The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 794 Reinforcement
Friborg Fortress, Canton of Friborg.

In fact, Bishop Minofel did not command at the front line, but had been sitting in the center.Therefore, he didn't know exactly what was going on ahead. He only knew that the [-]-strong army that had set out for the expedition had only [-] left at this time.

After that, he tried several times to break out from other directions, but the results were similar.However, after several disastrous defeats, the troops recovered, and Bishop Minofel's confidence was restored a lot.

At this time, he began to reflect on his own mistakes, and he did not expect that what is the fatal spot for the enemy is also for himself.But he didn't lose, as long as he defended Taniguchi Fortress, he would be invincible.

On the other side of the battle, the canton of Lucerne.

Konstantin Sigvort, the state representative of the Orthodox Union, and Supreme Marshal Ulrich Sallis were pacing back and forth in the room. They originally wanted to implement Bishop Minofel's retreat strategy.

But at the beginning of the war, the situation was not optimistic.

The three states of the orthodox alliance rebelled immediately. Before that, they had defrauded a large number of weapons and supplies.

The rebellion in the three states of Aargau, St. Gallen, and Ticino directly cut off the channel of the Orthodox Alliance to the outside world, and the main force of the Orthodox Alliance taken away by Bishop Minofer was trapped in Fribourg, making the situation overwhelming. tendency.

The military and political commanders of the Legitimacy Alliance are like two ants on a hot pot at this time, and Grand Duke Karl is still conscientiously arranging troops.

Konstantin Sigvort asked: "Archduke, when will the Austrian reinforcements arrive?"

This is a very spineless question, and the adjutants around Grand Duke Karl couldn't help but despise it even more.

Grand Duke Karl has three adjutants, one of whom is the family's captain Sigismund, who is over 50 years old and a veteran who participated in the anti-French war.

The remaining two, among them, the blond, blue-eyed, tall, bearded guy who wanted to engrave the word German nobleman on his forehead was Heinrich Bellaim, the 43rd Teresa Military Member. A top student in the academy, he was given the position of colonel just after leaving school, which shows that the empire has high expectations for him.

Another rough-skinned, dark-skinned, and short officer named Tanner Armhold was not a regular officer, but was generally a wild man.

He represents the mercenaries under Franz, but he is also a strong man who chooses the best, otherwise he would not be able to get the approval of Archduke Karl to stay by his side.

"We are the reinforcements."

Archduke Karl finally spoke, but it disappointed Konstantin Sigwart and Ulrich Salis.

"Are you kidding me? Is it just them?"

"There are also my guards, temporarily recruited veterans, and mercenaries, a total of 5314 people."

Archduke Karl answered seriously.

"5000 people?! But the Freedom Alliance has 13 troops!"

"Don't you still have a hundred thousand troops?"

"But" Ulrich Salis said with some embarrassment, "our main force has been surrounded by the Free Alliance army in Friborg. Now we can only rely on ourselves, and Aargau, St. Gallen, Titus The rebellion in the three Chernow states cut us off from the outside world..."

"What are you going to do? Hold on and wait for help?"

Archduke Karl asked, Konstantin Sigwart and Ulrich Salis looked at each other and nodded.

"Still waiting for help? Waiting to die?"

Heinrich Beaim finally couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't know how such a person became the commander-in-chief. Seeing the destruction of friendly forces, wouldn't it be his turn next?
"What do you think we should do?" Archduke Karl asked.

"Report! I think our army should attack the Canton of Bern with all its strength, force Dufour's main force to return for reinforcements, and then cooperate internally and externally to annihilate them on the wide plain outside Bern.

This can try to avoid the inability to deploy troops due to fighting in narrow mountainous areas. "What about the rebellious three states and other free states?" "Ulrich Salis asked. He wanted to do the same, but the problem was that there were enemies everywhere. Once he left, there would be no way out.

"As long as we can annihilate Dufour's main force, these are not problems at all."

Heinrich Beaim said confidently.

In theory, this is indeed possible, but Dufour just can't stick to it?Or Bishop Minofel's troops refused to support, then those who were annihilated were not the Free Alliance's troops.

And the most important point is that the troops of the Orthodox Alliance are all new recruits, and their morale is extremely low and they cannot afford the huge cost of siege.

Generally speaking, this tactic is suitable for use when the strength and quality of the soldiers are superior, but now is obviously not the time.

Archduke Karl did not say anything, but named Tanner Amherd, a commander with a mercenary background.

"Your Excellency, I am very honored. However, I disagree with Major Irabem's opinion. I think our troops are too small, and it is not enough to support Bishop Minofer now.

It would be better to attack the weakly defended states such as Aargau, Zurich, and Lagrousse first. This will not only open up the outside channel, but also make the Liberty Alliance fight everywhere, so that Dufour has to return to defense.

As long as Friborg can drag it out for a month or two, the Liberty Alliance will automatically disintegrate. "

Archduke Karl nodded and shook his head.

This approach is indeed feasible, but it is not a war of honor.

This is different from what Franz and himself want. The result may be that Austria will be stigmatized for killing innocent people, and the original goal will not be achieved, so his trip will be in vain.

Archduke Karl knew very well that this was his last battle, because he was already old and a little behind the times.

In fact, Franz also said another thing, that is, Friborg might not even last a week.

The most fundamental problem is that the recruits temporarily recruited by the Orthodox Alliance can't fight the siege at all.

If Friborg really can't hold on for even a week, then the troops going to attack Allgäu will be blocked under the city and attacked from both sides.

The result is of course needless to say.

Just then a French officer broke in.

This young man was wearing a French colonel's uniform. As soon as he entered the door, he raised his hands to show that he meant no harm.

But the two guards tied him up anyway.

"I am France, the commander of the Lyon No. 19 Infantry Regiment, Charles Duchardt. I have been ordered to help you."

"The French? Weren't they all sent back home by the members of the Freedom Alliance? They also sent a batch of weapons to each other." Heinrich Belayim asked with a little doubt and a little sarcasm.

The Swiss have a very messy accent, so someone speaking German didn't attract Charles much attention.

"My men and I put on civilian clothes, hid our weapons in the firewood truck and sneaked in. I am here to help you on behalf of France. I have no ill intentions. I also have a personal letter from His Majesty on me."

After a brief identification, Archduke Karl believed the other party's words and also thought of a good idea to shift the blame.

"Colonel Charles Duchardt, I hope you can lead the French warriors to capture Ticeno and open a lifeline for us."

(End of this chapter)