Chapter 385: Unknown Direction
The city of Paris did not rely on defensive walls, in fact, Europe now practiced a system of fiefdoms, and lords often built castles on their own territory to defend against invasions.
Today's Paris is just a typical castle with stone hills interconnected to each other. To be precise, because the area of Paris is large enough, a circle of walls piled up with sand and gravel relying on its own gravity was specially made in the outer ring, and the inner core castle was built on the high ground made of earth excavated during the trenching, surrounded by waterless moats, and the general castle would use thick stone slabs to surround the main building inside, and then build towers everywhere in the empty place for defense.
Paris itself was not made for war, and the commercial and artistic values here were extremely developed, but it was not considered for war, so the number of towers inside was not large, and the few that were also richly decorated, and the artistic value was much higher than the military value.
In the center of the city, there is a fortress that stands in the center of the entire castle, and that is the main castle tower. Entering the main tower, a number of stone pillars support each other, spanning the moat, and there is a wooden drawbridge that leads to the entrance to the upper enclosure of the stone hill. This is the last line of defense in the castle, and most of the time if it is not defended, the lord will choose to commit suicide or surrender.
Unfortunately, the drawbridge has now been replaced with stone, and not only can it not be put away, but it has been hollowed out and carved with numerous statues of gods, and the ditch has been filled in to make a narrow carriageway, around which the entire castle can be quickly circled.
From an artistic point of view, this is a genius project; From the point of view of war, this is definitely a brain-dead decision.
In other words, it's more like a palace than a military installation.
The reason why Count Abbright did not choose this place in the first place was partly to encourage the soldiers to fight a battle, and on the other hand, it was also because such a city had a limited defensive role. Except for some gaps in the outer stone walls, which formed eye-catching battlements that facilitated the defense of the archers, the rest of the place was not very different from the field. In particular, the French plot soldiers are mainly cavalry, and the open terrain is actually more conducive to the deployment of formations and the charge of knights.
It's just that it's too late to say all this now, and after Zhao Gao paid the price of almost total annihilation, the French front was once again stabilized and re-stationed in the city of Paris, which was not a fortress.
Three thousand Genoese crossbowmen were assigned to the towers and various important passes, and Zhao Gao's more than 1,000 strong crossbowmen were also on the battlements to take charge of a small area because they were also long-range troops. It's just that in terms of location, it should be the least important link in the entire protective line, and Zhao Gao, who is obviously consumed too much power, is also greatly reduced in the eyes of the plot characters.
In contrast, the generals of the British army were calm and unhurried under the absolute superiority, and the various departments were well organized. Judging from the situation of the encirclement, Fiona should have said that she would move the main general and wipe out all the forces here, so the British troops were almost evenly distributed in the four directions.
This is not leaving a way to live!
There was a look of despair in Ablet's eyes, he was a general from a pure military family, and if he couldn't even understand this, he would have disregarded his military literacy for decades. No matter from any point of view, the French army can no longer envisage victory in the battle, and whether it can successfully break through is an important question.
If this army is lost, the glory of the Abrett family is needless to say, even King Charles VII of France, I am afraid that he will not escape the fate of being imprisoned for a lifetime, and a large part of his fortune will be taken by King Henry VI of England, and it is likely that it will affect more than this plot world.
Of course, such an outcome will not be perceived by Albright, but dying in battle for the lord is never the final choice of a family servant. Faced with such a dead end, Abret's mind, which had been confused by fear, actually came to his senses, and clearly realized that if the coat of arms of the Valois dynasty was bound to fade, then Abbright also had the obligation to preserve the last hope for the revival of the family.
At this time, Abbright suddenly understood his grandfather's original choice, if he died in battle like his father, it was a hero's decision, but choosing to survive was a more painful responsibility. If it weren't for the grandfather who gritted his teeth and endured this humiliation, then there would not be this rebuilt "aristocratic heavy horse" in front of him!
It is difficult to calculate how much help old Madeleine has given him invisibly, but he has always been ashamed of it, and has never been ashamed to mention it to the outside world, how stupid it is!
In fact, Charles VI (known as Charles the Madman or Charles the Lovely) did not choose to punish Ablet, but let his family inherit as the earl of the royal housekeeper, which in itself proves all this, but it is a pity that the arrogant self at that time never realized this!
Ablett felt incredibly guilty about this!
Unlike Abret, Edward III was ecstatic at Fiona's choice.
If Fiona chooses to spare the last French army, there is a good chance that the weak Charles VII will finally choose to make peace with her. No matter how harsh the British army's conditions were, this character, who was forbearant enough in history and could be betrayed, would have agreed.
In this case, relying only on the power of the pioneers of the land of the gods, it is impossible to hold out under this kind of offensive for ten days, and even Edward III is likely to directly give up the territory and choose to return to keep his status as a free citizen. Although this is a bit of a gap between this and the Ruler, being alive itself means endless hope, but if you die in battle, you really have nothing to do.
But now that Fiona wants to eat all the French army, there is hope for Edward III. As long as he holds out for ten days, his territory can completely return from this plot world; As the last hand, he also prepared a piece of the most central part. This part only takes eight days, and he can choose to give up all the parts of the periphery and forcibly return, of course, this is the last helpless decision, because this territory can only allow him to retain only the share of a field noble lord.
On this last point, Edward III's deepest secret. He was confident that the person who betrayed all his information in this plot world would not have expected this. In other words, even Fiona, the ruler of the forbidden area, predicted that there would be such a gap, a gap that would be enough for him to save his life and turn over the capital.
This is the last plan of the Ruler who has been cornered.
At this moment, the British army under Fiona's command finally began to throw stones with improvised catapults. The destructive power of these stones is extremely low, but it is under the cover of these stones that both the plot forces and the pioneer forces under her command have begun to attack the city.
With its walls and buildings, the threat of the epic class "Britannia Longbowmen" is greatly reduced, but in the battle to defend a city, the French army has fallen into a desperate situation.
Everyone already knows this.
So when the British lit up the butcher's knife, little Abright finally made the determination to fight to the death.
This is a war that is destined to be a matter of life and death. One side is for profit, the other side is for survival, this is true for the characters in the plot, and it is still the same for the participants of the two foreign principalities.
Only for Zhao Gao is a little different. In his view, this plot world is a crisis, which is not only a huge danger, but also a huge opportunity, a big enough opportunity to get a plot world!
At the moment when everyone didn't pay attention, the heavy soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasty set out from "Quwo" and walked into an unknown direction in the dark like a "strong man" who often went out to harass.
ps: I actually really double-shifted, but the past two days have been busy, and it is estimated that I can only barely guarantee that I will continue to change in the future.