The first update

Gaul and Germania have become an undying feud. After the fall of nearly 30,000 men in France, the decision between Frederick Karl and Stowell was only between you and Stottwell.

The "Prince of Blood" knew better than anyone that if Germany did not gain the upper hand for more than half a century in this battle, when France recovered from the war, they would face revenge from France.

Once the final victory is achieved, even if he violates the military order, he will slaughter the surrendered Rhine army, the source of troops is the most important factor limiting the military development of a country, even if he cannot kill all the French generation, he must destroy all the elite, let them suffer the greatest losses.

The Battle of Paris was the last battle of the Franco-Prussian War, which would determine the real winner of the Franco-Prussian War, and perhaps even the future of the situation in Europe as a whole.

The forest that covered the fortress of Metz had been turned into a burning forest under the help of artillery fire, and the never-ending artillery fire had blasted through the black dirt, and the moss and grass covering the ground had burned to ashes, revealing the granite buried in the mountain, and all that remained of the forest was a charred stump, and black ash drifted over the forest.

In the cold puddle, fat rats were gnawing at the corpses of Prussians, all of whom knew that they were going in one direction, the outer fort of the Metz Fortress.

Nearly two weeks of incessant shelling and charging, the Second Army paid a terrible price for their previous heroism. The French in defensive positions were much more difficult to defeat than they were on the offensive, they had the cover of fortress guns, machine guns and trenches, and every time they organized a charge they were either scattered or slaughtered in formation.

The cavalry could not give full play to the mountainous terrain, and could only rely on the tactics of the sea of people to constantly charge to find a breakthrough. When Frederick finally opened one of the gaps in the fortress gun, he realized that it was not they who had defeated the French, but the French who had lost all their ammunition.

After two weeks of fighting, there was finally a breakthrough, and the French army began to gradually withdraw in the direction of the second fortress, which suffered heavy losses and had no strength to attack again, because the next battle would be even more fierce, and they needed to occupy street by street, which was expected to last longer, and it was still in the case of a numerical advantage.

God knows what kind of impregnable walls the Rhine Legion has now set up their inner forts, the streets and alleys are full of pillboxes and defensive lines, and after the hand-to-hand combat, the Prussian artillery is also at a loss, even if the artillery bombs the building into ruins, it is more conducive to the French army to shuttle through the building, hide and fight.

They had to rely on the infantry to clean house by house, but once they encountered stubborn resistance, it was a constant tug-of-war.

Napoleon said that this was the French version of Stalingrad, and that the Second Army would be completely dragged down here.

However, at this time, all previous efforts were in vain by a dispatch order from Paris, and Prime Minister Bismarck ordered the two armies of the Second Army to be transferred to Paris to participate in the final battle of Paris, and they were to take the capital in the shortest possible time, forcing the French government to quickly surrender and end the campaign.

Although Frederick Carr disagreed with this decision, the gilded crown prince and Junker nobles who had come here did not want to fight any longer, and the never-ending war had exhausted their ambitions, especially after seeing the soldiers fall like miscanthus in the wind, and the battle of Paris gave them hope. It is hoped that the war from July to the present can be ended by finishing the war in one battle.

The Metz Military Guidance Fortress Five, consisting of Conrobert, Leboeuf, Frosard, Radmilo and Stowell, is holding an impromptu meeting, because the news from the front is that the attacking Prussian army is constantly retreating, and they can even easily retake the previously occupied streets, which is very unusual.

For Stowell, however, it was the light of day after a long night.

"Frederick Karl's army is retreating, and it is very counterintuitive. They have already breached the fortress of the outer fort of the bastion, and they should take the inner fort in one go, rather than choose to evacuate at this time. Is this a trap? ”

Leboeuf breathed a sigh of relief, originally thought that the entire Rhine Army would be trapped here, but he didn't expect things to take a turn for the better at this time.

"No, after almost a month of continuous offensive, the Prussian army is probably tired, and they need to rest, so they take the approach of temporarily stopping the offensive."

Radmilo rubbed his bloodshot eyes, having held his position on the front line for almost a month without recuperation. Although France also suffered losses, they were smaller than those of the Prussian army.

An exhausted Radmilo analyzed, "This is good news and buys us time to strengthen our defenses." ”

"No, if it's just rectification, they won't give up the outer fort that they have occupied. Unless they were unable to control the outer fort, they were forced to retreat. ”

Stockwell looked around at the others and said, "The Prussian army has destroyed all the fortress artillery when it retreated, leaving us with a broken barrier, which can only indicate one situation, I am afraid that Bismarck's top brass has felt the constraints of the number of troops, so they want to take the risk of transferring people from the Second Army." And they may even choose to besiege us for a short time instead of waging a war of annihilation. “

What Stoverwell said at this time was exactly what he had spoken to Napoleon in his office a month earlier. Napoleon believed that as long as the Rhine Army could contain the Second Army, and the newly established army group in France provided a steady supply of troops, it would not be long before Bismarck wanted to end the war once and for all.

And just what France wanted to see, with the defenders of Paris and the riots in the south, Bismarck put all the bets of the Prussian army on a risky game.

He smiled that if the battle was won, Germany would not be able to control northern France, and would only succeed.

When everyone thought that the Franco-Prussian War would end in a crushing defeat in Paris, only one person really analyzed and predicted the situation in Franco-Prussia.

It seems that he really is the savior.

As the gloom gradually dissipated, Stowell finally understood why Napoleon believed that the failure of the Rhine Army to surrender would affect the entire battle.

"Cheer up, guys. I am afraid that the situation in Paris has changed, and the Prussian army has begun to get impatient. By the time Paris wins, there will be no one to besiege the Rhine corps, and then our chance to take revenge on Germany has come. ”

Everyone else cheered up, tolerated the fire for nearly a month and a half, and finally vented it all on the invincible Prussian army.

"When this battle is over, we can go home."