"Hanks, our situation here must be reported to the division commander immediately, so this task is handed over to you. You immediately take these dozen people to report to the division commander. At the same time, you have to request the division commander.
Your Excellency, the Chief, immediately leads the army to hurry up and come to Ayi!"
Germain was delighted for a while and immediately said to the cavalry officer. After hearing Germain's order, the cavalry officer agreed without hesitation, and then the officer quickly transferred from his subordinates.
A dozen people followed him to the main force of the 14th Division.
After the officer left, Germain, who stayed behind, immediately summoned his junior officers.
"Now, we have found the enemy's lair, but with our military strength, we cannot defeat this enemy. Therefore, we must not reveal any identity now. Otherwise, if we alert the enemy, our hard work these days will be lost.
All in vain!
Of course, we can't do nothing now. Although we have found the enemy's lair and the credit is already certain, for us, we now have the best opportunity in front of us, which is to win the first prize.
Opportunity to succeed!”
As he spoke, Germain pondered for a moment and looked at the officers around him. Sure enough, after Germain finished speaking, the company commanders and platoon commanders all stretched their necks and looked at Germain.
The lower the officers are, the more they value military merit, especially those at the platoon and company levels. The pyramid in the army becomes narrower as you go up. After all, only three platoons can produce a company, and three companies plus
A company deputy is equivalent to four people competing for the position of a company commander.
Seeing that everyone was so eager, Germain was also very happy. After all, only with desire can there be motivation, and as long as there is motivation, then there will definitely be a way to solve the problem.
"I have decided to lead eighty cavalry into Ay. After I enter Ay, I will spread the news in Ay that we will have a large baggage train passing through Ay. What you have to do is to send as many people as possible to Ay.
Let me pull up the structure of this baggage team! Even if the enemy is not fooled, they will not be able to move easily, but if they are, it will be up to us!"
Germain has confidence in his plan. Logistics is the most important thing for any team. There is an old Chinese saying that "the three armies move forward before food and grass are used", and this is true in military wars.
cannot be ignored.
Although the surprise troops led by Lucien have repeatedly succeeded in attacks in various places, this does not mean that Lucien and the others can get anything from these attacked strongholds. You must know that Lucien and the others often succeed in attacking an area or succeed.
Evacuate immediately. As for the supplies, they could only take a small half and burned the rest. The reason for doing this was precisely because they were concerned about the pursuit of the coalition forces.
Although the food for this French army can be obtained from the market or from ordinary French people, or purchased or collected, weapons, ammunition, etc. cannot be easily obtained.
Nowadays, all weapons in the hands of the armies of all countries in continental Europe are rifles. However, these rifles are divided into smoothbore guns and rifled guns. However, whether it is a smoothbore gun or a rifled gun, one thing is unavoidable no matter what.
, that is a matter of rifle life and maintenance.
The Friedrich Type 1790 rifle equipped by Prussia can be said to be an imitation of the Minie rifle of later generations. To put it bluntly, Prussia's standard Type 1790 rifle is definitely world-class, but the damage rate of the rifle is still high.
It can be said that in a fierce battle with a total combat strength of 10,000 people, not to mention the loss of weapons, the damage ratio of rifles alone is definitely more than 10%. Such a ratio can illustrate a considerable problem.
Of course, many of the malfunctions of these weapons can be repaired on the spot and in a short period of time, but there are also many that are completely irreparable.
Previously, during the Second Prussian-Austrian War, when the two sides fought fiercely on the front line in Bohemia, more than a hundred weapons were destroyed per day on average. Please remember that this is damage and cannot be repaired. And this
The data is only the data of one party.
Under such circumstances, although Lucien led the French army to win six consecutive battles, they did not suffer losses in these six battles, and it can even be said that the losses were not small.
Germaine expected that Lucien would definitely be interested in the coalition baggage train that kept appearing out of thin air. Of course, he would be interested in it. Whether Lucien would really take action would depend on Germaine's arrangements!
After laying out the order, Germain rushed to Ayi with eighty cavalry. At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Germain and his party arrived at the city of Ayi.
