Three thousand French cavalry galloped their horses towards the French camp. Seeing the backs of these cavalry, a smile appeared on Arman's lips. If these French cavalry saw being completely beaten,
I wonder how they should feel when the road is dug?
Of course, they can also forcefully cross the river. After all, the water level of the river is not very high. If the cavalry forces the river to cross, it can still be done. However, Arman has ambushed the army by the river, and these Prussian soldiers obviously will not let those
The French cavalry got what they wanted.
Not long after these French cavalry passed by, a large number of French soldiers appeared in Jarman's field of vision. Don't ask how Jarman saw it. You must know that it is five o'clock now, and
At this season, it was still dark at five o'clock, so the French army naturally needed to light up torches.
"General, it seems that the enemy has mobilized in full force. Look at the enemy's troops. It is obvious that apart from the cavalry, the enemy's troops are still more than 5,000 men!"
The front of this fire dragon composed of torches was about to reach under Arman's eyes, but the back seemed to have just left the Trapp City Gate, and the long procession looked quite dazzling in the darkness.
But what these French soldiers didn't know was that there were nine thousand Prussian soldiers around them watching them eagerly, and under the light of torches, it was obvious that these French soldiers had become the best prey.
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The battle lasted for more than two hours. Under the command of Rumelin, the coalition forces that broke through the French camp had gradually squeezed the remaining French resistance in the camp into an area less than a thousand meters in radius.
The overall situation has been decided! Now it all depends on Arman's performance. Rumelin sighed in his heart and immediately sent an order to Duke Andrew, asking him to immediately lead the British army to support Arman. It is best to help Arman.
Mann also annihilated the French army that came for reinforcements to achieve a complete victory.
After receiving the order, Duke Andrew did not shirk the blame. At least when Duke Andrew could see victory, he was still willing to carry out Rummelin's mission.
Even if the British army left, the remaining 7th Division and the Imperial 1st Division were enough to deal with the French army in front of him, which had less than 3,000 troops. Not to mention the large number of troops with the coalition forces.
The turning space is different. All three thousand French soldiers were squeezed into a small space, and they didn't even have a chance to turn around.
Unless these French soldiers can exert the fighting power of the three hundred Spartan warriors, they can make a comeback. But at least now, it seems that these French soldiers do not have the potential to become Spartans.
At the same time that Duke Andrew led the army to support Armain, the envoy sent by Prince Condé also arrived at the gates of Paris.
"Open the door quickly. I am the staff officer of the Fourth Army. I have an urgent military order to convey to His Majesty the King. Open the door immediately!"
This yelling staff officer quickly alerted the sentries on duty on the walls of Paris. Fortunately, the staff officer was wearing a French uniform, otherwise, he would have been killed immediately.
Even so, the sentries on the city wall did not dare to act rashly. Instead, they immediately went to ask the officers on duty on the city wall for instructions.
Originally, the Prussian army was stationed on Trapp's way to Paris. When the staff officer made an emergency trip to Paris, the Prussian army also asked for instructions if it needed to send someone to kill the staff officer.
But after receiving the request, Marshal Ferdinand suddenly had an idea. Since this staff officer went to Paris urgently, he must have gone to ask for help. Although the news from Rummelin has not yet come, Xiao Fei
Dinant believed that, with some mental arithmetic but no care, the probability of Lumolin's victory in this battle far exceeded the probability of failure.
In this case, if the French army in Paris can be lured out to fight in a field battle, then there is no doubt that Ferdinand Jr. is confident that even if he cannot defeat the French army due to his military disadvantage, he will be able to defeat the French army at most.
flat situation.
And if there is a draw, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the coalition forces. After all, if Rummelin comes to support, then Ferdinand the Younger believes that the coalition forces will definitely be able to defeat the French army.
It was precisely with this idea that Ferdinand the Younger tolerated this staff officer leading a few French cavalry to Paris under his nose.
The defenders of Paris did not open the city gate because of this staff officer. Instead, they lowered a gondola from the city wall and pulled the staff officer and the few French soldiers onto the city wall of Paris.
"What's going on? Fourth Legion, where are they now?"
After verifying the identities of the staff officer and the French soldier, Napoleon rushed to the south wall of Paris to meet the staff officer.
