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Chapter 1702 The King Runs Away
"The enemy is about to advance to Paris!"

Rumors arose in Paris, and the news of the defeat of Prince Condé on the front line came back with the retreating knights, causing panic in the whole city.

Some French aristocrats, who saw the situation was not good, hurriedly packed up their property and fled from Paris, which was about to be captured. The palace was even more chaotic, and the ministers were arguing over whether they should evacuate the city of London.

King Louis XIII of France is now facing great trouble. Leaving Paris may cause a huge blow to his prestige among the Parisian nobles and commoners, but if he does not leave Paris, he may be captured alive by the Holy Allies and become a prisoner.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Allied Army is about to arrive in Paris. Prince Condé will gather the defeated army to delay their march. He suggests that you leave Paris and take refuge in Lyon." The Secretary of the Navy said to Louis XIII.

Louis XIII hesitated for a while, but said resolutely: "Let's leave Paris."

When the news of the French king's escape came out, the citizens of Paris were in an uproar. They heard that their king was about to flee, and they were filled with righteous indignation.

They organized two rebel armies one after another to the front line to resist foreign enemies. How could the king abandon them and leave the capital at this time?

"Defend Paris to the death!"

Groups of civilians blocked in front of the palace, they blocked the street where Louis XIII escaped, and their presence made it difficult for the noble carriages to move!

The streets of Paris were full of people and carriages. Craftsmen, small traders, apprentices, and even tramps all came to the streets. They formed a human wall and asked Louis XIII to stay in Paris to resist.

"The crowd outside is furious, and the hearts of the people are available. Should we stay and organize the citizens to resist?" The minister asked Louis XIII again for his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, civilians are blocking the street, shall we disperse them by force?" Louis XIII's guards also asked.

From the window of this palace, Louis XIII could see the hustle and bustle of people outside the Louvre, and a large number of citizens crowded.

He seemed dismissive of the civilians: "Even the 5 army led by Prince Condé was defeated. What can these civilians in Paris do?"

"Then, Your Majesty, what should we do now? Shall we really negotiate with the other party and ask for reconciliation?" Almost all the ministers were waiting for Louis XIII's decision.

Originally he decided to flee the dangerous city of Paris, but the citizens of Paris seemed a little annoyed, hoping that their king would stay and fight alongside them.

If Louis XIII still insists on leaving Paris, he needs to consider the popular sentiment during the war, and whether he can leave here smoothly under the siege of the citizens.

"The archbishop is still in their barracks, and someone sends a letter to the archbishop. If the other party's peace talks are not too high, I will temporarily agree to them and let them withdraw to Amiens. Wait for me to send a special envoy to negotiate with them. Reconciliation." Seeing that the most trusted Prince Condé was defeated, Louis XIII had no choice but to give in.

The French Cardinal Mazarin was still in Sun Chuanting's army. He witnessed the last battle in the north of Paris. The military strength of the Holy Alliance gave him a great shock. The large army was defeated in the frontal battle, and there were deserters all over the mountains and plains.

"Don't find a big soldier to perfuse me, maybe we should have a serious talk."

Mazaran received an order from Louis XIII requesting him to conduct peace talks with the other party as a representative, and tried to find Sun Chuanting and others who were the commander of the Holy Allied Forces to have a dialogue.

He was buying time for the king, and Sun Chuanting didn't want to talk nonsense with him before he won, so he found an illiterate low-level officer to deal with him.

Now Mazaran received another order from the king, but this time he was asked to actually negotiate, so he was anxious to find Sun Chuanting and other responsible persons.

Sun Chuanting is leading soldiers to clean up the battlefield. Although Sun Chuanting and others don't necessarily pay attention to the guns and artillery used by the European Allied Forces, the capture of food and grass can relieve the pressure on logistics and cause the loss of national power to France.

"The French Cardinal wants to see you, General. This time he seems to be sincerely planning to negotiate peace, and he is very eager." The soldier in charge of monitoring Mazaran reported to Sun Chuanting.

"Don't talk to him for the time being, we will capture Paris no matter what, and they will make a bigger retreat after occupying Paris." Sun Chuanting said.

"That's right, seeing that Paris is right in front of you, how can you easily give up the good opportunity to occupy Paris? This is an unprecedented honor!" The relationship between Prince Rupert and other English generals and France is not good. At this time, they can capture Paris. To leave their names in history, they don't want to give up the opportunity to be famous in history.

Cardinal Mazaran had no way to seek peace, and the Holy Allied Army did not give up and continued to march towards Paris.

Prince Condé saw that apart from the remnant soldiers gathered in his own hands, there was no organized army near Paris, so he could only delay the time as much as possible.

King Louis XIII of France fled through a side door of the palace while the citizens were unawares.

The king and most of the nobles fled Paris, and the citizens of Paris were even more angry. Gunpowder, leather armor.

After this rebel army was equipped, they found nobles who were willing to stay in Paris and elected them as commanders. Only nobles were eligible to serve as temporary commanders at this time.

Although the king escaped, the rebels still resisted in the outskirts of Paris.

When Sun Chuanting and the others approached Paris, they encountered unprecedented strong resistance.

Although the equipment of these civilians is poorer, their will is doubly tenacious.

However, they were no match for the more than 2 professional soldiers at all. They failed and fled back to Paris again.

Originally, Sun Chuanting and the others thought that the resistance in Paris would stop there, but the town council led by merchants and craftsmen mobilized more than 3 ordinary citizens and planned to fight street battles with the Holy Allies in Paris.

"Paris is a magical city."

Facing the fact that the citizens of Paris frequently organized rebels to go to the front by themselves, Sun Chuanting couldn't help being a little surprised when the king left and they still wanted to defend Paris. He ordered the army to stop outside Paris.

This time Paris organizes the Fourth Rebellion.Thousands of people were killed and injured by the rebels each time, but these people seemed to continue to participate in the battle after returning to Paris.

From where he is now, the city walls and buildings of Paris can already be seen, and the occasional sound of muskets and cannons can be heard there.

The troops in Sun Chuanting's hands can naturally attack Paris, but at this time he hesitated a little.

(End of this chapter)