Tribol, France, is the core city and stronghold outside Paris, the heart of France. As long as Tripol is captured, the next thing they have to face is the flat Paris Basin, and there is no dangerous place to defend.
At this moment, outside the city of Tripol, the Spanish army has already surrounded the place. Nearly 100,000 Spanish troops are ready to move. With just one order, they can take over this stronghold leading to Paris at any time.
However, Alfred, the commander-in-chief of the army, delayed issuing the order to attack at this critical moment, which caused dissatisfaction among many soldiers.
Everyone was waiting to capture this place and then attack Paris to completely destroy France. However, at this juncture, it suddenly stopped, and it had been nearly a month.
Of course, Alfred also had his own difficulties, because the army he commanded was all made of Ming Hongzhi Type 26 rifles, and the cannons used were also the most advanced breech-loaded cannons purchased from the Ming Empire.
These advanced arms and weapons are good, but all the shells and bullets used need to be imported from the Ming Empire. Now that the ammunition in the hands of the army has almost been used up, it may be possible to capture Tripol in front of us.
Yes, but what about attacking Paris next?
Isn't it possible to attack Paris with fire sticks?
It is better to take a good rest first, wait for the ammunition to be replenished, and then capture Tribol in one go and go directly to Paris, France, to completely destroy France.
"European cities are very small. It doesn't take much effort to capture such a city."
Fan Mindao rode a horse and carefully observed the Tripol city in front of him with a telescope. The city was not big, which was about the same as the county seat of the Ming Dynasty. The city walls were not high and there were not many dangerous places.
"Of course there is no way to compare with the Ming Empire!"
"Our population in Europe is still relatively small. There are not even 100 million people in the whole of Europe. Now the population of the Ming Empire is more than 400 million."
Alfred nodded and said, he had studied abroad in the Ming Empire and had truly seen the huge cities of the Ming Empire. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was huge in size and had a population of several million.
The population of a city is almost equivalent to the total population of a country in Europe, and there are many such cities in the Ming Dynasty, such as Tianjin, Songhu, Nanjing, Crescent City, Penglai City, Guangzhou, etc.
"After taking over the current city, our most important task is to strengthen the Marne River. After crossing the Marne River, we can go directly to Paris. The destruction of France will be a matter of this month."
Fan Mindao smiled, then pointed to a winding river in the distance and said.
"I have not been busy this month in vain. I have ordered people to prepare everything. If we take Tribol, we can directly strengthen the Marne River and fight to Paris."
Alfred nodded and said: "Calculate the time, this ammunition should be transported here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a messenger hurriedly came to report: "Dear commander, our ammunition has arrived!"
"good!"
"Send the order, prepare to attack Tripol City, strive to capture it within 2 hours, and then forcefully cross the Marne River!"
When Alfred heard this, he immediately became energetic. After resting for a month, he was finally able to start working.
Soon, as Alfred's order was conveyed, the artillery shells that had just arrived were quickly distributed, and an army of 50,000 began to attack Tripol, while another 50,000 army began to bypass the city of Tripol.
Forced to cross the Marne River.
"fire!"
Following the order, the flag was waved, and a total of 200 cannons were aimed at Tripol City.
"Dongdong! Dongdong!"
The deafening sound of artillery resounded through the sky, billowing smoke filled the air, and the shells roared towards Tripol City.
"boom!"
Soon, the city of Tripol was in chaos, and with a large number of shells falling, it turned into ruins in the blink of an eye.
From all directions, the Spanish army attacked the city of Tripol like a tide accompanied by artillery attacks.
There were not many surprises in the battle. In less than two hours, the Spanish flag was flying above Tripol. Except for some of the French defenders inside, most of them chose to surrender.
Here at the Marne River, the water of the Marne River is extremely turbulent. It is winter at this time and the river water is extremely cold.
The French also estimated that the Spanish might have taken these factors into consideration, so the 100,000-strong army stopped their attack in Tripol City.
Who would have known that today, the Spaniards would forcefully cross the river regardless of the cold water or the turbulent water.
