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Chapter 1510 Prelude to the decisive battle
"The main force of the Northern Legion has gone south and has assembled. Our main forces in various places have also returned to help. Except for the militias deployed in various important towns, this time our King's Army has 22000 infantry and 7000 cavalry, a total of 29000 people!"

Astley, Prince Rupert, Willmott, and Leicester several senior officers took control of the King's Army. They assembled the largest force in the history of the King's Army, with a total of 2.9 main forces!

They adopted a completely different combat strategy from the London Parliament.The City Council of London intends to continuously encroach on the territory controlled by the King's Army to force-land the King's Army, and the King's Army wants to occupy the city of London to win the battle!

When the situation was favorable to the king's army again, the king's army, who supported Queen Sophia, started a brave adventure with the endorsement of Sun Chuanting and other eastern military officers. They gathered unprecedented troops and attacked London for the second time.

In addition to the 29000 soldiers of the King's Army, there is also the Eastern Legion of 3000 infantry, sailors and naval soldiers led by Sun Chuanting and others, with a total of 32000 soldiers!
It is very laborious to be able to temporarily form such a huge army in England in this era. You must know that England in this era has only 500 million people, and 3.2 young and strong men have already accounted for a considerable part of the population.

The flags of the King's Army were fluttering, and the dragon flags of the Eastern Legion were also fluttering in the air. A large army of 32000 militiamen and transport teams left Oxford and marched towards London.

Sun Chuanting and the officers of the Fourth Fleet rode on horses, and behind them was a group of elite standing soldiers. Even the sailors had received more training than the British militia.

Although this elite Eastern Legion has only 3000 people, it is regarded as the absolute main force.Almost each of them carried a bag and a musket, and the horses pulled 10 advanced iron cannons cast in the East.

"If only we in England could formally have a standing army like they have when the war is over. As soon as King Charles is gone, our Royal Guards exist in name only. This Civil War has taught us the fact that we in England need to have a standing army." to deal with threats that may come from land. Our militias performed in this war only better than ordinary farmers, and they are thousands of miles away from the armies of the European continent. Our long-term dependence on the navy has exposed The problem of the army's shortcomings is not a bad thing." Astley saw that the Eastern Army's regiments made up of infantry and naval soldiers were so well-disciplined, and he couldn't help being envious of them, and said to Prince Rupert beside him .

Prince Rupert also looked at the Eastern Legion differently. The opponent's discipline was so strict that even the mercenaries on the German battlefield could not do it.

"They are the absolute main force in the march to London this time, and we can finally see their performance, and see how the soldiers trained by themselves will perform." Prince Rupert said with some envy and expect.

As a general, they all hope that they can have a group of elite soldiers and strong generals who can order and prohibit them, and absolutely don't want to have a group of stragglers who are like stragglers, because that will make it difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

As early as when the King's Army began to raise food and gunpowder, the Parliamentary Army knew that the King's Army planned to march on the City of London again, and immediately dispatched troops from various places to defend the City of London.

The Earl of Essex has submitted his resignation to the Parliament, and the Earl of Manchester is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary Army. The Eastern Union Army, which was split from the Parliamentary Army at that time, also rejoined the Parliamentary Army.Among them, Fairfax climbed from a cavalry officer to the position of deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of the cavalry, while Cromwell served as deputy commander-in-chief of the cavalry of the Parliamentary Army.

The Scots' Covenant Army stayed neutral at the border between England and Scotland because of negotiations with the King's Army, and they no longer participated in the war.

The heavy responsibility of defending the city of London fell on the parliamentary army, the Eastern Union army, and the citizens of the city of London.

The city of London, with a population of several 10, was in danger of being captured by the king's army again. Thousands of citizens came to the front line to support the parliamentary army with all kinds of weapons, just like King Charles led his troops to attack last time.

But their beliefs in this battle are different. Before, there were still rumors circulating in London that the parliament murdered the king, and the king's army also had its own Oxford parliament. Many citizens of London City were shaken.

After all, they are just a group of people who are easily incited.

The parliamentary army gathered troops in Brentford, which is only 7 miles away from the city, on the western outskirts of London.

The two sides dispatched a total of nearly 7 troops to each other, as well as logistics soldiers, militias active in various counties and towns, and nearly one-tenth of England's young and strong were involved in this unprecedented civil war.

Whether it is the king's army or the parliamentary army, they are aware of the final decisive battle at this time, and they can't wait to let this catastrophe come to an end as soon as possible-after all, the person who provoked this incident, Charles I, has been killed. There is no reason to continue to consume.It is impossible for both sides to lose 10 England's youth each, otherwise it will be a fatal blow to England, which has a population of only 500 million.

"I heard that someone in the parliament murdered His Majesty the King. Our parliament does not take this matter seriously, which means that we are on the side of injustice. This decisive battle is no longer as simple as a conflict between the parliament and the king, but a war of succession to the throne. , will determine the future of our kingdom."

Cromwell wore close-fitting knight armor, and together with the Earl of Manchester, Fairfax and other senior officers of the parliamentary army, inspected the combat readiness of the parliamentary army before the decisive battle.

Although Cromwell previously advocated that the parliament and the king must have a complete break before they can defeat the king.But Cromwell can hardly imagine that things will develop to such an extent that even King Charles will die as a result.

He also began to hesitate about the justice of the parliament.

Not only Cromwell, but other middle and senior noble officers fighting on the front line also have such concerns.

"Whether it is Princess Elizabeth or Princess Sophia as queen, we cannot predict what will happen in the future, and we don't know which queen will bring glory to England. But whatever the outcome, do our best to be with the upcoming king. The army's decisive battle can be regarded as an explanation from us to everyone. This important decision depends on the result of the decisive battle, that is, God will decide." The Earl of Manchester said.

(End of this chapter)