(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later)
On the night of March 12th, in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, France, Xiao Jie's office.
"Your Majesty, the legions on the front line have already entered the fighting state. As soon as the order comes, they can launch an attack immediately." Dougal reported to Xiao Jie respectfully. At this time, the preparations for the French army have all been completed, and the 2nd, 2nd, and 4th French armies are all ready to fight. As soon as Xiao Jie's order is issued, they will launch a fierce attack. The target of their attack is of course the Kingdom of Prussia, which is the most active in the anti-French alliance. Similarly, in order to cooperate with their actions, the French 1st Army and the Iberian 1st and 2nd Army will also launch attacks respectively to attract the attention of the Anti-French Alliance.
Xiao Jie nodded and said, "Have the battle plans been issued to all the troops?"
Eck replied: "The combat plan was sent to all the troops participating in the battle yesterday. The scheduled time for the attack is 4:00 am on March 13. At that time, the French 2nd Army and the French 3rd Army will launch a frontal attack on the Prussian army. , and the French 4th Army will break through the defense line of the Kingdom of Thuringia to the east, and turn north to the right flank of the Prussian army. At the same time, the French 1st Army will also attack the northern part of the Netherlands, waiting for an opportunity to occupy the Netherlands and threaten the Prussian army The Iberian 1st Army will also launch an attack on Austria to contain Austria’s strength. The Iberian 2nd Army will also launch an attack on the Kingdom of Bavaria, threatening Austria from the west.”
"The main purpose of this battle is to destroy the strength of Prussia, and finally eliminate the resistance of Prussia. All legions must implement their combat plans around this goal." Xiao Jie said.
Eck nodded: "At present, Prussia has gathered all the troops of the whole country on the front line. Once we can eliminate this part of the troops, Prussia will lose its ability to resist. For this reason, the legions participating in the attack on Prussia include the French The 2nd Army and the French 3rd Army. Their strength is already comparable to the Prussian army. After the French 1st Army and the French 4th Army have completed their respective combat missions, they will also join the attack on Prussia. I am sure that Prussia It is absolutely impossible to stop the attack of our army's four legions."
"That's good, what about other countries? When will they be able to intervene in the war? We must hurry up and completely defeat Prussia and the Rhine Alliance before they intervene in the war, so that we will not be under so much pressure in the later stage " Xiao Jie continued. It is conceivable that France will face the pressure to deal with the whole of Europe with the power of one country. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve the best results in the early stage of the war at the fastest speed.
"All countries are still in the process of urgent mobilization. Among them, Russia will not send troops to join the war at least one month later. That is to say, we have at least one month to attack other countries. From the perspective of time, it is quite sufficient. If Iberia If the 1st Asian Army and the 2nd Iberian Army can contain Austria, then our combat goal will be very likely to be achieved." Eck replied.
After that, there is a long waiting time. It's only 9 p.m., seven hours before the attack. Xiao Jie, Dougal, and Eke were all chatting without saying a word. The reason why they chose to launch an attack in the early hours of the morning was entirely to achieve a surprise effect. Under the sudden attack of the powerful French army, all countries will definitely suffer heavy losses. This is of considerable benefit to France, which has insufficient troops. Although doing so is a bit despicable and insidious, but in order to win the war, no one cares so much.
4 o'clock in the morning is the most exhausting time of the day. Most people will be in a deep sleep state at this time, and their vigilance against the outside world is at their lowest.
"Damn it, why is it still so cold now? Why did the **** lieutenant arrange for me to stand guard? Why didn't the **** change of guard come?" A Prussian corporal curled up in front of the Prussian position with a rifle in his arms. Tupo cursed from behind, how much he misses the warm bed now! Although it is already March, it is still very cold in the early morning. Especially for these thinly dressed soldiers who have to stand guard, the night is really difficult. Even so, the corporal poked his head out from behind the **** from time to time to observe the front of the position. The actions of the French army have become more and more frequent recently, making these Prussian soldiers nervous one by one, for fear of being suddenly attacked by the French army.
Suddenly, the corporal heard a whimper, although it was very light, it was still very clear in this silent night. "Who? Who's there? If I don't come out, I'll shoot?" the corporal raised his gun and shouted.
