Chapter 1007 The End of the Pellissier Expedition

Historically, Duke Omar, the governor of Algeria, had an army of 100,000 and the best generals in France at that time, but because he had no supplies and could not even be self-sufficient in food, Cavaignac took a look and fled.

In this life, Austria solved the food and supply problems for Algeria and even brought in the powerful support of the Great Eastern Fleet. Cavaignac did not even have the courage to land and fled back to Paris in disgrace.

Duke Omar was strong enough to be a king on his own, so how could he obey the incompetent nephew. This uncle and nephew might send assassins to get rid of each other, and stage a tragedy of fighting against each other.

In addition, whether the British would give up the idea of ​​intervention, the Orleans Dynasty was tied to the big ship of the German Confederation at this time, so he had to consider the problem from the perspective of the Germans.

If the British could withdraw from the war, the Second French Republic would be unable to support the war alone, and the Dukedom of Orleans would be saved.

In fact, although Franz and Albrecht personally led troops to rescue the Duke of Orleans, in Louis Philippe's eyes, it was just a show for him.

However, if the Mediterranean naval battle angered the British, then Austria and Orleans would have to face the raging waves of the king of the sea.

Although Austria sent a delegation early, the professionalism of the delegation was questioned by Louis Philippe. After all, there was not an experienced gentleman in the entire delegation, not even a playboy from the upper class. It was a problem for such a delegation to start negotiations.

However, Franz didn't care at all. After all, he knew that the times had changed, and talking about feelings with the British who only talked about interests was like playing the lute to a cow.

When the news of Celesta's victory reached Tyrol, Louis Philippe could hardly believe his ears. The Austrians actually won, and it was a hearty victory.

But what Louis Philippe cared more about than this was the Duchess. Was the story of the Orleans girl going to repeat itself?

Joan of Arc has a very high status in the hearts of the French. She symbolizes loyalty, courage, faith, patriotism and all other beautiful words.

So even the old Louis Philippe couldn't help but feel excited when he heard it. He didn't feel ashamed that 30,000 soldiers hesitated and had to rely on women to charge forward.

Whether this Duchess is a real saint or a flower stand, Louis Philippe can't miss the opportunity.

He hopes that his grandson, the Count of Paris, can marry this Duchess, so as to restore some of the reputation of the Orleans family.

As for age, it should not be a problem. Although the Count of Paris is less than ten years old at this time, the Duchess is not old either. Moreover, Louis Philippe was deeply impressed by Fanny Cote when he met her in Metz. She is an orthodox French beauty.

Switzerland, the border between Vaud and Fribourg.

"Iron Madman" Emenabel Pelissier never thought that this would happen. At the most critical moment of his attack on Fribourg, the Luxembourg army from Bern actually launched an active attack on the great French army.

Luxembourg had previously transferred two-thirds of its local troops to the Belgian battlefield. At this time, there were only more than 500 gendarmes in the area to barely maintain daily law and order.

After emergency mobilization, only two thousand militiamen were gathered. Most of them were shepherds and hunters, but they were still not comparable to the French expeditionary force with a total strength of more than 20,000.

Emenabel Pelissier didn't know why these country bumpkins and shepherds who didn't even have military uniforms had the courage to challenge him.

Emenabel Pelissier wanted to slap these country bumpkins to death with a slap, but he soon discovered a problem. These country bumpkins were so slippery that they didn't fight the French warriors head-on at all, but went into the ravines everywhere.

The tactic of queuing and shooting not only failed to exert any advantages, but also infinitely magnified their own disadvantages.

Emenabel Pelissier was so angry that he ordered the execution of two officers who had not fought well. He planned to lead the troops to solve this problem personally.

However, something even more desperate happened. The Prussians actually attacked the arsenal in the rear.

The news quickly spread among the expeditionary army. Even if Emenabel Pelissier was unwilling to admit defeat, he knew that the expedition had failed.

At this time, he and the French expeditionary soldiers had only one goal, which was to retreat. Emenabel Pelissier wanted to ask for help from the country, and then come back to kill these shepherds and country bumpkins without leaving a single piece of armor.

However, the Prince of Shotgun obviously did not want to give him this opportunity, and the Count of Chambord, who lived in Fribourg, also decided to lead the expedition himself. The most fucked up thing was that the militia of Luxembourg had been chasing him like a dog-skin plaster.

After figuring out the situation, Emenabel Pelissier couldn't help laughing, and the soldiers and staff thought the general was crazy.

But Emenabel Pelissier didn't care.

"What do you idiots know! Prince Shotgun is the younger brother of King William IV of Prussia and his designated heir. As long as we catch him, we can force Prussia to withdraw from the war.

And Count Chambord is the so-called Bourbon orthodoxy. As long as we catch him, we don't have to worry about the royalists not obeying. As long as those damn nobles pay out all their money, the financial crisis of the Second Republic can be resolved."

Emenabelle Pelissier obviously overestimated the economic situation of the nobles at that time. With the Napoleonic War and the economic crisis, it is not an exaggeration to describe the economic situation of the French nobles as penniless.

On the other hand, he underestimated the impact of personal conquests on the morale of ordinary soldiers.

Emmenable Pellissier was unable to break through Prince Shotgun's defense after three days of strong attack. Not only that, but the number of defenders also increased, and nobles and ethnic groups from Neuchâtel and Jura continued to arrive. Activists and civilians came to help in the fight.

What is even more unacceptable to Emmenable Pellissier is that the people in Vaud who have been baptized by the ideas of equality, fraternity, and democracy have also joined the Prussian Army and the Friborg Army.

Pellissier did not want to surrender. His troops killed hundreds of deserters, but the number of deserters in the expeditionary force was still increasing.

However, most of those deserters had no good end. These French soldiers had no idea what kind of war they were experiencing at this time. The people who usually chose to avoid them seemed to just want to kill people.

These French people cannot understand what makes these former lambs to be slaughtered so hard-hearted, but they know that at this time they seem to have only one way to die...

In the end, Pellissier's expeditionary force was forced into a valley by the three forces due to lack of supplies, and what awaited them was only cold death.

On July 4, 1848, the Pellissier Expeditionary Force was completely wiped out. General Emenabre Pellissier lived up to his title of iron madman. At the last moment of the war, he ordered all documents to be burned and led his men to launch a desperate charge.