It is only seventy kilometers away from Salon to Sedan, and it is only fifteen kilometers away from Sedan to the Belgian town of Sinni!

The eighty-five kilometers of journey is only one day for the cavalry, especially the equipment Alfred brought was completely carefully selected based on this mission.

All artillery and heavy machine guns were abandoned. Each cavalry carried a rifle and thirty bullets. The individual soldier only had enough food for two days, while the horse feed was completely replenished along the way.

It is about supply along the way. Alfred has already made preparations for robbing it openly. If there is not enough alfalfa to eat for the horses, then eat the green seedlings and wheat fields directly, and give the horses whatever they eat!

But no one carried two sabers, but no one could pull down the Imperial Guard's iconic metal stamping breastplate.

It can be seen that Alfred is going to fight a surprise attack based on speed, and he is also preparing to fight the bayonet!

In the 19th century, the main combat methods of cavalry did not change much. Although they were equipped with rifles, people often attacked with the speed of war horses.

In the era when heavy machine guns were not popular, the firepower net composed of individual rifles could not stop the cavalry tide. At that time, life could be easily harvested by trampling on war horses and cavalry sabers.

The team directly under Xiao Letian will not exceed 2,000 people. I believe the number should be much smaller than this, because everyone knows that Xiao Letian has many officers, and their important task this time is to observe and learn.

If half of it is taken, Xiao Letian will be able to have a thousand people around him!

And Alfred knew very well that due to diplomatic reasons, Belgium would never allow Prussian troops to enter, and Belgium had always been neutral in this war.

In other words, the important task of protecting Xiao Letian was placed on the Belgian army, but can the Belgian army fight? Alfred scoffed.

Ten thousand elite cavalrymen raided a small town fifteen kilometers away from the border. Such a mission can be said to be coming day and night, and it might be possible to return safely in half a day.

Not enough to worry, nothing enough to worry about!

More importantly, Xiao Letian didn't know at this moment that he had been betrayed by his apprentice. He had prepared to fight but not, and his troops still had an absolute advantage. If he couldn't win, Alfred would have committed suicide.

The cavalry tide pressed north like a black dragon in the night. The villagers of countless villages were frightened and covered the doors with furniture. The sound of horse hooves on the street was deafening, and the long line was like there was no end.

"God, how many people are there outside? Why is it not over for so long... Wife, please hide your daughter in the cellar, hurry up..."

The frightened man took out his axe, and he knew that it was useless, but as the head of the family, he could only bite the bullet and go.

The town was dead, and Alfred's heart also sank. I still remember that when the war started, it was only more than a month ago when his troops passed through these villages and towns, they were treated like stars.

At that time, countless people rushed out and gave the army good wine, bread, flowers and cheers!

The people were waiting for news of victory for the army, but unexpectedly, the war was corrupted to this point in just over a month, and what followed was the disappointment and fear of the people.

Failure is a virus plague. It can turn the disciplined iron army into bandits, and it can also turn patriotic people into indifferent passers-by.

Of course Alfred knew what these retreating soldiers had done. The public security in the area over Sharon had collapsed to the extreme.

These people are completely scared!

"Wait for our good news! When I come back from Belgium, I will make you boil again!"

"Start the marching speed... Take a half hour off before dawn... Replenish the horses for forage and water... You must break through the border at 5 pm... Speed ​​up..."

The sound of the war trumpet sounded in the night, and the cavalry units began to accelerate!

All night, the cavalry passed through countless villages and farmlands, and moved towards the direction of the horrified eyes of countless people. At five o'clock in the morning, the soldiers dragged their tired bodies off their war horses.

They could not rest, and the commander gave half an hour to let the war horses take a breath. More than 10,000 war horses rushed into the wheat fields like locusts, and began to eat the green seedlings regardless of the begging of the villagers.

What made the people even more angry was that Alfred ordered the collection of all horse materials and food from the surrounding villages, and all of these foods were given to the war horses.

"God! You can't do this. These oats and barley are our last bit of food. What should you do if you take it away..."

"Get out! This is war, we are fighting for France...Are you, as a member of the empire, have no dedication?"

With a bang, the whip whipped the village chief's forehead, and blood was dripping, and even his eyes couldn't be opened.

The cavalry smashed the village's granary, and the group of robbers brought out all the last bit of food for the villagers.

Crazy... The grains were poured on the land, and the hungry war horses were swallowing them in big mouthfuls. The beasts didn't care whether this was someone else's life-saving food!

The village chief and the villagers who had blood on their foreheads dared not speak out. They looked at the beasts who were ruining crops and food with hatred, and swore viciously in their hearts.

"It's better not to have such an empire! Such an emperor should have died long ago!"

"We curse you!"

Half an hour passed in a flash, and the war horses had eaten and drank enough to embark on the journey again, but they left only the people from more than a dozen villages to guard the mess and cry and curse.

Without this food, this winter will be extremely difficult!

This cavalry unit that suddenly appeared in the north of Sharon caused great pain to the people around him, and the actions of these cavalry naturally attracted the attention of some Prussian spies.

In the early morning, nearly six Prussian secret whistles began to send emergency information to the rear, all of which showed that nearly 10,000 French cavalry were quickly approaching Sedang, and their mission was not yet known.

The war horses ran wildly on the field, and the light cavalry quickly searched for the nearest Pu army. At 8 o'clock in the morning, the first spy finally found a Pu army vanguard carrying a telegraph.

This most important information was finally sent to Verdun, the temporary base of the Pu army!

When the old Moltke saw the telegram, he was confused, "Ten thousand cavalrymen are close to Se Dang? What is the Emperor trying to do? Is he really not retreating to Paris?"

"Of course not!" Bismee said coldly from the side. "Paris is already in chaos at this moment, and all forces are restraining their anger and maintaining a fragile balance!"

"It is already the limit for Napoleon III to retreat to Chalon! If he dares to step closer to Paris, what awaits him will definitely be a earth-shaking revolution!"

"The people have had enough of him, and no one will support him again!"
Chapter completed!