Chapter 2767: Some people are proud and some are scolded

The so-called dust rising west of Verdun is actually hundreds of horsemen dragging branches behind their horsetails, bringing up dust on the road, posing as if a large army is approaching, in order to confuse the enemy, the large army does not even have a shadow not here.

It was the Duke of Luxembourg who played this show, and he was no exception at this time, running unhurriedly with his horse tail dragging branches.

The Duke of Luxembourg is ugly, thin, hunchbacked, and has small eyes. Although Louis XIV never trusted him, he received strong support from the Minister of War, the Earl of Louvre, and was in charge of commanding a new army of 20,000, called the Eighth Army of the French Army. 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and 20,000 noble private soldiers, of which 20,000 infantry and cavalry are the standing army, and the noble private soldiers, the Duke of Luxembourg, have the right to recruit them.

When he received the urgent order from Paris, he deeply felt the heavy responsibility, and he said to the officers: "France is in crisis, you gentlemen, work together with me!"

Originally, France's national defense system was fine. If the invaders started from Strasbourg and fought all the way, and the defenders resisted tenaciously, the Shinra Army would not be able to come so fast, so France would have enough time to prepare for the war.

Now in a hurry, only the Duke of Luxembourg's troops came to the rescue, and the enemy army on the opposite side was 300,000 people!

However, the Duke of Luxembourg was full of fighting spirit. He personally led 2,000 fine riders as the vanguard, and ordered Major General Fandom to lead the rest to follow up.

Major General Fandom is a young general in the French army. He was sent by the king to take charge of the Eighth Army, but he got along very well with the Duke of Luxembourg.

The Duke of Luxembourg managed the army well. His cavalry took only a short time from preparation to departure, and arrived at the outskirts of Verdun in less than a day. The scouts reported that there were scouts from the Shenluo army ahead. Difficult to move forward.

"Advance!" The Duke of Luxembourg ordered to advance. He had many cavalry and drove out the small troops and scouts of the Shenluo Army all the way.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of gunfire continued, all of which were long-range rifled guns.

The French nation is a smart nation. The war has promoted their progress. The army also has superior rifles. Coupled with strict training, they fight against the Shinra army equipped with Nanhua standard rifles. When fighting more, the Shinra soldiers are less Lost and forced to retreat.

As we got closer to the Fortress of Verdun, we heard gunshots over there like beans popping non-stop. The cannons roared, and the sky above the fortress seemed to be boiling with a sea of ​​fire and smoke. Obviously, we were under siege and urgently needed to be relieved!

However, the Duke of Luxembourg only had less than 2,000 troops (some troops were lost in previous battles), and it was undoubtedly a pebble hitting a rock when he went to the battlefield, but the Duke of Luxembourg was not troubled. He used the method of horsetail dragging branches to scare the enemy. The sound of the guns over there suddenly weakened a lot, and it was obvious that the plan was worth selling.

"My lord duke is really clever!" The subordinates were full of flattery.

He was not without complacency, but he smiled for only three seconds. In addition to letting a thousand cavalry continue to drag the branches and run, the other people made tentative attacks towards the enemy's position, and then used harassment and guerrilla tactics to find the enemy. attack their weak points and attack their food lanes and small groups of troops.

The French cavalry were very proficient and showed a lot of tactical literacy, so the camp of the Shenluo Army at the forefront became tense.

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The French Duke of Luxembourg is proud, but some people in the Shinra army are unlucky.

In the big camp five miles to the east of Verdun, there is a huge golden tent, which is shining golden in the sun, which is particularly eye-catching. The people who come and go in the tent are all high-ranking officials with shining stars. This is the commander of the Shenluo army. , where Marshal Raimondo Montecuccoli of Austria lived.

The golden tent really has gold, the inside and outside of the cowhide tent is covered with a layer of genuine gold leaf, and there is a special fund allocated for maintenance to ensure that it will shine golden anytime, anywhere.

In ancient times, there was the Golden Horde Khanate of Mongolia. When the ancestors of Lao Maozi paid tribute to the great khans of the Khanate, they entered the golden tent.

Now Yan Changwu marched west and also set up a golden tent. He sat on a tiger leather chair inside the golden tent, and the white skins knelt down to him.

