Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 477 (First update, please subscribe)
For several days in a row, Nanhua soldiers in green uniforms continued to enter the urban area of ​​Rouen.When the citizens saw these high-spirited soldiers, they were a little nervous, but finally calmed down.

God can testify what the army that came here looked like before the "Phoenix Legion" arrived in Rouen—the French army that fled from Sedan and other places, and those defeated soldiers walked through the urban area of ​​Rouen. Outdated, it is simply not an army, at most it is a group of stragglers.Their faces are full of dirty and long beards, and their bodies are in tattered military uniforms. Since there is no regiment flag or regiment number, all of them look exhausted, as if they have broken their tendons and broken their waists Similarly, everyone is downcast, walking there like a walking dead.

Can such an army defend Rouen?
The answer is of course no, but the arrival of the "Phoenix Legion" has reassured the citizens of Rouen that they are not worried that the "Phoenix Legion" will leave here at all.

"The Emperor of the Phoenix Legion is in Rouen! God bless him!"

Zhu Xianhai is in Rouen, but not in the urban area, but in a local aristocratic manor outside the city, which is close to the front line and far away from the urban area. An elite guard is stationed around the manor.

This is Zhu Xianhai's main palace. As for the earl's family who lived here, they moved to a wooden house in the manor.

At night, as usual, Zhu Xianhai sat at the long table in the study room and worked until [-]:[-]. On one end of the desk was piled up the front-line military information that had just been delivered.

Being on the front line, everything is crude and simple. Even if there is a bedroom, he seldom goes to the bedroom to rest, but directly lies down and sleeps on the sofa used as a bed.On the small table next to him, there are several telephones, which are connected to the command post on the front line. If necessary, he can even talk to the infantry regiment on the front line. This is the advantage of the phone.

"The Prussian offensive doesn't seem to be as violent as imagined!"

Walking to the map, Zhu Xianhai said to himself.

In the past three days, the Fourth Army's attack on the South China Army's defense line was more of a test. Both sides were very cautious in testing each other. defense, but this style of play was not in Zhu Xianhai's plan.

"You should be more proactive and attack more violently. The best defense is to attack. You should attack with all your strength!"

Your offense is so conservative, I don't play happily here.

Staring at the map, Zhu Xianhai frowned,
Cautious and careful!
Faced with such a style of play, Zhu Xianhai was a little helpless.

"Find a way to urge Earl Moltke, give him some motivation!"

Thinking about this in his heart, Zhu Xianhai walked out of the study, and walked on the grass of the manor with a cigar in his hand. Before he knew it, he walked into a pavilion in the garden. This was a Chinese-style pavilion. It is said that this pavilion was built by their ancestors according to the pattern more than 100 years ago.

More than 100 years ago, China was not underestimated by Europe. In the eyes of Europeans, China, even under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, was still a mysterious, wealthy and civilized country. But decades later, with the British The arrival of the mission originated from the disappearance of all the good memories of China in the Ming Dynasty, and then admiration and yearning turned into contempt.

One or two hundred years ago, when Europeans were obsessed with Chinese things, in China, the rulers were also obsessed with European things. That Kang Mazi liked foreign clocks and all kinds of Western gadgets, and so did the so-called old man Shiquan , Even when they built the Old Summer Palace, they also built a large number of Western-style buildings, which is just like the earl's ancestors built this Chinese pavilion.

"Old Summer Palace..."

Taking a puff of his cigar, Zhu Xianhai stared into the distance and said to himself.

"Who is not a small belly?"

……

On the outskirts of Orleans, several barbed wire fences enclose a piece of wilderness. Outside the barbed wire fences, French cavalry patrolling back and forth can be seen everywhere, and French soldiers guarding at the intersections always maintain a heavily guarded appearance.

"No approaching!"

Such a word of warning, since the airship landed here on September 9, it was within a dozen miles of Fangyuan. For the French, the airship was their hope of defeating the Prussians. In order to protect these airships, the Orleans nationals defended themselves The army mobilized almost all its forces.

It is also thanks to their protection that this airship unit that has come from afar has to be repaired here.Huge airships, dragged by the mooring ropes, are suspended over the field. Under the tents near the airships, the officers and airship soldiers are always discussing something. If there is no accident, the topics they discuss will always be It's all about how to improve the bombing accuracy and how to ensure the bombardment density. Basically, officers and soldiers have various ideas every day.

Of course, they still have to overhaul the engine and check the control cables of the airship every day. In the past few days, the horse-drawn carriages have sent carts of supplies here.

In addition to gasoline, bombs and shells, they even received "nails" - "aviation darts" produced by a local nail-making company in France. The French military had prepared everything early and was waiting for the airship. Unfortunately, they The airship has not arrived yet... Well, it was requisitioned by the South China Army to support France.

As for the nails ordered by the French, they will naturally be delivered here.

"Using aviation darts, we have to take into account the spread of the enemy troops, and..."

While Ma Guangming was discussing with his comrades how to give full play to the lethality of the weapon, a signal soldier ran over on a horse from a distance. Seeing the hurried appearance of the signal soldier, Ma Guangming said directly.

"Okay, brothers, get ready to fight!"

Sometimes intuition is very accurate. When Ma Guangming and his brothers began to prepare for the battle, Li Du, who received the telegram, glanced at the telegram. He was stunned for a moment, then handed the telegram to Wang Xinyue, and said.

"The order has been issued, and it was issued by His Majesty himself!"

"His Majesty personally ordered it?"

Wang Xinyue said in surprise.It never occurred to him that this order was actually issued from His Majesty.

"Where is the target?"

Surprised, he immediately asked.

"Versailles!"

Li Du highlighted the three words directly, then he looked at his subordinates and said in an unusually serious voice.

"The code name for this operation is—Sword of Justice!"

(End of this chapter)