Chapter 2775: Terrible idea of the Secretary of War!
The Duke of Luxembourg failed to break the siege of Verdun Fortress, and his troops were defeated!
The Fortress of Verdun fell, Lieutenant General Villeroy led the defenders to the enemy!
Louis XIV was extremely furious. No matter how unworthy he was, he knew that this matter was not trivial, and it was related to his throne and even his family and life.
He was so angry that he decreed that Lieutenant General Villeroy would be dismissed from his post, deprived of all honors, and his immediate relatives should be imprisoned.
As for the Duke of Luxembourg, he was dismissed from the military and will be dealt with later.
His duke status was retained, and now that the aristocratic class was unstable, Louis XIV did not dare to be cruel.
He lost his temper, and then asked Count Loufoy: "What measures does your Ministry of War have against the enemy?"
The Earl of Louvre replied: "Our Eastern Legion has 40,000 people, mobilized 80,000 from Paris, and then transferred 30,000 from the Southern Legion, a total of 150,000 people, and 100,000 troops of nobles. His Royal Highness Prince Kong Dai dispatched 30,000 people, and the rest of the lords gathered 70,000 people. Our total strength is 250,000 people. Now we can dispatch 40,000 people from the Eastern Army. At the same time, we will transfer 50,000 soldiers from the Northern Army people, another 100,000 people will be confiscated urgently, and a second batch of 150,000 people will be obtained.”
"Emergency taxation of two million silver dollars, issuance of public bonds of four million silver dollars, borrowing of four million silver dollars, a total of ten million silver dollars for military expenses, and the dispatch of supplies..." Earl Loufoy arranged it in a well-organized manner, worthy of being one of the French ministers. of the best.
"Who can be handsome?" Louis XIV asked.
The Earl of Louvre hesitated for a while, but actually he wanted the king to march in person.
"Do you see His Royal Highness Prince Kong Dai?" Louis XIV asked.
"No, I don't suggest that he be the commander!" Earl Loufoy objected.
He talked eloquently: "Although His Royal Highness is capable, he has never commanded our new army. He is not familiar with the generals, and the generals also have doubts about him."
Aha, the new army formed by Louis XIV with a huge amount of public money belongs to the "royal army". Louis XIV fought against Taiwan and drove Louis XIV out of Paris!
"What's more, if His Royal Highness commanded the new army to win the war, then his prestige..." Earl Loufoy pointed out how powerful it was. Louis XIV was startled, and nodded again and again: "That's right, he can't be commander-in-chief!"
To use a large army, you must have a good-looking commander. Of course, the king can, and the prince of Condé is also good, but the prince was rejected.
His Royal Highness has a high position and authority, and it is good to be a mascot in the army, but the military power cannot be given to him, it has to be handed over to Marshal Dureny.
"I recommend Marshal Dureny to command the army, and I will be responsible for the logistics and supplies!" Earl Loufoy suggested.
Louis XIV's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help giving a thumbs up to praise.
Marshal Turenne, born in 1611 AD, is the second son of the Duke of Sedan in France, and his grandfather is William the "Silent" Prince of Orange who led the Dutch independence movement. His uncle is to succeed William in commanding the Spanish Prince Morris of Nassau in the Revolutionary War.
In ancient Europe, the nobles were basically in charge of the army and the people.
Therefore, Durenni was born in a famous family with profound knowledge.
Starting from an ordinary soldier, he became famous precisely because he participated in the Thirty Years War in Europe. At the age of 23 (AD 1634), he had already served as a brigadier general in the army of the French Marshal Cardinal Vallée , confronted the army of the Shinra Empire.
Dureny's fame came in 1639 when the Lombards in northern Italy independently commanded the Piedmontese Offensive. He first pretended to attack the Alexandria fortress, and when the defenders from all over Piedmont heard the news and formed reinforcements to come to rescue, Dureny deliberately left a gap outside the encirclement of the fortress, and let the reinforcements enter the city, inviting you into the urn.
After that, he did not go to attack the city, leaving only a small number of troops to monitor the defenders of the fortress, and commanded the main force to capture Turin, a famous city in northern Italy that was empty of defense.
