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On the night of April 16th, Xiao Jie summoned all the commanders and important generals of the French army's corps. "Marshals and generals, at the beginning of the war, we went very smoothly. Now we have attacked Minsk, the gateway to the west of Moscow. As long as we conquer here, the gate of Moscow will be opened to us. But the enemy also knows very well In this regard, they also stationed a considerable number of troops in Minsk. It is estimated that there are 400,000 generals. It is twice as many as ours. Now please speak freely and talk about how we can use the smallest amount of troops The price is to conquer here." At the beginning of the battle meeting, Xiao Jie said first. Minsk is not so easy to attack, not to mention that the opponent's commander this time is Kutuzov, who suffered a big loss at the hands of the French army last time. He will definitely be quite cautious this time, and this time the offensive and defensive sides will After changing positions, Xiao Jie couldn't think of any good solution for a while, so he had to call everyone together to discuss countermeasures.

"What else is there to say? As long as our cannons are fired, those timid Russian troops will be blasted to the point of crying. When the time comes to charge, Minsk will not be captured by us?" Has been fighting The brave General Lune said. He also deeply experienced the power of the artillery of the 88th Legion in the previous stage of the battle. Once the artillery was fired, the opponent's city wall was directly bombed down. At that time, it was enough for the infantry to clean up the mess.

However, only a small number of people agreed with his words, basically those who were brave and foolhardy, and none of the other bosses of the legion said anything. They all know that Minsk is not so easy to take down. Minsk is the largest city in western Russia, with millions of residents in the whole city. If the hundreds of thousands of Russian troops are determined to fight the French army in street fighting, even if the French army can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory in the end. What power is there to attack Moscow again? Although the French army's artillery is very powerful, it may take a little effort to smash down the city walls of Minsk, and what if the French army can break into the city? What awaits them will be brutal street fighting.

"Your Highness, I know what the ultimate goal of our war with Russia is? It's not really about defeating Russia completely, is it? If that's the case, is our current strength really enough?" Marshal Soult, the commander of the 7th French Army Corps who was silent on the side, said suddenly. It should be said that Sirte is still very talented, and he can always combine military and politics. He deeply understands that military is just an extension of politics, and the purpose of favoring military means is to achieve what political means cannot achieve. But Soult's ambitions are also very big. He has been eyeing the position of the chief of the French army's general staff, and finally got his wish. But what he didn't expect was that he was not that material. After he took over as the chief of the French army's general staff, the French army also began to decline. The serious shortage of the French army, followed by the same almost failure in the war with Austria, and in the most critical battle of Napoleon's attack on Russia, the French army's logistical support was seriously insufficient, resulting in 600,000 troops in Russia. Frozen to death and starved to death in the cold winter. Although these things happened in another time and space, Xiao Jie doesn't know if it will happen again now.

As soon as Soulte finished speaking, the others showed puzzled eyes, not knowing what Soulte meant, why the good talk about war was involved in politics again.

Only Xiao Jie glanced at him with admiration and said: "Marshal Sirte is right, it is unrealistic to completely defeat Russia with our current strength alone. Although we have achieved great success now , approaching Minsk, but Russia's war potential is still terrifying. If this continues, we will be dragged into the quagmire of war sooner or later. This is not in line with the interests of France. Our biggest enemy is not Russia, but the people across the strait Britain, if we fight to the death with the Russians here, we can only benefit the British. Moreover, the order from His Majesty the Emperor is to make Alexander admit defeat, and then sign a peace treaty with us, and join the "continental blockade" system, Bring the whole of Europe together against Britain."

After listening to Xiao Jie's words, everyone became thoughtful. It is obvious that they are not fools to be able to sit in such a position today.

"Forcing Alexander to surrender is nothing more than two methods. One is to directly capture Minsk, and then go to Moscow to force Alexander to sign an alliance under the city. But even if we succeed in this method, we will suffer heavy losses, and Alexander is a A very proud person, if he is pushed into a hurry, it will be very troublesome if he voluntarily abandons Moscow and continues to fight with us, so this method will not work. The second method is to let Alexander know that Russia is not France Let him take the initiative to compromise with France. But the same method is not easy to do." Lan Shi thought for a while and said. Although what he said is correct, it may be a bit troublesome to implement it.

