even if someone sees people with yellow skin and thin skin.

Kid was puzzled. When he came to Cork a decade ago, Cork was one of Ireland's busiest cities.

Alas, he took out a few coins and asked the situation like a local ...

Suddenly inquiring about the situation surprised Kidd ...

It turned out that last year, locals in Cork City relied on a young man who called himself the second son of Edward IV, Duke Richard of York. Moreover, this young man, who claims to be Richard the Duke of York, has also been recognized and supported by the two great powers of France and Scotland.

In fact, this young man, who calls himself Richard, Duke of York, is a fake. His real name is Perkin Warbeck, a French businessman. He impersonated Richard, Duke of York, at the command of the French.

The real Richard, as early as Edward V, was nailed to the wall of the Bloody Tower of London by Richard III. But outsiders don't know the truth. Because only Richard III knew this. But Richard III apparently would not admit it because he did not bear the notoriety of the monarch. The remains of Edward V and Richard the Duke of York were not stumbled upon by artisans until the renovation of the Tower of London in 1674.

So many people believe that Parkin Warbeck claims to be Richard the Duke of York. The mayor of Cork City, and the 15 most powerful men, decided to bet everything, so as to mingle with "the dragon's power". Because, under the assumption of Richard, as long as he "recaptured" the throne of England, the owners of these 15 houses were counted, and the mayor of Cork was directly named the palace minister ...

I just flickered, and the French and Scots testified against fake Richard. As a result, as soon as the minds of the Cork city's minds were hot, they brought all the Corks of Cork and all the ships, and landed in England with the fake Richard, competing for the throne with Henry VII ...

But in October 1497, the fake Richard was defeated by Henry VII. Then, fake Richard was put in the Tower of London, and the bad guys in Cork City were all cut off by Henry VII, and they didn't even go to trial and dragged them out ...

So, Cork City, there are only old and weak women 孺 ...

Even worse, because the ships were taken away by fake Richards, Cork's foreign trade was also paralyzed. Cork City does not produce any local food, but it is expected to be imported from overseas. This time the trade broke down and the locals began to starve. In desperation, the old and weak women and children of Cork City had to go out to dig wild vegetables. What's more, hunger for eating bark leaves.

So, when Kidd landed, he saw a sloppy Cork city ...

Cork City is a very special city in Ireland. Originally, he belonged to the kingdom of Desmond, founded by the nobility conquered by Norman. However, because of its excellent port properties, it was later granted the status of an autonomous trading city by the British King, and broke away from the rule of Count Desmond.

However, because of the wrong master, all the main members of the 15 powerhouses in the city, and all the young people in the city, were killed by Henry VII. Therefore, the city is now in an extremely difficult situation.

Originally, there were people in the city who proposed to join Morris, the current Earl of Desmond. But Morris had a bad character. It is said that he became Count Desmond after the murder of brother James in 1487.

So, many people worry that after taking refuge in Morris, will he be killed by this cruel Earl ...

Moreover, Morris recently, because the small Brian Kingdom established by the descendants of the original Munster Kingdom in 1498 monarch replacement ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the two countries began to compete. Morris wanted to annex Brian's small kingdom, and Brian certainly didn't agree. Therefore, the two sides have put their energy into the fight, and Chen Bing confronted him at the border. How can he manage elsewhere?

(Note: The influence of the Irish Island at this time is complicated. It is mainly divided into three major forces: one is the British territory directly under the Dublin area; the second is the nobility conquered by Norman, mainly including Earl Desmond and Earl Ormond. And Count Kildare. These Norman Counts, while acknowledging the rule of the British King, want territorial autonomy, like the German princes; this third-party strength is the small kingdom of Ireland, such as the descendants of the Munster Kingdom The small Brian kingdom established, the small McCarthy kingdom established by the McCarthy family, and so on ... These small indigenous kingdoms did not obey the King of England and occupied most of the Irish territory. However, they were divided into many small countries and were not unified. So, It is difficult to confront the British King. Of course, the British are currently in a mess at home and have no time to manage Ireland. It was not until the late 16th century that the small indigenous kingdoms of Ireland began to be conquered, and the conquest was not completed until 1609 ...)

So, the Corks did not look for Morris, and Morris had no time to take care of things elsewhere. As a result, Cork City became an empty city, and people's lives were difficult.

Because there are no strong men, if you just come with an army, you can occupy this empty city ...

After Kidd inquired about these news, he immediately boarded the ship and returned, reporting to Marin ...

Marin was shocked when he heard Kidder's report-what? An empty city? Doesn't this force me to occupy? Unexpectedly, a joke that was fooled at first was about to become a reality ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read.

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