Chapter 190: Joan of Arc

Professor Abner told everyone that this is a church to commemorate Joan of Arc and a folk memorial to commemorate the heroine, which attracts countless domestic and foreign tourists every year.

"Referring to this national heroine of France, she is a legend, she is a French military strategist, a Catholic saint who led the French army against the invasion of the British army in the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and was finally captured and executed," Professor Abner said. ”

Although the ending is not very good, but the life of this famous French heroine has become a historical legend, she is brave and good at fighting, leading troops to defeat the invaders of England many times, in the long history of mankind, has been staged aggression and counter-aggression, no matter in what country, a country that has suffered aggression, will emerge one or more national heroes. ”

"They are brave and good at fighting, courageous, courageous, strong and brave, it is rare to have such a heroine in France, in a patriarchal society, a woman can have the courage and courage to surpass men, and lead the French people to resist the British invaders, which is not easy!"

Both politicians and the French people spoke highly of the heroine, and many monuments were built to her. ”

"Joan of Arc became an important role in Western culture after her death, and French politicians, from Napoleon to the present day, have promoted her greatness. ”

Joan of Arc spread throughout Western Europe, and many writers and composers, including Shakespeare, Voltaire, Schiller, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Twain, George Bernard Shaw, and Brecht, have written works about her, and a large number of films, plays, and music based on her have continued to develop to this day. ”

Jeanne d'Arc was born in a rural village called DonrΓ©mi, on the border of the Champagne Ardennes and Lorraine regions in France, to Jacques Dacques and Isabel Dacques. ”

Her family owned land and ran a farm, while her father held the less important official position in the village, collecting taxes and leading the caretaker of the village, which was one of the small isolated areas of northeastern France still loyal to the French crown, surrounded by Burgundian territory. ”

"Many villagers say that Joan of Arc is a wonderful, simple, pious girl, and is very loving to the poor, giving things to the poor, and has a kind of kindness to help and care for others since she was a child. ”

Then many coincidences made her win the support of the soldiers, all saying that the times make heroes, when the French army was humiliatingly defeated on the battlefield year after year, and the authorities were demoralized and discredited in the leadership of the army and the people, and the people urgently needed a national hero with courage, courage and command ability to lead the French to resist the British invasion. ”

"When Prince Charles agreed to have Joan of Arc lead his army and prepare for war, he had nothing to do at that time, and as a commander-in-chief, he had tried many methods and strategies before, and those so-called formal and rational strategic choices had failed. ”

"And the French people are already extremely dissatisfied with the news that they have always failed, and if they do not send a man with command skills and can win the battle to save the situation, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

But the officers and ministers were afraid and afraid of the British army, and knew that the invaders were very capable of fighting, and it would not be easy to win the battle, and they were also defeated and retreated, hiding far away, for fear of being burned. ”

"At this time, we are in a predicament, if we don't send troops to resist the British army, the British army will invade France again!"

"The situation in France is so endangered that a regime that has reached the last moment of its life and death and has nothing to do about it will be desperate to believe in an illiterate girl from the countryside who claims to be instructed by God to take command of the country's army. ”

Jeanne d'Arc's army arrived on the battlefield, but the French commander at the time, the Duke of Dinoy, and other generals drew up their own battle plans and fought without telling Joan of Arc. ”

Furious at this, Joan of Arc ignored the judgment of other experienced commanders who planned to resupply Orleans first, and advocated a direct attack on the British, and she was at the forefront of every skirmish, carrying her obvious banner with her. ”

The image of her holding a banner and leading the French army into battle was carved into a monument by many later sculptors for posterity to sing the praises of her great achievements. ”

"It's not easy to be a girl, from a rural area, who has no previous experience in commanding an army, and it's very rare to see a brave girl like her, and her courage even surpasses that of many male officers, which is what people admire about her. ”

"Joan of Arc's actual leadership on the battlefield has been one of the debates in history, with eyewitnesses claiming that she often made quite wise decisions on the battlefield, and that the officers who followed her saw her as a resourceful tactician and a successful strategist, but soldiers and generals often viewed her victories as the result of God's mystical forces. ”

"Under the influence of the religion of the time, everyone believed that such a good, excellent, brave and resourceful heroine was led by God to save France and save the French people, so she was loved and supported by the French people. ”

"You Chinese say that those who want to achieve great things must be in harmony with heaven, place, and people, all three are indispensable, Joan of Arc, all three of them, she became famous for a while, she continued to lead the French army against the British invasion army, won a series of incredible victories, and turned the whole war around. ”

Napoleon had a high opinion of Joan of Arc as the savior of France, and after Joan of Arc's death, French nationalism was on the rise, and there were many historical materials and studies on Joan of Arc, and the French patriotic movement also used Joan of Arc to promote and praise the French heroine. ”

Winston Churchill also spoke highly of Joan of Arc, who was far above the average and unrivaled for a thousand years. ”

"She embodies the goodness and bravery of human nature, the unconquerable courage, the infinite richness of affection, the virtue of the simple, the wisdom of the upright, all of which shine in her. ”

Qu Lihua listened to Professor Abner's explanation, stood in front of the portrait of Joan of Arc, and was very emotional, a brave French rural woman, did not have any illustrious birth, but with her courage and wisdom, outstanding morale and leadership of the army to fight The real heroic deeds are touching, although the final ending is a bit tragic, she became a victim because of the defeat of other generals of the French army, and was arrested and tried.

Her famous quote, "In all battles, the victory or defeat lies in one heart, for the sake of France, I regard death as home!"

Qu Lihua was full of emotion, in order to protect her motherland from being invaded by the enemy, Joan of Arc gave everything she had, and even sacrificed her life, she fought bravely, she was shot in the shoulder in a battle, and was carried down by the soldiers, she quickly pulled out the arrow, and still commanded the battle with injuries, when Professor Abner told everyone about this scene, Qu Lihua was deeply impressed, it can be seen how fierce the battle was at that time, and how difficult it was to win the battle with an injured command, but for a variety of reasons, it was too cruel for such a French heroine to be tried and burned at the stake by the enemy。

Professor Abner said: "History is that there are many characters, a lot of things have happened, some people will have fights, there will be fights, there will be wars, although Joan of Arc died at the stake, but her heroic heroic image will still be remembered by future generations, history and future generations will give her a fair evaluation, Napoleon and many descendants of France respect this French national heroine!"