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Chapter 1426 There is a problem with your deployment
The Scottish Covenant Army has reached the north of Newcastle, forming a confrontation with the English King's Army on the opposite bank, separated by a river.

Swedish Field Marshal Leslie, commander of the Oath Army, led a group of Scottish officers serving in the Swedish Army to observe the formation of the King's Army.

"The king's army built two civil fortresses on the south bank, and each fortress deployed hundreds of musketeers and a few artillery pieces. Their intention is obvious, and they intend to use fortifications to prevent us from encircling Newcastle."

"King Charles is personally commanding the opposite side, and their morale will definitely be high. If possible, we should avoid conflict with the king. After all, the king of the United Kingdom is the king of our Scotland first, and then the king of England."

When Leslie's men were observing the king's army, they talked a lot. If Charles I hadn't forced the unification of their church, they would not have gone to war with the king.

Listening to the complaints of his subordinates, Leslie pointed to the two temporary fortresses on the other side of the river: "The positions they built are very problematic."

An artillery officer serving in the Swedish army said: "My lord commander, we have also discovered that our army will soon be able to occupy the opposite fortress."

Sun Chuanting followed Charles I to inspect the battlefield at the king's army position on the south bank of the river.

The two sides have deployed more than 3 soldiers and auxiliary troops in the port city of Newcastle. The outcome of this battle will determine many things.

Before the arrival of the king's army, Viscount Conway first built two civil fortresses, forming the current temporary confrontation.

"Each fort deployed 400 musketeers and 4 light field guns." Viscount Conway reported to the king who rushed to Newcastle from Yorkshire.

In order to resist the offensive of the Covenant Army in time, Charles I arrived non-stop after learning of the actions of the Covenant Army, and all the infantry and cavalry regiments were out of breath.The forced march is undoubtedly a challenge for the mixed king's army. If it weren't for the two fortresses to block the covenant army, the king's army might have collapsed if the covenant army launched a full-scale attack at this time.

"What's the action of the Scots opposite?" Charles I asked.

"Not long after they appeared in Newcastle, Your Majesty, you led your army there in time. It is estimated that they are preparing to attack. Yesterday they sent the conditions for a truce, hoping that His Majesty the King can abolish the bishop, allow them to have their own faith in Scotland, and dismantle the assembly The army at the border." Viscount Conway said.

"This is impossible! I will never compromise with the Scottish Presbyterian Church! There is only one battle!" Charles I said angrily.

Seeing that their king was resolute, the British officers on the front line silently prepared for the battle.

Sun Chuanting took advantage of his status as Charles I's military advisor to lead two of his subordinates to carry out inspections on the field. With black hair and yellow skin, he was very conspicuous on the front line. Many northern soldiers who had never seen Chinese people couldn't help feeling strange.

"The location of these two fortresses is not very good..." Sun Chuanting saw some problems.

"Mr. Sun, we meet again!"

A cavalryman with a red cap appeared in front of Sun Chuanting, and he got off his horse.

"Are you Fairfax?" Sun Chuanting saw that this man was the young man he had met in the suburbs of London.

"Mr. Sun is still able to remember my name. I am so lucky! I heard that you are already the military advisor of His Majesty the King. I wonder if you have seen any problems on our front?" Fairfax asked.

"Who is in charge of defending the fortress?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"The infantry regiment led by Colonel Lunsford...Although Colonel Lunsford has some moral problems, he was a colonel of the infantry regiment who joined the French army. He should be able to block the attack of the Scots." Fairfax Said.

Sun Chuanting was also helpless after hearing this. These Britons and Scots did not directly participate in the European hegemony, but they exported soldiers and officers to other countries. They were active in the Netherlands, Sweden, and France.In other words, these people don't have that deep concept of the country yet, and they run around.

"The current deployment of the King's Army is that the two forts are at the forefront, the artillery is deployed on the fort and the front line, and Colonel Lunsford leads an infantry regiment to garrison the fort..." Sun Chuanting drew a brief deployment map on the ground.

"There is also Lieutenant Colonel Monk's infantry regiment protecting specialized artillery positions," Fairfax said.

"The rear is the main force led by the king and various infantry officers, and the cavalry are on the two wings." Sun Chuanting quickly drew a schematic diagram.

"Yes, my cavalry squad is on the left flank, and the enemy is likely to attack the fort from a few miles upstream across the Tyne. The pressure on my left flank is very high," Fairfax said.

"The key is the artillery." Sun Chuanting's face was solemn. "The location of the two civil fortresses is very bad, which leads to the poor deployment of the artillery positions. Can you see any problems?"

"Excuse me for not being able to understand." Fairfax asked in puzzlement when Sun Chuanting criticized the deployment of the King's Army.

"This is our telescope in the east." Sun Chuanting handed the telescope to Fairfax, "Take a look at the deployment of the artillery positions of the Covenant Army on the opposite side."

Fairfax took over the telescope and was involuntarily surprised by the performance of the telescope used by Sun Chuanting, but immediately he looked in the direction Sun Chuanting pointed.

"Look at the highlands on the north bank, and the church tower, where they deployed their artillery." Sun Chuanting pointed to several higher-lying places.

"You mean they also deployed artillery on the church tower?" Fairfax seemed to notice something.

"Although it is impossible for large artillery to be placed on the tower, it is entirely possible for small artillery to be deployed on it." Sun Chuanting said.

"You mean that almost all of their artillery positions are deployed to higher ground, while our forts and artillery are covered by the opponent's firepower?" Fairfax realized the problem.

Compared with the relatively low-lying terrain on the south bank, the Covenant Army on the north bank has seized a high position, so the situation of the king's army is very passive.

"That's right. These two temporary fortresses are completely exposed to the enemy's artillery attack. In addition, these two temporary fortresses cannot withstand the artillery attack at all." If you can persevere, but the soldiers themselves have no desire to fight, the musketeers stationed in the fortress will collapse and retreat once the battle begins."

"Such an important matter must be notified to His Majesty the King as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)