Chapter 808 Back to the starting point

Chapter 808 Back to the starting point

As a result, Charles Duchardt received his first "angel investment", and Ticeno State also suffered unprecedented catastrophe.

In fact, there is another reason why Charles Duchardt occupied Ticeno Canton and did not move. That is that he did not wait for Louis Philippe's order.

In the eyes of the latter, the volunteer plan had already failed, and the former had long been forgotten by him.

At this time, Louis Philippe was considering whether to go to Vienna in person.

In fact, France and Austria have the same interests, and carving up Switzerland should be beneficial to both countries. However, the monarch's personal attendance still gave Austria too much face.

But Louis Philippe thought about it again. If he didn't give this face, would the other party really let Switzerland maintain the status quo?

After all, the channel to Ticcheno has been opened, but the Austrian side still hasn't made any move. Could it be that Austria has reached some kind of agreement with the Orthodox Union in Switzerland?

Will a pro-Austrian government be established?

The more Louis Philippe thought about it, the more afraid he became, so he decided to go to Vienna. He must have given face to him so that the other party would not embarrass him.

Switzerland, on the banks of the Reuss river.

Dufour once again cheered up and gave an exciting speech. He really wanted to maintain peace in the country of peace, but the development of the war had exceeded the scope of his control.

Dufour really wanted to end this meaningless war, and the officers in the audience were very excited when they heard this.

But the soldiers had no desire to go to the battlefield and die. Although the ice was frozen solid, there was no problem with the men and horses, and they couldn't break it even with a hammer.

But who knows what will happen if the cannonball hits it?

The soldiers looked anxiously at the frozen river in front of them, and no one was willing to take the first step.

But it was not up to them. The drums sounded, the officers raised their whips, and the soldiers were driven forward like mules and horses.

The Orthodox Alliance soldiers on the other side also didn't want to fight, but they couldn't help but think more when the troops were approaching the city. The artillery's long-distance shooting is obviously not the protagonist of the battlefield.

The soldiers from Friborg were summoned again, and they will be the first batch of cannon fodder to step into this land of death.

When the attacking Free State troops were a third of the way forward, Orthodox Union artillery began raining down on the ice.

Sure enough, the ice was fragile under the bombardment of artillery shells.

As a result, the surrender troops on the ice were embarrassed. There were enemy troops in front and a supervisory team behind them, and the ice under their feet could collapse at any time.

In this situation, the first reaction of the people would definitely be to run back. However, the supervising team at the rear seemed determined to kill them. They actually brought in cannons loaded with shotgun shells.

The damage caused by shotgun shells to infantry at close range is very terrifying. Going back will lead to a dead end, so what about going forward?

Some people thought they were soldiers of the Orthodox Alliance, so they ran back while yelling, hoping that someone would recognize them.

"One of our own! Don't shoot!"

But the battlefield was chaotic, with the roar of artillery, the roar of officers, the roar of soldiers, and the voices of those surrendering troops were quickly drowned out.

Seeing the enemy troops rushing towards them, the soldiers of the Orthodox Alliance began to fight back driven by their survival instinct. It was almost impossible to reach the other side alive.

What about staying where you are? Waiting to die is naturally a matter of seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence.

No matter forward or backward, some people were lucky enough to survive, but all those who were waiting to die were buried here.

Just as Ulrich Salis was celebrating another great victory on the front line, unfortunate news came that a Free Alliance force had successfully crossed the river from the flank.

In fact, the soldiers who surrendered from Friborg were cannon fodder. They made a strong attack on the front, and Dufour used this opportunity to deliver one of his elite troops to the other side of the river.

This mistake was caused by many factors. First of all, Dufour's vigorous attack on the front attracted too much attention from the Orthodox Alliance, and many troops were temporarily transferred to the bridgehead. As a result, the defense force along the river was empty.

At the same time, the previous observation hot air balloon was so useful that everyone had a kind of magical confidence in it.

As a result, due to the cold and strong winds that day, the hot air balloon could not take off, and the Orthodox Alliance was directly blind.

At this time, the Orthodox Alliance can choose to counterattack with all its strength and drive the enemy back.

But this was very risky, and Archduke Charles did not agree with this approach, because the encounter in the wild was exactly what Dufour wanted.

The Free State's troops had an absolute advantage at this time, and this kind of bloody battle with fists and fists was exactly what they wanted.

Apart from his own guards and Austria's elite veterans, Archduke Karl had no troops that could give him an advantage in the encounter.

There are only more than 3,000 of these people left, and he simply cannot withstand the consumption.

As for the soldiers of the Orthodox Alliance, again, they can defend the city, but forget about engaging in encounters.

On the surface, Dufour seemed to have finally won a move, but in fact the two sides were still at the starting point.

After that, he used those surrendered troops to add several trenches, but the troops with low morale, lack of heavy weapons, and no experience in siegeing cities could not get any advantage in front of a modern defense master.

There was no suspense in the several battles, and even the outermost bastion was not conquered by the descending troops.

But Dufour was not anxious at all, because it was useless to rush. Unless he could make a detour, he would have to go through bastions one by one.

This was determined by the terrain, and there was nothing he could do about it. In this era, it was normal for a siege to last for half a year, let alone such a fortress with natural dangers.

However, he could wait, but Joseph Loy at the rear could not wait. Because every day that goes by in the war increases the likelihood that France and Austria will intervene.

Joseph Loy has always been very confident in the Swiss Confederation, but no matter how confident he is, he does not think that Switzerland can withstand the attack of the two major powers.

What's more, Switzerland's enemies may not be limited to France and Austria. On the other hand, the British promised only half of the fulfillment. The latter did lodge a solemn protest to France and Austria, but took no next step.

The supplies of nearly 200,000 troops were too heavy for the Swiss Confederation. What's even more frightening is that as the war continues to lengthen, governors everywhere begin to enjoy the feeling of having great power.

These people use war to create clever pretexts, plunder and eradicate dissidents, just like warlords. There were already suggestions within the Liberal Alliance to adopt a confederal system because it would be more liberal.

However, this ran counter to the ideals of Joseph Loy, who wanted a strong and unified Swiss Confederation rather than a return to the original Confederation.

So Joseph Loy began to inject chicken blood into his generals, promising high officials, generous salaries, and a beautiful reputation.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, but there is also a saying that the young and the Dangerous will always be a plane if they don't use their brains.

A young Free State general decided to attack the Gotthard Pass, but was ambushed by Heinrich Irabem in the valley. He lost more than 3,000 people and even failed to touch the wall of the Gotthard Fortress.