Although there were only a hundred Prussian soldiers stationed in the city of Ay, these Prussian soldiers did not give up their duties. Twenty Prussian soldiers were inspecting each of the three gates of Ay every day.
When they arrived at the gate of Ay, the travel-stained Germain and others immediately attracted the attention of the Prussian soldiers guarding the gate.
"Please stop immediately! This is Ayi! Please show your ID immediately!"
The soldiers guarding the gate raised their weapons and aimed at Germain and others while shouting.
Although Germain and others are wearing Prussian military uniforms, the Prussian soldiers guarding Ayi at this time do not trust anyone unless Germain and others can show that they are friendly. The reason for this is
It's also because of the French army's surprise troops.
After Lucien captured the first supply point of the coalition forces, he asked many of his soldiers to change into the uniforms of the coalition forces, among which the Prussian military uniforms were the most popular. After all, Prussia sent the most troops among the coalition forces, so it was stationed in various places.
Most of the troops were Prussian troops.
It was not until Lucien led the French army to conquer three coalition transfer stations and material storage points that the coalition headquarters issued the highest order, that is, the troops who appeared must produce authentic and valid documents that can prove their identity.
Otherwise, the troops stationed in each stronghold and occupied area must immediately issue a warning to it. If its actions threaten it, it will be treated as an enemy immediately and dealt with!
Seeing this situation, Germain quickly took out the nameplate he had just put on a few days ago. After all, he was just a small staff officer before, but the replaced nameplate showed that he was a deputy commander and deputy commander.
battalion commander.
While handing his nameplate to a cavalryman and asking him to hand it over to the Prussian soldiers at the city gate, Germain also shouted from afar:
"I am the cousin of your company commander Grum! You can have someone notify your company commander immediately!"
Although Germain shouted loudly, the Prussian soldiers on the opposite side still looked at Germain expressionlessly. At the same time, the muzzle of the gun in his hand was steadily aimed at Germain and his party. Under this situation,
Germain could only wait helplessly for his colleague across the street to verify his identity.
After a while, an order was given, and the Prussian soldiers who had just aimed their guns at Germain and his party immediately lowered their guns at the command of the officer. Seeing this, Germain breathed a sigh of relief.
"Welcome to Captain Germain. I wonder why Sir Germain came to Ayi?"
"Oh, I'm here to see my cousin. My cousin is Grum. I happened to be passing by Ayi on a mission this time, so I specially took a day to come and see him!"
After hearing what Germaine said, the officer who was like a squad leader didn't say anything more. He just arranged a guide for Germaine and his party to take Germaine to find Grum.
After Germain left, order was restored at the city gate. Previously, because of Germain and his party, the gate of Ayi City almost fell down. And Germain was talking to the team leader guarding the gate of Ayi City.
During the process, there were several pairs of eyes staring at Germain in the shadows of the crowd at the city gate.
When Groom was found, the company commander was immersed in a pile of documents. As the commander of the coalition forces stationed in Ayi, the company commander could have lived a comfortable life, but because he was among the coalition forces
, many French people were unwilling to cooperate with the coalition forces, including some officials from the former Ayi region. Although the number was not large, it also caused considerable trouble to Ayi.
In this case, besides suddenly recruiting a group of traitors, Grum could only go into battle himself.
"Cousin Groome!"
Groom raised his head, and when he saw Germaine, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
"Germain, why are you here in Ayi? I remember you were working as a staff officer in the 14th Division, right?"
"Hey, cousin, I'm here with a heavy responsibility this time!"
Having said this, Germain straightened his expression and said to Groom:
"Cousin, we have a big contribution in front of us this time. To be honest, that's exactly why I came here! As my cousin, can you help me?"
Hearing what Germaine said, Groom responded without asking what it was about:
"Help, of course I have to help! But you still have to speak out and I will give you some advice!"
"Cousin, do you know about the ultimatum issued by the Military Ministry to General Arman?"
As he spoke, Germain looked towards Groom, and saw a look of confusion, confusion and even shock on Groom's face. As soon as he saw this look, Germain knew that his cousin
Obviously he didn't know the news. Thinking of this, Germain also sighed. Although being a powerless and powerless staff officer in the division headquarters is very boring, there is one thing that the officers below cannot compare with.