Chapter 2779: Threatening the living with the dead

The French were furious after hearing the news: "Dare!"

It's no wonder that the French jumped. The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims is the predecessor of the famous Notre-Dame de Paris, where the French kings of all ages were crowned. This is a holy place in the eyes of the French!

The Notre Dame Cathedral not only enjoys the honor of being a coronation cathedral, but is also famous in the history of architecture.

It was built in 1211 and took 83 years to be basically completed. The two giant towers with a height of 82 meters were completed in 1428.

The entire church has a consistent style and a harmonious structure, which has become a typical example of mature Gothic architecture. It has similarities with Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, but it is more exquisite and elegant. There are more than 2,300 large and small statues alone.

The statue "Smiling Angel" on the left gate of the west facade is a rare masterpiece in the Middle Ages. The interior of the hall is 138 meters long and 38 meters high. It is high and deep, solemn and elegant, and it is worthy of being an extraordinary coronation cathedral.

The Austrians want to destroy the Cathedral of Our Lady, which is outright blasphemy!

Lieutenant General De Mavuba analyzed it from a technical point of view: "Notre Dame Cathedral is in the city, and it is not something you can destroy if you want to."

Viscount Remy calmly took out a blueprint, and the Frenchman couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw it.

This map is the defense map of Reims City, marking out the city defense facilities and various important targets. The location and distance of the cathedral.

In ancient times, the cities were not big, and the Cathedral of Our Lady was completely within the range of the Austrian siege equipment.

In addition, the map also marked the location of the Abbey of St. Remy and the Palace of the Cross of St. Anthony in the city. Viscount Remy pointed to two places, warmly reminding the French that this is also the target to be destroyed.

Hearing this, the French were furious. Before the nobleman saw the nobleman, the warmth from his tears disappeared, and he wanted to hang the viscount on the head of the city of Reims to severely punish his disrespect!

The Abbey of St. Remy has a long history and retains a beautiful nave in the 9th century. The wide atrium was built in 1049, and the remains of the bishop St. Remy (440-533) lay flat inside. According to legend, in the 9th century in the park, Archbishop Hincmar was When King Kolovy was baptized, a holy spirit descended from the sky and handed over a small bottle containing holy oil to the archbishop. The oil bottle was filled with miraculous oil, which was inexhaustible and inexhaustible, symbolizing endless power. Reims became the city where the coronation and anointing of kings took place.

The real history is that on Christmas Day in 498 AD, Bishop St. Remy presided over the baptism ceremony of the first Frankish king Clovis in Reims. Later, it became the holy place where the kings of all dynasties were crowned and proved the legal power of the French royal family.

As for St. Anthony's Cross Palace, it is an archbishop's palace that plays a pivotal role in religious ceremonies. The archbishops who crowned the king rested in this palace, prayed to God and set out to crown the king.

Think about it, the king is supreme in the world, and the archbishop who can crown the king is the spokesperson of God in the world, and the palace they live in naturally has a high status.

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Abbey of St. Remy and the Palace of the Cross, which involve antiquities, the sacred and the royal family, are in the eyes of the French, just like the Forbidden City of the Chinese, the Pope's Palace of the Italians, the onion of Lao Maozi and the palace of the Japanese. The status of a certain toilet in the minds of people of all countries.

Now the Austrians threatened to destroy them all.

Viscount Remy announced: "You have seen the power of our trebuchets, and when the time comes, we will fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame together with the heavy artillery, and we will be able to destroy your church!"

He said triumphantly: "With the accuracy of our shooting, you don't have to doubt the power of the dark side of our empire. I guarantee that within one day your holy land will become a ruin!"

Viscount Remy was very happy for a while, and slipped his tongue, and actually talked about the power of the dark side of the empire. This is the catchphrase of the former British, and now the Admiral Siresma of the South China Sea. Try to the might of the forces of the dark side of the empire!

The eyes of all the French shot fire, Lieutenant General de Mavuba was no longer calm, and angrily accused: "You Austrians are blasphemy!"

"No, no, no!" Viscount Remy waved his hand and said, "This is your church, not ours, and we are willing to give you a chance, come out and fight if you have enough seeds! If you win, we will declare the city of Reims a non-war zone , if you don’t fight, then we can only attack the city and destroy your church!”

He pointed to the Frenchman and said, "You are responsible, because of your cowardice!"

Lieutenant General de Mavuba stared at him, and Viscount Remy also stared at him, spreading his hands together and said, "This is exactly our sincerity, otherwise why would we make this bet and attack the city directly!"

It seems to make sense, now that the ball is on the Frenchman's side, Lieutenant General de Mavuba asked Viscount Remy to rest here for a while, and they went outside to discuss.

Soon the discussions came to fruition, and the French decided to fight!

Although the French army in the seventeenth century AD was not invincible in European land battles, it won most of them, and it was superior to Europe.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the French army are bold and strong, and they are indeed the descendants of the Gauls in the Roman era!

Then the Frenchman tried it, and died!

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In addition, it is said that Matuidi was ordered to lead an army of 30,000 first, and required a four-day journey from the city of Reims, and they had to arrive at the city of Reims within two days. After receiving the emergency report from the front line, Matuidi opened it to take a look, and his expression changed drastically!

Without saying a word, he took a piece of paper and wrote a message, repacked it together with the urgent report just now, and sent people to continue to send back, while his troops continued to set off, still hurrying on their way.

Marshal Turenne of the French Army received Matuidi's report the next morning, opened it and read it, and heaved a long sigh.

Lieutenant General William Vandom next to him asked: "How is the situation?"

Lieutenant General William Fandom, Spanish and French mixed, his father was a Spanish nobleman, but he served the French, which was a normal thing in Europe in the seventeenth century.

Marshal Dureny handed him the paper speechlessly, and William Fandom cursed angrily: "De Mavuba has wronged the country!"

It turned out that the defenders of Reims City went out of the city under the command of Lieutenant General de Mavuba to fight against the Austrian Sixth Army. As a result, they lost to the Austrians. Lieutenant General de Mavuba was taken prisoner, and the Austrians entered the city peacefully!

The news of the lost city was vague in the emergency report, but it was clarified that Lieutenant General de Mavuba was defeated and the Austrians captured the city of Reims.

Matuidi, on the other hand, reported that he continued to press forward, hoping to find an opportunity to recapture the city of Reims, but that if the enemy was strong, he would retreat to build strength.

After all, he doesn't have many troops, so adding fuel to the fight will definitely not work.

Matuidi is a seasoned move~www.wuxiaspot.com~ De Mavuba is too reckless. If the two change, I'm afraid there will be different results.

In the plan of Marshal Turenne, the city of Reims is an important support point. The city is well-defended. The French army relies on the city of Reims to defend and counterattack. Its offensive posture, and then attack its grain road, has a good chance of winning.

The city of Reims fell, and the French built a lot of fortress walls on the road westward to Paris, but none of them were as strong as the defenses of Reims and Verdun!

Things are tough these days and the situation is very tricky!

what should we do?

The battle-tested Marshal Durenni also felt at a loss!

Postscript: When it was revealed that Lieutenant General de Mavuba fought resolutely to save the city of Reims, although he was defeated, the holy relics of the city of Reims were preserved, and most French people believed that he did the right thing .

The victory and life of human beings are insignificant, only holiness lasts forever! 2084/10370237