Looking at the marshal in front of him who was young but whose every move attracted countless attention, the staff officer knew that the man in front of him must be Napoleon from the famous French town, so he saluted and said anxiously:
"Reporting to your Excellency, Marshal. Our Fourth Army arrived in Trapp today. Unexpectedly, a few hours ago, a large number of enemies suddenly appeared outside Trapp City. Our military camp outside Trapp City was attacked.
A violent attack, and according to our army’s reconnaissance, the enemy deployed no less than 20,000 troops, because His Royal Highness Prince Kong Dai ordered me to come for help!”
After hearing what this staff officer said, Napoleon's expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Impossible. This morning, the enemy was still maintaining a fierce offensive outside Paris. How could it be possible to reach Trappes from the north of Paris in just half a day!"
After hearing what Napoleon said subconsciously, the staff officer immediately said:
"Your Excellency, Marshal, I did not lie about the military situation. There may even be more enemies than we found. It is precisely because of this that Prince Kong Dai sent me to ask for help!"
The conversation between Napoleon and this staff officer instantly caused countless exclamations to ring out in the city of Paris. No one expected that the Fourth Army was actually attacked by a large number of enemies. Judging from the attack on Paris by the coalition forces during the day, it was obvious that either
Either the enemy has received a large amount of reinforcements, or the enemy is using a trick to cover up the enemy's situation.
In fact, during the day today, the coalition forces did launch a fierce attack on Paris again, uncharacteristically. However, Napoleon did not discover, or even ignored, that the intervals between each attack of the coalition forces were relatively long, and the faces were different.
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In the arrangement of Ferdinand the Younger, in order to perfectly complete this mission and achieve the deception effect on the defenders of Paris, when it was dark this morning, Rumelin led the army to launch an attack on Paris first.
You don't need to achieve many results, you just need to create an atmosphere of fierce attack.
After paying a few smiling casualties, the troops withdrew completely, and then immediately moved in the direction of Trapp without stopping. Then the British troops were dispatched in order, and the Imperial First Division and other units fought again according to the previous process.
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In this way, when the time was close to noon, all the troops that the coalition needed to go to Trapp were mobilized and rushed to Trapp.
In the afternoon, the coalition's offensive came to a complete halt, which only made the defenders in Paris more alert for the next possible coalition attack.
For Napoleon, this arrangement of the coalition forces was undoubtedly a false and real trick on him.
You must know that when the coalition forces uncharacteristically attacked again after a few days of silence, Napoleon was completely uneasy because he couldn't see through what the coalition forces were selling. And when the coalition forces did not move at all in the afternoon, he felt even more worried.
It was confusing.
Who would have thought that today's coalition attack on Paris was precisely to cover up its subsequent military deployment against Trapp.
"Damn it, we were fooled!"
After Napoleon roared in annoyance, he immediately ordered:
"Order the First Division, the Second Division and the Guards in the city to assemble here immediately. I want to see all the soldiers of these three armies within an hour! Also, let the other armies mobilize immediately
Get up, get ready for battle and wait for my orders!"
Almost without hesitation, Napoleon decided in his heart to support Prince Condé.
The Fourth Division of Prince Condé can be said to be the only reinforcement that Paris can count on at present. As for other reinforcements, Paris does not count on it at all. As long as the southern regions of France do not cause chaos to Paris, is it still possible?
Can those guys be counted on to provide reinforcements to Paris?
Moreover, defending the city is not just a matter of insisting on defending. It consumes the patience and combat effectiveness of the soldiers and civilians in the city as well as the materials in the city. If one of these three items is missing, the city will be destroyed.
Therefore, there are very few examples in history of blindly defending a city and achieving victory, especially when there are no external reinforcements.
After deciding to send troops to assist, Napoleon's mind immediately appeared in the topographic map of Paris to Tépras. You must know that after Louis XVI authorized Napoleon to take charge of the defense of Paris, Napoleon conducted a detailed study.
Maps of the Paris area and surrounding areas were well known to Napoleon.
Since the enemy dared to send troops to attack Trapp's Fourth Army, they must have made arrangements for possible reinforcements. This also means that it may not be so easy for the Paris army to support Prince Condé.
It is for this reason that Napoleon transferred the 1st and 2nd Divisions as well as Louis XVI to Napoleon's Guards. These three troops are said to have outstanding combat effectiveness and large numbers among the various troops in Paris.
Yes.
The total strength of the three armies was close to 20,000. The reason why more troops were not deployed was that Napoleon was concerned that Paris would never be able to defend itself. On the other hand, he was prepared to find out the depth of the enemy before deploying troops to join the battle.