The offensive and defensive battle in Turin has reached its most intense time, and it is time for a new round of Sino-European battle to kick off.

Unlike the Great War of the original plane, this time the French did not have fortresses to rely on. In order to create conditions for the counteroffensive, when the coalition forces withdrew, they easily destroyed the fortifications along the way, including the famous Liege fortress and the Muor fortress, which are now in ruins.

The arrogant French, perhaps not thinking about defeat, did not organize the repair of the fortifications at all after occupying these areas.

Of course, this cannot be said to be the negligence of Marshal Patrice McMahon. After all, the local population has been evicted, and production has long been stopped.

To repair these damaged fortifications, raw materials and labor had to be transferred from the country, which was an impossible task.

In order to ensure the logistics of the front-line combat troops, the French government has already done its best, and there is simply no spare manpower and material resources to repair the fortress.

There were no fortifications available, and after the defeat at the last Sino-European battle, the French were forced to follow the example of the Allies in digging trenches and constructing improvised temporary defensive lines.

French Command, Field Marshal Patrice McMahon: "When will the latest batch of artillery and machine guns arrive?" ”

No one dares to believe it, the coaxing French Empire, fighting at its own doorstep, will actually have insufficient weapons and equipment.

However, this is the truth. Both the artillery and the Gatling were too bulky. After the defeat in the last battle, in order to transfer troops as soon as possible, the French army had to give up.

No matter how big the family is, it can't withstand the loser. Thousands of artillery pieces, thousands of machine guns, hundreds of thousands of rifles, and a huge amount of supplies were lost at one time, and the French could not replenish them in a short time.

War waits for no one, and no matter how difficult it is, weapons and equipment must be replenished as soon as possible.

After the war, the French government emptied its stocks for the first time, and also purchased a batch of second-hand goods from the private sector, plus the decommissioned goods that had not yet been processed, so that it could barely ensure that everyone on the front line had a gun.

Guns can be made, but artillery and machine guns can't be replenished immediately. In addition to ordering the arsenal to work overtime, the French government is also actively procuring from foreign countries.

However, far water cannot reduce thirst from near. Less than a month after the last battle, the enemy is ready to attack again.

The middle-aged officer replied in a deep voice: "Marshal, I just received the news. The enemy launched attacks on our homeland from Spain and Switzerland, and the weapons and equipment originally allocated to us were temporarily requisitioned. ”

Hearing the news, everyone present had different expressions. Some people are terrified, and some people are secretly rejoicing.

For France, the addition of two fronts was a disaster; But for everyone present, this is undoubtedly good news.

As the saying goes, friends of the dead road do not die of the poor way, anyway, this war is going to be lost, so naturally you have to think about yourself.

Two more fronts also mean two more potential back-breakers, and whoever is responsible for the first line to collapse will be the scapegoat for France's defeat.

Don't look at the Central European theater of operations, the military pressure is the greatest, but their strength is also the strongest, on the contrary, the defenders of the two new fronts are a group of new soldiers, which are the easiest to break through.

Marshal Patrice McMahon frowned: "Is there no reinforcements left?" ”

The middle-aged officer nodded helplessly, and when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't spit out the word "yes".

Getting this answer, the elderly Marshal Patrice McMahon couldn't stand the stimulation and fainted gorgeously.

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Allied command, Albrecht was still worried about dealing with the French trenches, and did not at all expect that the worst enemy was now lying down.

Friedrich: "Marshal, according to the intelligence from the Air Force, the enemy has adopted double trenches, one wide and one narrow.

The wide trench was in front, five or six meters wide, and the staff had calculated that the armored troops of such a width would not be able to pass, and if they accidentally fell into it, they would become a target for the enemy.

A distance of ten or twenty meters is another ordinary trench, and even we will send infantry to fill the pit, and the enemy will take it into account.

Moreover, there is more than one such trench. Theoretically, if the French plan were to be completed, we would have to break through at least a hundred of these trenches if we were to penetrate France proper.

