I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

In fact, British nobles who did not know Edward III believed that he did not have a good relationship with his mother Isabella.

After all, when Isabella came to power, she overthrew his father's throne. Although she gave him the throne, Isabella's regent completely controlled him and did not give him any chance to make decisions.

He is said to be a king, but in fact he is just a puppet.

The young and ambitious Edward III was still seeking to claim the throne of France at the end of the Capetian dynasty in France.

If Isabella had not suppressed Edward III, who knows what would have happened at that time.

In Yinggui's eyes, the relationship between Isabella and Edward would not be particularly good.

but it is not the truth.

The relationship between mother and son was somewhat strange. They did not interact with each other for many years, and Edward III would not visit Isabella at the estate outside London when he had time.

But once a problem occurred or Edward couldn't make up his mind about some difficult issues, he would write to his mother Isabella for advice.

But only the mother and son knew about this, and no one else knew about it.

Edward III had a somewhat peculiar childhood.

As far as I can remember, my mother Isabella and my father the king had a bad relationship and they often quarreled.

Even Edward III was extremely puzzled when he was a child. His mother Isabella was known as the most beautiful woman in France at that time, but his father, the king, would rather like men than his mother.

What's good about sleeping with a man?
In this harsh environment, Edward III was well protected by Isabella, and this protection could be said to be control.

Isabella inherited Philip IV's character and had a strong desire for control.

The fact that she had such a bad relationship with Edward III's father was somewhat related to her personality, and it would be wrong to condemn the gay king with one blow.

After all, no woman in the Middle Ages was as strong as Isabella, and most women were just appendages of men.

After Edward III's parents broke down and divorced, Isabella returned to her parents' home in France. Edward III felt absurd and unreasonable when he was with his father.

This kind of thing also ignited the desire deep in his heart.

When Isabella remotely controlled the English nobles' rebellion in England from France, Edward III felt his father's stupidity.

He hated his father and hated his father's stupidity.

When Isabella won, everyone around told Edward III.

"After your mother deposes the Queen of England, she will give the throne to her mistress! You will never be able to become the King, and you are not the Crown Prince of the British Royal Family! You are doomed!"

When Edward III was a child, he deeply agreed with this.

But after Isabella successfully won and deposed her father from the throne, she did not hesitate to put the crown on his head in front of everyone.

Edward III finally understood everything. His mother loved him, and the civil unrest in England and all the faults could not be blamed on his mother.

Regent Isabella was very strong, so strong that Edward III could hardly suffocate her.

Logically speaking, it would not be easy for him to regain the actual power of the king.

Because the British nobles at that time all listened to Isabella, there were not many nobles around him to support him.

But Isabella's decision benefited Edward III.

When Isabella placed the crown on Edward III's head, it undoubtedly proved one thing - she had fooled all the British nobles.

There were two main reasons why the British nobles chose to support her during the civil unrest.

The first was that Edward II was too absurd. He abandoned the queen for a man and even sold the queen's dowry.

The second is that Isabella and Edward II divorced, and Isabella still claimed her status as queen. As long as she wanted, she could send her new husband to the throne.

Countless British nobles helped Isabella with some intention of currying favor.

Isabella is not only a French beauty, but if you can gain her favor, you may even have the chance to become king. Why not?

Isabella did find a lover.

After she successfully deposed her husband from the throne, people in England thought Isabella would give the throne to her lover.

But she didn't do that and still gave the throne to her son.

This action was to tell all the English nobles that Isabella had fooled them all and treated them like dogs.

This undoubtedly caused great resentment among the British nobles.

So when Isabella was regent and Edward III was out of power, the English nobles supported Edward III in his rebellion and in his efforts to regain his rights as king.

This was the biggest reason why the young Edward III was able to kick Isabella off the regency in just two years.

Edward III broke into the palace, killed his mother Isabella's lover, and hanged many people.

But he didn't touch Isabella.

Edward III did not like being controlled. Like Isabella, he had a great desire for control and ambition.

But he knew very well that Isabella loved him, and it was certainly uncomfortable to be controlled by her.

