C2704 He had to determine the outcome of the battle! (2/2)
The Crown Prince frowned as he pondered. Gladstone knew that he was conflicted, so she quickly added, ”Your Highness …” ”I wonder how the queen is feeling these days?”
”Does the queen have any attitude towards this news?”
The crown prince shook his head. ”His Majesty didn't say anything. No matter what I asked, I didn't say anything. I just stayed silent …”
”That's right! If His Majesty had no attitude, then that was his attitude! The Queen is also conflicted like you. We should really watch this war from the sidelines and not get involved too deeply! ”
”With all due respect, before this war, we were wrong. We shouldn't have financed Prussia! We've underestimated Prussia! ”
Edward thought about the scene of him struggling to sell the bonds for Prussia, then looking back at the two wild victories against Prussia, he sighed and said, ”That's right, then I will wait for three days before I remind Prince Karl …”
At this time, Duke of Newcastle asked an unexpected question: ”If...” What if Prince Karl didn't fall for it? What if he abandons the Strasbourg and attacks the Foshan Mountain Pulse instead? ”
”Hahaha …” McMahon could also use the terrain advantage of the mountain range to consume a large amount of Prussian army s … Although this result is not what we want, it's still acceptable! ”
”But …” What if the Prussian Eastern Legion had easily broken through the Foshan Mountain Pulse? I mean, what if... If he really made a breakthrough, then Prince Karl will reunite with the 1st Legion of Steinmetz and the Central Army commanded by Mao Qi and Bismark … ”
”What should we do if the battle goes this far?”
Gladstone and Edward looked at each other. They didn't know why the The Duke of Newkes would say such a foreign language, but they couldn't just say that the Duke didn't understand anything!
”My old friend, the situation you speak of does not exist! How could McMahon not defend the Foshan Mountain Pulse? This does not conform with military common sense! ”
”Alright, even if the situation is as you say, I can still analyze it …”
”If that happens, the French Emperor will be in danger. If the Foshan Mountain Pulse fails, the will be surrounded on three sides!”
”The geographical advantage is not there. The morale is still low even after losing the battle, and the enemy is still encircling on three sides. At this time, the French Emperor can only retreat …”
”But once he withdraws, the morale of the French army will be even lower. Where can he withdraw to? Retreat to the Salon or Paris? ”
”If you want to know about the retreat of the Mace City, then only the two large cities, Salon and Paris, can provide supplies to the troops in the area!”
Prince Edward pointed to the direction of Paris and said, ”If that's true, I suggest that French Emperor retreat to Paris! Otherwise, he won't have a chance of winning! ”
”If the battle is fought to that extent, it means that the morale of the French army is already at its lowest point. Furthermore, there will definitely be a huge problem at the logistics level and they won't be able to replenish it at all!”
”At this time, with an army of 200,000 strong relying on Paris for defense, he will be able to obtain the support of millions of people in the city!”
”For the national fanaticism of the French, the resources of Paris are as great as they are! More importantly, the railway network are densely packed in Paris, so you can easily obtain supplies throughout the entire country! ”
”The possibility of turning the war into a war of attrition and wasting time with the Prussian to turn the tide against France is very high!”