"Your Excellency, Marshal, we can't continue fighting like this. The army is exhausted. If we continue like this, the soldiers will definitely oppose us!"
Just when Krich clenched his fists and was about to order another attack, a general standing behind him quickly rushed to Krich and saluted and advised him.
"Then you say, what should we do? Now not only are we exhausted, but the rebels in the city have also reached their final stage. Now we are competing to see who can't hold on first. Whoever can't hold on first means failure. Is it true?
Don’t you understand this?”
Creech's eyes were already red. How could he not know the situation in front of him? You must know that when he sent troops to suppress the rebellion, he made a wish to all the soldiers to end the war before Christmas this year, and then allow all the soldiers to go home and reunite.
But now it is less than ten days before Christmas, but the city of Lyon has still not been captured. One can imagine the resentment in the hearts of the soldiers.
But what can they do even if there is resentment in the hearts of the soldiers, Lyon still stands in front of them, and now both sides are trying their best. As Crich said, whoever cannot hold on first will lose.
Creech's words caused the generals behind him to fall into a strange silence.
Just then, a voice sounded
"Your Excellency, Marshal, now Napoleon's troops are the only ones on the battlefield that are not involved in the war. His First Brigade is the elite of our Second Army. Why don't we bring the First Brigade up to join the attack?"
This sentence made all the generals nod their heads, but seeing this scene, Krich felt surprisingly angry.
When he ordered Napoleon not to participate in the attack, these generals all supported this order. You must know that more than one person in the Second Army was afraid of Napoleon's military exploits, but now he sees the city of Lyon being destroyed and the war will be delayed.
Go down, someone actually wants to ask Napoleon to join the war. Isn't this a slap in the face for Crich himself!
"Yes, that's right. Among all the armies, only one of them has not yet participated in the battle. They are a new force with strong fighting power. Once this new force joins the battle, the rebels in the city will definitely not be able to hold on!"
"That's right, that's right"
As the discussion grew louder, Creech's face turned from red to white. The current situation was completely opposite to what he had in mind. Now everyone was placing their hope on Napoleon, which made Creech
How could Qi be so content with himself? Could it be that the generals didn't believe him and instead believed in some inexperienced boy?
But in the face of the generals who had the same attitude, Creech could not refute at all. He was the commander-in-chief of the counter-insurgency, but this did not mean that he could refute everyone's opinions. In that case, he, Creech, would
The prestige built up over the years in the Second Legion will collapse.
"Please, Marshal, order Napoleon's troops to attack Lyon as soon as possible!"
After a burst of noise, the generals behind Krich bowed and saluted Krich. Their words also pushed Krich to the edge of the cliff.
"Well, since you said so, then it's as you wish! But Napoleon is ordered to break the city within five days, otherwise he will be dealt with according to military law!"
In the end, Krich decided to comply with the people's wishes. After agreeing to the generals' request, Krich seemed to have aged ten years. His eyes became a little cloudy, and the long-term ban was ruined by the sudden setbacks in the war.
Once the order was issued, Creech no longer worried that Napoleon's achievements in countering the rebellion would surpass him. At this moment, he was worried about whether his position in the Second Army would be affected by Napoleon's forehead.
There is no better threat than this to lure the wolf into the house!
In fact, what Creech didn't know was that Napoleon seemed to be obediently staying outside Lyon without making any small moves. But it was this rare free time that allowed Napoleon to get to know the generals of the Second Army seriously.
Every general Napoleon thought was useful would have a generous gift delivered to him, and what he asked for was that these generals could put in a good word for him in front of Creech, but he did not expect that under such a coincidence as today,
These generals unknowingly used it as a gun in Napoleon's hand to force Creech into the palace.
Until he returned to his military tent, the anger in Creech's heart still did not subside, or the anger had become almost fearful. He didn't understand what Napoleon had done. He actually captured all the generals and generals of the Second Army.
In the past, and especially today, he actually organized so many people to force him to express his position! In Crich's view, this is completely treason, but what can he do? Today's scenes flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, and Crich felt in his heart
Suddenly I had a bad feeling. The Second Legion seemed to be getting out of my control.
Just when Creech's military order was passed to Napoleon, what happened today had also reached his ears. When he heard that all the generals petitioned Creech to mobilize the first brigade to attack Lyon, Napoleon
There was a dumb smile on his face. He did not expect that one of his unintentional actions would actually cause such a situation. In this way, Crich would definitely be jealous of him, but the same thing today would also be known to everyone, and everyone would
There are different opinions.
In the eyes of some people, this request of the generals can be seen as a manifestation of Napoleon's will in the Second Army. From now on, Napoleon's influence will not be limited to just one First Brigade but will spread to the entire Second Army.
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Even the generals who unknowingly helped Napoleon felt incredible about what happened today. They did not expect that Napoleon would unknowingly play such a big game. If they knew that these were just coincidences, they would not know what to do.
