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Chapter 1695 The Story of Joan of Arc

There were ships from Scotland and Ireland floating on the sea in the port of Calais. The 1.5 Scottish and Irish legions obeyed the Queen's call and set foot on the European battlefield.

Teams of Scottish soldiers and Irish soldiers came to the port of Calais. They successfully joined forces with the Chinese army led by Sun Chuanting and the English army led by Prince Rupert in the port of France.

At the head of the Scottish regiments was the Earl of Living, who had served in the Swedish army; at the head of the Irish regiments was the Earl of Leicester, who had served in the Netherlands.

In other words, the enemies these two Earls of the United Kingdom will face are their former comrades-in-arms.

"Welcome, Earl Leven and Leicester." Prince Rupert led a group of English generals to welcome the Scots and Irish.

There are only a few million people in the British Isles. With the war mobilization capabilities of this era, sending an expeditionary force of 2.5 people is already a gamble on the country's luck.

"I didn't expect that we would fight against each other in the Civil War, and now we will fight side by side. The thought of marching to Paris is really exciting." The Earl of Living of Scotland, who once fought against Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert in the English Civil War, is now a teammate .

"Has it been 200 years since the last time Paris was occupied? It was still a matter of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. Later, Joan of Arc appeared, and the French united to defeat us in England. Will there be another French victory this time? Two Joan of Arc?" said the Earl of Leicester.

"Saint Joan of Arc? Who is it?" Sun Chuanting didn't know the conflict between Britain and France.

"300 years ago, there was a century-long war between England and France. When England was about to annex France, a woman who claimed to be Joan of Arc led the French army to resist. Although she was finally arrested and executed, she rescued her. The crisis at that time also made the resistance of French civilians more intense. Otherwise, our England is likely to win the throne of France in the Hundred Years War." The Earl of Leicester said.

"If the civilians in a place are not awakened, it is easy to occupy it. If the resistance is too fierce, there is nothing to do." Sun Chuanting heard the story of Joan of Arc, and felt that the European side was more difficult.

When the Kyushu Army expanded in Nanyang and other places, it rarely encountered a strong sense of identity between the kingdoms on the European continent. It is also difficult to achieve rule in such a place. On the contrary, those indigenous kingdoms in Nanyang have no national concept, and it is relatively easy to establish rule. , is just a matter of managing distance.

A strong sense of national identity will make it difficult for Sun Chuanting and his army to advance and retreat in France, and it will be even more difficult to maintain stability and supplies.

That's why Chu Yun doesn't want to occupy these places with strong resistance. Even the current English want Sophia to remain neutral in state affairs as much as possible.

"It won't help if there is another Joan of Arc. In front of the artillery, no one can help France win this time." Cao Bianjiao listened to the story of Joan of Arc, and he didn't feel much about the story of Joan of Arc.

Today is different from the past. During the Hundred Years’ War between Britain and France, muskets and artillery were not so popular. The English longbowmen were still shining, and heroism could still play a role. However, the popularity of muskets and artillery played a role in individual heroism. Seems limited.

"Don't underestimate the intangible thing like cohesion, especially when you break into the enemy's territory, otherwise we will suffer setbacks here. Try to avoid unnecessary conflicts."

Sun Chuanting was already in his fifties at this time, and his temples were graying. He had seen many wars and knew that individual heroism played less and less role in this era. After civilization began to progress, the strategy of marching westward with the previous Mongolian army to support the war would be resisted by many people, even their own local civilians.

"I will be careful and try not to provoke their civilians." Cao Bianjiao said.

Sun Chuanting and his Chinese Army, English Army, and Scottish and Irish Army joined forces at the Port of Calais. Except for a few soldiers who were left to defend the occupied Dunkirk Fortress and Port of Calais under the cover of the fleet, the rest continued to march south.

The Prince of Condé and the German princes tried to block the offensive of the Holy Alliance with a superior force of 4.5. They set up defenses in the villages near the town of Amiens on the Somme in northeastern France, intending to defeat the Holy Alliance that penetrated into France. .

The residents of France are full of defenses against the foreign expeditionary forces. They provide intelligence to the European Allied Forces led by Prince Condé, so that Prince Condé can always grasp the actions of the Holy Allied Forces.

Prince Condé learned his lesson this time. He never easily fought with the Holy Allies again, but waited patiently for the Holy Allies to go deep into the territory of France.

He knew that he might not be able to defeat the Holy Allied Forces who were on an expedition to Paris head-on, and he could tell that the Holy Allied Forces were heading towards Paris, the capital of his kingdom!

As the king of the Kingdom of France, Louis XIII's reputation in France is much higher than that of Queen Christina in Sweden. If Louis XIII surrenders, then France, as the leader of the European Union, will be the first to withdraw from the alliance.

In order to make up for the disadvantages in equipment and discipline, Prince Kong Dai has been patiently letting Sun Chuanting and his army attack several fortresses one after another and advance to the villages near Amiens.

During this period, Louis XIII and Cardinal Mazarin urged Prince Condé several times to fight as soon as possible to expel the Holy Allies, because France was also struggling to supply the 4.5 soldiers of the Continental Allies.

The Continental Confederate Army came from all over the continent, but they assembled in France and defended the French border. Almost all food and ammunition had to be supplied by France.

Similarly, Sun Chuanting's troops of about 3 people also encountered difficulties in supplying.If there is no logistical supply from the fleet and the captured fortress, then they will have to withdraw from the battle due to supply difficulties.

Prince Kong Dai was unmoved, and did not act according to the orders of the king and the cardinal. He was still waiting for the opportunity.

He sent several teams of French cavalry to attack the supply line of Sun Chuanting's expeditionary army, and at the same time called on the civilians in nearby villages and towns to fight against the invaders.

The Holy Alliance, which was already at a moral disadvantage, had a harder time because Prince Condé changed his strategy.

Sun Chuanting and other generals were a little annoyed by the strategy implemented by Prince Condé. Just like the Spanish defenders deliberately opened the sluice to release water and turned the fortress into a swamp, the French also had their own defensive strategy, and their march to Paris was delayed.

(End of this chapter)