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Chapter 1700 Panic in Paris

"Koniecpolski was killed in our French territory..."

Prince Condé, Duke of Brandenburg, General de Mello and others received information about the Polish cavalry who had fled back. The commander sent by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth died in the melee with the Chinese and English cavalry. Cavalry, Cossack cavalry were killed.

This incident greatly affected the morale of the Continental Allied Forces.

During the three-month war, Queen Christina of Sweden was captured alive, and Polish commander Koniecpolski died in battle. The nobles of the Continental Allied Army worried that they would end up like the next Queen of Sweden and the commander of the Polish royal family. Panic.

Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert chased the Polish hussars and Cossack cavalry for a long time before returning to the front line. Because of this victory, the European Allied Forces' attempt to cut off Sun Chuanting's food road was severely hit, so that the French cavalry, Polish cavalry even It was the German cavalry who detoured when they saw the Chinese cavalry.

The captured Polish knights let them know that the commander of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who came to support France was killed in the confrontation just now. Such a result made Prince Rupert wonder whether he was happy or worried: "He may be a Polish man other than the king. One of the most prestigious generals in the Lithuanian Commonwealth, this time there may be some conflicts with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth."

"It's normal for a soldier to die in battle. They have nothing to say." Sun Chuanting didn't feel much about the death of the Polish commander he didn't know. In his opinion, life and death on the battlefield depend on fate, and they died accidentally. It is only a personal matter, and it does not rise to the conflict between countries.

Sun Chuanting and the others defeated the Polish hussars and Cossack cavalry, while Cao Bianjiao led the main force to besiege the remaining fortresses leading to Paris on the other side.

These fortresses are located in important places. If they are not captured, not only will it be difficult to supply, but they will also be surrounded by the European coalition forces.

When Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao joined forces again, they took the prestige of defeating the Polish-Lithuanian cavalry and went south, spending another half a month to capture several fortresses in the north of Paris.

It took them three and a half months to advance from Dunkirk to a place more than 20 kilometers away from Paris!

It is very rare to be able to advance at such a fast speed under the joint defense of the continental European countries. When the Holy Alliance appeared in the north of Paris and opened the door wide, the city of Paris fell into extreme panic.

The French royal family portrayed the Holy Allies as a conquest by the Orientals trying to erode the West, which intensified the panic among the nobles and civilians in Paris. They even formed a rebel army with tens of thousands of people to defend Paris.

The Louvre was in chaos. King Louis XIII of France, who was supposed to have died of pneumonia caused by riding a horse into the water, was still alive and well, but he fell into a new predicament at this time.

Paris was captured in the last Hundred Years War between Britain and France, and now Paris is in danger of being captured again.

In fact, the interior of France at this time is not stable. Before that, Cardinal Richelieu was able to strengthen the French monarchy with strong means, but Richelieu has passed away. If Paris is captured, France may fall into civil strife.

"Prince Kong Dai holds the military power, why has there been no movement?"

Louis XIII saw that the enemy had come to Paris, and Prince Condé had been afraid to confront the Holy Allies since he was defeated in Dunkirk. Even Louis XIII urged him many times to no avail.

"Prince Condé and I wrote in the handwriting that it is possible to annihilate this army that invaded France only by luring the enemy deep and clearing the walls," said Archbishop Mazaran in red.

"Luring the enemy deep? But now the enemy is outside of Paris! If Paris is occupied, I will be like a lost dog!" Louis XIII roared dissatisfied.

"Prince Condé suggested to the king that you leave Paris temporarily and go to a place further south, such as moving to Lyon. Although Paris is our capital, its location is not very good. Paris should be the limit of the enemy's attack, they have no ability Continue to march further south to Lyon." Mazaran said.

"If I abandon Paris at this time, then Paris will also abandon me, you should understand what I mean?" Louis XIII said.

Mazaran touched the goat's beard, he understood the difficult situation of the king now.

Although France became the big winner in the 30-year war, in order to defeat the powerful colonial empire Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor, France advanced money to financiers and allowed them to collect taxes and collect the country’s income in exchange, because the war’s looting This led to resentment among the common people.

The fact that the Kingdom of France did not collapse was because France gained part of its territory and hegemony during the 30-year war, diverting domestic conflicts, while Spain, which lost, lost control of Portugal and a large-scale uprising broke out.

If Louis XIII fled Paris at this time, it is very likely that France will fall into civil strife after the war.

"The ministers can go to their barracks to negotiate and delay their time under the guise of peace talks. During this period, the king and the ministers of the royal family organize more troops to support Prince Condé in a decisive battle with the other party in the north of Paris. If you win, the siege of Paris can be completed. At the same time, we must also make preparations to evacuate Paris, and leave Paris immediately after the defeat." Mazaran said.

"Okay, you go to negotiate with them, and I will organize the rebel army in Paris to meet Prince Condé." Louis XIII said.

The army of Sun Chuanting and Prince Rupert advanced to a place less than 20 kilometers away from France. Prince Condé received an order from King Louis XIII. He could not continue to take a step back because Paris was behind him.

Prince Condé had no choice but to take reinforcements to form a formation in the north of Paris, dig trenches, and prepare to fight to the death with the Holy Allies there.

At this time, the Red Archbishop Mazaran found the Holy Allied Army and asked for negotiations to buy time for the rebels in Paris to prepare ammunition and transport the cannon to the front.

Tens of thousands of Parisian nobles and civilians pushed more than a dozen cannons to meet Prince Condé, and the strength of Prince Condé continued to rise to 5, which was the most troops he had ever brought.

However, Prince Condé was walking on thin ice. The enemy became stronger and stronger. He had lost confidence in a decisive battle, so he suggested that Louis XIII move to Lyon for a long-term resistance.

"French cardinal Mazaran asked to see us, hoping to have peace talks with us."

Sun Chuanting was preparing to start a decisive battle with Prince Condé, captured Paris in one fell swoop, and ended this somewhat long war. At this time, the French cardinal arrived.

(End of this chapter)