C2726 French Emperor escaped (2/2)
The troops that had followed him for the longest and most reliable were the first to leave the battlefield, while the garrison troops that had come to support him were placed at the end of the line.
They had to continue to fight with the Prussian army to buy time for him to retreat.
In the darkness of the night, the French garrison suddenly attacked from all sides. Borrowing the darkness of the night, they launched a large scale charge towards the Prussian army's position.
The current Xiao Letian had not rested yet, he was alarmed by the sudden change in events, and rushed out of his tent, not far from a tall wooden watchtower. He ran up, and at this time, Sima Yun and Wang Huai were already observing the battle.
”The French army has suddenly launched a full-scale attack. From the looks of it, they have invested at least 80,000 people!” Sima Yun handed the telescope over to Xiao Letian after he finished speaking.
The field of vision of the telescope was completely dark. Only the firelight outlined the outline of the war. At this moment, they could only rely on their experience to judge the situation on the battlefield.
”Good boy, it's blooming from all sides! All the positions are on fire? Hurry up and inform Lao Maoqi and the others, French Emperor is about to escape, this is a fake attack used to cover his escape! ”
The three of them rushed to see Bismark and Mao Qi. At this time, the Central Army Headquarters was in chaos as all sorts of information was gathered and turned into countless numbers on the sand table.
”Chief of Staff, give the order to give chase! Napoleon III is trying to escape! This is a feint! ” Xiao Letian shouted loudly the moment he entered the door.
Bismark frowned: ”Yes, I also think that the possibility of feigning an attack is very high, but to directly order a hundred thousand people to feign an attack, is this not too big of a scale?”
”Stop hesitating! You can ask the commander at the front. How is the tactical coordination of this group of enemies? How's the morale? I am sure these soldiers are no match for you! ”
”These are all French second-line troops. The French Emperor wants his own direct line to be intact, he is not willing to let his hundreds of thousands of veterans die!”
”As long as there are no veterans in this wave of attacks, then it is certain that French Emperor has escaped!”
Peng! Lao Maoqi smashed his fist on the table, ”That's right, French Emperor has escaped! The possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough has already been eliminated. He's escaping back to Paris! ”
”Give the order to give chase!” Live him before he escapes to Paris! ”
”Wait!” Xiao Letian suddenly stretched out his hand to stop Chief of Staff, ”No, there's a problem with your analysis, French Emperor would definitely not dare to retreat to Paris!”
”Why? Give me a reason! ” Hearing Xiao Letian reprimanding him was wrong, even though Lao Maoqi had a high self-control, he was still a little angry.
Xiao Letian could not care less at this time. ”The reason is simple, the situation in Paris cannot accommodate the French Emperor anymore! Due to the pressure, the Queen agreed to let the leaders of the Workers' Movement and the republics form the eight hundred thousand National Guard s! ”
”Paris is now at the eve of the great revolution. As long as French Emperor dares to retreat back to Paris, it will be the time of his death!”
”Will he follow the old path of Louis XVI? You're courting death? Run as far as you can! ”
At this time, Bismark also agreed with Xiao Letian's analysis, ”Yes, I have the same judgment. From a politician's perspective, it is impossible for Napoleon III to return to Paris!”
”I can even guess that Empress Ou Renni has already started preparing to pack up her belongings. She should have already made the final preparations to escape from Paris!”