C2706 Selection of Strasbourg (2/2)
Xiao Letian threw the telegram on the table. But he doesn't forget, we are the away enemy, and he is the home ground. Although he has one hundred and twenty thousand troops under his command, he cannot be separated! ”
”Only by combining his strength can he crush the defense of the French, so he has to make a choice!”
”We want a quick battle! We cannot compete with France in time! Doesn't he know that Gan Bida is forming a militia in the south of France? ”
”In a few months, Southern Regiment will probably have a few hundred thousand more people. Once they support us, we won't be able to fight anymore!”
Send me a telegram, directly to Karl!
In the telegram, Xiao Letian said righteously, ”My dear old friend, please be clear, the longer the war delays, the worse it will be for us!”
”Attacking a city and destroying the enemy's life force, are these two options really that difficult?”
”The earth has no wings, it cannot fly! And the enemy can run with legs! ”
”Only a large amount of the enemy's life force is the key to victory!”
”Attack with the main body of the enemy! Do not relax, do not relax while sticking to me! ”
The harsh words of the telegram flew in front of Prince Karl. The prince already had a kind of trust in Xiao Letian, so he put the telegram down and finally made a decision.
”Have the vanguards change direction under the Strasbourg, and pounce on the Foshan Mountain Pulse!”
The Strasbourg's defenders looked at the distant black mass of Prussian army vanguards with shock. They watched as cannons were pushed out one after another!
”They are going to attack the city! The Prussian was about to attack the Strasbourg! Call the police! Send a telegram to Marshal McMahon … ”
The garrison on the city wall was panicking like a fleeing rabbit!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Prussian's cannons opened fire crazily, the farm and workshop at the outskirts of the city were blown up into a mess, the air in front of the city was covered with smoke, the French army suffered heavy casualties!
”Prepare for battle!”
”The Prussian is here! It's going to be a war! ”
When McMahon received the telegram, he could not help but to let out a sigh of relief, ”Karl indeed chose the Strasbourg, and he really chose my bait!”
”Alright, let's let our fellows rest for a bit. After Karl and the others dry their last drop of blood at the city walls, we'll go out of the mountains and ambush them!”
Fate was playing a big joke on them, the guards of Strasbourg did not know that Prussian army's artillery was just a feint, when the cannons were being fired, the main forces of Prussian army were already moving out of camp and heading towards the west, directly entering the Foshan Mountain Pulse.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The cannons bombarded again and again, continuously firing for ten minutes before resting for a quarter of an hour. The entire city was blown up into a mess by the bombs.
After five hours of bombardment, the defending troops of the Strasbourg did not see the enemy infantry charge. They all looked at the Prussian army's position in confusion and muttered.
”Is the Prussian crazy? Are there so many cannonballs that you don't need money? He hadn't sent any infantry to charge for so long? Do they really want to finish the battle with artillery alone? ”
”Look …” Look, the Prussian is moving! Their infantry moved! ”Hurry up and prepare for the battle …”