Chapter 152 The First Simulation

Lothar had a total of three simulation opportunities for the Hundred Years War scenario, but only one for the Fall of Constantinople scenario in 1453.

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

Let's wait until he becomes stronger in the future and can at least fight against three giant dragons.

Time: 1423.

Location: Chinon, France

Background: [In 1328 AD, the main branch of the Capetian dynasty that had ruled France since the end of the tenth century died out. 】

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

[The King of England, Edward III, Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Ponthieu, believed that as the late king's nephew, he had a greater right to inherit the French throne than Philip VI, the late king's cousin. 】

[Thus began the so-called Hundred Years War. 】

You are "Charlie", the eleventh child of Charles VI, the former king of France. Due to the successive deaths of your brothers Louis and John, you were appointed as the new crown prince.

Your father, Charles VI, was attacked by a werewolf while out hunting. He suffered from wolfsbane and would fall into madness from time to time.

Because the king was unable to govern, the French nobles split into the Burgundian and Armagnac factions, and the two factions fought a long civil war.

In the end, the Burgundians prevailed.

John, Duke of Burgundy, seized the power of the French Regent and began his perverse rule over Paris until he was driven back to Burgundy by you and the Armagnacs who supported you.

After you took office, you immediately expelled the Queen Mother Isabel, whom you hated, and the Queen Mother therefore defected to the Burgundians. The Duke of Burgundy led his army to invade Paris again in 1418.

You led your loyal subjects and fled to Bourges. The territory that belongs to you directly belongs to you. With only this small piece left, you can only rely on the Armagnac nobles.

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

You pretended to accept John's invitation, but when you saw his despicable and hateful face, you couldn't hold back the anger in your heart and pulled out a dagger to kill him.

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

Burgundy and England formally formed an alliance.

Your father, who was suffering from wolfsbane and was delirious, was forced by the British to sign the Treaty of Troyes - the treaty stipulated that as long as your father dies, Henry V will inherit the French throne, and you, the crown prince, will inherit the throne of France. Deposed.

After Henry V died, his son Henry VI inherited the thrones of England and France and was crowned king of the Dual Kingdom.

The Duke of Befort succeeded as regent of France and led his army southward again.

Due to the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Agincourt, which destroyed most of France's military strength, you suffered repeated defeats and lost all your prestige in the face of the British army led by the Duke of Befort.

After listening to this lengthy background introduction, Lothar felt that the situation in France was exactly the same as that of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The king is also suffering from a "serious illness", and the vassals are divided into two factions in order to seize power, fighting among themselves despite the invasion of foreign enemies.

This Crown Prince Charles is also a fool. The Duke of Burgundy has obviously agreed to peace talks and jointly fight against foreign enemies, but he still commits assassination because of personal hatred, which is taboo in the palace.

The perspective changes.

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

The only areas south of the Loire that still fly the French fleur-de-lis flag are left.

[The problem you are facing now is: lack of finances, many enemies, and the richest part of northern France has been occupied by the British and Burgundians. 】

[Your direct territory has languished to the limit, and your vassals are unwilling to pay the due vassal tax and shield tax because you have never been king. 】

[The mercenaries who lost their salaries and the Burgundian and English coalition plundered the French lands. The vast majority of your subjects just want to end this bad war as soon as possible, even if they let an Englishman rule them. 】

You choose: A. Recruit an army from your vassals, defeat the raging mercenaries in the countryside, and restore peace to the people of France.

B. Use titles and land to recruit mercenary groups raging in the countryside.

C. Write a letter to the Duke of Burgundy, solemnly repenting of the mistakes he has made.

It turns out this is a simulation...

It feels like the difficulty is average.

Lothar pondered for a moment. From his own perspective, he could not choose option A in the situation he was facing now, because there was no chance 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 qualified to order them to fulfill their vassal obligations before he was crowned king.

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

Those mercenary groups are all human beings.

Splitting the alliance between Burgundy and England is the most important goal today!

Now France can no longer cope with these two powerful opponents.

Lothar chose C decisively.

[You sincerely apologized to the Duke of Burgundy, and stated bitterly: "Brothers are jealous of each other within the wall, and defend themselves against their insults", and claimed that after the war, you would support Duke Philip in acquiring Flanders Wallonne. , Dutch and Brabant titles. 】

[However, when the letter was sent out, it seemed like it had disappeared into the sea, and there was no news. 】

"It shouldn't be."

