Valkyrie Europa

Chapter 275
The night was dark, and the north and south banks of the Rhine were brightly lit.

Huge bonfires were lit in clusters along the river bank, illuminating the river bank and the broken river surface very brightly.There are also brigades of cavalry holding torches, galloping and patrolling the road by the river.

In the camp, bonfires and torches, large and small, were densely covered, illuminating the entire camp as if it were daytime.

On the north bank of the Rhine River, the place with the densest lights is the center of the entire camp. It is also the temporary station of the three main armies of the German Empire. There are armored soldiers here, full of blood and blood, and the powerful martial arts experts on their bodies do not know Fanji is the essence of the entire camp.

Under the protection of the three armies, in the center of the large and small tents, the largest and most luxurious huge tent is officially the central army tent and command center of the German army.

And now, today's routine meeting is being held in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Of course, the one sitting in the main seat is the First Field Marshal of the German Empire, who has been in Berlin all year round, and a veteran of the empire with decades of war experience, Field Marshal Lista.He was facing a huge topographic map with his back, looking at the people in the camp with a serious face.

From his position down, the division is Marshal Fedor, the commander of the Second Empire Army, Marshal Walter, the commander of the Third Empire Army, Marshal Luger, the commander of the Fourth Empire Army, and slipping down, the three major The commanders and generals of legions, garrisons everywhere, city defense forces everywhere, and noble coalition forces.

"What? Did the temptation fail again?" Marshal Lista's voice was neither soft nor heavy, but there was a trace of disappointment.

A middle-aged man wearing exquisite armor immediately knelt down on one knee: "Report to the Marshal, we conducted a trial at the upper reaches of the Yingzui Gorge and the lower reaches of the Wandering Bend at the same time, but the two currents are still too fast. Our side sent elites who are good at water warfare, but it still takes nearly half an hour to swim to the other side of the river! Moreover, there are so many cavalry patrolling by the other side, the moment I sent the soldiers to the other side, they were caught The opponent found out that after a bitter battle, they could only retreat first."

"How many died?" Marshal Lista's voice was still calm.

The middle-aged general was sweating on his forehead, but he still reported truthfully: "We sent a total of 1000 people in these two trials, and 545 people escaped after a bitter battle. The rest of the soldiers were all strangled by the opposing cavalry!"

"It's just a test, and half of your lives are going to cost you? What did you do? Huh?" Marshal Lista suddenly raised his voice, reprimanded him sharply, and his aura also became fierce.

The middle-aged man's legs softened, and he knelt down immediately, his forehead firmly pressed against the ground, and explained with difficulty: "It's not that we were careless, but the other side is too cunning! When we crossed the river, none of their cavalry appeared. We crossed most of the people before they suddenly rushed out from the woods on both sides and caught us off guard. Moreover, the opponent was obviously an elite, and the tacit understanding between each other was extremely good. A single charge tore our team into pieces. Two and a half. The infantry is obviously at a disadvantage to the cavalry, and everyone has been swimming for a long time, and their physical strength is insufficient. It is not bad to escape half of them."

Frowning, Marshal Lista's voice softened a little: "Is there only Yingzui Gorge and Suling Bend? With such a long river, you haven't found any other suitable places to cross it?"

The middle-aged man raised his head reluctantly, and explained: "We have brought people to investigate the river channels of nearly a hundred miles around here, but this is the most suitable place to cross the river. Although the river channel here is narrow, the water flow is very stable. It takes less than half a quarter of an hour to reach the opposite bank from the pontoon bridge. Although the Yingzui Gorge and Suyouwan are also very narrow, the water flow is too fast, and it is much more difficult to cross or build a pontoon bridge. In other places, Not to mention, not only has the river widened, but the current has become more violent, and it is very difficult to cross the river on weekdays, not to mention that the French are blocking it now. Therefore, there are only these three places suitable for a large army to cross the river."

