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Volume 3: Stormy France Chapter 141: Partition

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    Chapter 141: Divide

    The news of Burgundy¡¯s defeat at the hands of Switzerland spread throughout Europe as quickly as possible like a storm.

    At the same time, the news spread throughout Europe, as well as the Western Qin, a foreign nation that had no reputation just a year ago.

    The Archduke John of Burgundy, armed with 100,000 soldiers from the whole country, defeated Basel when everyone thought they would win. In the end, only less than 20,000 soldiers escaped. Even Archduke John himself died in the battle in Bell.  At the foot of the Mount of Fortune, in the entire Principality of Burgundy, not even one of the nobles, big or small, was left alive. However, Philip, the heir designated by John, somehow survived in the end, which can be regarded as leaving a legacy to the Principality of Burgundy.

    For the first time, all the forces on the continent of Europa have really set their sights on Switzerland, a land that they did not care much about in the past.  And the reason why they are paying attention now is just because the current owner of this land is the Xi Qin people who shine like a comet in the sky. Of course, there are many people who would like this nation to be like a real comet, but  Flashing in the sky, it will soon fall into the horizon.

    Centered in Basel, the three closest forces - England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire - were the first to learn that the weak Western Qin had miraculously won. At this juncture, if these established forces did not  It was not in line with their habits to seek benefits for their own country, so at the first opportunity, they all sent their own envoys.

    On the Western Qin side, Bai Zhou first buried the bodies of Archduke John and those Burgundian soldiers who would never return home outside the city of Basel. Firstly, it was a sign of respect for the deceased, and secondly, it also prevented the spread of the plague.

    I remember that night ten days ago, Bai Zhou didn't know that Archduke John was knocked down by the explosion sound at close range and had no ability to think in a short period of time, so he chose John as the first target to kill. Unexpectedly, it turned out that  Philip was also in this force, and he escaped by chance.  If Philip could also be killed at that time, the situation in Burgundy might be even worse now, and this is what Bai Zhou and other forces want to see.

    However, even if Philip escaped and "successfully" took over the title of Grand Duke of Burgundy, but now, the strength of Western Qin and Burgundy has been reversed, and anything will be enough to give the new successor a headache for a long time.  He is destined not to hold this position for long, not to mention that the people of Western Qin, who must avenge themselves, will not let him slowly sort out the internal affairs of the principality.

    The envoy of the French royal family arrived in Basel. However, because the entire city of Basel was burned by fire, except for the city walls, it was full of ruins. It was impossible to stay, so they directly entered the allied military camp.  .

    Of course, another purpose of their coming this time is to complete the previous transaction between the two parties. In the eyes of the royal family, the importance of this point is no worse than that of "Burgundy".

    The envoy brought a large amount of food and baggage as promised, as well as 20,000 gold coins.  The heavy gold coins were placed in two large boxes, and it took eight strong men to lift them.

    Bai Zhou had no reason to accept the supplies that were delivered to his door. After arranging for people to collect these "gifts", he never said anything about Joan.

    The messengers sent by the royal family this time are the same people as those sent last time. How could they not realize that something is wrong?  He immediately stopped beating around the bush and made the request directly.

    Bai Zhou was not ambiguous, and directly invited Joan of Arc, who had been hiding behind the door curtain, to appear in front of the envoy. Naturally, the other party's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat dripped down his face.

    Her face was completely torn. Joan recognized this envoy and knew that he was one of the most trusted confidants of the King of France. She was very close to her back then and respected her very much. She never thought that this person would want to kill her now.  The duplicitous guy immediately took two steps forward, ready to ask something.

    Although Joan of Arc was not wearing any weapons, the envoy had no doubt that if Joan of Arc had murderous intentions towards him, the Duke of Switzerland would come to help without hesitation.

    Fortunately, Joan of Arc had no murderous intentions, or perhaps Joan of Arc was truly disheartened and did not intend to embarrass this little person.  The envoy was also a shrewd man. He knew that he could not stay here, so he could only leave in despair. He was originally ready to say a few harsh words, but when he thought that the Burgundians with strong soldiers and horses had suffered so much at the hands of Western Qin,  After a loss, there is no way that the royal family will deliberately make good friends with Xi Qin in the future. If they offend others now, the royal family will definitely regard themselves as an abandoned son in the end.

    What about the cronies?  Joan of Arc can be discarded, and the messenger does not feel that he is more important than Joan of Arc.

    Almost on the same day, envoys from England and the Holy Roman Empire also arrived at the military camp outside Basel. However, it can be seen that these two countries are not interested in this incident.The meeting was held with considerable sincerity - all heavyweight envoys were sent.

    The envoy sent by the Holy Roman Empire was Frederick's eldest son, Miller, who had some friendship with Bai Zhou. Of course, since he also knew that Wolfgang was here, Miller also sent his third brother  I brought him over to attend this meeting together.

    England also sent a prince. Originally, Bai Zhou didn't take this prince to heart. After all, Europe is such a big place with dozens of kingdoms and principalities. There are not a few princes, not every prince.  They are all worthy of Bai Zhou's attention.

    But it was discovered that the visitor was actually the Duke of Normandy, Richard, who would become the famous King Richard I the Lion-Hearted in later generations.  The second king of the Plantagenet dynasty, an English king who could not speak English, was famous for his bravery, resoluteness, boldness and strategy.  He was one of the most famous European knight kings. His life was full of continuous conflicts, from fighting with his father and brother to leading the Crusades to the East, then crushing his younger brother's usurpation of power, confronting France, and quelling the rebellion.  From birth to death, he was so legendary, just like an ambitious and fearless lion, constantly vibrating its mane, roaring, claws, and galloping across the world

    Bai Zhou didn't expect that this time, he would face such a world-famous hero, but it didn't matter. Richard was only in his twenties now, and his political and military attainments were definitely high.  Not as powerful as later. Moreover, now that the English use him as their envoy, it shows that the other party intends to unite. It is enough for them to regard him as a weighty envoy and do not need to treat him as a hero.  .

    But this time, the three old kingdoms came to Switzerland collectively. Except for the French royal family, which had other purposes, Bai Zhou knew what their plans were for the other two countries, so he prepared to arrange for them to discuss collectively on the same occasion, but that  The envoys of the French royal family may have felt that the Joan of Arc matter was more important than the partition of Burgundy, so they took the lead in proposing to resolve the Joan of Arc matter. Naturally, it would be impossible to reach an agreement, and there would be no possibility of subsequent "cooperation".

    Alliances and betrayals between countries are common. According to Bai Zhou's thinking, even if the French know that they are determined to cheat them, in front of the big fat Burgundy, everything is negotiable.  Yes, but since the other party's envoy was too impatient, forget it. Anyway, with the strength of the Kingdom of England and the Holy Roman Empire, it is almost not difficult to defeat Burgundy, who is now unable to fight back.

    Moreover, Bai Zhou does not think that it is easy to fight for reasonable interests for Western Qin among several big countries. One less France means one less "friend" to share the cake. For Western Qin,  Not a bad thing.  .  

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