Napoleon's 30,000-strong army retreated behind the strong fortifications of Nicholas, which meant that Prussia had to break Napoleon's sturdy tortoise shell in order to deal a fatal blow to Napoleon, but unlike Antwerp, after learning that the Allied forces had a large number of artillery, Napoleon returned to Nikola and further strengthened the fortifications throughout the city and its surroundings, some of which were as thick as five meters.
After several continuous assaults, the coalition found that this attack could not achieve effective results at all, and could only consume the coalition's own forces, and after besieging Nicholas, William began to think hard about countermeasures.
There were no rivers within a radius of several dozen miles from Nicholas, which meant that a water attack was impossible, since Napoleon had chosen Nicholas because it was far from rivers and seas and could not be threatened by the British navy.
After a while, William decided to order the 30,000-strong army led by Ernst to attack the 20,000 troops deployed between Nicholas and Brussels, and first destroy the 20,000 troops and cut off the connection between Brussels and Nicholas.
Later, William ordered William V and Leohard of the Netherlands to lead the Prussian 4th Division, 20,000 Dutch troops and 10,000 British ** troops to meet the 30,000 French ** reinforcements.
After completing these two arrangements, William led the remaining army of more than 50,000 men to use 400 guns to rain cannonballs on Nicholas day and night.
During this time, Napoleon stopped paying attention to the movements outside the city all the time, and after seeing the division of the coalition forces outside the city, Napoleon realized that his opportunity had come.
"Marshal.
There were only 50,000 men left in the coalition army outside the city, and His Majesty the King of Prussia was in the barracks outside the city, but the barracks outside the city were very well defended.
Our people can't infiltrate it quietly!
” Mana stood beside Napoleon and said, hearing Mana's words, Napoleon laughed and said: "Mana, war is never without risk, everyone knows that His Majesty the King of Prussia is the backbone of this coalition, what kind of chain reaction do you think will cause if we kill the King of Prussia or take him prisoner?"
Mana hesitated for a moment and said: "I think it's certain that the coalition forces are in turmoil.
But I can't guarantee that the coalition forces will fight even more with our army!
” Hearing Mana's answer, Napoleon shook his head and said: "Mana, you think those people are too great.
It was not only the Prussians who fought against us, but also the British, the Dutch, and the armies of the Rhine states.
The most combat-ready of these armies were the Prussians, and the most hateful of us were undoubtedly the British.
As for the rest of the Dutch and the armies of the small states, they are all servants, and if we can defeat the king of Prussia, then I can guarantee that the coalition will collapse immediately!
Don't forget that if the Prussians hadn't come with a large army.
The Dutch are on our side!
” "Then you mean ............."
"That's right.
Draw an army against the Prussian king!
” Hearing Napoleon's words, Mana was shocked, he always felt that Napoleon's decision was a bit risky, but Napoleon was the supreme commander of the French army and the leader of his Mana, so Mana could only agree to Napoleon's plan.
The night of April 8, 1793 When it was already completely dark, looking at the 30,000 French ** team gathered in the city, Napoleon's eyes revealed a determined look.
These soldiers standing in front of Napoleon are all descendants of Napoleon's southern and northern wars for many years, and even so many French soldiers standing in front of him now.
Napoleon could name most of them, and it was his duty to lead them to victory.
He also has a responsibility to lead them to life!
"The only child in the family is out!
Brothers, soldiers, brothers, and brothers!
Father and son are in the army!
” Although the assembled French soldiers did not know what Napoleon meant, the entire army obeyed Napoleon's orders and quickly separated.
Soon more than 6,000 people stood on the left side of the school grounds, where Napoleon had ordered the ranks.
Napoleon, who was standing on the stage, just watched coldly as the army had completed the division in a short time, and when the soldiers on the left had stood up, Napoleon shouted: "Soldiers, tonight I will lead you to a great fortune, and you all know that there is a coalition of nations besieging us outside the city, and their leader is none other than the king of Prussia, and what I will lead you to do tonight is to drag our noble king of Prussia out of the bed!
Do you dare to come with me!
” Hearing Napoleon's roar, the French soldiers gathered together looked at each other, and then a huge roar erupted from the French formation "Dare to !!"
"Very well, this is my soldier, this is our good French man!
Didn't the Prussians claim to be the first army in Europe!
