I was pulling trees in Daming, and Lao Zhu begged me to come out of retirement

Chapter 159 Your Majesty, shall we continue to fight?

Brittany was supposed to belong to France.
But in 1360, King Edward III of England and King John of France signed the Treaty of Bretagne, in which the King of England gave up his claim to the French throne in exchange for giving up large tracts of French land.

Brittany was also among the large tracts of land that were abandoned.

So although the village where Tianyu lives still speaks French, it is actually under the control of England.

This is also why the robber who appeared earlier spoke English.

Although the Treaty of Bretigny was a humiliating treaty for France,
But it gave Charles V time to carry out reforms. He mainly relied on small nobles and citizens as allies, strengthened the tax system, strengthened the royal power, and used some mercenaries to replace the weak militia.

Also at the beginning of this year, Charles V renewed his war against England in an attempt to regain lost territory.

It turned out that Charles V did have quite good command ability, and he was extremely successful in his war against England.

According to the original plan, he would be able to easily recapture Poitou and Brittany in a few years.

As a result, when the fight was in full swing, Tianyu arrived with a portal to the underworld.

The French army, which had originally had the upper hand, fell into chaos due to its large numbers.

After finally dealing with the monster attack, the Knights Templar suddenly appeared.

Charles V felt that he was really unlucky.

When he first came to power, he had to raise money to redeem his father. As a result, the merchants who were rejected revolted and drove them out of Paris.

After finally suppressing the uprising with the help of his father's old enemy, the villain Charles, England attacked again.

After reluctantly signing the humiliating Treaty of Bretigny, he immediately made changes to the country's internal affairs, won over the minor nobles, and strengthened the royal power over taxation.

Just when he was about to turn the tables, hell struck.

Before I could even get myself together, my ancestor's debtor crawled out of his grave and came back to collect the debt from me.

His original nickname was "Wise Charlie".
But he felt that the nickname "Unlucky Charlie" was more suitable for him.

But this time it was different.

He decided to lead his troops personally to repel England and capture Brittany, and at the same time eliminate the Knights Templar who had appeared out of nowhere.

Everyone knows that France has the greatest hatred for the Knights Templar. Even in Brittany, which is occupied by the British, it is not allowed.

When the King of France ordered the execution of the Knights Templar, only the English royal family openly protected them.

This time, he will completely eradicate these evil remnants!
Charles V gave the order,
He directly summoned 2 troops.
Ok……

This is already a fairly large army in Europe. The total number of troops in neighboring England is only 8000.
You should know that in the French aristocratic knight system in the Middle Ages, a knight could only serve for about 40 days at most. The rest of the time, the upper-class nobles, especially the king, could hardly control the knights of their vassal states.

The reason why Charles V could gather so many troops today was because he exhausted all resources, concentrating limited resources and worsening people's lives.

In a sense, he is similar to Tuotuo of the Yuan Dynasty.

They all looted money to supply their own troops.

When Charles V was alive, he could divert conflicts through war and plunder. After his death, King Henry V of England quickly seized most of France's territory in the Hundred Years' War.

Therefore, although these 2 people may seem small, they actually constitute most of the strength that France can muster.

Charles V is in front,

Thousands of cavalry followed closely behind, followed by squire knights and archers, and several catapults were dragged at the back.

Although the Yuan Dynasty had introduced gunpowder to Europe, pistols and muskets did not become popular in wars until the end of the 15th century.

Occasionally, a few wealthy countries only purchased a few artillery pieces to defend the city. Therefore, Europe is still in the era of cold weapons, and the French king's 2 elite troops are definitely one of the best in Europe.

So Charles V came to the edge of Brittany with full confidence.

Then he saw the beacon beam that shot straight into the sky, and the ridiculous city wall that was more than 20 meters high...

Charles V: "...what's-the-fuck!"

Facts have proved that it makes sense for the King of England to covet the throne of France. After all, the two sides do have a maternal blood relationship. At least at this moment, the King of France speaks very standard English.

Are there any castles in Britagne?

Is there such a tall castle in Britagne!?
How high is the wall of Paris?! The ladder I prepared is only enough to climb halfway, right?
The soldiers behind him were also somewhat confused.
They were somewhat skeptical about life at this time.
Who am I, where am I, what do I do?
Am I going to attack the castle in front of me?
Am I crazy or is the king crazy?

In wars in Europe, sieges rarely occurred.

Everyone found a plain to start a duel between knights as if to make an appointment for a fight.

Let the cannon fodder peasants charge first, then the archers shoot, and the knights run wildly while shouting martial arts songs.

In the Middle Ages,

Knight is a very sacred profession, so even if you are a king, as long as you are a knight, you need to be at the front.

Therefore, the kings of European countries changed quite frequently, because a large number of them were captured and died on the battlefield.

Charles V's father was captured by England, so Charles V convened the Third Council to try to redeem his father, but the merchants were unwilling to pay...

If this happened in China, the civil officials would probably threaten to die rather than allow their emperor to go to the front line.

You can see the consequences of the capture of the Ming Dynasty's God of War.

Only the kind of gangland brawls in Europe, where hundreds of villages are fighting, are suitable for the display of such personal heroism.

Everyone took the lead in the charge, and after being captured, they asked their families to pay money in exchange for their lives.

Therefore, it was not shameful to be a prisoner in Europe. You might even be promoted and given a high rank after being redeemed by the enemy because of your bravery.

If the Ming Dynasty God of War was in Europe and was captured a few more times, he could at least become a marquis. Of course, the prerequisite is that his family has the money to redeem him.

Originally, Charles V thought that Brittany was at most a small village, and his real opponent was still the troops of Edward, the Black Prince.

Who has ever faced an unprecedented outrageous castle?

At this time, the Earl of the Royal Guard also patted his horse and came forward and asked timidly:

"Your Majesty, shall we continue to fight?"

Upon hearing this, Charles V cursed with a dark face:
"Fight? Fight for nothing! Can you climb up? Is your ladder that high?"

The Count heaved a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that his king would go crazy and order an attack on this outrageous castle.

This thing is not something that can be taken down by humans. The Shenlong Cannon of the mysterious country in the east might have some hope, but it is obvious that they don't have it.

When they were in great confusion,
Suddenly, Tianyu flew out of the castle, hovering above everyone's heads. He looked at the cavalry with contempt and spoke slowly:

"Surrender or die!"

(End of this chapter)