Chapter 1085: Reinforcements
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Under the city of Le Havre, a fierce battle was also going on, and Vanlitte gathered a total of 3,500 cavalry, despite the rebellion of the towns along the Seine, bent on retaking the city of Le Havre from the Qin army.
After the 100th Marine Corps escorted Zhang Haoran and his party back to Le Havre, Pang Ning had a total of 200 troops in his hands, and after blocking the Van Rit army under the city for three days, Pang Ning wanted to launch a night attack with rockets; However, Vanlitte was very vigilant and failed to attack at night, but was almost besieged outside the city by Vanlit, using the mobility of cavalry.
The French in the city began to rebel, and the number of rebels was as high as six or seven thousand, and Vanlitt sent people to attack the Qin warships in the harbor with small boats, and the battleships were almost destroyed.
Under the internal and external difficulties, Ponnin ordered the destruction of all shore guns, and after all were withdrawn to three flying scissor battleships, Vanlitte successfully captured Le Havre.
Six other French warships rushed to the Gulf of Normandy and launched an attack on Ponning. In the course of the naval battle, Pang Ning used the speed of the clipper ship to suddenly and desperately kill the enemy's battleship formation, and then sank two enemy ships with rockets in one fell swoop, damaging one, and frightened the remaining French warships to flee.
At this time, outside the city of Paris, Yun Teng used the cover of the gunfire on the flying clipper ship to successfully transfer all the belongings and prisoners to the ship, and then opened the way with the flying clipper and killed Le Havre at full speed along the Seine.
Once again, the rebellion of the Frondes helped the Qin army. In the past, almost all the towns and cities of the Seine were affected by rebellion and basically fell into anarchy, and the so-called slingers were all rebellious people, and after occupying a town, they plundered and caused chaos.
Although Baron Conedy sent news that the rebels in the towns and cities had intercepted them, the strength of these undisciplined rebels could be imagined, and some of them brought artillery mounts to the shore. But under the fierce bombardment of the flying shear battleship, even the birds and beasts scattered.
Yun Teng and the others were able to carry several ships of treasure and prisoners and slaughtered them as far as Le Havre, because the shore artillery had been destroyed, and Vanlitte could not prevent the Qin army from entering the English Channel.
Yunteng and their harvest was so rich that they were overjoyed, capturing the French king, the queen mother, the prime minister, hundreds of nobles, and almost emptying the Louvre. Before coming, no one dared to imagine.
After urgently transferring all the treasures and captives to the clippers, it was basically safe. Because with the astonishing speed of the clippers, if they want to escape, there is currently no ship in the whole of Europe that can catch up. In a word, if you can fight, you can fight, and if you can't run, you just can't run.
At this point, it was necessary to readjust the policy towards France, and it was no longer possible to continue to seek cooperation with Prince Yadai.
But how to deal with the follow-up. Yunteng doesn't care about them, don't forget, there are a large number of diplomats and think tank scholars from Daqin on board.
After entering the English Channel, Yunteng and they can only enjoy the fruits of victory with confidence;
On board there were academics in addition to diplomats. There was also a group of talents of all kinds, and the people who identified the treasures looked at the treasures looted from the Louvre, their eyes were almost blinded, and from time to time there were cries of surprise from the cabin. It felt like discovering King Solomon's treasury.
In the combat command cabin, Zhang Haoran, Zheng Jie and other diplomats also pulled Pang Ning over. Urgently discussed.
Foreign Minister Wu Jing said: "Now the king, queen mother, and prime minister of France are all in our hands, and we must make good use of it." A strong France is harmful to our Great Qin, and it is not easy to implement checks and balances. ”
Zheng Jie said: "Looking at the whole of Europe, with the gradual decline of Spain, Austria and other countries, the Netherlands, the sea coachman, is bound to decline rapidly after losing to my Great Qin one after another and losing the trade in the East. Moreover, even if the Netherlands did not lose to Great Qin, its territory was too small, and its people were few and there were few soldiers, so it was impossible for it to become the hegemon of Europe.
