The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Before the news reached the Gauls in the city of the Tower, Bismarck had already learned of Stiller's telegram.

"Stiller, this kid, is playing very beautifully!"

Moltke Sr. was very satisfied with Stiller's current performance, not only because the opponent annihilated the 80,000 Gallic army in the first battle, but also because of the opponent's comprehension of cavalry combat.

He fully exerted the advantages of cavalry's mobility to the extreme, making the German army's 50,000 cavalry play the effect of hundreds of thousands of troops.

"General Stiller did fight very well, but all this is inseparable from your strategic layout, Marshal!"

"Yes, if you hadn't seen through the loopholes in the Gauls' defensive arrangement, took the initiative to let the cavalry break away from the main force, and used the main force to create a huge momentum to attract the attention of the Gauls, so that they would have ignored our cavalry, I don't think General Stiller would have achieved such a brilliant result so easily!"

Several staff officers of the staff saw that old Moltke was in a good mood, so they took the opportunity to pat him on the back.

Old Moltke smiled and shook his head, "You guys, the intention of slapping the sycophants is too obvious, where is my layout, this war, but it is from His Majesty the Emperor!"

"What? Is this His Majesty's handiwork?"

"But Your Majesty is only fifteen years old!"

When the other staff officers heard Old Moltke's words, they were all stunned!

They all thought that this was a strategy laid out by old Moltke, but they didn't expect that this was actually the handiwork of His Majesty the Emperor who had just ascended the throne.

"Yes, Your Majesty is gifted and an unborn genius!"

Old Moltke was very emotional, His Majesty is young, and his vision of military strategy is far beyond ordinary people.

When he was Andrews' age, he was a half-sized boy who only knew how to run wildly!

Recalling the emperor's arrangement this time, he expected from the beginning that the Gauls would not easily admit defeat, so he specially transferred 20,000 of the most elite hussars from the Second Legion, Prince Karl.

Without these 20,000 elite hussars, they would not have been able to organize such a large-scale cavalry attack.

If they can't organize a large-scale cavalry attack, what will they do to encircle the point and send reinforcements?

With only this little army in the hands of old Moltke, they will definitely be surrounded by French troops from all directions.

At that time, it was not they who taught the Gauls, but the Gauls who taught them to be human beings!

Thinking of this, old Moltke turned back to his subordinates and said:

"Preparations for the attack are almost complete, right?"

Several staff officers nodded, they had been carefully preparing for several days, artillery positions, trenches, bunkers, anti-artillery holes were all ready, just waiting for the battle!

"Very good, since that's the case, then don't wait any longer, let's start attacking Tower City!"

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"Old Moltke is really powerful, their trick is indeed to encircle the point to help, but it is a little different from the general encirclement point to help. "

Inside the Eiffel Tower, the Gauls were also discussing and analysing the tactics of their opponents, the Germans.

In war, only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one be invincible.

If they can't even see through the tactics used by the enemy, then they won't be able to anticipate the enemy's first, and they won't be able to catch the flaws exposed by the enemy, and naturally they won't be able to defeat the strong enemy.

"Oh, what's the difference?"

Gallic President François had completely abandoned his previous arrogance at this time, and even developed a phobia!

I always felt that the French army was a little lacking in confidence in the face of the German army, and I didn't know if it was my own delusion......

François's appearance of this symptom is not accidental, but not long after he came to power, he was full of confidence and thought that he could wash away his shame.

As a result, after the start of the war, the French army faced the German army in two battles and two defeats, each time it was a big defeat, directly losing more than 300,000 troops, and folding three-fifths of their country's standing army!

In this case, not to mention him, but other people may have the same symptoms, and may even be more serious than him!

"Your Majesty, the usual encirclement and reinforcements are set up near the target, because the reinforcements must rush to the place where the surrounded friendly forces are located to relieve the siege, so the other party can clearly know the route of the reinforcements, so as to arrange the ambush circle more perfectly, in order to achieve the greatest effect.

However, this time the tactics of the German army were completely different from the previous encirclement point reinforcements, they chose to set up an ambush more than 100 kilometers away from the encircled Iron Tower City, which made our reinforcements not expect to be ambushed at all, so they were caught off guard and were directly taken away by a wave. "

The military was explaining to President François not only the tactical features of the German army, but also the reasons for their defeat.

It's not that the combat effectiveness of their French army is not good, it's that the enemy is too cunning!

"I see what you mean, the ordinary encirclement point reinforcements are used more often, and even the reinforcements will be vigilant, so it is likely that they will be detected in advance and the plan will go bankrupt.

But after adopting this new tactic of the German army, it is difficult for the reinforcements to prevent it in advance, and once attacked, the reinforcements will be difficult to parry, which will lead to a rapid defeat, right?"

Although François was not a soldier, his mind was quite flexible, and after being instructed, he immediately understood the novelty of German tactics.

"Your Majesty's eyes are like a torch, this is indeed the great thing about old Moltke, he can always come up with tactics that others can't think of, so as to defeat the enemy at the tactical level, many battles have not yet started, and the enemy's has no chance of winning!"

"Shhh

Hearing the words of the chief of staff, President François gasped in his heart.

Old Moltke is so powerful?

That tower city is targeted by him, isn't it more auspicious?

Rumble!

He had just become worried about Tower City when a loud noise came from outside.

"What's going on, what's going on out there?"

"I don't know, this movement, is it that the German army has begun to attack the city?"

"Quick, send someone to see!" 803

The Elysée Palace was in turmoil, and after the Germans began shelling the city of Tower, the fear that lurked in the hearts of the Gauls was finally awakened.

"Run, the Germans are attacking the city!"

The residents of Tower City, who were close to the shelling site, were frightened by the German shelling, and desperately escaped from the house and ran all over the street.

There is only one thought in their minds, and that is to stay away from the explosion point, and if they are farther away, they will be safe!

They didn't seem to think at all, since the Germans had sounded the horn of attack, could there still be a so-called safe place in the tower city?

"Quick, get out of the street and go back to your house!"

Seeing the people running around the streets, the Gallic officers who were in charge of defending the streets were sweating profusely.

The other side's shelling just now was obviously just a test shot before a large-scale shelling.

When the other side has completed the calibration of the fire, then the next step is a large-scale, intensive shelling!

By that time, there will be no place for the whole street, the whole area to be safe!

They hid in the cellar of their home, and maybe they could get away with it.

But if you run around the street like this, it's a dead end!

The French guessed correctly.

Outside the Iron Tower, on the positions of the German army.

After the commander of the artillery observed the effect of the shelling just now through the binoculars, he gave an order, and the thousands of artillery pieces suddenly let out a roar like the earth shaking the mountains!