But it would be a few days before Spain could get the news, and now Napoleon had more important things to do.

The first thing is the military exercise that was used to scare people. Now that all preparations for the military exercise have been basically completed, invitations have been sent, and representatives from all European countries, whether it is France's traditional ally Pothos, or its new allies Spain, Shenluo and Dongluo, or its loyal allies the Rhine Alliance and Italy, or its friendly trading partners, the United Kingdom and the United States, have sent representatives to observe the exercise.

The exercise was divided into two parts, one part was an offensive and defensive drill on land, and among the participating troops, an infantry division of the French army was responsible for the offensive mission, and an infantry division of the Rhine Union was responsible for the defense. As for the location of the exercise, it was placed near the Boon de Vincennes, not far from Paris. Because it's not far away, some Parisians who have a spare time can even run to find a place to open their eyes.

The French people of this era are still very full of martial virtues in general, and the young people of France are still full of love for war or something. Especially in the past few years, under the command of Napoleon's administration, the French army has always been able to defeat the seemingly invincible enemy at a very small cost, which makes more little roosters feel that the so-called war is a game in which the cannon goes off, and then everyone sings and rushes up, and then the fools on the opposite side surrender.

Now, with the opportunity to witness a battle, even if it is just a simulated battle, and the time of the exercise is also on a Sunday, the children of wealthy families in Paris who have nothing to do, as well as those students of the University of Paris, will naturally not let go of such an opportunity to watch a play. Even some of the girls at the Moulin Rouge hired a car and had someone help them get a place to watch. These girls don't necessarily really like these fights and killings, but courtesans and other characters often have to deal with foreign aristocrats, college students with great ambitions and talents, and it is also important to understand this. Just like in the far east, the predecessors on the Qinhuai River also liked to hang a Japanese knife on their waists and talk to the benefactors about plowing the court and sweeping the caves. Although as long as they are asked to draw their swords and practice, the results will probably not be better than Brother Long.

At the heart of the exercise was a small plateau, where the defending Rhine forces had completed a typical field fortification, consisting of three trenches and three barbed wire, as well as artillery and various mines – all smoke-smoke-free, non-explosive varieties of the exercise, of course.

In previous drills in various countries, it was almost impossible for a division to defend such a position to be conquered by an attacking force with less than two divisions. Under normal circumstances, an infantry division, relying on such a position, can cope with the attack of at least three or four infantry divisions. In this exercise, the French army will rely on the strength of one division to attack a fortified position that is also guarded by the same forces. This has been of great interest to many foreign military observers.

The foreign observers took the best position in the field of view - the summit of a slightly higher plateau, just a kilometre from the exercise site, and the lower position was occupied by citizens who had come from Paris for a picnic and watched the excitement.

Some people even tried to get closer to the exercise area in order to see more clearly, not worrying at all about whether they would be killed by flying shells. The mounted police in Paris were half busy, and their horses were half tired.

This is really not an uncommon thing, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when there was a general abundance of martial arts, not to mention just a drill, it was a real war, the soldiers fought to the death in front, and the citizens spread out tablecloths on the grass not far away and watched the play while picnicking. For example, in the original history, during the Lighthouse Civil War, the Southern and Northern armies fought fiercely near Washington, and the citizens of Washington used to go out en masse, bring tablecloths and bread, and watch them line up to be shot, while picnics.

Therefore, the Caucasian race is full of martial virtues, and fighting a war can't stop us from coming out to see a lively picnic, let alone a big flu. In short, it is impossible to isolate in isolation, it is impossible to isolate in this life, and only by going out on an outing and having a picnic can you barely maintain the appearance of life......

By about nine o'clock in the morning, the French troops began to enter the starting positions, preparing to attack. To be honest, attacking at this time period is not particularly appropriate. At least that is the case in the eyes of military observers in a number of countries. Because the battle is now more and more favorable to the defending side.

After the Battle of Verdun, all countries tried to study this example. Although the most brilliant victories were won by Napoleon, it is generally felt that Napoleon was not very studious, did not do well, and did not draw tigers like them, but painted Tom. It is more reliable to study the French iron wall Joseph in a down-to-earth manner.

And as the various defensive methods of the French army in the Battle of Verdun gradually became familiar to all countries, everyone felt more and more that Joseph's defense was really worth learning. Even Archduke Charles and Marshal Suvorov, after learning about the defensive battle of Verdun, were full of praise for Joseph's defensive tactics.

