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Chapter 1491

"Prince Rupert is back! And the Governor General of Ireland!"

The King's Army in Oxfordshire cheered for a while. The King's Army gathered in Oxfordshire had more than 3 troops, and there were troops deployed in various counties that supported the King. It can be said that a considerable number of young people participated in this civil war.

Prince Rupert's capture of a port occupied by the local parliamentary army greatly boosted the morale of the king's army!

"Your Majesty will forgive me for being late with the Irish Legion." Irish Governor Leicester saluted Charles I.

"It's already a great achievement for you to lead the Irish Legion here. How many people have you led?" Charles I asked.

"In the past two years, according to His Majesty's instructions, I ceased war with the Irish and concentrated on training the army. Now there are 10 militia groups on the Irish front, and I have brought them all. There are a total of 10213 infantry and 1457 cavalry." The Governor of Ireland respectfully Said to Charles I.

"Will the Irish Legion pledge their allegiance to me?" asked Charles I.

"Of course, the Irish Legion is His Majesty's loyal servant. You are the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and you have the supreme power that belongs to you." The Governor of Ireland replied.

Charles I was quite satisfied. He saw that the Irish Legion led by Leicester included Englishmen who had immigrated to Ireland, as well as Irishmen, and their fighting strength might be between the English militia and knights.

"The Scottish Covenant Army has 2 people, while the Irish Legion has only 1 people. Generally speaking, we still suffer. The number of our King's Army is smaller than that of the Parliamentary Army. The situation is not optimistic." Astley said to Sun Chuanting.

"The way of fighting with many people and many people, the way of fighting with few people and few people, the tactics are never dead. The Irish Legion has been suppressing the rebellion in Ireland for a long time, and it should be better at fighting than the English militia that has experienced long-term peace." Sun Chuanting said .

"Indeed, the place in Ireland is even more barren, and the local people should be better at fighting," Astley said.

The Irish Legion landed in England and joined the king's camp, which caused a lot of panic in England, and the parliamentary army was greatly shaken.

They originally occupied the main seaport and formed a blockade against the king's army. However, one of the seaports was breached by Prince Rupert. city ​​defense.The Parliamentary Army can't wait to invite the Scottish Covenant Army to enter England in advance.

In February of that year, before the snow had melted, the commander-in-chief of the Scottish Covenant Army, who was conferred the title of Earl Leven by Charles I, led 2.1 people south to attack the northern counties that supported the king, causing the northern counties to be in a hurry.

The places that support the king are the north and the west. If the north falls, then the king's army will only have a quarter of the basic plate left.

The land is very important to the king and the parliament, and land rent is the main income to support the war. The less the land, the more disadvantageous it is.The balance between the king and the parliament is also because the number of counties that support the king and the parliament is five to five. There are only two ways to break this balance.One way is to go straight to the opponent's head. For example, Charles I, Sun Chuanting, Astley, and Prince Rupert want to force-land the parliamentary army by capturing the city of London where the Parliament is located. The other way is to seize the opponent's territory to form an absolute The advantage made the opponent have to give up resistance.

It was clear that the king wanted to choose the first way to end the war, and the parliament chose the second way.

The Irish Legion and the Scottish Covenant Army entered England one after another. This is not just a civil war in England, but the Three Kingdoms War!

"The Covenant Army has 2.1 people. Some nobles and gentry in the north who supported the Parliament rose up after the entry of the Scottish Covenant Army to support the Covenant Army. Our basic situation in the north is in jeopardy. Among them, there are 6000 people led by the Parliamentary Army Sir Fairfax, There are also 3000 cavalry led by Cromwell trying to blockade Yorkshire, preparing to join the Scottish Covenant Army to conquer Yorkshire." Alister pointed to the location of Yorkshire on the map.

Yorkshire is very important to the King's Army. It is the base camp of the King's Army in the north. If Yorkshire falls, obviously the King's Army's power will be halved.

"The combat intention of the parliamentary army is already obvious. The Scottish Covenant Army moved south from the north, and they moved north from the south, forming a siege of Yorkshire. Once they cut off the threat of Yorkshire, they can pass through Lincolnshire from the north and east. We are flanking in Oxfordshire," said Prince Rupert.

Now the commander-in-chief of the King's Army has become Astley, Prince Rupert is the commander-in-chief of the cavalry, and Sun Chuanting is the deputy commander. The three of them almost control the King's Army.

"Now we can choose to attack the city of London directly, or go north to support York City." Charles I also participated in the discussion.

"If you directly attack the city of London and cannot conquer it, the opponent may pull out the city of York and go south to rescue the city of London. If the citizens of London are dissatisfied with the king, they may swear to defend the city of London, and it will be difficult for us to conquer the city of London. When the Scottish army from the north arrives, we will be in crisis. My suggestion is to go north to support York City, defeat the Parliamentary Army and the Covenant Army in the north, and then go south with the momentum of victory.” Sun Chuanting put forward his own ideas .

"Sun Chuanting, you and Rupert led 18000 people north to Yorkshire, Sun Chuanting served as interim commander-in-chief, Leicester served as deputy commander, Rupert served as commander-in-chief of the cavalry, Wilmot served as deputy commander of the cavalry, and left 1 people for Ah. Staley, Astley and I will personally defend Oxford and hold back the parliamentary army in London." At this time, Charles I delegated power and, like the parliament, sent troops to Yorkshire in the north for a confrontation.

After confirming the decisive battle with the Parliamentary Army and the Scottish Legion in the north, the King's Army temporarily divided its forces.Sun Chuanting cooperated with the young Prince Rupert and led 18000 people to the north!
This northward legion is mainly composed of 12000 people trained by Sun Chuanting, and 6000 elites are selected from the Irish Legion and the King's Army to form the Northern Legion of the King's Army.

And Charles I and Astley led the remaining weaker King's Army Southern Army to continue to occupy Oxfordshire and threaten the city of London!

"Would it be strange for an Easterner to be the commander-in-chief, or would he be able to convince the public?" Irish Governor Leicester heard that Sun Chuanting was the northern commander of the king's army, and he was only the deputy commander. He couldn't help but doubt his ability.

"He helped train a new army of 12000 people this winter. Through strict training, everyone obeyed orders, so everyone respected him, and everyone called him a wizard." Astley dismissed Ireland Governor's concerns.

(End of this chapter)