After collecting enough carriages to reach a deceptive number, the Prussian army began to march towards Ay. At the same time, after receiving the report from the scouts, Lucien immediately began to secretly arm the French army under his command and some gentry armed with French intentions.
Prepare the army for war.
On August 24, a so-called coalition baggage convoy disguised by Germaine entered Ay, and the garrison in Ay city made considerable arrangements for the safety of this baggage train. Although the coalition garrison in Ay city
There are only a hundred people, but this does not mean that Groom has only a hundred people to mobilize.
Under Groom's order, nearly five hundred police and militiamen from the entire Ayi region were mobilized near the city of Ayi. At the same time, Groom was also buying horses and carriages in Ayi. At the same time, the food in the warehouses in Ayi city was also
Start loading onto these carriages.
Grum claimed to the outside world that the food and baggage in the warehouses in Ayi City were used to support the frontline army.
Not only Germain and Groom were prepared, Lucien and others were also prepared.
"Baptiste, this time our target is the enemy's forward army. This forward army has three hundred guards. If you add in the cavalry that appeared a few days ago and the garrison in Ayi City, then the enemy's strength will be
Five hundred people.
In order to move quickly, I plan to invest 3,000 people to attack this baggage team. In order to prevent this from being the enemy's full force, I need you to bring the remaining more than 1,000 people and the weapons of the various gentry that I have assigned to your command.
Be on guard at the periphery! At the same time, you also have a mission, which is to destroy as many traces of the battle as possible after the battle is over. Do you understand what I mean?"
After listening respectfully to Lucien's order, Baptiste nodded seriously, and then asked with some confusion on his face:
"But General, since the enemy's single forward is transporting such a huge amount of supplies, it is obvious that the enemy's subsequent main force must be transporting an unimaginable amount of supplies. In this case, why don't we just do a big one?"
Hearing Baptiste's words, Lucien raised his eyebrows and said to Baptiste:
"Baptiste, your thinking is too simple. If the enemy's forward has three hundred people, then it can be said that the main force of the enemy's Chinese army must be more than a thousand people. Although we have an advantage with our military strength, once we are in a big fight with the enemy,
There is no doubt that a large-scale battle will expose our whereabouts to the eyes of the enemy!
And once our whereabouts are exposed, and we dare to attack such a large baggage train, those enemies will definitely regard us as a serious threat! You must know that the main reason why we have been able to succeed many times during this period is because
The enemy does not regard us as a serious threat. After all, compared with the enemy's tens of thousands of powerful troops, our army's military strength is really weak!"
After Lucien finished speaking, Baptiste's face became a little stiff, as if he didn't quite agree with Lucien's opinion.
But after all, Lucien was the supreme commander of this armed force, so Baptiste had no choice but to suppress the arrogant thoughts in his heart and asked somewhat humbly:
"So, General, where will we ambush the enemy this time?"
"The enemy's direction is to the west, so we will wait until the enemy has just left the Ayi area and set up an ambush on the enemy's only path!"
The reason why they did not set up an ambush in the Ayi area is very simple. After every attack, the coalition forces will definitely send people to inspect the local area. In order to prevent the French base in the Ayi area from being exposed, Lucien will naturally do his best.
Avoid attracting the attention of the coalition forces to the Ayi region.
After listening to Lucien's words, it was obvious that Battista understood Lucien's intention, and then Battista discussed some details with Lucien.
At this moment, Arman also led the army to the area near Ayi. However, after learning about Germain's plan, in order to cooperate with Germain, Arman did not order the army to raise a flag. Even in order to cooperate with Germain, Arman
Man also ordered half of his army, nearly 4,000 people, to carry the army's food and grass, disguised as the main force of the baggage train, and continue to the Ayi area.
Naturally, Jarman personally sat in the baggage team, and more than a thousand Prussian cavalry moved to the southern part of the Ay area under Jarman's order.
Sure enough, when the main force led by Arman appeared near the Ayi area, it immediately caused a commotion throughout Ayi.
"What are these Prussians going to do? A baggage team actually sent more than 4,000 guards. This is simply..."
When it comes to the latter part, even the most gossipy person in Ayi couldn't help but be speechless.
