After receiving the praise from Arman, Graeme could be said to be very excited. In order to prevent others from seeing the changes in the Prussian soldiers under his command, Graeme announced that he had gathered all the Prussian soldiers into the Prussian soldier camp in Ay.
During the training camp, Graeme handed over all the city gate guards and security work in Ayi to the local police.
After learning that Germain was heading west, Jarman immediately sent someone to convey an order to the Prussian cavalry units that had been lurking in the south of Ay, ordering these cavalry to keep an eye on Germain's movements.
It had been two days since they left Ay. Although Germain and the Prussian soldiers under his command did not appear to have any major problems on the outside, everyone knew that the current Prussian army had reached a critical point.
Not everyone can face what is coming calmly, and for some recruits in the army, they are actually more afraid of the battle that may occur at any time.
Two days and one night of suffering had made all the Prussian soldiers exhausted physically and mentally. Under this situation, Germain was very worried that if they were attacked by the French at this time, the outcome would be very bad!
Thinking of this, Germain immediately issued a military order and ordered the troops to rest where they were. Fortunately, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and Germain was not worried that his actions would make some people worried.
Although Germain did not learn about the French ambush from the scouting cavalry, Germain believed that the French must be watching his group secretly.
Even if his strategy did not fool the French, Germain did not suffer much loss. After all, he had already found out the location of the French base camp before. Even if the French did not take action, after leaving the Ayi area, Germain was completely
You can immediately return to join the main force led by Arman to clear out Lucien's base camp!
After decisively ordering the army to set up camp, Germain immediately took several of his officers to begin arranging defense matters for the night.
And in the darkness not far from the Prussian army, Lucien was lying in the grass, using his only remaining arm to hold up a telescope and look at the Prussian army.
"This battle is not easy to fight!"
"Why did your Excellency General say this?"
Just when Lucien sighed softly, an officer lying next to Lucien asked Lucien.
Since Napoleon's army was severely weakened, a large number of generals who originally followed Napoleon in his expeditions have all fallen on the battlefield. Under such circumstances, in order to train more generals for the French army, Lucien often sent some generals with good potential to the French army.
The officer called him to Qianer for face-to-face instruction.
"Valendo, you see for yourself, it's only a little after five o'clock. These Prussians have set up camp. It's summer now. In this season, it's still a long time before the sun sets. Logically speaking, the Prussians
You shouldn’t set up camp at this time, after all, every general hopes that the baggage can be transported to the military camp in the shortest possible time!”
"But General, didn't you tell us that a general must fight steadily? The enemy's encampment at this time can be said to be seeking stability!"
After Valendo finished speaking, Lucien shook his head
"Indeed, I told you so, but nothing is absolute, and you have to pay attention. The enemy set up camp yesterday after six o'clock. This one-hour time difference is definitely not an accident!"
Hearing Lucien say this, Valendo became a little nervous instantly.
"General, do you mean that the enemy has discovered our movements?"
"No, if the enemy finds us, they will never set up camp right now!"
After speaking, looking at Valendo who was a little confused, Lucien did not explain further.
Sometimes, fighting actually depends on understanding. A general who adheres to dogma will simply not be able to adapt to the ever-changing war.
People are never sages who are born with knowledge. The reason why some people become famous generals, commanders, and overlords relies more on their understanding.
"Let's go, Valendo, we have a tough battle to fight next!"
With the help of his attendants, Lucien climbed up from the grass. Looking at his empty left arm, Lucien had a sad look on his face, but then his sadness quickly turned into perseverance.
For Lucien, the Prussians were not only national enemies, but also had an unforgettable hatred for Lucien himself. Among other things, one arm was enough to make Lucien gnash his teeth at the Prussians all the time!
From this point of view, it can be seen that Lucien is worthy of being one of the heroes of the Bonaparte family. If it were an ordinary person, losing an arm would be enough to completely collapse this person's life, but Lucien did not
In this way, it can be said that Lucien is a man of great courage.
Less than ten miles away from Germain's camp was the French army's camp. At this moment, three thousand French troops were ready for battle. After Lucien returned to the camp, he immediately ordered the army to eat. At Lucien's
According to the plan, he will lead these 3,000 French soldiers to attack Germain tonight.
