"No, we must continue to march towards the city of London! Yes, our King's army suffered heavy losses, but the Parliamentary army may have suffered greater losses than us. They lost a large number of cavalry and artillery. And their infantry was just a group of mobs and could not continue to pose a huge threat to us."

"If we approach the city of London, our reputation will be greatly improved. The squire and nobles from all over the country will think that we have the ability to capture the city of London and shake the parliament within the parliament. On the contrary, if we do not form a siege on the city of London as soon as possible and let the parliament gain a foothold in the city of London, it is very likely that they will recruit more troops from the southeastern counties, and the war will last for a long time!"

Sun Chuanting and Astraley were two officers, one of the East and the other of the West. When King Charles I was preparing to retreat, he also strongly advocated continuing to march towards the city of London.

Charlie hesitated. He had missed the opportunity to make the world apart in the Battle of Mount Edge. The current situation is really not favorable for the King's Army. Continuing to march towards London City is likely to be surrounded by the parliamentary army!

"What is the opinion of Count Lindsay?" Charles I asked the great nobleman who resigned from his title of commander-in-chief before the war began.

"Count Lindsay has died."

"so……"

Charles I had a numb scalp. He originally thought that the king and the great nobles could survive the war, but the tragic war sometimes made people ignore the other party's aristocratic identity. After all, the bullets do not have eyes, so who knows whether the nobles or the kings were shot. In other words, even as the king, he is likely to be killed by unknown soldiers in the chaos.

"Please give orders to continue heading towards the city of London." Sun Chuanting said.

"So how to solve the morale problem? We have more and more deserters." Charles I asked.

"King, you can promise the soldiers that once you return to London, you will auction the land against your MP and pay the income from the land as military pay. This will bring people together," Astley said.

After the draw with the parliamentary army in the battle, Charles I was no longer wrong, so he used Sun Chuanting and Astley as military advisers and could only choose to trust them.

At dawn the next day, after the King's Army counted the number of people, it was found that one-third of the infantry and many nobles and knights of the King's Army left the team without authorization while the night was dark, and the number of the King's Army dropped from 14,000 to less than 1,000.

Many farmers who came to the enlistment did not know what their group was doing here, or even the cruelty of the war.

However, many of the officers of the King's Army and the Parliamentary Army were soldiers who had participated in fierce battles on the European continent. They arranged in line with the Netherlands or Sweden, and the intensity of the battle was similar to that of the European continent. This made the psychological ability of the farmers in the British, who had enjoyed peace for too long, and after experiencing the cruel battle that made them vomit, many people fled without authorization.

Even the king could not contain these fleeing nobles and peasants at all. These nobles and peasants were originally summoned voluntarily and could not judge and execute deserters like standing troops.

The number of Kings' army was less than 10,000. Charles I originally planned to go to Wales to revive his strength, but was influenced by Sun Chuanting and Astley, he changed his mind and marched towards London in secret!

The Parliamentary Army seemed to be very satisfied with the record of the King's Army. The Parliamentary Army Commander-in-Chief Essex was satisfied with the existing results and moved the base camp west to Warwickshire, giving the King's Army a chance to breathe.

He didn't even know that when he was retreating to the west, the King's Army not only did not retreat, but continued to march secretly!

"Our rear guard troops have arrived. We now have 3 infantry regiments, 11 cavalry squadrons, and 7 artillery pieces. We can continue to fight with the king until we eliminate them!"

Cromwell came to the room of the Earl of Essex and found the Earl of Essex who was content with the status quo.

He felt that the Earl of Essex was not courageous enough and was completely restrained in fighting with the King's army.

"Cromwell, you should understand that there were many casualties in this battle, and the officers and soldiers were very tired. The officers and soldiers under the king should be similar. They also need rest and may retreat to Wales or the southwest county to replenish supplies. We can organize more troops during this period and force the king to compromise with us." said the Earl of Essex.

"Sir, I suspect that you dare not defeat the king completely. You are worried about the king's identity, and you are afraid of him to settle the score later, so you are afraid of your actions and even transfer the army here after the battle, rather than fighting to the end with His Majesty the King. At Mount Edge, we obviously quickly joined the defenders' troops, and the losses in the battle were compensated. If we continue to fight with the king, the king's army will collapse soon!" Cromwell slapped the table and argued with the Earl of Essex.

"Marching and fighting are not enough to compare the number of people. We also need to consider many factors such as morale and people's hearts. If you have never been to the battlefield and do not understand these principles, I can forgive your rude behavior, please do not say too much." Earl of Essex scoffed at Cromwell.

He had served in the Netherlands and believed that Cromwell was just a member of parliament. He had no military talent to become an officer with the credit for arresting Count Straffor. Although Cromwell seized the king's flag in this battle, he actually made considerable contributions... But in the eyes of Count Essex, he was still a member of parliament on paper.

"Sir, you will regret your actions! If the king continues to lead the army to march towards the city of London, our parliamentary army may be disintegrated and fall into a greater crisis! Many counties that remain neutral will even see the king's situation and choose to support the king. The war will last for a long time, even for several years.

"The King's Army is now suffering heavy losses and is far away from the county that supports the king. How could it choose to continue to march towards the City of London? Don't exaggerate." The Earl of Essex couldn't believe it.

However, King Charles I actually took advantage of the opportunity of the parliamentary army retreating west, assembled troops, and quietly marched towards London.

Only 6 days before the Battle of Mount Edge, the unexpected victory of the King's Army captured Oxford, and obtained sufficient supplies from the city, and the morale of the army was stable.

It was only at this time that he realized that the King's Army did not retreat but continued to advance that the Earl of Essex regretted it! He hurriedly led his army to continue pursuing the King's Army heading east.

On the 13th day after the capture of Oxford, Sun Chuanting and Astley personally led their troops to capture Brentford, which was only 7 miles from London City, and the city of London was in a hurry!
Chapter completed!