Chapter 977 The Adventures of Emmenable Pellissier (Part 1)

Chapter 977 The Adventures of Emmenable Pellissier (Part 1)

Chapter 977 The Adventures of Emmenable Pellissier (Part 1)

Lieutenant General Emenabre Pellissier initially planned to enter Switzerland directly from the Roches Pass, but the Prussian barbarians were more difficult to communicate with than he imagined. 【】

Lieutenant General Emenabre Pellissier originally wanted to use his official authority to show off his prestige and ask the Prussian guards at Roches Pass to find someone qualified to negotiate with him.

By coincidence, Prince William happened to be in the mountain pass fortress. As a result, Emmenable Pellissier had to stand and be scolded for a long time and then retreated to France in embarrassment.

Even the "Iron Madman" would not dare to confront the famous Prince of Shotgun.

Prince William, later the German Emperor William I, was at the lowest point in his life. Dissatisfied with William IV's weak attitude towards the revolutionaries, Prince William went to the Guards station to incite officers and soldiers to suppress the rebellion in Berlin.

Unlike the three days in history, this generation of Prince William fought against the people of Berlin for a full week.

Hundreds of people died in this series of conflicts, but the outcome remained the same.

King William IV of Prussia still chose to compromise and drove his brother Prince William out of Berlin as punishment.

Although it was punishment on the surface, it was actually a way of protecting William IV for his younger brother. After all, there were too many radical nationalists in Berlin at this time, and maybe one day these people would do something when their heads got hot.

And his younger brother, Prince William, is not an easy man either. The more someone wants to assassinate him, the more he has to go to a crowded place.

So William IV sent his brother back to his fiefdom. Prince William didn't like to stay idle in this small valley in Switzerland.

So he began to transform the entire fief according to his own wishes, and the defense of Roches Pass was the focus of his transformation.

The Roches Pass is an important passage to and from France, but the Nazjatar and Swiss governments obviously did not pay enough attention to it in the past.

The so-called Roches Fortress has not been rebuilt since it was destroyed by Napoleon. There are only 38 soldiers in the entire fortress, most of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled.

After Prince William came to the Prussian enclave in Switzerland (Neuchâtel and Jura), he began to reorganize regional defense.

Roches Fortress was the first to bear the brunt. The ancient fortress was renovated, and an anti-cannon slope was even built in front of the fortress in accordance with the latest military concepts.

The troop strength also increased from 38 men to one battalion, with a total of 527 men.

While Prince William was inspecting his territory, he actually heard that a French officer was leading a troop to enter Neuchâtel with a very arrogant attitude.

Prince William naturally vented all the resentment he had accumulated over the past few days on Pelissier. In fact, Pelissier originally wanted to be more tough, but when he saw the other party, his attitude was surprisingly tough.

The main problem is that he is not a fool. With such a dangerous location, such a fortress, and such a commander, although the opponent only has one battalion, if the opponent is determined to fight to the end, then his entire expeditionary force will surely suffer heavy losses. .

As a result, "Iron Madman" Pellissier could only return the same way in embarrassment after being sprayed by Prince Shot.

At the same time, the Austrian gunners who were ambushing in the mountains also breathed a sigh of relief, because once the Prussians let the French army enter Neuchâtel, Austria would have to give them a reason to go to war.

After this encounter, Pellissier learned the lesson and decided to invade Valais directly through Lake Geneva. Taking the Valais can support Bellevue's invasion of the Kingdom of Sardinia from the flank.

Unfortunately, Valais has a fleet. Although the total tonnage is only more than 2,000 tons, which is not as heavy as a third-class battleship, they are invincible in Lake Geneva.

It is naturally impossible for the transport ships temporarily commandeered by Pellissier's expeditionary force to fight against warships, and it is even less possible for the French army to fight against professional naval forces on the water.

"Iron Madman" Pellissier returned home defeated again. This time he not only lost nearly a thousand soldiers, but also lost almost all of France's water power on Lake Geneva.

Two consecutive defeats have made Pélissier increasingly testy, suggested his aide-de-camp Conte.

"Your Majesty General, maybe we can attack Friborg first."

"Friborg? That is an important military location, and according to intelligence there are at least 10,000 regular troops there."

Pélissier was not entirely convinced by his adjutant's advice, Conte continued.

"It is said that the people there are very timid. In the previous Swiss civil war, only a few people were killed before surrendering.

What's more important is that the local people have admired me for a long time, France, and even the language they use in daily life is French.

By occupying Friborg, we not only occupied an important military area with good connections in all directions, but also obtained a logistics base that can replenish troops at any time. Even if the locals are timid and fearful, there should be no problem in temporarily requisitioning them as a transportation team. "

The location of Friborg is indeed very important. If you occupy it, you can attack Neuchâtel to the north and Bern to the east.

Moreover, the idea of ​​​​supporting war with war was deeply rooted in the hearts of France at this time, and almost all French generals would unconsciously think of enemy supplies.

Before the battle, Pellissier was very sure that if he fired a few cannons, and if it was no longer possible, he would shout twice and the Friborg garrison would surrender.

However, the reality is that after suffering months of inhuman torture during the Swiss Civil War, the soldiers and civilians of Friborg hated surrender.

During the Swiss Civil War, Friborg was the first Orthodox Union state to surrender, so it was forced to bear the military expenses of the Free Alliance during the several months of civil war.

Due to the protracted war and rampant graft and corruption within the Free Alliance, by the end of the war, Friborg's tax revenue even reached one hundred and fifty times what it was before the war.

What's even more frightening is that this influence lasted until the war. It was impossible for the people of Friborg to have the money to pay the one hundred and fifty times the tax.

So Joseph Loy, then Prime Minister of the Free Alliance, gave a loan to every resident of Friborg, which they would need to repay even after the war.

Not to mention that during the previous civil war, almost every family in Friborg starved to death.

If they were asked to surrender in Kaicheng at this time, they would not be willing even if they were killed.

The terrain in Switzerland is indeed suitable for holding on. Even if the French army has better equipment and higher quality soldiers, it will not take advantage of it.

Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye, but they still couldn't make any progress.

Pelissier was so angry that he tore up his battle plan to pieces. According to his pre-war estimates, he should at least reach Argau by this time.

At this time, Major General Conte put forward new suggestions.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, we are here to promote French democracy and freedom, not to kill. So I think we should use more peaceful means to save the poor people from the hands of the tyrant."