C3009 The Mace besieged the city (1/2)
The year 1870 was about to pass, and October was about to arrive. This year, autumn in Europe arrived much earlier than usual. As soon as October arrived, the autumn wind was chilling as if it were November.
Just as the Orleans was in a constant state of intense battle, the military and heavy northern Mace City was also enveloped in a blood colored terror. The ongoing war had completely turned this border city into a dead zone!
At half past six in the morning, as the morning sun spread across the land, a few moving heads gradually appeared in the ruins to the east of the city. They carefully watched the receding Prussian army in the distance, each of their faces showing that they had survived a great disaster.
”Damn it, these Prussian are getting crafty. They sneak attacked from 10 PM until 4 AM. When everyone thought that everything was fine, they actually launched another night attack …”
”Stop complaining, hurry up and clean up the battlefield …” Louis and Mark... Today, it's your turn to clean up the battlefield. God bless your luck! ”
”Everyone else, be on your guard. Be careful of the enemy's Sharpshooters. If there's any danger, immediately retaliate …”
Two cautious figures crawled out from the rubble. Two young soldiers were crawling among the bricks and wood, and many pieces of wood were still burning with pungent smoke. It was evident how fierce the bombardment from last night was.
The Mace City was a famous city on the border of France with a very long history. Its history could be traced back to the time of the Ancient Rome, and it was located at the major traffic passes.
From the Middle Ages until now, Mace City's main task was military defense. After many years of hard work, Mace City had already become a huge fortress that could accommodate 100,000 people.
The strong city walls, the complex Prism Castle, the water and land transportation system built by the Moselle River and the Saer River had made the city easier to defend and harder to attack, becoming France's important safeguard for the security of the Northeast region!
In this war between France and China, Napoleon III had made a plan of war. The Mace City was an important forward position for the French army to attack the Germany, and was also the first line of command for the base camp.
Napoleon had once imagined that after his army of a hundred battles broke through the borders and invaded the land of the Germany, he would completely guard the Mace Fortress!
The French army had been attacking Prussia like a hot knife through butter, while the other States s in the south of the Germany had also heard of this news.
When the time comes, we will use the resources of the Bavaria s and Hesse s to sustain this war. That way, we will have very little use of our domestic resources.
This was the only way to restore Bonaparte Family's prestige!
When that happens, the citizens of the France can look at the emperor! There wasn't much tax increase, nor were there many deaths. The lives of the people in the country weren't destroyed either … The news of the final victory followed one after another!
Victory and war could always alleviate social conflicts, this was the secret to governance that the French Emperor had believed in for many years!
However, reality slapped him in his face. He never thought that the Prussian's fighting strength was so high, his own army had just passed the border, yet they were already sent back fighting!
Mace City became a besieged island all of a sudden!
The Mace City had never been captured. Previously, when the Prussian declared to the outside world that they were only doing this to incite the hearts of the people!
The Mace City had a very complicated defense system. There were nine Prism Castle s at the periphery, and the walls were as complicated as a maze.
When the Prussian army attacked the Mace City, they completely caught the French army by surprise. At that time, the main forces of the French Emperor did not even reach the Mace or even the Salon city!