Should you cry or laugh?
But all in all, whether intentionally or not, from today onwards all the generals of the Second Army must pay attention to Napoleon.
With the military order in hand, Napoleon was in high spirits. He summoned all the officers of the First Brigade and issued tomorrow's combat deployment.
A regiment of the 1st Brigade Cavalry had more than a thousand troops blocking the east city of Lyon. Napoleon decided to put the main attack direction in the south of the city. For this reason, Napoleon decided to suppress the more than 6,000 men in his hands.
After several days of observation, Napoleon discovered that there were at most less than 4,000 rebels guarding the south of Lyon. Such a force was fine against ordinary people, but Napoleon had a large number of artillery in his hands.
Originally, the First Brigade had more than thirty artillery pieces. When the First Brigade received the task of serving as the vanguard of the entire army, Creech allocated several more artillery pieces to expand the First Brigade's artillery to forty pieces. And Enlaize
Although the 40,000 rebels were poorly equipped in the First Battle of Enleize, Napoleon still captured nearly 20 artillery pieces from Enleize after the war. Don’t forget that the 10,000 rebels in Enleize came from Lafayette’s direct subordinates.
The First Rebel Legion.
The 10,000 city defense troops that were temporarily placed under Napoleon's command also carried more than 20 artillery pieces. After Creech took over the command of the city defense troops, Napoleon only allowed the city defense troops to take away five artillery pieces and another dozen artillery pieces.
It was concealed in the name of battle damage.
As a result, Napoleon's First Brigade actually had more than 70 artillery pieces. Although some of them were reimbursed due to battle damage, Napoleon now had 63 usable artillery pieces.
What is the concept of sixty-three artillery pieces? The main force used by Creech to attack the north of Lyon is only equipped with less than sixty artillery pieces. This means that once Napoleon's troops launch an attack, the offensive firepower in the south of the city will be instantaneous.
Beyond the north of the city.
In order to catch Lyon off guard, Napoleon decided to set the time for the attack at six o'clock tomorrow morning. The current date is December, and the sky is often not bright at six o'clock in the morning in December, and in winter people
A very bad habit is staying in bed. Although the rebels guarding the south of the city can be considered the elite of the rebels.
The rebel guards were divided into two shifts, one from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the other from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
But this date was only determined at the beginning. After Napoleon stepped outside the city and did not move for nearly a month, the spirit of the rebels guarding the south of the city became very lax. At least according to Napoleon's observation, at three in the morning
At four o'clock, some rebels couldn't stand the cold and quietly fled. As soon as the time came at six o'clock in the morning, except for a few people who were waiting to change shifts, all the other rebels withdrew.
The city wall.
The army that changes in the morning often cannot complete the handover until around seven or eight o'clock in the morning, which means that there will be a defensive gap at six or seven o'clock in the morning. At that time, there can only be kittens on the city wall.
Three or two.
Napoleon observed very carefully, and the actual situation is similar to what he observed. No matter how armed, these people who have not been systematically trained cannot really reach the level of an elite army. These rebels in the south of the city still cannot get rid of their small citizens.
With such a mentality, who wants to get up early in the winter, not to mention that the French army in the south of the city has not moved for a month. Under such circumstances, only the rebels in the south of the city are the most leisurely in Lyon.
And this state of leisure has begun to shift to laziness. Although the person in charge of the south of the city is Chalmers, as Lafayette's adjutant, although Chalmers has taken on such an important task, there is nothing to do in the south of the city.
Under such circumstances, Chalmers still stayed by Lafayette's side every day. In his opinion, Lyon was only so big in total. If something happened in the south of the city, he would just rush there. If nothing happened, he would naturally stay by Lafayette's side.
It’s better to serve.
There is no immediate boss like Chalmers to watch, and the temporary person in charge designated by Chalmers is also a relatively lazy guy. What goes up and deeds are effective. The rebels in the south of the city, from officers to soldiers, like to lie in bed for a while longer in the morning.
Who wants to suffer that fate early in the morning!
But war often produces unexpected situations.
At less than five o'clock in the morning on December 18, 1789, Napoleon's headquarters south of Lyon was ready for war. Every soldier received a sumptuous breakfast, and all ammunition had been distributed to the logistics department.
In the hands of every soldier.
When he saw the clock reaching the five o'clock position, Napoleon waved his hand, and more than 6,000 people from the First Brigade quietly marched south of Lyon under the cover of darkness.
Napoleon raised his telescope and looked at the city of Lyon, only to see not a single rebel soldier on top of the city.
"General, shall we start taking action?"
"No, wait a moment. It's not six o'clock yet. No matter how lazy those rebels are, they must have left some men on the city wall. Let's wait!"
