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The Provisional Government headed by Trochu proclaimed a republican form of government at the Tuileries Palace, and issued three proclamations, the Letter to the Inhabitants of Paris, the Letter to the National Guard, and the Letter to the French People, declaring the Provisional Government to be the national defense government against the Prussian invasion, and taking coercive measures to strengthen the garrison of Paris. Cannons were erected on the fortifications, ammunition was prepared in the camps, and fortifications were built on the outskirts of Paris. Increase the regular army of the Paris garrison from 50,000 to 68,000 and include the reserves. The only number that did not change much was the Standing National Guard, which remained at 90,000, and Napoleon did not want the massacre of the Paris Commune to repeat when this group of armed thugs expanded to 300,000.

After leaving the hotel, Napoleon followed Trochu around the barracks, and the neat stacks of ammunition and rifles showed the French government's determination to resist to the end. The officer who greeted Trochu looked at the short man beside him with some strange feeling, and the iconic face could not but remind them of the portrait of Emperor Na.

Napoleon tentatively asked, "What is the plan of the general Trochu for this battle?" ”

Trochu said with a gloomy face, "I will try to conduct a counter-breakout campaign before the Prussian army completely encircles us, once the two Prussian armies complete the encirclement, we will not have a chance to gain the initiative on the battlefield." ”

Everyone had a premonition that France was about to lose the battle.

Napoleon did not answer the words of the other party, showing rare silence. Because he couldn't tell the other party that this anti-breakout campaign in history would suffer a major defeat and lose 10,000 people.

Originally, the number of the French army was far inferior to that of Prussia, coupled with the wrong command of the high-level, poor tactics, and inferior weapons, which led to repeated defeats in the later period.

Le Mans and Ericourt could only slow down the Prussian army's offensive, but could not really break the Prussian corps. The defeat at Chateaillon, the surrender of the 180,000 French troops besieged in Metz to Prussia, and the heavy losses of the Loire legion after the two Burger battles, the series of defeats of France finally had to start a battle to defend Paris.

Louis Bonaparte's ambitions were drowned in the Krupp artillery and the Prussian black tide, and Napoleon was so aware that his opponent was not the Parisian idiots. Moltke's tactical use of reinforcements in the encirclement was very good, not only besieging all the legions in France, but even the legions that came to support him.

Napoleon stopped, he stood in front of the 25-barreled Mitrayoz gun, patted the barrel and said, "However, the superiority of the firepower of the Chasebo rifle cannot compensate for the disadvantage between the two sides, General Trochu, we are fighting against one of the largest armies on the European continent. ”

Trochu's tone was close to pleading, "I know, Your Majesty Napoleon, you must have a way to save the country." ”

Napoleon's eyes narrowed slowly.

From an institutional point of view, the Prussian army implemented a system of compulsory military service for all. Although the standing army of the Prussian army is not as battle-hardened as other countries. However, once war broke out, other countries usually faced a shortage of troops and had to recruit new soldiers, but Prussia had two types of reserves ready to replenish it.

What an exaggerated concept of 500,000 French troops versus a Prussian army with a mobilized force of nearly a million.

And the French army has two huge flaws in the institutional structure. The first is that there is no system of the General Staff, as in Prussia. The second is that there are no military divisions in peacetime. In wartime, temporary grouping has a fatal flaw in the coordination and command of large corps operations. Although the front-line commanders and fighters of the French army are experienced and of extremely high quality, and have fought all over Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States, they by no means lack the courage to take the initiative to attack. However, he is fanatical but not sustained in his will to fight, and lacks the resilience to face setbacks.

"The General Staff, France now needs to create a military command body. Its main task is to carry out the orders and instructions issued by the Supreme Commander under the leadership of General Trochu, collect and provide intelligence, draw up and organize the implementation of strategic campaign plans and mobilization plans, and direct and coordinate the combat operations of the various corps. The gap in efficiency between the Prussians and ours was here, and the French army was already completely behind its opponents in terms of system. ”

Trochu nodded and said, "The General Staff is already in preparation, and it will be formed soon." ”

Napoleon reminded the other side, "Also, don't let the republican fools get involved, the General Staff needs military strategists, not a bunch of politicians on paper." ”

Napoleon picked up one of the stacked Chasepol rifles and handed it to General Trochu, "The French army should not give up its superiority to fight Prussia in the field. What we need most now is to slow down the time, to start a defensive war in the fortress, and the longer it drags on, the better it will be for us. ”

"Delay?"

"Defensively, a reckless attack will only lead us into a trap set by the Prussian army. Moltke's reinforcements and cut-and-break tactics were very good and we were no match at all. ”

The strategy of steady and steady attack allowed the Prussian army to find no flaws, and only then did they have the opportunity to wait until the other side showed their flaws.

Napoleon pointed to the rifle in Trochu's hand and said, "The Chasebo rifle is indeed very good, but it is not suitable for urban combat. I'm going to swap them for the faster Remington rifle and the Sab-Cell rifle and use the burst speed to suppress the opponent, remember, in street corner combat, the rate of fire is the decisive factor. ”

At a distance of less than fifty meters, power and precision were no longer decisive factors, and Napoleon could not explain to Trochu the tactics of future street fighting, so he could only give orders at a glance.

Napoleon patted the big bulky guy next to him and said, "And the Mithlayoz cannon is no longer equipped with artillery teams, but as a fire support weapon for the infantry." ”

Hearing Napoleon's words, Trochu said with a solemn face, "But the artillery needs support." ”

Napoleon even wanted to laugh at the pedantry of the French army at this time, saying, "This large-caliber multi-barreled gun is more suitable for infantry support weapons, and it is used in conjunction with the Gatling gun." Moreover, it can be used in urban warfare to exert excellent results. ”

In the early days of the Franco-Prussian War, McMahon actually used this weapon to support the artillery team, but was blown to pieces by Krupp artillery before it could shine on the battlefield. It wasn't until the later stages that it was used as an infantry support weapon, and although it wasn't as effective as the future widowmaker Makqin, it was still very good at harvesting heads.

"What I just said are just a few examples, and in fact the General Staff should be in accordance with the recommendations given above."

Napoleon took a booklet from his bosom and threw it in front of Trochu, "The General Staff needs this thing as a guide." ”

Trochu opened the booklet, which contained all the plans for temporary military improvements and adjustments that Napoleon had enumerated.

Napoleon pointed his index finger to his head and said with a smile, "If we want to defeat the Prussian army, which is stronger than us, we can only outwit, not fight hard." The French army was not as strong as Prussia, so we needed to defend and wait for the right moment. ”

"Waiting for the right time? What timing? ”

"Wait until the time comes for Prussia to pour all its troops into France."

Hearing this, Trochu looked at Napoleon with some confusion.

It was as if he had a good understanding of the direction of the battle at this time.

Napoleon stared at the French tricolor fluttering in the barracks, and the corners of his mouth curled in a faint arc.

"It was not the courage to fight a decisive battle that defeated Bismarck, but the wisdom of the great power game on the chessboard. Bismarck will not lose on the battlefield in the end, but politically. ”