Chapter 322: ,exercise

However, it will take several days for Spain to get this news, and now, Napoleon has more important things to be busy.
The first thing is the military exercise used to scare people. Now the preparations for military exercises are basically completed, and invitations have been sent out. European countries, whether it is the traditional ally of France, Luluo, or the new allies of Spain, Shinra and Dongluo, or the loyal allies of the Rhine Alliance and Italy The United Kingdom and the United States, which are still friendly trading partners, sent representatives to observe.
The exercise was divided into two parts. One part was a land offensive and defensive exercise. Among the troops participating in the exercise, an infantry division of the French army was responsible for offensive tasks, while the one responsible for the defense was an infantry division of the Rhine Alliance. As for the location of the exercise, it was placed near the Vincent Forest not far from Paris. Because of the short distance, some leisurely Parisians can even run to find a place to open their eyes.
In general, the French of this era are still very virtuous, and the young French are still full of hobbies for wars and things. Especially in the past few years, under the command of Napoleon, the French army can always defeat seemingly invincible enemies at a very small price. This makes more feel that the so-called war is the sound of a cannon. Then everyone sings and rushes up, and then the fools on the other side surrendered to the game.
Nowadays, there is a chance to witness a battle, even if it is just a simulated battle, and the time of the exercise is just Sunday. The children of the wealthy people in Paris who have nothing to do, as well as the students of the University of Paris, naturally do not Will miss this opportunity to watch the theater. Even some of the girls at the Moulin Rouge hired cars and had people help them fix their viewing positions. These girls don't necessarily really like these killings, but people like socialites often have to deal with foreign aristocrats, college students who are talented and talented, and it is also very important to understand this. Just like in the far east, the seniors on the Qinhuai River in the past also liked to hang a widow on their waist and talk to the benefactors about ploughing the courtyard. Although just let them pull out the sword to practice, the result will probably not be better than Long Ge.
The core position of the exercise is a small highland, where the Rhine Alliance army responsible for defense has completed a typical field fortification, including three trenches and three barbed wire fences, as well as artillery and various landmines. Of course, these things are just shooting. The smoke does not explode a special kind of drill.
In previous exercises in various countries, it was almost impossible for a division to defend such a position by an offensive force with less than two divisions. Under normal circumstances, an infantry division, relying on such a position, can at least deal with the offensive of three to four infantry divisions. In this exercise, the French army will rely on the strength of a division to attack a solid position guarded by the same strength. This makes many foreign military observers very interested.
These foreign observers occupies the best view of the mountain top of another higher plateau just one kilometer away from the exercise site. As for the lower position, it is occupied by citizens who came from Paris for a picnic and watched the excitement. full.
Some people even kept trying to get closer to the exercise area in order to see more clearly, without worrying about whether they would be killed by the flying shells. The mounted police in Paris were half-to-dead, and their horses were half-tired.
This is really not unusual. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when there was ample military ethics, let alone exercises, it was a real war. Soldiers fought and killed in front, and citizens spread out on the grass not far away. There are also a lot of things to open the tablecloth and watch a play while having a picnic. For example, in the original history, at the time of the Civil War in Beacon Kingdom, Southern and Northern troops fought fiercely near Washington. The citizens of Washington used to go out in groups, bring tablecloth bread, and watch them line up and shoot and go on a picnic. .
Therefore, the white people are full of military virtues, and wars will not prevent us from coming out to watch lively picnics, let alone a pandemic. In short, isolation is impossible, and isolation is impossible in this life. Only by going out for an outing and having a picnic can I barely maintain my life...
At about nine o'clock in the morning, the French army began to enter the starting position, ready to attack. To be honest, it is not particularly suitable to attack at this time. At least in the eyes of military observers in many countries this is the case. Because today's battle has become more and more beneficial to the defending side.
After the Battle of Verdun, all countries are working hard to study this battle. Although the most brilliant victory was won by Napoleon, everyone generally felt that Napoleon was not very easy to learn and did not do well. He did not paint a tiger like a tiger, but painted Tom instead. It's more reliable to learn Joseph from France's Iron Wall.
And as the various defensive methods of the French army in the First Battle of Verdun became familiar to all countries, everyone increasingly felt that the Joseph-style defense was really worth learning. Even Archduke Charles and Marshal Suvorov, after learning about the defense of Verdun, praised Joseph's defense tactics.
