C3004 Holy Maiden City (2/2)
How important the victory in the Orleans's battle was to the France could be seen from the situation in the Hundred Years War.
At that time, the internal strife in France was severe and the strength of the country was greatly exhausted. Britain had already taken over Paris, the entire northern France became British territory, and the Orleans became the frontline to protect the fragile south.
When the country was about to be completely exterminated, Joan of Arc appeared out of nowhere, using her identity as the Holy Maiden to boost the morale of the entire French army.
And now, in the Franco-Prussian War, the Orleans had been bestowed with a divine aura by Gan Bida. In this special period of time, this Holy Maiden City had once again shouldered the heavy responsibility of raising the national morale!
If they won the battle of the Orleans, the morale of the entire country would be reversed, and the war would enter a protracted situation of no surrender. This was an outcome that Prussia could not accept!
As long as the France's confidence was fully mobilized, Prussia's national power would not be exhausted!
The moment he said it, the flames of nationalism flared up!
The sound of battle suddenly erupted from both sides of Loire River. Joan of Arc's famous saying was once again earth-shattering!
”For the France! I will face death with equanimity! ”
Prussian never thought that even though these Frenchmen had saved Gan Bida, they did not have the attitude of retreating. In around 10 minutes, hundreds of thousands of people began the overall attack!
The bridge was filled with close combat troops, and 1,800 cannons were pushed to the shore of the river to start firing onto the Prussian army's cannons!
All the cannonballs were sent to the front lines. The artillery men clearly knew that their bronze cannons were not as good as the Prussian army's Krupp's, but they still risked being destroyed by the enemy's artillery fire to rush to the front lines!
”Artillery fire …” ”Protect the infantry and attack!”
”No casualties... Don't care about the enemy's counterattack... Even if the whole army is wiped out, we have to cover the infantry 'attack! ”
”For the France! I will face death with equanimity! ”
Don't let the Prussian not be caught unprepared, the continuous explosion of the cannons had blown up the French attack positions, the positions seized by the north coast had suddenly expanded by many times!
Each of the Southern Regiment's units were in their hometown. These legions that used the land as their symbol, and relied on the ties between their families, actually fought better than an old veteran's teamwork!
Often, a group of comrades would be sacrificed, and there would always be ten times the number of villagers who would go forth and take their revenge!
In the competition of a block at a time, the Prussian army retreated time and time again and organized counterattacks. It was only thanks to the training of these soldiers and their sharp cannons that the Prussian army was nowhere to be seen in a day.
The news of the war that had broken out in Orleans quickly reached Prince Karl's headquarters. At this moment, Prince Karl was commanding the army to surround and annihilate the remaining French army troops in the Trewa, Dijon and other areas.
This place was not far from the Mace City, and there were even Foshan Mountain Pulse s from the high mountains and high forests. These southern French legions were preparing to break up into small groups to support the north through the mountain roads.
The Foshan Mountain Pulse was not suitable for a large army to fight on, and Prince Karl had only blocked the important passes. However, he was very clear that there were still many secret paths that could be passed through in the mountain.
In order to devour Ba Zan who was in Mace City, he had to set up layers of defenses here, and block the reinforcements from the south outside of Foshan Mountain Pulse!
The war was fragmented but difficult. The continuous fighting had caused the Prussian army to suffer heavy losses. Their morale was low and their logistics support line was getting further and further away. As they went deeper into France, the resistance from the guerrillas was also very strong.
Prince Karl had received bad news early in the morning. A supply train had been attacked by the French guerrillas, over ten thousand rounds of artillery shells, countless military rations and medicine had all been destroyed!
However, the bad news always came one after another, and in the afternoon, he received an urgent telegram from the Orleans.
”Bastard!” Idiot! I gave Hartman a hundred thousand troops. Can't he hold a city? Urgent? I don't have a reserve team left! ”