Then we will go and drag the king out tonight and reprimand him, why can he, the Prussians, claim to be the first army in Europe without our permission!
In front of us, there is no room for the arrogance of the Prussians, and tonight let us go and surprise the Prussians and the whole of Europe!
” After successfully boosting morale, Napoleon ordered the 6,000 soldiers who had been in advance to stay behind in Nicholas, and then Napoleon himself led 24,000 French soldiers to prepare for the Allied camp outside the city, but just as Napoleon was about to set off, his brother Joseph and his brother Lucien stood in front of him.
"Napoleon, just now I heard you say that the brother is a soldier and the younger brother is out of the ranks, and I, Joseph, as your elder brother, I am also a soldier, as my younger brother, please stay behind Nicholas!"
As he spoke, Joseph's face was expressionless, but in Napoleon's ears, he was stunned, and then Napoleon's face revealed anger "Joseph, although you are my brother, I am the commander of this army!
Tonight's mission is quite dangerous, and my order is very clear, you can come with me, but Lucien must stay in Nicholas, and he must not take a single step out of Nicholas without my orders!
” Hearing Napoleon say this, Joseph nodded, but Lucien was reluctant, and he said to Napoleon: "Your Excellency, we have two younger brothers in Corsica, and I think I should follow you into battle!"
Originally, Napoleon did bring his family to Paris before the French Revolution, but then the whole of France became unstable because of the Revolution, so in this case, Napoleon sent his family back to Corsica, and the two younger brothers Lucien refers to are Louis and Jérôme.
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"I don't know what happened to Lucien, Louis and Jérôme, but I know that you are the smartest in the whole family, and that you may even be above me in the future!
We must leave a seed for the Bonaparte family and remember that you are a man of the Bonaparte family!
” "Guards, take Lucien down, remember to be optimistic about Lucien and never let him sneak out, you take a few people to protect Lucien!"
The latter sentence was apparently said by Napoleon to his guards, and after saying that, Napoleon ordered several of his guards to escort Lucien down, although in the process, Lucien kept struggling, but both Napoleon and Joseph couldn't bear to watch Lucien being escorted.
Then 24,000 French troops, led by Napoleon, poured to the city gates.
Napoleon and Joseph were on horseback, not far from the city gates, and it was at this time that Joseph spoke "Napoleon, sometimes I really hate you, obviously I am a year older, but why was you sent to Paris and not me!
Both parents hold you in their hands, but I have to take on the responsibility of the family early, you know that before you are not valued by the queen, a considerable part of the family depends on me to work hard, to be honest, I really hate you!
And you look at those things you do, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're a butcher!
” Hearing Joseph's accusation, Napoleon laughed and said: "Joseph, my brother, there is nothing you have done since I was a child, and I still do, but it is because you are at home that I can rest assured of everything.
Today, my brother, we are going to see God together, do you have anything else to say?
” Looking at the ridicule on Napoleon's face, Joseph was stunned and then said with a serious face: "We are brothers!"
Hearing Joseph say this, Napoleon also put away the joke on his face and said resolutely: "We are brothers!"
At this moment, the gates of Nicholas were pulled open from within, and Napoleon raised his saber and shouted: "Let those Prussian turtles behold the majesty of our France!
Charge!
” Saying that, Napoleon led three thousand cavalry to rush out, and when he saw Napoleon's back, Joseph prayed in his heart and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Line up, quick!
Fast!
Fast!
” It can be said that Napoleon's night attack had no concealed intentions at all, and of course everyone knew that it was impossible to conceal the enemy's attack when the outside of Nicholas had been cleared and besieged by the enemy, and in that case, it was better to rush to the enemy's Chinese camp openly.
Soon a loud trumpet sounded on the watchtower in front of the Prussian barracks, accompanied by the roar of the sentries "Enemy Attack !!"
As the sentries came back with the news of the enemy attack, the entire Prussian battalion instantly became a little flustered, and the soldiers who had just fallen asleep were forcibly pulled out of the bed by the officers who had woken up, and then one by one they were urged to take their weapons and begin to assemble.
"Assemble....Enemy Attack!"
The shouts of the officers were incessant, and at this moment there were only the Prussian 6th Division and the Royal Guards in the Prussian barracks, and the two Imperial divisions were deployed in other areas.
William was awakened from his sleep and immediately put on his military uniform.