Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 331 The battle has just begun

Ney rushed into the camp and immediately roared at Li Mu, even ignoring Napoleon's presence beside him, and immediately said fiercely to Li Mu.

"Give me back the cavalry, do you know how many soldiers I lost in the morning?!"

"Because there is no cavalry to charge the battle, my soldiers can only face each other head-on. How many soldiers should not have fallen!"

Ney said so, it seems that all the faults are on Li Mu.

But Li Mu just turned his eyes to Napoleon who was next to him. Napoleon immediately dropped the things in his hand and said something harshly.

"Ney, shut up."

"Don't blame others for your own tactical mistakes!"

Ney was restrained by Napoleon's words.

He naturally understood the reason for the excessive casualties this morning. In order to achieve faster results, he organized cavalry charges many times. However, because the artillery did not coordinate in time, the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and they did not break through the British army formation.

Ney originally wanted to blame all this on Li Mu taking away too many troops, which made the charge weak.

But now Ney could only angrily loosen Li Mu's collar, and then angrily walked aside.

At this time, Napoleon also looked at Li Mu and said.

"Can you take Wugemeng Manor this afternoon?"

Li Mu saw Napoleon's eager eyes. Obviously, the troops encountered fierce resistance from the British elsewhere, which made him helpless now, and put his hope on Li Mu's side.

But Li Mu naturally denied the opponent's idea in his heart. Wugemeng Manor is a piece of iron for the current French army. Such a rash attack will only make the French army fall into the sand there.

But Li Mu didn't show it, he just gave a military salute, and then said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I promise that in the afternoon, the most violent artillery fire and attacks will be used to tear open the opening of Wugemeng Manor."

"It doesn't matter if it is torn apart, what we need is to break through, Grouchy, you have to go to the back and attack around the back, so that we can breathe a sigh of relief!"

Ney followed suit at this time, but Napoleon gave him another cold look before looking at Li Mu.

"Grouchi, I'm going to end the fight today."

Napoleon just said this. Li Mu looked "embarrassed" at the moment, but he reluctantly agreed.

Seeing Li Mu's expression, Napoleon looked better and waved Li Mu out.

Because he saw his trademark hesitation on Grouchy's face again, which at least showed that Grouchy was still the same man he had been before.

But at least the one who will strictly follow orders.

That was enough for Napoleon.

It's just that Napoleon didn't see the smile on the corner of Li Mu's mouth after he came out of the tent.

The interrogation by Napoleon is over here, and Li Mu is still in control of the army attacking Wugemeng Manor, so Li Mu is enough.

After a whole morning of fighting, it seemed that the French army had advanced a certain distance, but in fact this was achieved at a huge price.

And because of the situation of Waterloo, which is high in the north and low in the south, the place occupied by the French army now, as long as there is a major mistake, the British army can fight back at any time.

Therefore, Napoleon is under great pressure at the moment. He has to rack his brains to find a way to tear a hole in the British defense line, and then let the French army take advantage of the victory to break through.

Li Mu could also see the strenuous efforts of the French army, but the current situation is much better than the Battle of Waterloo in history.

At least the Prussian army will no longer share the pressure. The [-] British soldiers are equivalent to the French army, and it just depends on who can survive to the end.

When Li Mu returned to his camp, the soldiers were resting urgently. Li Mu greeted several officers and arranged the offensive tactics for the afternoon to them.

"Marshal, the infantry regiment is so close, but the artillery does not keep up. If the British army counterattacks violently, we may have big problems."

After listening to Li Mu's arrangement, General Luo Bao couldn't help standing up and asking.

Because Li Mu actually ordered several of their infantry regiments to move to a position 300 meters away from Wugemeng Manor in the afternoon, forcing the British troops into the manor.

The number of British troops in and around Wugemon Manor is close to [-], and they are all excellent infantry and rifle regiments. Only by relying on artillery can the French army fight back and forth with the opponent. If there is no artillery support, can they be forced to do so? Getting the other party to retreat is still an uncertain matter.

But Li Mu looked at the other party with confidence, and said with a faint smile.

"The cavalry will attack with you. Don't worry, not all artillery will retreat, but the heavy artillery will retreat. I have other uses."

When Li Mu said this, the dignified expressions on the faces of these infantry regiment officers relaxed a little, but they still looked at Li Mu with some anxiety.

"Marshal, can't you give us more support, or ask His Majesty for some jumping soldiers, with them helping us, the situation may be different."

At this time, an officer asked unwillingly, but Li Mu shook his head resolutely.

"This is already my tolerance for you. I didn't ask you to attack Wugemeng Manor. You just kept those people in the manor. This is not the most difficult task."

No one spoke, but Li Mu ended the meeting with a pat on the buttocks and asked them to start preparing, while he walked up to the cavalry.

"Feed your horses and polish your sabers. This afternoon, you have a tough battle to fight!"

Unlike the infantry regiment, the cavalry who heard this sentence were all excited, and even couldn't wait.

The afternoon arrived as scheduled, the sky was still gray, but the rain did not fall.

And the troops on the ground swept by the wind began to gather and move forward. The lively drums and trumpets once again encouraged the soldiers to move forward slowly, carrying the long guns that had just been cleaned in their hands on their shoulders again, and everyone was cheering themselves up.

The whole of Waterloo became lively again, the troops on both sides were at war again, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The sound of gunfire came from the middle of the front line, and then the whole line exploded, and the smoke of gunpowder immediately filled Waterloo.

The troops led by Li Mu also launched a fierce attack. At Li Mu's request, the French infantry regiment formed multiple phalanxes and began to encircle and suppress Wugemeng Manor. The artillery continued to fire and suppress. The infantry regiment approached and opened fire. Expand.

Obviously, the British army did not expect such a sudden violent attack from the French army. After a brief disturbance, they lined up all the troops in their hands, trying their best to contain the French army's offensive pace.

But the cavalry soon began to dispatch, and the brigade of cavalry harassed and tried to attack the army formations in various parts of Wugemeng Manor, causing the pressure on the British army to rise suddenly.

Sure enough, under the continuous impact of the forces of the three parties, the British army began to decide to retreat and rely on Wugemeng Manor to resist, and everything was going on as Li Mu envisioned.

Li Mu saw the situation from a distance through the binoculars, and now he had an idea in his mind, got on his horse, and Li Mu drew out his saber to issue orders to the cavalry who had just regrouped.

"All cavalry, follow me to attack the British infantry phalanx, follow me! Charge!"

The order was quickly conveyed to the ears of every soldier, everyone drew out their sabers and clamored frantically, the sound of horseshoes rumbled, and the earth began to shake.

The British commander saw at the foot of the mountain in the distance, a large number of cavalry passing through the low hills, heading towards Wugemeng Manor.

"Call for help immediately! Report to the Duke that a large number of cavalry are attacking the manor!"

The commander spoke to the orderly with tearing eyes. The orderly mounted his horse and left quickly. The British army further compressed their formation to prepare for the attack of the French army.

However, the real battle has just begun.

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(End of this chapter)