Every move of the French army was detected by the infiltrated Chinese special operations team members. Some of these soldiers wearing camouflage clothing had penetrated as far as 25 kilometers into the French border.
This vast border jungle has become the territory of these dark elves. As long as the forest extends, they can come and go safely, and there is basically no major danger.
However, these young officers did not trust their superiors. They strictly carried out the orders of their superiors and only appeared in the dense forests and stayed away from the roads and plains.
But this is enough. The highest magnification telescope comes from the Prussian mirror grinding factory, and its clarity and field of view far exceed the standard equipment of the French army.
When the cavalry stationed in various distant towns began to mobilize collectively and converge in one direction, these special forces members finally understood that the war was about to begin.
"Thionville's cavalry began to move westward..."
"Agong's defenders suddenly retreated..."
"All the infantry are reinforcing the defenses, and all the cavalry are moving towards Metz..."
"What's going on? Didn't the enemy stop fighting?"
"Stop dreaming, this is the French army's assembly before launching a general attack! Send the news back immediately to the head of state!"
The special forces members rode the captured French war horses and headed north straight to the camp. When these messengers arrived at the camp one after another, the sky was gradually getting dark.
"The French army is gathering? Retreating to the city of Metz? They are coming, they are coming!" Xiao Letian immediately became energetic when he heard the news. "Go and invite General Steinmetz!"
Under the light of the command's gas lamp, the old general and the head of state looked down at the topographic map on the table, and they were silent for a long time!
"Do you have any suggestions?" the old general asked without raising his head.
Xiao Letian rubbed his eyes and pointed at Saarbrücken on the map. "The enemy vanguard's goal must be here. If they capture the city of Saarbrücken, they can open the railway line to Germany, and the French trains can Cover the legions heading north from here!"
"At this time, we can no longer doubt the judgment of Chief of General Staff Moltke! A brief exchange of fire and then give up the city! Only by luring the enemy deep into the city can we eat this force that is greedy for success!"
"We cannot act rashly before we have achieved results on the Eastern Front!"
General Steinmetz rubbed his temples, "Give up this city? This is not a problem. Originally, this plan to lure the enemy deeper was also part of our plan... But... But if we show weakness, the Emperor of France will be suspicious what to do?"
"What if they guess that our first battle plan is the eastern front? Wouldn't the strategic deception mission be ruined?"
"Don't worry, my old general, you underestimate the French's hatred of our Chinese people. As long as my soldiers are still in France, the main force of the 150,000-strong army will not send troops to the Eastern Front!"
"Pass my order to have the 1st and 4th Battalions also attack across the border! I only give you this night, you must withdraw before dawn!"
"It's up to you whether you can completely anger these French troops and make the French Emperor completely lose his mind this night!"
Steinmetz was dumbfounded. He never expected that facing an army of 150,000, two thousand Chinese would actually dare to move forward against the wind. He wanted to dissuade him, but thinking about the mission of their first army at the moment, this The old general was silent.
"I can't stop you, because your decision is indeed the best for the current situation! But I really don't know how many casualties you will suffer... I can only let God bless you!"
"Haha... don't worry about my general, don't forget the nickname given to my soldiers by the people on the border, aren't 'dark elves' born to fight in the dark?"
"I have confidence in my soldiers. I firmly believe that they can survive this long night!"
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The number of defenders in Flemen, a small town on the French border, now exceeds 3,000. It is the closest town to Saarbrücken and the forefront of the war.
At this moment, the citizens in the town have almost been evacuated. In the small town of more than 5,000 people, there are finally only a thousand nods left, and the rest are all soldiers.
An earthen wall had long been erected on the outskirts of the town to prevent the attack of the Prussian cavalry. Behind the half-man-high earthen wall, the soldiers on duty were standing on the tall watchtowers looking warily into the distance.
On the inside of the earth wall, many soldiers with guns were leaning against the earth wall, sleeping on the ground covered with a blanket.
The night was getting darker and darker, and there was a tense atmosphere in the air. Suddenly, there was a sound of straw shaking in the distance!
"Who?" After a vigilant French voice, a bright flare flew into the sky. The yellow phosphorus rubbed the air and emitted a pungent smell. Hundreds of steps around were instantly illuminated.
The wide-eyed soldiers stared at the patch of light in the darkness, but in the end they found nothing.
"Damn it, is it a hare? Stop scaring people by being surprised..."
"Maybe it's a wild beast... I'm really having a nervous breakdown... The army should come quickly, don't make us so nervous anymore!"
"Wait for one more day, don't worry, just wait for one day... the second army will arrive tomorrow!"
While the two lookouts were smoking and chatting out of boredom, they had no idea that in the patch of grass that had just darkened, something weird suddenly started crawling forward!
"Sniper preparation! Start the attack in three minutes and be the first to shoot the enemy's lookout..."
"Prepare*... to throw when the enemy infantry begins to counterattack..."
"These French big noses won't be able to sleep again tonight!"
The hands of the pocket watch were clicking. The commander closed his eyes and counted the steps taken by the second hand. The sniper beside him had already put the observation sentry on the high wall in the scope, and the attacking brothers were already ready. *.
"Fire!" When three minutes were up, the order was issued quickly.
The sniper calmly pulled the trigger without saying a word, bang bang bang... the crisp gunshot broke the silence of the night, and there was no such thing as a miss at a distance of forty meters.
Ah... the observation sentry fell from above while screaming, and the soldiers behind the earth wall were suddenly awakened!
"Where's the gunshot? It's from the west of the city...hurry support, the third battalion will immediately support the west city..."
The entire small town of Freeman was in complete chaos, but no one noticed that at the moment when the sniper gunshot sounded, the lurking soldiers quickly rushed forward, and they quickly rushed over forty meters away.
More than a dozen soldiers rushed to the earth wall and leaned against it without saying a word, listening to the chaos behind the earth wall. At this moment, a volley of guns stretched out from above their heads.
"Fire...fire..." The confused French officer gave the order hurriedly.
Bang bang bang... The fire lit up above the soldiers' heads, and the bullets shot into the darkness. The special operations team members under the earth wall had already pulled out the *pull*.
"One, two, three...throw it away!" The burning gun was thrown upwards, and it lightly and skillfully crossed the half-human-high earth wall.