As everyone studied Joseph's defensive technique, everyone felt more and more that the attack was really looking for death. If you must attack, you must also choose a night with poor visibility. In this way, although the efficiency of the attacking side will decrease, the efficiency of the defending side will also decrease, or even more.

And if an attack were launched at such a time of ninety o'clock in the morning, in their opinion, it would definitely be more advantageous for the defending side. Therefore, the French army of the attacking side launched an attack at this time period, and in the eyes of military observers of various countries, this is definitely a deliberate show off to everyone.

"I'd like to see what tricks they can perform!" Russian observer General Bagration could not help but think so.

At this time, the French army began to prepare for fire. The French artillery began to fire at targets in the defenders' positions.

The main purpose of such shelling was to destroy some of the more obvious fortifications. Of course, at this time, in the absence of high-explosive shells and the defenders were hiding in the trenches, such shelling did not put much pressure on the defenders. At most, it can destroy some of the more easily desolate fortifications, such as breastprints and the like.

However, the French artillery quickly made them arrive, first of all, the French artillery opened fire at a frighteningly high speed, obviously much faster than they were familiar with. In the time it took their army to fire one shot, the French army was able to fire three or four shots.

Secondly, the accuracy of the French shells is also quite amazing, even if the artillery is fired from two kilometers away, the French army can accurately hit a low target such as the breastwork. And the destructive power of their shells is also quite amazing, each hit can collapse a large platoon of breastwork.

But can such an attack be effective in helping the attacker break through the defense? Bagration shook his head quietly. Although he disliked rigid defensive warfare, although he preferred offensive warfare, his reason told him that this alone was not enough.

French soldiers began to appear in everyone's field of vision. Bagration was surprised to find that the French army's military uniform had changed dramatically, and the original military uniform with blue shirts and white trousers was replaced by a lewd, colorful military uniform. However, this military uniform also has a very unique effect, that is, they are almost impossible to see from a distance, even with a telescope, it is not easy to see them clearly.

"It's like putting on a white cloak when we go out hunting in the winter." As Bagration was thinking this, he heard someone next to him angrily say in German: "How can this be? Such obscene uniforms will reduce the honor of the army. I'd rather be killed by a bullet than wear such a uniform! ”

Bagration turned his head to look over and saw an Austrian officer with an angry expression on his face.

"How can there be such a person, hasn't Austria been taught by the French to be pragmatic?" Bagration couldn't help but think.

In fact, Bagration was a little wrong to blame the Austrians. Because when watching the exercise, the roles of the two people are different. Bagration was on the attacking side, knowing that Joseph's defensive tactics had reached Russia, as well as its traditional enemy, the pothos. Russia has always been in an offensive position against pothos, so Bagration often has to think about how to break through the "Josephian defense" in the offensive, so it is naturally easy for him to substitute himself for the attacking side in the exercise.

But the Austrians were different, and their military strategy was now mainly defensive. Anything new that makes their defenses less effective is naturally disgusting to them. So they are naturally emotionally more inclined to the defensive side. Now that they are seeing this new military uniform, it is obvious that it can reduce the efficiency of the defenders to a certain extent, how can they not be angry?

Then they saw that the French artillery began to change ammunition, and their shells continued to fall on the front of the defensive positions, and then smoke rose from the places where the shells fell, and the visibility near the battlefield immediately went down.

"What the hell! How can this be! The Austrian officer was upset again, "But there are mines ahead!" I'd rather see how the French demine! ”

At this time, on the positions of the defenders, their artillery also began to fire. Because it was a drill, after the firing, no real shells fell. But after each round of shelling, the directors would get some French soldiers out of the battle in a certain percentage. Of course, the use of smoke grenades and the decline in visibility have led to a decrease in this percentage.

French soldiers approached the minefield. Several French soldiers approached with a cart in tow. There was a rocket on board. The French soldier secured the car, stepped aside and ignited the rocket, which flew away, carrying a long rope-like object behind it.

"I've seen this thing," André explained to their friend a little lower, "that's how we in the power sector get wires across rivers and valleys." ”

Perhaps because the rope behind it was too thick and heavy, the rocket that flew out didn't fly far before it fell to the ground. And the rope tied to the back of the rocket naturally also fell, laying right on the minefield. Then there was an explosion - it turned out that the thick rope was not a rope, but explosives in a rubber tube.

"Good way!" Bagration struck his palm with his fist, "In this way, in just an instant, a safe passage has been opened in the minefield!" ”