After leaving the city gate, the French army rushed directly to William V without any hesitation, but the actions along the way made Napoleon feel uneasy. No coalition forces were found from the bottom of Brussels to the side of the battlefield.
Existence casts a cloud on Napoleon's heart.
However, the fighter planes were fleeting, so despite the many doubts in his heart, Napoleon's face still calmly ordered the army to march forward.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, 30,000 French troops who came out of Brussels crashed behind the coalition forces, and the 12th Prussian Division was blocking the French troops.
As soon as he fought, the two convenient burst out with the greatest combat power. When William V learned that he was attacked by the French army, his pupils in his eyes shrank and then his face changed and asked Little Ferdinand beside him.
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"What's going on? Isn't your country's troops guarding the rear of our army? Why are you still attacked by the French army now?"
"Your Highness, anything on the battlefield is possible, I don't know about this!"
Little Ferdinand replied coldly, and Little Ferdinand's attitude directly forced William V to swallow the scolding he had in his mouth.
Just when William V was feeling very frustrated, a messenger hurriedly came to William V and shouted:
"Your Highness, the enemy gathered heavy troops to launch an assault on our left wing. Now the left wing has been a little shaken. Please send reinforcements immediately!"
Hearing this news, William V could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He walked to the messenger and raised one foot and kicked the messenger.
"Reinforcements,! I still want reinforcements! Tell Rivki. If you can't defend the left wing, then don't let me see him again!"
At this moment, William V no longer cared about his image, and his swear words were one after another.
At this time, Little Ferdinand, who had been watching coldly, spoke up
"Your Highness, don't worry, your Majesty of our country has formulated a plan to deal with this situation. We don't have to worry at all, as long as we persist, so victory is close to you!"
Although Ferdinand Jr. said it very well, William V was quite unbelievable. Victory was possible, but if it came time to win, his Dutch army was completely destroyed, then this was hard-won.
What's the use of victory?
But no matter how reluctant William V was, he still had to fight here. If the enemy's troops gathered smoothly because of his reasons, even the Prussians and the British would definitely point all the fingers at him.
And this is very difficult for William V to accept.
Despite William V's repeated orders, in the absence of reinforcements, the enemy's firepower was strong, and the military advantage was far beyond imagination. Therefore, before the sun set, the Helan army guarding the left wing of the coalition forces still happened.
collapse.
The collapse of the left-wing army shocked William V, but in contrast to him, Ferdinand Jr. seemed quite disapproving. He just continued to order the 11th Prussian Division to block the frontal attack of the Spaniards and make the 12th
The division and the regiment stick to the back path.
The sky was getting darker. However, the intensity of the battle between the two sides on the battlefield was not reduced at all. At this moment, more than 100,000 people were fighting on this plain in western Brussels, and tens of thousands of troops were in progress on the periphery of the battlefield.
roundabout.
The Spanish army rushed out of the left wing quickly rushed to the flank of the coalition central army, but the Prussian 11th Division was deployed on the flank. They would not allow the previous Dutch army to make the Spanish succeed easily.
However, with the attacks between the Spanish and French troops on both sides, the coalition forces quickly contracted the defense line, and the tens of thousands of troops under William V were now arranged into a circular defensive formation. The coalition forces were still resisting the enemy's two sides.
While attacking, a small number of French and Spanish troops each met unexpectedly.
When Napoleon learned that the army ahead had joined the Spanish army, there was no joy on his face. In his opinion, all this was too smooth. You must know that the coalition forces in front of them would not exceed 60,000 at most.
And you should know that the coalition forces have an army of more than 100,000 people, so where is the remaining army?
"Joseph, are you ready for everything I asked you to prepare?"
"Marson, don't worry, I have prepared all the things you asked me to prepare, and I have arranged for people to protect them and rushed out!"
Napoleon nodded when he heard Joseph's answer.
In fact, from the very beginning, Napoleon had no intention of supporting the Spanish army into Brussels. You should know that even if the battle was won, the advantage of the coalition forces still exists. With the advantage of military strength, the coalition forces can slowly clamp and pinch the neck of Brussels.
The big lock on it.
There are indeed a lot of supplies in Brussels, but at the same time, there are tens of thousands of residents in Brussels. Under the blockade of the coalition forces, it is obvious that the outside world should not be transported into Brussels. If this continues, Brussels may only be able to eat the sky.
