Chapter 2783: roundabout tactics (1)

Looking at his father who was deeply asleep, Marquis Maximilian sat aside, thinking silently.

Marquis Maximilian, who was born in the peaceful years, was a lucky man who enjoyed the glory and wealth. He grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth. He didn't know the dangers of the world. No one taught him before, at most it was some vague reminders, but today he His father uttered the truth after drinking, which made him fully understand that there are really many bad people in this world!

After all, the Marquis is a man of insight, so he couldn't help thinking "Why can the French win?" "Why can we win now?"

The answer is unified kingship and monarchy!

Before the Thirty Years' War, France, like the Shenluo Empire and Italy, was torn apart. Aristocrats, large and small, ran rampant in the country. They could not form a joint force and were easily defeated individually.

The most obvious example is the "Hundred Years War" between Britain and France. Although the United Kingdom was not unified domestically, it was better than France. As a result, the British beat the French most of the time during the Hundred Years War.

King Louis XIII of France came to the throne, and the situation changed drastically. With the help of the talented Cardinal Richelieu, he tried his best to strengthen the royal power, suppress the nobles and local forces, so that France can beat people with one fist, and naturally there is nowhere to go unfavorable.

Now, the Chinese Yan Changwu is in charge of Vienna, and everyone is afraid of him. His will is the will of the country, and everyone must obey his orders, and no one dares to tear down the situation.

Under the unified military order, the army of the Shenluo Empire moved from one victory to the next.

To be honest, Marquis Maximilian visited Paris and saw the strong fortress of the French along the way. He couldn't imagine how anyone could attack France?

At that time, he was in awe of France.

However, the Shinra army entered the south of France and defeated the French. The Shinra army attacked from the east of France and drove straight in. It was incredible.

It was with a powerful imperial emperor that such a great victory was accomplished.

If someone in Europe can unify the whole of Europe, won't we be like the emperor's Eastern Empire and occupy the whole world?

After thinking about it again, Marquis Maximilian couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He discovered the emperor's sinister intentions. In the "Schönbrunn Edict" issued by Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace, the emperor declared that he would guarantee the hundreds of principalities belonging to the Holy Roman Empire , Marquis, religious aristocratic territories, free states, free cities, knight territories and other local forces, the princes of all walks of life must fully respect each other and must not start wars without authorization.

The subtext made Marquis Maximilian completely understand: "The emperor has bad intentions. He intends to keep the Holy Roman Empire divided and prevent Europe from producing military strongmen!"

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The next morning, Grand Duke Ferdinand Maria woke up and said, "I'm drunk, what did I say?"

Marquis Maximilian recounted his words one by one, and the Grand Duke regretted: "Sure enough, it's a mistake to drink! I really can't drink!"

He felt ashamed to face others, so he handed over the military power to his son to command, and said: "We Bavarians have already demonstrated our prestige, so there is no need to steal the limelight."

The Grand Duke then refused to see other people on the grounds of illness, and just stayed in the army without discussing matters.

The subsequent battle was uneventful. The French defended the trenches and refused to fight, while the Shenluo army fought trenches against trenches at every step. In the words of some militants: "The battle scene was ugly!"

It's really ugly, there is no fiery queuing and shooting, and there is no majestic assault by thousands of troops. Everyone relies on fortifications to fight. When attacking, they will constantly encounter the enemy's trenches, high walls and thick fortifications, which is difficult to enjoy.

The artillery at that time was not powerful enough, and the accuracy was not good enough. With the power of the Austrian artillery and trebuchets, it was also difficult to hit.

The key point is that the defensive area is vast, and the Shenluo army has built a line of defense one after another. The offensive situation is inevitably weakened, and there are more casualties than the French. After all, the French have defense bonuses.

Under the command of Marshal Turenne, the French took reassurance and fought steadily. Marshal Turenne dealt with a strong enemy properly. During the bombardment, the large French army hid behind the artillery, and when the Austrians attacked, the French army blocked them steadily. When the Austrians were tired, he dispatched a large army again and made a short assault to recover the ground lost before.

Of course, Marshal Raimondo Montecuccoli, the chief general of the Shinra Army, was not easy to deal with. He commanded the troops and confronted Marshal Dureny, using fire suppression, explosive blasting, mounding ditches, and building ladders. The combined use of overcoming the wall, assault, and reserve team, the level of command is quite high!

You come and go, so that Lieutenant General Ma Jinzhong wrote in a secret report to the emperor: "Two old foreign foxes are practicing Chinese Tai Chi! But it will not last."

Ma Jinzhong's prediction was correct. The city of Tadenois, which was defended by the French army, stood in front of the army of the Shinra Empire like an iron wall.

Marshal Durenni defended so firmly and resisted so resolutely that he would not give way to the Shenluo army.

In the end, Marshal Raimondo Montecuccoli had to take a risk. He could not break through the French defense line from the front. Then, the old marshal left the Austrian Sixth Army to contain the French army, and he led the main force to detour. Wanted to get behind Marshal Durrany and cut off his access to Paris.

"What? The main force is roundabout?" The senior generals of the Shenluo Army were very surprised.

"Yes, it's the detour of the main force!" The old marshal said calmly.

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay. Generally, only a small number of troops are used in detours and few main forces are dispatched. If the old marshal does this, if the French army eats up the Austrian Sixth Army and cuts off the supply of the Shenluo Army~www.wuxiaspot.com~ then God The main force of the Luo army is in danger of being left behind by the French army.

"Before we were defeated by the French, I entered Versailles first and captured their king!" The old marshal said sternly: "Action!"

When he said this, everyone's eyes turned to Ma Jinzhong who was sitting on one side. The Chinese lieutenant general smiled and said: "Your Majesty has an order. Marshal Montecuccoli has all the military power. I am the supervisor of the military. Whether he has treason or chaos, but don't interfere with his command!"

Moreover, the old marshal was selfless, and the sixth army left behind was his son Lieutenant General Henry Montecuccoli. He would face the French army alone. The old marshal sent a supervisory team and announced that if Henry Montecuccoli dared to Take a step back and engage in military law immediately!

So everyone had nothing to say, but acted.

Sure enough, the old marshal had a clever plan. When the main force of the Shinra Army was turning around, the main force of the French army didn't care to break through the Austrian Sixth Army, but rushed to the front of the main force of the Shinra Army to block it!

The Shenluo army kept turning around, like a poisonous snake, rushing towards Paris and Versailles!

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