At least more than 1,000 French soldiers were killed in the ambush, and 2,000 French soldiers were captured.

Among the 2,000 French soldiers who were captured, there were more than a dozen knights in full armor like iron cans, and the rest were hundreds, and the rest were retinue infantry or archers.

Le Yi ordered the low-ranking infantry to sweep the battlefield, collect as much gold and silver coins and other belongings as possible from the fallen French knights, and even strip off their armor. Some armor was worth hundreds of taels of silver.

A full-body plate armor was presented to Chu Tian as a trophy. This full-body armor can cover the whole person, and the joints are also extremely complex steel sleeves and bolts, and the joints are tightened with screws.

"Plate armor is good armor, but unfortunately it is all tailor-made, and it can only be used by soldiers of similar stature."

Chu Tian had some knowledge of the Western full-body plate armor. The real rise of this type of plate armor, which took the defense to the extreme, was at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance. When plate armor became widespread, firearms advanced, and heavy arquebuses to restrain it appeared, so plate armor was soon abandoned.

In "Lord", plate armor can be said to be one of the pinnacle armors of the Cold Weapon Era.

You can't rely on defense to think that full-body plate armor is necessarily better than piercing armor, chain mail, and cloth face armor.

Armor also has to consider cost and use.

The manufacturing cost of piercing armor and cloth armor is much lower than that of plate armor, which can equip a large number of troops, while the production cost of full-body plate armor is very high because it is necessary to ensure the flexibility and defense of joints, and only noble knights can afford it. Not to mention 10,000 plate armors, even 1,000 plate armors, Chu Tian will be distressed.

The nobles and lords under the lords of France and Germany are added together, and there are only 100 full-body armor.

The second is use. Knights and foot knights will choose to buy plate armor under the premise of having money. If it is light infantry who still has to wear plate armor, it is not comfortable to find themselves. Plate armor also affects longbowmen's archery, as their chests are bound by plate armor when they shoot arrows.

"Maybe in the future, a servant knight order can be formed to create a squad of plate knights, but not now."

Chu Tian took these armors as trophies and brought them back to the Eastern Han Dynasty for collection, or used them to equip the servant army.

Even more collectible is the French battle flag.

A young girl from Orleans was brought over, only about 17 years old, with blood on her face, and she became the second big man in Chutian's prisoners of war in China.

There was stubbornness on her face, and she felt resentful of being taken prisoner by the Lord of the East.

The despicable lord of the East used the method of ambush and captured her.

Chu Tian was very sure that she was the legendary hero of France, Joan of Arc, who led the French army against the invasion of the English army in the Hundred Years' War, and won a victory for a time.

Although she was eventually captured and executed, she helped shape the French nation and prevented England from annexing France in the Hundred Years' War.

Therefore, her popularity in France is higher than that of most generals, and her abilities are similar to those of Li Xiuning, which are all to boost the morale of the whole army.

"The national heroes of France have been captured by me and returned to the Overworld, and those French lords will definitely go crazy......"

Chu Tian found himself playing big.

In the future, the various French lords will definitely hold a grudge against him.

But Chutian couldn't let go of Joan of Arc. A legendary hero of France, whose popularity in Europe can be ranked first, how can he be easily let go.

Even if she is unwilling to surrender, she cannot be put back to strengthen the strength of the French lord.

As for the revenge of the French lords?

France is surrounded by England, Germany, Spain, Rome, Macedonia and other civilizations, and it is difficult to say whether it will survive on the European continent in the future.

Moreover, before the beginning of the Age of Discovery, apart from the national war, the French lord had no chance to contact Chutian.

"This is the saint of France?! She's been captured by you! ”

Catherine was shocked to find that Chutian had captured an amazing person.

This time the Kingdom of France suffered heavy losses, even more so than the Mughal Empire.

The first lord of the Mughal Empire was killed, and the second lord and the third lord replaced him to unify the Mughal Empire.

The top heroes of civilization were captured alive, but there was no one to take Joan of Arc's place in France.

"The players in France are going to kill you." Catherine said to Chu Tian while looking up and down at the legend of France, "What a poor little fellow, I didn't expect the saint to fall into the clutches of the devil." ”

Catherine still has a chance to go back, because her legion is preparing to save her.