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Therefore, the most secret plan in Napoleon's mind was not to support the Spanish army into Brussels, but to take the opportunity to break through and go to France.
Only when you return to France can the French and Spanish troops have hope.
"Don't fight with the enemy. Keep attacking the entire army, and at the same time, go around the enemy's wings as soon as possible to meet with the Spanish army!"
After Napoleon's order, the French army quickly divided into two parts, one continued to maintain an offensive against the Prussian army standing in front of them, while the other part of the French army quickly advanced from the back line of the battlefield towards the Spanish army.
It was already dark, but neither the coalition nor Spain nor the French army wanted to stop fighting. Even because it was dark, the war on the battlefield became even more fierce.
At this moment, under William's arrangement, the Prussian army and the British army all arrived at the predetermined position and were ready for battle.
"Your Majesty, is it a bit dangerous to fight now? Why not wait until dawn to launch an attack?"
Hornder, who was standing beside William, asked with some anxiety on his face, but after listening to his words, William responded:
‘Horend, fighter jets must not be let go, so regardless of the weather or not, we must launch an attack on the enemy according to the scheduled plan!”
After returning to Hornder, William ordered the army to attack the battlefield.
Under William's order, the Prussian royal guards and British troops, a total of more than 40,000 troops rushed into the battlefield. At this moment, whether it was the coalition or France, the Western army was a little exhausted after a day of high-intensity battle.
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When this army of more than 40,000 people joined the battlefield, the situation on the entire battlefield immediately changed drastically.
"Marson, the main force of the coalition forces appeared, and the enemy launched an attack in the north of the battlefield!"
Mana hurried to Napoleon and made a loud report. You should know that the first French army was attacked by coalition reinforcements in the north.
"Okay, the enemy finally appeared. Mana, do you see clearly how many troops the enemy has?"
"Marson, it's too dark, and our army has no way to detect how many troops the enemy has. However, judging from the enemy's offensive, the size of the enemy is at least more than 30,000! Our army is in full force, please order immediately!"
When Mana's face revealed a hint of shame when he heard Napoleon's words, but then he seemed very anxious.
"Okay, Mana, go down and order the army to gather. At the same time, you can communicate with the Spaniards and let the Spaniards make way for our army!"
"But Mr. Marshal, will the Spaniards behave in giving me a way?"
"Just tell Shienlem that our army needs to detour to the enemy's rear to launch an attack, let him make a way out and hold on for a while!"
Hearing Napoleon say this, Manner had to take the order and leave.
Sure enough, after letting Shienleme learn that Napoleon was going to lead the French army to take a detour to launch an offensive behind the coalition forces, he hesitated for a while and agreed to the French request.
But what Shienleme didn't know was that it was precisely because of his decision at this moment that he had lived in resentment towards the French for decades afterwards.
The French army, which had only more than 20,000 people left, immediately broke away from the coalition forces' battle and quickly retreated to the west towards the passage deliberately left by the Spaniards. Behind the French army was a continuous coalition forces attacking.
Of course, in order to allow the Spanish army to resist the attacks of the coalition forces for themselves, Napoleon was very grateful when he met Shienleme. Napoleon claimed that the coalition forces had all appeared on the battlefield, and he had already
I figured out the existence of the coalition command, and this time I was going to raid the coalition command.
As if he saw Shienleme's disbelief, Napoleon even tentatively said:
"Let me do this, General, I will tell you the position of the enemy, and then exchange our army's combat missions with your army, and your army will go to raid the enemy's command center?"
When Shienlem heard Napoleon's words, he was first happy, but his face changed a few times. The enemy's command would expect to be strict in defense, and once the enemy's command was attacked, the enemy would definitely concentrate all the troops back.
With support, the troops raiding the command headquarters will inevitably be surrounded by the enemy.
In this case, although the results are very gratifying, but once you fail, it will be a situation that will never be restored. Therefore, after struggling for a long time, Shienleme still rejected Napoleon's proposal.
Once the French army's actions were discovered by the enemy, the coalition forces here would definitely retreat, and the danger would naturally be much smaller. Thinking of this, Shinlem showed a complacent smile on his face.