The next day, the two sides continued negotiations, and Bismarck said: "The question of money can be discussed later, and we hope to decide first on the border issue between the two countries." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Thiers put forward a plan on the French side, that is, the Prussian army withdrew from France, the French troops who landed at Kiel withdrew into the country, the border between the two sides was restored to the state it was before the war, and Prussia promised not to accept any more demands on the question of the succession to the Spanish throne. When Bismarck learned of the French proposal, he became furious, declaring that it was not acceptable at all, and he even made an even rude demand, "ordering France to pay Prussia 5 million francs in advance as a 'ransom fee' for Metz and Strasbourg, otherwise he could not guarantee the safety of these two cities." At the same time, he hinted to Alfonso that "a sniper, Rotschild, was captured by the Prussian army." If the French side does not consider paying reparations, "his life will be difficult to guarantee." Bismarck Hitu, the son of a Frankfurt Jew, was able to fear, and he urged Thiers and France to give in. Disappointed by the result, Alfonso persuaded the "enraged" Thiers and the French military not to "break off the negotiations and make the decision to join the army and fight under the emperor", but at the same time he directly replied to Bismarck's request for an immediate payment of 5 million francs "half in gold and half in bills" that "there is no time to discuss these technical questions, because the French delegation did not agree to even the most basic principles of the peace talks".

Alfonso wrote in his diary:

“…… With a calm face and an angry face, he asked me if I had considered the compensation payment plan he had proposed, as if the amount of the compensation had already been set. I replied unequivocally that it was not possible for me to consider those questions, because the two Governments had not yet agreed on the basic principles, and I felt as if Bismarck was going to devour me alive, and he exclaimed: 'In that case, peace is impossible!' ’”

"This time the negotiations were inconclusive, and I went back to discuss the next steps with Mr. Thiers and Mr. Fawu, and we both agreed that neither the cession of territory nor the payment of reparations would be acceptable. The Prussians had to withdraw from the territory of France. If they insist on the war, we will have to stay with them to the end. …… At the beginning of the third negotiations, Bismarck made a new proposal, this time no longer insisting on the cession of Alsace and Lorraine, but only the occupation of Metz and Strasbourg, and the amount of the indemnity was reduced to 2.5 billion gold francs, with a payment of 1 billion in the first year and the remaining three years. He put on a particularly down-to-earth appearance, telling us that they were mobilizing the whole country, and that if we did not agree to his terms, the Prussian army would launch the fiercest offensive ever built, and that it would be unprecedented. It's hard to imagine a prime minister saying such a thing. Even Donasmarck admitted that he himself was frightened by Bismarck's 'unreasonableness and international rudeness'. He asked me privately: 'Has anyone ever said such a thing to a Rothchild in this way before?' I told him, 'Never.' ’”

"In a way, Bismarck's intimidation did not have the slightest effect, but instead left Prussia with the image of a greedy and savage predator internationally."

As the negotiations failed to produce any results and no agreement was reached at the time of the talks, the fighting continued while the negotiations were still ongoing.

Angered by the exorbitant price offered by the Prussians in the negotiations, Napoleon III was determined to teach the Prussians a lesson and "bring them back to the negotiating table with a big stick." In view of the fact that the lines of both sides of the Chalonne front had been fixed and that many previous counter-offensives had suffered heavy casualties and were futile, Napoleon III decided to start with the port of Kiel, and he ordered the continuation of the reinforcement of troops at the port of Kiel, and authorized Guba to "launch a new offensive and begin to extend the results of the battle." The entire army of France has your back if needed. ”

In fact, shortly before the start of the negotiations, the French army under the command of Lone had already begun an offensive against the Prussian army harassing the French-occupied territory. After the French occupied the towns around Kiel, the panicked Prussian government sent special envoys to the Prussian garrison to ask for help, and at the same time, the reserve troops from all over Prussia were also mobilized to harass the cities occupied by the French army and strengthen their own fortifications. On November 19, the French army occupying Neuminsterle was the first to win, and on the same day the garrison went out of the city and attacked a Prussian army position outside the city that had been shelling the French army for several days, and after just a few hours of fighting, the French army killed more than 1,000 Prussian officers and soldiers at the cost of 201 killed and 124 wounded, and completely occupied and demolished the Prussian army station.

Apparently encouraged by this victory, Lone mobilized his forces and prepared to preemptively launch a large-scale retaliatory offensive against the Prussian army, thus forcing the Prussians to negotiate peace.