Xiao Jie is also thinking about how to solve this problem. Russia has a huge population resource. If Alexander is in a hurry, it will be troublesome if he wants to expand the army regardless of the country's ability to bear it. By the way, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in my head. Although Russia has a large population, there is a serious gap in their military strength. As long as their army is wiped out as much as possible, Alexander will have no soldiers to send, so he will have to Disagree to sign a peace treaty and join the continental blockade system. Although it is said that the treaty is sacred and binding, in Xiao Jie's view, it is not much thicker than a woman's vaginal membrane, and it will not be broken if it is lightly poked.

"Gentlemen, I have already thought of a solution to the problem." Xiao Jie said loudly. After attracting everyone's attention, Xiao Jie continued: "Actually, it is very simple to achieve our goal. As long as we can consume a large number of Russian troops and make Alexander feel that there is no limit to send, then he will have to think about us. Compromised."

As soon as he finished speaking, he muttered: "It sounds nice, but it is not easy to eliminate the Russian army."

Xiao Jie ignored the voice and continued: "My plan is as follows. Starting tomorrow, the whole army will attack the West Gate of Minsk in a planned way. One army will be dispatched at a time, attacking in turn, for two hours at a time. But it cannot Breaking through the city of Minsk will give the Russian army the illusion that they can hold Minsk. Although they suffered heavy losses, they still hold it. Therefore, we will continue to invest in the west gate of Minsk, and what we have to do is to continue to defend Minsk. The consumption of their troops made the Minsk Simon a meat grinder for the Russian army, and let the Russian army shed their last drop of blood here. Then we will see what else they can do to defend Minsk. Of course, in this operation, killing The main task of the upper Russian army will be handed over to the artillery, so all the cannons of the entire army will be used together. Let the Russian army enjoy the big meal we prepared for them."

Everyone understood Xiao Jie's plan, but they all suddenly felt their backs were so cold, and that feeling spread from their backs all the way to their hearts.

While Xiao Jie was carefully planning how to shed the last drop of blood from the Russian army, Alexander, who was far away in Moscow, was listening to Froskov's report on the development of the battle with his brows tightly frowned. He is in a very bad mood now. He didn't expect the French army to be so powerful. His defense line consisting of hundreds of thousands of people was broken through so quickly, and he easily drove 300 kilometers straight to Minsk, an important town in the west of the empire. , if Minsk falls again... Alexander dared not think about it anymore.

"Your Majesty, generally speaking, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. It would be fine if Marshal Kutuzov can hold Minsk, but if he can't..." Froskov didn't dare to say any more.

"Froskov, what do you think we should do now? Was it wrong for us to reject Talleyrand's proposal?" Alexander said a little lonely.

Floskov did not speak, he did not know what to say. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, let's seek peace from France. It won't do them any good if we continue to fight. Besides, we are not their biggest enemy. As long as we are willing to sign a peace treaty and join the "Continental Blockade" system , I think they will agree."

There was a hint of sullenness in Alexander's eyes. Although he also meant this, he was still a little unhappy when his courtiers said this. "Let's wait for a while. If Marshal Kutuzov can hold Minsk, then we will fight France to the end. If we fail, it will not be too late for us to negotiate with France."

"Your Majesty, if we have to wait until Minsk falls to negotiate peace with France, it will be very unfavorable to us. At that time, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses~lightnovelpub.net~ and will be passive in the peace talks. The interests will suffer a lot. And if the French army captures Minsk, it is hard to say whether they will accept our request for peace talks. You must know that we don’t have much strength now. At that time, they will refuse the peace talks and attack Moscow directly. It would be troublesome." Froskov tried hard to persuade.

"There is no need to say any more, I have made up my mind. You should step back first." Alexander said coldly.

Seeing that Alexander was so determined, Froskov had to shake his head and leave. After all, he couldn't change what the emperor had decided.

In Alexander's heart, there was always a sliver of luck, that is, Russia would eventually defeat France. At the same time, he also looked down on Napoleon and the entire Bonaparte family, thinking that they were just a bunch of nouveau riche, how could they compare with their pure "emperor" blood. He believes that France is only gaining power temporarily, and the final victory belongs to them. Now it is just the darkness before dawn. It's just that this period of darkness that he doesn't know will last for a long time, and it is very likely that it will continue forever.

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