Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

As long as the Duke of Bedford turns the Citi Island into a demilitarized zone—specifically, the castles guarding both sides of the Exchange Bridge are demolished, and all barracks and warehouses are removed.Moreover, except for guards of honor and public security, no army shall be kept on the island of Citi.

Then, Ma Youfu will stop the bombardment of Citi Island, and promise that, in the spirit of magnanimous and benevolent chivalry, he will not use artillery to bombard the area within two kilometers of Cité Island during Henry VI's enthronement ceremony.

In addition, Miss Elizabeth, the saint, must also stay in the French army camp for a month to treat the French soldiers for free.

After secretly reaching a verbal agreement with Ma Youfu, Archbishop Beaufort immediately returned to Paris and told the good news to the Duke of Bedford who was anxiously waiting in the Louvre.

Of course, when this matter was introduced to the English nobles, it became another version.

Britain and France did not reach any agreement.It's just that the witty and experienced Archbishop Beaufort caught some mysteries in his conversation with Ma Youfu.

"Regent, the reason why the Siris bombarded Citi Island was because there was an elite king's guard stationed there, and it was an important military location with a large stockpile of ordnance. As long as we disperse the troops and materials that were originally gathered on Citi Island, Then the enemy's shelling will not be able to achieve enough results, and in addition to taking political risks, Ma Youfu will naturally stop the shelling after knowing that this kind of thing is not worth the loss. You know, the iron shells and new gunpowder used by the French army cost a lot. Shrewd It is impossible for Ma Youfu to do such a loss-making business."

Many English aristocrats agreed, and even the experienced Fastolf and others agreed with this suggestion.

As for why Miss Elizabeth, who was loved by the soldiers and regarded as a healing angel, stayed in the French camp, Archbishop Beaufort also said otherwise.

This is a clever plan to use the saint to deal with the saint and offset Joan's influence!

As long as Elizabeth expands her influence in the French army, it will surely dispel the fanatical worship of Joan of Arc by the French soldiers, thereby weakening their combat effectiveness.

Of course, when Henry VI held the coronation ceremony, Elizabeth still had to return to Paris.

Although the fish girl, who was personally held up by the Archbishop of Beaufort and the Duke of Gloucester, said some outrageous things at the banquet last night, for the sake of the overall situation, the archbishop decided to temporarily ignore those words and maintain Elizabeth's holy female image.

He even issued a gag order to the English nobles who attended the banquet yesterday, and no one was allowed to mention this matter.

If England regained its advantage after the war, and the fish girl didn't know how to restrain herself, and continued to spread her fallacies and slander the aristocratic ruling class, it would be another matter.

On the fourth day, when the hot-air balloon scouts of the French army, who were high above and could overlook the whole of Paris, saw that all the military installations on the Cité were dismantled, Ma Youfu also kept his promise and asked the artillery to stop the bombardment.

In fact, after continuous high-intensity use, three of the eight 24-pound mortars have been damaged.It will take at least a month for Lance's newly cast artillery to be sent to the front line.

After Citi Island was disarmed, Ma Youfu had assembled the last piece of the puzzle.

He had been brewing in his mind for a long time, and after repeated deduction of the secret plan, he began to implement it officially.

Ma Youfu's style of doing things changed suddenly, he was no longer as leisurely as before, and commanding battles was as leisurely as visiting a garden.

He left early and returned late every day, and often summoned merchants, fishermen, ship owners, sailors and other miscellaneous people.

Sometimes, Ma Youfu would stare at the map in a daze, without moving for an hour.

Sometimes, he buried his head in the pile of books, and he didn't even care about eating.For this reason, the halfling butler, who carefully cooks various dishes every day, complained more than once.

Sometimes, the mage accompanying the army could feel the sudden continuous fluctuation of magic power in the small courtyard where Ma Youfu was staying - that was the characteristic of casting the communication technique.

I don't know what important information the Lord Marquis has, it needs to spend a lot of expensive spells and transmit it at the same time...

Although the French soldiers didn't know what the "Wise Men of Siris" had planned, everyone had a premonition: Biden was looking for straw paper—the big one was coming.

On the other hand, in the city of Paris, the coronation ceremony of Henry VI is also under intensive preparations.

The main person in charge is Peter Cowhorn.

Since the bishop of Bowen escaped from the first battle of Sharon, it seems that he has changed. He has changed from an active anti-French vanguard to an otaku who spends all day in his room. Apart from the coronation of the British king, there is nothing able to arouse his interest.