"My lord, I think we should just force the crossing." It was Marshal Fedor, the commander of the Second Imperial Army, who spoke: "Our army is now overwhelming, almost twice the number of the opponent! And I don't think this river is a big deal. Natural danger, just fill in all the cannon fodder. The pontoon bridge must not be difficult to build, but it is a matter of how much sacrifice is made. As long as the pontoon bridge is built, the elites of the three major armies of our empire will rush over and form an army formation, and they may not be able to stand. Steady footing? When the time comes, we will have a grand battle, and we can see whether their French cavalry is stronger or our German infantry phalanx is sharper!"

"No! You can't force it!" Marshal Lista vetoed his proposal: "If you force it, the sacrifice is too great!"

After a pause, he explained: "Those cannon fodder are of course worthless, but you elites are the foundation of the empire! You can't just sacrifice for nothing! I have been thinking about the method of crossing the river these days, but the more I think about it, The more frightened I am! This Napoleon is indeed the god of the French army, and their defense line on the other side is almost impeccable!"

Marshal Lista stood up, took out a short stick, pointed to a place on the map behind him and continued: "Look, their camp is small, but there is a lot of knowledge inside! First of all, their cavalry camp, Built on the hillside, it occupies a favorable location. If you take advantage of the mountain and descend in one go, it will not be difficult at all to break through and tear apart several army formations!"

"Secondly, there is the infantry camp under the hillside, which is even more knowledgeable! Although it is much smaller than our camp, its location is very important, and the terrain is relatively high. It directly faces the entire river bank. It only needs to deploy enough They are condescending, and their arrows will cover the entire river bank! It is not easy to line up to fight against cavalry in the rain of arrows? And they are also cutting down trees these days. Of course they will not build ships like us, Building floating bridges, they are probably building catapults! Building bed crossbows!"

"Aren't these catapults and bed crossbows only used when besieging the city? What's the use of making them?" Someone expressed puzzlement.

"Of course it works!" Marshal Lista explained with a serious face: "The shooting range of trebuchets and bed crossbows is far longer than that of bows and hand crossbows. I roughly measured it, and they can hit the river from their infantry camp! Even if we are not afraid of sacrifices and lay the pontoon bridge, it will be destroyed by their stones and huge arrows! If they attack you while you are halfway across the river, think about it, how many people will die?"

Yes, you can't force it!Looking at the detailed topographic map, all the generals had their own judgments in their hearts.

Thinking of the scene where they had crossed the river halfway, and the huge boulders fell like rain from the sky, smashing their way of retreat into pieces, many people were sweating coldly.

"But if you can't cross the river by force, how should you cross the river? His Majesty's orders are very strict, so we can't just drag it on like this." Marshal Luge, the head of the Fourth Army, questioned.

"Of course we can't procrastinate like this." Marshal Lista said solemnly: "Now the reinforcements from all over the country are almost here, and we must solve this war quickly! I plan to break through this line of defense within three days! Enter Austria Inland!"

"What do you mean?" Marshal Fedor, the head of the Second Army Corps, asked respectfully.

"Since we can't do tricks, then we can only fight hard and waste hard! We are stronger than the other side because we have a large number of people and all kinds of support are fast, while they are fighting in a foreign country, it is difficult to replenish the source of troops, and they don't have enough supporters." Marshal Star thought as he said: "The French emperor on the opposite side is not a fool, and he will be tricked by showing off his cleverness. If we want to cross the river, we will use the simplest and most brutal method! Flower more, and use power to overwhelm others! We are at the same time Here, Yingzui Gorge and Suhuanwan are crossing the river together! All three ways together! We."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a hasty report: "Report to the Marshal! The cavalry of the opposing brigade came across the river from the upper reaches! They are heading straight for our camp!"

However, without his reminding, everyone has already felt the vibration of the ground, like an earthquake, making people almost unable to stand still.

The earthquake caused by the galloping horses!
(End of this chapter)