Although Britain and France are also full of internal troubles and chaos, France has a relatively large territory, a large population, and its potential is not comparable to other countries, and in foreign wars over the years, it has won more and lost less, and it can call on Sweden and other countries to become the new hegemon in Europe. This is a rare opportunity to dismember France, and it must be put to good use. ”
Under normal circumstances, with the strength of the Mission, it would be a fool's dream to dismember France;
But now after the control of Louis XIV, the Queen Mother Anna, the Prime Minister Mazarin and others, plus the Prince of Condé, Louis. Morality. Under the leadership of Bourbon, the Slinger Party has gradually become a trend, and the conditions for the dismemberment of France are there, as long as you make good use of the chips in your hands and push the boat down the river, it will be possible.
Zhang Haoran thought about it and said: "After the loss of the owner of Paris, the rise of Prince Condé is already unstoppable, and now it is worth worrying that the forces controlled by the Empress Dowager Anna and Mazarin will quickly collapse because they are captured, and their value will be lost."
Judging from the current situation, Van Leitel, Willique, and Frode still have a total of more than 20,000 French troops, and these people are more loyal to the Queen Mother Anna and Mazarin, or they are more loyal to the orthodox successor of the French king.
Therefore, we should use the hostages in our hands to integrate the forces controlled by Flode, Willik, and Van Liwu to balance Louis, Prince of Condé. Morality. The rise of the Bourbon. ”
Zheng Jie said: "If we want to do this, we can't let the Queen Mother Anna and Mazarin leave the center of power for too long, we need to send someone to Le Havre to talk to Van Rit first." ”
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England and France were separated by only one English Channel, and the narrowest part of the English Channel was only 21 miles, and what happened in France soon spread to England.
At this time, Yang Yan, the envoy sent by Pang Ning to ask for help, had been in London for five days, but he had been hanging by Cromwell. It was not until the news that Paris was broken by the Qin army and Louis XIV and others were captured by the Qin army came, and London was in an uproar, and Cromwell hurriedly received Yang Yan.
Yang Yan was only a Marine Corps commander-in-chief, and he underestimated the possible outcome of the change in the situation, and still submitted a request for support to Willenwell as Pang Ning had explained.
Because Great Qin did not sign a military alliance agreement with Britain, Cromwell had every reason to refuse to send troops to support, but now, not only did he not refuse, but also agreed to send thirty capital warships and five thousand army forces to support Great Qin.
Getting this result, even Yang Yan felt a little incredible, Cromwell was so generous.
Willenway's sudden decision to make such a big move was that there was very little opposition in the British Parliament, and most of the MPs were in favor of sending troops.
Perhaps, all island countries will have a complex of yearning for the mainland, not to mention that England and France are only separated by a 21-mile channel, and the Hundred Years War between Britain and France is precisely because Britain is watching the territory of France.
In November 1337, King Edward III of England took advantage of France's weakness to invade, and in this war that lasted for more than 100 years, France even occupied the capital Paris, and the occupied area became the "Second Kingdom" of England.
The British army fought all the way to Orleans, and if it weren't for the "Orleans Maiden", that is, the "Joan of Arc" that the French considered to have saved France, France might really not exist.
And this time, more than 200 Qin troops actually attacked the heart of France and captured a large group of nobles such as Louis XIV and Prime Minister Mazarin.
The shock caused by this incident to London was like a 12-level typhoon, and at the same time, it also made London see the weakness of France. At this time, if you don't take advantage of the fire to rob, you will be sorry for the sky, sorry for the earth, and even more sorry for yourself!
If it were a coincidence, it might even turn the whole of France into the second kingdom of England, and at that time, England's rise would be unstoppable, and the hegemony of Europe would be unshakable.
In short, things have come to this point, not to mention 30 main warships and 5,000 army forces, if it weren't for the royalist rebellion in the country, the shape is unstable, Cromwell even wants to go out and attack France on a large scale.
And this time it was Cromwell's henchman General Lan Bai who led the army to support, and his movements were amazingly fast, and the next day after promising Yang Yan, he quickly led the fleet to Le Havre.
Yang Yan is just a general banner, he is very happy to see this, what he can't imagine is that it is a reinforcement or a group of wolves with ghosts in their hearts this time, it is difficult to say!
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PS: Practicing one-finger meditation (to be continued......)