Chapter 963 Ashes

When Hernan Neuil was not embarrassed, it was Lamosilier who was embarrassed.

Lamosilier obviously wanted to delay time, and Hernan Neuil was not in a hurry. Although he was aggressive on the surface, he did not really say anything final.

In fact, this was Franz's request. The so-called German coalition was completely a temporary patchwork of the armies of various states. Although there was a National Assembly, there was no substantial improvement in organization compared to the Luxembourg crisis.

When the Austrian army was less than five kilometers away from the enemy, some state armies had not even assembled.

This is not that the Austrian army could not defeat the French without the support of other state armies. On the contrary, Albrecht believed that he could better command the army without the constraints of those state armies.

However, Franz was considering the problem after the victory. Once the coalition broke through Saarburg, the flat Lorraine Plateau was in front.

In the eyes of the Lorraine people under the long-term rule of the Bourbon dynasty, the French Second Republic at this time was undoubtedly an invader, but the so-called German coalition was not much better.

In order to avoid aggravating this impression as much as possible, Franz needed the army and officials of the Orleans dynasty to accompany him.

Under the leadership of Albrecht, the army of the Austrian Empire, coupled with sufficient military pay, would not do anything too outrageous.

However, the armies of other states could not be guaranteed. "War is for robbery and rapine" was not a lie at this time, but the creed of many armies.

At this time, the German coalition was fighting under the banner of nationalism. If that group of people were allowed to do those shady things, then the war itself would become a joke and more likely to be counterproductive.

Historically, the Alsace-Lorraine region has always been an important source of soldiers for France, and it is rich in elite soldiers and generals.

Taking the Napoleonic period as an example, three of the 24 marshals of France came from the Alsace-Lorraine region, including two from Alsace and one from Lorraine.

You should know that the total population of Alsace-Lorraine at that time only accounted for 2% of France, but one-eighth of the French marshals came from the region.

The Rhine Corps, composed of the border residents of Alsace-Lorraine, has always been the benchmark of the French army, until it gradually gave way to the foreign legions after the Franco-Prussian War.

"March of the Rhine Corps" even became the French national anthem for a time. "March of the Rhine Corps" is the famous "Marseillaise" in later generations. I will not go into details here.

In addition, for Albrecht, Saarburg is undoubtedly a very good testing ground, and the French army is an excellent experimental subject.

Austria has a large number of new weapons at this time, and theoretically these things will change the battlefield and even change history.

However, it is unknown how much these new weapons can play a role. The poor performance of the Italian coalition forces on the Italian battlefield before gave them no chance to play at all.

On the other hand, although Saarburg was almost a ruin at this time, Lamosilier did not care, because as long as Saarburg was not completely bombed into a white ground, he would have an advantage.

In fact, the status of the bastion was declining before the French Revolution, and then there was a figure like Napoleon who advocated offense.

Therefore, there were not many sieges against the bastion at this time, and there were few tactical innovations about it.

However, Saarburg was an exception because it could not be bypassed.

After Hernan Noy left, the remaining staff of Lamosilier (the staff at this time was more like a staff or adjutant) even suggested that he go out of Saarburg and fight Albrecht in the plains.

However, Lamosilier did not want to go out for a decisive battle, and he didn't care about that shitty honor. In fact, as long as he defended Saarburg, it would be a great achievement, and Lorraine would have been recovered for the Second French Republic.

As for the Alsace region, that was the business of Bonnot de Couronne and the academic school.

Before, they tried desperately to take Strasbourg because it was possible to achieve success in one battle, but at this time the German coalition had arrived, so a bird in the hand is worse than a thousand birds in the forest.

As long as Lamosilier defended Saarburg, the first to fail would definitely be the Austrians.

First, Henri Arsène's victory in Belgium was reported frequently. It took less than two weeks to capture Brussels. At this time, the Northern Army was launching a full-scale attack on the German Confederation.

At this time, Emenabel Pellissier in Switzerland should also start his performance.

Lieutenant General Emenabel Pellissier was also known as the Iron Madman. It was said that a soldier accidentally fell into the water during a forced march.

Emenabel Pellissier did not personally go into the water to save people like those famous generals in history, but sentenced two soldiers who went into the water without permission and the rescued people to death together.

The reason was that he acted on his own and hindered the marching speed.

Because of this, he was called a madman, but all officers envied the execution and discipline of his subordinates.

Lamosilier believed that as long as the Iron Madman was there, the vulnerable states in Switzerland would be turned upside down.

In addition, the British and French joint fleets completely blocked the Austrians' sea routes. At that time, the Austrians, who lost their supplies and were troubled by internal and external troubles, would collapse first.

Once the so-called German coalition lost Austria as its backbone, the so-called coalition would no longer exist.

As for Bellevue, in Lamosilier's mind, he was a fool.

An idiot recruiting a group of student soldiers from Saint-Cyr and wanting to replicate Napoleon's success is simply a daydream.

Alsace, 20 kilometers outside the city of Sélestat.

Although Franz had long heard that the people of Sélestat were very ruthless, he did not expect it to be so ruthless.

At a glance, there is endless scorched earth, and the ashes on the ground tell everything that has happened here and will happen soon.

Anyone who sees such a magnificent view for the first time will be shocked.

What kind of courage can create such a scenery, with only a gray and black field in the endless field. Although the ashes have long lost their temperature, everyone feels that their feet are hot, like magma rolling.

The locals of Alsace have paid too much for this war, and now it is time for them to come out.

No matter how much the Austrian propaganda machine promotes, the church priests promote, and the nationalists promote, it is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes and experiencing it in person.

Everyone felt their blood boiling, not for promotion, not for a higher rank, not for a title, not for a wife and children, but only for the illusory righteousness of the German nation.

Of course, if you can get promotion, wealth, promotion, and a wife and children, why not do it?

June 28, 1848. The Battle of Celesta officially began.