In total, Lothar has three simulations of the Hundred Years' War scenario, and only one scenario for the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Because there was no room for trial and error, and Lothar really felt that it was impossible to complete it, so he planned to put it aside.

Let's wait until I become strong in the future, at least I can fight against the three dragons.

When: 1423.

Location: Chénón, France

Background: [In 1328 AD, since the end of the 10th century, the Capetian dynasty that ruled France became the heir of the main branch. 】

[The throne passed to Philip VI of the Capetian dynasty of Valois.] 】

[Edward III, Duke of Aquitaine and Earl of Pontier, King of England, considered himself to be the nephew of the previous king and had more inheritance to the French throne than Philip VI, who was the cousin of the former king. 】

[Thus opened the prelude to the so-called Hundred Years' War. 】

You are the eleventh child of Charles VI, the former king of France, "Charles", and you have been made the new crown prince due to the successive deaths of your brother Louis and John.

Your father, Charles VI, was attacked by werewolves while on a hunting trip, and he fell into a state of lupine poison from time to time.

As the king could not govern, the French aristocracy split into the Burgundian and Armagnac factions, and the two factions fought a long civil war.

In the end, the Burgundian faction won.

John the Duke of Burgundy seized the authority of the regent of France and began his perverse rule over Paris until he was expelled back to Burgundy by the Armagnacs who supported you.

As soon as you came to power, you expelled the Empress Dowager Yinsabel, whom you hated, and the Empress Dowager defected to the Burgundians, who led an army into Paris again in 1418.

You led your loyal vassals and fled to Bourges, a territory that belongs directly to you, leaving only a small area on which you can rely on the Armagnac nobility.

The British invaded Normandy, and John, Duke of Burgundy, tried to reconcile with you and work together against foreign enemies.

You pretended to accept John's offer, but when you saw his contemptible and hateful face, you could not contain your anger and pulled out your dagger and stabbed him.

Philip, the son of Duke John, succeeded him as Duke and immediately took revenge on you, openly supporting King Henry V of England to succeed to the throne of France.

Burgundy officially formed an alliance with England.

Your delirious father, suffering from wolf poison, was forced by the British to sign the Treaty of Troyes, which stipulated that Henry V would inherit the throne of France if your father died, and you, the crown prince, would be deposed.

After the death of Henry V, his son Henry VI succeeded to the throne of England and France and was crowned King of the Dual Kingdoms.

The Duke of Befort succeeded him as regent of France and once again led his army south.

Due to the crushing defeat at the Battle of Agincourt, which lost most of the French army, you will lose your prestige in the face of the British army led by the Duke of Befort.

After listening to this lengthy background introduction, Lothar could only feel that the situation in France was almost the same as that of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

It was the same king who was "seriously ill", and the same vassals who were divided into two factions in order to seize power, and they had to fight among themselves despite the invasion of foreign enemies.

This Crown Prince Charles is also a fool, obviously the Duke of Burgundy has agreed to peace talks and fight against foreign enemies together, and he also made assassination because of personal hatred.

A shift in perspective.

In front of Lothar, a huge map appeared, and most of the former France, and now most of the northern territories, had been planted with the coat of arms of the three lions and the fleur-de-lis banner of England (because the King of England was also the King of France at this time).

The only area south of the Loire remains with the French flier-de-lis flag.

[The problem you are facing now is that the finances are scarce, the enemies are numerous, and the richest part of France, the north-west, has been occupied by the English and the Burgundians. 】

[Your immediate realm has languished to the limit, and your vassals are unwilling to pay the vassal and shield taxes due because you have not been assumed king. 】

[The mercenaries who have lost their salaries and the coalition forces of Burgundy and England are plundering the land of France, and the vast majority of your subjects only want to end this terrible war as soon as possible, even if it is for an Englishman to rule them. 】

You choose: a. Recruit an army from your vassals, defeat the rampant mercenaries in the countryside, and give the French people a good day.

b. Use the title and land to recruit mercenary groups that are raging in the countryside.

c. Write a letter to the Duke of Burgundy, solemnly repenting of the mistakes he had made.

It turned out to be this simulation ...

I feel like it's average.

Lothar pondered for a moment, and from his own point of view, the situation he was facing now must not choose item A, because there was no drama at all.

Because he is only the crown prince, and he is the crown prince who has been deposed.

Even if these nobles were willing to support him, they were not in a position to order them to fulfill their vassal obligations until he was crowned king.

As for item B, it should not be easy to get the title and land, but without money and food, which are in short supply during the war.

Those mercenary groups are all human spirits.

Dividing the alliance between Burgundy and England is the most important goal of the day!

Now France can't cope with these two powerful opponents no matter what.

Lothar was decisive in choosing C.

