My British Empire

ps: I wish you all a happy new year and a prosperous year of the dog

It’s already April, and outside Orleans, the endless grass is wet with rain, where flocks of sheep are grazing here, and the shepherd dogs keep their heads up and stare into the distance.

The Loire River is the largest river in France, with a length of about 1,000 kilometers. In the era before the railway was built, it was the largest power hub in France, with unparalleled economic benefits.

Among them, Orleans is such a city that enjoys the gift of the Loire River. The Loire River is almost a golden waterway, making Orleans not only an economic hub, but also a southern barrier of Paris.

It can be said that Orleans is not only the economic point of Paris, but also a military center. The former Joan of Arc left important and brilliant achievements here.

Orleans is only 120 kilometers away from Paris. It can be said to be an important transportation and military route, and it is naturally the place where everyone wants to control.

For example, at this time, a battle is erupting at the South Gate of Orleans.

"Boom—" "Kill—" "Puff——" All kinds of fighting sounds can be heard endlessly.

I saw hundreds of Huguenot soldiers, holding spears and muskets, shooting towards the city gate.

Although the defenders near the city gate were small in number, they were tenacious and guarded the entire city gate tightly, and the city gate only showed the width of an arm's length.

And the poor city gate, although it was wrapped in iron sheets, was bumpy and extremely ugly.

Hundreds of Protestant soldiers, although casualties continued, but their faith made them steadfast and vowed not to retreat.

This was the case with Charles. As a Protestant who had been naturalized for several years, he hated the Catholics very much, especially the massacre of Protestants by Catholics broke out a while ago, which made this devout believer feel like a knife.

The nobles sat in the back to direct and plan, and he, as the actual commander, personally went into battle and robbed the city gate.

"呵——" With a knife, he chopped off several Catholic guards who were still coming out of the city gate, and Charles swung his knife without hesitation.

Blood spurted out from the soldier's neck, and the hot red liquid spilled out directly, dyeing the soldier's body red.

Even a few drops splashed on Charles' forehead, but he didn't care about it at all. He still held the knife and accompanied the soldiers around him, pushing hard at the city gate in front of him.

"Hoo--" Suddenly, a flying arrow shot out from the crack of the door, and before Charles could react, it directly hit his arm, biting it hard, and the sound of entering the flesh was clearly audible.

Although the pain kept Charles awake, it also made him bear the tremendous pain.

Hugging his injured arm, Charles stepped back slowly, leaning his back against the wall, looking at the bow and arrow on his arm, which made him tremble with pain.

Several confidantes hurried over and raised the small wooden shield in their hands, trying to cover his body and prevent flying arrows from being shot.

"My lord, are you alright!" A confidant asked anxiously, seeing a lot of blood on Charles's arm.

"Huhu——" There was a wry smile on Charles' snow-white face, he shook his head, and said, "I'm not as fragile as I am, I will protect you, and I'm going to report the battle situation to my lord!"

After hearing the order, the confidants quickly recruited a few more people, raised their shields, and covered Charles' whole body.

As soon as he got out of the city gate, more than a dozen arrows shot directly at the wooden shield, and the tails were even vibrating and buzzing non-stop.

Carefully crossing the high bridge over the incomplete moat, the group walked quickly. In less than ten minutes, Charles and the others arrived at the headquarters and met the commander François de Coligny.

He was the younger brother of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, also known as Andro.

"Char, what's going on?" Andro was very surprised when he saw that his general, Charles, was injured, and quickly put down the strangely colored tea in his hand, and hurried over.

Although Charles is just a retired player in his thirties? The head of the mercenary army, but he is currently the only

He is a general who can be used, so Andro is currently caring for him very much.

"Your Excellency, those city guards are relying on the city wall, and the advantage is too great. If we continue, when the mercenaries are all dead, those militiamen who took the initiative to participate will immediately disperse!"

Charles looked at the younger brother of the admiral and said solemnly.

Hearing this, Andro shook his head and immediately vetoed:

"No, Charles! Capturing Orleans is the goal of my trip, and I recruited you for this reason."

Having said that, he looked at Charles sincerely, and said:

"Besides, there are not many defenders in Orleans, and the defenders are already its main force. As long as we persevere, I believe we will be able to capture the city gate soon. By then, Orleans will be in our hands!"

"You don't have to worry about the commission either. I will double the rewards to these brave soldiers after it's done."

Hearing this, Charles felt cold in his heart. He knew that the gentleman in front of him wanted his brothers to use their lives to obtain meritorious service for him.

The lives of himself and others are like a grass in his heart, and he wants to take the opportunity to leave for a moment.

Seeming to see Charles' uneasy mood, Andro said in a seductive voice:

"Charles, I think, if you can capture Orleans, a knight must be inevitable!"

Patting him on the shoulder, Andro whispered in his ear.

As soon as this remark came out, Charles changed his expression and said firmly:

"Your Excellency, please give me some time, I think I will definitely be able to break through this city!"

Then, inspired by Andro, Charles continued to command the soldiers to seize the city gate.

At this time, Admiral Coligny, who led 3,000 cavalry on the road ahead of schedule, had arrived near Orleans, only 6 kilometers away from the city of Orleans.

Gradually approaching the city of Orleans, Coligny was slightly confident in breaking Orleans. With 3,000 cavalry, it should be possible to catch it by surprise.

Even though he thought so, he didn't know the number of troops stationed in Orleans. If there were too many people, it would be bad.

This action is also a gamble.

The closer he got to Orleans, the more Collini felt that something was wrong. When he saw the city wall of Orleans, he suddenly realized that someone was taking the city gate.

And at this time, Andro also saw his brother coming, and hurried up to meet him.

After asking about his brother's purpose, Coligny couldn't help being overjoyed that the city of Orleans was in his hands.

"Follow me, all warriors, fight for the battle partners ahead, and capture Orleans—"

Marshal Coligny's voice was extremely provocative, and the cavalry who had driven for a long time were refreshed, and they immediately shook off their mental fatigue and shouted energetically.

As for the defenders who had been fighting back and forth, their defense was already very difficult. At this time, they suddenly saw that the enemy had reinforcements, and their morale was drained.

Soon, the city of Orleans became the territory of the Huguenots, and also became the political center of the Huguenots.