Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Orville did not argue with the other party, but just smiled and shook his head. There was no need to discuss these issues with the other party.

Maybe the Eternal One thought that the Palphians were beyond rescue this time, so he did not save them, and the Gauls still needed to rescue them, so he left Jeanne Dacre down.

Some people in later generations will discuss what would happen if Byzantium had its own Jeanne Dacre. It is estimated that it was the Palphians who discussed this in this time and space. What would happen if Jeanne Dacre had been in the first Palphic War, but this is all false. Orville knew that even if Jeanne had been there, she would have been killed by the party members themselves.

He really had no bad feelings towards this girl. From various dimensions, she was a person with no real shortcomings. After being captured, the British self-directed and self-acted trial court searched for the charges for a long time, but could not find them, so they could only rely on fabricating charges and finally sentenced her.

And the French theologian who was responsible for examining her later changed from disbelief to conviction in a sense. The most conservative theologians left such records.

"Everyone has to believe that Joan of Arc does have firm faith, and they have to agree with her actions. Joan of Arc seems to have nothing to do with any greed, ugliness, hatred, resistance and revenge."

"The lifestyle of this young girl is an ideal model for all Catholics. She seems to be able to save everyone who approaches her."

It is not denied that the praise of later generations may be a bit too heavy, but Orville will inevitably have a character filter for historical figures. This is the first time he has fought against a historical figure he respects, and his mood is inevitably a bit subtle.

In the end, Orville still wrote back to the other party.

[I also want to accept your request, but Rome will only make peace when it wins, not because of losing. Even if the temporary peace talks are exchanged for the next war, this is something I personally cannot avoid. 】

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Ragnar hesitated between the Gauls and the Romans for a while, until Tia received the news of the capture of Rouen and the Roman front had crossed the Seine River. He decided to help Orville fight the Gauls.

Cart after cart of silver was handed over to Ragnar by Orville. He smiled brightly. In fact, he was quite satisfied with the price. The North is not as rich as Rome. This amount of money is already quite a lot and can be exchanged for quite a lot of things.

After basically ensuring that there were no worries, Orville began to organize the legion to complete the siege of Paris.

Originally, according to his expectations, the defenders in Paris would start to think about how to escape and break through at this moment, so he asked Ragnar to lead people to block the rear of Paris and stop Jeanne Dacre if she tried to break through with the army.

But in the end, no one in the city tried to escape and break through. They just continued to guard the city and looked quite fearless.

Orville was not panicked and continued to build fortifications. There are many woods near Paris, which are excellent building materials. It would be a pity not to use them.

Paris is one of the largest cities in Gaul. It has developed better than the same period in history. The city walls are relatively high and thick. There are also many residents in the city who can be mobilized to become temporary troops. It is not a wise choice to attack directly.

If all the people in Orville's hands were legionnaires, he would dare to fight like this, but the Vikings will not fight a hard battle for him. The auxiliary soldiers are okay for assistance, but they cannot be relied on for a hard battle. The only ones who can really fight are his own one and a half legions.

These people are okay to surround without attacking, but it is too strenuous to attack, so siege is the best choice.

The current situation is that there is enough time but not enough manpower for siege. Orville's goal is to pin Jeanne Dacre in this city. This military achievement is enough to satisfy him. The rest of the credit for advancing forward for a certain number of kilometers is already a lot. There is no essential difference between advancing 200 kilometers and advancing 400 kilometers.

Caesar won the Battle of Alesia largely by relying on the Romans' crazy civil engineering capabilities. Now Orville is doing exactly the same thing, surrounding the entire city of Paris.

First there was a circle of wooden fences, in front of which was a V-shaped trench, in front of which were antler obstacles and many buried pit traps. A few dozen meters behind the fence was a three-story sentry tower to cover shooting, and this very complete wall slowly surrounded the entire city of Paris.

Orville did not dare to take it lightly, and he would not make the same mistake as the Roman army in Orleans.

He built two layers of such a defense network, one to deal with the Paris defenders inward, and one to deal with possible support troops outward.

Caesar used the same approach in the Battle of Alesia, so that he could confront 340,000 people with only 50,000 people, turning the siege into a defense war, and playing to the advantage of the terrain.

After receiving the money, Ragnar was quite efficient. He asked his men to help the Romans build fortifications with all their heart and soul, and more or less had some intention of stealing their skills. Orville just asked his army to keep an eye on the Vikings to prevent them from suddenly turning against him, and did not stop the rest.

The Viking leader showed a strong curiosity. While his compatriots were satisfied with the money, he often showed a thoughtful expression and often asked Orwell's men and even Orwell himself questions about everything from art to architecture to history.

Ragnar was the first Viking to start plundering countries along the Atlantic coast. There was more to it than just robbing money.

When sailing from Norway to Britain or Gaul, the sea conditions in the North Sea are very terrible. Huge waves and storms often occur, and shipwrecks are common.

Unlike the generally stable and peaceful sea conditions in the Mediterranean, sailing in the North Sea tests people's courage and spirit of exploration. At this time, the first batch of people who dare to explore and come back alive must be people with strong curiosity and exploration spirit. Ragnar is one of them.

He admitted that Ragnar was an impeccable leader as a pirate-super action, brave, cunning, decisive, and pioneering. As a legendary figure who opened the future Viking Age, he certainly has many advantages, far more than disadvantages, otherwise he would not be successful.

However, this does not prevent Orville from having a very good impression of Ragnar. The Romans do not like pirates, and Orville does not like pirates either.

Of course, the two sides do not need to like each other now. It is just an employment relationship. It is okay to get money to do things. Both sides have always known this.

While Auvers was competing with the city of Paris, other Roman troops on the front line were also not idle and were also carrying out various military deployments.