Chapter 55: Foresight

Bismarck's face once again showed a look of approval: "Your Highness Derich, from you, I see the shadow of the first emperor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info”

Jimny's predecessor, Emperor Wilhelm X, the late father of Derich, was known for his wisdom during his reign.

However, Derich did not bother to pay attention to his teacher's praise at the moment, his curiosity had reached its peak, and he couldn't wait for the answer: "Please tell me everything, teacher!" ”

"Actually, the question is very simple, it is to fight or not to fight, that's all." Bismarck patiently explained to his students: "When the old Louis, who was carried away by the throne, began to secretly contact the Empire, this plan was already formed in my mind. ”

"The Kingdom of France, which has been entrenched in the southwest of the empire for many years, has always been a major problem for us. From a military point of view, the only thing that the Françans could pose a threat to the empire was its three main armies. Among the three major legions, the Morning Star Legion is no longer a concern, the Galactic Legion is resting in the south recently, and it will definitely not be able to catch up with the Inle River front in the northeast of the Kingdom of France for a while, so what we may face is nothing more than the Black Rose Legion stationed in the city of Paris, the capital of France. ”

"When I met with Louis three days ago, the terms were already agreed, and Louis, as the Minister of War of the Kingdom of France, would do everything possible to transfer the Black Rose Legion to the Inle front, so that Louis's coup d'état would have a chance of success. If old Louis hadn't become too stupid, the Black Rose Legion would have left Paris City by now and started running for the Inle River Defence. ”

"Now that the Black Rose Legion has left Paris City, according to the agreement between the Empire and Louis, the 100,000-strong army under the command of Field Marshal Rommel will immediately launch a feint attack on the west bank of the Inle River defense line of the Français, forcing Black Rose to speed up and rush to the western defense line. Once the Black Rose Legion was far enough away from Paris, Louis would stage a coup d'état and take his men to storm the palace of Paris, overthrowing the Bonaparte family's rule over the Kingdom of France. ”

"In Old Louis's heart, he must have thought that the Black Rose Legion at this time had no choice but to swear allegiance to him, and then as long as he fulfilled the previous agreement with us, this throne would naturally sit steadily. But the question is - do we really just need a feint? Bismarck's face suddenly appeared with an intriguing look.

"I don't understand." Derich shook his head and said, "But we only need one feint to get two counties and millions of gold in compensation without much effort." ”

"You really don't understand, Your Highness Derich." Bismarck said: "In my opinion, neither the land nor the compensation is worthless, and the ceded land will have a chance to be taken back later, and the compensation can also be made up through more taxes. And what Your Majesty and I want is to completely destroy the war potential of the Françans in this war, so that it will not pose a threat to us for at least thirty years! ”

Derich's mouth opened in surprise: "But - how can this be done?" ”

"It's actually quite simple." Bismarck said with a smile: "With Marshal Rommel's character, although His Majesty and I have not given him any secret orders, with his keen sense of smell and fighting style, he will definitely attack before the Black Rose reaches the defense line on the west bank of the Inle River." Under the wise command of Field Marshal Rommel and the desperate fighting of the Imperial soldiers, it was absolutely possible for the Black Rose Army to break through the defense line on the west bank of the Inle River and go straight to the Paris plain in the heart of France. ”

"But there they will encounter the most elite Black Rose Legion in the Kingdom of France," De Rish said, "and judging by the strength of the defense line on the west bank of the Inle River, even with the genius of Marshal Rommel, we will have to pay a very heavy price to break through, so we may not be able to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Black Rose Army." ”

"Normally, that's true. Louis Sr. thought the same way, which is why he dared to carry out a coup d'état without fear, because he was sure that we would not be able to defeat the Black Rose Army after breaking through the West Bank defenses. Bismarck leaned back a little to make himself sit more comfortably: "But don't forget, from the point of view of the Black Rose Army, not only is there Marshal Rommel in front of him, but the city of Paris in his backyard is already on fire." ”

It was as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning, and his whole body was stunned. Because he had fully understood the whole plan: "So you don't just mean to break through the entire defense line on the west bank of the Inle River, or even to eat the Black Rose Army, your real goal is Paris City!" ”

"That's right." Bismarck smiled approvingly: "The Black Rose Legion must be unstable after learning the news of the breakthrough on the west bank of the Inle River and the coup d'état by Louis at the same time, I believe that Field Marshal Rommel will not let go of this great opportunity, so the defeat of the Black Rose Army can also be said to be a sure thing." After defeating the Black Rose Army, who else could stop the advance of Marshal Rommel's army towards Paris City? ”

"As soon as Marshal Rommel's army took the city of Paris, everything was clear. At that time, not to mention the land of two counties and millions of dollars, at least the entire northern eleven counties of the Kingdom of Frans will already be in our pockets! Bismarck didn't speak loudly, but his words were filled with great confidence, and it was clear that in the prime minister's mind, Frans's defeat was already doomed.

Derich suddenly felt a little breathless, it turned out that his royal brother and teacher were so far-sighted and arranged everything early, if this plan really came true, it would definitely be one of the few super victories since the founding of the Jimny Empire!

His Royal Highness finally calmed down, and at this time, Derich's eyes were full of undisguised admiration and admiration when he looked at Bismarck, but he suddenly thought of a very crucial question: "But teacher, if I heard me correctly, neither you nor Your Majesty have revealed this plan to Marshal Rommel, what if he does not do what he guessed?" ”

"Of course he would have done that," Bismarck said categorically, "otherwise he would not have been Rommel." ”

As he spoke, a small city had appeared on the horizon in the distance, and a plaque hung high above the not-so-tall gate of this small city, with four words written on it—

Varna City.