Lothar was very dissatisfied with this result.

As long as Philip was not an idiot, he should have known how terrifying it would be for a behemoth to rise up beside him and hold the throne of both England and France at the same time.

Then, new options appeared.

[You were plundered by the enemy in the territory of Champagne. Your opponent was Baron Bertner and the five hundred soldiers he led. 】

You decide: A. Send an army to aid the Champagne territory.

B. Sit back and watch.

C. Send soldiers to help rebuild the looted villages and publicize the brutality of the British to everyone.

"If there are only five hundred people, it's totally true!"

Lothar originally wanted to choose option A, but immediately realized that the territory directly under his control was only a small territory of Bourges, and the standing army he could draw was only 500 people.

This is his entire family fortune.

He thought for a moment and chose the second option.

This is my first time simulating, so I need to be steady.

[The Duke of Bedford leads the army to attack Orleans, and Charles I, Duke of Orleans, sends you a letter asking for help]

You decide: A. Stand still.

B. Convene a three-level parliament and try to borrow money to recruit an army.

C. Borrow money from your mother-in-law, Lady Yolanda of Aragon, to raise an army.

The damn thing is standing still.

Only when you have soldiers can you stand still, okay?

Lothar gritted his teeth secretly.

If the simulation started at the time when Charles VII had just been crowned crown prince, things would not be so poor now.

I choose C.

For the same reason, Lothar is only the crown prince now and has no qualifications to convene the three-level meeting. Moreover, 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 supported you with a large amount of money, but recruiting soldiers takes time, and the city of Orleans is not that easy to break. 】

[At this time, prophecies about two women who will destroy and save France are being circulated in France. 】

[The former has been confirmed. Queen Mother Isabel married her daughter to King Henry V of England, so that his son Henry VI would overtake you, the orthodox crown prince, in terms of legal inheritance rights. 】

At this time, your ministers each dedicated a woman to you.

You choose to meet:

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

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

C. A woman sent by Robert, the commander of the garrison in Wakule.

"Is it Jeanne?"

Lothar recalled carefully.

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

So, it was sent by the Duke of Lorraine?

No, that's not right!

Lothar was keenly aware of a strange aura. After all, he was not the real Charles VII, so he had never heard of the place name Wokule.

If this so-called simulated battle is really difficult at all.

"I choose C!"

[In the castle of Chinon, you met a woman from Donremy, Joan of Arc. She claimed to have been enlightened by the Father. However, before she could tell you in detail what kind of enlightenment she had received, you Tell her with surprise that you have also been inspired by Heavenly Father and will trust her unconditionally]

really!

Lothar let out a sigh of relief.

[You handed over the newly recruited army to her, and sent your own attendant Lahire to assist her in commanding the army]

[In the battle to rescue the city of Orleans, Joan of Arc took the lead and penetrated the British defense. Their proud longbowmen were crushed by the iron hooves of the French knights before they could lay down the wooden stakes]

[You have achieved a brilliant victory. 】

[Jeanna then led the army to conquer Reims. In this city where all French kings have been crowned to show their legitimacy, you are invited to come and be crowned]

[You held a coronation ceremony in Reims, with Joan of Arc holding a white flag with an image of the Virgin by your side. 】

[The Archbishop of Reims anoints you with the holy anointing oil and takes up the king's crown. 】

This is, you choose:

A. Accept the coronation ceremony with peace of mind.

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

C. You take the crown from the hands of the Archbishop of Reims, place it in the hands of Joan of Arc, and ask her to put the crown on your head.

"Stop making such nonsense. Although they are both kings of France, you, Charles VII, are not Napoleon. If you want to play tricks, don't you see if you are worthy?"

Lothar decisively chose the first option.

[After your coronation, Joan of Arc led the army to achieve many victories. However, when attacking Paris, the army led by Joan of Arc failed. At this time, you decide]

A. Continue to insist on taking back Paris by force, sell the pot and sell iron, and support Joan of Arc to continue attacking Paris.

B. Attempt to negotiate with Burgundy and England and regain Paris and the rest of the fallen 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 at the end of the Middle Ages, it was not easy to attack a city.

