Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

But in the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal.

"Damn it!" said Lord Somerset, his heart still pounding.He didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly led the army away from the coastline and went south deep into Brittany.

After staying away from the Holy Land, the Earl of Somerset and his army lost a lot of awe.

This English army perfectly executed the mounted marauding tactics in Brittany, just as their colleagues and predecessors had done in France before.

Orchards and fields were burned;

Villages, monasteries, towns, looted;

No matter men, women, old or young, whether they are farmers, merchants, or priests, as long as they encounter the English army, they can only meet the only ending of "death";

Even livestock such as cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks are hard to escape.The British army killed everything they could not take away, and then threw it into wells and canals, polluting water sources.

From the standard of trying to destroy the enemy's war potential, the British army did a good job.

After rampaging through Brittany, leaving devastated territory, the Earl of Somerset's army is finally tired.They captured a small town of Lagarche on the border between Maine and Brittany and began to repair it.

Until this time, Duke John V of Nantes, the capital of the Duchy of Brittany, received the news.

No way, the administrative efficiency of the ruling class in the Middle Ages was so low.

Even with the nickname "The Wise Man", he usually gives people the impression of being quiet and kind, but John V was also furious because of the atrocities of the British.

According to his personal servant, the Duke calmed down after hacking three expensive tapestries with his own sword.

While issuing orders in a panic, John V began to assemble the principality's forces, preparing for a decisive battle with the English army, and at the same time sent letters to Charles VII and Henry VI.

Although not an ally on the surface, the Duke of Brittany and the King of France had already reached an agreement in private to fight against the British.At this time, if the big brother France doesn't help the little brother, it can't be justified.

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For England, the Duke of Brittany also has something to say.

Although secretly making friends with France, Brittany did not tear itself apart from England, and the trade between the two sides is still flourishing.Moreover, the Duke of Brittany also sent his favorite young son Jill to the English court to grow up with Henry VI.

John V was bitter.

They licked the English so hard that they even sent protons to London, only to be rewarded with "bike robbery".

He felt it was unfair and wanted to appeal to the King of England to punish the lone noble who dared to attack Brittany regardless of the overall situation.

Although John V immediately set about recruiting troops to prepare to fight against the invaders.But deep down, he didn't want to really go to war with the English.

After all, the deterrent power of the English longbowman is still there.Although the French with Saintess and BUFF are not afraid, if the Breton army faces the English army, they will probably be hammered all over their heads, giving the opponent a big victory with less victory and more victory.

Moreover, once the war starts, if the war is unfavorable and the pro-French faction in the country asks to borrow troops from France to counter Britain, the Duke will also be in a dilemma.

The coveting of Brittany by the successive kings of France has never faded away.

Wouldn't it be ridiculous if the Qing soldiers were lured into the pass in order to eliminate the rogues, but in the end they became a vassal of the Qing Dynasty?

If this matter can be resolved at the diplomatic level in the end, it will be the best result.

John V is indeed worthy of the title of "wise man".

In the process of frequent correspondence with both England and France, he skillfully used various means to mediate, and finally relied on France's foxy power to persuade the English to apologize for the invasion of Brittany.Henry VI even promised John V that he would personally reprimand the Earl of Somerset who acted without authorization, and let him withdraw from Brittany and return to England as soon as possible.

Of course, it turns out that the promise made by the weak King is just lip service, without any real effect.

John V assembled an army of 3000 people. After arriving at Lagarsh, the small town where the Earl of Somerset was stationed, he did not launch an attack, but chose to negotiate with the other party.

In the end, John V paid a huge sum of four thousand pounds to redeem the dilapidated town from the Earl of Somerset.

The latter returned to the port of Cherbourg on the Cotentin Peninsula with a ransom and a large amount of loot from the plunder, and then returned by boat with a full load.

The Earl of Somerset fulfilled his promise, allowing the soldiers to return home as war heroes, greatly increasing their prestige, and relying on the large sum of money they robbed, they rapidly expanded their influence among the nobles, and gradually became a leader capable of influencing England. A force in the political situation.

