Chapter 110: Saving the Foreigners in France
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As a black lancer, Bidianfeldt led a force from the direction of the small town of Sasenno in an attempt to bypass the "line of death" laid by France, which was a unique opportunity, although Kaiser Wilhelm said it would not be a trap. He could not believe that the French would expose a fatal flaw to them. However, after analysis, Bidenfeldt decided that this was impossible, and that if the French wanted to lay a trap here, they would have to have a large number of troops to encircle and annihilate the Prussian army, and even if they were attacked, they could calmly retreat. Because there were simply not enough troops on the periphery to block the advance of the Prussian army.
The only possibility that Napoleon did not leave a heavy army in this place is that the defenders of Paris are no longer enough in number, and they can't even do anything about it, although it is possible that some defenders have been deployed inside. But it was definitely not enough to deal with a surprise force of more than 30,000 people, and it was precisely because of this that Bidianfeldt was able to methodically persuade Prime Minister Bismarck to rewrite the end of the tug-of-war in this inconspicuous town.
Under the cover of night, the advancing cavalry rushed into the town of Sassenno, where the French army was indeed very small, even less than a thousand. When faced with the invading cavalry, they only made a symbolic resistance, and scattered and fled, and even the explosives in ambush on the bridge did not have time to detonate.
"Tonight will be a turning point in the battle of Paris."
"We'll be able to eat in Paris tomorrow morning," said Bidenfeldt, waving his horsewhip. ”
He tried to motivate the morale of the soldiers, and the longer the life-and-death war dragged on, the lower the morale of the Prussian battle became. Bidianfeldt must turn the tide as soon as possible.
However, after passing through the small town of Sassenno, the more he walked inside, the more strange he felt, the gap seemed to be a terra nullius, only in Sasenno encountered a small force of resistance, the rest was completely long-lasting, and even as long as he crossed the high ground of the town in front of him, the Paris defense line and the city were already in full view.
The deeper he went, the stronger the feeling became, but the thought that they would be able to take Paris and end the war at once put an unrealistic sense of unease behind him.
They were far better outnumbered and better equipped than the French, and even a trap could not stop the advance of this army of 30,000 men.
But the joy of victory always flashed by, and just when Bidenfeldt was confident that he was about to win the war, the cries of war charges erupted in the quiet surroundings.
The fear of France exploded in an instant among the soldiers, and the scene of them sticking Prussian prisoners to death on a stake is still vivid. Many young soldiers have only one thought in their minds.
The devil is coming.
The Prussian army was like a small boat fluttering in the stormy seas, and watched in horror as the shouts of the charge sounded around them.
"Damn, it's a trap."
Bidianfeldt had anticipated this situation and had a second-step plan. He gave the order in an orderly manner, "Don't panic, the third echelon will withdraw in an orderly manner and deploy at the Sasenno Bridge, this is where we can't raid Paris, and we must start a tough battle here!" Without trenches, the French army is a rabble! We regroup and break their trap in one go! ”
However, the black lancer was completely unaware that the French army group in the south had arrived in Paris a few days earlier than they had planned, and that the main force had also arrived in Sassenno.
The Prussian troops stationed in the small town of Sassenno also heard the horn of the charge, but they were not afraid, because they had left nearly 3,000 men to guard the temple, and if the situation was not right, the troops in front would immediately return to support.
Everyone was ready to defend against the attack, because of the surprise attack, they did not even carry enough Prussian artillery, but rashly participated in a dangerous attack.
In the next moment, however, they regretted it.
In order to be able to break the encirclement, Army Group South brought a large number of artillery pieces.
Although the French bronze cannon was inferior to the Krupp steel cannon, it was caught off guard by the German soldiers who were known for their bravery in the face of the Southern Army's artillery fire and pig attack.
The powerful network of fire formed by Chasepo and the charge of the bayonets and the white blades of the bayonets, these soldiers under the absolute superiority burst out with admirable courage, and almost shouted "Long live France, loyal to His Majesty Napoleon." ”
The Prussian army in the third echelon had noticed the artillery fire behind them, and they were withdrawing along the banks of the Seine, returning to the small town of Sassenno to consolidate the rear of the army and waiting for reinforcements.
By this time the eastern sky was beginning to turn white, and the Prussian army had been busy all night before realizing that they were under siege.
The French spearhead quickly took control of the town of Sassenau, one of the most complex French armies, with Swedes, Algerians, Danes, and even Germans, but they left behind their preconceptions and set foot on French soil from the colonies to save the country to which the French Foreign Legion was allegiated.
The French Foreign Legion was the first to break through the army on the flank of the Germans and plunged directly into the small town of Sassenno, and the Prussian soldiers who had not yet reacted were suppressed by the sudden attack, and the bravery of the French Foreign Legion was beyond their imagination, and in the face of an enemy several times their size, they were forced from the town of Sasenno to the other side of the Seine.
After forcing them back to the designated location, the main goal of the Foreign Legion was to prevent the escape of the Bithenfeldt Legion, tighten the ambush pockets, and then swallow up the army that had fallen into the trap in one fell swoop.
Behind them there was a steady stream of Army Group South in charge of encircling the points, and if Bismarck sent troops to relieve the siege, they would know what it meant to have troops several times the enemy's strength.
The Prussians realized that something was wrong, and Bidianfeldt, who was still fighting to the death, did not even know what had happened to the small town of Sassenno, and fought and retreated towards the blocked opening.
In the darkness there were dense figures, these were the defeated soldiers who had evacuated at the only bridge exit when the attack was unfavorable, and they did not realize that the town of Saseno was no longer theirs, and that Army Group South had occupied it.
The soldiers set up machine guns at the bridgehead and aimed them at the approaching Prussian soldiers.
Despite the fact that Paris did not recognize them, the foreigners spontaneously defended their legion's allegiance to their homeland.
"Hold here!"
"For France!"