[You sincerely apologized to the Duke of Burgundy, bitterly stated: "Brothers are against the wall, and the outside is insulted", and claimed that after the war, you would support Duke Philip to obtain the titles of Flanders Wallonia, the Netherlands, and Brabant. 】

[However, when the letter was sent, it seemed to sink into the sea, and there was no news. 】

"It shouldn't be."

Lothar was furious with the result.

As long as Philip is not a fool, he should know what a terrible thing it is to have a behemoth around him who holds the throne of both England and France.

Immediately after, new options appeared.

[You have been plundered in Champagne by the enemy, who is Baron Bettner and his five hundred soldiers. 】

You decide: a. to send an army to aid the Champagne territory.

b. Sitting idly by.

c. Send soldiers to help with the reconstruction of the looted villages and preach to everyone about the brutality of the British.

"If it's only 500 people, it's not false at all!"

Lothar wanted to choose item A, but immediately realized that the territory directly under him was only a small territory in Bourges, and the standing army that could be pulled out was only five hundred.

That's all he has.

He thought for a moment, but chose the second option.

It's the first time to simulate, first stabilize a hand.

[Duke of Befort led a large army to attack Orleans, and Charles I, Duke of Orleans, sent you a letter asking for help]

You decide: a. to stand still.

b. Convening a three-tier council in an attempt to borrow money to recruit an army.

c. Borrow a sum of money from your mother-in-law, Lady Yolanda of Aragon, to recruit an army.

The fart is not moving.

Is it okay to have soldiers to stand still?

Lothar gritted her teeth secretly.

If the time of the simulation start was when Charles VII was just canonized as the crown prince, it would not be so poor now.

I pick C.

In the same way, Lothar is now only the crown prince, and is not qualified to convene the Estates-General, and the current France has been war-torn for more than half a century, and even the most generous people have become stingy.

[Your mother-in-law, Yolanda, has generously financed you a large sum of money, but it takes time to recruit soldiers, and the city of Orleans is not so easy to attack. 】

[At this time, there was a prophecy circulating in France that there would be two women who would destroy and save France.] 】

[The former has been confirmed, and the Queen Mother Yin Sabel married her daughter to King Henry V of England, so that his son Henry VI will overpower you, the orthodox crown prince, in terms of legal inheritance. 】

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Then your courtiers offered you a woman.

You choose to meet:

A. A woman sent by Charles II, Duke of Lorraine.

B. Duke of Bourbon, the woman sent by Jean I.

C. The woman sent by Robert, the commander of the garrison of Vaukule.

"Is it Joan of Arc?"

Lothar recalled.

Joan of Arc's hometown is Donrémi, a village on the border between Champagne and Lorraine.

So, it was sent by the Duke of Lorraine?

No, it's not!

Lothar was keenly aware of the strangeness, because he was not the real Charles VII after all, so he had never heard of the name of Wokule.

If this so-called simulation battle is really difficult.

"I choose C!"

[In the castle of Hinon, you met a woman from Donremi, Joan of Arc, who claimed to have been inspired by her Heavenly Father, but before she could tell you in detail what she had been enlightened, you were pleasantly surprised to tell her that you had also received enlightenment from her Heavenly Father, and that you would trust her unconditionally.]

Really!

Lothar let out a sigh of relief.

[You gave her the newly recruited army, and sent your own squire Lahair to assist her in commanding the army]

[In the battle to rescue the city of Orleans, Joan of Arc took the lead and broke through the defenses of the British, and their proud longbowmen were crushed by the iron hooves of the French knights before they could set up their stakes]

You've won a brilliant victory. 】

[Jeanne followed and led the army to defeat Reims, and invited you to come and be crowned in this city where all French kings had to be crowned in order to show legitimacy]

[You held your coronation in Reims, and Joan of Arc accompanied you with a white flag painted with the image of the Virgin. 】

Archbishop Reims anointed you with holy anointing oil and took up the king's crown. 】

Here it is, you choose:

a. Accept the coronation ceremony with peace of mind.

b. Take the crown from Bishop Reims and put it on your head, and thank Archbishop Reims for keeping it for you.

c. You take the crown from the Archbishop of Reims, put it in Joan of Arc's hands, and ask her to put the crown on you.

"Don't fix these moths, although they are all kings of France, but you Charles VII are not Napoleon, and you don't want to see if you are worthy of it?"

Lothar decisively chose the first option.

[After your coronation, Joan of Arc led his army to many victories, however, when attacking Paris, Joan of Arc's army was defeated, and you decided]

a. Continue to insist on taking back Paris by force, smashing the pot and selling iron, and supporting Joan of Arc to continue the attack on Paris

b. Attempt to negotiate contacts with Burgundy and England to regain Paris and the rest of the occupied lands through diplomatic means

c. Temporarily avoid the enemy's edge

Lothar thought for a moment, and felt that at this time, he should definitely choose the second option, even if it was the end of the Middle Ages, it was not so easy to attack a city.

