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At the Palace of Versailles in Paris, Queen Mother Anna had a fierce dispute with Prime Minister Mazarin, and it was in front of the ministers.
Funa, who had always obeyed Mazarin's words, went out of her way this time. Regardless of Mazarin's dissuasion, she insisted on sending troops to pursue the Qin mission and bring those who insulted France to justice.
She shouted angrily: "This is France, this is Paris! A mission from the Far East dared to attack our army on the outskirts of Paris and killed hundreds of people. If we compromise like this, the French people will What will the European countries think of France? No matter what, for the sake of France’s dignity and reputation, these Qin people must be taught a lesson and given the punishment they deserve!”
Mazarin was silent for a moment. What Anna said was not unreasonable. Now France is strong on the outside and weak on the inside, relying entirely on its past prestige to support it. If the Qin delegation massacred hundreds of French troops on the outskirts of Paris and continued to adopt the policy of appeasement, no additional measures would be taken. If guilty, France's weakness will be completely exposed to the rest of Europe.
Originally, Mazarin had a very deep understanding of the world's situation, and he really didn't want to establish a strong enemy like Qin anymore, but now, he has no extra choice. The situation is stronger than the people.
He compromised with Anna: "As you wish, then send General Fan Lite and his army to pursue the Qin delegation."
Fanlit is the commander of the French cavalry regiment and has a long history of military exploits. Anna is satisfied with him taking action. She said: "Except for the ambassador of Qin, in fact, if anyone dares to resist, he will be killed."
Fan Lite is about forty years old. He was dissatisfied with Mazarin for discouraging the Queen Mother and delaying it for a long time, but Mazarin was the prime minister, a cardinal, and the Queen Mother's lover, so there was nothing he could do;
After receiving the order, he went to mobilize his troops. After spending a lot of time, he set off with four thousand cavalry and chased towards the lower reaches of the Seine River;
The Qin delegation was all on foot, even if they grabbed some carriages. It is estimated that he is not going anywhere soon, and it is not difficult to catch up, so Queen Mother Anna thinks that at this time, she just needs to wait for the good news from Fan Lite.
But she forgot one thing. The Fronde attacked the Qin mission in the small town of Vernon. Their purpose was simply to make the court in Paris miserable so that they could fish in troubled waters.
Although the attack on the small town of Vernon was unsuccessful, in fact, the Qin army and Paris fought against the French army. But it coincides with the wishes of the Fronde. So, will the Fronde let go of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters
of course not.
The Fronde at this time was not just a spontaneous rebellion by some lower-class people. In fact, the Fronde is now led by a man with very high military abilities.
Not long after the cavalry led by Valet left Paris, a messenger rushed into the Palace of Versailles, shouting: "Urgent report. Urgent report, Louis de Bourbon gathered the rebels and launched a surprise attack last night. Orleans. Orleans has fallen..."
This shout caused Anna, Mazarin, and the French ministers present to change their faces and become horrified.
For the Queen Mother and Mazarin, this was definitely aggravating the situation. Orleans is a large city in central France, only more than two hundred miles away from Paris. The fall of this city can be said to be a disaster.
The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, Louis de Bourbon is not a simple person, he can even be said to be the most outstanding military genius in France in the past century. He is an important branch of the Bourbon family of the French royal family and is hereditary Prince of Condé.
Louis, who is only 30 years old this year, started participating in the campaign in northern France at the age of 20. In 1643, at the end of the Thirty Years' War, Louis was ordered to command the French army to fight the Spanish army in northern France. In this year, Louis fought in Roqueux A great victory in the Battle of Wa;
This was a great victory, because Louis faced the Spanish Army, which had long dominated Europe, and his opponents were all experienced generals, while he was only a 23-year-old young commander.
The significance of this battle is that it ended Spain's historical land dominance and marked the arrival of French land hegemony.
After a series of victories, Louis returned to Paris until 1644, when he was sent to Germany to support the French commander Turenne who was fighting there. This time he was given command of the entire army.
The battle this summer was extremely fierce, and Turenne was defeated by Count Franz von Messi, the commander of the Holy Roman Empire.
But in the brilliant victory in Nordlingen, Messi was defeated by Louis and died in action. Louis was also wounded in several places. In 1646, Louis fought in Flanders with Gaston, Duke of Orleans. After Gaston returned to Paris, Louis commanded the battle alone and captured Dunkirk.