And Ekaterina was very sure that she could go back.

But she knew that Joan of Arc was captured alive by Chu Tian, and with Chu Tian's character of making the best use of things, Chu Tian would probably not let Joan of Arc go.

According to Chu Tian's favorite principle of equivalent exchange, how much price did the French lead have to pay to exchange for a legendary hero?

A Joan of Arc may be worth as much as tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands.

Are the lords of France willing to pay that price in exchange?

"Release me immediately!"

The girl from Orleans glared at Chu Tian, her eyes as clear as the water of the lake, but with a hint of anger. She is now guarded by Li Xiuning's women's army.

"Pledge your allegiance to me, or die."

"I'd rather die!"

Sure enough, Chu Tian's attempt to recruit Joan of Arc failed, and there was no room for maneuver.

Joan of Arc is probably as loyal as Yue Fei and Zhao Yun, she is loyal to France, and it is strange that she agrees if she wants her to work for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Give it up. Even if you burn her at the stake, she won't surrender to you. You only have two options, first, exchange her with the lord of France, and he may give you ten thousand taels of gold in exchange. 10,000 taels of gold, you can create a small squad of heavy cavalry. Second, execute her and make a complete enmity with France, which will forever lack Joan of Arc, a powerful hero, and she will not become your enemy in the future. ”

Catherine scoffed at Chutian's attempt to recruit Joan of Arc, and did not forget to sneer.

Chu Tian looked at Catherina.

Catherine found that Chu Tian's eyes were suddenly extremely aggressive, which made her panic: "I'm just telling the facts, you have no other choice......"

"You're just my captive, and you're not qualified to dictate me."

Chu Tian choked Catherine with a word.

How to recruit these stubborn heroes is a big test for the lord.

Chu Tian put his hope on the military advisor Fang Xuanling.

In case of indecision, Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling listened patiently and said slowly: "According to the lord, this Joan of Arc general, she is loyal to a kingdom called France. If this kingdom is ruined, won't she be able to use it for the lord? ”

"The country is ruined? Does it have to be so ruthless? ”

Chu Tian really couldn't imagine that in order to gain the allegiance of the other party's heroes, he would go to destroy the other party's country.

How do you feel like the villain in it......

"If it is true that France is surrounded by strong enemies, as the lord said, especially the Roman civilization is the most powerful, then it is not impossible that it will be destroyed by the Roman civilization."

Fang Xuanling's words reminded Chu Tian.

Chutian didn't need to destroy France personally. There are dozens or hundreds of civilizations on the European side, and the Kingdom of France may not survive, and may be wiped out in a few years.

"France will perish, I don't know when."

Chu Tian couldn't wait for Joan of Arc to take allegiance and check her attributes. A legendary hero had obviously become a captive, but he couldn't use it immediately, and Chu Tian always felt a little unhappy.

Fang Xuanling fell into a short thought, and there was another way: "The lord can break away from his relationship with the French lord, bring him back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and make three chapters with him, if he serves the lord for five years, he will be released and return to France." Five years is not enough to change many things. ”

"Hire?"

Chu Tian didn't think for a while that there was such a way to use Joan of Arc to work for himself.

Five years in "Lords" can change the pattern of civilization, and who knows if the Kingdom of France will still exist in five years?

In addition, five years later, Chutian can still find a way to keep Joan of Arc. Five years and five years, five years and five years...... When she is already familiar with the Eastern Han Dynasty, she may be happy here and not think about France.

"It's still a clever strategist."

Chutian's servant army is short of generals, and capturing a holy arc alive can serve as the general of the servant army.

Chu Tian and Fang Xuanling privately calculated a seventeen-year-old girl.

After knowing this, Chu Tian faced the stubborn Joan of Arc and said earnestly: "The two countries are fighting for no reason, and your French legions are besieging our lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty first, and I am ambushing behind. Logically speaking, you are at fault in France. You have aided in the abuse, and you have been captured by me, and this is the will of God, that is, of God. God thinks you are at fault, so let me capture you alive as punishment for you. ”

Joan of Arc's eyes widened, she became a captive, how could it be God's arrangement? How did France become the unjust party?

She wanted to refute Chu Tian, but found that she couldn't.

