"I would like to believe in your loyalty to your country, but nowadays, the battle plan of the General Staff does appear in foreign newspapers. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info," King William looked at Moltke and said calmly, "someone has to be responsible. ”

"Since Your Majesty says so, in order to preserve the reputation of the General Staff and myself, I will resign from the post of Chief of the General Staff." Moltke gasped.

From that day on, he was a spectator of the war.

Due to the dysfunction of the General Staff, the Prussian army that entered the territory of France began to fall into confusion, and the battle against the French army began to lose one after another.

After the French retreated to the fortress of Chalon, they began to defend on all fronts. Because Charon was a strategic location that France had operated for many years, the fortress here was not only extremely strong, but also had plenty of food, grass and ammunition, and was easy to hold. Fearing that the French reinforcements were approaching Charlon, the Prussian army launched a strong attack on Charlon, trying to capture Charon before the French reinforcements arrived, but suffered heavy casualties under the blow of the French army's Lifei rifles.

In a strategically fortified place like Chalon, the Prussian army's original invincible artillery firepower was greatly reduced, while the French army's Lifei platoon gun, which was originally easily destroyed on the plain, exerted great power at this time, and in the face of the dense firepower of the platoon gun, the Prussian army that launched the charge suffered heavy casualties. Due to the huge casualties and the difficulty of replenishing the troops, the offensive of the Prussian army had to slow down, and the French army was in a state of confrontation on the front line of Chalon.

Moltke knew that a stalemate between the two sides, both in France and in the German Confederation, meant defeat in the war.

The scene he had just seen confirmed his fears even more.

"Why...... Why ......" Moltke muttered, clenching his fists.

Oh, yes! Why did the war, which took so many sleepless nights and elaborate preparations, become like this?

It's all those hateful spies......

As soon as he thought of the hateful fellows who had published the entire battle plan of the General Staff in the newspapers, Moltke felt a fire burning in his heart.

At this time, Moltke did not know that the person who did this, like him, was in the far east, closely following the war situation in Europe.

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"The Prussian army stormed the fortress of Chalon, suffering more than 20,000 casualties in one day, and the French army suffered 10,000 casualties......"

"War Newsletter Feature: 'Charon Meat Mill'......"

"The Prussian attack on Chalons has been frustrated, and the French army may be preparing a counterattack......"

Lin Yizhe put down the newspaper in his hand and glanced at Zeng Guofan's reply to the "Tianjin Teaching Plan":

“…… Hearing Luo's envoy to worship Xu Chu's Shangshu, his voice changed again. It is said that if China is fully reconciled, it must first kill the county, Mao Shuai sued the county for innocence, and debated for a long time, the envoy said before the decision, and said that he would not kill the county, and Yi would enter Beijing to invite the legal person to go out with him, and then with the army Yunyun. It should be ever-changing, and it is not reasonable for people to ...... It has been rumored for a long time that legal persons and the general state are quarrelling. If the law is good, the general army is opened, or the distant and close attack, do not want to be difficult with China. I also heard that the Dharma Lord was old and tired of things, and his intention was to fight with the Lord and not to fight, and it seemed to be all the same. China has to do its best to handle this case, and the wire newsprint is not enough to be believed...... The rest of the illness was rarely cured, but the appetite was not opened, and there was nothing to eat except boiling water and soaking rice. The weakness is significant. The blindness of the eyes is not able to cure things, and they are very miserable, and they lie down day by day, and their hearts are ashamed and ......."

Lin Yizhe took a pen and paper and began to write a letter to Zeng Guofan:

“…… The letter before the official said that the general envoy was in Beijing, and the French envoy was in one breath, insisted on the Tianjin case, and refused to have the slightest objection, and the British and Russian countries colluded with each other, and their relations were very solid and worried. …… The Franco-Prussian army is now fighting a fierce battle, and the information obtained about the start of the battle is very detailed, and it is believed that it is correct, and there is no doubt about it...... Zhe did hear that the British and French newspapers had published the full text of the Prussian army's strategy, and that the government and the opposition in various countries were in great turmoil, and that they were united on the surface, but in fact there was a suspicion on the inside, and that soon when there was a great change, the public could calm down and prolong the time, so that it could be ...... change."

After writing the letter, Lin Yizhe handed over the letter and immediately sent it out. Then he knelt down at his desk and looked closely at a large map of Europe marked with symbols and arrows.

In his eyes, those symbols and arrows gradually transformed into a dense crowd of the two armies, with the roar of artillery fire and the rain of bullets......

At this time, Lin Yizhe suddenly had the feeling that Zeus was looking down on Mount Olympus looking down on the Greeks and Trojans who were fighting fiercely on the Trojan battlefield......

