Bismarck took out a telegram from his arms and said, "Let's take a look. Even our friend Xiao has already understood the situation... Xiao analyzed it very clearly in the telegram to me. This decisive battle is very likely to take place. The North is over!”
"The area that Xiao Letian drew is in the Ardennes Province. He asked our Third Army to quickly move in and get closer. As long as we can cut off all the roads for the French Emperor to escape south, we can only force him to flee to the north!"
"At that time, we can press him from south to north and try to use our troops to cut off the Emperor's army... Xiao Letian's goal is very clear. Wherever the Emperor is, that's where the decisive battle will be!"
"Capture Napoleon III alive, then this war will be over!"
It turned out that Xiao Letian and Bismarck had never lost contact. Although Xiao Letian left France and chose to watch the game in Belgium, Bismarck was very clear mentally and Xiao Letian's judgment of the situation was still very precise.
Sometimes some of Xiao Letian's analyzes even make the iron-blooded Prime Minister a little jealous, because Xiao Letian can always make his words to the point.
Xiao Letian also analyzed the Franco-Prussian War in his previous life. At that time, he never understood why the decisive battle broke out in the small border town of Sedan.
This is very against military principles! The King of France basically put himself in a desperate situation to fight!
Chalons is the capital of the Marne department in France, and Sedan is located in the north of the Marne department, adjacent to the Ardennes and Belgium!
Sedan is less than ten kilometers from the border. Such a place is not suitable for the deployment of a large army, nor is it conducive to logistical supplies.
Even if the French Emperor wants to fight and retreat at the same time, should he flee to the south? Because the south of France has always been rich and has not been damaged by war, as long as it retreats to the south, the French emperor will have an inexhaustible supply of troops and supplies.
However, in the later period of the popularization of the law, the King of France mysteriously fled northward, all the way to the end of the world!
Only after Xiao Letian experienced this war for real did he understand the necessity of this strange thing!
In the final analysis, it was caused by the complicated political relations of the Second Empire. How could the French Emperor be defeated on the battlefield? In fact, he had the domestic opposition forces join forces to force him to death!
Empress Eugenie, who was in charge of the country, and Montauban, the military commander who stayed behind, had sent more than ten telegrams in succession, demanding that the emperor not retreat to Paris!
Because the remaining troops could no longer control the situation, the people's madness was like a volcano, which had frightened these emperors and generals.
As long as the French Emperor dares to retreat to Paris, the Great Revolution will break out immediately!
How did the Second French Empire recover? How did you, Napoleon III, become emperor? Don't you have any idea in your mind?
It's because you came to power through the honor of the Bonaparte family!
Because the traditional aristocracy and church class needed the emperor to protect their interests, and many people in the military group were personally trained and supported by Napoleon!
This is the key factor for you to take the stage, and why did the people choose you in the end? Because the Bonaparte family represents the God of War, victory and glory in the minds of the people!
If your French Emperor can continue to bring news of victory to the country, then these news will be like shots of morphine or opium, allowing the poor people to enjoy some illusory happiness!
If you can win, you will naturally influence many people, allowing them to continue to support you and continue to endure the unbearable life!
But if you can't bring victory, then you will become useless! You are of no use anymore. Your last bit of use is gone. Can the people still want you?
Political opponents and the people were so addicted to victory that the Emperor did not dare to retreat at all!
If we fight forward, there may be a chance of a tie, and at least we can still negotiate!
If they retreat, the Bonaparte family will be immediately burned by the fire of the revolution, and there will be no possibility of a comeback!
After setting aside the complicated chaos, the King's choice becomes clear!
Xiao Letian was in Belgium, but he was watching the progress of the war. He was in telegram contact with Bismarck, Moltke and others almost every day.
In the telegram, Xiao Letian made it very clear, "Prince Carl's legion must move forward quickly and use the advantage of force to cut off all possibilities for the French Emperor to escape southward!"
"As long as the possibility of the enemy's escape to the south is cut off, Napoleon III has only two choices. One is to gather troops and directly attack us for a decisive battle, seeking a slim possibility of victory..."
"The second method is to continue to move his position to a safer place. Then he can only break out towards Baden Province..."
"But I am more inclined to the third possibility, which is that Napoleon III was as timid as a mouse, and he would let Bazin lead the army to attack us... because the location of Bazin's army is in the easternmost part of Chalons, far away from us recent……"
"The French Emperor will wait and see the situation. If Marshal Bazin's attack goes smoothly, he will naturally lead his troops to attack us and launch a counterattack..."
"If Bazan's attack does not go smoothly... then this coward will definitely escape, and he will also flee to the north!"
Xiao Letian's judgment of the situation convinced everyone present. Even Old Mao Qi, a great strategist, nodded frequently, "The Chinese are lucky to have met someone who is so proficient in strategy... I have no objection to such an analysis!"
Bismarck and Prince Karl also nodded, "We have no objection! From this point of view, the cavalry team that rushed north should be the front line for Napoleon III!"
"It seems that this coward is already prepared to fail!" Prince Carl stood up and said with a smile, "Since my old friend Xiao trusts me, then I will blockade the south!"
"I have a hundred thousand people in my headquarters, how much more can you give me? Don't forget, I still have to help you defend France's southern reinforcements!"
Old Moltke looked at the military map, "Baredikt on the Meuse River has just gathered 60,000 reinforcements! You take them all with you... 160,000 should be enough for you!"
"Remember, you will directly face Bazin's 100,000 men. Don't confront him directly. Bypass Bazin's army and penetrate southward... Your mission is only to blockade! Blockade! Blockade!"
"With the remaining troops, we will attack the Bazin Army. Steinmetz and our central army will join together to divide the Bazin Army and Napoleon III's central army, completely severing their connection!"
"God will bless Germany! This war will be over!"
Just as Alfred's cavalry entered the Ardennes, the Prussian base camp finally made the final stage of strategic arrangements.
Prince Karl was supplemented by 60,000 reinforcements. After reorganization, his troops totaled 160,000!
The army began to move southwest along the southern front line of the Bazin Army. As soon as Marshal Bazin heard the report from the front line, he said goodbye to the French Emperor and hurried to the front line.
The 100,000 men of the Bazin Army are currently stationed at Revigny, southeast of Chalon City. His main defense is the regiment of Prince Karl of Prussia.
When he saw Karl's army coming out in full force today, Marshal Bazan was so shocked that cold sweat broke out all over his back. When he returned to the army headquarters, he found that the artillery battle had already started.