On the wide river, countless Spaniards rode rafts and rowed desperately to the other side of the river. On the other side of the river, the Spaniards focused more than 300 cannons on the French defenders guarding the river bank, and launched a
Indiscriminate bombing.
"Dongdong!"
The sound of intensive artillery fire echoed through the sky and fell continuously on the French positions. The suppressed French did not dare to go out to block the Spaniards from crossing the river.
There were countless rafts on the river, and it only took a short time for the small boats to rush to the other side. A large number of Spanish soldiers began to land, and quickly seized positions, consolidated and broke through.
In just an hour, the Spanish had broken through the defenses along the Marne River, and a steady stream of Spanish soldiers quickly advanced in all directions along the breach.
After Tripol was captured that day, the Spanish army that followed quickly crossed the Marne River and headed directly towards Paris.
In the royal palace of Paris.
The big-nosed King Francois I is looking sad. As the king of the most powerful country on the European continent, the French king has always been proud of himself.
Although the two wars with Spain were defeated, France still relied on its strong national power to support itself, and it was still one of the most powerful countries on the European continent.
However, who could have imagined that this time the Spaniards would attack France from the north to the south, facing a Spanish army that was fully prepared, well-trained, and well-armed.
France was retreating steadily. Although it fought back and organized tenacious resistance in the process, it was never a match for the Spanish.
These Spaniards not only defeated the maritime coalition of England and France at sea, but also defeated France and the Holy Roman Empire on land.
I just heard that Spain suffered a disastrous defeat on the Italian Peninsula. Facing the equally well-armed and well-trained Roman Vatican army, the Spaniards did not take any advantage.
But for France, it has now reached a critical moment of destruction.
"England is a robber who keeps his word. He promised to send troops to support us in France, but until now not even a single soldier has been sent."
"It's been a month, and it's time to swim here even from England."
"There are also these fools, fools, and old country men from the Holy Roman Empire. The more than 200,000 coalition troops can't even defeat the 50,000 Spanish troops. They are still unable to conquer the lowland areas, leaving France in a passive situation of war between the north and the south."
"The knights of the Holy See are all like me. They should have walked from Rome to Paris in a month, but they haven't seen their shadows yet."
Francois I roared angrily.
As for the Knights Alliance, it seems that only France is fighting desperately against the Spaniards. What is the result?
The whole of France is going to perish, and only the Paris Basin in front of us is left. Once this is captured, France will perish.
"Report!"
"The Spaniards captured Tribol, crossed the Marne River, and are heading towards Paris!"
At this time, someone came in a hurry to report the situation.
Suddenly all the French nobles in the palace began to tremble, the Spanish bullfighters were coming, they were coming.
They are demons, the gods of death from hell, who specifically target nobles.
The entire French nobility had been killed by the Spaniards in countless numbers, so much so that as soon as they heard that the Spanish were coming, the French nobility would immediately pack up their bedding and run away quickly.
But now, the Spaniards have all arrived in Paris, where can they escape?
"Fortunately, I sent my children to Hong Kong in advance and bought real estate here. Now it's better to escape quickly and become a rich man in Hong Kong."
Some nobles were secretly glad in their hearts. Many nobles had already sent their family papers to Hong Kong early and deposited most of their property in Ming Dynasty banks.
Not only is it safer, but it also provides good interest income every year. You can also live a life without worries about food and clothing here in Hong Kong.
"It's over, France is over!"
Some nobles immediately burst into tears. France was finished, and they, the nobles, would also lose everything. The land passed down from generation to generation, family wealth, castles, etc., everything would be gone.
The French palace was in chaos, and soon the whole of Paris was in chaos. A large number of nobles quickly left Paris and fled to Hong Kong under the protection of the Ming Dynasty's escort agency.
Even the big-nosed King Francois I had to flee to Hong Kong with a large amount of wealth. The Spanish attacked so fast that they reached the outskirts of Paris in the blink of an eye. If they didn't leave, they would really be unable to leave.
As the king and nobles fled, Paris was leaderless and was quickly occupied by the Spanish. At the same time, the entire Paris Basin soon fell into the hands of the Spanish, officially announcing the demise of the Kingdom of France.
The Kingdom of France, which has always boasted itself as the most powerful in the European continent, has perished!