The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 995 Fanny Cote

Transportation and communications in the past were not comparable to modern times. Signal soldiers might have to travel for several days to get an order. Going back and forth would take three times as long.

But this also explains to some extent why the Austrian Imperial Army can always be so defeated.

"What official order? This is not only an order from our military headquarters, but also the highest order from the commander-in-chief of the German Allied Forces.

Immediately go to the reserve team to build a defense and let the soldiers on the front line come back to rest. "

"As ordered!"

As a result, the French army in Celesta City became even more confused. Suddenly, the attack almost stopped. The newly arrived German allied soldiers began to dig ditches and build walls as soon as they came up.

This makes the already riddled city even more dilapidated. Blanqui, who was waiting on the bell tower of the cathedral in the city center to lead the Celesta militia to counterattack, was very confused after seeing it.

"What's going on? Why don't you fight again?"

Bono de Cullen and Blanqui sighed in their hearts at the same time.

Bono de Cullen was initially disoriented by the Austrian grid-style attack. He felt as if he was fighting dozens of opponents at the same time.

The morale of the French soldiers, who had never won a victory since the beginning of the war, fell to the bottom. In addition to losing consecutive battles, lack of medical treatment and food shortages were also important reasons.

The Second French Republic was unable to provide sufficient supplies due to its poor economic conditions.

Although the supply team had a certain amount of armed escort, they had no ability to resist facing the coalition's large cavalry.

Although his choice to enter Celesta City was commendable for his courage, it seemed to be a bad move among bad moves at this time, because it was impossible for the supply team to break through the German Allied Forces' defense line.

The German coalition launched attacks from several different areas, and then the coalition forces would change their strategies in a very short period of time every time the French command took corresponding countermeasures.

Whenever the French support troops left their bunkers to reinforce an area that was under attack, the German Allied forces' artillery and rockets would accurately fall on that area.

Suddenly the Austrian attack stopped and began to build fortifications inexplicably again, which made him have to suspect that there was a bigger conspiracy waiting for him.

In particular, the precise timing of the shelling made Bono de Cullen feel that these shelters in the city were simply useless.

What's even more hateful is that whenever the smoke clears, they can't find the German Allied Forces.

Immediately, other areas were in crisis. In less than a day, more than a dozen important defensive areas were lost, and Bono de Cullen's reserve team also lost a quarter.

Coupled with the previous high-intensity operations, Bono de Cullen's supplies were already below the red line.

But his intuition told him that the real attack had not yet begun.

Most members of the supply team chose to surrender, and only a handful of courageous people chose to escape, but the price was a guaranteed beating, and some unlucky ones even lost their lives.

The supply team directly brought people and goods, plus horses and vehicles, which became the spoils of war for the coalition forces.

Due to the influence of modern warfare, Franz's emphasis on supplies has reached an abnormal level, so he is very confused about the increasing supply of supplies.

At this time, Colonel Monta jumped out and very proudly explained to Franz how they captured the French supply team.

Franz only gave one comment after hearing this. "Catch rabbits?"

"Archduke Franz, do you want to hunt? You are indeed very interested! However, the French royal hunting ground was burned by the Alsace."

Franz looked helplessly at the future commander of the Forbidden Army in front of him, then looked at Bordeaux who was smelling everywhere, and couldn't help but sigh.

As a result, this sigh was caught by the keen Colonel Monta, and he immediately changed his words.

"There is a relatively empty camp to the east. We just need to circle it around and put some rabbits in it."

Franz interrupted his poor flattery with a kick. It would be better for such a person to accept orders directly.

However, for safety reasons, Franz still asked Colonel Monta's adjutant to report the details to the staff headquarters, hoping that no important details would be missed.

After Franz's order to stop the attack was issued, the staff of the General Staff and the representatives of the various states became a little unable to sit still. They could not understand what Franz's purpose was?

But they did not dare to disobey Franz's orders. Whether it was the nobles of the German states or those who were German nationalists, they had to worry about Franz's identity and influence.

However, the Orleans Dynasty's Confederate Army was different. They did not want to give those traitors a chance to breathe.

As a result, the Orleans dynasty's army launched a massive attack on the city of Celesta. However, their combat effectiveness was much worse than that of the Austrian army that had previously been responsible for the main attack.

The brutal street fighting soon drove them back, and Bono de Cullen's army finally got a chance to breathe.

These Frenchmen loyal to the Orleans Dynasty treated the soldiers of the Second French Republic even more extreme than the most extreme German nationalists.

They can't satisfy them even by applying wounds to corpses. Soldiers of the Second French Republic who fall into their hands will be tortured inhumanely before death. Even after death, they will be burned to ashes and then buried deep like non-degradable garbage. Buried underground.

The Orléans army, which had just been beaten to disgrace in the street fighting, turned around and lodged a protest with the Allied Forces Headquarters.

This was within Franz's expectation. What surprised him was that the commander of the Orleans Army was actually a woman.

Duchess Fanny Cote, a young widow who inherited a large inheritance.

Originally supposed to be a victim of a family, the Cote family suffered unprecedented catastrophe during the French Revolution. The old Duke Cote even worked as a castrator during his escape.

Even after the Bourbon Restoration, they remained desperately poor. During the Orleans Dynasty, everything was more about money, and the Cote family was completely in decline.

Finally, the old Duke Cote reached an agreement with a wealthy businessman. The old Duke will marry his daughter to the wealthy businessman, and the Cote family will receive a generous reward to continue the family's image in the upper class.

In this era of alternation between old and new, Fanny Cote is just one of the countless poor victims.

Fortunately, her husband and father died suddenly, which made Fanny Cote directly become a rich and noble lady.

A fifteen-year-old girl suddenly possessing such great wealth will naturally attract covetous attention from all parties. Even before the February Revolution four years later, the salon of nineteen-year-old Fanny Cote was always full of people. attracted all kinds of suitors.

After the fall of the Orleans dynasty, Fanny Cote did not embrace the new government like other ladies who presided over the salon. Instead, she chose to follow the footsteps of her idol and sold her property and came to Strasbourg.

Fanny Cote's idol is Joan of Arc who ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

(End of this chapter)