Of course, this main player in the later War of the Roses has little to do with France today.

After the Earl of Somerset invaded Brittany and John V sent a letter of help to France, Ma Youfu, who was coordinating the war in Northern France, knew that the opportunity had come!

Like Charles VII, he did not regard Brittany, who was accustomed to jumping left and right, as a reliable ally.The English went to Brittany to ride and plunder, which just gave the two an excellent excuse to tear up the armistice agreement signed with England.

Charles VII finally left the gentle hometown of his lover Agnès, returned to Bourges with his courtiers, and issued a royal edict condemning the English invasion of Brittany, France's closest ally.

Then, declare war.

Dozens of messengers riding high with iris flags filed out from the court of the French king in Bourges, and scattered to all parts of France, spreading the news to every region.

"War! War!"

Accompanied by this seemingly magical word, France, which had accumulated strength for more than half a year, was completely mobilized.

From Armagnac to Foix, from Bourbon to Orleans, from Alençon to Auvergne, the banners of nobles are constantly gathering in Paris.

The knights left the castle with their squires, and the conscripted militiamen lined up and left the city.

These forces are like a trickle of water, and when gathered together, they will become a stormy wave that can crush all enemies.

According to incomplete statistics, the total military force mobilized by Charles VII exceeded 3.

Of course, only Jean de Dunoy, Jean de Bros, Gilles de Ray, Jean Podon de Santreille and La Haile, the five who fought alongside Joan of Arc , a general belonging to the "Holy Maiden faction", led by Ma Youfu, the "Supreme Commander of Northern France".

How could His Royal Highness give the great honor and power of recovering Paris to Ma Youfu?He is the highest military officer in all of France.

When Ma Youfu was appointed, he played some word games.

The Marquis of Lamanche's authority is limited to North France, so naturally he cannot command the army of South France.

Fortunately, Charles VII is not the chairman of the committee who is good at micromanagement.

He gave command of the rest of the army to the duke of Orléans, who had been a prisoner since the battle of Agincourt, and had only recently been redeemed, with the assistance of Marshal Chevalier de Richmond.

However, it will take some time for the French army to assemble from all over the country.

Even the generals of the "Holy Maiden faction" who maintained a high level of combat readiness could not immediately go into battle.

Ma Youfu's direct troops can attack Paris immediately-his troops have been camped in Reims and undergoing moderate training, which can quickly turn into a wartime state.

However, Ma Youfu did not rush to march, but stood still.

It wasn't until the fifth day after the official declaration of war that La Haile, the fiery first French warrior, finally assembled his army, and then launched an attack on Meaux.

Meaux belongs to the Champagne region, but it has not been recovered by France.Today it is the eastern barrier facing the French attack and a key node in the Duke of Bedford's Paris defense plan.

When Henry V captured here, he suffered heavy casualties and killed several important nobles. The English naturally knew the importance of this place.

In order to defend Paris, the Duke of Bedford had already managed the city of Meaux into a strong fortress.

Ma Youfu knew that Mocheng was a tough nut to crack.He originally planned to wait until the Burgundian reinforcements arrived in Reims before launching an attack.

Philip III promised to provide the monster guns that Burgundy craftsmen were proud of for the Battle of Paris. For this reason, the road leading from the lowlands to Reims was specially repaired-this is why Joan of Arc returned to Reims early a few months ago. , An Wen broke into the unsuspecting bedroom, saw something she shouldn't have seen, and then there was an indirect reason why she didn't talk to Youfu Ma for a month.

Well, let's not mention the tongue-in-cheek stuff like "In order to make it easier for the monster cannon to fire the cannon, the elf girl saw Ma Youfu doing the cannon".

Confident Lahail did not follow Ma Youfu's advice, but chose to lead the army first, and after besieging the city of Meaux, he quickly launched an attack.

Then, the first French warrior ate a big deflation, and he almost died.

Because it is the powerful Daho beautiful warriors from far away Africa who are defending Meaux.

