1429 One morning in May, a French army appeared in front of the fort built by the British outside Orleans. Pioneer is a young girl with a holy flag. The flag is painted with the last judgment and lilies. The girl hung a sword about one meter long around her waist, dressed in silver armor, without a helmet on her head, and her long hair fluttered with the wind.
Orleans is located in the southwest of Paris 1 10 km, and it is a city in central France. The Royal River runs through the south, with a width of about 300 meters. Since ancient times, it has been a city with prosperous commerce. As early as Caesar's time in Rome, many Roman businessmen settled here and had disputes with local residents. According to the current population of 90,000, the population of15th century is about 20,000.
At that time, France was bounded by the Royal River, and most of its northern part was under the control of Britain and its allies, the bourgeois parties, except Brittany. The British also claimed that the king of England was also the king of France. The French Crown Prince was forced to leave Paris and live in Bourges, south of Orleans, and a small city on the Royal River.
From 1428 10 to 1429 May, the British army surrounded the city of Orleans for seven months. The Earl of Salisbury commanded 4000 archers and 1000 earth riders (another legend only had 4000). The citizens of Orleans, regardless of age, weakness, women and children, work together in Qi Xin. Earl Salisbury, commander of the British Army, was killed two weeks after the start of the war. However, the British army immediately sent a commander in chief. Although the citizens of Orleans are brave and good at fighting, they can't turn the situation around?
The British army built forts of different sizes in ten strongholds outside the Olympic Games. In particular, the bridgehead built at the south gate of the Royal River, called the observation deck, is extremely strong. This is a small building with a length and width of about 30 meters. It is a tall and thick stone wall building, surrounded by trenches and fences.
The survival of Orleans is strategically decisive. Once the city falls, the crown prince's "capital" bourzeix will be in jeopardy. Cities outside the royal river will also be devastated. If so, France will surely fall into the hands of the British, and the Crown Prince will have no choice but to go into exile in Scotland.
As a crown prince, you should not put all your eggs in one basket at this time to decide the outcome. However, the Crown Prince lacks courage and the characters who undertake this important task in the imperial court. The long siege has exhausted the food in Orleans and the citizens are starving.
Just then, a girl in silver armor appeared. This woman's name is Jenna Jane de Arc persuaded the cowardly Crown Prince to form an army and rode a white horse to take the lead. She inspired and commanded the French army, which was demoralized by defeat. She first captured the British fortress on the east side and won the first victory. The church bell at the gate of Orleans rang to congratulate the victory.
Joan continued to capture the castle in the southeast, and attacked Terrell Castle in front of the south gate on May 7. Joan of Arc was shot in the shoulder in this battle, but she still didn't flinch. She took the lead in climbing the wall and captured the impregnable fortress in one day.
The road through Orleans and its south, that is, the area controlled by the Crown Prince, was unimpeded by this war. Eight days later, the British army abandoned the north of the city, so Joan of Arc set a strange Tutankhamun in history.
Since then, the day of clearing the scene in Orleans (May 8) has been designated as the Memorial Day of Joan of Arc. In every corner of the French church, there are statues of Joan of Arc, which are brightly lit before the memorial day of the fallen soldiers. Outside the Louvre in Paris, there is also a golden statue of Joan of Arc, which is filled with wreaths from all over the country from time to time, fully demonstrating the French people's admiration for a generation of heroes.
1920, the Catholic church declared Joan of Arc a saint. Since15th century, the city of Orleans has celebrated the Liberation Day on May 8th every year. On the anniversary, a statue of St. Vincent Joan was put on a float and paraded in the city. Even during the Great Revolution, such celebrations were held as scheduled.
A saint who skillfully commanded the French army
The virgin Mary is really a rare girl in history. Saint was born in the small village of East Remy in eastern France. Located 280 kilometers east of Paris, the village has been renamed "Women's Dulemi Village". The former residence of Joan of Arc is preserved locally. It is said that it is where Joan heard the Oracle, and there is a magnificent church here at present.
The Meuse Valley is famous for its beautiful scenery. On the clear stream, there are willows and poplars on both sides, the vegetation is sparse, the sheep bow their heads and chew silently, and there are abundant grapes nearby.
Joan of Arc is the daughter of a farmer and can't read. After that, although I used my spare time to learn Chinese characters, I could only sign and had no reading ability. After hearing the Oracle, the peasant woman immediately went to nearby Walconlies to lobby the garrison commander. Despite repeated rejections, the garrison commander was never discouraged and eventually sent two riders and two followers. In addition, he asked the Crown Prince to send two messengers to escort him. A total of seven people went to Chinon to see the Crown Prince.