Moreover, his financial problems are already very acute, so he might as well just get over it.

[Because you tried to negotiate 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 the army in the process of moving to Compiègne. Attacked by the enemy, Joan was captured by the Burgundian army. 】

Lothar: "."

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

Do you plan to:

A. Through diplomatic mediation, try to offer a ransom in exchange for Joan of Arc.

B. Send troops immediately to rescue Joan of Arc.

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

With his withered wallet and nearly depleted finances, it was simply impossible to pay a higher ransom than the British.

Even if he really wins in the end, Lothar is not willing to accept such an ending!

so.

【warn! 】

[Choose this option and you will officially enter the final battlefield of this simulated battle. 】

Lothar did not hesitate and chose the second option.

[You choose to send troops immediately, but you are impoverished and deeply in debt, so you can only raise a small army, and your vassals are unwilling to support your risky behavior. 】

[Outside the castle of Bolva where the Burgundians guard her, you confront the Burgundian and English forces. 】

The situation changed, and Lothar's perspective came to the front of the army.

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

War horses covered in iron armor were pacing back and forth.

Behind him, there were nervous and serious faces, which made Lothar realize that now was the moment when this simulated war really began.

He looked at his body, which was covered with tailor-made silver-white plate armor and a blue-bottomed iris-flowered robe wrapped in front.

He tried using blood magic, but it still worked normally.

"La Hire, Saintelay, Luchmont, Bodecourt."

"You are all Jeanne's best friends - and so am I."

Lothar remembered the faces that had become extremely familiar for some reason, deeply imprinted in his mind: "As the king of France, maybe I shouldn't engage in this disparity in strength, and it is even doomed to fail. Fight. But generals, knights, and my soldiers—Joan of Arc has been saving us, and now it’s time for us to save her.”

He galloped in front of the formation.

He raised the sword in his hand and kissed the sword gently.

"In the name of the King of France."

Lothar shouted.

The soldiers shouted like mountains and tsunamis.

"In the name of Joan of Arc."

"French, charge with me!"

As the words fell.

The French soldiers, numbering less than 3,000, began to charge towards the prepared coalition positions.

The flying arrows knocked down Lothar's comrades one after another.

That was the English longbowmen showing off their power.

The heavily armed knights had already suffered heavy losses before they could reach the enemy.

Even if their full plate armor can withstand bows and arrows, mounts with weak armor cannot.

Lothar was calm about this, and just ran into the enemy camp, slashing and killing them mechanically.

Because he knew that the outcome of this war was doomed from the beginning.

The gap between the enemy and ourselves is too great, and no amount of command and micro-control can save it.

Finally, the enemy surrounded him.

The surrendered soldiers looked in disbelief at the king who was still fighting the enemy, with corpses at his feet, and even the king piled up in mountains, with tears in his eyes.

"Father in Heaven, our King is still fighting, and we shamefully have chosen to surrender."

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

finally.

The last drop of blood magic power had been exhausted, and his brain felt dizzy.

He leaned on his sword and stood in the middle of the mountain of corpses.

He took off his helmet, faced Duke Befort who came to persuade him to surrender, and said with a smile: "Next time, I will definitely win!"

He drew his sword and slashed his own throat, blood spurted out and splashed on Duke Befort's face.

He looked at this scene in disbelief. A king actually drew his sword and killed himself in front of him, just to avoid the fate of being captured?

The English soldiers turned pale.

Duke Befort spoke after a long time: "Execute all the prisoners of war. The fact that this king fought to the death must not be spread out!"

The sky is dim.

The sun sets.

Lothar's world was completely plunged into darkness.

Ending: You were defeated miserably at the Battle of Beauval and were killed in the rebellion. Henry VI was completely crowned king of England and France. From then on, the Lancaster family replaced the Valois family and became the ruler of France. .

Joan of Arc was tried in the city of Rouen and was found to be a witch. In March 1431, she was escorted to the stake. The flames burned her body and she was burned to death in full view of the public. A little black ash remains.

The Archbishop of Manchester loudly declared: "Behold, she is no saint, she has been burned up by the divine fire - France is destined to be under the rule of King Henry, this is the will of the Father!"

[Your first simulation failed! 】