2872 Marshal Supervising the Battle
McMahon looked at Froshad who was kneeling on the ground and in pain and felt mixed feelings. He knew that Froshad was not a coward. He had been following him for so many years. If he had no real ability, he would not have promoted him.
In the Battle of Saarbrücken and Spisilin Heights, Froshad did escape, but judging from the situation at that time, it was not his own decision to choose to preserve his strength.
In the army at that time, there were indeed a large number of veterans who chose to protect the veteran corps, considering many political reasons, and tried their best to use local garrison corps and new corpses in many battles.
The reason here is too complicated. McMahon said that it would be endless for three days and three nights, but one thing is certain. Froshad's two defeats and escapes were mainly due to political reasons, not because of his cowardice.
In this battle of sedan, all the generals had completely abandoned the chaotic thoughts of the past, and had unified their minds and prepared for a bloody battle to promote peace with the war.
At this time, no one will hide their own personal information, and everyone will make efforts to fight for it. Unfortunately, this time Froshad met his old opponent Xiao Letian again, and he also had such an incredible weapon...
Looking at the airships that were showing off their might in the southern sky, McMahon sighed and pulled Froshad up crying. "Forget it! The responsibility is not all about you... Now is not the time to hold the responsibility accountable, what we want is a solution!"
"No one expected that Xiao Letian would prepare to use such a weapon. We have no means of restraint at all. Damn..."
"No! There is still a way!" Froshad said loudly. "As long as your Majesty agrees that I will set up the cannons on the central tower, we can lure the enemy's airships to approach, and then fire the cannons and blow him up!"
The central area of Sedang City is a fortress up to twenty meters high, which is the central tower where the French Emperor stationed. This is the commanding height of Sedang Fortress, which allows you to see the changes in the entire battle situation at a glance.
Xiao Letian's airship cannot be destroyed by ordinary rifles, unless the cannon can be used as anti-aircraft cannons, but the bronze-cast Napoleon cannon is too heavy to be able to be installed at all.
Even if it is mounted, it is difficult for people to move and aim. After all, airships are moving, and when encountering danger, they can change their direction and avoid them.
Only when the artillery is raised to the level of the airship or the basic level can it be possible to hit the moving airship. The only way to do this is to set the cannon onto the central tower.
"Marson! The artillery is set up on a tower more than 20 meters so that the muzzle can be freely adjusted to the shooting angle, unless the enemy's airship suddenly rises... Of course, as long as it does not raise too much, we have the chance!"
"Not now, our cannon cannot be mounted!" Froshad said with heartache.
McMahon frowned and carefully considered the possibility. "The chances are very slim. Basically, all this has to be done in secret. Once discovered by the airship in advance, they will immediately change their altitude!"
"It's one thing to keep it secret. The key is that you only have one or two chances to shoot! As long as you fire the gun, the airship will definitely be transferred..."
"Forget it, there is no other way now. You can try it. If you take away two cannons, the tower is small in size, and at most two cannons will be fired..."
"Yes!" Froshad hurriedly moved towards the central tower with his direct troops.
McMahon was heartbroken when he heard the intense guns outside. He suddenly put his pistol on his waist by looking at the collar of his military uniform. "Go to the front line with me... I'm not relieved if I don't command myself!"
"Marson! It's too dangerous. The enemy and we are in a row in front of us. If you are not careful, you will encounter the enemy's vanguard... It's too dangerous. You are in the rear and we will inspire your morale!"
McMahon shook his head and said firmly, "The gap in force is so huge. If I still hid in a safe place to issue orders at this time, my brothers would not fight to the death!"
"I have said everything I should say before the war. Now the soldiers want our actions, and the key is my actions!"
"Only when I appear by their side can they realize that we must hold on to this battle, and we have no choice!"
"It's already 1:30 p.m. I just need to stay until dark... This is my minimum requirement. No matter what it is after dark, I will send an envoy to negotiate with the Prussians!"
"It really doesn't work. After dark, I will go to see Besmai in person! I will fight for the last line of life for His Majesty and our army!"
"Marson..." The generals could not bear to say anything.
The French army in difficulties had no choice. Surrounded by the 300,000 general soldiers, they were like sunken sea ships, trembling under the blow of the storm!
If you want to promote peace through war, Mark Mahon has to fight for his life to maintain the morale of the troops.
When he walked out of the hidden command post, he subconsciously looked back at the direction of the central tower and thought to himself, "Your Majesty, if you can walk out now, and walk among the soldiers..."
"I think it's not just about sticking tonight, even if you stick to it for three days and three nights, it's no problem!"
But these words can only be deeply hidden in his heart, and he dared not express any dissatisfaction with the Emperor!
What was Napoleon III doing now? If the French army saw the current emperor, they would have been very regretful and disappointed. At this moment, the emperor had long become a helpless and thin old man, and all his stubbornness and arrogance had disappeared.
Neurological stomachache kept tormenting him. The old man's hair was already all white, and he looked like he was aged in his teenage years.
Raul did not flee back to Paris, but was trapped in Seed with the army. The frightened MP looked at the battle outside the window and spoke in panic.
"Your Majesty! Another bastion was blown up... What should I do! There are so many enemies, too many!"
Napoleon III was not in the mood to look out the window. He didn't even have the courage to look up. He just covered his appetite with his hands and lay on the table in pain.
Councillor Raul couldn't help it anymore. When he saw Xiao Lotte's airship conquering another bastion, the old councillor walked to His Majesty and whispered in his ear.
"Your Majesty...it really doesn't work...it's just consider surrendering!"
"What? Bastard...you want me to be the king of the destruction!" Napoleon III raised his head angrily.
But at this time, Councillor Raul was no longer as afraid of him as before. "Your Majesty, I really consider you. In fact, aren't you ready yourself?"
"Hasn't the prince been sent away? Even His Highness has prepared the fine and soft work, and has made the final mental preparation... Do you still have to persist?"
Chapter completed!