Napoleon II Reborn

Chapter 265: casus belli

(Chapter to)

"The Anti-French Alliance has a total of 200,000 troops stationed in northern France. It consists of 50,000 Russian troops, 50,000 Austrian troops, 40,000 British troops, 30,000 Prussian troops, 10,000 Bavarian troops, 10,000 Saxon troops and 10,000 Thuringian troops. Among them, we need to pay attention to the armies of Russia, Austria, Britain, and Prussia. The 170,000 troops of these four countries are all elite troops in their active armies. Of course, compared with our first The arrival of the 88th Legion will be much worse. At present, the Anti-French Allied Forces has established a coalition headquarters, headquartered in Versailles, with Russian General Bagration as the commander-in-chief." Eck introduced to everyone. It is now October 15th, and the last batch of Iberian strategic materials is already hostile. These materials are enough for the 88th Army and the Iberian Army to fight a big battle. In addition, the air force and navy are also ready and ready to go into battle at any time. Today, Xiao Jie ordered all regiment-level military chiefs of the 88th Army to arrive in Orleans to attend the pre-war meeting.

Glancing at the senior Iberian officers sitting below, Eck continued: "According to the information we have so far, the 200,000 anti-French coalition forces are mainly deployed on the Loire River line, in Moore For the generation of Wangshan and the Saone River Valley, the other party only deployed 30,000 troops, and they were the troops of the three member states of the Rhine Alliance. 40,000 British troops were deployed in the lower reaches of the Loire River, and 30,000 Prussian troops were deployed east of Orleans In the area of ​​Montgomery, we are facing 50,000 Russian troops and 50,000 Austrian troops. As for other places in northern France, except for Paris, there is not a single soldier stationed. Paris is only stationed The newly recruited 50,000 King of France troops are all recruits who have just entered the barracks. Their combat effectiveness is not strong, so they should not pose too much threat to us. Well, the opponent's deployment is probably like this. The following is General Dugor will make strategic arrangements for everyone."

Dugel walked to the front of the military map, glanced at the bottom and said: "The exact time of the outbreak of the war is still uncertain, and it is expected to be around the end of October. After the war begins, the 1st and 2nd divisions will set off from Orleans, facing Attack the Russian Army and the Austrian Army. Among them, the 1st Division is responsible for attacking the Russian Army. After success, it will continue to advance north and threaten Paris. The 2nd Division is responsible for attacking the Austrian Army. After success, it will attack eastward and cooperate with the 4th Division to defeat the The Prussians, and then attack northward, attack Paris with the 1st Division. Be sure to take Paris half a month before the start of the war. The 3rd Division is responsible for breaking through the British defense line, and then attacking northward along the coast, trying to win in the Within half a month, all the enemy forces on the west coast of France were wiped out. The 4th Division was divided into two parts: attacking Mengerge with two infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment and an artillery regiment, and occupying it with the help of the 2nd Division After that, Munger attacked in the northeast direction. The remaining troops of the 4th Division launched an attack from Dijon in the Saône Valley. After the success, build a defense line on the spot and be responsible for the security of the right wing of our army. The troops directly under the Legion will cooperate with the actions of the 1st Division and the 2nd Division. After the 88th Army Corps starts to attack, the Navy will launch an attack on the British Channel Fleet to compete for the Channel The air force will also send airships to give the greatest support to the operations of the divisions. In addition, 5 days after the start of the battle, the Iberian 1st Army will go into battle to further clear the enemy, in order to control the occupied area Stability. Finally, after annihilating the anti-French coalition forces, the 88th Army will consider whether to build a defense line in northern France or continue to attack the Netherlands northward according to the specific situation."

The entire strategic plan is arranged in this way. The army, sea, and air force will all participate in this operation, and more than 300,000 troops will be deployed.

The meeting was over, and all the officers returned to their respective army bases after the meeting to prepare for the preparations. The war is about to begin, which makes these soldiers who are eager for battle and honor very excited. The senior officers of the 88th Regiment are generally very young, and the yearning for these is much stronger.

In Xiao Jie's temporary office, Xiao Jie, Dougal, and Eke gathered together. Misende presided over the daily work of the Iberian army and front-line logistics in Madrid.

"His Royal Highness, now we only use the 88th Army and the 1st Iberian Army. Isn't this a little bit too weak?" Eck said cautiously.