After answering his subordinate's questions, Napoleon continued to look at the city head of Lyon. After a while, Napoleon saw some figures suddenly appearing on the city head, and these figures were walking to both sides along the city wall.
Seeing this scene, Napoleon took out his pocket watch. Sure enough, it was six o'clock in the morning.
"General, shall we attack now?"
"Wait a minute, all the rebels have not left the city wall yet. We have to wait until they have descended the city wall and left for a certain distance before taking action. This way, even if we are discovered, we can board the city wall before they react!"
When the time reached six-twenty, Napoleon estimated that it had been about ten minutes since the last figure he saw had disappeared.
"Order the army to advance immediately. All ministries remain silent. Anyone who dares to make a sound will be executed immediately according to the previous order!"
"Yes! General!"
As soon as Napoleon's order was given, a large number of French troops suddenly appeared from behind him. These French troops rushed to the city of Lyon carrying tall ladders, and the artillery was also pushed forward by the French troops.
According to Napoleon's idea, after the French infantry used ladders to build the city wall, all the French artillery was pushed not far below the city of Lyon, and then bombarded the city. The target of the artillery was not the city wall of Lyon but the space inside the city wall.
Bombarding the city wall will definitely alarm the entire Lyon rebels. What Napoleon hopes most now is that his actions will not be noticed, and then after the army seizes the city wall, the artillery will bombard the inside of the city wall, hitting all the rebels who come to support.
On the head.
The wheels of the French army's carriages that pulled the artillery were all wrapped in linen, and the horses that pulled the artillery were tied tightly. Needless to say, the French soldiers, Napoleon had already sent a warning to the entire army before setting off.
A military order was issued, and if anyone dared to make any noise during the march, the officer had the right to execute him without reporting to his superiors.
Everything was going on quietly as Napoleon wished. When he saw that the forward army was less than half a mile away from the Lyon city wall, Napoleon breathed a sigh of relief. Even at this distance, even if the rebels on the city realized something was wrong, then the French army would
There is still enough space and time to react.
It was too late, but it was soon. The French army's ladders were set up on the city wall of Lyon.
"who?"
The sound of the ladder leaning against the city wall was loud, and a sleepy rebel who was huddled in the corner was awakened. He stood up and looked around, but there was nothing in sight, but in his ears
The collision sounds that were heard before were heard continuously.
"Hey, Shettel, wake up. What do you hear this sound like?"
As he spoke, the rebel soldier pushed his comrade up.
"Oh, Gratlin, I've already said it, unless those bastards come to take over. Otherwise, don't disturb me. Don't you know I'm sleepy?"
Although he said this, the rebel named Shettel still stood up. When the cold wave cleared his groggy mind, his expression changed.
He quickly rushed to the parapet and looked around
"Datedechien, Gratlin, go and ring the bell, the enemy is attacking!"
A scream woke up the few rebels who stayed on the city wall. When they rushed to the edge of the city wall, they saw that the French army had climbed onto the parapet.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!"
"Dang Dang Dang..."
After Shettel shouted a few more times, he only heard the sound of a bell in his ears. Hearing the sound of the bell, Shettel's expression softened, but then he had to fight with the man who had just jumped off the parapet.
A French soldier starts a fight.
When he heard the bell on the city wall ringing, Napoleon's expression changed, but then he ordered:
"Let all the troops speed up immediately and seize the city wall before the rebels can react. In addition, let the artillery prepare and wait for my order."
After saying that, looking at the still gray sky, Napoleon secretly prayed that everything would go well this time.
Napoleon's timing was very accurate. The original group of people who stayed on the city wall only had less than thirty people left to complete the handover, and the other group of people who took over the handover had not yet appeared. In other words, when the French army attacked,
There were less than thirty people on the city wall. A French charge pushed these rebels to the stairs of the city wall.
"Where's the bell?"
Lafayette, who was looking at the map, was startled by the sound of the bell. Then he couldn't help but look to the north of the city, but looking at the north of the city where there was no movement, Lafayette frowned.
"Your Excellency, what's wrong is that it's the south of the city. The bell in the south of the city has been rung!"
A hurried figure broke into Lafayette's office, and the news he brought made Lafayette take a deep breath.
"Where is Chalmers?"
"Lord Chalmers is making arrangements for your breakfast!"
"What an arrangement! Tell him to go back to the south of the city! If anything goes wrong in the south of the city, I will kill him!"
Lafayette, who was furious, still forgot that Chalmers lived in his mansion, and it was Chalmers who basically came to help Lafayette get up every morning.
It can be said that compared with a general, Chalmers is more adaptable to Lafayette's domestic slave status, and he was originally Lafayette's domestic slave, so...
.......
Just after the French army captured the city wall in the south of the city, the rebels finally reacted. The rebels in the south of the city rushed towards the French army. Their mission was to recapture the city wall.
But at this moment, the French artillery also pushed the artillery to the pre-locked position! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support,