Chapter 12: Battle of Lance ()

The battle of Reims was obviously about to break out, and the eyes of the whole world were gathering there, this decisive battle that determined the fate of Europe and even the world.

When Instructor Pearson led the school's student army to set off, all the students in the school spontaneously sent him off. Especially Xiao Jie and his group of children who have been living under Pearson's strict training, they seem to have forgotten that he is the devil instructor, his severity, his corporal punishment for them, etc.

Pearson came to his students and said, "I'm glad you can come to see me off. Although I know you hate me very much and hate me for treating you so severely in normal times, please believe me. I did that out of kindness. Now our motherland is facing danger from all over Europe. You are still students now, but tomorrow you will be soldiers of the empire, and the best destination for soldiers is the battlefield. The cruelty of the battlefield is unimaginable to those who have never experienced it. No one wants to die on the battlefield, but war has iron laws, and there are casualties. We cannot stop it.

To stop the outbreak of war, we can find ways to reduce casualties. No one wants to die in war, but most people are involuntarily, so I hope you can persist in high-intensity training so that you can have more chances of survival in future wars. I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts. Regardless of whether you will persist in the future, I have also calculated the responsibilities of a teacher. I don’t know if I can return safely this time, maybe this is my last teaching. Okay, take care of you, and hope that there will be another day of goodbye, and God will be with you."

"Instructor, you won't be in trouble." Student A said.

"We will pray for you." Student B continued.

"We are waiting for your return in triumph." Student C said.

All of us will send our sincerest blessings to Pearson and those who are about to go to war. We wish them a good return and the great France to win.

Pearson smiled slightly, waved goodbye to his students, and then turned to embark on the journey. No one saw a tear slipping from the corner of his eyes and hitting the dry dirt road. He really liked these children. Although he had to pretend to be strict in many cases, what could he have to give these children a chance to save their lives in the future? Thinking about his nickname of the devil instructor, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of Pearson's mouth. He had a bad premonition, maybe he really couldn't come back this time. But he was alone and had no worries, so what should I worry about. The motherland needs to be reborn in the blood and fire. For the prosperity of France, their simplest soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives without reservation.

The profession of soldiers is worthy of being the greatest and noble profession. They are always ready to contribute everything to their motherland, including their most precious life. They are the cutest people in the world!

Watching Pearson and the others set off silently, Xiao Jie was a little puzzled. In his memory of his previous life, although the second anti-French alliance was formed at this time, and he attacked France while Napoleon led his army to fight in Egypt. However, the war was stalemate near the border. It was not until Napoleon returned from Egypt and ascended the throne of the first rule that he gathered his strength and completely crushed the anti-French alliance, causing several countries to cede land and pay compensation. It was really a failure to steal the chicken and lose rice. But now this result really shocked him.

The only explanation is that the butterfly's wings have begun to flap. After he was born into this world, the wheel of history has slowly deviated from its original trajectory. Then, that is to say, the history he knew may no longer happen. Because he could not master the future, he fell into confusion. But he was not a person who gave up easily. With his knowledge and insights from two hundred years later, can't he do a career in this era? So what if he can't master the future? Can't he create a future?

After understanding this truth, Xiao Jie let out a long sigh, and a strong sense of confidence rose from his heart. Anyway, he had already died once, so what else should I be afraid of? At worst, I could treat all this as a game and play in the world. But at the same time, the power in his heart has been further deepened. He doesn't want to hand over his destiny to others to control, even if that person is his "uncle", that's not OK.

After Pearson and the others left, Xiao Jie and the others' lives returned to the past, but this time no one supervised them severely, but they trained more harder than before. The school's notice board became their most concerned place because the latest news on the battlefield would be posted there. Everyone's mood also fluctuated with the development of the war.

The unfamous city of Lance is forever recorded in history because of this tragic war. Hundreds of thousands of people on both sides launched the most intense killing here. Among them, 260,000 coalition forces, while the French army reached 430,000, but militias and volunteers in various places accounted for almost half. In essence, the strength of both sides was basically equal.

At the beginning of the war, under the command of Austrian Grand Duke Chali, the coalition forces advanced rapidly and had no power to fight back. However, the French army relied on the unique geographical conditions of unlimited love for the motherland. Despite the extremely heavy losses, they still successfully blocked the coalition forces in Reims and could not move forward to Paris. In particular, the militia and volunteers lost more than half of the attacks of the fierce Cossack cavalry.

But the brave Frenchmen were not frightened, but chose to take up weapons and resist the invaders. Their flesh and blood bodies were used to block the enemy's advance. The human sea tactics were still very effective in this era. The 30,000 Cossack cavalry, the main force of the coalition, were blocked by them by a group of mobs with weapons without any training, and they paid a heavy price. Although more than 100,000 Frenchmen fell under their iron hooves, the French's desperate courage and fighting style of death with the enemy still left the 20,000 fierce Cossack cavalry in France forever. Most of the remaining people were injured and no longer able to fight.

Xiao Jie and his instructor Pearson was also one of the 100,000 people killed this time. He was very brave and successfully killed three Gossac cavalry, but in the end he was cut off by the sharp sabers of the Cossacks.

In the end, the coalition army failed to break through the French defense line and achieve the goal of capturing Paris, which was also the most regrettable thing in Grand Duke Charles' life. In addition, the coalition army was not a monolith, and all countries were retaining their strength, especially after the heavy losses of the Cossack cavalry, no one launched a fierce attack like before, and everyone was slandering the orders of Grand Duke Charlie. However, the French army's garden troops continued to increase, so the Liberation Army gradually took the initiative.

As a last resort, Grand Duke Chali had to order the coalition forces to retreat, and the war returned to the near-border line.
Chapter completed!