Chapter 1071: Louis de Bourbon

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At the Palace of Versailles in Paris, the Queen Mother Anna had a heated argument with Prime Minister Mazarin, and it was in front of the ministers.

For a long time, Nuna, who had been obedient to Mazarin's words, went against the norm this time, and insisted on sending troops to pursue and suppress the Qin delegation and bring these people who insulted France to justice.

She shouted angrily: "This is France, this is Paris!" If we compromise with a mission from the Far East that dares to attack our troops on the outskirts of Paris and kill hundreds, what will the French people think of us? What will European countries think of Landsie? In any case, for the sake of the dignity and reputation of France, these Qin people must be taught a good lesson and given the punishment they deserve! ”

Mazarin was silent for a while, what Anna said was not unreasonable, now France is strong and strong, all supported by the prestige of the past, if the Qin delegation slaughtered hundreds of French troops on the outskirts of Paris, and continued to adopt appeasement and did not ask for guilt, France's weakness would be completely exposed to the rest of Europe.

Originally, Mazarin still had a deep understanding of the situation in the world, and he really didn't want to establish a strong enemy like Qin again, but now, there is no extra choice, and he is stronger than people.

He compromised with Anna and said, "If you wish, then send General Van Rit to lead an army to pursue the Qin mission." ”

Van Ritte was the commander of the French cavalry regiment, known for his military exploits, and Anna was satisfied with his departure, she said: "Except for the ambassadors of the Qin State, in fact, if anyone dares to resist, they will be killed. ”

Vanlitte was about forty years old. He was dissatisfied with Mazarin's dissuasion of the Queen Mother and the delay for a long time, but Mazarin was the Prime Minister, the Cardinal, and the Queen Mother's lover, so he couldn't help it;

After receiving the order, he went to dispatch his troops, and it took a lot of time before he set out with four thousand cavalry and pursued him down the Seine;

The Qin envoys were all on foot, even if they grabbed some carriages. It is estimated that it will not be much sooner, and it is not difficult to catch up, so the Queen Mother Anna feels that at this time, she just needs to sit and wait for the good news from Van Rite.

But she forgot one thing, the purpose of the Fronde attack on the Qin mission in the small town of Vernon was nothing more than to make the court of Paris anxious, so that they could fish in trouble.

Although the attack on the small town of Vernon was unsuccessful, in fact, the Qin army fought with the French army in the west of Paris. But it secretly coincided with the wishes of the Slingers, so will the Slings still let go of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters?

Of course not.

At this time, the Fronde was not just a spontaneous rebellion of some lower classes. In fact, the current Fronde is being led by a man of very high military talent.

Not long after the cavalry led by Van Ritte left Paris, a messenger rushed into the Palace of Versailles, shouting: "Urgent." Urgent, Louie. Morality. Bourbon rallied rebels and made a surprise attack on Orleans last night. Orleans has fallen"

This shout made Anna, Mazarin, and the French ministers present change their faces and be terrified.

This is definitely a worse thing for the Queen Mother and Mazarin, Orleans is a large city in central France, only more than 200 miles from Paris, this city is lost, it can be described as a elbow.

The name of the man, the shadow of the tree, Louis. Morality. Bourbon was not a simple man, but he was even the most outstanding military genius of the last hundred years. He was an important side branch of the Bourbon family of the French royal family, and was hereditary Prince of Condé.

In 1643, at the end of the Thirty Years' War, Louis was ordered to command the French army in northern France to fight against the Spanish army in northern France, and in this year, Louis won a great victory in the Battle of Roquelois;

It was a great victory, because Louis was facing the Spanish Army, which had long dominated Europe, and he was only a 23-year-old young commander against experienced generals.

The significance of this battle lies in the fact that it ended Spain's historical land superiority and marked the arrival of French land supremacy.

After a series of victories, Louis returned to Paris, where he remained until 1644, when he was sent to Germany to support the French commander Tyrrenne, who was fighting there. This time he was given the command of the entire army.

The summer campaign of that year was fierce, and Tyrene was overshadowed by Franz Brown, the commander of the Holy Roman Empire's army. Feng. Count Messi beats.

But in the brilliant victory in North Lingen, Messi was defeated by Louis again and he was killed. Louis was also wounded in multiple places. In 1646, Louis fought in Flanders with Gaston, Duke of Orleans. After Gaston returned to Paris, Louis took command of the battle alone and captured Dunkirk.