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September 1, 1870, France, Charon, Prussian defense.

On an inconspicuous hill, Bismarck was holding a telescope, carefully watching the battle. A colonel and his team put their guns at their feet, and they stood by under the small hill full of grapes. In the distance there was the roar of cannons, and in the near distance were cavalry galloping by. The sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, and everywhere there were flags waving, swords and swords, and cannonballs whistling through the blue sky above the hill, like white clouds galloping. Then came the smog that flooded the horizon. This gives the impression that war is like a raging storm that sweeps in all directions, but does not stay long in each place.

Soon after, there was unusual activity around Bismarck's unit. Other units began to gather around his unit. In the gap between the troops, many horse-drawn cannons were pulled. The cannons were quickly unloaded and positioned, and the muzzles were aimed at the top of the hill. The whole valley was filled with troops. Now the orders are everywhere, the adjutants are running rapidly, and the Prussian soldiers are also talking to each other, whispering.

"Now is it our turn?"

"Ah, yes!"

"Are you about to charge?" Some people were asking each other uneasily.

"Of course it is!" Someone replied, looking uneasy.

The question of life and death was already in front of them. In the smoke that flooded the hills, it was as if something was noisy, making a terrible explosion. The muffled roar of the cannon and the rattle of bullets from the French rifles drew closer. There was some indistinct sound in the distance, and shotguns could be heard. Suddenly, the cannons that had just been installed opened fire, and the sound of the cannons shook the earth and the air. The shells made a terrible whistling sound and flew over the heads of the Prussian soldiers. They were all looking forward to it, and they saw a red mass, like a small colored cloud, flying towards them, and there was a sizzling sound in it, and then they heard the gratching, whirring, screaming, and roaring, and the peasant soldiers cried out: "It's a cannonball!" It's a cannonball! "At this moment, this fierce bird of war came like a typhoon, it got closer and closer, and finally fell and exploded! The terrible sound was deafening, and a tremor seemed to crack the heavens and the earth, and set off a thrust like a violent wind. Among the ranks standing near the cannon, there was a commotion, an exclamation, followed by the command: "Stand up! "The soldiers standing in the front row carried their guns on their shoulders, held their heads high, closed their lips so as not to let their teeth fight, and the officers did not allow them to tremble, nor allowed them to shoot, they could only stand there and wait. So here another shells fell, one, two, three, four...... Ten rounds...... The wind blew away the smoke from the hills, only to see that the French had already occupied the Prussian artillery positions. And set up his own cannon there, and is now firing into the valley. From time to time, long columns of white smoke burst from the dense grape bushes. The French infantry, under the cover of artillery, was heading down the hill in order to engage in a shootout. Now they are halfway up the mountain. The wind blew away the smoke again, and they could be seen clearly

Bismarck saw something red, it was the red caps of the French infantry. Sometimes they disappeared under the tall vines, and only the tricolor could be seen fluttering in some of the ground. The rifle rang out rapidly and chaotically, and every now and then suddenly it rang out in some new location. The shells were still roaring, forming a crossfire with the bullets in the air. From time to time there were shouts from the mountain, and the shouts of people from the bottom of the mountain responded, and the cannons in the valley continued to fire at each other, but some of the Prussian troops remained in place, motionless.

Despite the occasional flick of French shells, the Prussian soldiers were still standing there, not thinking of running away. Since their superiors ordered them to stay put, there was only obedience. Military discipline dominated his entire mind, and their minds did not portray their situation as frightening.

"We ...... Won't you die......" someone asked with a crying voice, obviously a recruit.

"They've killed so many people that there's no empty seat in heaven for you fool." A veteran replied with disdain.

This sentence seems to have greatly relieved the hearts of many recruits. They seemed to feel that the empty seat in heaven had really been taken up, and as soon as they thought of it, they calmed down. Standing there patiently, they only felt unusually hot and sweaty. By this time, the enemy's firepower had become so terrifying that their troops were rapidly crumbling, and the dead and wounded were no longer heeded. The painful groans of the dying were intertwined with the roar of shells and the horns of bullets. From the movement of the tricolor, it can be seen that the French infantry, covered by the vines, is approaching more and more. The explosion of the shells drastically reduced their ranks, and they began to feel hopeless.

However, behind this despair, there lies anxiety and rage, as long as an order is given. Let them charge forward, and they will sweep through like a raging wind. They could no longer stand still, when a soldier suddenly took off his helmet, threw it to the ground with all his might, and shouted: "We are not afraid of death!" Come on! Come on! ”

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