Chapter 258: Deterrence by force

After receiving support from domestic reinforcements, the Iberian army had to leave Paris and retreat. Kutuzov and others breathed a sigh of relief. The war that broke out on July 27 made him feel very palpied. The French army's firepower had already made them envious, but compared with the Iberian army, it was simply the gap between heaven and earth. Kutuzov's 100,000 army was supported for an hour under the impact of others and would have been defeated. If he hadn't ordered a desperate resistance and the soldiers' fighting will was very strong, the army would have collapsed long ago. But now, the reinforcements finally arrived. More than 600,000 troops are here, even if they can't defeat the Iberian army, it would be very easy to defend the front line in Paris.

"Everyone, what measures should we take next? Most of France's territory is now controlled by Iberia, and in the end it is the only areas north of the Loire in our hands." Kutuzov asked. Now that the 500,000 troops have arrived, he has a lot of confidence.

"The Iberian army took advantage of the situation this time. If I hadn't destroyed the main force of the French army, how could they dare to march into France? No, I must drive them out of France." Grand Duke Chali suggested.

Clausewitz looked at everyone, his mouth moved, but he refused to say anything. Now Prussia is undoubtedly the weakest among several countries, and his voice is much smaller. In his opinion, the war has almost ended at this position. The war that lasted for half a year has consumed Prussia's national strength to a very terrifying level. He believes that except for the other countries that Britain thought were the same, but because their families are richer than Prussia, they can only support it for a while.

"There are only 300,000 Iberian troops entering France now, and we now have more than 600,000. As long as there is no problem with the strategy, it is very likely to defeat them." Wellington also agreed. In Iberia, she was beaten by Xiao Jie and fled in a panic, and he has always regarded it as the biggest shame. The current situation is a very good opportunity for him.

"Since everyone thinks so, then we are ready to go to war with the Iberians again. If you have any good opinions, you will say it. After all, the country has little strength left now. If you cannot defeat Iberia in a short time, it will be very troublesome." Kutuzov said.

"The Iberian army used the Loire as a barrier and deployed a large number of troops in Orleans, Tours, Angers, Nantes and Saint-Nazell, respectively. We may face great difficulties if we want to break through in this direction. So I suggest that we concentrate our forces to attack the Morwan Mountains and the Thorne Valley. Although the Iberian army also built a defense line there, we are relatively less difficult." Chali Dagong suggested.

"I think we should attack Orleans with our main force. From the terrain, Orleans is on the north bank of the Loire River and is the outskirts of the Iberian defense line. We will be much more likely to succeed in attacking there. In addition, the actual rule of Iberia, Andresey is also in Orleans. As long as we can capture there and capture him, the war will basically end." Wellington suggested.

"Hmph, the ruler of a country is not so easy to capture." Grand Duke Charlie said hatefully. He and Wellington were not very cold, because Austria supported Francois as the French emperor. After all, Francois was the grandson of Austria Emperor Francis I. In addition, Francois was still very young, so the power of France would be completely controlled by Queen Mary Louise, and indirectly controlled by Austria. However, the British side expressed firm opposition to this proposal, and they proposed that the rule of the Bourbon royal family in exile in Britain should be restored in France. Prussia did not want to see Austria's strength too strong and also supported this proposal. Russia also expressed support for this in order to please Britain. In the end, Austria had to express compromise.

"Even if Andresey cannot be captured, as long as we occupy Orleans, the defense line of Iberia will collapse, which is also very beneficial for us to march into southern France." Wellington said with some contempt. He despised Grand Duke Chali, believing that anyone like him can become the commander of the Austrian army entirely because he is the younger brother of the Austrian emperor.

"But Orleans has gathered 100,000 Iberian troops. Are you really sure we can capture there?" Grand Duke Chali continued to fight back.