Louis's status as Prince of Condé, combined with his military exploits, made him the head of the French aristocracy, who were dissatisfied with Prime Minister Mazarin's policy of weakening the power of the nobility and expanding the real power of the royal family.

In August 1648, during the critical period of the court Fronde, the regent Queen Mother Anna ordered the arrest of the head of the High Court, Pierre Brown. Brussels and 3 others. This provoked great public outrage, and a civil uprising broke out in Paris, forcing the royal family and Mazarin to flee.

Louis was leading an army against Spain at the time, and the Queen Mother Anna urgently recalled Louis in the hope of gaining his support for the royal family and the Mazarin government. Condé reluctantly agreed to this request, and after much hesitation, led the army besieging Paris, eventually reaching a compromise with the Fronde.

Soon after the event, Louis' pride and ambition made him very unpopular with the Queen Mother; At Anna's behest, Louis was arrested in 1650. Morality. Bourbon and his main followers were Prince Conte (Louis's younger brother) and the Duke of Longueville.

Louis's other supporters, including Tirrene and others, managed to escape. The aristocratic leaders who fled actively planned to rescue the prince and others, and they had actually begun to rebel.

The Duchess of Longueville (Louis's sister) negotiated with Spain, an enemy of France, in the hope of obtaining assistance; Louis's wife, the young Princess Condé, gathered an army and occupied the port city of Bordeaux in southwestern France.

It must be noted that Louis's wife is very unusual, she is none other than the previous prime minister of France, Richelieu's niece Clara. Clements, even the current Prime Minister Mazarin, was able to take over as Prime Minister by Richelieu.

As the greatest prime minister in French history, Richelieu died for a few years, but left behind a large number of political assets. The reason why Clement was able to take Bordeaux in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the situation was serious, the Empress Dowager Anna made a compromise and released Louis and the other three who were imprisoned in Le Havre.

Upon his release, Louis was immediately led by the leader of the Frondes and declared war on the court and Mazarin in an alliance with Spain. As a result, civil strife in France intensified rapidly.

This time, it was Louis who planned the night attack on the town of Vernon.

The purpose of his sending people to attack the Qin mission was precisely to put Mazarin in a diplomatic dilemma, and even to get into a war with Qin, only in this way would it be more beneficial to him.

The defeat of 2,000 cavalry by the Qin army in the western suburbs of Paris surprised and delighted Louis, who was surprised and delighted by the strong combat effectiveness of the Qin army, and was pleased that the Qin army went to war with the French court, which was the result he longed to see.

It has only been two months since he was released, which is too short a time for him to do much. This time, he took advantage of the capture of the city of Orleans in one fell swoop, which made the Slingers suddenly gain momentum.

Orleans is a large city in central France, located in the valley of the Loire, the largest river in France, which was the source of French royalty, and Orleans was the capital of France during the Merovingian dynasty. About two hundred miles southwest of Paris.

Here Louis raised tens of thousands of troops overnight, and his younger brothers, Prince Conti and the Duke of Longueville, persuaded him to take advantage of the victory and attack Paris.

After all, Louis was a man of extraordinary military talent, and he denied: "Now is not the time, although the Qin army has few troops, its weapons are very advanced, its combat effectiveness is amazing, and there is also the possibility of British and Portuguese support behind it, which is enough for Mazarin."

We took Orleans, but the newly recruited army was untrained and lacked weapons. Now that Mazarin is busy dealing with the Qin army, we have taken the opportunity to consolidate the defense of Orleans and train the army as soon as possible. When the army is trained, there is no need to fear Mazarin anymore. ”

After finishing speaking, he thought for a while and said, "Longeville, you go and contact the Qin State delegation now and provide them with some help as much as possible, but the premise is that they can sell us some weapons, especially the powerful individual artillery, you can buy as much as you can, don't be stingy with money." As long as the people of Qin are willing to sell, it doesn't matter if it is more expensive. ”

Qin Jun's rockets impressed Louis so deeply that he didn't hesitate to get his hands on such a powerful weapon.

He believes that after all, the Qin army has too few troops, far away from the mainland, and needs their help, so it should be possible to exchange some weapons from the Qin army.

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