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Chapter 1427
"There is indeed a problem with the location of the fort, Viscount Conway, you are the temporary commander of the front line, why didn't you realize this problem?" Charlie challenged Viscount Conway.

Viscount Conway broke out in cold sweat on his forehead: "According to the assumption, I will gather the main force in Berwick Town to build a defense line, intending to resist the Covenant Army there, even if they siege Berwick Town for several months. But I didn't expect that they would quickly cross the Tweed River and enter England. In a hurry, our army stationed in Berwick quickly returned to Newcastle, thinking that they could resist their offensive by relying on the Tyne River, and naturally built the fort on the south bank. It is also convenient for reinforcements to provide support, but it does not fully consider the nearby terrain."

"The upper reaches of the Tyne River are only a few miles away. I heard soldiers living here say that the upper reaches of the river are not wide, and large troops can easily cross the river. It is undoubtedly difficult to block them with the advantage of the river. When they After the large force of the fort has crossed the river, their artillery will attack the fort, and as soon as the defenders of our fort are unable to withstand the artillery attack, the main force of their crossing will occupy these two forts. At that time, our side will be in With no danger to defend, we had to retreat to Newcastle City."

When Sun Chuanting made gestures on the map, a group of British nobles and even King Charles were stunned.

Especially King Charlie, he originally only invited Sun Chuanting, a representative of the Eastern Empire, to come and observe this expedition, so that the Eastern Empire could understand that his ally is not easy to bully, but also a powerful country with the strength to cooperate with the Eastern Empire.However, Sun Chuanting really pointed out the shortcomings of the formation.

This made Charlie's cheeks hot, and he couldn't help but glared at Viscount Conway who built the two forts.Viscount Conway was very helpless, he didn't think so much in a hurry.

"Then what should we do?" King Charlie found that Sun Chuanting was really serious about playing the role of military adviser, so he put his hope on this eastern commander.

Although some of the British nobles present had experience in the Netherlands battlefield, at least half of the nobles had no combat experience, and some of them were given official positions by Charles in order to win him over...

They have only now discovered that the commander of the Scottish Covenant Army on the opposite side is the Swedish Field Marshal Leslie, which is good, but Sun Chuanting on their side is an Eastern general who commanded an expedition to Egypt when he first came to Europe. He should not lose to Leslie, right?Thinking of this, many nobles with no experience in war put their hopes on Sun Chuanting.

"..." Seeing that many people, including King Charlie, were focusing on him, Sun Chuanting seemed to have high hopes for him, so he couldn't help being speechless.

Originally, he just wanted to come here and hold the title of military adviser to observe the combat capabilities of the English and Scottish militias, Swedish mercenaries, and Dutch mercenaries. He didn't intend to really intervene in this battle!

However, Charles I and Chu Yun signed a commercial agreement with the nature of an alliance. When Charlie asked, Sun Chuanting had no choice but to answer: "If it were me, I would still stick to these two fortresses for several days. On the other hand, I will look for new commanding heights and rebuild fortifications. At the same time, a cavalry force was sent north to the town of Berwick to join the local defenders and cut off the supply and retreat of the Covenant Army. The population of Scotland is only over 100 million, and they need to maintain 20000 people The army and the blocking force against the Irish Legion, the mercenaries, militia and auxiliary soldiers may have mobilized more than 40000 people, which is unimaginable for a place with a population of only more than 100 million, and their food and supplies are difficult to maintain , I believe it will be shaken soon.”

Charlie, who had no military knowledge, nodded frequently to show that he understood.

Like Charlie, many aristocratic officers who had no direct experience in leading the army also nodded like Charlie.

Sun Chuanting didn't have much hope for these inexperienced officers, but looked at some noble officers who fought against the Spanish imperial army on the Dutch battlefield.

His tactics are also idealized tactics. In fact, there are many problems. The most important thing is that they need executors, that is, those officers who have real experience in leading troops.

The aristocratic officer who had actually led soldiers to fight on the battlefield of the Netherlands, as Sun Chuanting hoped, understood what he wanted***** Colonel Sford's infantry regiment needed to stand firm under the attack of the opponent's artillery at least In three days, buy time for building new positions and transferring positions! "

"Wilmott, who in your subordinates can take the responsibility of leading the cavalry to Berwick Town to outflank the rear of the Covenant Army? I heard that there is a young man named Fairfax under your subordinates who is not bad. I don't know him Is it possible to shoulder this important task?"

"He can entrust important tasks, but we don't have many cavalry, how many cavalry should we send to Berwick Town? If you eat them up, too many cavalry will be sent here, and there will be insufficient troops here."

"It takes 1000 cavalry to cut off the Covenant Army's retreat."

Because of Sun Chuanting's proposal, the originally silent camp became active, and these officers with experience in leading troops regained their enthusiasm, and they discussed in full swing how to revitalize the originally unfavorable situation.

This time King Charles was thoroughly depressed.Sun Chuanting led a group of experienced officers to formulate tactics in full swing, while he and the inexperienced nobles could only stare aside, unable to do anything!
Although the king's favorite, Earl Stratford, served as Governor of Ireland, he should have trained the Irish Legion in theory, but in fact, the main job of Earl Stratford during his tenure as Governor of Ireland was to find ways to help Charles I get rid of the Irish residents. Making money... So he doesn't have the talent to lead troops and fight.

The Earl of Stratford knew that he would not be able to intervene at this time, but he was happy and leisurely.

After the last group of noble officers discussed, they reselected the commanding heights on the south bank to build a position, and promoted Fairfax to be the captain of the cavalry regiment. After building a new position, he will lead 1500 cavalry to join the local defenders in Berwick Town , responsible for cutting off the back route of the Scottish Covenant Army.

Seeing everyone, Charles I had reset a new battle plan, and all he could do was to agree to the appointment of these officers.Although very upset, but the situation was critical, he knew it was not the time to rely on his own temperament.

"You officers in the east are really hiding your secrets. A group of nobles that I can hardly tame are willing to obey your command." Charles I left Sun Chuanting alone when everyone went down to take action.

"Everyone is just worried that the battle will fail at this time, so they actively cooperate. The officers who have the ability to lead troops in the Netherlands battlefield are at ease, but the quality of the soldiers is worrying. The officers have experienced wars. Officers, but this group of soldiers are not soldiers under their command who have experienced war..." Sun Chuanting expressed his concern about the large number of militiamen.

(End of this chapter)