Chapter 220: Failure is the Mother of Success

Although Napoleon's first experiments with large-scale artillery clusters ended in complete success, they had no effect on the overall situation of the Siege of Toulon. After all, it was just a small fortress in the Franco Mountains, and it would not be an exaggeration to even call it an observatory.

The British army has at least a dozen such small fortresses, and in the vast and precipitous Franc Mountains, the British army has many larger and more dangerous fortresses, among which the Franc Fort is the most, located in the center of the entire Franc Mountains, occupying a favorable terrain overlooking the entire Toulon, and has dozens of sharp artillery, enough to tear any enemy to pieces!

Napoleon's first outstanding performance, although it did not attract the attention of the British and Spanish forces in Toulon, did attract the attention of General Carto, who, upon discovering Napoleon's victory in the first battle, immediately praised Napoleon and ordered him to attack the Fort Française to remove the nail due north and prepare for his own invasion of Toulon.

"It's too embarrassing, it's just a hard stubble!" Although Han Xing kept saying this to Napoleon, Napoleon just shrugged his shoulders and said, "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders!" Besides, I'm still very confident in this! Napoleon said with a confident smile.

Seeing Napoleon's determination, even Han Xing suddenly had confidence in him, "But this time I won't accompany you to do any field exploration!" Be careful yourself! "The last time I went on a field survey, Han Xing was almost providing a free meal for mosquitoes, so I still don't appreciate it!

This time, however, Lady Luck did not favor Napoleon, and he left as if he were a veritable "Gallic rooster", holding his own (xiōng) bore, his toes high, and the three-colored feather on his head kept shaking with his steps, as if it were the European version of "Monkey King".

When he came back, he was gray-faced, as if he had just climbed out of the Five Elements Mountain! The brand-new blue and white military uniform became like a beggar's outfit at the peak of fashion, and there were tears in the clothes, revealing the white shirt inside him, which was cool! His face was covered with mud and dirt, here and there, as if he were a dirty little cat. A pair of hands is even more black and shiny, as if he is the owner of an auto repair shop!

The feathers on the hat also seemed to be "wilted", bent down from the middle, and hung limply on his face. The hat was buckled crookedly over his head, tilted to the right. There were two sticks of grass hanging from his long dark brown hair like a brilliant lion, as if he had just been released from prison! It's really as embarrassing as you want!

"I'll go, where have you been trekking through mountains and rivers! Went to the Sahara Desert with troops to train? Look at you like this, you have to walk in the wilderness for days and nights without eating or drinking! As soon as Napoleon saw Han Xing, he directly lay down and gave him a "big gift" of throwing himself to the ground.

"Water~water~" A faint murmur came from Napoleon's mouth, and a pair of chapped, upturned lips opened and closed weakly.

"What the hell is going on? Could it be that you are lost in the mountains? No, I've only been there for a long time! Han Xing brought a metal military kettle, picked up Napoleon, stuffed the spout into his mouth, and then asked the artillery soldier behind Napoleon (shēn) in surprise.

The artilleryman was not much better off than Napoleon's, his forehead was covered with small white particles like salt, which had been dried by sweat, and he looked equally tired, and his leather boots were worn out, and even his big toe was exposed. He bent over, his hands on his knees, panting, and the sound of his heavy breathing sounded like that of a cow!

From the mouth of this artilleryman, Han Xing learned the details of Napoleon's fall to this field:

Napoleon first came to the vicinity of the Franc Fort to conduct field exploration, but the result was even worse than he imagined, the Franc Fort was in a dangerous terrain, not to mention the main communication routes, surrounded by hills and mountains, Napoleon circled around the vicinity of the Franc Fort several times, but did not find a suitable place to attack the Fort Franco, in these rugged mountains and hills, there was no suitable place to line up the hundreds of cannons.

In the end, Napoleon searched and searched, but only found a barely enough place, so he planned to drag the cannon to bombard the Franc battery, but unfortunately as soon as the cannon fired, it was discovered by the Franc battery, and then the opponent relied on the commanding heights to bombard them indiscriminately.

Napoleon immediately decided to retreat, but the place was not only densely wooded but also had many rugged hillsides, which made it difficult for people to walk, let alone artillery. Besides, as mentioned earlier, the batch of artillery that Napoleon got was all big guys 18 pounds away, and they were as heavy as death, heavier than a dead pig! Rao is a horse in front of him, and he is only barely moving on flat ground, and the speed of the uphill slope is almost enough to race against turtles and snails.

