Napoleon III's original plan was to assemble more than 150,000 troops in the Metz area of ​​Lorraine, and 100,000 troops in the Strasbourg area, and the remaining troops were put into mobile combat as reserves.

The Emperor knew that the Prussian army on the opposite border was expanding wildly at a rate of 30,000 a day, and the balance of power would tilt severely every night.

He could only fight quickly and relied on his professional soldiers to force his breakthrough on the Metz border. The army suppressed the four southern German states and surrendered immediately.

At that time, we can use the materials from the four southern German states to supply the army's logistics. As long as the vanguard army can reach the city of Jena, Prussia will never have any geographical dangers!

The left and right wing army attacked in a clamp form, and the navy surrounded Hamburg and the Prussian port in the Baltic Sea. When necessary, small troops could be used to land on the beach, thereby attracting the main force of the Prussian army.

Such a plan is really perfect, at least Napoleon III thought so, but he never thought that his so-called perfect strategy had already been inferred by the Prussian side.

Military Chief Moltke's plan was impeccable. He arranged Prince Carl's elite troops on the Eastern Front and directly faced Strasbourg.

In order to attract the attention of the Emperor, he deliberately asked the First Corps to arrange more tents and desperately expand the size of the camp, thus confusing the Emperor.

Even the Eastern VIPs from Prussia were sent to the Western Front to confuse the enemy.

In diplomacy, Pismere also gained a lot. When the French Emperor's central army arrived in Verdun, bad news came one by one.

"Report to your Majesty! Paris sends an urgent call! The Netherlands and Luxembourg officially express neutrality!"

"What? Neutral! Damn it, are they still less protected by us over the years? A bunch of bastards!" The French emperor paced back and forth in the fortress hall in anger.

But before he could come up with a solution, another telegram completely shattered his fantasy.

"Your Majesty! The Queen sent a telegram! The Austrian envoy has expressed his neutrality, and there is no movement in the Italian states!"

"Now only Tsarist Russia has sent us an olive branch, but they have asked France to recognize their rights in Crimea and Romania!"

"Bastard! Take advantage of the situation to rob? What exactly did Austria think? Have they forgotten the shame in the Pakatan Harapan war? It's simply unreasonable!"

Facts proved that during the Prussian War, Xiao Lotte and Besmai's judgment was absolutely correct. When they won a great victory on the battlefield, Xiao Lotte and Besmai strongly prevented the Prussian king from marching towards Vienna.

Even Bisme threatened with resignation, because Prussia preserved Austria's face and gave a very fair post-war treaty, which made the Austrian people feel the emotions between the nation!

In addition, Austria and France also have feuds. Napoleon I had a lot of fighting with Austria back then. Now it is a secret thing to see France being defeated.

"Damn it, Austria refuses to restrain Prussia's eastern front! Are they really scared by Besme?"

At this time, Marshal Bazan stepped forward, "Your Majesty! All European countries have their own small plans. They are all fence-bearing people, just like the four southern states such as Bavaria. Whoever has the greatest threat will surrender!"

"The only way to attack is to do now! As long as we can break through the German border and force the four southern states to surrender, I think other European countries will quickly adjust their diplomatic strategies!"

"As long as we are at the limelight and as long as we can win the battle on the border, the subsequent diplomatic breakthrough is inevitable!"

The French emperor took a few deep breaths, "What about Tsarist Russia? Their appetite is too big. Do you really want to recognize their sovereignty along the Black Sea coast?"

"No, absolutely not!" The crown prince, who had been silent all the time, shouted.

"Father, the fruits of the Crimean War cannot be lost in vain, not to mention that we are fighting this war with Britain. If we change the status quo, the British side will probably not agree!"

When talking about Britain, the French Emperor was indeed a little rational. He thought for a moment and said quietly, "Send a telegram to Tsarist Russia, telling them that I cannot make concessions to the rights and interests of the Black Sea at this moment, but..."

"But if Tsarist Russia can stand with us in this war! I will support all their demands in the Far East, and after the war, my French navy will also help them recover the Far East together!"

"Okay, my generals! The situation has become a deadlock now, and all countries are watching us! As long as we can defeat these Prussian troops on the German border, we can prove ourselves again!"

"France will prove again...we are the overlords of Europe! The reputation of the number one army will always be ours!"

The generals in the hall cheered long live "Long live! Long live! Long live!"

Only the crown prince had a calm face and wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. Marshal Bazan saw the prince's inner entanglement, and he secretly walked to the prince and whispered.

"Don't persuade us. I've been telegraphed three hours ago in Paris. Today it is said that 300,000 people took to the streets and shouted slogans to kill us to the heart of Germanic!"

"The sound shook the whole city, and the glass of the Louvre was almost shattered. The queen and the prime minister were helpless! Your Majesty has no choice!"

"There is no choice... there is no choice..." Crown Prince Eugen was speechless. He gave up all the thoughts of persuading his father. He was both internal and external troubles and everything was pushed to the empire to fight this battle. If he wins, he will have another fifty years of national destiny. If he loses...

The prince dares not think about it anymore!

The emperor's general attack order was officially issued, and a 150,000 army began to carry out final combat preparations on the west bank of the Meuse River. The soldiers distributed sufficient bullets and individual rations for two days, and all the remaining non-combat supplies were unloaded.

The distance of ten kilometers on the Meuse River was all expropriated, and the army rolled towards the east coast like a dragon! The engineers of the Army Department urgently assumed the pontoon bridge, and the ten pontoon bridges were also filled with high morale French troops that afternoon.

The artillery mules and horses moved forward with all their might, and the groom tried hard to beat the horse's back and butt, and heavy field cannons moved forward with the army.

The army was surrounded by war horses galloping everywhere, and the messengers issued the latest orders to the Galgae troops, with the most shouts being the same.

"Cross the Meuse River, heading west, enter a state of war, ready to fight the enemy at any time!"

"The enemy is fifty kilometers away! We have entered the battlefield at this moment!"

The light-forward army marched at a speed of seven or eight kilometers per hour. At this speed, the army could see the jungle on the German border in the evening.

Among the sky-high forces of the 150,000 troops, the French Second Army was the most prominent blade and the vanguard of the entire army. The commander of the army Frosard issued orders to the soldiers to march quickly.

"Advance! The whole army attacks! Our goal is Saarbrücken! Capture the important border town at the southernmost end of Germany and open up a bridgehead for the emperor to attack!"

"The order allows all the cavalry who were deployed in the early stage to gather in our headquarters! All cavalry regiments gather in our headquarters!"
Chapter completed!