As everyone studied Joseph's defense technique, everyone felt that the offense was really looking for death. If you must attack, you must also choose the night with poor visibility. In this way, although the efficiency of the offensive side will decrease, the efficiency of the defending side will also decrease, or even more.
And if an attack is launched during a time period like ninety o'clock in the morning, in their opinion, it is definitely more beneficial to the defending party. Therefore, the offensive French army launched an offensive during this time period. In the eyes of military observers in various countries, this is definitely a deliberate show off to everyone.
"I want to see what tricks they can perform!" General Bagration, the Russian observer, couldn't help thinking so.
At this time, the French army began firepower preparations. The French artillery began to fire at the target on the defending position.
The main purpose of such shelling was to destroy some of the more obvious fortifications. Of course, at this time, when there are no high-explosive bombs and the defenders are hiding in the trenches, such shelling actually does not put much pressure on the defenders. At most, it can destroy some of the easier fortifications, such as the parapet.
However, the French artillery quickly made them different. First of all, the French artillery fired at a terrifying speed, obviously much faster than they were familiar with. In the time their army fired one shot, the French army could fire three to four shots.
Secondly, the accuracy of the French artillery shells is quite amazing. Even if the artillery is fired two kilometers away, the French can accurately hit a low target like the parapet wall. And the destructive power of their shells is quite amazing, every hit can make a large row of breast walls collapse.
But can such an attack effectively help the offense to break through the line of defense? Bagration shook his head quietly. Although he dislikes rigid defensive warfare and prefers offensive warfare, his rationality tells him that this is not enough.
French soldiers began to appear in everyone's field of vision. Bagration was surprised to find that the military uniform of the French army had undergone tremendous changes. The original blue shirt and white pants had been replaced by a wretched, colorful military uniform. However, this military uniform also has a very unique effect, that is, they can hardly be seen clearly from a distance, even with a telescope, it is difficult to see them clearly.
"It's like putting on a white cloak when we go hunting in the winter." Bagration was thinking like this, and he heard someone next to him say angrily in German: "How can this be? Such a wretched one. Military uniform will reduce the honor of the army. I would rather be killed by a bullet than wear such a uniform!"
Bagration turned his head and looked over and saw the angry expression on an Austrian officer's face.
"How come there are such people? Hasn't Austria been pragmatically taught by the French?" Bagration couldn't help thinking.
In fact, Bagration is a bit wrong to blame the Austrians. Because when watching the exercise, the roles played by the two people are different. Bagration was on the offensive side. He knew that Joseph's defensive tactics had been passed to Russia and Luluo, Russia's traditional enemy. Russia has always been in an offensive position against Luluo, so Bagration often has to consider how to break through the "Joseph's defense" in the offensive. Therefore, in the exercise, he is naturally easy to substitute himself on the offensive side.
But the Austrians are different. Their military strategy today is mainly defensive. Anything new that reduces the effectiveness of defense is naturally disgusting. So they are naturally more emotionally inclined to the defensive side. The new military uniform they see now can obviously reduce the efficiency of the defender to a certain extent. How can they not be angry?
Then they saw that the French artillery began to change the types of shells. Their shells continued to fall on the front of the defensive position. Then there was smoke from the place where the shells fell, and the visibility near the battlefield immediately dropped.
"Damn it! How can this be done!" The Austrian officer was upset again, "But there are mines ahead! I want to see how the French clear mines!"
At this time ~EbookFREE.me~ on the defensive position, their artillery also began to fire. Because it was an exercise, no real shells fell after the firing. But after each round of shelling, the directors of the director's department will let some French soldiers out of the battle in a certain proportion. Of course, the use of smoke bombs and the decline in visibility have reduced this ratio.
The French soldiers approached the minefield. Several French soldiers approached with a car. There is a rocket on the car. The French soldiers fixed the car, then stepped aside and lit the rocket. The rocket flew up, with a long rope-like thing behind it.
"I've seen this thing," Andre explained to their friends at a lower level. "Our people in the electric power department use this method to get wires across rivers and valleys."
Maybe because the rope behind was too thick and too heavy, the rocket that flew out didn't fly far and fell to the ground. The rope tied to the back of the rocket naturally fell down, just laying on the minefield. Then there was an explosion. The thick rope was not a rope, but an explosive in a rubber tube.
"Good way!" Bagration hit the palm of his hand with his fist, "In this way, in just an instant, a safe passage was opened in the minefield!"