Louis' status as Prince of Condé and his illustrious military exploits made him the leader of the French aristocracy. These aristocrats were very dissatisfied with Prime Minister Mazarin's policy of weakening the power of the aristocracy and expanding the real power of the royal family.
In August 1648, during the critical period of Court Fronde, the regent Queen Mother Anna ordered the arrest of Pierre Brussels, the leader of the High Court, and three other people. This move aroused extreme anger among the people, a citizen uprising broke out in Paris, and the royal family and Mazarin were forced to flee.
At that time, Louis was leading the army to fight against Spain. The Queen Mother Anna urgently recalled Louis, hoping to gain his support for the royal family and the Mazarin government. Condé reluctantly agreed to this request and, after much hesitation, led the army that besieged Paris and finally reached a compromise with the Fronde.
Shortly after the incident, Louis' arrogance and ambition made him very unpopular with the Queen Mother Anna; under Anna's instruction, Louis de Bourbon and his main followers, Prince Conti (Louis's brother) and his main followers were arrested in 1650. Duke of Longueville.
Louis' other supporters, including Turenne and others, managed to escape. The fleeing noble leaders actively planned to rescue the prince and others, and they actually began to rebel.
The Duchess of Longueville (Louis' sister) negotiated with France's enemy Spain to obtain aid; Louis' wife, the young Princess de Condé, gathered an army around her and occupied the southwestern French port city of Bordeaux.
It must be noted that the identity of Louis' wife is very unusual. She is the last French Prime Minister, Richelieu's niece Clara Clément. Even the current Prime Minister Mazarin was appreciated by Richelieu. able to take over as Prime Minister.
As the greatest prime minister in French history, Richelieu died a few years ago, but left behind a large amount of political assets. This is why Clara Clément, who was only a teenager, was able to win Bordeaux in one fell swoop.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Queen Mother Anna made a compromise and released Louis and three others who were imprisoned in Le Havre.
Upon his release, Louis was immediately embraced as leader of the Fronde and allied with Spain to declare war on the court and Mazarin. As a result, civil strife in France rapidly intensified.
This time, it was Louis who planned the night attack on the small town of Vernon.
The purpose of his sending people to attack the Qin mission was to put Mazarin into a diplomatic dilemma or even into a war with Qin. Only in this way would it be more beneficial to him.
The Qin army defeated Gaulin's two thousand cavalry in the western suburbs of Paris. Louis was surprised and delighted. What surprised him was the strong fighting power of the Qin army. What he was happy about was that the Qin army went to war with the French court, which was exactly the result he longed to see.
It had only been two months since his release, which was too short a time to accomplish much. This time he took the opportunity to capture the city of Orleans in one fell swoop, making the Fronde suddenly strong.
Orleans is a large city in central France. The valley of the Loire River, the largest river in France, is the source of the French royal family. Orleans was once the capital of France during the Merovingian Dynasty. About two hundred miles southwest of Paris.
Louis raised tens of thousands of troops here overnight. His brother Prince Conti and the Duke of Longueville persuaded him to take advantage of the victory and attack Paris.
After all, Louis was a man with extraordinary military talents. He denied: "Now is not the time. Although the Qin army has a small number of troops, its weapons are very advanced and its combat effectiveness is amazing. Moreover, there may be support from the United Kingdom and Portugal behind it, which is enough for Mazarin." Worried.
Although we captured Orleans, the newly raised army was untrained and lacked weapons. Now that Mazarin is busy dealing with the Qin army, we just take the opportunity to consolidate the defense of Orleans and train the army as soon as possible. When the army is well trained, there will no longer be any need to fear Mazarin. "
After finishing speaking, he thought for a while and said: "Longeville, you should contact the Qin envoy now and provide them with some help as much as possible, but the premise is to let them sell some weapons to us, especially those with great power. You can buy as many individual artillery pieces as you can, and don’t be stingy with money. As long as the people of Qin are willing to sell them, it doesn’t matter if they are more expensive.”
The Qin army's rockets impressed Louis so deeply that he wanted to get this powerful weapon at all costs.
He believed that after all, the Qin army had too few troops and was far away from the mainland and needed their help, so it should be possible to exchange some weapons from the Qin army.
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