"In the letters given to us by the English MPs, it was said that the king had hired an officer from the East as military adviser. The man had commanded the Six-Nation Alliance to expedition to Egypt and easily defeated the Mamluk cavalry and the soldiers of the Balkans. I wonder if that man was among the King's army on the other side?"

Leslie, the commander of the Scottish Vow Army, received a seemingly insignificant intelligence.

"The Eastern army did not participate in the King's Army on the opposite side, right?" Leslie asked.

"No, the English MPs determined that the Eastern army was stationed in Portsmouth as usual, unless they were involved in their interests or were very necessary."

"Then there is nothing to be afraid of. Reliable officers are very important, but the soldiers who really fight. No matter how good the tactical deployment is, it will be useless without excellent executors. Then start to destroy the King's Army on the opposite side."

Leslie squinted his eyes and looked at the King's Army on the other side. The fortress and artillery positions of the King's Army were all exposed to the artillery of the Oath Army, and a unit of the Oath Army had crossed the river from the upstream to prepare to seize two citrus fortresses.

The battle in Newcastle began on the morning of the same day. The main force of the Scottish Vowed Army crossed the river and appeared on the west side of the south bank, forming a trend of attacking the King's Army with the artillery positions on the north bank.

The first wave of Scottish cavalry tentatively attacked the two forts.

King Charlie, Sun Chuanting and several noble officers commanded the battle at a high place.

For Charles I, this battle that took place in Newcastle would affect his authority as king.

If he wins, his reputation is unprecedented, which may make the Scots surrender, and then take advantage of the great victory to formally incorporate militias gathered from all over the country to form the Royal Army.

If defeated, his reputation would be greatly damaged, Scottish vows would not take him seriously, and calls for reopening parliament in London would also rise.

"You must withstand..."

When King Charlie broke out in the past, he sent troops overseas with a big stroke. This was the first time he personally commanded a large battle that decided England and Scotland so close!

The heavy and uncertain consequences made him tremble all over nervously.

In comparison, Sun Chuanting was much more calm. He couldn't help but calm, because the outcome of this battle was not important to him at all!

It doesn't matter whether the English loses or the Scots loses. As long as the Western companies, the Far West Expeditionary Forces, the interests of the Fourth Fleet are not damaged.

He was using a telescope to observe the actions of the Scottish cavalry.

The King's Army had eight light artillery deployed in the fortress, and also artillery positions in trench positions. These artillery fired violently when the Scottish cavalry arrived.

White smoke rose from the position, and from Sun Chuanting's perspective, the real deployment location of the King's Arms cannon can be judged from the place where the smoke gathers.

The Scottish cavalry were soon repelled by the King's artillery.

"Our artillery is so brave. They defeated the Scottish cavalry with cannons!" Earl of Stratford and several British nobles said gladly beside King Charlie.

"The Vow Army is testing! They are testing the deployment location of the artillery!" Sun Chuanting and several noble officers returned from the Netherlands battlefield but secretly complained that something was wrong.

"It is worthy of being a veteran of the Swedish Field Marshal. He is expected to use artillery against artillery soon." Wilmot, who was in charge of commanding the cavalry, showed a worried expression.

The tactics formulated by Sun Chuanting and a group of experienced British officers have great flaws in adverse circumstances, and they themselves know it, but they have no better way.

They cannot retreat and cause people's unrest, and they must fight with the Scots here. Their problem is whether the English militia have combat effectiveness and willingness to fight - in other words, whether militia with lack of combat experience and combat motivation can hold on to their positions in front of artillery.

Sure enough, after using cavalry to test the deployment of the King's Arms artillery, the artillery brought by the Vowed Army began to duel with the King's Arms' artillery positions. The artillery on the north shore violently bombarded the King's Arms' temporary fortress and exposed artillery positions.

The rumbling sound continued, and the positions of both sides were filled with smoke, making Charles I, who was commanding in the distance and was not in danger of life, turned pale.

Although talking about war on paper is passionate, the actual battle is cruel. Charlie dared not imagine whether he would turn around and run away if he was within the range that can be covered by artillery. This feeling of being killed at any time or witnessing his companion being shot dead by artillery is not at all good.

"The defending two fortresses is Colonel Ranceford, who served in the French army. I believe he will be able to hold on to the fortress and will never let the Scots occupy the fortress." Charles I said confidently.

"The opponent's artillery seems to be more accurate, with excellent vision and shooting angle from a high point."

Although the artillery of the King's Army and the Oath Army bombarded each other across the river, the sound was similar, but Sun Chuanting could tell that the number of artillery of the Oath Army was larger, and the artillery operators were proficient in operation, which was not comparable to that of the artillery of the King's Army.

"Their commander is Leslie. He must have brought back a group of elite mercenaries from Sweden, especially the artillery officers and experts who served under the command of King Gustav II of Sweden. They are better at using artillery and have more experience. In comparison, only a few artillerymen who returned from the Netherlands battlefield can barely compare." Wilmot said.

The shelling of both sides continued, and the temporary Mumu fortress was not strong. Under the condescending shelling of the other side, musketeers among the more than a dozen fortresses were shot dead by shells, which gradually made the psychological endurance of the English militia stationed at the Tumu fortress reach its limit.

"Everyone calms down! Their artillery has limited lethality to us. We only need to hold on for three days before we can retreat to a safer position! All those who fled the fortress without authorization will be hanged after the war!"

In the fortress, Colonel Ranceford personally appeased the uneasy English militia.

"Col. Why do we fight the Scots?"

"The king clearly solved the problem as long as he agreed to the Scots' own beliefs, why did he send us to die!"

Because of the enemy's shelling, some English militias complained, and in the end, Colonel Schlumford could not control the infantry regiment he temporarily pieced together.
Chapter completed!