Nevertheless, the Duke of Bedford entrusted him with the task of preparing for the coronation ceremony.

Because Bishop Bowen is French.

His original name was Pierre.But for some reason, the bishop prefers to be called "Peter" and "Pierre" in English.

Perhaps it is to better integrate into the English ruling class?

For such a Frenchman who has enough weight and is determined to be loyal to England, the Duke of Bedford naturally wants to use it.

He believed that the bishop of Beauwen, who was more familiar with the national conditions of France, could hold the coronation ceremony better.

The arduous and long siege continued, and the coronation ceremony of Henry VI was also being prepared in an orderly manner.But soon, the Duke of Bedford encountered another big event that almost destroyed everything he had prepared.

It was a sweltering morning.The Duke of Bedford, who had been working late, was taking a nap on his desk.But soon, the sound of clanging footsteps woke him up from his sleep.

The fully armed military adviser Fastov broke into the office and woke up the Duke of Bedford: "Your Excellency, you must come and see."

Seeing the serious face of the other party, the Duke of Bedford had a bad feeling in his heart.

Surrounded by many attendants, he climbed to the highest tower of the Louvre and looked out of the city.

Five kilometers away is the continuous French army camp, with golden iris flags on a blue background all over the mountains and plains, fluttering in the wind-this is the scenery that the Duke of Bedford and others have long been accustomed to.

But today, beside that endless blue, there are many flags with blue and yellow slashes and red borders.

That is the symbol of the Principality of Burgundy!

Chapter 230 The Time Is Ripe (Part [-])

Contrary to the impression of historical game buffs, the famous Burgundian cross was not used by the Burgundians at this time.

The flag with a white background and a red Andrew's cross with jagged edges first appeared in the French Civil War between the Armagnac faction and the Burgundian faction.John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy at that time hired a group of Scottish soldiers to fight.In order to commemorate these brave soldiers who died in battle, the Duke of Burgundy painted the symbol of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, a cross like a cross, on the military flag.

If the timeline is normal, it will be more than 100 years later that the Habsburg monarchs entered Burgundy through marriage. In order to show the Burgundian blood of the matrilineal line, the Burgundian cross was used as a military flag on a large scale.

Then, as the Spanish army conquered the New World, this red cross flag on a white background was also spread all over the world, and became the symbol of Burgundy.

Of course, the Duke of Bedford, who was standing on the tower to observe the battle, didn't have the heart to worry about such a small issue as the flag.

The new army that appeared on the plain outside Paris not only wore the Burgundian family flag with yellow and blue slashes, but also the Burgundian army flag with a red cross on a white background, as well as the flags of the lowland states ruled by Burgundy. The flags are colorful and fluttering in the wind, which is really beautiful.

But for the English in Paris, each flag represents an army, which means that there are hundreds or thousands more enemies who want to break through the city.

Someone made a careful estimate, and then came up with a pale face: "The Burgundian army, at least [-]. It may even reach [-], or close to [-]!"

Although the combat effectiveness of the Burgundians has always been criticized, the wealthy Burgundian army is still enviable.

The heavy cavalry are all full-body plate armor.These shiny human-shaped tanks are arranged in a dense queue under the city of Paris.The morning sun shone on the armor, reflecting a large golden cold light.

At least half of the Burgundian army consisted of heavy cavalry.They are invincible in field battles, and they are also good at destroying cities and villages in siege battles.

"It's hard to deal with!" You waiter sighed softly.

The Duke of Bedford glared at this guy who raised others' ambition and destroyed his own prestige, and then ordered: "Convene a military meeting immediately!"

The Duke of Bedford must admit that he underestimated the ability of Philip III, the uncle.

I thought Burgundy would need time to recover after the turmoil of the winter.And Philip III was busy expanding his influence within the Holy Roman Empire, and had no time to participate in the Battle of Paris.Who knew that Philip III was so devoted to France, his old enemy and new ally, that he actually sent a large army to support Ma Youfu in the battle.

If he knew that Ma Youfu had helped Philip III a lot in the Ghent textile workers' rebellion, and that the two were now in-law-in-law, he might not think so.

The reinforcements promised by Philip III to Mayouf finally arrived, which immediately made the barely balanced battle situation quickly tilt to the French side.

Originally, under the successive attacks launched by Ma Youfu with superior forces, the British army in Paris was a little exhausted, the casualties gradually increased, and the morale became lower and lower.If Burgundy's new force goes into battle again, the Duke of Bedford may really be defeated by the opponent's superior force.