However, there was no response at all, and the original hesitation disappeared completely. After a while, there was still no movement, and the corporal thought that he was very nervous, so he retracted his head.
When the sergeant returned to the back of the slope, several black figures rose up and rushed towards the back of the slope. The alert corporal rose to his feet in an instant, but was thrown down, a dagger flashing coldly at his throat. The corporal tried his best to escape the fatal blow, but before he could recover, a dagger was inserted through the back of his heart. The corporal opened his eyes wide, and fell down unwillingly.
The black shadow who had killed the corporal waved his hand back, and countless people walked out of the night stooping, and continued to move forward. They were the reconnaissance battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division of the 3rd French Army. After Xiao Jie gave the order to start fighting, they set off as the vanguard of the whole division. In order to hit the enemy by surprise, this attack did not go through large-scale artillery preparations. All divisions, led by the reconnaissance battalion, quietly tore through the Prussian army's defense line and carried out large-scale penetration operations against the Prussian army. Of course, there were infantry divisions that successfully tore through the defenses of the Prussians, such as the 2nd Infantry Division. Some infantry divisions were less lucky and were discovered when they were dealing with the sentries of the Prussian army. They had no choice but to change the sneak attack to a strong attack. At this time, there was no need to hide the artillery fire. The violent artillery shells poured over the defense line of the Prussian army, tearing apart the defense line of the confused Prussian army in an instant. After that, the Prussian defense line collapsed on a large scale.
The main targets of the French 3rd Army were Aachen, garrisoned by the Prussian 2nd Army, and Krefeld, garrisoned by the 3rd Army. The attack target of the French 2nd Army was Cologne, which was heavily defended by the Prussian army, and Clausewitz deployed two legions here. Focus on defending against the attack of the French 2nd Army. However, under the attack of the strange tactics of the French army, the defense line that Clausewitz placed high hopes on did not play its due role, and fell apart without support for a long time under the attack of the French army. By the morning of the second day, the 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Infantry Division of the French 3rd Army had completely invaded Aachen, and controlled most of Aachen's urban area, and were constantly compressing the living space of the Prussian army. At most on March 14, the Prussian 2nd Army will be expelled from Aachen. The 4th Infantry Division and the 5th Infantry Division of the French 3rd Army also attacked Krefeld very smoothly. At present, the forces outside the city of the Prussian Army have been wiped out, and they are launching a violent attack on Krefeld. attack. The remaining 1st Infantry and 6th Infantry Division of the French 3rd Army and the troops directly under the Legion are launching an attack on Düsseldorf, which is an important fulcrum of the Prussian defense line.
The French 2nd Army went very smoothly. Under the heavy artillery bombardment, the defense line of the Prussian Army was torn open. The Prussian 4th Army was defending the city of Cologne, and the Prussian 5th Army was retreating after suffering a major blow. Retreating in an attempt to break away from contact with the 2nd French Army, but the 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions of the 2nd French Army pursued it fiercely.
The other armies participating in the war also achieved good results~www.mtlnovel.com~The 1st French Army successfully broke through the defense line of the Dutch army and wiped out more than 20,000 enemies. At present, part of the French 1st Army is marching to the north of the Netherlands, while the other part is marching to Prussia from the west.
The French 4th Army also broke through the defense line of the Thuringian Kingdom and is launching a fierce attack on Frankfurt, an important city of the Thuringian Kingdom. Under the fierce attack of the French 4th Army, the Thuringian army suffered heavy losses.
The Iberian 1st Army also launched an attack on Austria from the east while holding the northern Italian defenses. Four infantry divisions in the Slovenian area, supported by artillery units, forced Austria to send additional troops to the area. The 2nd Iberian Army also broke through the defense line of the Kingdom of Bavaria, and the entire army is currently heading towards Stuttgart, an important town in western Bavaria.
In just one night, the defense line carefully constructed by the anti-French alliance fell apart under the attack of the French army. Although this is because the French army used 6 legions of troops, a total of more than 600,000 people, and the Anti-French Alliance, except for Prussia, other countries have not yet prepared and cannot be separated. But being able to organize such a large-scale attack in a short period of time also shows the strength of the French Empire. In this offensive, the Anti-French Alliance suffered heavy losses, more than 200,000 people were defeated, and tens of thousands were killed or captured. In contrast, France's losses were much smaller.