"Pfft!"

I couldn't help laughing.

"Why are you laughing? I'm serious! What's wrong with elopement? You should tell me!" Feletelia felt that her idea was being looked down upon.

"It's nothing wrong. I just thought about how we would go crazy with you in the New World. And I thought you would say that it's a big deal and we won't get married."

"Don't get married? You're crazy. Only a devil would say such a thing. I just want to get married! If I don't get married, why would I do so many things? Why don't you go crazy with me?"

"There's nothing wrong with that, but Feletria, sometimes you have to understand that a man's life can't only be about love."

Feletelia wrinkled her nose: "Then you just don't want to elope with me?"

"My opinion is that elopement should be reserved as a last resort to deal with everything, but before that, I still have to try those options that I can try."

"Does that mean you have a solution to the current problem?" Feletelia asked happily, and the rapid change of expression on her face left me speechless.

"Did I say I didn't have a solution?"

"Damn it, then what do you mean by that expression on your face that I can't solve, which makes people even say such shameful things as elopement?"

"Aren't I gnashing my teeth at the French people who caused so much trouble?"

The French ministers responsible for spreading such rumors have always been those people in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After a while, Leon and the others found out the masterminds behind it. Everything was a good deed of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roy.

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Facing this guy who put eye drops on me several times, I felt that it was really necessary to give him some advice, otherwise he would really hit me on the head again and again.

I once again sent an urgent letter to Sachs and asked him to make preparations. In the next two weeks, I issued no other orders except for the army to move out to carry food as if to besiege the Principality of Hesse.

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On December 25th, the Austrian defense line was about to fall. Austria's Prince of Baden, who had always been regarded as a gold medal fighter, was unfortunately killed by a stray bullet during the offensive and defensive battle.

When we received the news, it was already two days later, on December 27.

The red king really bleeds and bleeds. When there is no more blood to bleed, he dies.

It is said that Vienna, Austria is now in chaos, and the royal family seems to be considering retreating to Bohemia in the northeast.

As for the Roman legions that Austria and I looked forward to as much as we looked for the stars and the moon, they still haven’t appeared.

It is estimated that Louis, who is paralyzed, is already dreaming of commanding the German princes and becoming the leader of the European continent.

Colbert and Roy, the two French conspirators, could also relax.

This is really strange. Could it be that the cheap daddy wants to sit back and watch the French conquer Vienna?

Then they forced Vienna to sign an unequal treaty before taking action?

Asked Leon. He said he didn't know, but it seemed that the pagans were causing trouble in the east of the empire again, but there was no order from above, so as long as I continue to carry out the task of ensuring that the road from Poland to Germany is smooth, it will be fine.

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To carry out the order to keep the road from Poland to Germany open?

Considering that the Austrian and Bavaria defense lines were about to be conquered, I began to make my arrangements.

On December 28th, nearly 20,000 Friedelia's Prussian legions left the Principality of Hesse and returned to Saxony. Prince Dessau and Schwerin took over the task of besieging Dresden.

We launched a siege, but I left the Prussian cavalry behind.

On the night of the 29th, there were 7,500 men in the Fifth Spartan Legion, 3,500 men in the Mustache Regiment, 4,000 Hessians and 2,000 Saxons, plus three Prussian cavalry.

Thousands of people, nineteen thousand people in total, left behind the multinational coalition forces assembled from Hanover and Brunswick. They all got on carriages driven by grooms and headed in the same direction!

Ardennes!

Ardennes region!

How to get there?

We used horses and caravans to transport supplies to build troop buses, and let the soldiers sit on them. Each double carriage pulled ten to twenty soldiers. We were nominally collecting food, but in fact we were collecting carriages! In addition, we

The carriages brought from Prussia and Mecklén are enough for us to transport this group of nearly 20,000 people!

On this day, we rushed from Rothenburg in the Principality of Hesse, which is the fortress held by the main force of the Principality of Hesse twenty kilometers below Kassel, to the Ardennes region, where the Principality of Luxembourg is located.

"go ahead!"

"Move forward quickly!"

"Even if the soles of your feet bleed from friction, you must move forward!!"

Although the ideal was very full, the reality was relatively bare bones. Some carriages that could not withstand the bumps were broken on the road. As a result, some soldiers had to use their legs to keep up with the troops. At least a thousand people were left behind.

After the New Year, on January 5th, we received definite news that the French army had broken through the gate to Vienna after more than a month of fierce attack. The defense lines established by Austria and Bavaria in front of Vienna were inevitably destroyed.

Breakthrough. After three months of bloody fighting, the French finally opened the door to Vienna, Bavaria

Nearly 100,000 troops from Austria and the two countries were defeated. The Elector of Bavaria and the Elector of Bavaria's brother disappeared together. Buried with him were several other random princes and a dozen dukes. However, those who had been hanging around for more than ten years

The war dead who had never made a name for themselves received at most an "Oh" reply from me.

On the 8th day of the New Year, we finally arrived in the Ardennes!

Last time, this area was used by me as an obstacle to prevent the French army from attacking the Netherlands, but now it has become an obstacle for me to conquer.

In the First World War in the parallel world, the Germans were unable to conquer the Ardennes Plateau due to marching and supply problems, so they could only use the lowlands and the Alsace region, the two only routes to France.

Launching an attack on France. As a general, I know very well the consequences of choosing a route that the enemy already knows. That is to attack head-on. As a commander, doesn’t the so-called art of war place the greatest emphasis on surprising the enemy and covering up his or her unpreparedness?

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Is it because Hitler with the mustache conquered France in less than half a year in the early days of World War II because he caught the enemy by surprise and crossed the Ardennes, which everyone thought was the most impossible to cross?

Well, although during World War II, airplanes had become an indispensable military force, during World War I, the use of airplanes was just ashes in the skies of both sides.

But it is undeniable that Hitler with the mustache succeeded. During World War I, millions of Germans shed their blood trying to break through the French defense lines and were still unable to set foot in Paris.

However, to be honest, from my point of view, the reason why the Ardennes plateau area cannot be used as a transportation line for marches is that in addition to being swampy and having limited roads, it is also disadvantageous for supply.

It was understandable that the warring Germany and France in World War I regarded the Ardennes as uncrossable. After all, their main means of transportation at that time was trains. The Ardennes was not suitable for laying railroad tracks, and the cannons were heavy.

Damn it, we can't break through the defense line without artillery, and we can't transport artillery and ammunition up there without trains, so we don't go to the Ardennes Plateau.

It was a very wise choice. But in the Second World War, not to mention tanks, even drones and special forces came out. The French still regarded the Ardennes Plateau as a natural barrier on the Yangtze River. France really deserved to be destroyed by the Germans.

Do the laid-back French really think that if they don't wallow in the nooks and crannies of the Ardennes, others won't?

The Ardennes region is not insurmountable. Didn't the French do it some time ago? As long as they advance lightly and abandon supplies, they can go around behind us to join the Duke of Luxembourg.

And this time, what we are going to challenge is pretty much the same, giving up most of the supplies and moving forward lightly. In addition, we may encounter a few small French fortresses that need to be conquered on the way, that's all.

But why do we want to cross the Ardennes?

The answer is very simple, cross the Ardennes region, enter the French, and then fight towards Versailles! (To be continued...)

ps: Thanks to Lost Life Path for your support, I really can’t thank you enough... By the way, I just found out today that I actually have a leader... Logically speaking, I should add a few more chapters, but considering the next two
Chapter completed!