While Rennes, the capital of Brittany, was under the siege of British troops, Rouen, the capital of Normandy, was also in the same situation.

It is said that the Knight of Alexander divided the British army into three lines and captured the entire Normandy region together.

Although some of the cities in Normandy changed their banners, they were transformed into Protestant administrations.

But the vast rural areas, as well as most of the cities, remained loyal to the King and sided with the Catholic League.

As a result, the British army divided its forces and swept through the entire Normandy region, almost all the cities and villages west of Rouen, and with the help of the British army, seized the rule.

In other words, most of Normandy has been separated from Catholicism.

In this way, the Duke of Guise, who was attacking the city of Orleans, was greatly annoyed.

Protestant attempts, of course he understood.

As long as Normandy was captured, the Catholic League would be at a loss, which meant that Paris would not be able to send supplies to Paris from the Loire and Seine, but would be in danger of being attacked from both sides by the Huguenots and the British.

In this way, Duke Guise could not sit still.

After relieving himself of the task of attacking the city of Orléans, he hurried to the Paris region and the central region, and no longer cared about the Huguenots' attack on Paris, but directly led thousands of men and horses, as well as tens of thousands of temporarily recruited men, to attack Rouen.

Although Paris has great political significance, both the Queen Mother and the King have been transferred to the countryside, and Paris has always been a Catholic stronghold, with a high city and many soldiers, which is much more difficult than Orleans.

Therefore, it is better for this main force of the Huguenots to drag in Paris.

Therefore, the Duke of Guise came to Rouen in a hurry and directly surrounded the Normandy capital.

Count Gabriel, who defended the city, was definitely a true Protestant, and even though there were only more than 4,000 troops in the city, he still refused to surrender, and sent men to deliver a letter asking for the support of Alexander's knights.

Outside Rouen.

An army of tens of thousands led by the Duke of Guise surrounded the city of Rouen, and the cannons bombarded the entire city without stopping.

Although Rouen, led by the Count of Garibuel, had sufficient supplies and small arms, it lacked enough cannons and gunpowder, and could only be beaten passively against the cannons of the Duke of Guise.

The year came June 1562.

After a week of besieging Rouen, a fortress in the city of Rouen was finally breached, and the people in the city were suddenly panicked and the voices of peace were endless.

In this regard, Count Garibuel immediately summoned the officials and generals in the city to speak and continued to expound his views.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for now, although the Duke of Guise has besieged Rouen, as Protestants, we should uphold God's will and hold on to the city!"

Looking at the faces of these men, Count Gary Buel continued:

"Catholics cannot bring us to our knees, and they will never change our faith, God will bless us!"

After speaking, a pious smile appeared on his face, and the other listeners also seemed to be cheered up, and they were also in high spirits and full of piety.

"Also, the English are already gathering their armies and gathering towards us, and as long as we hold on, in a few days, the English will rescue us and, together with us, defeat the Duke of Guise."

With the addition of layers of faith and the message of salvation, this restored the confidence of the listeners somewhat, and the breach of a fortress did not make them surrender.

Historically, the British were reluctant to get too involved in the French Civil War, of course, mainly because Elizabeth I was anxious to secure her throne and the indebted treasury did not allow it.

Without the support of the British, the Count of Garibouel held out in Rouen for a month before the city was broken.

Outside the city, the Duke of Guise was holding a telescope, observing the walls of Rouen and contemplating the warplanes.

Although it took a week to breach a fortress in Rouen, the price paid was high - more than 2,000 French troops were killed and wounded.

If he continued like this and captured the city of Rouen, the entire army would have suffered more than half of the casualties, which did not meet his estimates.

Watching the Rouen soldiers at the head of the wall continue to drive the French troops who have landed in the city out of the city, and they are resolute and do not flinch.

This made Duke Guise's head hurt a little.

"Antoine, is there any way you can take the city?" Looking at the Duke of Vendôme next to him, the Duke of Guise greeted him cordially.

Generally speaking, to address a nobleman, you can't call him by his first name, and his name can only be called by someone who is close, and Duke Guise's move is just to win him over and show his closeness.

The Kingdom of Navarre is a vassal state of France, so although it is also a king, it is still the Duke of Vendôme of France, and he owns the territory of Vendôme, and in France, he is generally called the Duke of Vendôme.

Antoine. Morality. Navarre, can also be called Antoine. Morality. Bourbon, his son is Henry IV, the founder of the French Bourbon dynasty in history.

Although he was initially the leader of the Huguenots, he immediately changed his flag and became a member of the Catholic Church after the Duke of Guise conquered the central region.

So, at this moment, the Duke of Guise also brought him to Rouen to capture the capital of the Normandy region together.

The voice of the Duke of Guise sounded in his ears, Antoine hurriedly raised his head and met the kind gaze of the Duke of Guise, after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said helplessly:

"Lord Duke, the one guarding Rouen is the kingkiller, and he has a very strong will to defend, plus the city is basically Huguenots, so it can't be easily taken! I can only storm it! ”

"Really? That's all there is to it, I'm just afraid that the English will come to their aid! ”

After not getting the answer he expected, Duke Guise was not very disappointed, only looked at Rouen with an ugly face and said.

At the same time, in the city of Caen, two hundred miles from Rouen, the knight of Alexandria received a distress message from Rouen.

In this regard, Mr. Knight received the messenger very cordially, and when he learned of the purpose, he regretfully said that there was nothing he could do at this time.

Using the lack of food, grass and gunpowder as an excuse, he prevaricated, but he said that he could send 500 cavalry to support.

The messenger had no choice but to take five hundred cavalry and head towards the city of Rouen.

After the messenger left, the Knight of Alexandria looked at the map of France and could not help but fall into deep thought.

He had his own ideas for rescuing the city of Rouen.

After learning that the morale of the city of Rouen was high and that the French army with more than 2,000 casualties in a fortress, the knight of Alexander prepared to postpone the rescue time, so that the Duke of Guise and the city of Rouen would face each other for a while.

There are two reasons for this.

First, because Duke Guise had a strong army, the British army was not enough to fight him.

The second reason is that, taking into account the situation in the Normandy region after the victory in this battle.

The Protestants were too powerful to be detrimental to the rule of England, so it was better to consume some.

The best time to rescue is when Rouen is about to be destroyed.