"100,000? So what? Don't forget that we have more than 600,000 people. In addition to retaining enough troops to restrain the Iberians from other places, we can provide at least 300,000 to 400,000 people to attack Orleans. Do you think our 400,000 army cannot capture a small Orleans?" Wellington sarcastically.

Grand Duke Chari had to say something, but was interrupted by Kutuzov: "Don't fight anymore, I also think that our British attack on Orleans, so that we can end the war quickly. After fighting for so long, it should be difficult for all countries to support it. General Clausewitz, what about your opinion?"

Seeing that Kutuzov and Wellington both tend to attack Orleans, Kutuzov asked him for his opinion just to make a point. His real meaning is no longer useful. "I have no objection to attack Orleans," said Clausewitz.

"That's all. I announced that I would prepare for the war immediately. Five days later, on August 12, the attack on Orleans began." Kutuzov finally said. Because Russia sent the most soldiers in this war, Kutuzov also became the leader of the four.

Next, the four people discussed how many troops the countries sent in the plan to attack Orleans. Since Grand Duke Chali was not interested in this plan, he only sent 50,000 people to participate. Russia sent 200,000 people, 100,000 people in the United Kingdom, and 50,000 people in Prussia. Kutuzov and others were not angry about Grand Duke Chali's actions, because after the war, the distribution of interests was distributed according to the amount of efforts the countries contributed in the war. Austria contributed less, so he would get relatively less benefits at that time.

"His Crown Prince, the anti-French alliance has recently mobilized active forces and are likely to be preparing for major military operations. After investigation, they are likely to target Orleans. Should you leave Orleans first?" Dugor, Ek and Misende found Xiao Jie and suggested to him.

"What? Do you have no confidence to defend Orleans? Don't worry! I promise that my existence will not cause trouble to you. What you should consider now is not my safety issue, but how to arrange it to protect Orleans." Xiao Jie frowned and said.

Dugor and the others looked at each other and they all knew Xiao Jie's temper. Once he decided, it would be difficult to change. So Xiao Jie refused to leave Orleans, and they had no other choice but to compromise. Besides, Xiao Jie's military talent is obvious to all. With him, he can give them a lot of opinions.

Next, the four people discussed it in Xiao Jie's office. Xiao Jie's opinion was very clear. Now Iberia has only gathered 300,000 people on the front line, and the anti-French alliance has more than 600,000. But Xiao Jie is not afraid. He believes that the quality of weapons and soldiers can effectively make up for this. It is not impossible to defeat the 600,000 anti-French alliance with 300,000 Iberians. But it is certain that even if Iberia wins the final victory, the losses will definitely be unacceptable.

, it would be better if you could avoid head-on confrontation with the enemy and find another time to occupy northern France. Therefore, after discussion, the tone of this battle was set. That is, the Iberian army will show strong combat effectiveness in the battle to oppress the anti-French alliance, achieve the effect of defeating the troops without fighting, and force them to choose to negotiate with Iberia. After the negotiation of domestic products and the anti-French alliance army withdraws from France, it will be time for the Iberian army to recover northern France.

Next, the deployment of the Iberian Army was completely centered around this center. All the heavy artillery of the 88th Corps Artillery Brigade were pushed into the artillery positions. The naval fleet anchored in Saint-Nazell also began to set sail after receiving Xiao Jie's order. They would send 6 "Iberian" class warships to Orleans to assist the defenders of Orleans with their powerful fire guns. Originally, Xiao Jie wanted to send the "Bonapart" class warships, but because of Lui

The middle reaches of the Er River are too shallow, and it is barely possible to pass through Iberian-class warships. If you want to pass through the "Bonapart" warships, it will not work, and you will definitely have to be stranded. The airship troops are also coming, and they will definitely bring a very shocking blow to the anti-French alliance. Originally, Xiao Jie wanted to transfer a few more train guns, but that thing was very useful when siegeing the city, but it would be greatly reduced in field battles. In addition, the failure rate is very high, so if it is damaged, it will not be paid.
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