War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

"You dare to slander the great France?"

"You traitor!"

"Damn the remnants of Orleans!"

The staff of the command immediately launched an attack on Paul Dubois, and the man from Brittany did not show weakness.

"Who is the traitor? You keep saying that overthrowing the monarchy is to achieve equality for all! But now where is the democracy you are talking about? Where is peace? Where is bread?

My soldiers can only fight the Germans, the mercenaries, and our citizens while chewing biscuits older than they are!

From June 15th to now, we have suffered 20,000 casualties! Twenty thousand people! What did we get? Ashes all over the ground? A ruin that was not fully occupied? "

The staff officers and the other two generals in the French army headquarters were speechless for a moment, especially in the previous siege battle. Tens of thousands of regular troops could do nothing to take down a commercial city with only militiamen and mercenaries. It was a shame to the French army. All was lost.

"We still have more than 50,000 people, and it's not too late to retreat now. If we are annihilated here, we will lose not just a battle, but the entire war.

First of all, Lamosilier's army in Lorraine will be attacked from both sides, and will soon end up with the same fate as us.

With the destruction of the entire Central Army, the gates of Paris will be open to the German Allied Forces. Do you think the gentlemen in Paris will welcome the Germans like they welcomed Napoleon? "

Thinking of the moral integrity of the gentlemen in Paris, everyone couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Even if the Russians came over, let alone Austria, they would drink and chat with them.

"Paul! That's enough!"

Bono de Cullen shouted to stop, of course he knew what Paul Dubois said was true, but he would not allow anyone to shake his military morale.

"Someone is here to take General Dubois back to Paris. He needs to recuperate."

Several sergeants stepped forward without any explanation and took Paul Dubois out, and then put him into the carriage bound for Paris.

After Paul Dubois was taken away, a staff officer immediately came forward and said.

"Your Majesty General, we can't withdraw! If we withdraw, it will be all over!"

Another staff officer followed closely.

"Yes! Our retreat is equivalent to cutting off Marshal Lamosilier's retreat. The German Allied Forces have mobilized all their main forces. As long as we can defend for a few weeks, the other four groups will definitely defeat the Germans. !”

Bono de Cullen nodded and said loudly.

"The battle report that came before said that Marshal Lamosilier had recovered all of Lorraine and must be attacking Strasbourg at this time.

Maybe Marshal Lamosilière's troops have already reached the enemy's rear at this time."

"That's right! As long as Marshal Lamosilière attacks, everything will be fine!"

"Even if Marshal Lamosilier doesn't launch an attack, as long as he captures Strasbourg and then defends the Rhine to cut off the enemy's supplies, it won't matter how many men the German coalition has!"

The staff quickly came out of their disappointment, and they had already begun planning how to pursue the German Allied Forces.

"But where are we to stand?"

There are no other dangerous locations near Celesta, which is why Celesta City itself is so important.

"The bumpkins in Alsace can defend the city, can't we?"

Bono de Cullen said confidently.

"Are we also guarding Celesta?"

The surrounding staff officers were a little confused, and Bono de Cullen continued.

"Yes! You have all seen the battles these days. How many French warriors have been devoured by these seemingly useless ruins.

We can now also make use of these ruins, which is called "fight fire with fire" (European proverb). "

"General Cullen! We believe you can lead us to victory!"

"Haha, don't worry! The entire army enters Celesta! In addition to providing us with concealment, these ruins can also block the Austrian bombardment for us."

The French army took advantage of the cover of night to enter the ruins on the outskirts of Celesta.

Franz and his generals were confused when they heard the news. After all, the city of Celesta had not been conquered by the French, and it was definitely not a wise move to enter the non-occupied area.

Not to mention that there are still resisting soldiers and civilians in the city, even if the French army completely occupied Celesta at this time, they would have no chance of winning in the face of such a powerful force of the German Allied Forces, so in Franz's opinion, the best option is to simply retreat to France. At this time, this French army made the most correct choice.

However, the French hiding in the city of Selesta was really troublesome for Franz, because it was difficult to ensure victory in this battle while killing as few French troops as possible.

Yes, heavy artillery, rockets, and strong troops were all intended to make the French army retreat. Franz's primary target was never France, his evil neighbor.

It's the UK that is the troublemaker. Of course, helping the Germans in Alsace and the declining Orleans Dynasty will be of great benefit to Austria's prestige and international influence. It is also a clever move in line with Franz's future strategy. .

It is impossible to promote nationalism in the multi-ethnic empire of Austria, but this does not mean that Franz must stand on the opposite side of the nationalists.

If the Austrian Empire could become the spiritual holy land of the German nation, then Franz would wish for it. Compared with the huge benefits, those possible harms are completely acceptable.

In addition, if the Austrian Empire wants to continue to maintain its position and strong influence in the German Confederation, it must also take the initiative to stand up.

The news that the battle was not over did not affect the good mood of the dignitaries in the coalition forces.

In fact, businessmen and celebrities in the Celesta area sent a large amount of supplies to support the troops, including fine wine, delicacies, and even trucks of prostitutes and clowns.

However, Franz did not let these things flow into the Austrian military camp, and some of them that were difficult to refuse paid the price.

Although it may seem a little unkind on the surface, it is also the best way to minimize the risk.

Even though a short armistice agreement had been reached with the French, Franz still sent a large number of scouts to prevent accidents. The entire army also took turns to rest, and some of them were always in a state of combat readiness.

As for the fine wine and delicious food, Franz has already prepared them. After the war, Franz didn't mind the soldiers letting loose.

But it doesn't work at this time. Once there is a problem with the so-called celebrities who comfort the troops, such as being faked by the other party's spies, or there are some uncontrollable conflicts between the sympathy group and the Austrian soldiers, then Franz might as well choose to die from the beginning.

And Franz has a longer-term plan, for which he needs to build an army of the new era to bid farewell to the army of the old era.