That night, due to the loss of Emmen, we had to re-formulate our battle plan.

After a few orange Dutch generals spread out the map, they worriedly asked me a very idiotic question: "Do we still have a chance to win?"

I said without even looking at the map: "If Emmen had not been lost, we would have had an 80% chance of winning this battle and annihilating the 20,000 men under the Duke of Luxembourg and the more than 13,000 French troops who came to the rescue.

But now, we don't have any chance of winning."

"How is that possible!"

"Can you lead an army?"

"You lied!"

Probably a group of Dutch officers were ready and waiting for me to say something to comfort them, but they didn't expect that as the commander, I would actually say such words that demoralized the military. For a while, many people argued excitedly for them.

, Ji Li Gua La, there are all kinds of things to say, but the old man from Orange Brand is the most sensible.

"Didn't you say before that whoever takes Emmen first gets the initiative? Although we lost the initiative, we did not suffer any losses. We still have four thousand cavalry and more than twenty thousand infantry.

We also have elite artillery. Although the hit rate is not high, the gunners load very quickly! How can we say that we have no chance of winning!"

"Yeah yeah!"[

The shout of the old man from Orange Brand was loudly supported. After he motioned for others to quiet down, I knew it was my turn to speak.

"In this battle, there is a very good chance of winning. Emmen counts two points, and the German princes' coalition counts two points. As long as we control that important area, we can join forces with the German princes. We can seize the initiative and concentrate our superior forces to attack the Duke of Luxembourg from front to back and attack the French army.

At present, Emmen has fallen. The idea of ​​using Emmen to defend the French army and attacking the Duke of Luxembourg with the main force is no longer possible. Moreover, since the French army has occupied the important position of Emmen, they have the opportunity to join forces.

Possibility. If the French army joins together, they can concentrate their superior forces to defeat us and the German princes' coalition forces one by one. With a very good chance of winning, we have lost four points. If we lose the initiative, I can still try to regain the disadvantage and the French army can win.

We still have a fight to join together, but you Dutch people are still dissatisfied and derelict in your duties even when it is a matter of life and death, so much so that you lead the wolf into the house. I'm sorry. I can't afford to lead such an army..."

"Hahaha, that's good. Those French people are really stupid. Why did they send more than 100,000 troops and hundreds of warships, and just recruit tens of thousands of French girls? Maybe they can conquer the entire Netherlands with them.

Oh! Hahaha. French women defeat Dutch men, and then French men defeat Dutch women, and the Netherlands becomes French!" Maurice is really made to be a mt, and he is laughed at by the crowd as soon as he opens his mouth.

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"shut up!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"That's just the behavior of a few people!"

Morris opened his mouth and replied: "Really? Then last year, the soldiers from who knows which country collapsed in less than half a day when they came into contact with the French Prince of Condé, crying for their fathers and mothers like mothers?"

He threw down his defenses and ran away."

"Those scum are not one of us! We are patriots who love and are loyal to the Netherlands!"

"One of the patriots you keep talking about was hanged on a tree outside not long ago because they missed women. Well, the patriotism of you Dutch people is really great, but it only reaches the crotch of women.

I came to my senses once I came down.”

"Duel! I want to duel with you!"

"You hateful Romans cannot insult my country!"

"Quiet! The French are not here, so you just want your own people to beat your own people!" the old man from the Orange Brand shouted.

After making the entire camp quiet, the old man Orange Brand said: "Commander, I cannot agree with your point of view. Take our cavalry as an example. In two days, they have galloped 180 kilometers. The infantry has also galloped 55 kilometers every day."

If you look at the whole world, only the French can achieve this level of marching for kilometers! We, the Netherlands, will regain those four lost chances of victory with our will! You think, right?"

"Long live the Netherlands!!!"

"Long live the Republic!!!"[

"Whoa oh!"

I didn’t realize it, but the old man from Orange Brand is still an expert at boosting morale. Well, when my acting got to this point, I also found a way out: “Yeah, that’s good, since you think you can get back the disadvantage through hard work. Then I

Just give you a chance. Next, we will attack here, Byron. According to intelligence, due to

The east and central parts of Groningen Province are under sea water, so the Duke of Luxembourg deployed the main force to the west, where there is less sea water, Findan. The three troops were stationed in Zeidlaren, Sidebilen and Wens respectively.

The three highland towns of Hoten, through the four highland towns of Zejlaren, Sidebilen, Findan and Wenschoten

This place was to guard the corridor for the German Allied Forces to enter and leave the Netherlands. You are residents of the Netherlands. You all know that this corridor connecting Germany is low in the north and high in the south. There are many swamps. There are only a few passages to go. As long as

Once the French army is nailed there, the allied forces of the German princes will not be able to pass through that corridor. This is called worship.