It is better to be happy alone than to be happy together. As a powerful general under Yan Changwu's command, Marshal Raymondo Montecuccoli is also qualified to set up a golden account.

This marshal resisted the most during the attack of the South China Empire. When Austria failed, everyone said he was finished, and many people were waiting to seize his property.

What is surprising is that he thought about it, expressed his allegiance to Yan Changwu, and was reused in the end, becoming the first person in the army of the newly born Shenluo Empire, saying what he said!

The generals in the golden tent were shining, and the senior generals of the various armies and the senior commanders of the servant army gathered together. The atmosphere was tense, watching the old marshal Raymondo Montecuccoli scolding another Montecuccoli.

"Hey, it's really strange. The long-legged general of the Sixth Army was standing in front of me. I thought I couldn't find him, so I had to send someone to Vienna to find him!" the old marshal said in a strange tone.

Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man carrying three stars on his shoulders. He looked similar to the old marshal. With a bitter face and a sigh, he was given the nickname "Long Legs", and he barely explained: "My lord , My legs are not long, and I dare not leave my post without permission..."

The Austrian military system imitated the South China Army. The generals were one-star brigadier generals, two-star major generals, and three-star lieutenant generals. The unlucky lieutenant general was Henry Montecuccoli, the son of the old marshal.

"I **** you!" The old marshal yelled.

Henry Montecuccoli whispered vaguely: "You have this right, others can't..."

The old marshal couldn't hear it, but the others had good ears, so they almost couldn't laugh out loud.

"...I asked you to attack the city, but you are fine. As soon as the enemy's gunshots sounded outside, your troops retreated. You can run faster than a four-legged Arabian horse. What the **** are you looking like!" Rai Mondo Montecuccoli said angrily.

Originally, he saw that the Verdun defenders were in decline, so he arranged for the Sixth Army commanded by his son to attack, and the rest of the troops assisted him. He wanted his son to get a big credit. The army hesitated, and the morale-boosting defenders of Verdun countercharged and sent the Shinra army away cleanly.

He was so angry that he scolded his son and said: "Tell me, tell everyone, how the **** do you command? Your army is a first-class main force, but it was frightened by the gunshots outside, and it retreated all at once. Come down, the French would like to thank you for your grace of not killing, and give you a medal!

Raymondo Montecuccoli pointed at his son and concluded, "It's not that your subordinates are bad, but that you are a coward!"

Henry Montecuccoli whispered again: "You are the coward's father!"

The old marshal still didn't hear it, while the other senior officials burst out laughing, covering their mouths with their hands.

Henry Montecuccoli said helplessly: "It's my fault, I missed the opportunity, my lord, my legs are not long, I am not worthy to be the commander of the Sixth Army, I request that I be reduced to an ordinary soldier, let me go Expendables, fight the French!"

"We only talk about fighting now, why didn't we fight back then? If we fight back then, you can take down Verdun!" Thinking of the lost fighter plane, Raimondo Montecuccoli blew his beard and stared angrily and said: " What a great opportunity, are you worthy of the sacrificed officers and soldiers? Cutting off your head is the real thing!"

In anger~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the old marshal repeatedly ordered his subordinates to take his son down, take him out of the tent, and report back!

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, but fortunately, a mighty and luxuriously dressed nobleman sitting on the left side of the handsome table stood up and gestured with his hands: "My lord, please calm down, please calm down!"

He gave Henry Montecuccoli a wink and said: "Hurry up, go down and write a review!"

The children of the aristocratic family treated their elders with the punishment of "go with a big stick, and suffer with a small stick", so Henry Montecuccoli tucked his tail and escaped out of the tent in desperation.

Some people say that the military has its own military discipline control, but there is another saying in the world: "You can't punish a doctor." If Raymondo Montecuccoli really wants to kill his relatives righteously, as long as Henry Montecuccoli doesn't commit treason, For the matter of betraying the king and the anger of the heaven and the people, I am afraid that the emperor Yan Changwu will send an angel to send an amnesty order to pardon Henry Montecuccoli's death crime.

Raimondo Montecuccoli also put on a show for others to smooth things over, so naturally he wouldn't really kill his son.

The great nobleman who sent him up the steps was Ferdinand Maria, the current Grand Duke of Bavaria, and he was a wonderful man. 2084/10318463