Joan of Arc met the Crown Prince and told him a secret in private. The third party could not know the truth of the secret, but the crown prince trusted Joan of Arc and declared to other nobles that he believed what Joan said. Joan learned the secret that only God can know, so she had to believe that she was the messenger of God.
Joan of Arc was ordered to go to poitiers to be questioned by a religious investigation team composed of first-class scholars at that time. Although no record of this cross-examination was kept, it is said that experts were very satisfied with Joan's extremely concise answer.
About Joan's agile defense, it doesn't entirely come from the forgery of royal scholars sent by the Crown Prince to deceive the world. Later, Joan was captured by the British army, falsely accused of heresy and tried by the religious authorities. The record of this trial has been passed down to this day, but the subtlety of her conversation may even make people doubt that an uneducated rural girl is so wise.
A judge who asked about the appearance of two angels, St. Catherine and St. Margaret, asked her, "Do you know if St. Catherine and St. Margaret hate English?" 」
If Joan of Arc answers that God hates English people, the judge will retort that angels can't hate English people who believe in Christchurch, which shows the sinister problem. To this question, Joan made the following answer: "What these two saints love is what evil gods hate." "I don't know whether God loves the British or is evil, and I don't know what he plans for the British soul. All I know is that the British will be expelled from France. As long as France does not die, God will take it as a gift to defeat the British. 」
"I don't know if God hates legal persons. However, I firmly believe that once a legal person is guilty, he will be punished, which is God's will. 」
After Joan broke the siege of Orleans, she attacked the British army in Patty and gave a fatal blow. The British army is prepared to meet the French vanguard with its own bow and arrow array, and in order to prevent the cavalry from invading, wooden stakes are laid in front of the array, and the bow and arrow troops are ready for battle. Joan observed the enemy's situation and decided not to attack for the time being, just sit tight. Because the French army was in an advantage, the generals suggested attacking the British army, and Joan of Arc strongly refused. Because it's time for Joan to think that inspiring the morale of the army is the most important thing.
At dawn, the British began to retreat, and the French cavalry took the opportunity to attack. The British and Burgundy allied forces killed 2000 people and captured 1000 people. The British army was badly weakened and could not rally in a short time.
On the whole, her strategy was very appropriate and won every battle. One day, Joan said to the visiting villagers in Duremi, "I am fearless because I am afraid of internal unrest." 」
Joan of Arc is a young girl with no military knowledge. She encouraged the French army to fight bravely and finally defeated the victorious British army. Now the British royal family's delusion of ruling France is shattered, and the Crown Prince is crowned in Remus Church, that is, Charles VII.
With the strength of a young girl, it can be said that it is an unprecedented change in history.
Innocent Joan of Arc
According to the records, only Joan's eyes and hair are black. Besides, from ancient paintings and sculptures, we can imagine that she is a girl with round eyelids. Joan wears armor weighing 25 kilograms and can gallop on the battlefield. Her figure should be very tall.
Joan is an innocent girl outside the battlefield. On this point, people who have had contact with Joan of Arc have the same view. "I often meet Joan in the bathroom. As far as I know, she is a virgin and extremely naive. This is outside the battlefield. However, once she galloped on the battlefield with a pike, her heroic posture was unparalleled. " (Testimony of Mrs. latour)
Innocent Joan, on the battlefield and soldiers get along day and night, there is no gap. In front of this girl who calls herself "the angel of God", there are no evil thoughts in men's hearts.
Joan of Arc's creed is simple. "To challenge the sacred country of France is to challenge Jesus. 」
Joan of Arc shouting "Jesus" at the stake.
1429 In July, Prince Charles was crowned French King in Grims Abbey. Joan knelt before the king of France and wept with joy. At the end of that year, the king of France appointed Joan of Arc and her two brothers as nobles. The lily coat of arms for the royal family is its family symbol.
The following year, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundy Party in the Battle of Compiè ne and resold to the British army for 10,000 francs. That is, the British made a religious trial of Joan of Arc and were burned to death at the stake in Rouen Square on charges of heresy.
The statue of Joan of Arc still stands in Rouen, Normandy, northern France, where the fire broke out. A 19-year-old girl was accused of heresy, idolatry, evocation and other crimes and was excommunicated. The fate of accepting the bet.
Joan of Arc was still shouting "Jesus, Jesus" in the blazing flame, and the soldiers were also very diligent, so the British commander ordered him to stay away from the stake for a while. This action is to save the shaken morale, so as to prove that Joan of Arc's body really went up in smoke and did not save the angel from ascending to heaven. The British army exposed the burnt clothes and the naked body of the Virgin Mary in front of everyone, and then set fire to it again.
According to legend, although Joan's heart was cremated with oil several times, it never burned, which is an anecdote. [/size]