In London, there will be many French troops stationed there, and the artillery cannot be used because the water is as high as the ankles. In other words, you will not have artillery support. If you can't defeat it, then we should withdraw to Utrecht and think about it.

Isn’t it more practical to use the navy to transport the German princes’ coalition forces to the Netherlands?”

The Dutch officers retired to prepare for the night march.

At this time, Eugene interjected: "Sir, there is a small and sunken plain area in the hilly mountains between Emmen, Saito and Groningen. The only way in and out of Groningen Province currently is through here.

Byron is stuck in the province of Groningen

The checkpoints connected to other provinces can also be regarded as a springboard to attack the French-controlled areas of Groningen Province. However, you need to attack Byron, capture Roald and Saito, and then besiege Findam and nearby establishments controlled by the French army.

The Horns stronghold that has risen?"

"If I said yes, you would probably dissuade me."

"Yes."

Eugene pointed to the map and said: "The border between France and Germany is mountainous, so there are only two roads into and out of Germany from France. The first is the wide road through the Netherlands, and the second is sandwiched between the Ardennes Plateau and Los Angeles.

Mace on the forest plateau.

In the flooded Groningen Province, the importance of Emmen is that it is the road for the German Allied Forces to bypass the French army and enter the Netherlands. The French army did not hesitate to send more than 13,000 people to obtain supplies against the law.

of pressure across the Ardennes and swamps.

We arrived at Emmen without any casualties and captured this area. Our idea of ​​concentrating our superior forces to attack the Duke of Luxembourg by defending Emmen could not be realized, so using Byron as a springboard to attack the Duke of Luxembourg was even more unfeasible. To put it bluntly,

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If we are angry, once we walk in, at Saito or Roald, the Duke of Luxembourg and the French reinforcements will be able to attack us from the north and the south. Not only will we not be able to see each other from head to tail, but we will also be beaten due to the harsh terrain.

No way to fight back."

The advantage of the seawater inundating the province of Groningen was that it held back the Duke of Luxembourg and allowed him to lead 20,000 French troops while he could only watch us wantonly recover. But there were also disadvantages, as Eugene said, because the seawater

Due to the restrictions, most of the Groningen province was passable. This also gave the Duke of Luxembourg the convenience to judge the situation, concentrate his troops, and deploy defenses in the most critical areas.

"Do you know what I'm thinking now?" I looked at Eugene with amusement.

He blinked in confusion and said, "What?"

"For a while, what should have been done by General Netherlands was done by you."

"I'm sorry, I overstepped my identity." It was probably at this moment that Eugene remembered that he was a bodyguard.

"It's okay, I'm glad to have someone around to keep asking questions. Anyway, everyone grows from mistakes and learning. Well, Eugene. It's good that you can see the disadvantages of attacking Saito through Byron, but there are

Sometimes, the first step that is ultimately a dead end does not mean that it is a dead end. First of all, Byron is not the focus of the French defense, so there will be some French troops there, but they are not powerful.

Our army needs a victory to boost morale. What can be more inspiring than a victory without too much loss after sweating? Also, the French can climb the Ardennes in just five or six days.

How much supplies do you think they will bring when they arrive at Emmen?" In the past few days, I have found that my own subordinates are really very few. This kid Eugene has a good character and is someone who can be cultivated.

"The Principality of Luxembourg is just over. Will they not be responsible for the supplies of the French army?" Eugene said subconsciously.

I asked back: "What if the Prince of Baden blocks this important road at this time? You know, the Principality of the Prince of Baden is below the Principality of Hesse, and the Principality of Hesse is on the Rhine River. The Principality of Luxembourg wants to

To transfer supplies to Emmen, you have to pass through the border of the Principality of Hesse."

How could I not consider the possibility of Emmen being occupied when we flooded the province of Groningen?

The Principality of Hesse is close to the middle reaches of the Rhine River, above the Principality of Baden and the Principality of Bavaria, and part of its territory is across the bank from the German autonomous city of Luxembourg, blocking Emmen's supply line. The Principality of Hesse is the key, and the Principality of Hesse is the key.

The Duke of Schengen could get hundreds of thousands of Dutch guilders by sending only 20,000 soy sauce troops who were fed and housed by the Dutch. Then he was totally wrong, because according to the signed agreement, the army of the Prince of Baden could

Enter and leave the Principality of Hesse at will.

"It's a good idea to let the French withdraw their troops on their own, but we don't carry much food with the army either." Eugene nodded and said.

"So we have to attack Byron. Although the sea has flooded most of the land in Groningen Province, if we want to obtain supplies to continue fighting, we can only get those cities in the highlands that rely on city walls to block the sea. These cities to the west are controlled by the French army.

There should be grain reserves that are collected and transported to Findan in the city. I think those grains and the fact that we have cleared the land with a radius of more than ten kilometers around here are enough to support our more than 20,000 people for a while."

"Are you going to take it one step at a time?"

"Almost."

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