But he will never forget that his childhood was spent growing up under such control and protection.

Without Isabella, there would be no Edward III.

When the knife was placed on Isabella's neck.

Isabella looked at her son Edward III calmly and said lightly.

"Kid, did you get everything you wanted?"

Many of the British nobles around him who had evil intentions urged Edward III to kill his mother.

But Edward III did not; his so-called imprisonment was more like protection.

Isabella was driven out of the palace and out of London, and an independent manor was built outside the city for Isabella to use.

Edward III would grant Isabella's request.

During these years, Edward III secretly planned to assassinate all the British nobles who had urged him to kill Isabella.

He is such a petty guy.

Many things happened during this period, including the war against Scotland. Whenever the young and energetic Edward III lacked confidence or encountered difficulties, he would secretly write to his mother Isabella for help.

Isabella certainly did not hide anything and tried her best to help her son deal with everything.

These are things that outsiders don't know.

To put it bluntly, Edward III was a mama's boy, but his status as king prevented him from showing it.

It doesn’t matter that the queen is gone, he has a lot of women around him, many of whom can give birth to his children. Many women in England have given birth to illegitimate children for him!
He only has one lovable mother, and if she’s gone, she’s really gone!
Edward III allowed Xu Siling to take Philippa away at will, but did not allow Xu Siling to take Isabella away.

Xu Siling’s strategic plan is actually the same as that of the Black Prince in southern France.

The difference is that Xu Siling's troops have only more than 400 people, while the Black Prince has 5,000 to 6,000.

The places where the Black Prince looted, burned and killed were all deserted villages and manors. He could only capture castles to cause trouble for France.

Most of the things looted and burned by Xu Siling were villages and manors. Unlike southern France, these villages and manors were not deeply affected by the Black Death.

Therefore, the damage Xu Siling caused to England was far greater than the damage the Black Prince caused to France.

John let the Black Prince go, but Edward III could not let Xu Siling go.

Edward III led his troops back to the city of London and prepared the whole of England. He sent out four waves of troops to plunder the route north from Xu Siling and make a predictive pincer attack.

He himself led a team. Xu Siling's plundering route was not fixed, sometimes he went north, sometimes he went west.

When everyone's attention was on the village manor, Xu Siling led his troops to capture a city, shocking the whole of England.

Xu Siling's plan to attack the city was simple and crude.

With Philippa's help, he knew which city had the smallest standing army and which had the largest.

Xu Siling picked a city with a large population.

When he arrived at the city, he appeared in front of everyone with Queen Isabella and spoke to the people in the city.

Simply put, it expresses that Queen Isabella has committed treason and she is fed up with the imprisonment of her son Edward III, so she writes a letter to Raya Town, asking Xu Siling to rescue her.

Xu Siling even swore that she had taken out previous letters to prove the matter.

This made the members of the noble families stationed in the city undecided.

Because in their eyes, Queen Isabella might indeed rebel.

With the help of letters, the noble families in the city wanted to make a big move in advance.

Looking at history so far, England has always been France's younger brother and has been beaten countless times by the French big brother.

Many English nobles still believed that France would win, even though they had won a great victory in the Battle of Crécy.

So when these British noble families learned that Queen Isabella was going to rebel and support France, they became disloyal and actually opened the city gates to welcome Xu Siling and other wolf knights in.

In addition, the family members believed that there were a large number of soldiers in the castle, so they were not worried about Xu Siling's riot.

As for what happened next?
Of course it was Xu Siling's sudden riot of burning, killing and looting.

The wolf knights did not have much experience in field combat, but they had a lot of experience in attacking cities and seizing territories.

One hundred and fifty people dare to have the experience of conquering two cities in ten days.

Now with more than 400 people, they are performing better than ever under these circumstances.

Xu Siling didn't care at all whether the city's standing army had a large or small number of troops.

Because no matter how many people there are, they are not enough to crush the opponent.

France was preparing for war, leaving only a few soldiers to guard the territory, and the same was true for England.

Most of the soldiers who went on the expedition were brave and good at fighting, while those who stayed behind either had hidden diseases or were too old.

