Chapter 1739 England Sends Troops
It should be pointed out that the four English guards chased into the alley. Although no one was caught, they brought back a damaged wooden nameplate, which looked like the identity plate of a French soldier. In addition, there is a standard one-handed sword of a French soldier that was discarded on the ground. However, the guards were busy sending Robinson to a doctor, so they didn't take it out immediately. It wasn't until Robinson died that he showed it to General Moreno.
General Moreno was dumbfounded when he saw it - he didn't send anyone to assassinate Robinson, what's going on? And sent someone to compare the number on the one-handed sword, and found that it turned out to be the weapon used by the soldiers in the city. I sent people to the relevant barracks to inquire according to the serial number, and I really found the real owner—a small captain, but they said that the sword was lost three days ago...
Moreno believed what his own people said, but the English didn't believe it-how could there be such a coincidence? But the assassin assassinated the English envoy with a stolen weapon?
In fact, this is Marin's spy at all. It was taken from the French captain who was drunk in the tavern three days ago, and it was specially used for this planting. Otherwise, how could Edward find an excuse to send troops?
As for the identity plate, it was stolen by a spy in Paris. But because the identities of the soldiers in the city did not match, the handwriting on the wooden sign was deliberately damaged so that people could not see the details clearly. But the wooden sign, no matter in terms of workmanship or material, is undoubtedly the nameplate of the French army.
The members of the accompanying British mission suddenly became excited-what's going on? Dare to openly send troops to kill the envoys of England, is this a provocation or a provocation?
Robinson's deputy Hahn's status is not high, just an ordinary aide in the foreign minister's residence, but he is also the eyes and ears of King Edward who is responsible for monitoring the foreign minister. This mission to Calais was headed by Robinson in name, but actually the mission was secretly in the hands of Hahn. Including those guards, they all followed Hahn's orders.
As for why the four guards happened to be on the other side of the carriage during the assassination, it was actually Hahn's order in advance. Moreover, they also received hints - if Robinson is in trouble, he must pretend to be stunned for a while, deliberately delaying the time...
After chasing into the alley, the escaped assassins did push down many obstacles, but with the martial arts skills of the four guards, they could actually jump over them. However, these four guards are spies trained by England and obey orders from above. After pretending to chase for a while, I went back and rushed to take Robinson for treatment.
In fact, they also checked Robinson's wounds on the way to escort Robinson to the hospital. Their task is - if the wound is not fatal, make up for it halfway...
But the few people who were sent to assassinate were obviously veterans, and if they didn't miss, there was no need for them to make up the knife...
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Facing this grim situation, General Moreno, chief of the Calais garrison, was about to explode. In normal times, the French may not take England seriously. But now France is at war with Spain! Moreover, the new king Francois I has not yet fully controlled the Kingdom of France. If you offend England again at this time...
In desperation, General Moreno had no choice but to order the suspects to be searched throughout the entire process. All young and strong men were taken for interrogation. If no one can prove that they were not there on the night of the incident, they will be taken as suspects and taken to prison for trial...
However, how could those assassins be caught? They hid in the underground secret room provided by the spies of the North Sea State, which was very hidden and had sufficient supplies. The French don't have professional detectives, not even police dogs, so how could they find those assassins?
As for the spies of the North Sea State,
That would be smarter. On the night of the incident, they all went to the tavern to drink and even got into fights...
The tavern is a public place, so there are so many witnesses, so they can be exempted from all suspicion. In this way, the pursuit of the French has reached a dead end...
Moreover, the alley was also tampered with by the spies of the Beihai Kingdom - they deliberately made some traces, pointing to a nearby military camp. And the standard saber that was stolen belonged to the French squad leader in this barracks... and the wound on Robinson's body was exactly the same as the edge of the French standard one-handed sword...
For a moment, General Moreno was planning to push out that little captain as a scapegoat. At that time, it will be said that the squad leader hated England extremely, and the assassination of the English envoy was his spontaneous act...
But before Moreno took action, Hahn left with Baron Robinson's body. Hahn's reason was - if he didn't bring it back, Robinson's body would stink. Obviously, a baron's body should not be ruined like this, he must return to his country for burial as soon as possible, and arrange for a priest to perform a ritual...
General Moreno had no reason to stop it. After all, there are no embalming needles these days. It is true that corpses cannot be left outside for a long time, and it is indeed reasonable to bury them as soon as possible.
But he didn't expect that the Englishman didn't plan to reason with him anymore. Because, the Baron Robinson is dead, the reason for the English to do it is sufficient...
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Hahn and his party returned quickly. After all, the Calais Strait is less than 30 kilometers wide and can be crossed in half a day. After Hahn returned to London, he immediately rushed to the Tower of London Palace to report the "bad news" to Edward in public...
Edward's acting skills also broke out at this time, first he pretended to be extremely surprised, and then suddenly felt very sad for Robinson, a "loyal minister" who "worked hard" and "died his life" at work, and almost cried out.
Edward's mood then turned from sadness to rage, chanting "the blood of the nobles of England shall not be shed in vain".
After venting his anger, Edward ordered an army to surround the Calais Fortress, and planned to send an army into the city to take over the investigation of the case...
Of course, as a "rule-abiding" monarch, Edward sent someone to submit his credentials to France and informed the French—hey, we are going to send troops into the fortress of Calais to investigate the case! Well, it doesn't matter if you agree or not, anyway, I will definitely send troops into Calais...
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Because the British army had been prepared, they moved quickly. The next day, the British army collected a large number of ships for landing across the sea. The credentials were not passed to Paris until the British army had initiated the landing.
After receiving the letter of credence from the Englishman, the ruling and opposition parties in Paris suddenly fell into chaos. They just received the news that the English envoy was assassinated in Calais, and they are still discussing how to explain to the English. In the end, the English were lucky enough to send troops directly, and even asked to send troops into the city of Calais...
is it possible? Absolutely not! Everyone knows that the Calais fortress originally belonged to England, but it was taken back by France a few years ago. If the English are willing, then there are ghosts. Would they have returned Calais to France if they had let the English troops into the city? Obviously not...
However, the French were obviously not too worried about the English besieging the fortress of Calais. Because, the 15,000 French knights who followed Louis XII back home have not yet been sent to Italy for reinforcements. Just right, it can be used to support Calais Fortress...
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