C2818 Fragmentation of the French Army (2/2)
Prince Karl's army was in the south, Steinmetz's army in the north, and they were all elite troops with high morale and sufficient supplies.
On the other hand, their morale was low after losing multiple battles, and supplies were scarce. So what if they had such a troop? Even if they had seen through the enemy's scheme, what could they do? Would he be able to beat them?
After retreating in succession, Ba Zan Army was simply unable to withstand the pincer attack from the two Prussian main forces. In the end, the old marshal could only grind his teeth and command his troops to break out of the encirclement towards the east.
”Let's get out of here! To the east, where the children we have left are still waiting for me to save! ”
”We did not lose! Attack towards the east all the way, I'll return your army of 200 thousand! ”
Ba Zan finally broke out of the encirclement towards the east, while the French Emperor in the west continued to order McMahon to attack Steinmetz's group. He ordered McMahon to restore contact with Marshal Ba Zan.
But who would have thought that the moment McMahon's army took action, they would be struck hard by Mao Qi and Bismark's main army!
The Prussian army had used more than 300 Krupp steel gun s, and the flowering bomb s were smashing towards McMahon's army like hailstones.
The French army that had just rushed out of the camp was blown up into a mess. Corpses were strewn all over the battlefield. Wailing soldiers were fleeing back like mice.
McMahon's army was already in a miserable state in Foshan Mountain Pulse, but the crazy attacks of Karl's army had scared them out of their wits. This time, they met with an even more elite army from the middle, and they retreated back to Salon City without any sort of retaliation.
Thus, Xiao Letian's plan was perfectly half completed. The only thing left was to force the French Emperor to flee northwards!
Ba Zan's army was chased away. French Emperor looked at the dense gunfire in the east in fear, his heart filled with despair. He looked at his son beside him and sighed.
”With Ba Zan gone, how many of us are left?”
Prince Eugen lowered his head. ”We have prepared a total of four hundred thousand people for this war …” Paris and the Navy have moved nearly a hundred thousand... ”
”Of the remaining 300,000 people, 100,000 have already been dispersed during the war. Many of them have already fallen into enemy territory!”
”We... We only have a little more than 230 thousand in Salon... Now, Ba Zan has brought a hundred thousand people to break out of the siege … ”
”We …”
The Crown Prince was at a loss for words, even a fool would do such a simple math problem, French Emperor felt dizzy, ”Is there only one hundred and thirty thousand people left? I am a dignified Second Empire, yet in the end, I was left with such a small army? ”
”Child... You can break out! ”Don't follow me, go find your mother. Leave this place first …”
”NO!” Father, if I don't leave, we still have hope … Our cavalry unit should have broken through the borders of the Belgium last night! ”
”I reckon the good news right now is on the road! I can't leave, we still have a chance! ”
But at this time, the French Emperor did not listen to his son. Escort the crown prince to Calais and execute his orders immediately! ”
The Imperial Guard swarmed in, and they dragged the Crown Prince out of the room, ignoring his struggles.
That night, Crown Prince Eugén was secretly sent out of the Salon, heading northwest straight to Jia Lai City!