This time, it was indeed the French lord who joined forces with the other two European lords to take the initiative to attack the Eastern Han lord. According to Chutian's logical basis, if people don't offend me, I won't offend others, and if people offend me, I will offend others, and France is the unjust party.

Joan of Arc ignores the fact that based on the rules of national warfare, there is no difference between justice and injustice in national warfare, but only for the sake of their respective civilizational living space, and there is no fault for taking the initiative to attack.

Chu Tian saw that the other party was misled by him, and continued: "But I am not a ruthless person, I will send someone to negotiate with your lord, and if he is willing to compensate one thousand taels of gold, I will return you to him." If he pays three thousand taels of gold, I will release you and all the French captives. We are reconciled. ”

Hearing that Chu Tian was willing to release her and all the French captives, and the price was only three thousand taels of gold, he couldn't help but be surprised: "I take back my previous words, although you are an enemy, but a ...... Good guy ......"

"Take care of this girl, and don't let her be wronged."

Chu Tian is serious.

Li Xiuning had no choice but to cooperate with Chu Tian: "Before her lord's reply, her subordinates will not let her suffer a little grievance." ”

"I paid three thousand taels of gold for Joan of Arc and more than two thousand French captives."

Catherine heard that Chutian planned to sell Joan of Arc and more than 2,000 French captives at a low price, and privately bid Chutian.

Three thousand taels of gold to buy a legendary hero and more than two thousand experienced fighters, this transaction is not a loss.

Unexpectedly, Catherine's assets were not thin, and she took out three thousand taels of gold without even frowning.

However, Chu Tian rolled his eyes: "You don't think I'm really going to sell her, do you?" ”

"You ......"

Catherine, as the Great Lord, quickly understood what Chu Tian meant.

Chu Tian didn't want to let go of Joan of Arc at all, and he wouldn't even seriously negotiate with the lord of France at all. He was just cheating on the feelings of an ignorant seventeen-year-old girl.

"You're too insidious!"

Ekaterina couldn't help but snort softly.

"Each other, each other."

Chutian also felt troubled by Catherine, a clever woman, and Catherine still had the ability of the Tsar, and in the future she might be in power and rule the vast Eastern European Plain.

Chu Tian planned in his heart to have the cheekiness to exile Catherine to Xuzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty and stifle the birth of an emperor.

He didn't plan to let go of Catherine, but Chutian didn't tell her.

Ekaterina had a plan in her heart, and she didn't tell Chutian.

Two future emperor-like figures clash invisibly.

Chutian captured Joan of Arc and played herself as a victim, gaining Joan of Arc's initial favor, as well as the characteristic influence of "Heavenly Khan", at least Joan of Arc was not so disgusted with Chutian.

The next step is to use some trickery to create a rift in the relationship between Joan of Arc and her lord.

Zhang Dao was rescued by Chutian, and he pursued and killed the European Legion, and the crisis was resolved.

"I can give you all four cities."

After Zhang Dao learned that it was Chu Zimou who had arrived, he generously ceded to Chu Tian the four cities occupied by the European lords. If it weren't for Chu Tian, he might have been defeated and killed. Moreover, Chutian went south, and the purpose was obviously to annex the southern cities.

Chu Tian accepted it unceremoniously, conquered the four cities occupied by the European lords one by one, and expanded his territory to eleven cities.

With just the points produced by the city, he can almost firmly occupy the first position.

Chutian sent an envoy to demand that the lord of France redeem Joan of Arc with 300,000 taels of gold.

The French lord thought that Chu Tian was deliberately making things difficult for him and drove the envoys away.

300,000 taels of gold, you can form a knight group with tens of thousands of knights!

Chu Tian was indeed deliberately embarrassed, and he ordered the envoy to add fuel and vinegar to describe the process to the captured Joan of Arc, saying that the amount of the ransom was from 300,000 taels to 3,000 taels.

Chu Tian concluded: "It's a pity that your lord is not even willing to exchange a thousand taels of gold, it seems that I can only bring you to the Eastern Han Dynasty as a punishment for him...... There is also a choice, if you hire me and make a war deed, I can send you back to France in five years. ”

"Really?"

"I, Chu Zimou, never break my word."