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Chapter 1027 Trouble
Marshal Billon received a second request for help from Bordeaux on the third day after Bordeaux was shelled.

This letter should have been sent earlier, but Marshal Billon's army has been assembled, and the [-]-strong army will cross the Maron River and attack the city of Cahors.

The call for help made him stop.

Because along with the news that the besieged army increased to [-] or more, there was also the news that "Marshal Chen Jiujing of the Ming Army who had plundered Bordeaux joined the battlefield under the banner of the Kingdom of Navarre".

And of course the defenders' determination to live and die with Bordeaux'.

This is illogical to Marshal Billon.

"Although there are Catholics in the Kingdom of Navarre, the king openly declares that Navarre is the sanctuary of all Huguenots. How could they get mixed up?"

The letter written only half a day later answered the question of whether to go west to break the siege of Pau, or go east to avenge Marshal Billund in Calgary.

The flag with the big gold chain on the blue background represented not King Henry of Bourbon, but Margaret, Princess of France and Queen of Navarre.

After the shelling ended, the Ming army and the Spanish army did not attack. Only the knight surrounded by plate armor beside Chen Jiujing rode to the city, lifted her mask to show her identity to the city, and persuaded the defenders to surrender.

Bourbon Henry was a Huguenot, but Queen Margaret was born a devout Catholic, and it was normal for the Spanish Legion to stand behind her.

Therefore, after only half a day, the third letter was no longer a request for help, but rather an ultimatum: "The cannon blasted the city wall out of the gap, and more people appeared outside the city. The original plan may not succeed. We Will defend the city for the king for six days, after which Bordeaux will surrender to the queen."

Marshal Biron, who joined the cavalry general as a baron, closed his eyes in distress as he clutched the letter. He squeezed the letter into a ball and murmured, "Queen Margot, Queen Margot."

When Margot was a little girl, Billon was just a humble baron from a big family, and was selected into the court for a short time as Princess Margot's attendant, and when he was serving as the princess' attendant, he was sent in and out of the court as a young man. The Marshal of Brissac took a fancy.

Under the recommendation of the marshal, the little baron went to serve in the army at the end of the Italian war. The war there made him crippled, but he also became the commander of the cavalry under the old Duke of Guise.

All things in France grieved him, and none more than that of the Valois.

A wise king should stabilize his own kingdom, but his king can't even stabilize his own family, let alone his own kingdom.

The younger brother, the Duke of Anjou, raised troops next to Paris at every turn. Instead of helping the family, the younger sister who married into the feudal kingdom was thinking all day long about helping her husband sit in the position where his elder brother was currently sitting.

How much he missed the glory of the French soldiers competing with the Habsburgs for European hegemony under the king's banner during the Italian War!
And what is the situation now?Is the princess of France going to join the foreigners in this melee that determines the fate of France?
Whether it is said that he had sympathy for the Protestants who had been massacred, or that he was distressed by the internal melee in France, Billon was unwilling to meet Bourbon Henry of Navarre.

Because obviously that is a king who is more enlightened than Henry III.

But at this moment, the French princess appeared in Bordeaux with the Ming army and the Spanish army, and the situation was out of his control.

Marshal Biron, who had no choice but to send his cavalry to inform the king of Paris of the news, asked for more standing troops to support the two-front battle in Guienne, and sent another force south to attack any city that might be captured on the way. , a fortress belonging to the Kingdom of Navarra, in order to bring the two enemy armies together in one place as late as possible.

At the same time, the army set up camp on the banks of the Dornon in the evening, and retreated along the way it had come. He wanted to go to Bordeaux by another way.

Unlike the Wang Jun who is actively seeking war, the situation in Bordeaux is not as urgent as stated in the request for help.

In the vineyard on the left bank of Bordeaux, Earl Potak, representing the defenders, was exchanging glasses with Hussar General Chen Jiujing and Queen Marguerite of Navarre.

Although they were all clad in armor, the atmosphere was as calm as the port of the Gironde that bisects Bordeaux down the middle, avoiding the direct impact of the sea.

Margaret, who opened her mask, sat on the chair like a thin man. She frivolously squeezed a grape into the wine glass, raised her glass to Earl Potak, and said, "Then, after three days, the defenders will Will surrender to me, the gentlemen of the town have chosen wisely."

No one is happier than Earl Potak. Right now, this manor with vast vineyards belongs to him, and it is specially given to Queen Navarre to rest. He raised his glass respectfully and said: "In the past few days Here we will offer food, fruit, vegetables, and some meat to feed the queen's army in exchange for peace."

"And I guarantee with honor that if Marshal Billon arrives with his army, the city of Bordeaux will not join you in the war with the king." Potak pursed his lips, and said, "But the final ownership of the city of Bordeaux is still up to you. I have decided that Bordeaux will not join your army even if Billon arrives after the deadline, I hope the Queen will understand this."

Margaret was immersed in the excitement of "leading troops to win a war". She was as happy as a little girl. She looked back at Chen Jiujing, who was sitting on the chair beside her, before smiling at Potak: " Rest assured, Your Excellency, I do not need any more troops."

After all, she said to Chen Jiujing: "What do you think, my general?"

"Is no one in the city talking harshly?"

Chen Jiujing, who was smoking a pipe, looked very lost and confused. His strong back covered in armor leaned against the back of the chair, and two streams of angry smoke spewed out from his nostrils: "For example, if you want to recover the losses from the last battle, Or for the sake of honor, don't you talk about honor, and fight me to the death for honor? Is there really no such person?"

His words made Earl Potak feel embarrassed, and he paused before responding in a low voice: "Dear general, no, really not, everyone is very happy to reach an agreement with the queen."

"Ugh……"

Chen Jiujing sighed for a long time, suddenly raised his hand and waved at the knights riding around outside the manor, and said to Potak: "Did you see that big man? That's my lieutenant Kang Guru. I promise him He will get more plate armor from Bordeaux than last time, and you should have seen it last time."

"I'm having a hard time with this. He sneaked into my tent last night and said he found you all in new armor and riding new horses. You look great."

Chen Jiujing raised his hand and gently rubbed his eyebrows, then pointed to the city wall of Bordeaux not far away, with a serious expression: "Can the city solve this trouble for me? Since you don't participate in the battle, keep your armor, weapons and horses. It's no use either, right?"

(End of this chapter)