Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The cavalry sent the latest report to the French Emperor, who was eating happily: "The brave Second Army! Brave Flosad! "

"Hahaha …" "It seems like we are overthinking things. Prussia does not have that much combat power!" Napoleon said as he looked at his son with a smile.

"Prussian was so timid that they destroyed their own railway bridge. Do you think they still have the ability to attack? This means that their strategy is just to defend! "

"Second Army's first merit!" French Emperor excitedly asked the servants to order a cup of wine and happily drank it all down.

The Second Army's battle report made everyone present feel gratified. It wasn't that no one doubted their intentions, but the matter of Prussian destroying the railway bridge was truly unexpected.

The Crown Prince Eugén did not speak. He was thinking, was he overthinking it? Did he really lack the courage to govern a large country? Was he being too cautious?

He didn't dare to retort, but his gaze revealed the worry in his subconscious. At this moment, his gaze shifted to the points on the map that were on the eastern front.

Wiesanburg, Luotai Castle... That was the most important fortress of France on the eastern border. Only by sending a safe telegram from there could the Crown Prince truly be at ease.

At the same time, Xiao Letian and General Steinmetz were also paying attention to the situation of the battle in Salbrucon. However, they were not on the map, but rather on the forest five kilometers north of the town.

The messenger kept reporting the situation of the battle ahead of them. Both of them looked grim!

"Marshal, ask First Division to withdraw …" They have already completed the task of luring the enemy in. If they continue to hold out, the casualties will be too great! " Xiao Letian worriedly reminded.

But Marshal Steinmetz shook his head. It was far from enough! Do not underestimate the French army, they are losing their vigilance because of their arrogance! "

"To be fair, the quality of these French officers s are still very high. After all, they have fought many battles over the years!"

"If we were to beat them too weakly, they would definitely suspect us as well! The ten thousand strong army had only defended for one day and then retreated? "It would be weird if he didn't get suspicious …"

"We need to buy Prince Karl more time!"

Xiao Letian looked at the eastern sky and said softly, "According to our plan, it should be time to start fighting, right? As long as we can delay the Second Army, Prince Karl's right wing will have no more worries … "

"The leader is right, the one the prince is facing is the famous general of France, General McMahon. He has 40,000 people in his hands! are all Veterans of the Hundred Wars! "

"If the Second Army in front of us suddenly abandons the Salbrucon, and dashes to the east, it could very likely cause a pincer attack on Prince Karl's army!"

"We absolutely cannot allow this to happen! For the sake of a big strategy, we must endure the sacrifices! "

"You Chinese are willing to sacrifice your lives as guests, so don't look down on my Prussian soldier's pride!"

Marshal Steinmetz coldly ordered his aide-de-camp beside him, "Send the order to the First Division! Although they have to face enemies that are four times stronger than themselves, they must still defend this lonely city with their lives! "

"They will have to use their lives to stall the French army and buy time for victory!"

"Tell them, in order to attract the French Emperor, the Chinese have even risked their lives to charge into the heart of France! Are we all cowards? "

These words made the aide-de-camp unable to sit still. He raised his hand and saluted, "Yes!" Marshal! I request to stay in the Salbrucon! I request that we directly participate in this bloody battle after the order is passed down! "

"Sure! order the Third Division to dispatch three regiments of troops, to advance towards the Salbrucon, to not destroy the French army, and only to hold a stalemate with the French army from afar! "

"We must give Flosad the illusion that we haven't given up on this city!"

The aide-de-camp rode away from the highlands, heading straight for the Salbrucon. When the Marshal's order was sent into the city, the French army had almost completed their encirclement of the small town.

As soon as the Marshal's order arrived, it completely ignited the morale of First Division. All the military officers declared on the battlefield, "Defend the Salbrucon at all costs! Support the army in the east! "

"God bless Prussia! Even Chinese can spill their blood on the battlefield, and our brave Prussian soldier is not a coward! "

"Tell the entire army, those Chinese friends outside the city who have been in the bloody war for three days and two nights are watching us! We can't lose our faces in the Pacific! "

"The entire army will defend!" Guard the Salbrucon at all costs! "

Boom! Boom! Boom! The cannons of the French Army outside the city continuously fired. The people's residences in the city collapsed one after another. No one knew who the next person to die from the explosions was.

The bodies of their dead comrades were gathered in the church square, the wounded were gathered in the recesses of the city walls, and the walls of the city were filled with wary soldiers who stared at the French campsite in the darkness and circled the city for a long time.

Although the French logistics management was a mess, it did not lack the usage of vanguard unit like the Second Army. This time, the vanguard army had brought enough cannonballs, which was enough for Flosad to squander.

Over a hundred cannons had been bombarding the enemy for an entire night. In Flosad's heart, with such a density of cannons, the enemy's morale would probably crumble long ago.

At six in the morning, the French army finally finished their preparations to attack the city. Under Flosad's order, the twenty thousand French soldiers moved towards the city walls in three directions from the east and southwest at the same time.

It seems like Flosad also deeply understood the principle of encirclement lacking one person. He wanted to leave North City as a place to shake the hearts of the Prussian army.

"Hehe …" When the slaughter in other directions is so cruel that the Angels close their eyes, when the North becomes your only path of survival … I want to see how long you can persevere for! "

"Kill ah …" Charge for the Empire! "

"Long live France... God bless the motherland! "

The army surged toward the city walls, hundreds of ladders bobbing on the shoulders of the soldiers in the crowd, and the engineers mixed in with the charging men, carrying strong explosives on their backs.

The siege warfare of this era still had some traces of the medieval era. Although the siege vehicles, catapults and other equipment had all left the stage of history, the escalating siege weapons such as the ladders were still retained.

It was not that Flosad had not thought of using cannons to blast down the city walls, but it was a pity that all he brought were small caliber field gun s.

If they wanted to break through the siege, they would have to rely on close proximity explosions or the infantry using ladders to pedal the city!

The Prussian army on the city walls were already prepared for battle. Those red-eyed commanders looked at the charging French army and suddenly stood up and shouted.

"Prepare the entire army for battle … Fire! Kill these French s! "