Chapter 596: The Fall of France
Although France and Francois are considered Europa powers, although they have not yet entered the era of capital empires, due to the development of the Renaissance and the effective rule of Louis XIV, the army equipment of the Western European Union is not very bad, and it can be regarded as a hot weapon force with rifle and artillery.
What's more, over the years, the army of the Ming Empire has also attracted the attention of these enterprising European powers, especially after the defeat in the naval battle in the South Seas, Western Europe and other countries have also paid attention to improving their own weapons, or buying weapons from the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, although the main equipment of these French and Franco-French forces is a generation behind the main equipment of the Ming army (after all, they are all obsolete weapons of the Ming Dynasty), they can also be regarded as excellent weapons in the world, so the Western European Union can also believe that it can use the terrain advantage and concentrated firepower to prevent the Ming Army from breaking through the southern Swiss defense line.
However, Louis XIV and others would never have imagined that the Ming Empire would use cavalry, a highly mobile classical army, against the powerful army of him and the Franco.
Of course, Jiao Lian's cavalry is not the same as the traditional cavalry after all, in addition to being equipped with scimitars, there are already special muskets for cavalry with rapid bursts, and even portable artillery and grenades suitable for throwing long distances.
Therefore, when the Seventh Army and the Twentieth Army of the Ming Cavalry crossed the Lorraine Plateau and directly entered Switzerland, the main force of the Western European Alliance Army in the entire Switzerland was helpless against this army, and was annihilated by the Ming cavalry like a live target.
The cavalry corps of the Ming Dynasty galloped through the territory of Switzerland very casually, and the castles in Switzerland could not be defended at all, and the gates of various cities were breached in less than a moment, and the main force of the Western European Army completely collapsed within three days.
The defenders of the entire southern Swiss defense line were also encircled because of the north-south attack, and the army was suddenly disheartened, while the Ming Third Army took advantage of the situation to forcibly break the southern Swiss defense line, crossed the Alps as quickly as possible, and joined forces with Jiao Lian's division in Bern.
After occupying Lyon and Dijon, the Eastern Front Group directly spread out from these two important towns like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves, presenting a fan-shaped offensive to encircle the city of Paris, the center of Western Europe.
At this time, Louis XIV had also learned the news of the loss of the port of Marseille, and he was already furious, he did not expect that his powerful France would be so vulnerable in front of this Eastern Empire.
Before this, although the countries of West Asia, as well as the kingdoms of Vanachia and Italy, had been destroyed at the hands of this Eastern Empire, he did not think that this empire was terrible, after all, in his opinion, these countries were weak because of division or weak states, and it was normal for them to resist a strong empire.
And in his opinion, the expansion of such a powerful Eastern Empire is not invincible, and this Eastern Empire must also be afraid, otherwise he would not let the Ottoman Empire and the Rakshasa Kingdom go alone but bypass these two countries to directly deal with Italy and Asia.
And France is already one of the most powerful empires in the whole of Europa under his own rule, especially in terms of army, not to mention that he has now united with the powerful naval country of Franco.
In his opinion, the port of Marseille, which is heavily defended by his troops in the sea, is like a lock firmly locking the southern gate of the entire France, and at the same time, the Franc machine guards the Strait of Gibraltar, so the whole of France does not have to worry about the Ming Dynasty attacking France from the coast.
On the land side, there is a Swiss defensive line, and the main force of its own army is also mainly defending here, so it is not worried about not being able to stop the Ming Empire.
But he didn't expect that just when he was secretly lamenting the fierce battle of the Swiss defense line, the Ming army was indeed sharp, and he received the news of the loss of the port of Marseille.
Louis XIV himself knew what the consequences would be if the port of Marseille was lost, which meant that the southern gate of the entire France was opened by the Ming Dynasty, and the impregnable southern defense line of Switzerland was no longer worthless.
The Ming navy had already forced its way through the Strait of Gibraltar, forcing him to transfer more navies to protect his backyard, and even the army had to be transferred back.
As a result, both France and Francois were eager to bring back the main forces of the army in Switzerland, but by this time it was already too late.
Even because of the hasty retreat, the main army of the entire Western European Union was further weakened, and it directly collapsed completely, and was annihilated by the Ming Jiaolian Department in the Swiss area.
Louis XIV didn't know what to do, but what he didn't know was that he now had to face not only the Ming army from the south, but also the Ming army from the north.
Louis XIV of France mainly concentrated his forces in the south and east, fully aware that there was a Ming colony in the north, and did not think that England would attack him, but he forgot that there was a Ming governor Li Dingguo on the Isle of Wight, and he was also a famous general Li Dingguo, who had led thousands of people into the territory of the British Empire, and was a war expert who could fight away from home and turn Cromwell, who was able to play a regiment of war experts who fought at home.
Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu easily attacked the city of Lille in north-west France, and quickly attacked Paris, and there was a great tendency to approach Paris first.
Louis XIV was so angry that he spat blood when he learned that the city of Lille in the north of Paris had fallen and that the army of the Ming Empire in the East had appeared not far north of Paris.
At the same time, the news that the main force of his army was completely annihilated in Switzerland also came back, which further made him faint directly.
Sober, Louis XIV realized that it was a matter of time before Paris fell by this time.
After all, the gateways to the south and north of Paris have been disconnected, and now because their elite has been dumpled in Switzerland by the Ming army, the Lorraine Plateau and the Central Plateau have also been lost to the enemy, and it can be said that the city of Paris in the plain area is no longer in danger to defend.
Louis XIV, as one of the more ambitious kings, was not content to be defeated, and fled to the Caen region in a hurry.
This country, which has always claimed to be the most powerful army in Europa, has to face the most humiliating land defeat in advance, after all, as a country with a strong army and a large land area, it is indeed a very shameful thing to perish in a short period of time.
The Eastern Front of the Ming Dynasty and the Southern Advance Corps triumphantly joined forces outside Paris a month later, and the city of Paris was thus occupied by the Ming Dynasty.
At this point, France perished, and only its king, Louis XIV, was still on the run.