Reinforcements must be sent to Paris!

Many generals quickly reached an agreement at the military meeting.

But where would the reinforcements come from?

The island of England has sent all the troops to France except for the defense of Scotland and Ireland.There aren't many available troops in the Aquitaine area either.

Recruit another batch of mercenaries?

This war between Britain and France has squeezed out all the mercenaries in the surrounding areas of France.If you still want to use gold coins to recruit those greedy war hounds, you have to go to Eastern Europe or even the Balkans.

It's a pity that the distant water can't quench the near thirst.

After much deliberation, everyone could only focus on the Normandy area.

There are also about [-] British troops stationed here, scattered in fortresses in various cities and traffic arteries.If these people are gathered together, it will be a force to be reckoned with.

Previously, the Duke of Bedford rejected his suggestion to mobilize the Normandy garrison to increase Paris, because he was worried about the Burgundians' surprise attack.

But now that the Burgundian army has assembled under the city of Paris, can Philip III conjure up another army to attack Rouen?

After a morning of intense discussions, the Duke of Bedford finally made up his mind: to mobilize [-] Normandy defenders to reinforce Paris.The remaining [-] defenders defended Rouen and Caen, two important cities in the Normandy region.

Among them, the capital Rouen has 3000 people, and Caen has 1000 people.

As for other small towns and castles, just give up.

After all, the safety of Paris, the safety of the King, is the most important thing at this time.As long as the defense of Paris is won, the lost territory can be regained soon.If Paris is lost, Normandy probably won't be able to hold it.

The Duke of Bedford's arrangement seemed desperate, but it was actually very safe.

Both Rouen and Caen are fortified cities that have been repaired and strengthened.Back then, the great Henry V suffered a lot from these two cities. Could it be that the Sires could easily capture them?

By defending these two cities, the traffic line can be maintained, and Paris can still receive a steady stream of supplies.

After making this decision, the Duke of Bedford even hoped that Ma Youfu could not withstand the temptation to attack the seemingly empty Normandy.

In this way, after the French divided their forces, they gave themselves the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

Moreover, if the French army recklessly goes northward, it will definitely lengthen the supply line and have to give up safe water transportation.At that time, the many experienced generals under the Duke of Bedford will definitely be able to grasp the enemy's weaknesses and deal a severe blow.

After making a decision, the Duke of Bedford notified the generals defending all over Normandy with messengers, and at the same time sent Talbot to complete the task of gathering the army and bringing it back to Paris.

Talbot performed this task perfectly.

Half a month later, he returned to Paris with [-] reinforcements.

At the height of the Middle Ages, Paris was the largest city in Western Europe with a population of over 20.Although the population of the city is only over 5 due to the war and the Black Death, the size of the city is still there.Even if the Fabre coalition forces exceed [-] people, they cannot completely surround it.

Talbot passed through the gap between the French camp and the Burgundian camp, and took advantage of the opportunity to kill a cavalry led by Philip III's illegitimate son Robert, and damaged a dozen Burgundian artillery.

The arrival of reinforcements and another field victory boosted the morale of the English defenders.

Then, Saint Elizabeth also returned to Paris.

The Duke of Bedford knew that the time had come for the coronation.

Chapter 230 VII Reunion and Farewell

While Talbot led the Normandy reinforcements into Paris, Mayouf was in his temporary office in the village of Evry, processing various documents.

He is not the type of Zhu Baba who is full of energy and wants to do everything by himself.On the contrary, Ma Youfu tends to delegate specific affairs to his subordinates after determining the general direction.This mentality of fishing as much as possible is probably related to his experience of working as a worker in his previous life.

996 or something, the most annoying.

But this time, in order to ensure that the plan was foolproof, he still devoted all his energy and tried his best to do it himself, so that everything was under control.

After confirming that there were no mistakes in the material form, Ma Youfu took out another piece of letter paper and began to write a letter to Princess Mary in Burgundy.

This time it was the Count of Luxembourg who commanded the Burgundian reinforcements.After meeting with Ma Youfu, he reminded privately that Mary hadn't received his letter for a long time.The little princess was a little unhappy.

Ma Youfu thought about it carefully, and found that after the war started, he really ignored his prospective fiancee.The communication between the two parties has dropped to once a month, and it is still the initiative of the other party.

"May the seven saints bless..." Ma Youfu wrote a line.