Moreover, his financial problems are already very acute, so it is better to accept it when he sees it.

[As you tried to make peace with the enemy, your vassals decided to stop the war, but Joan of Arc insisted on fighting the enemy to the end, and fell into a state of fighting alone]

[In May 1430, Joan of Arc led an army during the transfer to Compiègne. Attacked by the enemy, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundian army. 】

Lothar: "..."

This... Is this a forced restoration of history?

Do you intend to:

a. Through diplomatic mediation, he tried to offer a ransom in exchange for Joan of Arc.

b. Immediately send troops to save Joan of Arc.

According to Lothar's original idea, he should definitely choose A at this time, but the problem is that Lothar has realized that his choice is restoring history at this time.

With his shriveled wallet, and his finances on the verge of depletion, it is simply impossible to offer a higher ransom than the British.

Such an ending, even if she can really win in the end, Lothar is not willing to accept it!

So...

【Warning! 】

[Select this option, and you will officially enter the final battlefield of this simulation battle.] 】

Without hesitation, Lothar chose the second option.

[You chose to send troops immediately, but you are destitute and heavily indebted, so you can only barely raise a small army, and your vassals are unwilling to support your risky actions. 】

Outside the Bolva castle, which was guarded by the Burgundians, you confronted the Burgundian and British armies. 】

The wind and clouds are changing, and Lothar's perspective has come to the front of the army.

He took a deep breath, and the air was exactly the same as in the real world.

Behind him, nervous, immature faces made Lothar realize that now was the moment when this war really began.

He surveyed his body, covered in a tailor-made silver-white plate armor, and wrapped in a burqa with a blue-bottomed iris in front of it.

He tried to use blood magic, and it still worked.

"Lahair, Santleyin, Rushmond, Baldegu..."

"You're all Joan of Arc's best friends—and so am I."

Lothar imprinted in his mind the faces that had become extremely familiar for some reason: "As the king of France, maybe I shouldn't have fought this battle with a huge disparity in strength, and even doomed to lose. But generals, knights, and my soldiers—Joan of Arc has been saving us, and now is the time for us to repay us. ”

He galloped in front of the battle.

He raised the saber in his hand and kissed it gently.

"In the name of the King of France."

Lothar shouted.

Soldiers, the shouts of the mountains and the tsunami sounded.

"In the name of Joan of Arc."

"Frenchman, charge with me!"

As the voice fell.

The French soldiers, numbering less than 3,000 men, began to charge the Allied positions that had been prepared for a long time.

The flying bow missed, knocking down one of Lothar's comrades one after another.

It was England's longbowmen at work.

Lothar was so distracted by this that he mechanically slashed the enemy, because he knew that the end of this war was predestined from the beginning.

Eventually, the enemy surrounded him.

The soldiers who surrendered, looking in disbelief at the corpses still fighting the enemy, the corpses at their feet, and even the king, who had already piled up into a mountain, had tears in their eyes.

"Heavenly Father is above, our king is still fighting, and we have shamefully chosen to surrender."

Lothar felt that his hands were becoming heavier and heavier, and the besieging enemies no longer tried to get close, but used long weapons to continuously compress Lothar's space for movement.

Finally.

The last drop of blood mana had been depleted, and his brain was dizzy.

He stood in the middle of the mountain of corpses with his sword in hand.

took off his helmet, faced the Duke of Befort, who came to persuade him to surrender, and smiled: "Next time, I will definitely win!" ”

He drew his sword and slashed it across his throat, blood splattering out of his face.

He watched in disbelief, a king, drawing his sword in front of him, killing himself, just to avoid the fate of being captured?

The soldiers of England turned pale.

Duke Befort spoke for a long time: "Execute all the prisoners of war, the news that this king fought to the death must not be spread!" ”

It was dark.

Sunset.

The world of Lothar is completely plunged into darkness.

Ending: You were defeated at the Battle of Beauval, killed in the rebellion, and Henry VI was crowned King of England and France, and from then on, House Lancaster replaced House Valois as ruler of France.

Joan of Arc was tried in the city of Rouen and recognized as a witch, and in March 1431 she was burned at the stake, where the flames burned her body and she was burned in plain sight, leaving only a small amount of ashes.

The Archbishop of Manchester proclaimed: "Behold, she is not a saint, she has been burned by the fire of the Holy Father—France is destined to be placed under the rule of King Henry, it is the will of the Father!" ”

[Your first simulation, declared a failure!] 】