On May 16, 1643, Dureny received the scepter of Marshal of France.
Later, he joined forces with the Prince of Condé to fight together. The two cherished each other, and both recognized each other's talents, and soon became personal friends.
However, Dureny stood on the side of King Louis XIV and fought against Prince Condé, who represented the interests of the great nobles. In the seven contests with Condé, he clearly gained the upper hand.
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Dureny is the best candidate for both foreign wars and domestic suppression, while being loyal to the king. (His deeds are quite a lot, limited by space, so I won’t introduce more)
It is also a good idea for Earl Loufoy to be in charge of logistics and supplies. He is the king's favorite, and no one dares to be sloppy. At the same time, he can also restrict Dureny.
"Fortunately, we still have Marshal Tourenne! And your family!" Louis XIV said happily: "Okay, you can draw up a decree. I will write a note and you will seal it to Ribery (the French Minister of the Seal). After printing, just issue the military order!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Earl Loufoy lowered his eyes.
Louis XIV didn't notice that his Minister of War looked a bit sad. He turned to Marquis Koscielny and talked with him about the arrangements for tonight's palace banquet. They talked about the menu, the guests, how to set up the restaurant...
Count Loufoy blinked, and was distracted again, showing signs of magic.
He knows a lot of information, and he knows that the emperor in the east likes to call a group of ministers to study state affairs, brainstorm and unify their thoughts. All the ministers and generals can reflect their opinions and suggestions, and understand the emperor's will and determination from the meeting. Everyone knows what they should do, so as to form a joint force.
The Eastern Emperor not only talks with the ministers and generals, but also goes down to the local area, enters the military camp, and is very concerned about the lives of his people and the construction of the army. Wherever he goes, everyone is convinced, which doubles his strength!
This is not top-secret information, but what he did after he became the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It was said by those Austrians. They said that the emperor was not keen on female sex. But he only had one concubine and one concubine, which were not as many concubines as the nobles under his command.
He doesn't like drinking or holding dances. He has a palace banquet at most once a week, and he often goes down to inspect places and military camps.
And here, the King of France didn't even bother to summon his ministers, let alone go to the local and military camps, drinking and hangingover every day, mixing with women and actors!
At this time, Louis XIV's attention returned to Count Loufoy, and he couldn't help but wonder: "You still don't go, to arrange military affairs, are you waiting for me to invite you to dinner?"
"Yes, yes!" Count Loufoy stepped back while bowing.
When he went out to the gate of the mirror gallery, he looked around and sighed deeply!
Others see him as a high-ranking and powerful person, and he is deeply trusted, but he is walking on thin ice, only feeling that the height is overwhelming!
He couldn't help but think about his own ending. It's nothing to win, but he has to bear all the responsibilities after failure, just like the former Secretary of the Navy Colbert!
In order to form the imperial fleet, Colbert made every effort to create the most powerful fleet in the history of France and even in the history of Europe.
However, when the French fleet was wiped out by the Nanhua Fleet, he was imprisoned and hanged mercilessly!
The initial sentence was to be beheaded in public. Louis XIV falsely said that he remembered his past achievements and changed Colbert to hanging instead of execution in public.
Already executed, Colbert's soul returned to God.
Ask yourself, was Colbert really responsible for the naval defeat?
When the two fleets confronted ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the leader of the South China Fleet was their emperor, the French fleet had already lost.
Only when the king confronts the king, can the momentum of the two sides be evenly matched and become a real opponent.
To be honest, the more Earl Loufoy got information about the Eastern Emperor, the more he felt the value of the Eastern Emperor.
He is not afraid of danger, and he often goes to the army himself to increase the morale of the army. In his words, it is to increase the victory rate of the army and reduce the casualties of the soldiers. Therefore, it is no problem to work harder and be more dangerous.
He loves his soldiers, and his soldiers reward him with one victory after another, and also defend him. In front of him, his soldiers will never retreat. No one wants to lose face in front of his own emperor. The emperor is in danger.
So they only have victory, and they have won!
Comparing yourself to the king... Sigh, I am really not afraid of being inferior, but of being compared!
A terrible idea came to Count Loufoy's mind, he didn't want to take the blame! 2084/10354850