Their fighting power is not particularly strong, and their morale is not as high as that of the soldiers going out to battle.

So even though their number was greater than Xu Siling's, he didn't care at all.

Xu Siling's riot threw the entire city into panic.

The hasty counterattack was of no avail.

The wolf knights were all wearing fish-scale armor, and the defensive design of the English longbow had little effect when shooting at the fish-scale armor!

Even the horses were covered in armor.

If attacking a city, cavalry is useless.

But if the cavalry enters the city, they are invincible as long as they don't squeeze into the alleys and side roads.

The teams are becoming more and more skilled in coordinating tactics, pulling and tugging, and working miracles.

When the riot began, before it even got dark, the inner and outer castles of the city had completely fallen.

The solution remains the same.

Soldiers and noble families were all burned to death.

After looting, they left behind some usable supplies and took away the rest, and burned everything with fire. Soon the entire city was engulfed in flames.

The only people who didn't go to hell were the suffering civilians.

The civilians didn't expect to survive. Considering what Xu Siling had done in the past, the people of England had heard about it. Although they were surprised, they could accept it.

They survived with only a few days' worth of food that Xu Siling had kindly left behind. Their houses in the city were all reduced to ashes, and they had no choice but to flee.

The Wolf Riders suffered heavy casualties in the attack on the city, but the casualties were within an acceptable range.

Because only more than ten soldiers died, and there were slightly more injured.

For a siege battle, this loss is completely acceptable.

Not to mention the injured soldiers, most of them were slightly injured, but with the potions prepared in advance by Witch Raya, they recovered quite quickly, and even those who were seriously injured received timely treatment.

Xu Siling's troops suddenly captured the city, causing the four pursuing and encircling troops to fall into panic.

Because they all agreed that Xu Siling's number of people was not enough to attack the city. If they wanted to attack the city, they would have to prepare siege equipment, which would take time. As long as they chose to attack the city, they would waste time and increase the probability of being surrounded. If they were a normal commander, they would not choose a walled city as a target when looting or fleeing.

After learning about Xu Siling’s perfect battle report.

Edward immediately learned that his four encirclement and suppression forces were no longer enough.

He mobilized the troops in London again and temporarily transferred some soldiers from four troops, turning the four troops into six.

Prepare to encircle and intercept Xu Siling's wolf cavalry troops from all directions.

But while Edward was re-deployed his troops, Xu Siling's wolf riders rushed forward quickly, escaped from the encirclement area, and headed towards the deeper territory.

This situation gave Edward III a headache and he couldn't sleep every day.

Whenever he thought of his mother Isabella still in Xu Siling's hands, he lost the mood to sleep with even a woman.

The appearance of Xu Siling was a good thing, as it helped Edward III quit his addiction immediately.

It's a pity that Philippa didn't know about this, otherwise she would find it ridiculous that she was so pitiful that she didn't get Edward's care. She didn't expect that the appearance of Xu Siling could make Edward change his personality.

At the same time, in Calais, France.

Due to the 'rumours' spread by Edward III, coupled with the backstabbing of Innocent VI.

No matter how John calmed the French soldiers, there was also Phil's efforts.

The morale of the French soldiers was greatly affected.

If it weren't for the efforts of Phil and John, and the British nobles' united front expressing their trust in Phil, the morale of the French soldiers would have been ruined.

After resting for a long time, John restarted the siege.

But the progress slowed down a lot and the feedback we received became more negative.

Especially when the news came that Edward III was about to lead his troops to the Channel port to assist Calais, John felt under tremendous pressure.

The morale of the English soldiers stationed in Calais was not affected at all. Instead, they cheered when they learned that the king wanted to help.

Everyone knew that the Channel was also at war, and it was not easy for the fleet to transport aid to Calais smoothly.

But this does not affect the difference in morale between the two sides.

However, unexpectedly, a piece of news suddenly broke out in England.

It instantly ignited the morale of the French soldiers and dealt a heavy blow to the English soldiers.

"The Knight of Raya of France rioted and kidnapped two queens of England, looted several villages and manors, and even broke into and destroyed an English castle!" (End of this chapter)