If we attack head-on, our losses will be very large.

The only good news was that the enemy's time to prepare was too short, and as long as we were fast enough, the enemy would not have time to complete the trench construction.

I proposed an immediate all-out attack, first washing the ground with shells, then the infantry pressing on with the armored troops, and using tanks as mobile batteries to cover the infantry filling the earth.

If necessary, the Air Force can carry out targeted bombing. Bomb one place after another, tear open a hole 100 meters away, and let the armored troops pass, and the overall situation will be decided. ”

In the era of pure manpower, trenches were not easy to dig. A single laborer can dig a few square meters of soil every day, and the infinite trench tactic is impossible to achieve.

This means that as long as the coalition forces are willing to pay the price, they can rush through. The armored forces themselves are suitable for roundabouts, and as soon as they appear in the rear of enemy troops, everything is done.

Ci is not in charge of the troops, and when it is time to fight for his life, Albrecht will naturally not be ambiguous: "Well, order all troops to prepare and launch a full-scale attack in two days." ”

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In the Vienna Palace, seeing that the European war was about to be decided, he suddenly received a request from the Russians to send troops, and Franz rubbed his forehead helplessly.

I have to admit that the hairy bear is the hairy bear, and when he saw that there was a advantage to take advantage of, he immediately pounced.

If it was just an excuse to send troops, the tsarist government would not need to spend so much effort, just send troops, and Austria would not stop any military action against the French anyway.

There can be no doubt that the tsarist government chose to consult with Austria for something. In addition to the distribution of benefits after the war, the Russians also wanted the Vienna government to bear the military expenses of the Russian army.

With the financial resources of the tsarist government, if supplies were to be transported from the mainland, it was estimated that at most one division of troops would be maintained.

This little bit of troops will be given for nothing when they are invested in the European battlefield, not to mention the right to speak for the distribution of interests after the war, and if they encounter the French, the whole army will be wiped out.

If you don't have any money, you can only reach out to your allies. And this is not a loan, these military expenses will not be recognized by the tsarist government, at most they will be credited to the French account.

This is exactly where Franz is entangled, and at the current pace, the French will definitely be burdened with huge reparations after the war, the kind that they are destined to not pay. No matter how much war reparations you strive for, it will be in vain if you can't get it.

This is not the same as in the past, and if the time were pushed forward by a month or two, Franz would naturally not mind spending a sum of money to drag the Russians into the water. But now it's different, the French are gone, and it's unknown whether they can hold out until the Russian army reaches the front line.

If the Russian army was still on the way, or just in time to reach the front at the last moment of the end of the war, then Austria would have lost a lot of money, not to mention a sum of money, and increased the voice of the Russians in post-war negotiations.

Franz was also embarrassed to refuse. Don't look at the anti-French alliance's momentum, in fact, 99% of the anti-French alliance's military expenses are borne by Austria alone.

Including Spain and Switzerland, which were the latest to enter the war, they were all fighting with Austrian money, otherwise they would not have such a high efficiency.

The Russians now want the same treatment that other allies have, and Austria cannot treat it differently, even for the sake of Russian-Austrian friendship.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Russians' side dragged it first, and if it really couldn't drag it out, I promised them.

However, in order to establish the preconditions, the troops must be sent immediately, and the Russian troops will arrive in Austria within three days after the agreement is reached, and we will send special trains to the front.

Troops on the front line were ordered to speed up and strive for a quick victory. At this point, it's time to settle down. ”

There was no better way, Franz had no choice but to procrastinate. If France can be killed before the Russians send troops, then the post-war negotiations will be something for the tsarist government.

If it has not made a substantial contribution and can be mixed with a reparation, it is enough to prove that Austria is a friend enough, and the right to share does not exist.

If it can't be done, then it can only retreat to the next best thing and use the Russian army as cannon fodder to reduce its own casualties and make up for the loss of interests.

Prime Minister Karl: "Your Majesty, the war has been going on so far, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that the tide of France is gone. The French government, through the British, has also made clear to us its intention to negotiate peace, and it is time for political persuasion.