In order to reduce the burden on the horse, Napoleon immediately ordered the artillery to help push in the back to ensure a quick departure from the enemy's fire coverage, and in order to set an example, he took the lead in pushing the artillery, which is why his hands were as black and shiny as the owner of an auto repair shop.

However, Rao was so, and the effect was very limited, and during the period when they were stagnant, the British troops of the Franc battery had to use artillery to "cheer up" him, which directly led to several artillery pieces and artillery being "left", and the flying dust made the rest of them even more disgraced.

After finally crossing the hill and leaving the Franc Battery, Napoleon ordered a few men to run away with artillery, and he himself took most of the artillery to stop the enemy cavalry in the woods.

You may think this is stupid, but here's the thing: it's the right thing to do! Can two legs outrun four legs? Not to mention that they also carry bulky artillery········· (shēn) is an artillery officer, and protecting artillery is arguably his most important duty, so it is understandable that he chose to bring people to stay (diàn).

The result was quite successful, the British cavalry was not able to do anything to them, they relied on the wooded terrain to successfully block the British army, probably to abide by the "do not enter the forest" rule, the British dragoons chose to give up after paying more than a dozen casualties.

So Napoleon hurriedly ran back with his men, for fear that the British army would catch up again, but in a panic, Napoleon stepped on the air and rolled directly down the hillside, rolling more than ten meters before stopping, which is why he became the main reason why he became the current miserable appearance, the feathers on his hat were bent when he rolled down, and the tears on his clothes were cut by tree branches!

Then they left the woodland and came to the plain to Oliul, but the more plain Napoleon grew, the more frightened he became! I'm afraid that the British cavalry is playing a roundabout, waiting for them on this plain! So he pushed the cannon with the artillerymen, and did not dare to stop for a moment, and the girl came for a long run of several kilometers, and looked back vigilantly at the end of the plain as he ran.

So Han Xing saw Napoleon's eyes, to be honest, even a thousand meters can tire Han Xing into a dead dog, let alone a few kilometers away! Besides, you have to push a heavy cannon, which is simply challenging the limits of physical fitness!

After about five minutes of drinking, Napoleon finally recovered his strength, his mouth was still rising and falling violently, and as soon as he opened his gray-blue eyes, he sat up and said, "Cannon, my cannon!" ”

"Well, it's all at this juncture, you're still thinking about your cannon! Sure enough, the cannon is the body! As soon as Han Xing heard Napoleon's words, he was speechless for a while.

"Captain, only a few of the cannons were destroyed in the British shelling, and most of the artillery and artillery returned safely!" The panting non-commissioned officer reported.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, my cannon is fine! The cannon is fine, there is still hope! Napoleon drew a cross in the mouth of the (xiōng) and then fell down with a thud, but fortunately Han Xing was holding him, otherwise he would have kissed the ground on the back of his head!

Han Xing called a few soldiers, and it took a lot of effort to get this one on his march (chuáng) and cover him with a quilt.

"I said, you've made it look like this, and you're still thinking about your cannon so much!" Han Xing really couldn't understand this person's brain circuit, he himself was about to die, and he still had the heart (qíng) to care about the cannon.

"Hanschel, you don't understand, you're not an artilleryman, you can't understand our artillerymen's feelings about artillery (qíng)! Cannons are to artillery what horses are to cavalry, and as long as the cannons are still there, I still have a chance to take revenge! Napoleon suddenly turned to Han Xing, waved his fist, and said in a sonorous voice.

It's a pity that he is serious "handsome for only three seconds", and his speech only started two sentences, and it came to an abrupt end because of a violent cough.

"I can't let the large-scale artillery cluster tactics be stillborn because of one of my mistakes, artillery is the master of the future battlefield! This is the predestined trend of future wars! Napoleon continued after stopping his cough.

"Okay, I believe you, but you'd better rest! The body is the capital of the revolution! Han Xing patted Napoleon on the shoulder and said.

"(shēn) body is the capital of the revolution? That's an interesting statement! I'm going to write it down in my (rì) note! Napoleon muttered and repeated Han Xing's last sentence, nodded in affirmation, and then smiled.

"I'll go, I actually let a famous quote of a certain great man come out in advance, and if that great man had a spirit in heaven, would he sue Napoleon for plagiarism?" Han Xing thought that the scene would be very ????? It has historical (xìng) significance!

"But one thing, you're right, Hanschel! This Franc Fort is really a tough nut to crack! As Han Xingzhuan (shēn) was about to leave Napoleon's room, Napoleon suddenly said.

"It's good to know! Don't hang yourself from a tree, try another tree! Han Xing stopped, then turned (shēn) out of the room and closed the door.