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In the early seventeenth century, during the reign of Louis XIV's grandfather Henry IV, the dilapidated houses in Paris were transformed into neat brick and stone townhouses, and some urban construction projects such as roads, bridges, and water supply were carried out. These reconstruction teams were mostly located in squares or streets, forming a complete square and street landscape.
In 1616, the then Queen Marie de Medicis transformed a swampy field in front of the Louvre into a tree-lined avenue - this is the Champs Elysees.
The Champs-Elysees runs east-west and is the main road in front of the Louvre. Currently, these main roads are still heavily controlled by the French army. Yun Teng, with 211 Daqin Royal Marines, is heading straight towards the Louvre along this avenue in the gradually brightening morning light.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
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The three-stage firing formation with 40 men in a row immediately fired rows of bullets when they encountered the French blocking. The rifled design of the Type 69 flintlock rifle gave it a much longer range than the smoothbore rifle used by the French.
The French army was still waiting for the invading Qin army to come into range, but the Qin army's bullets had already whizzed in, turning the rows of French soldiers into sieves. There were blood holes everywhere, gusts of blood, and howls. They fell down in rows, and the smell of blood quickly filled the entire street.
At this moment, the city of Paris, except for a few main roads such as the Champs-Elysées, was almost all in chaos. Barricades were built everywhere by the rebels using sandbags and other debris. Looting and killing spread to almost the entire city.
There were less than 5,000 French troops in the city. Apart from ensuring the safety of the Louvre, they could only withdraw their forces and defend several main roads.
Under the heavy French guard, almost all the insurgents who rushed to these main roads at night were shot dead. There were corpses lying on the ground at every street corner, and blood was stained.
However, the French army, which was able to gain the upper hand in the face of the rebellious people, quickly melted away in the face of the fierce attack of the Qin army, like a piece of ice meeting the sun. Their bullets could not hit the Qin army, but the Qin army's bullets could shoot them from a distance, leaving bloody holes all over their bodies.
Whenever they encountered barricades, rockets were fired one after another, blasting the barricades into pieces with a loud bang.
Because of the riot in the city, the French army, whose morale was already low, died or fled under the fierce artillery fire. The defense lines collapsed at an alarming speed, and the Qin army almost did not stop and quickly advanced towards the Louvre.
The Louvre is located in the center of Paris, north of the Seine River. It is the heart of this city known as the heart of Europe. That night, the Queen Mother, known as "Anna of Austria", did not sleep all night, repeatedly asking about the situation in the city and when the reinforcements would arrive.
She was once forced to flee Paris with her son Louis XIV because of the Fronde rebellion in the city. She was still frightened by the extremely thrilling and embarrassing scene at that time, and she did not want to flee again.
However, despite repeated inquiries, there was no news of reinforcements arriving.
Mazarin sent several messengers to call Froude back to suppress the rebellion in the city. At this time, the 15,000 troops led by Froude should not have arrived in Orleans. Even if the army could not return in such a short time, some light cavalry should have come back to support it.
What made Mazarin panic was that the several groups of messengers he sent out all fell into the sea, and there was no news of Frollo's reinforcements.
In the middle of the night, stone-throwing rioters spread rumors that "Anna of Austria" was attempting to overthrow France, and used the words of former Prime Minister Richelieu to incite the people in the city, which made the riots in the city even more violent.
Queen Mother Anna is the wife of Louis XIII, but she is also the daughter of Philip III of Spain, and the sister of the current King Philip IV of Spain.
Her marriage to Louis XIII was purely a political marriage. She married Louis XIII at the age of 13. After the marriage, both of them were very unhappy, and they were actually separated from each other from 1620.
Louis XIII's most powerful minister, Cardinal Richelieu, was suspicious of Anne's role in France. Due to Anne's Spanish origin and her status as a member of the Habsburg dynasty, Richelieu was always worried that she would betray France.
After several rebellions against Louis XIII, Richelieu accused Anne of Austria of being an accomplice of the conspirators, but unfortunately he was unable to find any valid evidence each time.
But no matter what, Richelieu was one of the greatest prime ministers in French history. He accused Anne of Austria (the Spanish royal Habsburg family originated in Austria, so the French called Anna, the daughter of Philip III of Spain, Anne of Austria), and naturally formed a huge influence in France. Now the Fronde has once again brought up former Prime Minister Richelieu, which easily triggered a wave of opposition from the people of Paris against her.
The rebellion intensified, and there was no sign of reinforcements. Queen Mother Anne and Mazarin endured a hard night and finally made it to dawn. They thought the situation would improve. After all, the rebels in the city lacked weapons and most of them relied on the cover of darkness and used stones and bricks to launch attacks. Once dawn came, they would have nowhere to hide, and the situation would be much more favorable for the well-armed court army.
However, what Anna and Mazarin were waiting for was a piece of news that shocked them even more. They saw Captain Nasser of the Palace Guards running into the Louvre in panic in the dim morning light.
"Queen Mother, Prime Minister, it's bad. The Qin people suddenly broke into the city. Their weapons are too terrible. We can't stop them... We can't stop them. Queen Mother, please leave quickly..."
"Qin people?"
Anna and Mazarin asked in unison. They were still a little confused for a moment. Didn't the Qin people flee to Le Havre? They... ...
"Tell me quickly, how could the Qin people appear in Paris? How is it possible? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Queen Mother, I'm not talking nonsense. I'm not! The Qin people suddenly entered the city and quickly broke through many of our defenses. They are almost advancing to the Louvre..."
Anna and Mazarin of Austria were instantly confused!
Mazarin still didn't believe what Nasser said. He hurried out of the palace and saw General Willick personally directing the soldiers in front of the palace to bombard the western section of the Champs-Elysées.
Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom...
The sudden sound of cannon fire hurt Mazarin's ears like thunder, and the thick smoke made him dizzy. He saw that they were really Qin people. Although he had never seen Qin people, the invaders hiding behind the doors and pillars on the street clearly had oriental faces. Mazarin could assure God that he had really seen it.
"Quick, continue the shelling and stop them from getting closer..." General Willick had already sensed the danger approaching rapidly. The Qin troops took cover from the buildings on the street and rushed over again as soon as the artillery fire stopped. Their movements were agile and swift, appearing and disappearing between the buildings.
Boom... Boom boom...
The artillery sounded again, and a barrage of bullets sprayed out, hitting the houses on the street, crackling like raindrops. However, the Qin army hid in the houses, and these shotgun shells could not cause any harm to them. As soon as the artillery sounded, they jumped up again.
Before the French army could load their shells again, they saw several flames rising into the air two hundred steps away and flying along the street. "Oh! God..." Captain Nasser screamed and threw Mazarin to the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several violent explosions occurred near several artillery pieces. Several balls of fire rose up and the violent shock waves overturned several artillery pieces. Rows of French soldiers were blown away, their bodies torn apart one by one. It was a horrific sight.
On the opposite street, the Qin army shouted and rushed over. From time to time, flames rose up and fiercely bombarded the scattered French army. The hundreds of French soldiers guarding in front of the palace gate were blown to pieces and ran around screaming and crying.
Mazarin felt his head buzzing. He flipped over Nasser who was lying on him and sat up. Nasser was groaning in pain and he didn't know where he was injured. Mazarin looked towards the street in panic and saw that the Qin army was getting closer and closer. He didn't care about Nasser and immediately crawled towards the palace.
Two hundred Qin soldiers, chasing the French army who had thrown away their weapons and armor, shouted excitedly and rushed into the heart of Paris - the Louvre.
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