If the war can be ended politically, it will be impossible for the Russians to intervene in European affairs. ”

After a big turn, the question returned to continental hegemony. The disposition of France's right to speak after the war was also the establishment of Austria's hegemony on the European continent.

The Russians were anxious to get involved, not only for the spoils of war, but also for the right to speak on the continent.

Austria's hegemony could not be shaken, and a piece of the pie was also a good option, and the tsarist government did not want to completely abandon the European continent.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz shook his head firmly: "This time the British cannot mediate, and even the post-war negotiations cannot involve them, we only accept the unconditional surrender of the French."

This is a matter of principle. The British were finally pushed out of the continent, and they could no longer be brought back.

The question of persuading France to surrender is simple, and this is the "Letter to the French People" that I have prepared, and I will just take it out and publish it.

Secretly released the news that the French capitalist gang of mercenary capitalists knew that if they did not surrender, the coalition forces would confiscate all their property when they entered Paris. ”

In Franz's view, in addition to defeating the French, the second major strategic significance of this continental war was to squeeze out the influence of the British in Europe.

Looking around Europe, all the spheres of influence of the anti-French alliance were the British or the French allies, and Austria was justified in demanding that the allies be cut off from the British.

Neutral countries are no exception, and one of the conditions for their neutrality is to cut themselves politically from the British.

It is impossible to refuse, the British offended too many people. The Russians were in favor of this issue, and everyone was already dissatisfied with John Bull's previous behavior of selling his younger brother, and then they agreed with the boat.

Although the cutting was not complete, the crack was still created. As long as Austria continues its efforts, it is not a dream to exclude the British from the European continent.

In this context, Franz naturally could not let the British come out to brush up their presence.

After taking the "Letter to the French National" and briefly scanning it, Prime Minister Karl asked in a hesitant manner: "Your Majesty, is the content on this a little too exaggerated?" ”

Exaggeration, this is inevitable. Someone is always responsible for the defeat of a war, this person cannot be an emperor, and the same monarchy Franz could not have sent Napoleon IV to the guillotine.

Neither can the aristocracy, the aristocracy is one of the pillars of imperial power, and it can't be played like this.

In addition to the nobles and emperors, there are not many who are qualified to take the blame. Therefore, the basin can only be deducted from the heads of the capitalists. In any case, this is not wronged, and the bourgeoisie is indeed one of the driving forces behind this war.

Not a single snowflake is innocent under an avalanche. If we really go back to the roots, then everyone from Napoleon IV to ordinary French people will be responsible for this war.

All Franz is doing now is helping them find a scapegoat. By the way, the guilt of scapegoating is exaggerated and the responsibility of other groups is weakened.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, the content above is true, all of it can stand up to scrutiny, I just used a magnifying glass to magnify the problems of some of them.

Next, as long as we do a good job of guiding and reminding us at the right time, someone will do the rest for us. ”

conspiracies to provoke wars, hoarding, price gouging, and reselling strategic goods......

These are all real, proper bourgeois black history. Politicians may be able to understand that these things cannot be done without the cooperation of the capitalists alone, but the ordinary people will not think so much and will directly put the account on the bourgeois consortiums.

If you know, you know, but you don't have to expect anyone to stand up for the capitalists. When it comes to the time when the catastrophe is coming, it is too late to throw the pot, who will take the initiative to take responsibility for themselves?

If nothing else, the bureaucrats, the aristocracy, and even Napoleon IV himself in the French government will shift the blame to the bourgeois conglomerates at home.

The French consortium is not weak, and it will certainly not sit still. Once you are aware of the danger, you will inevitably take action.

This is a conspiracy, even if all parties know it, they can only go on hard. Especially for Napoleon IV and the top of the government, there is such a backstabbing man, they have a chance to get out of the way.

The final victory or defeat is no longer important, the current France cannot withstand the toss, and the result of the infighting is bound to collapse early.