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"O Mwari, the One True God, you created the world from the void. You created the mountains, and you created the fire. You are the master of life and blood. Your voice makes the earth tremble and the enemies fear. Bless you us……"

Amidst the chant of the shaman's squishy teeth, the majestic, dark-skinned Dahomey orc female warriors took a group of ragged, blond and blue-eyed European captives to the city wall of Mo City.

"Go to hell, heretic!"

"No...I don't want to die..."

"Wait, orcs! How could your false god be the opponent of the Seven Saints!"

The captives begged or cursed, but unfortunately the soldiers from Africa couldn't understand German at all, so they were unmoved.

These German mercenaries hired by Rachel were also unlucky.Because they were greedy for the opportunity to enter the city first to plunder, they rushed to the front when Lahaier ordered to attack Meau City, and they suffered the most serious losses.

Except for the hundred or so people who died on the spot, the remaining mercenaries were all taken prisoner.

And the captives were aliens with completely different races, languages, cultures, and beliefs, and they couldn't communicate at all.

After foreseeing their end, the mercenaries almost collapsed.

However, the beautiful warriors of Daho didn't care about the captives' final struggle—they had seen this situation a lot, and they were just a group of living sacrifices who were about to lose their lives.

Kneeling and facing the captives outside the city, they looked at each other with the soldiers in the French camp outside the city.It's a pity that these friendly troops who seem to be close at hand, but are actually far away in the sky, can't come to rescue them.

The prisoners trembled even more when they felt a ferocious black orc standing behind them.

"Ancestors, please allow your descendants to please you with blood!"

Accompanied by the shaman raising his arms and shouting, the beautiful Dahomey warriors who were in charge of the execution all pulled out a uniquely shaped weapon—the Dahomey machete.

This one-handed weapon is about sixty centimeters long, with a straight blade, and only a rounded upward blade at the tip. The overall center of gravity is very similar to a blunt weapon such as a mace.

When slashing, the heavy blade can carry considerable potential energy and enhance the lethality.

In the previous tentative siege, Lahaier was accidentally injured by this seemingly weird but quite fierce weapon, and then suffered a spear thrown by the enemy leader, and was defeated.

In the dim light of the evening, the hideous Dahomey machete glowed with bursts of black light, chopping down in unison!

"Seven Saints! Ah!"

The French soldiers under the city who witnessed the rolling formation of heads clasped their hands together and prayed.

On the city wall, there were also people who chanted the names of the seven gods while trembling with fear.

He is Lord Chandler.

The Duke of Bedford knew very well that the Black Orcs with these primitive beliefs could not coexist with Europeans at all.So he placed all the beautiful Daho warriors in Meaux, the protruding part of the eastern defense line in Paris, and let them face the French offensive first.

It doesn't matter if all these brutal and bloodthirsty black orcs are dead.With their combat effectiveness, it is believed that they can cause great damage to the French, greatly dampen the enemy's spirit, and buy more time for Paris.

The Duke of Bedford had already evacuated all the civilians in Meaux to Paris.The only humans stationed in Meaux were Baron Chandler and his ten knights (including the armed retinue serving the knights and a Portuguese translator, a total of 34 people).

Their task is not to fight, but to act as messengers to ensure the communication between Paris and Meaux.At the same time it was necessary to coordinate the convoy of supply ships across the Marne.

After executing the captives, the Daho beauty warrior tied the headless corpse to a wooden pole and erected it on the top of the city.Then all the heads were collected, and Jingguan was piled up on the small square in the city.

The black orcs gathered around the Jingguan, and under the auspices of the shaman, they performed a worship ceremony.

At the end of the ceremony, a cloud of blood-red smoke burst out from the seven orifices of the heads with distorted faces, converging into a strange cloud of blood.

Xueyun was gradually absorbed by the black orcs while praising the true god "Mwari".

Baron Chandler could clearly feel that these beautiful Daho warriors had become stronger and more bloodthirsty after going through this prisoner offering ceremony.