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Chapter 1480 The Scots Intervene
"Your Majesty, our spies in the City of London have reported that the Earl of Stratford, who was arrested by the Parliament, has been sentenced to hang by the Parliament and has been executed..."

King Charles in Oxford received the news of the execution of the Earl of Stratford, and he felt unspeakable for a while and fell silent.

"What's wrong with the king?" Sun Chuanting, who was a military adviser, saw Charles I's gloomy face for a few days, and asked Astley, the chief military and political officer.

"Earl Lindsay, who followed the king at the Battle of Mount Edge, was shot and killed. The Earl of Stratford, who was most used by the king in the past few years, was executed by the parliament. The king probably rarely suffered such a blow, so he fell into the current situation." Astley said.

"The war is like this, and now is not the time to sigh in despair. I have received definite news that the parliament intends to hire the Scottish Covenant Army to go south with a monthly military budget of 3 pounds and capture some counties in the north that support the king. If If the Scots intervene in this war, the balance of the war will be completely tilted!" Sun Chuanting said.

When Astley heard the news, his eyes widened.

This news is too important!
Now the king's army and the parliamentary army are evenly matched, and there are only five to five supporters on both sides. Once the more combative Scottish pledged army joins the battlefield, the original balanced situation will completely tilt towards the parliament!

"We need to find the king quickly!" said Astley.

However, he immediately realized a frightening thing - as an oriental man, Sun Chuanting was able to learn about the latest action of the parliament faster than the king's intelligence network. Could it be that the other side also has intelligence personnel active?
Thinking of this, Astley couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

The king's headquarters is located at Oxford University, which is the general headquarters of Charles I.

The students at Oxford University were extremely supportive of the king. They enthusiastically invited the king to set up the headquarters of the king's army in the university. Many students even joined the king's army, and some royalist nobles were active in it.

This is a war of equal strength, some people choose to support the king, some people choose to support the parliament, no one side has an absolute advantage, and there is no distinction between justice and injustice.

"Your Highness, is His Majesty the King here?"

Sun Chuanting came to the front of the king's residence and found the little prince Charles II who was about eight years old.The little prince put on a small leather armor with a dagger at his waist.

Although Charles II does not have the ability to fight, his current outfit can boost morale very well.

"I'll go in and inform my father!" Charles II turned around and ran back into the house like a grown-up.

"The prince is also considered astute. He has experienced war since he was a child. If the king can win this war, His Royal Highness may be able to do something in the future." Astley said.

Sun Chuanting was silent.It was also difficult for him to judge whether Charles II would become a powerful king, and whether he would be as easy to work with as his father.The most urgent task is to keep the king's position first, and not let the Parliament take over the sovereignty of Britain, that's all.

"Gentlemen, follow me!" The little prince came out again, and brought Sun Chuanting and Astley, two important figures of the king's army, into the house to meet with the king.

Charles I had a pair of dark circles under his eyes. He obviously didn't sleep well. When he saw two people with outstanding insight come in, he asked, "You two, if I fail in this war and get caught by the parliament, will they agree?" Send me to the scaffold like the Earl of Stratford?"

"Your Majesty, why do you have such worries? Neither England nor Scotland can live without a king, and you are the one who is qualified to be the king. If it doesn't work, you can still make concessions to the parliament and agree to their conditions... In short The parliament will definitely not do anything to you, even if you fail 100 times, you are still the king." Astley hurriedly stabilized Charles I at this time.

If even the core figures of the king's army are shaken in confidence, then the king's army will lose this war!

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, we in the East will support you as always, and you will be fine." Sun Chuanting also gave Charles I confidence.

After being comforted by the two, Charles I felt a little relieved: "What are you two coming to see me for?"

"I have received information from our people in London that the Parliament intends to sign the "Holy Alliance and Oath" with the Scottish Presbyterian Church. The Scottish Covenant Army will enter England to help the British Parliament by force. The Parliament promised to provide the Scots with 3 pounds per month in military spending, and the establishment of a unified church in England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Scots are expected to send 2.1 people to intervene in this war. Our situation is very bad." Sun Chuanting said the information he received.

When Charles I heard the news, he was almost limp in fright.It was Astley who helped Charles I in time so that he didn't embarrass him.

The Scots intend to send 2.1 men to intervene in England's war!

The alliance between the English Parliament and the Scottish Presbyterian Church seems reasonable, and the fuse of this war is still because the king and the Scottish Presbyterian Church went to war.

The intervention of 2.1 people will completely break the delicate balance between the king's army and the parliamentary army!
"In order to defeat me, the Parliament actually provided the Scots with 3 pounds a month, and the annual military expenditure exceeded 30 pounds. What should we do?" Charles I frowned, pacing back and forth uneasily.

"Mr. Sun, the parliament has already looked for outsiders to break the balance. Can your army stationed in Portsmouth intervene in our war at this time?" Astley asked Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting shook his head: "Scotland is not an outsider to you. The king is the king of the English and the Scots. In the final analysis, it is still your internal struggle. Unless there is a better reason, our garrison cannot easily join you Internal battles..."

King Charlie and Astley could not help feeling a little disappointed.

"However, I can provide you with a batch of spare guns and artillery to help you train a new army. And the king, you may have forgotten that the parliament can ask the Scots to intervene in the war, and you can also ask Ireland for assistance. Ster Earl Raffo established an Irish army in Ireland, and even though he has been executed by the parliament, the governor of Ireland should still be loyal to you." Sun Chuanting put forward two countermeasures when the two were disappointed.

"I almost forgot about the Irish Legion. There should be 10 militias there to help me deal with the Scottish Covenant Army..." Charles I suddenly came to his senses.

It's just that this war seems to have become a war between England, Scotland, and Ireland.

(End of this chapter)