"It's enough. In my opinion, the 88th Legion is enough to complete this mission. It doesn't matter if the 1st Iberian Legion doesn't participate." Dougal said carelessly.

"Yes, I also admit that the 88th Army can completely wipe out the Anti-French Alliance troops and the French Royal Army in northern France, but what if the Anti-French Alliance launches a counterattack. Are we enough? Don't forget The Lorraine Plateau that the 4th Division will attack has already been ceded to Prussia, and the iron ore resources in Lorraine are what Prussia needs most now, if we attack here, it will definitely cause a strong reaction from Prussia." Eck explained.

"How about the Prussian backlash? As long as they dare to send troops, we guarantee that he will never return." Dugel continued.

"Is Prussia not doing well? But if it is not handled well, it will trigger a full-scale war between us and the Anti-French Alliance. At that time, we will be fighting against the whole of Europe. Of course, I am not afraid. I just think that we The current strength is not strong, and if we really go to war in an all-out way, I am afraid we will not get much benefit." Eke continued to state his reasons.

"Okay, you two stop arguing. The battle plan has been made, and it is too late to change it now. In addition, the possibility of Prussia's rebound is not great. In the last war, the Prussian army basically The losses have been exhausted, and now part of the troops they deploy in France are newly recruited soldiers. In addition, Prussia's current national strength is seriously damaged, even if they want to go to war, I don't think they can afford the military expenditure. As for other countries, several members of the Rhineland Alliance are busy grabbing territory, so how can they have time to take care of France? Russia is also dealing with the challenges of the Turkish Empire and the Persian Empire, and will not have the energy to support France. As for Austria, This morning, I got a report that Grand Duke Charles led the army to the Balkans, and his intentions were very obvious. So what we really need to worry about is Britain, but our navy is going to launch an attack soon. By then, the strength of Britain will be Being dragged by us at sea, whether they can send troops to land in Europe depends on whether they can gain control of the strait. So our operation this time should be foolproof." Xiao Jie explained to the two.

After listening to Xiao Jie's explanation, Eke breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is there any intelligence from Paris today? I hope to get a map of the distribution of troops in Paris before the war starts. In this way, we can save a lot of trouble when attacking Paris. We can reduce a lot of losses during street fighting. Of course, if the soldiers of the Kingdom of France have the courage to resist to the end." Xiao Jie said with a smile.

"No information has been sent back today. Our intelligence system in Paris has been hit hard, and General Sikes has been forced to work underground. With our current strength, if we want to get a map of the distribution of troops in Paris, I'm afraid Very difficult," Eck replied. Originally, the intelligence system of Iberia in France was always in charge of Xiao Jie's former adjutant, later French Minister of Security Sikes. But after Xiao Jie put forward the condition that Napoleon abdicated before he would send troops, Sixes was dismissed. At the same time, Napoleon also dealt a devastating blow to the intelligence system controlled by Sikes, causing serious losses to Iberia's intelligence system in France. After the anti-French coalition forces captured Paris, Iberia's intelligence system in Paris was cleaned up again. After the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, the attack on Iberia's intelligence system was also given priority. Now Iberia has at most one or two out of ten intelligence personnel deployed in Paris.

"See if we can contact Abel and Andrew, and see if they can provide us with some information." Xiao Jie frowned and said. Both Abel and Andrew were the controllers of the largest underground forces in France before the war started. Among them, Abel is Xiao Jie's brother-in-law and Sophie's brother, while Andrew has sworn allegiance to Xiao Jie. The reason why the power of the two of them can develop so fast is because of Xiao Jie's support. Although during the war and after the war, their forces also suffered very serious losses. But I believe they have been in Paris for so long, there will always be a little way.

"His Royal Highness, we are going to launch a war against the Kingdom of France, shouldn't we have an excuse? That would be justified." Eck suggested.

"Excuse? Of course." Xiao Jie laughed and said, "On the night of October 27, 1813, a French Royal Army despicably attacked a stronghold of our army. More than ten people were killed or injured. Between France After discussing this despicable act of the Kingdom, the Iberian government and the military have always believed that retaliation should be launched against the Kingdom of France."

Hearing what Xiao Jie said, Du Geer and Eke were stunned, but they were not fools, otherwise they would not be sitting in this position today, and immediately understood Xiao Jie's meaning. "I see, Your Royal Highness. I will arrange it right away." Eke said with a wicked smile. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in to .QDAN., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)