Guba divided the French army into three columns, left, center and right, the right column was commanded by Colonel Billy, the left column was commanded by Colonel Cordier, and the middle column was commanded by Colonel Bettner, the chief of staff, with a total strength of more than 15,000 people. Guba himself led the reserve army to follow the left flank column. The target of the French attack was the Prussian camp north of Hamburg. The intention was to attack the Prussian stronghold on the banks of the Elbe by land with the left flank and the central column, and the right flank column, with the cooperation of the French navy's gunboats, went up the Elbe and attacked the Prussian strongholds on the banks of the Elbe.

According to Guba's plan, the French army would have moved in the early morning of the 25th, so that the moon had not set, and the moonlight would march in the direction of Pinebeck, where the Prussian army camp was located, so as to achieve the suddenness of the attack. As a result, providence made people suffer, and from 2 o'clock in the morning of the same day, it rained heavily, and it was pitch black all around, and not only the army was unable to move forward, but the French naval gunboats in the water did not dare to act because it was difficult to see the channel. It was not until about 4 o'clock in the morning that the rain had subsided, the sky was bright, the French gunboats had set sail one by one, and the army had taken a step after the departure of the navy, taking the navy as the vanguard of their way.

At 6:10 a.m., the French gunboats arrived near the predetermined battlefield and immediately opened heavy fire on the Prussian artillery fortress. The French right flank column, which had been ordered to capture the Prussian position, launched an attack, and after capturing two Prussian fortifications in succession, it was stopped by Prussian artillery fire when advancing in depth. At this time, the French gunboat detachment on the Elbe River also fell into an embarrassing situation, because the small gunboats equipped with rapid-fire weapons such as artillery and flying rifles were weakly protected, and attacking the infantry in the waterfront places on the narrow inland river would have a great deterrent effect, but it was very dangerous to use such warships to directly confront the batteries set up on the river. At a distance of close encounter, the gunboat was in a river channel that was difficult to avoid, and being bombarded by multiple batteries on the shore was tantamount to throwing itself into a net. The usual solution was that when the army attacked the enemy's shore batteries and attracted enemy fire, the gunboats would act as an auxiliary means to support the army. This will not only ensure the safety of the gunboats, but also provide the necessary heavy fire support for the army. However, in this battle, the French army turned the cart before the horse, and the gunboat and the battery duel alone, which cannot but be difficult to avoid that the coordination and coordination of the French army was very problematic. The lack of coordination and coordination can be said to be an important reason for the repeated defeats of the French army in the Franco-Prussian War.

In a dangerous environment, the gunboat detachment engaged the Prussian batteries on the banks of the Elbe until 4 p.m., when the heavy artillery fire finally overwhelmed the fighting spirit of the Prussian troops, and the battle ended with the mute fire of the batteries. Thereafter, the French right flank column quickly cleared the fortifications on the perimeter and, after a night's rest, occupied the positions that had been abandoned by the Prussian army on the morning of 26 November.

Compared with the right flank column with warships, the battle on the left flank and the center of the French army was surprisingly smooth in the initial stage. The fast-moving central column was the first to reach the Pinenebeck battery, only to find that the Prussian army had already withdrawn, and the left flank column, which was personally supervised by Lone Ba, passed by and saw that the battery had been occupied by the French.

In this actual battle, which lasted less than a day, the French lost only 142 men, while the Prussian army lost more than 1,000 men. It has to be said that the combat effectiveness of the improvised patchwork units in Prussia is too far behind the main forces of the Prussian army on the French front.

At 5:40 p.m. after the capture of Pinebeck, seeing that all the ships had entered positions and were ready for battle, Guba disembarked from the cruiser "Aroyude" to give the battle order, and the French naval gunboats raised their huge flags on the mainmast to signal the start of battle. Starting with the "Aroyude", the rumbling of cannons suddenly resounded on both sides of the Elbe. Fifteen minutes after the French began shelling, Lone was surprised to see that the Prussian temporarily built fortress had unyieldingly begun to return fire, and the gunboat "Cobra", which was anchored too close to the battery, had been surrounded by artillery fire, and some of the support ropes were quickly broken. Even more incredible is that some shells have already flown to the head of the "Aroyud". "The Prussians resisted quite stubbornly, and at the same time, their fortifications were strong and well maintained. But due to the distance we are in, their artillery is almost useless. However, a few shells almost hit the 'Aroyud'. ”

After 6 o'clock in the artillery battle, several batteries of the Prussian fortress had already been lit with deadly fire, one battery had been completely destroyed, and the fire was completely suppressed by the French ships. But as soon as the French ships stopped firing, the Prussians ran back to their gun positions and continued to aim and fire, which was extremely tenacious. At 7:10 p.m., seeing the night falling, Guba ordered the end of the day's fighting. Although Prussia could not have the weapons to attack the French warships at that time, he was still very cautious and ordered the ships to monitor the surrounding waters and rivers all night to prevent a sneak attack.

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