Because Germain only had a hundred cavalry under his command, the scope of his search was limited.
When the hand reached seven o'clock and the sky became dark, Lucien waved his hand, and three thousand French soldiers who were ready to go immediately marched towards the Prussian camp.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the French army had arrived at the outskirts of Camp Germain, but at this moment the Prussians knew nothing about it.
When Lucien saw nothing unusual in the Prussian camp through the telescope, his face relaxed, and then he said to the generals around him:
"Now is the time for us to take revenge on these Prussians! In the Netherlands, we lost tens of thousands of our compatriots and comrades. We will recover this heavy blood debt from these Prussians today!"
Valendo, this time you will lead eight hundred soldiers to launch the first round of attack on the enemy from the front!
Ogesay, you lead five hundred soldiers from the right wing to coordinate with Valendo's offensive!
Harud, you lead 700 men as the second wave, wait until Valendo opens the gap and attack immediately!
And I will personally lead the remaining 1,500 people as the third formation, and I want the enemy to howl and tremble under our continuous offensive!"
After Lucien finished speaking, the generals who took the order agreed one after another.
There is a small hill next to the place where Germaine camped, and not far away on the other side is a creek. Germaine chose this place to camp after some consideration.
Now is the summer when the vegetation is extremely lush. Anyone with some military knowledge will not choose to station on the hills. After all, if you station on the hills, you only need a fire and you will not wait for the enemy to attack.
Everyone around will be burned to ashes.
The current camping location is on a dirt road. The vegetation is not very lush, and it is also very close to the water source. This is also for the convenience of getting water.
In addition to dozens of cavalrymen who were placed on guard at the perimeter, the remaining more than 300 Prussian soldiers gathered in the camp, and around the perimeter of the camp was a fence built by Prussian soldiers using horse-drawn carriages.
"go ahead!"
Lucien gave an order, and three thousand French soldiers emerged from the west of the Prussian camp. The noise made by the march of thousands of people soon alerted the Prussian cavalry on guard outside.
"Enemy attack!!!"
A Prussian cavalryman rushed into the camp while shouting about an enemy attack.
In fact, there is no need for the cavalry to shout, and the sound caused by thousands of people running cannot be concealed, unless of course they are dealing with a group of deaf people.
When Germaine rushed out of the tent and saw the French soldiers gradually emerging, Germaine felt relieved for some reason.
"The enemy finally appears!"
Germain thought so in his heart, and then Germain quickly ordered to the soldiers around him:
"Surround the carriage as far to the west as possible, and everyone should immediately go behind the fence and be on guard!"
A dozen officers ran up in the small camp and loudly informed everyone of Germain's order. Some Prussian soldiers who had just fallen asleep had to get up, then clenched their weapons and quickly rushed under the command of their own officers.
Gather behind the outer walls of carriages.
And just when the Prussians began to take action, the only twelve artillery pieces in Lucien's hands were quickly placed at predetermined positions. These twelve artillery pieces would provide artillery support for the first wave of attacking French troops.
Germain also had artillery, but considering the convenience of movement, Germain's army was only equipped with five light field guns.
When Valendo drew his saber and directed the eight hundred French soldiers under his command to launch the first wave of attacks on the Prussian camp, the French artillery that had just arrived at the predetermined position also roared immediately.
Due to range and accuracy reasons, the first round of ammunition fired by these artillery guns basically landed outside the Prussian camp. Only two shells were lucky enough to hit the carriage used as a fence by the Prussians. Even if it caused
Five or six Prussian soldiers were killed or wounded.
"Don't panic! Get to your positions and reload your ammunition!"
Just when some Prussian soldiers were a little panicked because of these two brave French artillery shells, the grassroots officers with rich combat experience in the Prussian army undoubtedly played a role in stabilizing the sea.
Just after the French artillery opened fire, Germain immediately ordered the five light field guns in his army to be ready to fire and wait for his order.
The reason why the artillery was not allowed to fight back immediately was that Germain knew that the range of his five light cannons could not reach the enemy's artillery, and the only ones who could vent their anger on the Prussian artillery were the French infantry who were about to arrive!
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