My British Empire

  Chapter 455 Victory

   Knight Alexander led the army to defeat the Duke of Guise, and then, together with Count Gabriel in Rouen, they would destroy the Catholic allies on the city wall.

  After more than half a day, the defeated French army and the captured materials were finally sorted out, and the result satisfied Knight Alexander.

  The knight sat comfortably on the chair, closed his eyes, and listened to the adjutant's reading:

   "Currently, our army has 1,800 casualties.

   Among them, more than 600 people died, more than 500 people were seriously injured, and more than 600 people were slightly injured! It is estimated that after one week, 400 people will be able to continue fighting, more than 100 people will be disabled and unable to fight, and more than 1,200 people will die! "

   Speaking of this, the death rate of the wounded soldiers still reached about 50%, and the adjutant still felt a little uncomfortable.

  In the territory of France, the British army has a little more strength for every one more man, and one point less for every one less man.

  In this era, the number of people who die immediately on the battlefield will never account for the largest number of attrition. Serious injuries are equal to the death penalty, and minor injuries are left to fate. This is the status quo.

  Even if the army adopted the white bandage and alcohol disinfection method compiled by His Majesty the King, it still failed to prevent the huge death rate.

  Hearing this, even though Knight Alexander was ready, he still frowned and waited for work. It was still one-sixth of the battle attrition. The French should not be underestimated!

   After that, there is good news!

"In this battle, we seized 200 muskets, more than 100 barrels of wine, more than 5,000 stones of grain (50.8 catties per stone), more than 1,000 high-quality horses, more than 3,000 poor horses, and more than 5,000 spears. Rods, more than two thousand pairs of iron swords and shields of various types!"

   "The most important thing is that we captured six cannons, which is the biggest harvest!"

  Hearing so many weapons and equipment, the knight couldn't help but nodded, expressing his satisfaction.

   "What about the prisoners? How many French prisoners do we have?"

  Hearing the inquiry, the adjutant flipped through the documents hastily, glanced at it, and continued:

"At present, more than 4,300 soldiers of the French Catholic Allied Forces have been captured, more than 500 people have been captured in Rouen, and more than 2,000 people have fled. If the consumption of the previous few weeks is included, the Duke of Guise took away There are more than 3,000 people, including more than 1,000 cavalry!"

   "Catholics, so many Catholics are captured, alas!" Knight Alexander felt a headache when he heard that there were nearly 5,000 prisoners.

   Most of the Normandy region believes in Protestantism, while a small part believes in Catholicism. Currently, Protestantism is still an ally of the United Kingdom. Letting them go is equivalent to strengthening the power of Catholicism.

   If you don't let go, so many people will definitely drag down the strength of the British army and violate the progress.

   "It seems that we still need to increase the number of troops in the country!" The knight exclaimed.

   "Anders—"

"exist!"

   "Write to London, to His Majesty the King, ask for more troops, and report our difficulties!"

   "Yes, my lord!" The young adjutant quickly agreed.

   "Dong dong dong—" There was a knock on the door outside.

   "What's the matter?" The knight couldn't help asking.

   "My lord, the Earl of Rouen invites you to discuss important matters!"

  Hearing the attendant's voice, Knight Alexander blinked his eyes. Although he didn't know what Earl Gabriel was looking for, he had something important to do with him, so he happened to be on the way.

  So, he agreed.

  The knight brought his servants to the Earl's mansion in the carriage provided by Earl Gabriel.

   Entering the more private study room, Knight Alexander squinted his eyes, and sat down under the kind greeting of the Earl.

   "Thank you so much, Mr. Knight!" The earl showed enthusiasm as always, and said to Knight Alexander with a smile:

   "Without you, the city of Rouen and I would have been persecuted by those Catholics! Anyway, thank you very much!"

   Judging from the situation at the time, the troops under the Duke of Guise suffered such heavy casualties. After the capture of Rouen, the massacre of the city must be inevitable, so Earl Gabriel expressed his gratitude.

   "You're welcome, Lord Earl!" The knight's mature and handsome face showed a hint of humility, "These are what we should do, after all, we are still allies!"

   Speaking of allies, the knight could not help but increase his tone.

  The earl's smile did not stagnate at all because of this, but it became even brighter.

   "Yes, we are allies, allies!" The earl quickly responded, "But, as an ally, will you still abide by the agreement!"

   "As a soldier of the United Kingdom, it is my obligation to execute military orders, and compliance with the agreement naturally includes it!"

  The knight said righteously, and the light of justice scattered all over his handsome face, which looked very convincing.

   "Very good, Mr. Knight!" The Earl said happily: "At present, General Coligny and Prince Condé are attacking Paris. According to the alliance, you need to send people to help!"

   "However, Lord Earl, we just fought a battle and drove away the Duke of Guise. I am afraid that we will not be able to support the Prince of Condé!"

   Knight Alexander looked at the expectant count and said helplessly.

   "After we repair, we will definitely fulfill our promise!" The knight said righteously: "However, before that, as part of the covenant, the city of Rouen needs to be handed over to us!"

   As he said that, the knight looked at the Earl who was full of dissatisfaction, and said seriously.

   "This, I'm afraid it will take a while, after all, the city of Rouen has just recovered, and it needs time to buffer it!"

  The count looked at the half-smile in the eyes of the knight, stuttered a little, and then spoke nonsense very smoothly.

   "Then, let's talk about it after a while!" The knight got up quickly, turned around and said something meaningful, and then left.

  Unable to get the city of Rouen, the knights of Alexander immediately sent troops to occupy Caen, the central city of Lower Normandy, and then occupied the Manger Township area, the most agriculturally developed area in Normandy, to ensure the food supply of the British army.

  With the addition of the fur port-St. Malo, and the port of Le Havre, the essence of Normandy is already in the hands of the British army.

   After the letter from the flying pigeon arrived in London, His Majesty Edward and the coalition government immediately approved the proposal to increase troops.

   Another 3,000 soldiers were sent as support. In other words, the total strength of the British army in Normandy reached more than 8,000 people, becoming an important force that affected the balance of the French Civil War.

  The expansion of the British army made most cities in the Normandy area choose to surrender and began to supply military expenses and food, which made the Alexander knights more confident in defending the Normandy area.

   What surprised him even more was that these soldiers also brought twenty iron cannons, and also brought a ship of strange things called cement, and along with them, a group of craftsmen.

  According to His Majesty the King, these are his sharp weapons for defending the city.

  (end of this chapter)