In European history, due to population reasons, except for the Napoleonic Wars, when various countries mobilized their largest troops, the battles between other countries basically had less than 100,000 troops, and those with more than 100,000 troops
The battle can definitely be regarded as a battle that determines the fate of a country in Europe.
And with such a limited total force, it is unheard of for everyone in the Ayi region to be able to mobilize more than 4,000 people to specifically guard a transport team.
When the news reached the ears of Lucien and Baptiste, the expression on Lucien's face was not bad, but Baptiste's expression had changed drastically.
Previously, in Baptiste's opinion, the enemy's baggage team had only about a thousand guards at most, and no more than two thousand at most. Did you know that the so-called forwards and cavalry were only four hundred men?
It was on the basis of this estimate that Baptiste proposed to Lucien that the coalition's baggage train should be annihilated, because in Baptiste's view, his own troops were three times as strong as the enemy!
But now Baptiste doesn't think so. The Prussian army of more than 4,000 people, not to mention the strength of the French army under Lucien's command, is almost the same. Even if there are less than a thousand soldiers, Baptiste will not be able to do it.
There is no point in mentioning nonsense like annihilating the Allied army's baggage trains.
The prestige of the Prussian army can be said to be well-known throughout the European continent. Even though Baptiste has not fought against the Prussian army, you can tell by looking at Lucien. In Baptiste's opinion, this person is worthy of ranking.
The empty left arms of the top five generals in Upper France seem to always show the prestige of the Prussian army!
"The enemy's forward is separated from the main army by a distance of more than 70 miles, and even a forced march would take nearly a day. Therefore, as long as we act quickly, we don't have to worry about enemy reinforcements! The key now is
We must not alert the enemy. At the same time, you must restrain your men. The enemy soldiers are approaching and you must not expose the location of our base camp!
There are also various ministries that will immediately leave quietly in units of a hundred people and arrive at the predetermined ambush location tonight!"
After Lucien's order was issued, the deserted military camp immediately returned to life. If they had not entered the military camp, no one would have thought that nearly five thousand French troops were lurking in this small and deserted military camp.
and hundreds of militiamen.
After learning that Arman personally led the army to the vicinity of the Ayi area, Germain's face immediately showed an excited look. Since Arman has made a series of arrangements for Germain's plan, there is no doubt that
As long as this operation succeeds, then he, Germain, will get the first credit for this operation, and he will even become a major contributor to the entire coalition forces!
On August 26, Germain led one hundred cavalry and three hundred infantry to escort what was called a large number of baggage and left Ay, while Graeme personally led more than four hundred people to escort it.
Not long after the Prussian army started taking action, Lucien also received the news. At this moment, only Lucien and nearly two thousand French soldiers were left in the military camp. The rest of the soldiers had gone there at night in the past two days.
Lucien's planned ambush location.
"Very good, let's set off! Baptiste, remember the mission I gave you. This mission is related to our life and death. You must not be careless! The whole of France is watching us, and we must not become France
sinner!"
After giving orders to Baptiste, Lucien led his own bodyguards and rushed to Laz in the west of the Ay region. The three thousand French troops that were sent earlier were used by Lucien to ambush Germaine's so-called baggage train.
The remaining armed forces of more than 2,000 people in the base camp will be led by Baptiste to take charge of the tasks assigned to him by Lucien.
Riding on the horse, although Germaine looked calm on the outside, it could be said that Germaine was nervous and excited at the same time. Germaine knew that this was his opportunity, and it could even be said that this time it might be his
The greatest opportunity in life! But this opportunity also coexists with death. As early as when he arrived in Ayi, Germaine knew in his heart that this mission was a matter of life and death. Whether it was life or death all depended on God.
What did you think?
But the moment he left Ay, Germain was ready to die. After all, no one knew where these French people would attack from. Therefore, Germain ordered his soldiers to be ready to fight at all times.
.
And the day after Germain left Ayi, Jarman's forward arrived at Ayi. At this time, Graeme had become the bare commander in Ayi city, and there were only two guards left under him.
All the soldiers were lent to Germaine.
When Arman learned about the arrangement of Germain and Graeme, Arman first praised Graeme. Although Graeme only lent Germain ninety people, at this moment, for Germaine,
For Mann, every soldier is very valuable.
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